Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game Delivers 24 Karat Value in New Gold Series 3
Strike the Mother Lode with 18 Phenomenal Gold Rare Cards
El Segundo, CA (May 24, 2010) – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. digs deep into its vault with the latest release for the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's TRADING CARD GAME: Gold Series 3. This hobby exclusive product releases on June 23 and has all of the glint and glitz that Duelists have come to expect from Gold Series.
Fans looking to catch the hottest cards of the past two years need to look no further than Gold Series 3. Featuring gorgeous new Gold Rare versions of popular cards like Elemental Hero Prisma, Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind, and Smashing Ground, Gold Series 3 has something for every Duelist, no matter what kind of Deck they have.
Gold Series 3 is more than just a trip down memory lane. It also has the cards Duelists need to keep up with the latest trends in Dueling, by offering another chance to get the popular Blackwing monsters from 2009's Crimson Crisis and Raging Battle booster sets. Long time fans also have something to look forward to, as the classic Amazoness monsters make their first appearance in over five years, just in time for their revival in the upcoming Duelist Revolution booster set!
Gold Series 3 is a 50-card set (18 Gold Rares, 32 Commons) and comes in jumbo 25-card packs (three Gold Rares, 22 Commons per pack), with an MSRP of $19.99.
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About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 22 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.
About Konami
Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. Konami's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. Konami is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, and Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.
