Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Unleashes Champion Pack 8 on Duelists Everywhere

February 27, 2009
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Unleashes Champion Pack 8 on Duelists Everywhere

Champion Pack 8 will be Available at KDE's Official Tournament Stores from March 20th

EL SEGUNDO, CA. – (February 27, 2009) – Continuing in its efforts to deliver the best gaming experience to the Dueling community and hobby stores, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) today is pleased to announce the launch of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Champion Pack 8 from March 20th, 2009.  Champion Pack 8 is being provided to hobby stores for Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG prize support, and features tournament-tested cards, previously hard-to-earn promotional cards and a never-before-seen card to round out the set.

"Official KDE tournament stores allow Duelists to perfect their skills, build decks and get Champion Pack 8.  The latest Champion Pack includes the new Ultra Rare 'Gravity Behemoth,' a 2300 ATK Beast-Type Effect Monster that has the power to destroy Field Spell Cards at will," commented Yumi Hoashi, Vice President of Card Business for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.  "We have also brought back 'Prohibition,' a Super Rare card not seen since it was included in Pharaoh's Servant in 2002.  Champion Pack 8 also includes 'Magician's Valkyria,' a card only released in Shonen Jump magazine."

The four Super Rare foil cards include 'Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner,' bringing Lightsworn players one step closer to having an all-foil deck.  Duelists can converge on their local hobby stores from March 20th, 2009 to find the only place to get Champion Packs!  KDE is also currently developing its own ranking system which will be called COSSY [Konami Card Game Official Tournament SupportSystem] and will launch in April.  "We are working on a plan that will link up Konami's COSSY rankings worldwide," added KDE's Hoashi. 

Hobby stores interested in hosting Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME events or tournaments should contact KDE customer support at 310-220-8630 or us-cardsupport@konami.com.

Champion Pack 8 Breakdown:
Three cards per pack 
Nine Common Cards (2:1) 
Six Rare Cards (1:1) 
Four Super Rare Cards (1:12)

One Ultra Rare Card (1:48)
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Upper Deck Forced to Discontinue Support

Upper Deck Forced to Discontinue Support

 

Courts rule against interests of Yu-Gi-Oh! community

 

 

North Las Vegas, NV (February 26, 2009) — Throughout this uncertain time for the Yu-Gi-Oh! players and retailers, Upper Deck has continued in good faith to support the community of which it has been an integral part for six years.

 

Despite having no new product since December of 2008, Upper Deck has continued to ship league kits to hobby stores, run top level Organized Play events, such as Shonen Jump Championships and Regional Championships, without interruption for as long as possible and at great expense over the last three months.

 

Unfortunately, Konami has continued to disregard the needs of the Yu-Gi-Oh! community and the court has placed a temporary injunction against us on all Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME products. This ruling will immediately affect all support for Yu-Gi-Oh! online and through Upper Deck's proprietary Mantis tournament software. In addition, the cancellation of Upper Deck sponsored Organized Play, which it hoped would be temporary, is now permanent. We do not feel that this course of action is in the best interest of the players and regret that the absence of Upper Deck support will leave such a large void in the Yu-Gi-Oh! community.

 

As Upper Deck moves forward with this transition, we will always keep our customers' needs in mind. To find out more about our exceptional products and exciting Organized Play opportunities for all of our great games, please visit www.UDE.com.

 

About The Upper Deck Company

Upper Deck is the leading sports and entertainment trading card and collectibles company. For more information on Upper Deck and its products please visit www.UpperDeck.com.

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Local Qualifiers 28 de Febrero y 1 de Marzo

 

Sabado 28/Febrero: 

Leon 
"RA Store Leon" 
Av 5 de Mayo #216 Local 156 Planta Baja, Col. Centro 
Leon, Guanajuato 
C.P. 3700 
Tel.: (477)2701206 
morlo.dice@gmail.com 


Domingo 1/Marzo: 

Aguascalientes 
"Ra Store Aguascalientes" 
Andador Allende #106 ote local 46 Plaza de la Computación 
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 


[Valor del Evento] 
Value-C: 10 

[Formato] 
Constructed Deck, cada jugador debe llevar su deck conforme reglamento y acorde con la lista vigente de restricciones. 

