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42-610: In 1996, the Pro Tour debuted as part of Wizards of the Coast's marketing strategy for Magic . People who participate in Friday Night Magic (FNM) "earn Planeswalker Points, which can help them gain free entry to the next two levels: Pro Tour Qualifiers (PTQ) and Grand Prix (GP)". The first FNM promo card was released in 2000. Over the course of the 2000s, Wizards shifted their strategic focus to amateur players. This included

84-469: A copyright "strike" to these two channels. YouTube later reinstated the two videos and retracted the copyright "strikes" after a request from Verge editor Nilay Patel, although Patel acknowledged that he agreed with the legal argument that led to their removal. Timothy B. Lee of Ars Technica described this controversy as an example of the Streisand effect , saying that while law regarding fair use

126-537: A digital aftershow for the television series Mr. Robot . In December, Twitter and Vox Media announced a live streaming partnership for The Verge 's programs covering the Consumer Electronics Show . The series Next Level , hosted and produced by Lauren Goode, debuted in 2017 and was recognized in the "Technology" category at the 47th annual San Francisco / Northern California Emmy Awards (2018). In August 2017, The Verge launched

168-469: A liberal amount of thermal paste onto the processor as opposed to a small amount. An online harassment campaign against Etienne ensued. In February 2019, lawyers from The Verge 's parent company Vox Media filed a DMCA takedown notice, requesting that YouTube remove videos critical of The Verge ' s video, alleging copyright infringement. YouTube took down two of the videos, uploaded by YouTube channels BitWit and ReviewTechUSA, while applying

210-488: A live weekly podcast , The Vergecast . The inaugural episode was November 4, 2011. It included a video stream of the hosts. A second weekly podcast was introduced on November 8, 2011. Unlike The Vergecast , The Verge Mobile Show was primarily focused on mobile phones. The Verge also launched the weekly podcast Ctrl-Walt-Delete , hosted by Walt Mossberg , in September 2015. The Verge 's What's Tech podcast

252-560: A new parent company: Vox Media. According to the company, the site launched with 4 million unique visitors and 20 million pageviews. At the time of Topolsky's departure, Engadget had 14 million unique visitors. Vox Media overall doubled its unique visitors to about 15 million during the last half of 2012. The Verge had 12 former Engadget staffers working with Topolsky at the time of launch. It hired Tom Warren, former Neowin editor-in-chief and WinRumors blogger, as their new United Kingdom based senior editor. In 2013, The Verge launched

294-415: A new position at Google . The Verge rebranded and redesigned its website in September 2022 with a sharper, more simplistic logo, more colorful visual design, and new typefaces. Its new home page format resembled a Twitter feed, incorporating external conversations from social media and reporting from other publications. The new format will, in part, reduce aggregation reporting. The Verge broadcasts

336-428: A new science section, Verge Science , with former Wired editor Katie Drummond leading the effort. Patel replaced Topolsky as editor-in-chief in mid-2014. Journalist Walt Mossberg joined The Verge 's editing team after Vox Media acquired Recode in 2015. By 2016, the website's advertising had shifted from display advertisements, matched with articles' contents, to partnerships and advertisements adjusted to

378-460: A sensible hobby choice compatible with a hectic nine-to-five working life. Forced to compete with a mainstream social night, the fantasy card game comes off as a marginal pursuit. That stigma makes the game a far harder sell to potential new players". Paul Miller, for The Verge in 2013, tried Magic , including attending Friday Night Magic in Long Island, however, determined the game wasn't

420-683: A shift to more events in local stores that participate in the Wizards Play Network with FNM advertised as "the event where new players can approach the game, and start building their community". Internationally, "thousands of games shops" participate in FNM. In 2015, the Wizards Play Network loosened restrictions on what formats of Magic could be played at official FNM events. In 2018, The New Yorker reported that "even as it has grown in popularity and size, Magic flies low to

