As was the case in 2014, the holiday season brought out hordes of shoppers who’d heard about direct-to-consumer card games such as Cards Against Humanity ,

This week’s home entertainment releases include one of this summer’s best-reviewed blockbusters, as well as the season’s most successful R-rated comedy, a new Batman animated feature that revives the 1960s Batman ethos (and cast) as well as a misleadingly titled ( Anthropoid ), but very engrossing World War II thriller.

This week, Thorne looks at some possible outcomes of the Fantasy Flight – Games Workshop split.

Czech Games Edition will release three new titles at this year’s Spiel fair in Essen, Germany.

This chart of the Top 10 Card/Dice Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2016.

A new spin-off of the hit Spiel des Jahres winner will be a Target exclusive after a debut at Gen Con.

In a bet on the growing importance of the U.S. market for tabletop games, LUDO FACT GmbH has made an acquisition that gives it a new location in North America.

The winners of the most prestigious international game awards for 2016 have been announced.

The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design has announced the winners of the 2016 Origins Awards.

Czech Games Edition will release a spin-off of its hit Codenames, titled Codenames: Pictures .