TV Power Will Drive Sales
January 31, 2001
Hero Games, publisher of the groundbreaking Champions roleplaying system for superhero rpgs, has acquired the license to create roleplaying games based on Top Cow Productions popular Witchblade comic series.
Tsunami En Route
January 31, 2001
With Warner Brothers betting big on their Chris Columbus-directed Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone , tentatively set for November 16, 2001, merchandisers are lining up behind the movie with an enormous blitz
Wizkids Acquires Properties
February 23, 2001
After twenty years in the gaming business FASA is closing up shop. FASA is selling its BattleTech and Shadowrun properties to Wizkids L.L.C.
'Inside the World of Pop Culture Products'
February 1, 2001
ICv2.com--the first trade site for the pop culture products industry--launched today. The site features daily news, analysis, and the latest product trends in five pop culture categories: anime, games, comics, and movie/TV licensed merchandise.
Merchandise To Follow
February 6, 2001
Backed by Vince McMahon's WWF and NBC, the XFL starts its modest twelve-week season this Feb. 3. Will the new league succeed, and will it provide major merchandising opportunities for retailers?
Big O and Pilot Candidate Debut this Fall
February 6, 2001
Having just launched the science fiction anime adventure Outlaw Star , the Cartoon Network announced the acquisition of two other new anime series, The Big O and Pilot Candidate .
Raw Anthology a Surprising Seller
February 1, 2001
This $19.95 trade paperback, published in the oversize Raw Magazine format by Harper Collins, proved to be an outstanding holiday season performer, even topping the comic chart in one store in December.
The Man Who Runs Diamond Talks about the Future
February 1, 2001
Diamond EVP Chuck Parker talks about how he became COO, the health of the company and the industry, and what he sees for the future.
Diamond VP-Marketing Talks Markets and Trends for 2001
February 1, 2001
We asked Fletcher what the new trends for 2001 would be. Find out what he said.
Are Depictions of Children Illegal if no Children Are Harmed?
January 29, 2001
The Supreme Court has decided to accept a case in which the government is attempting to restore a ban on computer-generated images of minors engaged in sexual activity.
Marvel Goes Visual for December
January 29, 2001
Marvel Editor-in-chief Joe Quesada has announced that all the Marvel titles slated for December, 2001 shipping will contain neither dialogue balloons nor any kind of narrative captions.
Dreamcast Dumped
January 29, 2001
Sega announced that it is likely to end production of its Dreamcast videogame console and will not produce a next generation game platform.