462-475: A website that contains the video backlog from The Verge . Circuit Breaker , a gadget blog, launched in 2016, has amassed nearly one million Facebook followers and debuted a live show on Twitter in October 2017. The blog's videos average more than 465,000 views, and Jake Kastrenakes serves as editor-in-chief, as of 2017. Also in 2016, USA Network and The Verge partnered on Mr. Robot Digital After Show ,

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504-489: Is unclear regarding this type of situation, "the one legal precedent ... suggests ... that this kind of video is solidly within the bounds of copyright's fair use doctrine." Nearly three years after the erroneous build, PC builder and YouTuber Linus Sebastian collaborated with Etienne in a video entitled "Fixing the Verge PC build", to rectify the mistakes thereof. In it, Etienne admitted not being an experienced builder at

546-454: The Internet , not on television . The show's first episode was released on November 15, 2011. Ten episodes of On The Verge were broadcast, with the most recent episode going out on November 10, 2012. On May 24, 2013, it was announced that the show would return under a new weekly format, alongside a new logo and theme tune. On May 8, 2013, editor-in-chief Topolsky announced Verge Video,

588-531: The Magic game "drives sales", "casual gamers come in spend roughly 15 minutes and spend more money than a gamer customer who is here to play events does" and that the structure of the WPN store levels can incentivize newer and smaller stores to run "very cheap events or even free events, which devalues having events for stores". Per Lamberti, both Wizards of the Coast and Magic judges are focused on increasing players of

630-420: The Coast charges a fee for participation [...] For recreational and competitive players alike, the chance to win limited edition prizes is worth the price to register. [...] Players benefit because the company and retailer set aside time and space specifically for them to gather and play [...]. Retail stores benefit from the foot traffic generated by the company's official support [...]. From a critical perspective,

672-484: The Coast launched the Friday Night Magic at Home program utilizing the online game Magic: The Gathering Arena . Polygon reported "stores that typically host Friday Night Magic events will be able to pass out reward codes to encourage communities to come together — Wizards of the Coast said its helping stores set up online communities if they don’t already have them". In May 2021, the in-store suspension

714-696: The Coast releases promotional material, such as promo cards or packs, to be distributed at FNM events. These tournament-legal promos sometimes acquire substantial secondary market value if there is enough demand for the card. FNM foils are distributed only through FNM events. Wizards originally included obligatory guidelines on how stores should hand out these promo cards. After the inclusion of casual formats in 2015, guidelines for prize distribution were no longer obligatory but only recommended. Shops may instead set up their own guidelines on how FNM foils are distributed at events they host. Additionally, these FNM foils were given to shops based on their WPN-levels instead of

756-828: The Coast) Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 975079176 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:01:25 GMT The Verge The Verge is an American technology news website headquartered in Lower Manhattan , New York City and operated by Vox Media . The website publishes news, feature stories, guidebooks, product reviews, consumer electronics news, and podcasts . The website

798-558: The Saturday Showdown packs and I expect the new Promo Packs to drive players to participate in WOTC OP as well". J. Patrick Williams, in an essay in the book Gaming as Culture , highlighted how weekly events such as Friday Night Magic facilitate and "routinized consumption" in players; for example, in Magic sealed draft tournaments, the booster packs are bought from retailer holding the event. Williams wrote that, "Wizards of

840-409: The cards, the gameplay, the 'meta game,' the people, or really anything relevant to the situation at hand, all I could do was sit there and ask dumb questions". Rebecca Angel, for Wired in 2013, wrote about a conversation she had on women attending Friday Night Magic. Angel wrote that the barista she talked to "said it was rare for a girl to ever return. [...] When I asked him for specifics, he said

882-474: The company behind that website, to start a new gadget site. The other departing editors included managing editor Nilay Patel and staffers Paul Miller, Ross Miller, Joanna Stern, Chris Ziegler, as well as product developers Justin Glow and Dan Chilton. In early April 2011, Topolsky announced that their unnamed new site would be produced in partnership with sports news website SB Nation , debuting some time in

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924-467: The fall. Topolsky lauded SB Nation 's similar interest in the future of publishing, including what he described as their beliefs in independent journalism and in-house development of their own content delivery tools. SB Nation's Jim Bankoff saw an overlap in the demographics of the two sites and an opportunity to expand SB Nation's model. Bankoff previously worked at AOL in 2005, where he led their Engadget acquisition. Other news outlets viewed

966-409: The firm Edelman , The Verge co-founder Marty Moe announced it was launching The Verge Show , a web television series. After its launch, the show was named On The Verge . The first episode was recorded on Monday, November 14, 2011, with guest Matias Duarte . The show is a technology news entertainment show, and its format is similar to that of a late-night talk show , but it is broadcast over

1008-413: The game and are not focused on pushing players to purchase the product at the location where events are held. Sabina Browne, a European tournament organizer, "is critical of Wizards' recent decision to stipulate that Friday Night Magic be held only on Fridays. For Browne, it is nothing short of a disaster as far as attracting women players to the game goes. [...] Run during the week, FNM normalizes Magic as

1050-575: The ground. It thrives on the people who gather at lunch tables, in apartments, or in one of the six thousand stores worldwide that Wizards has licensed to put on weekly tournaments dubbed Friday Night Magic". In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Wizards of the Coast suspended in-store events in North America, Europe, and Latin America. In response to the in-person suspension, Wizards of

1092-421: The guys weren’t rude, they were just so awkward and obviously uncomfortable playing the game with the girl. He imagined it just wasn’t a fun time for the girls who tried. He always hoped they would come back, because the more girls that came, the more the guys would get used to it. But who wants to be the girl to have to help guys adjust? My own son, who is in the perfect demographic for Magic (14 year old white boy)

1134-459: The number of FNM events held each month. From October 2017 to April 2018, promo cards were replaced with promo "Double Sided Tokens". However, after feedback to the change, Wizards returned to promo cards. Starting in 2019, with the Core Set 2020 , promo cards were replaced with packs of promo cards. Scott Thorne, for the industry trade ICv2 , wrote that "given the randomness of the contents of

1176-417: The organization of game play helps ensure that both the company and the retailer benefit monetarily from players' involvement while the players' 'needs' for things are also satisfied". Many stores attribute the "enduring popularity" of the game and large player turnouts to Friday Night Magic. However, other store owners and organizers have criticized the program. Rod Lamberti, a US store owner, wrote that while

1218-638: The packs and the rarity of the cards inside them, I expect these to draw a lot of people to Friday Night Magic and other events, since unlike the current promo card system wherein WOTC announces the cards available for each block, the Promo Packs are random, having that same appeal that regular Magic booster packs and the Saturday Showdown [...] packs do. We have players who show up specifically to play in Standard format tournaments only because they want one of

1260-422: The partnership as positive for both SB Nation and Topolsky's staff, and negative for AOL's outlook. Bankoff, chairman and CEO of Vox Media (owner of SB Nation ), said in a 2011 interview that though the company had started out with a focus on sports, other categories including consumer technology had growth potential for the company. Development of Vox Media's content management system (CMS), Chorus,

1302-537: The right fit for him. Miller wrote, "this wasn’t the sort of detached I-used-to-play-this-growing-up Magic that NYU students play in Manhattan clubs. This was a serious nerd haven. Gameplay etiquette was at a maximum, hygiene was at a minimum, women were scarce, and many guys were wearing what appeared to be pajamas [...]. Everyone I met was nice, welcoming, helpful, intelligent, passionate, self-confident, at ease, and basically great. [...] Without extensive knowledge of

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1344-544: The site had 3 million unique views per month and 10 million total page views. Time listed the site in its Best Blogs of 2011, calling the prototype site "exemplary". The site closed upon The Verge ' s launch on November 1, 2011. On June 11, 2014, The Verge launched a new section called "This Is My Next", edited by former editor David Pierce, as a buyer's guide for consumer electronics. By 2022, this section had been retitled simply "Buying Guide". The Verge launched November 1, 2011, along with an announcement of

