Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) is thrilled to announce that the company has just set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the most entrants in a trading card game tournament, as well as breaking its own GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the largest trading card game tournament. A total of 7,443 participants registered for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan TOKYO 2024 event, recognised as a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS achievement for the most entrants in a trading card game tournament*. YCSJ TOKYO 2024 took place across 28-29 April at the Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center). It was held for the first time as a two-day event to commemorate the 10th YCSJ. YCSJ TOKYO 2024 saw a final number of 7443 people taking part in the tournament. The GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the largest trading card game tournament** was previously held by KONAMI and the 100th YCS in Long Beach, California, USA, which took place across 23-25 March 2012. Official ceremonies awarding both GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS certificates to KONAMI were held at the event, with entrants watching on. YCSJ TOKYO 2024 also crowned its champion, Yutaro Takahashi. Not only are they the winner of the 10th YCSJ, they’re also the winner of the largest trading card game tournament ever, placing ahead of 7,442 other entrants to claim the title. After winning the 10th YCSJ, Yutaro Takahashi said, “I am happy to be a champion! It was thanks to the practice with my friends whom I met through ‘Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG.’ I will do my best to win the next event as well!” For more info on YCSJ TOKYO 2024, please visit: https://www.yugioh-card.com/japan/event/ycsj/tokyo2024/   *The largest number of people who played against each other in the same venue at the same time. **The largest number of people participating in one trading card game tournament. Today, the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) is available across the globe, with products distributed in more than 80 countries and 9 languages, to be enjoyed by fans of all ages. For all the latest information regarding Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG products and events, and all Yu-Gi-Oh! digital card game titles, please visit the following: Webpage: www.yugioh-card.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/YuGiOhCardEU YouTube: www.youtube.com/YuGiOhCardEU YouTube (Japanese): https://www.youtube.com/@yugiohOCGchhttps://www.youtube.com/@yugiohOCGch Instagram: www.instagram.com/YuGiOhCardEU X: www.twitter.com/YuGiOhCardEU X (Japanese): https://twitter.com/YuGiOh_OCG_info Twitch: www.twitch.tv/YuGiOhCardEU   About the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is one of the most popular trading card games in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa.   About Konami Group Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.   About Konami Digital Entertainment Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series.   www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/ Republished from : www.konami.com/en.

Login to collect 1,000 Gems and a fiery new Selection Pack for FREE Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) is delighted to announce that Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL has now surpassed 60 million downloads worldwide. For just over two years, Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL has delivered thrilling cross-platform Dueling, stunning graphics that bring the cards to life, and exciting new events and tournaments from month to month. Now an established part of the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship, Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL is the definitive way to play the famous card game on modern gaming platforms. To celebrate the game’s latest milestone, Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL is offering a total of 1,000 free Gems to players who log in during the celebratory period. If that wasn’t enough, players who log in can also grab not one but three free packs of the brand-new “Blazing Arena.” This Selection Pack blazes a trail for the fiery “Volcanic” archetype to make a big return, bringing new cards to the game like Volcanic Emperor and Bonfire, as well as also offering new “Unchained” cards. Finally, if players are looking to stock up on additional Gems, there’s a generous new limited sale in the in-game Store. Both the Gem Sale and log-in rewards will be available through to 23 April.  Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL features beautifully rendered Duels in 4K resolution*, more than 10,000 cards to collect**, an extensive single-player Solo Mode, online Duels, events and more.  Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL is free-to-play with in-game purchases on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android, and it’s available now. For more information on Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, please visit the following: Webpage: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/masterduel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialYuGiOhMASTERDUEL X: https://twitter.com/YGOMasterDuel   *On supported devices    **Some cards may require event participation or in-game purchases.  About the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is one of the most popular trading card games in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment B,V,. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa.   About Konami Group Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.   About Konami Digital Entertainment Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series.   www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/  Republished from : Konami Press Original Article: https://assets.konami.com/app/news-and-corporate/74807

