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Looks like Portugal is making Cosmo Blazer after seeing the evidence.
Upper Deck Entertainment then responded by issuing a lawsuit against Konami Digital Entertainment for USD$75,001,000,<ref>[http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-nvdce/case_no-2:2008cv01737/case_id-63327/ dockets.justia.com]: Upper Deck Company v. Konami Marketing, Inc. et al</ref> citing loss of earnings and breach of contract, as Konami Digital Entertainment cut ties between itself and [[Upper Deck Entertainment]] more than a year prior to to the legal conclusion of their contract. On December 27, 2008, Konami was denied the temporary selling and shipping ban that would prevent Upper Deck from marketing, selling, distributing and providing game support for the TCG.<ref>[http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/ude/en/articles.aspx?aid=5072 entertainment.upperdeck.com] Upper Deck Wins Major Victory in Support of Worldwide ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Players</ref> The reason Konami was successfull in terminating the agreement with Upper Deck Entertainment was because Konami accused and proved in court that Upper Deck was producing fake cards - some employees had taken some printing plates to a different printer.
The TCG is printed in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, and was printed in Portuguese prior to [[Cybernetic Revolution]], but will make a return when Cosmo Blazer is released. All TCG cards are tournament-legal in any country where the game is played. Cards from the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game|Official Card Game]] (OCG), however, are not tournament-legal, even if a player attempting to use one has a translation on-hand, or the card has an officially-released TCG counterpart.<ref>[http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/sjc/2010_FAQ/SJC-Nash_FAQ.html yugioh-card.com] Shonen Jump Championship Event FAQ</ref><ref>[http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/2010/regionalsfaq_2010.html yugioh-card.com] North America Regional Qualifier FAQ</ref> In contrast, TCG cards, with the exception of [[TCG Only|TCG exclusives]], are tournament-legal in the OCG. Cards in the TCG are occasionally [[List of modified cards|modified]] from the OCG artwork due to religious references, blood, sexual content or other reasons pertaining to [[wikipedia:taboo|taboo]].
Tournaments are held each year that give out prizes which are usually rare cards or exclusive game mats. Players first start out in the Regionals and advance their way to the Championships. [[Shonen Jump]] used to host their own tournament known as the [[Shonen Jump Championship]]. There are tournaments in the OCG as well as the TCG.
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