Magic the Gathering by Microprose

Based on the popular Wizards of the Coast collectible card game, you play a wizard that draws upon the different elements to power your magic. There is supposed to be multiplayer capabilities as well as an actual storyline, but Microprose's latests financial and technical woes put in doubt seeing this in the near future.

Release Date - Late 1996

From a press release:
"Players can explore the virtual world of Shandalar to collect, trade, and sell Magic cards and build decks to prepare for the Duel versus the computer." The computer "is armed with over 100 decks. There is also a multimedia tutorial designed to teach new players the basics of the game."
The game will be released in three stages, the first is the single player game. A head-to-head upgrade will appear after, as will a version that allows you to play "cyber-tournaments via a new Web-based service."
from Gamefan

For more information visit Microprose/Specturm Holobyte's webpage.

Magic the Gathering by Acclaim

Fellow M:TG lisencee Acclaim is also hard at work on a strategy game based on the popular card series. There are no cards or decks, instead you gather lands, creatures, artifacts, etc. to take into battle. The effects will be the same however. The computer has pre-made decks. More info is to be found in the faq below.

Release Date - November for Win95, Playstation, Saturn.

from Acclaim's web site

arausch@aklm.com, an Acclaim rep. posted a faq about their upcoming game found here. Acclaim has a webpage for their upcoming game.