Prerelease week for MTG The Hobbit is in full swing. Here’s your NC gaming roundup for August 10.
MTG Hobbit Prerelease — Still Running All Week
Prerelease events continue through August 13 at NC local game stores. Full release is August 14. If you missed the first weekend, several stores run mid-week events (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) before street date.
Call your local store directly to check remaining prerelease session availability. See our NC prerelease store guide for locations.
Future Fest Connect Durham — Happened This Weekend
Future Fest Connect ran August 8–9 at the Durham Convention Center — gaming, tech, Epic Games Lab, indie creators, and the Soar Tour flying car exhibit. If you were there, hope it was a good one. Watch for a recap on the GHF NC blog.
Lorcana & Pokémon Update
Lorcana Attack of the Vine — format rotation is now 3 weeks old. The Christopher Robin — Hunny Sage multi-ink deckbuilding has started showing up in competitive results. Secondary market prices on key cards are settling.
Pokémon Pitch Black — Mega Darkrai ex Hyper Rare prices have stabilized post-launch. Now is a reasonable window to buy the chase card if you’ve been waiting.
What’s Coming Up
- MTG Hobbit full release — August 14, 2026
- Queen City Anime Con (Concord) — August 14–16 (game room, TCG trading, voice actors)
- Pokémon Storm Emerald prerelease — approx August 22–28 at local stores
- Collect-A-Con Charlotte — August 22–23, Charlotte Convention Center
- Digimon BT-26 EN — September 4
- Yu-Gi-Oh Magnificent Monsters — September 4
- Pokémon Storm Emerald — September 1
- Game & Geek Expo — September 5–6
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