THE YU-GI-OH! WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 WILL BE HELD IN THE USA The world’s best Duelists will converge in Seattle on 7-8 September Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) has announced that the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship is coming to the USA for the first time since 2016. The prestigious World Championship will bring challengers from across the globe to Seattle, Washington on 7-8 September for two days of captivating first-class Dueling. The Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship (WCS) 2024 will feature separate tournaments in four categories for the first time ever. They include tournaments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, and two different formats for Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS. One of the Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS formats will be for the SPEED DUEL format as per previous WCS events. The additional Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS format will be for the RUSH DUEL format, the new gameplay format introduced to the title in September 2023. KONAMI has also confirmed details on the World Championship Qualifier (WCQ) tournaments for the TCG category in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. At these tournaments, the best Duelists in their respective continents will lock horns to qualify for the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024, earning the chance to become the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG World Champion. Those scheduled WCQ dates and venues are: Central America WCQ: 21-23 June in Mexico City, Mexico Oceania WCQ: 28-30 June in Auckland, New Zealand South America WCQ 28-30 June in Lima, Peru North America WCQ: 19-21 July in Austin, Texas (USA) Europe WCQ: 26-28 July in Berlin, Germany For more information about the Yu-Gi-Oh! WCS 2024, please visit: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/world-championships/   Today, the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is available across the globe, with products distributed in more than 80 countries and 9 languages, to be enjoyed by fans of all ages. For all the latest information regarding Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG products and events, and all Yu-Gi-Oh! digital card game titles, please visit the following: Webpage: www.yugioh-card.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/YuGiOhCardEU YouTube: www.youtube.com/YuGiOhCardEU Instagram: www.instagram.com/YuGiOhCardEU Twitter: www.twitter.com/YuGiOhCardEU Twitch: www.twitch.tv/YuGiOhCardEU   Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS brings the popular game to life on mobile devices and on PC. Duelists can kindle the spirit of Yami Yugi, Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, the newly added Yuga Ohdo from Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS and other beloved characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in competitive card battle action. Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS has now achieved 150 million downloads worldwide. Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS is available for free at the App Store® for iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®, Google Play™ for Android™ devices, and for PC via Steam. For more info, please visit the following: Webpage: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/duel_links/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDuelLinks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/YGO_DL_Official   Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL features beautifully rendered Duels in 4K resolution*, more than 10,000 cards to collect**, an extensive single-player Solo Mode, online Duels, events and more. Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL is free-to-play with in-game purchases on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android, and it’s available now. For more information on Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, please visit the following: Webpage: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/masterduel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialYuGiOhMASTERDUEL Twitter: https://twitter.com/YGOMasterDuel   *On supported devices **Some cards may require event participation or in-game purchases.   About the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is one of the most popular trading card games in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment B,V,. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa.   About Konami Group Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.   About Konami Digital Entertainment Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series. www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/ Republished from : https://assets.konami.com/

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. is thrilled to unveil our latest core booster, The Infinite Forbidden, set to hit stores on July 19, 2024. "EXODIA, OBLITERATE!" These iconic words resonate with Yu-Gi-Oh! enthusiasts worldwide, signifying the game's enduring appeal and excitement. The Infinite Forbidden was recently announced at the prestigious Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL MONSTERS The Legend of Duelist QUARTER CENTURY Event held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. This exciting release marks a return to the roots of the game, featuring a new strategy centered around the indomitable Exodia! In this latest booster set, players have the opportunity to unleash a brand-new "Exodia" Fusion Monster by assembling all five pieces of Exodia from their hand, Deck, or field. This formidable fusion cannot be destroyed by card effects and gains strength by adding the player's Life Points to its Attack Points every turn. The power of Exodia remains relentless, ensuring that opponents face an increasingly formidable challenge with each passing turn. Additionally, the Fusion Exodia possesses the ability to negate Spell or Trap activations and retrieve Exodia-themed Spell/Trap cards from the player's Deck at no cost. Drawing inspiration from ancient Egypt, The Infinite Forbidden introduces a captivating new theme reminiscent of the Pharaoh and his priests' battles with spiritual monsters. Players can summon these mystical creatures from stone tablets, infusing them with their Life Points to unleash their full potential on the battlefield. Each summoning is a Special Summon, providing players with strategic flexibility to conserve their Normal Summons for crucial moments. For those who prefer to preserve their Life Points, a special new Spell Card offers a touch of Millennium Magic. By revealing this spell from their hand, players can summon monsters from their stone tablets without sacrificing any Life Points. This spell also plays a pivotal role in summoning the powerful "Exodia" Fusion Monster, adding an extra layer of strategy to gameplay. The Infinite Forbidden boasts a diverse array of 100 new cards, catering to a variety of strategies, both old and new. As part of the ongoing 25th-anniversary celebration, the set includes 25 Quarter Century Secret Rares, each offering collectors a unique and valuable addition to their decks. Prepare to elevate your dueling experience with The Infinite Forbidden core booster set, featuring: - 10 Secret Rares - 14 Ultra Rares - 26 Super Rares - 50 Commons Additionally, 24 of these cards are also available as Quarter Century Secret Rares, with one special card exclusively obtainable as a Quarter Century Secret Rare! Don't miss out on the opportunity to explore the thrilling world of Yu-Gi-Oh! with The Infinite Forbidden. Shop Yu-Gi-Oh, buy Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and immerse yourself in the excitement of sealed Yu-Gi-Oh products as you embark on epic duels and unleash the power of Exodia!

