September
26 The Cavalier meets the Dark Knight!

Who says fanboys don't like sports? At the beginning of this year, Upper Deck Entertainment announced its Rewards Program to get card collectors up close and personal with their favorite athletes. Fans bid for these once-in-a-lifetime meetings (and other sports memorabilia) by using points accumulated from purchasing Upper Deck baseball, football, basketball and hockey trading cards. Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett, Derek Jeter, Ken Griffrey Jr. and Tiger Woods are just some of the Upper Deck spokesmen up for auction in these Ultimate Sports Experience meetings. The last Ultimate Sports Experience brought LeBron James to the Upper Deck headquarters to ball with the lucky winner. Aside from throwing down some nasty slams, LeBron also had his own ultimate experience as he got up close and personal with Batman.

Does this mean Vs. System card collectors get to the chance to meet their favorite superheroes too? We'll just have to wait and see what Upper Deck has in store.

Speaking of the Vs. card game, Konami Digital Entertainment announced last month that they will take the Marvel Trading Game digital. In a joint agreement with Marvel Enterprises and Upper Deck, Konami has exclusive worldwide rights to make a game for current and future consoles and handhelds. Konami has past experience in porting card games to video games with the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise. With TCG players being consulted early in the development, expect a game that satisfies both the hardcore and casual players.