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|February 15–17 | |February 15–17 | ||
|Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Won by {{ | |Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Won by {{flag|USA}} [[Jon Finkel]]. | ||
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|April 1 | |April 1 | ||
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|May 23–25 | |May 23–25 | ||
|Pro Tour Hollywood, USA. Won by {{ | |Pro Tour Hollywood, USA. Won by {{flag|USA}} [[Charles Gindy]]. | ||
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|June 20 | |June 20 | ||
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* Setting the new standard size for large sets. | * Setting the new standard size for large sets. | ||
* Introduction of [[mythic rare]]s. | * Introduction of [[mythic rare]]s. | ||
* [[ | * [[Multicolored]] set, focusing on three-color combinations ([[Bant]], [[Esper]], [[Grixis]], [[Jund]] and [[Naya]]) | ||
* Introduction of [[colored artifact]]s. | * Introduction of [[colored artifact]]s. | ||
* Introduction of the [[New World Order]] in design. | * Introduction of the [[New World Order]] in design. | ||
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|October 31 - November 2 | |October 31 - November 2 | ||
|Pro Tour Berlin, Germany. Won by {{ | |Pro Tour Berlin, Germany. Won by {{flag|USA}} [[Luis Scott-Vargas]]. | ||
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|November 7 | |November 7 | ||
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| December 11–14 | | December 11–14 | ||
|[[2008 World Championships]] in Memphis, USA. Won by {{ | |[[2008 World Championships]] in Memphis, USA. Won by {{flag|FIN}} [[Antti Malin]]. | ||
* Team champions: {{ | * Team champions: {{flag|USA}} United States. | ||
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|[[Player of the Year]]: {{ | |[[Player of the Year]]: {{flag|JPN}} [[Shuhei Nakamura]]. | ||
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|[[Rookie of the Year]]: {{ | |[[Rookie of the Year]]: {{flag|AUS}} Aaron Nicastri. | ||
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|[[Hall of Fame]] inductees: | |[[Hall of Fame]] inductees: | ||
* {{ | * {{flag|DEU}} [[Dirk Baberowski]] | ||
* {{ | * {{flag|USA}} [[Mike Turian]] | ||
* {{ | * {{flag|NLD}} [[Jelger Wiegersma]] | ||
* {{ | * {{flag|FRA}} [[Olivier Ruel]] | ||
* {{ | * {{flag|USA}} [[Ben Rubin]] | ||
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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
* [[Morningtide (novel)|Morningtide]] (January) | * [[Morningtide (novel)|Morningtide]] (January) | ||
* [[Shadowmoor ( | * [[Shadowmoor (novel)|Shadowmoor]] (April) | ||
* [[Eventide (novel)|Eventide]] (June) | * [[Eventide (novel)|Eventide]] (June) | ||
* [[A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara]] (September) | * [[A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara]] (September) | ||
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===Artists=== | ===Artists=== | ||
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em| | |||
''Morningtide'' | ''Morningtide'' | ||
* | *Shelly Wan | ||
''Shadowmoor'' | ''Shadowmoor'' | ||
* | *Ian Edward Ameling | ||
* | *Izzy | ||
* | *Jeremy Enecio | ||
* [[Richard Whitters]] | *[[Richard Whitters]] | ||
* | *Ron Brown | ||
''Eventide'' | ''Eventide'' | ||
* | *Cole Eastburn | ||
* [[Dan Seagrave]] | *[[Wikipedia:Dan Seagrave|Dan Seagrave]] | ||
* | *Fred Harper | ||
* | *Jaime Jones | ||
* | *Joshua Hagler | ||
* [[Paul Bonner]] | *[[Wikipedia:Paul Bonner|Paul Bonner]] | ||
''From the Vault: Dragons'' | ''From the Vault: Dragons'' | ||
* [[Chris Rahn]] | *[[Chris Rahn]] | ||
''Shards of Alara'' | ''Shards of Alara'' | ||
* | *Andrew Murray | ||
* | *Ash Wood | ||
* [[David Palumbo]] | *[[Wikipedia:David Palumbo|David Palumbo]] | ||
* | *Jarreau Wimberly | ||
* | *Karl Kopinski | ||
* | *Mark Hyzer | ||
* [[Michael Ryan]] | *[[Wikipedia:Michael Ryan (artist)|Michael Ryan]] | ||
* | *Sal Villagran | ||
* [[Steve Argyle]] | *[[Wikipedia:teve Argyle|Steve Argyle]] | ||
* | *Trevor Claxton | ||
''Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra'' | |||
*Yoshino Himori | |||
}} | |||
{{years}} | {{years}} | ||
[[Category:2008]] | [[Category:2008]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:00, 7 January 2023
The year 2008 was the sixteenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
Events
| Date | Event |
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| January | Announcement of the ending of the Magic Scholarship Series. |
| February 1 | Release of Morningtide. |
| February 15–17 | Pro Tour Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Won by  Jon Finkel.
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| April 1 | Announcement of Duel Decks: Pirates vs. Ninjas.
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| May 2 | Release of Shadowmoor.
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| May 23–25 | Pro Tour Hollywood, USA. Won by Charles Gindy.
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| June 20 | Release of the 15th Anniversary 2-Player Starter Game. |
| July 25 | Release of Eventide.
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| July 28 | Announcement of the closing down of the Gleemax social network. |
| August 29 | Release of From the Vault: Dragons.
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| September 22 | Release of Masters Edition II on Magic Online. |
| October | Creation of the Wizards Play Network. |
| October 3 | Release of Shards of Alara.
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| October 31 - November 2 | Pro Tour Berlin, Germany. Won by Luis Scott-Vargas.
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| November 7 | Release of Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra.
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| December 11–14 | 2008 World Championships in Memphis, USA. Won by  Antti Malin.
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Player of the Year:  Shuhei Nakamura.
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Rookie of the Year:  Aaron Nicastri.
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| Hall of Fame inductees: |
Publications
- Morningtide (January)
- Shadowmoor (April)
- Eventide (June)
- A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara (September)
First involved
R&D
- Sean Fletcher
- Mark Globus
- Graeme Hopkins
- Alexis Janson
- Jeremy Jarvis
- Tom LaPille
- Erik Lauer
- Michael Mikaelian
- Kenneth Nagle
- Mark Purvis
- Andrew Smith
- Jake Theis
- Ken Troop
Artists
Morningtide
- Shelly Wan
Shadowmoor
- Ian Edward Ameling
- Izzy
- Jeremy Enecio
- Richard Whitters
- Ron Brown
Eventide
- Cole Eastburn
- Dan Seagrave
- Fred Harper
- Jaime Jones
- Joshua Hagler
- Paul Bonner
From the Vault: Dragons
Shards of Alara
- Andrew Murray
- Ash Wood
- David Palumbo
- Jarreau Wimberly
- Karl Kopinski
- Mark Hyzer
- Michael Ryan
- Sal Villagran
- Steve Argyle
- Trevor Claxton
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra
- Yoshino Himori