Prepare yourselves, Duelists, for an electrifying summer filled with the excitement of Battles of Legend: Terminal Revenge! This upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! set combines the captivating storytelling of the Hidden Arsenal series with its own unique blend of foil-ups for beloved cards, promising an unforgettable summer of dueling action. Tales from the Terminal World! Battles of Legend: Terminal Revenge introduces brand-new cards for four of the most beloved themes from the world of the Duel Terminal arcade game. These themes, which have long been fan favorites, receive fresh reinforcements, revitalizing their strategies for the modern dueling landscape. First up, the chilling Ice Barrier theme returns, ready to freeze out opponents with a powerful Level 10 Synchro Monster. This icy behemoth can summon an "Ice Barrier" monster from your deck, hand, or graveyard whenever your opponent special summons, disrupting their strategy with its frosty presence. Next, the Genex theme gets a boost with a new Link-1 monster that can generate limitless Normal Summons, provided you keep adding "Genex" monsters to your hand. With this new addition, summoning powerful Synchro Monsters like Locomotion R-Genex becomes easier than ever before. Infernoids continue their world-shaping rampage with a new Level 1 Fusion Monster that amplifies the number of "Infernoid" monsters in your graveyard, setting the stage for a devastating assault with a new Link-4 "Infernoid" Link Monster. Finally, the bond between Ritual Beasts and their tamers is reignited with new additions to the Ritual Beast theme. With a new version of Lara and two new Ulti-class Ritual Beasts for your Extra Deck, Ritual Beast fans will find plenty to love in this set. Even More New Cards! But that's not all! Battles of Legend: Terminal Revenge also introduces new cards that bolster strategies from previous sets, including Phantom Nightmare and Legacy of Destruction. Plus, fans of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and animated series will be delighted to discover cards from the story of Sky Strikers and beyond. Another Chance at Popular Cards! As always, Battles of Legend sets offer Duelists the chance to acquire foil upgrades for popular cards, as well as access to tournament-level staples to elevate their game to new heights. No matter your preferred style of dueling, Battles of Legend: Terminal Revenge promises an exhilarating summer filled with epic battles and thrilling moments. Don't miss out on your chance to dive into the action and unleash the power of "Terminal Revenge"!

In the fast-paced world of Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game, staying abreast of the most popular and dominant decks is essential for competitive players aiming to conquer tournaments and claim victory on the dueling battlefield. As we delve into the year 2023, let's embark on a journey to explore the decks that have emerged as the frontrunners in the ever-evolving metagame. From classic favorites to innovative new strategies, we'll analyze the top played Yu-Gi-Oh! decks of 2023 and uncover the secrets to their success. Introduction to the Yu-Gi-Oh! Metagame: The Yu-Gi-Oh! metagame is a dynamic ecosystem characterized by a diverse array of decks and strategies vying for supremacy. Each year brings forth new card releases, banlist updates, and shifts in the competitive landscape, influencing the popularity and viability of different decks. Understanding the metagame is crucial for players seeking to build competitive decks, anticipate trends, and adapt their strategies accordingly. 1. Dragon Link: **Key Cards:**  1. **Striker Dragon:** This Link monster serves as the linchpin of the Dragon Link strategy, enabling players to search for key combo pieces and extend their plays. 2. **Chaos Space:** A powerful spell card that facilitates deck thinning and provides access to crucial resources such as Levianeer or Black Dragon Collapserpent. 3. **Guardragon LP and Pitsy:** These Link monsters enable players to summon powerful dragons from their hand or deck, setting up devastating combos and establishing formidable board presence. **Strategy:**  Dragon Link is a combo-oriented deck focused on summoning powerful dragon monsters and overwhelming opponents with explosive plays. By utilizing a combination of Link summoning, graveyard manipulation, and resource management, Dragon Link players can establish formidable boards capable of controlling the game state and exerting pressure on their opponents. 2. Eldlich: **Key Cards:** 1. **Eldlich the Golden Lord:** The centerpiece of the Eldlich strategy, this powerful boss monster boasts impressive stats and a versatile effect that enables players to control the field and disrupt their opponent's plays. 