To Coordinate with DVD Release
March 18, 2004
Wizards of the Coast announced that it is delaying the release of its upcoming Star Wars Collectable Miniatures Game from August until September.
For Now
March 18, 2004
The meeting of the voting members of GAMA, held at this week's GAMA Trade Show for the purpose of voting a new set of bylaws, ended without the vote taking place.
Last Time at the Orleans
March 18, 2004
Las Vegas, Nevada. The GAMA Trade Show ended on a high note here today, with attendance up 15% to nearly 2000 total attendees, around 1100 of which were retailers.
Expanding Relationship
March 18, 2004
4Kids Entertainment, Inc. has announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Mattel which gives the toymaker the exclusive worldwide (outside of Asia) manufacturing and marketing rights for Shaman King .
Also, Big Eyes, Small Mouth Third Edition Coming
March 18, 2004
Guardians of Order, Inc., in association with ADV Films, will publish RPG fan guides based on Neon Genesis Evangelion .
Spider-Man 2 Opening
March 18, 2004
The major publisher sponsors of the 2004 Free Comic Book Day have been named.
Constructible Strategy Game (CSG)
March 17, 2004
Topps subsidiary WizKids announced plans for Pirates of the Spanish Main , a new game to be released in early July, at the GAMA Trade Show on Wednesday.
Zombies, Alien vs. Predator, Universal Monsters
March 17, 2004
Sota Toys and GrimmGrottoGoods have announced three series of mechanized hand puppets.
1982 Film Animated in Japan
March 17, 2004
The Rankin/Bass film The Last Unicorn , which came out on DVD this week, has an unexpected anime connection.
The New York Times Notes Trend
March 17, 2004
The New York Times has noticed that novelists are moonlighting as comic book writers.
Spidey Scribe to Script
March 17, 2004
Variety is reporting that Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise will team up again on a new version of H.G. Wells' seminal science fiction classic, The War of the Worlds .
Aimed At Preschoolers and the Early Grades
March 17, 2004
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. has announced licensing agreements with LeapFrog Enterprises and VTech Holdings, which will put Spider-Man into educational toys for both pre-schoolers and grade school students.
