An ICv2 Release.  ICv2 has announced the release of the fifth issue of its ICv2 Retailers Guide to Games.  Alliance Game Distributors, Diamond, and Koen Book Distributors are all distributing this resource to their accounts.  The Guide is free to retailers.  Contents include a first half market report and predictions for the second half of the year (see 'Soft First Half for Games'). 

The issue also includes coverage of the channel conflict (on price and other variables) that plagues hobby/game stores.  An interview with a skilled retailer explains how he teaches employees to sell effectively.  And we rank the top game properties in CCGs, miniature games, board and family games, and RPGs, along with the upcoming fall releases. 

The Guide is available free to all retailers (send an e-mail to Dviau@ICv2.com) and to others for $10 plus postage and handling via the ICv2 online store (click here).