2. **Conquistador of the Golden Land:** A key trap card that not only serves as a disruption tool but also facilitates the summoning of Eldlich the Golden Lord from the graveyard. 3. **Cursed Eldland:** This field spell provides valuable search and recursion effects, enabling players to maintain advantage and fuel their Eldlich plays. **Strategy:** Eldlich is a control-oriented deck that focuses on slowing down the game pace, disrupting opponent's plays, and grinding out incremental advantage. By leveraging the graveyard recursion and disruption effects of Eldlich monsters and trap cards, players can establish a resilient board presence and outmaneuver their opponents in the long game. 3. Virtual World: **Key Cards:** 1. **Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen:** This powerful Synchro monster enables players to manipulate their hand and graveyard, search for key combo pieces, and generate card advantage. 2. **Virtual World Roshi - Laolao:** A versatile Tuner monster that facilitates Synchro plays and enables players to access their Virtual World monsters' powerful effects. 3. **Virtual World Gate - Qinglong:** This field spell provides valuable search and recursion effects, enabling players to assemble their combo pieces and maintain advantage throughout the duel. **Strategy:** Virtual World is a combo-oriented deck that excels at Synchro summoning, hand manipulation, and resource management. By leveraging the effects of Virtual World monsters and field spells, players can assemble powerful boards capable of overwhelming their opponents with a combination of disruptive effects and explosive plays. 4. Tri-Brigade Zoo: **Key Cards:** 1. **Tri-Brigade Fraktall:** This essential beast-warrior monster acts as the main combo starter, enabling players to summon additional Tri-Brigade monsters from the deck and extend their plays. 2. **Tri-Brigade Kit:** Another pivotal beast-warrior monster, Tri-Brigade Kit facilitates graveyard setup and recursion, allowing players to replenish their resources and maintain pressure. 3. **Zoodiac Drident:** As a powerful Xyz monster, Zoodiac Drident offers versatile disruption capabilities, allowing players to target and destroy opponent's cards to gain control of the game state. **Strategy:** Tri-Brigade Zoo combines the strengths of the Tri-Brigade archetype with the disruption and consistency provided by Zoodiac engine. This hybrid deck excels at establishing early board presence, disrupting opponent's plays, and maintaining pressure through a combination of aggressive monster summons and disruptive effects. By leveraging the synergy between Tri-Brigade and Zoodiac cards, players can create formidable boards capable of controlling the pace of the game and outmaneuvering their opponents. 5. Prank-Kids: **Key Cards:** 1. **Prank-Kids Meow-Meow-Mu:** This essential fusion monster serves as the linchpin of the Prank-Kids strategy, enabling players to recycle resources, extend their plays, and maintain card advantage. 2. **Prank-Kids Place:** A crucial spell card that facilitates fusion summoning and provides valuable search and recursion effects, enabling players to assemble their combo pieces and maintain tempo. 3. **Prank-Kids Pandemonium:** This field spell offers powerful recursion and disruption effects, enabling players to recover resources from the graveyard and disrupt opponent's plays. **Strategy:** Prank-Kids is a fusion-centric deck that revolves around summoning adorable yet powerful monsters to overwhelm opponents with their versatile effects and quirky antics. By utilizing the fusion summoning capabilities of Prank-Kids monsters and spell cards, players can establish a wide range of disruptive and resource-generating plays, making it difficult for opponents to predict and counter their strategies. With its unique theme and playstyle, Prank-Kids offers a refreshing alternative to traditional Yu-Gi-Oh! decks, appealing to players who enjoy creativity and unpredictability in their duels. The landscape of competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! in 2023 is characterized by a diverse array of decks and strategies, each offering its own unique strengths and playstyles. From the explosive combo plays of Dragon Link to the grindy control tactics of Eldlich, and the versatile fusion summoning of Prank-Kids, duelists have a wealth of options at their disposal. Whether you prefer aggressive combo decks, disruptive control strategies, or quirky fusion-centric playstyles, there's a deck out there to suit your preferences and playstyle. By mastering the intricacies of these top played decks and adapting your strategies to the ever-evolving metagame, you can position yourself for success in tournaments, local events, and casual play alike. So gather your cards, hone your skills, and prepare to duel with the best as you explore the dynamic world of competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! in 2023.

