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'Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition' Incoming

Long-awaited Science Fiction Empire-Building Game Finally Heads to Retail

January 21, 2025

Play to Z will release Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition , an updated version of the science fiction board game, into retail.

WizKids Unveils New 'D&D: 2024 Monster Manual' Miniatures

New 'D&D Icons of the Realms' Booster Set

January 21, 2025

WizKids unveiled the D&D Icons of the Realms: Monster Manual Collection , a new miniatures booster set.

'Daredevil: Born Again' Trailer; Supergirl's Parents Cast; Gaiman Denies Allegations; Sailor Moon Musical on Tour; Stop-Motion Transformers; R.I.P. David Lynch

Showbiz Round-Up

January 21, 2025

As Hollywood gets back to normal after the Los Angeles fires, the news flow returns, and we round it up here.

Rolling for Initiative -- The FTC Pepsi Lawsuit: A Potential Shakeup for the Industry

Column by Scott Thorne

January 21, 2025

This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at a recent case filed by the Federal Trade Commission that could have a big impact on the games business.

December 2024 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels

Familiar Favorites Fill the Charts

January 20, 2025

Shoppers stuck with familiar properties in December.

PRO: December 2024 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales

Sales Drop, Best-Sellers Hit Harder

January 20, 2025

Sales were down across all three categories, compared to December 2023, with big dips at the top of the charts.

Tokyopop Adds $10,000 to Binc Matching Gifts

For Los Angeles Fire Relief

January 20, 2025

Tokyopop has added $10,000 to the matching gifts being accumulated by the Book Industry Charitable Foundation as the industry responds to the fires in Los Angeles.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist Charged with Child Pornography

Some AI-Generated

January 20, 2025

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell was charged with possession of child pornography, including some videos generated by AI.

Preview: 'Invincible Universe: Battle Beast' #1 Variant Covers

From Image Comics/Skybound

January 17, 2025

Check out the covers for Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1, by Robert Kirkman & Ryan Ottley.

Repos Production's 'For a Crown' Comes to N.A.

Through Asmodee

January 17, 2025

Asmodee is releasing For a Crown, a game about dynastic intrigue from Repos Productions.

Capstone Games Looks 'Beyond the Horizon'

Updates and Reskins 2020's 'Beyond the Sun'

January 17, 2025

Capstone Games is releasing Beyond the Horizon, an updated and reskinned version of 2020’s Beyond the Sun.

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