The online action RPG Magic: Legends will be shut down on October 31, 2021, all before it had the chance to leave Open Beta.
Magic: Legends executive producer Steve Ricossa announced the news in a blog, saying that despite Magic: Legends missing the mark, he and the team are still proud of what they achieved.
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"It is with heavy hearts that we announce Magic: Legends will be shutting down on October 31, 2021," Ricossa said. "All players who spent money in-game across Arc and the Epic Games Store during the Open Beta will be refunded their full purchase amounts. Servers will remain open for play until closing day, however we will be closing the Zen Shop effective immediately. Later this week, all items will instead be purchasable using Aether, our free in-game currency."
Alongside thanking all the players who enjoyed Magic: Legends during its Alpha and Beta testing phases, Ricossa reassured fans that the team "learned several valuable lessons along the way, and we will use them to improve Cryptic's future development efforts."
The team also included an FAQ for those who still wish to play until October, which confirms that players will still be able to access Magic: Legends from the Epic Games Store and will be able to play until 11:59pm PT on October 31.
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It was also revealed that Magic: Legends will not makes its way to consoles or Steam, but all content in the game, aside those from the Zen Store, will be available until the game is shut down. However, the team will be pushing a game build out later this week that will make all ZEN Store items purchasable with free in-game currency.
In our review of Magic: Legends Open Beta, which launched in March 2021, we said that "A creative deck-building system elevates Magic: Legends above just another Diablo-style action RPG, but the performance issues, massive grind, and cash shop are the main problems preventing it from catching on."
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Magic: Legends executive producer Steve Ricossa announced the news in a blog, saying that despite Magic: Legends missing the mark, he and the team are still proud of what they achieved.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/04/12/magic-legends-open-beta-review"]
"It is with heavy hearts that we announce Magic: Legends will be shutting down on October 31, 2021," Ricossa said. "All players who spent money in-game across Arc and the Epic Games Store during the Open Beta will be refunded their full purchase amounts. Servers will remain open for play until closing day, however we will be closing the Zen Shop effective immediately. Later this week, all items will instead be purchasable using Aether, our free in-game currency."
Alongside thanking all the players who enjoyed Magic: Legends during its Alpha and Beta testing phases, Ricossa reassured fans that the team "learned several valuable lessons along the way, and we will use them to improve Cryptic's future development efforts."
The team also included an FAQ for those who still wish to play until October, which confirms that players will still be able to access Magic: Legends from the Epic Games Store and will be able to play until 11:59pm PT on October 31.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/03/24/magic-legends-battle-forged-cinematic-trailer"]
It was also revealed that Magic: Legends will not makes its way to consoles or Steam, but all content in the game, aside those from the Zen Store, will be available until the game is shut down. However, the team will be pushing a game build out later this week that will make all ZEN Store items purchasable with free in-game currency.
In our review of Magic: Legends Open Beta, which launched in March 2021, we said that "A creative deck-building system elevates Magic: Legends above just another Diablo-style action RPG, but the performance issues, massive grind, and cash shop are the main problems preventing it from catching on."
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