Wizards of the Coast has released the logo and the first description of Onslaught , the next expansion for Magic: The Gathering . Onslaught is slated to go on sale in October, and the cards will be available in a number of different formats.

Yu-Gi-Oh is a hot topic with retailers because they can see that this CCG could be a top seller in the hobby if only enough product were available. Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics contrasts M:TG with Pokemon and has some advice for Upper Deck if they want to make Yu-Gi-Oh a perennial seller.

Wizards of the Coast announced today that the company will take its franchise collectible card game, Magic The Gathering online. WOTC is hoping that Magic can cast its spell online, and will be able to compete with popular online games like Everquest , which have become huge cash cows --but some retailers are worried about the effect the online game will have on in-store sales.

A spokesperson for Wizards of the Coast has confirmed to ICv2 that the company has laid off 50 employees today at its headquarters in Renton, Washington.

A flurry of posts to at least two Magic: the Gathering Websites has raised the question of whether the sequence of rare cards in boxes of Magic the Gathering: Odyssey Booster Packs is truly random.

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks answered questions on topics of interest in an interview on the NPR podcast Here & Now Anytime.

Ultra Pro has unveiled a new range of Magic: The Gathering playmats: Commander Series 3 – Enemy.

Wizards of the Coast updated details on Magic: The Gathering - Outlaws of Thunder Junction, the next Premier booster set.

This week, columnist Scott Thorne talks Modern Horizons 3 pricing and the Heroscape announcement.

This week, columnist Scott Thorne comments on the interview with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks last week.