Konami Digital Entertainment has announced that first anniversary celebrations have begun for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, with celebratory in-game items available to Duelists for a limited time to mark what has been an incredible year of Dueling.

Konami has revealed that since the game’s launch, Duelists have obtained a remarkable 34.4b cards, which they’ve used to fight in no less than 2.1b  PvP Duels. The game itself has achieved more than 50m downloads worldwide.

As part of the 1st Year Anniversary Campaign, Duelists can log in to collect up to three UR tickets. Each ticket unlocks a 1st Anniversary Pack, with each pack coming with a guaranteed Royal Finish UR card. Duelists can also find these monsters in the New Step for Duelists Selection Pack, available now.

For a limited time, the 1st Anniversary Bundle brings together an array of celebratory items including a Dark Magician card featuring alternate artwork introduced in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel for the first time as well as a new Summoning scene. The bundle also features 30 Master Packs and a new celebratory Icon, Icon Frame, Duel Field, Protector, Card Case and Wallpaper. Duelists can grab the 1st Anniversary Bundle now, but it’s only available to acquire once.

There are more alternate artwork cards to be found in the 1st Anniversary Secret Packs. Available for a limited time, these packs offer the chance to gain cards with alternate artwork of Eldlich the Golden Lordand Knightmare Unicorn.

The new Sprites of Miracle Selection Pack, out now, introduces the new Spright archetype to Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, while the new Vortex of MagicStructure Deck is full to the brim with Dark Magic. It includes famous cards such as Dark Magician, Master of Chaos and Illusion of Chaos. The new Selection Packs and Structure Deck are available now in the in-game Shop, as are celebratory Gem sales for a limited time.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel features beautifully rendered Duels in 4K resolution, more than 10,000 cards to collect, an extensive single-player Solo Mode, online Duels, events and more.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is free-to-play with in-game purchases on PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android, and is available to download and play now. For more information on Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, visit: https://www.konami.com/yugioh/masterduel/

Today, the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game (TCG) is available across the globe, with products distributed in more than 80 countries and nine languages, to be enjoyed by fans of all ages, and the return of the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship has just been announced.

You can see the official trailer here: