This week, Scott Thorne discusses GAMA, the Game Manufacturers Association, and the reasons for its big growth last year.

2018 gets off to a good start on the home entertainment front this week with the release of the most successful horror film of 2017, Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s It , plus Tom Cruise in American Made , Jackie Chan in The Foreigner , and an all new feature-length animated film featuring the Scooby-Doo gang teaming up with Batman.

Marvel is kicking off a new ongoing series centered on soldier of fortune Domino.

Until Sunday Sony’s action comedy Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was already the fourth highest-grossing film that never reached number one, but that distinction ended when the faux board game-inspired sequel took the box office crown in its third weekend.

The first week of 2018 brings some geek movie updates.

Studio Ponoc has unveiled the opening scenes from Studio Ghibli alum Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s new animated feature film.

Players are in for a tactile thrill in the new push-your-luck Lovecraftian-inspired dice game Tower of Madness.

Niche comics publisher Bedside Press has recently been picked up for full distribution by Diamond in the U.S. and ICv2 spoke with owner Hope Nicholson to learn more.

Stone Blade Entertainment has announced the new deck building game Shards of Infinity, co-designed by Ascension designer Justin Gary.

Upper Deck is offering purchasers of Vs. System 2PCG: The Predator Battles set replacement cards for two misprints.

Mike Mignola’s iconic comic book property Hellboy will be featured in a new board game from Mantic Games.

Last fall we visited the Roseville, Minnesota headquarters of game giant Asmodee North America.