Estos torneos no son Regionales pero se correrán bajo las mismas normas por lo que recomendamos leer este tema: 
Me voy a mi torneo Regional... 

Se manejara el huso de Hojas de Registro de Deck la cual se les proporcionara en el evento o pueden llevar su hoja lista bajandola aqui: 
Formato de Registro... 

[Horario] 
Las inscripciones serán de 11:00 a 11:45 hrs, para comenzar el torneo a las 12:00 hrs. 

[Estructura] 
Estilo de pareo suizo, el número de rondas se determinara por el numero de jugadores. 

[Costo] 
$ 100.00 pesos M.N. por persona. 

[Tabla de Premios] 
1° Lugar Pase al Torneo Nacional 
Se anunciarán en el evento.

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Se pospone el SneakPreview de CrimsomCrisis

Nos acaban de avisar que se posponen los lanzamientos de este fin de semana hasta nuevo aviso.

saludos


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Local Qualifiers 21 y 22 de Febrero

 

Sabado 21/Febrero: 

D.F. 
"Plaza Atenas" 
Eje Central #10 muy cerca de la Torre Latino 
Col. Centro, D.F. 


Domingo 22/Febrero: 

Puebla 
"Ra Store Puebla" 
10 Poniente #104 
Puebla, Puebla 

[Valor del Evento] 
Value-C: 10 

[Formato] 
Constructed Deck, cada jugador debe llevar su deck conforme reglamento y acorde con la lista vigente de restricciones. 

Estos torneos no son Regionales pero se correrán bajo las mismas normas por lo que recomendamos leer este tema: 
Me voy a mi torneo Regional... 

Se manejara el huso de Hojas de Registro de Deck la cual se les proporcionara en el evento o pueden llevar su hoja lista bajandola aqui: 
Formato de Registro... 

[Horario] 
Las inscripciones serán de 11:00 a 11:45 hrs, para comenzar el torneo a las 12:00 hrs. 

[Estructura] 
Estilo de pareo suizo, el número de rondas se determinara por el numero de jugadores. 

[Costo] 
$ 100.00 pesos M.N. por persona. 

[Tabla de Premios] 
1° Lugar Pase al Torneo Nacional 
Se anunciarán en el evento.

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Otto Beutelspacher H.
______________________________________
Mail: ottobh@gmail.com
Mail: eventospremiermexico@gmail.com
Foro: http://www.zonaforo.com/bisonte
Blog: http://dragonsduel.blogspot.com
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Rules Knowledge - Yu-gi-oh!: Level 3  
Tournament Organizer: Level 1  
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Organized Play Canceled in North America

Yu-Gi-Oh! Organized Play Canceled in North America

 

Konami's Action Detrimental to Yu-Gi-Oh! Community

 

 

North Las Vegas, NV (February 17, 2009) — Due to circumstances beyond its control, Upper Deck regrets to announce that all future Organized Play programs and events in North America for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME have been canceled. The unavailability of product and prizes affects all upcoming North American Yu-Gi-Oh! OP programs and events, including Shonen Jump Championships, Regional Qualifiers, the National Championship and the monthly Hobby League program

 

For months, Upper Deck has continued in good faith to support Yu-Gi-Oh! OP, so as not to abandon the player and retailer community of which it has been an integral part for six years. Upper Deck remains committed to the Yu-Gi-Oh! community and will continue to fight Konami's actions in court. Upper Deck hopes to once again be able to offer Duelists the high caliber events to which they have become accustomed.

 

 

About The Upper Deck Company

Upper Deck is the leading sports and entertainment trading card and collectibles company. For more information on Upper Deck and its products please visitwww.UpperDeck.com.

