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Starkington Podcast: Interview with Matt Markoff
by Bill Stark | posted at 2010-02-15 02:02:00
tagged: MTG, Magic, Podcast, Magic the Gathering, Upper Deck, TCG, Bill Stark, Banning, WOW, World of Warcraft, UDE, Upper Deck Entertainment, Matt Markoff, Starkington Podcast
Matt Markoff is arguably the best World of Warcraft TCG player in the entire world. He has numerous Top 8s and titles, and has won a hefty six figures playing the game. Recently Matt was suspended from competitive play by Upper Deck Entertainment for forum posts he made about the company and its staff members. We got in touch with Matt about an interview to hear his side of the story, what exactly happened, and what lies in the future for him, with TCGs in general, WoW, and possibly Magic. Click the player to hear what he had to say.
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Bill Stark is the founder and editor-in-chief of TheStarkingtonPost.com. He began playing Magic in 1995 after being introduced to the game by his brother. Since then he has competed at all levels of play including the JSS, Grand Prix, Nationals, and Pro Tour. In addition to his career as a pro, Bill began writing about the game early on for TheDojo.com, the first website dedicated to Magic. Since then he has written and edited for nearly every major Magic website on the web. In 2007 he began work as an official coverage reporter for Wizards of the Coast, flying to Grand Prixs, Nationals, and World Championships to record the events happening at each. He was also hired for six months as an R&D intern at Wizards where he worked on the redesign for DailyMTG.com as well as helping to develop multiple Magic sets. After leaving Wizards, he started TheStarkingtonPost.com to utilize his many contacts in the industry to provide a better information solution for fans of TCGs, gaming, and Magic: The Gathering.