Earlier this year, Konami officially unveiledYu-Gi-Oh! Master Duelas an official Konami-supported platform for online dueling. Konami has releasedminimal information on the game, limited to trailers showing off some of the game’s complex animations and the plethora of consoles the game would release for. Now, during the company’s Tokyo Game Show 2021 presentation, Konami shared more details about the upcoming title including its official release date.
With the worldwide phenomenon nearing its 20th anniversary next year, Konami revealed a number of upcoming projects for theYu-Gi-Oh!franchise. Konami announced a world based onYu-Gi-Oh’s fifth season, ARC-V, would be added to the mobile titleYu-Gi-Oh Duel Linksas well as an English localization of the Switch-exclusive,Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel. However, Konami’s announcement of an official online platform inYu-Gi-Oh! Master Duelwas the announcement that sparked the most conversation and now the game has an official release window.
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Konami’s presentation forYu-Gi-Oh! Master Duelincluded a full hands-on demonstration of the upcoming title’s gameplay and provided the fans with a tentative release date.Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duelwas revealed to be scheduled for release during the Winter season, likely launching sometime between December of 2021 and March of 2022. A March release date would place the title’s full release close to the 20th anniversary ofYu-Gi-Oh’s first booster set, Legend ofBlue Eyes White Dragon, on March 8.
Konami previously announced during Gamescom 2021 that moreinformation onYu-Gi-Oh! Master Duelwould be revealed during Thursday’s Tokyo Game Show and today’s presentation revealed the game’s solo Story Mode. The game will feature a story mode with missions based on many of the game’s card archetypes with the “Gem Knight” archetype featured during the presentation. Konami’s presentation also teased storylines based around the “Hidden Arsenal” and “Duel Terminal” special sets with playersB completing challenges using pre-built decks.
Fans of theYu-Gi-Oh!Trading Card Game have been requesting an official Konami-supported client for quite some time. The most recent official platform,Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution, is two years old now and lacksan updated card library or banlist. Other popular card games likePokemonandMagic: The Gatheringprovide official clients supported by the games' creators whileYu-Gi-Oh!has lagged behind.Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duelshould look to be the end-all be-all platform for both old and newYu-Gi-Oh!players to duel with their friends and other players around the world.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duelis in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and mobile devices. The game’s release is scheduled for Winter 2021/22
