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'''Magic: The Gathering Portal''', also known as '''MTG Portal''', | '''Magic: The Gathering Portal''', also known as '''MTG Portal''', was an official [[Wizards of the Coast]] [[life counter]] [[Wikipedia:Mobile app|mobile app]] that would be released in 2018<ref name="Announcement Day">{{DailyRef|news/valentines-day-mini-announcement-day-2018-02-14|Valentine's Day Mini–Announcement Day|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|February 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Announcing">{{DailyRef|CompanionApp|Announcing the Official Magic Companion App, Magic: The Gathering Portal|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|February 14, 2018}}</ref> Although it was advertised on [[marketing card]]s and on other products it was first delayed<ref>{{DailyRef|news/mtg-portal-limited-beta-coming-2018-09-24|MTG Portal Limited Beta Coming|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|September 24, 2018}}</ref>, and consequently cancelled.<ref name="MTG Companion"/> | ||
This companion app | This companion app would allow you to set up and organize home [[tournament]]s and invite friends to [[play]] in them, it would have a [[card]] database, searchable [[rules]], a news hub, the [[life counter]] and a profile that tracked [[Winning and losing|wins and losses]] over time. | ||
[[File:MTG Portal on phone.png|thumb|left]] | [[File:MTG Portal on phone.png|thumb|left]] | ||
In August 2019, it was announced that the Portal app was cancelled, because the actual product fell short of where Wizards of the Coast needed it to be for players.<ref name="MTG Companion"/> Instead, the [[MTG Companion]] was released, that was restricted to the tournament organizer function.<ref name="MTG Companion">{{WebRef|url=https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2019/08/interview-with-bill-stark-digital-project-manager-for-mtg-companion/|title=Interview with Bill Stark, Digital Product Manager for MTG Companion|author=David McCoy|date=August 19, 2019|publisher=[[Hipsters of the Coast]]}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 20 August 2019
- For the 1997 starter-level set, see Portal.
Magic: The Gathering Portal, also known as MTG Portal, was an official Wizards of the Coast life counter mobile app that would be released in 2018[1][2] Although it was advertised on marketing cards and on other products it was first delayed[3], and consequently cancelled.[4]
This companion app would allow you to set up and organize home tournaments and invite friends to play in them, it would have a card database, searchable rules, a news hub, the life counter and a profile that tracked wins and losses over time.
In August 2019, it was announced that the Portal app was cancelled, because the actual product fell short of where Wizards of the Coast needed it to be for players.[4] Instead, the MTG Companion was released, that was restricted to the tournament organizer function.[4]
References
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (February 14, 2018). "Valentine's Day Mini–Announcement Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (February 14, 2018). "Announcing the Official Magic Companion App, Magic: The Gathering Portal". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (September 24, 2018). "MTG Portal Limited Beta Coming". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c David McCoy (August 19, 2019). "Interview with Bill Stark, Digital Product Manager for MTG Companion". Hipsters of the Coast.