<s>
Magic	B-Device
:	I-Device
Legends	I-Device
was	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
open	O
release	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
title	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Device
:	I-Device
Legends	I-Device
was	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
similar	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
directs	O
their	O
character	O
by	O
pointing	O
and	O
clicking	O
to	O
locations	O
on	O
screen	O
to	O
either	O
move	O
,	O
attack	O
opponents	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
special	O
abilities	O
as	O
they	O
complete	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
following	O
the	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
(	O
MTG	O
)	O
canon	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Planeswalker	O
,	O
one	O
gifted	O
in	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
draw	O
mana	O
from	O
the	O
lands	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
travel	O
between	O
worlds	O
of	O
the	O
multiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Device
:	I-Device
Legends	I-Device
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Cryptic	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Perfect	O
World	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
similar	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
property	O
for	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
owns	O
the	O
MTG	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
though	O
untitled	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
billed	O
as	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formally	O
revealed	O
as	O
Magic	B-Device
:	I-Device
Legends	I-Device
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Cryptic	O
clarified	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
full	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cryptic	O
and	O
Perfect	O
Worlds	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
that	O
Magic	B-Device
:	I-Device
Legends	I-Device
will	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
cancelled	O
planned	O
releases	O
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Ricossa	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
vision	O
for	O
Magic	B-Device
:	I-Device
Legends	I-Device
missed	O
the	O
mark	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
anticipation	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
