ICv2: The Business of Geek Culture: Games

Tabletop Game Sales Boomed in Chains, Online in 2020

NPD Releases Annual Pre-Toy Fair Report

January 27, 2021

Tabletop game sales boomed in accounts tracked by NPD Group in 2020 according to its annual report on the toy category, usually released in advance of New York Toy Fair.

Essen Game Fair: The Show Must Go On

October 2021 Show on Schedule

January 27, 2021

"We have decided we want to hold a SPIEL convention," organizer Friedhelm Merz Verlag said of the annual Essen Game Fair, due to be held October 14-17, 2021.

SFG Announces 'Animal Adventures' Minis

To Support 'Secrets of Gullet Cove' Launch

January 26, 2021

Steamforged Games will release four boxed sets of Animal Adventures minis to support the release of Animal Adventures: Secrets of Gullet Cove.

TCG Market Analysis: Digging Into December Trends for Sales of Sealed Product

'Flesh and Blood TCG' on the Move, 'Magic' Still Tops, 'Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh! Strong, More

January 26, 2021

There's a relatively new game in town, and its sealed product is creeping up the charts: Flesh and Blood TCG turned in some phenomenal sales numbers for December.

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Announce a New 'Classic Dragonlance' Series

Duo Establishes a New Multi-year Licensing Deal with Wizards of the Coast for Three Novels to be Published by Del Rey

January 26, 2021

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman announced that they will be penning three new Classic Dragonlance novels after reaching a multi-year licensing deal with Wizards of the Coast.