 

Media Contact:

Anna Maria Mannino

702.633.0747

AnnaMaria_Mannino@UpperDeck.com

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Local Qualifiers 14 y 15 de Febrero

 

Sabado 14/Febrero: 

Aguascalientes 
"Crow Cards" 
Galeana Norte #233 
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes


Domingo 15/Febrero: 

Cuernavaca 
"Anime Tasomova" 
Avenida Vicente Guerrero #25 
Colonia Centro 
Cuernavaca, Morelos 

Chihuahua 
"Ra Store Chihuahua" 
Libertad #514, Centro (Entre Guerrero y calle 5°) 
Chihuahua, Chihuahua 
C.P. 31000 

[Valor del Evento] 
Value-C: 10 

[Formato] 
Constructed Deck, cada jugador debe llevar su deck conforme reglamento y acorde con la lista vigente de restricciones. 

Estos torneos no son Regionales pero se correrán bajo las mismas normas por lo que recomendamos leer este tema: 
Me voy a mi torneo Regional... 

Se manejara el huso de Hojas de Registro de Deck la cual se les proporcionara en el evento o pueden llevar su hoja lista bajandola aqui: 
Formato de Registro... 

[Horario] 
Las inscripciones serán de 11:00 a 11:45 hrs, para comenzar el torneo a las 12:00 hrs. 

[Estructura] 
Estilo de pareo suizo, el número de rondas se determinara por el numero de jugadores. 

[Costo] 
$ 100.00 pesos M.N. por persona. 

[Tabla de Premios] 
1° Lugar Pase al Torneo Nacional 
Se anunciarán en el evento.
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Otto Beutelspacher H.
______________________________________
Mail: ottobh@gmail.com
Mail: eventospremiermexico@gmail.com
Foro: http://www.zonaforo.com/bisonte
Blog: http://dragonsduel.blogspot.com
______________________________________
Player Management: Level 1  
Rules Knowledge - Yu-gi-oh!: Level 3  
Tournament Organizer: Level 1  
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Local Qualifiers 7 y 8 de Febrero

 

Sabado 7/Febrero: 

D.F. 
"RA Store" 
Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas no 9 Local 31 planta A 
Mexico DF, Distrito Federal 06000 

Merida 
"Sakuragaoka Play Zone" 
Calle 60, entre 49 y 51 
Merida, Yucatan 97000 

Leon 
"RA Store Leon" 
Av 5 de Mayo #216 Local 156 Planta Baja, Col. Centro 
Leon, Guanajuato 
C.P. 3700 
Tel.: (477)2701206 
morlo.dice@gmail.com 


Domingo 8/Febrero: 

Tlaxcala 
La Casa del Coleccionista 
Av. Gabino A. Palma #5-A (a un costado de soriana) 
Col. Ocotlan 
Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala 
C.P. 90100 


[Valor del Evento] 
Value-C: 10 

[Formato] 
Constructed Deck, cada jugador debe llevar su deck conforme reglamento y acorde con la lista vigente de restricciones. 

Estos torneos no son Regionales pero se correrán bajo las mismas normas por lo que recomendamos leer este tema: 
Me voy a mi torneo Regional... 

Se manejara el huso de Hojas de Registro de Deck la cual se les proporcionara en el evento o pueden llevar su hoja lista bajandola aqui: 
Formato de Registro... 

[Horario] 
Las inscripciones serán de 11:00 a 11:45 hrs, para comenzar el torneo a las 12:00 hrs. 

[Estructura] 
Estilo de pareo suizo, el número de rondas se determinara por el numero de jugadores. 

[Costo] 
$ 100.00 pesos M.N. por persona. 

[Tabla de Premios] 
1° Lugar Pase al Torneo Nacional 
Se anunciarán en el evento.

--
Otto Beutelspacher H.
______________________________________
Mail: ottobh@gmail.com
Mail: eventospremiermexico@gmail.com
Foro: http://www.zonaforo.com/bisonte
Blog: http://dragonsduel.blogspot.com
______________________________________
Player Management: Level 1  
Rules Knowledge - Yu-gi-oh!: Level 3  
Tournament Organizer: Level 1  
______________________________________