Magic is abandoning a 34-year tradition in 2027 — and 6 more things we learned at MagicCon

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Published Jul 25, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT

Delve into next year’s settings, mechanics, and inspirations

Magic’s 2027 sets are breaking traditions and smashing worlds together

Nauctis-Artist-Leon-Tukker-3 Image: Leon Tucker/Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast unveiled a timeline for its 2027 Magic: The Gathering sets at MagicCon: Amsterdam 2026, including a return to Kamigawa, a set focused on a lost fragment of Magic’s original plane, and a brand new underwater world. While there are still three more sets dropping this year — Reality Fracture, The Hobbit, and Star Trek — our interviews with the game’s designers revealed plenty more about the game’s future. From the sidelining of a core game mechanic to pop culture inspirations and hints about the next Marvel tie-in, here are seven new things we’ve learned about Magic’s 2027 sets.

How to gift drop in Forza Horizon 6

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Published Jul 25, 2026, 10:31 AM EDT

Brighten someone's day with a shiny new car

An Alpha Romero in front of a barn in Forza Horizon 6 Image: Playground Games/Xbox Games Studios via Polygon

Gift dropping cars in Forza Horizon 6 is pretty much what it says on the label. You take a car from your garage, and leave it for someone else to claim. The game does restrict which cars you can gift, and you can't choose who receives it. However, you can leave some specifications, like designating a gift for new players only. The feature unlocks early, though Forza Horizon 6 presents it with no fanfare or tutorials to help you use it.

If You Think You Don't Like Kale, This Recipe Will Change Your Mind

I’m in love. The dressing alone on this easy Kale Salad is enough to make me swoon. It’s just a very simple Dijon vinaigrette, but it tastes so good with the earthy kale, crunchy walnuts, crisp apple, and juicy raisins. This salad is fresh, tangy, sweet, genuinely EASY, and makes some very budget-friendly ingredients taste just downright delicious. And because kale is so sturdy, it stands up well to being pre-dressed with the vinaigrette, making this salad great for weekly meal prep!

Jermain Defoe: Growing concerns before exit - Woking sporting director

Woking director of football Jody Brown says there were "growing concerns" across the club before the National League side parted ways with former England striker Jermain Defoe as manager.

The two parties "mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect" earlier this week, with the 43-year-old Defoe having been in charge for just four months and six league games.

‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape

Red Scare? The democratic socialist mayor of New York City spent this week talking about red tape.

On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani – the politician at the center of a revived rightwing panic about socialists and purported communists winning elections across America - posted a video on X of himself putting a sheet of paper with the phrase “RED TAPE” into a paper shredder. Other pieces of paper, with phrases like “cumbersome fees and fines” and “a permit you need just to serve ice-cream”, were shredded too. The video, set to Wu Tang Clan’s If Time Is Money, shows Mamdani joining a handful of city officials and small business owners throwing the resulting paper shreds into the air like confetti.