05-02-2024 YU-GI-OH! EARLY DAYS COLLECTION is coming to Nintendo Switch™ and Steam®, including titles previously only released in Japan    DUELS IN VR – “Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS Presents SOLID VISION EXPERIMENT” features VR Duels in 3D with monsters such as Blue-Eyes White Dragon    “YU-GI-OH! MASTER DUEL x AI PROJECT” presents the first demonstration of learning AI operating in Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL  Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. (KONAMI) is delighted to announce a new Yu-Gi-Oh! digital title is in development, and it’s sure to excite nostalgic Duelists across the world. If that wasn’t enough, KONAMI unveiled Yu-Gi-Oh! featuring cutting-edge VR and AI technology, transforming Duels like never before. Duel back in time with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Revealed at the “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: The Legend of Duelist QUARTER CENTURY” special event in Tokyo, Japan, Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection is a new digital title in development, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game. Coming to the Nintendo Switch™ and Steam®, Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection brings together the earliest Yu-Gi-Oh! games ever released. The collection will include titles that weren’t previously released in the West. One title has already been confirmed: 2000’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists for the Game Boy Color – a title that was previously released only in Japan. More details will be announced in the future, so please stay tuned.  Enter the Duel in a new VR experiment for Yu-Gi-Oh! At the “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel: Monsters The Legend of Duelist Quarter Century” event, attendees were able to step into a brand-new Yu-Gi-Oh! experience which combines the world of the mobile and PC game Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS with VR technology. “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Presents SOLID VISION EXPERIMENT” takes the illustrations from the cards and brings them to life in an immersive VR space. Players take part in a realistic Duel within the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS, featuring iconic monsters like Blue-Eyes White Dragon, appearing in stunning 3D. KONAMI will continue to develop Yu-Gi-Oh! games with VR and various other technologies. Additionally, KONAMI can reveal Maximum Summoning is coming to Rush Duel in Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS. This brand-new feature lets you combine three Maximum Monsters together into one super-powerful monster with extremely high attack power and the ability to use each of those Maximum Monsters’ effects. Maximum Summoning is coming to Yu-Gi-Oh! DUEL LINKS on 28 February. A new way to Duel in “Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL x AI Project” “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: The Legend of Duelist QUARTER CENTURY” attendees enjoying seeing Duels in Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL with an AI opponent that learns the more that it Duels. Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, which is set to celebrate its 2nd anniversary, is the definitive edition of the competitive card game on all platforms. “Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL x AI Project” is a project to deliver new ways to enjoy Duels in Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL by building a system that allows AI to be installed in the game, enabling Duels in Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL to be played with the AI created by external programs. The AI program grows and learns through continuous Dueling. During the event, attendees saw the thinking processes of the AI visualised, such as selection patterns of the AI’s actions, quantifying win rates depending on how Duels develop, and predicting which cards would be played. It has not yet been determined if “Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL x AI Project” will be added to the game itself. Furthermore, to celebrate 2 years of Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, new 2nd Anniversary commemorative items and login bonuses are coming to the game. Starting 7 February, players can acquire: A differently illustrated UR edition of the famous Blue-Eyes White Dragon in resplendent Royal Finish  Blue-Eyes White Dragon-themed accessories, including a Duel Field, Card Case, Protector and more  A magnificent new Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon Mate  1,000 Gems for free and 3 free 2nd Anniversary Packs, including UR Royal Finish cards Today, the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is available across the globe, with products distributed in more than 80 countries and 9 languages, to be enjoyed by fans of all ages. For all the latest information regarding Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME products and events, and all Yu-Gi-Oh! digital card game titles, please visit the following:  Webpage: www.yugioh-card.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/YuGiOhCardEU YouTube: www.youtube.com/YuGiOhCardEU Instagram: www.instagram.com/YuGiOhCardEU X: www.twitter.com/YuGiOhCardEU Twitch: www.twitch.tv/YuGiOhCardEU   About the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is one of the most popular trading card games in the world with over 25 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment B,V,. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa.   About Konami Group Konami Group was established in 1973, starting as an amusement machine manufacturer for arcades. Over the years, the company has grown to include different business units across various markets. Currently, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION includes the Digital Entertainment, Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports Businesses. The company went public on the Osaka Securities Exchange in 1984, the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1988, and the London Stock Exchange in 1999. For more information, visit: www.konami.com/en.   About Konami Digital Entertainment Konami Digital Entertainment, which is the core company of Konami Group, develops entertaining content for mobile, console and card games. The company is known for global franchises such as eFootball™, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, and Contra, as well as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game series.   www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/ Republished from Assets Konami