Popverse's top stories

• DC has unveiled a major new Wonder Woman villain over two years in the making, co-created by one of James Gunn's top writers
• Simon Kinberg on writing X-Men movies, producing Glenn Powell's The Running Man remake, and co-creating Star Wars Rebels [Popversations]
• Livestream Monster Hunter Wilds, Borderlands 4, Magic: The Gathering x Spider-Man, and more PAX West 2025 panels live

Both Magic: The Gathering and Final Fantasy fans have been counting their coins this spring ahead of the release of the Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy crossover set. At PAX East this spring, Wizards of the Coast unveiled a look at some of the cards from the set, and boy howdy, are our bank accounts stressed. Without much further ado, let's all collectively elevate our blood pressures as we take a look at the most expensive card from the Final Fantasy set. 

According to Card Kingdom at the time of writing, the most expensive card from the Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering set is the black ink, foil, borderless Traveling Chocobo card that's currently only available in Japanese. It is listed on Card Kingdom at $2,999.99. Crikey! The other foil, borderless Traveling Chocobo cards are listed for $1,999.99, while the most expensive non-Chocobo card is a foil, borderless Rhystic Study that's been reprinted for the Final Fantasy crossover as Stay With Me. That one is only $699.99, practically a steal (he says, screaming into a pillow). 

So what's the deal with the Chocobos? Well, aside from being adorable, they're coming in extremely limited editions for this set. For instance, there will only be 77 copies of the gold Traveling Chocobo printed in this set, and each of the cards will be individually numbered. Once the set is released and Magic: The Gathering fans around the world find all the golden Chocobos (I'm just going to pretend that scalpers no longer exist in the world, just give me this much), we'll see if the standings for the most expensive Final Fantasy Magic card changes at all. 

In the meantime, I'll be sitting here trying not to go broke this summer while my Sephiroth plushie hovers like Evil Kermit in my office, tempting me to get some packs. Wouldn't be the first time this has happened. Well wishes and kind thoughts are appreciated at this time. 

The gaming industry has come a long way since Pong blew all our minds in the 70s. We've got everything you need to know about the next big thing in games. Of course, Grand Theft Auto VI is going to be the big game of 2026, but there are plenty of other games coming out between now and then. Here is our starter guide for every gamer:

• All upcoming games in 2025 and beyond
• Gamify My Life, our weekly gaming column designed
• Popverse Picks: The best Assassin's Creed protagonists
• How to play every GTA game in order
• Why the GTA 6 budget isn't as crazy as you think
• The Magic: The Gathering x Spider-Man crossover set wouldn't exist without the Spider-Verse

And be sure to check Popverse regularly for the latest gaming news.