In 'Hobby Outlook Magazine'
July 14, 2003
Hot on the heels of an outstanding performance at Origins (six Origins Awards including 'Game of the Year'), WizKids, LLC, has been named 'Hobby Company Of The Year.'
'Remains' Due Out From IDW In The Spring of '04
July 14, 2003
Steve Niles, the maestro of modern horror comics, will team with artist Kieron Dwyer to create a modern zombie saga entitled Remains.
'Winning Friends and influencing people'
July 14, 2003
Tim Avers, freelance writer and formerly of White Wolf and Gameboard Distribution, saw our coverage of Gameboard's early release of D&D 3.5 and wrote this shot across the bow for another venue, reprinted here with permission.
First Fleer Card Series Out In Q4
July 13, 2003
Fleer Trading Cards has acquired the rights to create trading cards based on Hasbro's Transformers brand.
TV Showings On The Sci-Fi Channel In August
July 13, 2003
Henshin Online has discovered that Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to the two most recent entries in the long running series of Godzilla films.
Hardcover Available In July
July 13, 2003
White Wolf's new Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft the Roleplaying Game is due to arrive at retail simultaneously with the Dungeons & Dragons Edition 3.5 rulebooks.
Based On The 'Code XIII' Series
July 13, 2003
Adam West and David Duchovny will provide the vocal talent for the highly anticipated videogame, XIII , which is due out this fall from Ubi Soft Entertainment.
'So Sad'
July 14, 2003
Daniel Moon of Arcane Computers in Fremont, Illinois saw our coverage of the early release of D&D 3.5 and our earlier coverage on early release of the Star Wars CCG, and had this to say.
Three Weeks Before Final Film Debuts
July 13, 2003
Warner Home Video has announced that The Matrix Reloaded DVD (and VHS) will premier on October 14, some three weeks before the opening of the final film in the futuristic science fiction series, The Matrix Revolutions .
But DVD Sales & Rentals Are Up 61%
July 13, 2003
In spite of a strong set of May releases including X2 , The Matrix Reloaded , and Finding Nemo , Hollywood's box office revenues were down some 4.6% during the first half of 2003.
Barring Sales Of Some Video Games To Minors
July 13, 2003
Video Business reports that a federal judge has granted an injunction against a law that would fine retailers $500 for selling or renting videogames that depict violence against law enforcement officers to anyone under 17 years old.
League Respectable, Not Extraordinary
July 13, 2003
Johnny Depp enjoyed his biggest opening ever as Pirates of the Caribbean took the weekend box office with an estimated gross of $46.4 million and a smashing five-day total of $70.4 million.
