For Direct Hobby Accounts
October 2, 2007
Upper Deck is offering its direct accounts a World of Warcraft incentive program to stimulate consumer purchases.
WizKids Exclusive Didn't Prevent Early Release
October 3, 2007
John Coviello of Little Shop of Magic in Las Vegas , Nevada, saw the news about broken street dates and notes that WizKids' exclusivity with Diamond/Alliance didn't help prevent the early release of product.
First Release From Mind Storm Labs
October 2, 2007
Mind Storm Labs is launching its first game, Alpha Omega RPG, in early November.
By Jim Butcher
October 2, 2007
Jim Butcher's Dresden Files novels will be adapted into comic form by Dabel Brothers Productions.
By 'Steamboy' Team
October 2, 2007
Bandai Visual will release SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next , based on Katsuhiro Otomo's SOS! Big Tokyo Metro Explorers manga, on December 11th.
World Cosplay Summit Preliminary
October 2, 2007
New York Anime Festival will partner with World Cosplay Summit to stage the Official USA Preliminary Round for the event, held annually in Japan.
From Bella Sara
October 2, 2007
Hidden City Games has created launch kits to support its new Ancient Lights set for Bella Sara , due for release this month.
Movie Based on Novel, Manga
October 2, 2007
Fox Atomic has assigned J.T. Petty to write and direct a film based on the Japanese novel Goth.
Five Year Deal
October 2, 2007
4Kids will begin programming Saturday mornings on the CW in the fall of 2008, ending the Kids WB! as a programming block.
With Kevin Dillon
October 2, 2007
Entourage 's Kevin Dillon will play the lead in National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas , a spoof of 300.
Hopes DC Broadens Advertising
October 2, 2007
Calum Johnston of Strange Adventures Comic Bookshop in Halifax , Nova Scotia, saw the news about Steve Rotterdam being named Sales & Marketing SVP and hopes to see DC advertising in more categories.
Over 27,000
October 1, 2007
Gen Con attendance hit a new high in its 40th anniversary year show in Indianapolis in August; 27,000 unique (91,000 turnstile) attendees thronged the show, according to convention organizers.