1386-513: The user. Vox Media revamped The Verge 's visual design for its fifth anniversary in November 2016. Its logo featured a modified Penrose triangle , an impossible object . On November 1, The Verge launched version 3.0 of its news platform, offering a redesigned website along with the new logo. In September 2016, The Verge fired deputy editor Chris Ziegler after it learned that he had been working for Apple since July. Helen Havlak

1428-459: The web series Space Craft , hosted by science reporter Loren Grush. In 2022, The Verge produced the show The Future Of for Netflix . In September 2018, The Verge published the article "How to Build a Custom PC for Editing, Gaming or Coding" with a companion YouTube video entitled "How we Built a $ 2000 Custom Gaming PC". The video was criticized for containing errors on almost every step presented by its host, Stefan Etienne, such as applying

1470-586: Was announced that starting in 2015 all sanctioned tournament formats and all casual formats (such as Commander ) could be used at FNM events. While this rules change announcement stated that all casual formats could be included in FNM, as of 2019, the Wizards Event Reporter (Wizards' tournament reporting software) only includes a limited number of casual formats and does not include the announced "Invent Your Own Format". As an incentive to encourage regular participation in FNM, every month Wizards of

1512-461: Was completely intimidated at a local gathering and refused to play. How must it feel to be someone who doesn’t fit in at all?" Charlie Hall, for Polygon in 2018, wrote that while he was nervous before trying Friday Night Magic he "didn’t have anything to be afraid of". Before the event began, the shop owner played a few practice hands and gave Hall "tips on how to win with the deck" he had created. Hall commented that "what struck me more than anything

1554-442: Was just how social an experience playing Magic is. It was really wonderful to get out from behind my computer screen for an evening, and talk to strangers about a game and a hobby that they were excited about. [...] More than just finding a few good hours of great gaming, I stumbled across a whole new community. Best of all, everyone I sat down to play against seemed invested in teaching me how to get better". DCI (Wizards of

1596-628: Was launched on November 1, 2011, and uses Vox Media's proprietary multimedia publishing platform Chorus. In 2014, Nilay Patel was named editor-in-chief and Dieter Bohn executive editor; Helen Havlak was named editorial director in 2017. The Verge won five Webby Awards for the year 2012 including awards for Best Writing (Editorial), Best Podcast for The Vergecast , Best Visual Design, Best Consumer Electronics Site, and Best Mobile News App. Between March and April 2011, up to nine of Engadget ' s writers, editors, and product developers, including editor-in-chief Joshua Topolsky , left AOL ,

1638-536: Was led by Trei Brundrett, who later became the chief operating officer for the company. Following news of his untitled partnership with SB Nation in April 2011, Topolsky announced that the Engadget podcast hosted by Patel, Paul Miller, and himself would continue at an interim site called This Is My Next . By August 2011, the site had reached 1 million unique visitors and 3.4 million page views. By October 2011,

1680-636: Was lifted in the United States, Japan and Africa but not in Latin America or Europe. FNM is managed by the Wizards Play Network (WPN). FNM tournaments are run at Regular Rules Enforcement Level (REL), which is the least stringent REL. This is used to encourage players to learn the correct way to play, readying them for stricter tournaments. Prior to December 2014, Friday Night Magic tournaments were limited to four sanctioned formats : constructed, booster draft, sealed deck, or Two-Headed Giant. It

1722-520: Was named among iTunes's best of 2015. The podcast Why'd You Push That Button? , launched in 2017 and co-hosted by Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany, received a Podcast Award in the "This Week in Tech Technology Category" in 2018. Editor-in-chief Nilay Patel hosts a weekly interview podcast called Decoder. On February 8th, 2024, Patel announced Decoder would now do two episodes per week. On August 6, 2011, in an interview with

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1764-565: Was promoted to editorial director in mid-2017. In 2017, The Verge launched "Guidebook" to host technology product reviews. In May 2018, Verge Science launched a YouTube channel, which had more than 638,000 subscribers and 30 million views by January 2019. The channel received more than 5.3 million views in November 2018 alone. As of August 2023, the channel has over 100 million views and 1.15 million subscribers. In March 2022, Dieter Bohn announced his resignation from The Verge in his position of Executive Editor, and that he would be moving to

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