Legend Story Studios partners with TCGplayer to expand the Flesh and Blood ecosystem. Partnership connects organized play, deck discovery, and retail to support local game stores and the global Flesh and Blood community AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 12, 2026 - Today marks a new era for Legend Story Studios (LSS) as the company announces a new strategic partnership with TCGplayer, a leading online marketplace for trading card games, representing a significant step forward in cementing Flesh and Blood (FAB) as a global trading card game. A Shared Vision for Growth "Local game stores and organized play are the foundation of Flesh and Blood," said James White, CEO and Founder of Legend Story Studios. "This partnership strengthens the connection between players and retailers, creating a more seamless path from discovering a deck to finding the cards needed to play. It's an important step in continuing to grow Flesh and Blood and support the global community around the game." "We're seeing increased excitement in Flesh and Blood over the past year from our buyers, and we're thrilled to expand our partnership with Legend Story Studios to better support the local game stores serving this growing community. This partnership represents a long-term investment in helping Flesh and Blood sellers succeed as the game continues to grow," says Stephanie Mims, TCGplayer Senior Vice President of Seller Experience. Strengthening Local Game Stores and Retailer Visibility Supporting local game stores remains a cornerstone of Flesh and Blood's success. Central to the partnership will be the rollout of the GEM badge program, Legend Story Studios' official designation for verified hobby shops that foster community through hosting sanctioned FAB events. GEM badges on TCGplayer will provide clear trust signals, helping players easily identify and support trusted retailers on the platform. Local game stores interested in becoming GEM-certified can learn more and apply here. Competitive Play Meets Card Discovery As part of the partnership, TCGplayer will be integrated across Flesh and Blood's organized play circuit, including the Flesh and Blood Pro Tour: Las Vegas, with presence across major events and live stream coverage. Coverage of major events, decklists, and competitive play content will be integrated across the TCGplayer ecosystem, helping players easily find and purchase the cards and decks they see played at the highest levels of competition. By connecting deck discovery with a streamlined purchase experience, these integrations support a stronger community of players, collectors, and local game stores around the world. New features and integrations will begin rolling out this summer and continue through the end of the year, including GEM store badging and support for Flesh and Blood on Roca Sifter and Sorter - TCGplayer's automated card sifting and sorting devices that help sellers quickly identify, price, and list inventory. These updates will further expand inventory management for sellers and local game stores. To learn more about Flesh and Blood and upcoming events, visit fabtcg.com. ABOUT FLESH AND BLOOD Flesh and Blood is a hero-centric fantasy trading card game where fans equip their hero for tabletop combat in over 50 countries worldwide. Flesh and Blood challenges many fundamental laws of TCG design through a unique resource system and innovative combat dynamics, engaging players in full-powered combat from the first turn of the game and wearing down as the battle progresses. In 2025, the TCG registered over 4,000,000 total official games played. For more information, visit fabtcg.com. ABOUT LEGEND STORY STUDIOS Legend Story Studios is an independent game design and publishing company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2022, the studio ranked at the top spot in the Deloitte New Zealand Fast 50 Index, took the top spot in the 25 years Hall of Fame Deloitte Fast 50 Index in 2025, and won the Excellence in Brand Storytelling Award at the 2023 New Zealand International Business Awards. They design and publish the Flesh and Blood trading card game, which spent seven years in development before its worldwide debut in October 2019. To learn more about Legend Story Studios, visit legendstory.com. ABOUT TCGPLAYER An eBay company, TCGplayer is on a quest to be the most trusted trading card game (TCG) platform that connects and empowers the hobby community. Founded by and for TCG enthusiasts, TCGplayer operates a global marketplace, and creates tools, technologies and solutions that help small businesses simply and profitably sell TCGs at scale. To learn more about TCGplayer, visit tcgplayer.com.

TCGPlayer, the eBay-owned online trading card marketplace, has launched the Roca Sifter, a device designed to help sellers and collectors identify, price and sort trading cards. CEO Robert Bigler emphasized that maintaining trust with the Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and other gaming communities is paramount. The Sifter addresses collectors' concerns about potential card damage by partnering with Xerox, leveraging their paper-handling expertise. The device can process cards whilst they remain in protective sleeves, combining TCGPlayer's card identification and sorting technology with Xerox's manufacturing capabilities to offer an affordable solution for game stores. Bigler stated the company's foundation relies on trust that cards won't be damaged during digitization. TCGPlayer serves established trading card communities whilst expanding to accommodate new players entering through recently launched games.

TCGPlayer announces new compact Roca Sifter card sorting device for hobby stores and avid collectors. Published: March 2, 2026 5:29 PM TCGPlayer has announced the launch of a new card sorting device. The massive digital card retailer's new device, the Roca Sifter, is a smaller machine, designed to help hobby stores and avid individual collectors to sort and identify desired cards in their collection. The Roca Sifter device announcement. According to an official press release, the Roca Sifter is the latest piece of automation technology designed to support card sellers. The device is about the size of a standard printer and is intended to help mitigate the workflow of sorting and identifying cards. It is designed to hold up to 400 cards at a time and can process up to 1,800 cards an hour. In essence, the Sifter is a smaller version of another TCGPlayer device: the massive inventory sorting Roca Sorter. "The Roca Sifter addresses the most time-consuming parts of sorting and pricing trading card games, at a scale, price point, and with features that are a first for the industry," said Robert Bigler, CEO of TCGplayer. "The introduction of Roca Sifter reinforces TCGplayer's commitment to supporting local hobby shops, individual sellers, and retailers who are the heart of this industry with best-in-class solutions that help them connect their inventory with the player and collector community." The press release includes the Roca Sifter's unique features. The device is built on proprietary technology that was developed in partnership with Xerox. It sports a new foil detection feature; an industry first. and can identify, sort, and price cards accordingly based on customizable criteria. The device is even compatible with most premium card sleeves. Other key features of the device include continuous running mode for uninterrupted operation and full integration with the TCGPlayer Seller Portal. At launch, the Roca Sifter will support four different popular trading card games. Those games are Hasbro's behemoth Magic: The Gathering, The Pokemon Company's Pokemon TCG, Ravensburger's Disney Lorcana, and Toei's One Piece card game. Other card game support may come in the future through software updates. The Roca Sifter will be available at an MSRP of $799 with a $25 monthly subscription (billed at $300 monthly). This subscription covers software updates alongside the replacement of any consumable parts. Shipping will begin on September 2026. Tyler Chancey | Staff Writer Ever since he was small, Tyler Chancey has had a deep, abiding love for video games and a tendency to think and overanalyze everything he enjoyed. This... More about Tyler Read article