According to Mastercard SpendingPulse
December 29, 2024
Retail sales excluding automotive grew 3.8% for the holiday period, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.
Carried Games
December 29, 2024
Party City, which has carried games as part of its merchandise selection, has announced that it will close all of its 700 stores by the end of February.
December 22, 2024
December 29, 2024
We surveyed a Go! Toys & Games store at the West Towne Mall, a large regional mall in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 22, just before the Christmas holiday.
In 2025
December 27, 2024
Phalanx Games will release Purple Haze, a Vietnam War board game by Bernard Grybowski, to trade in early 2025.
In January
December 27, 2024
WizKids will release Marvel HeroClix: Demo Day Kit, a bundle of recently released products with giveaways to support an in-store Demo Day.
Coming from Iconiq
December 27, 2024
Iconiq Studios will release StokerVerse, a new card game set in the world of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Designed by Scott Almes
December 26, 2024
Matagot has teased a few details of The Peak Team, a new game from designer Scott Almes, for release in 2025.
CFO Joins Funko Board
December 26, 2024
Collectors Holdings CFO Jason Harinstein has been appointed to the board of directors of Funko.
For Tariffs
December 26, 2024
The Toy Association has hired a lobbying firm with close ties to the incoming Trump administration to advise and lobby on tariff issues.
Expansion, Fire Teams, Accessories
December 25, 2024
Mantic Games will release an expansion, two fire teams, and accessories for Halo: Flashpoint in its second wave of products for the line.
Showbiz Round-up
December 23, 2024
There’s no slowdown in Hollywood news as we approach the holiday break, and we round it up here.
The D20 Card Game with Boss Battles Returns!
December 23, 2024
AEG licensee Kingswood Games brings D20 fantasy inspired card game back to hobby stores amidst rising TTRPG popularity.
