Over the last five years, Magic: The Gathering games have gotten a bit strange. Cards featuring characters from Final Fantasy, Spider-Man, and, in a few weeks, Avatar: The Last Airbender are starting to show up with increasing frequency, making a typical Friday Night Magic game look more like a match in Fortnite. For some, this is a welcome change, allowing Magic to entice newcomers and invigorate existing players with properties they know and love. But others feel this focus on licensed sets comes at the expense of Magic's identity, quality, and longevity. Depending on who you talk to, Magic crossover sets have been around since the early …Read the full story at The Verge.