Lost Out on CrossGen
March 14, 2005
Former Marvel Marketing Manager and Tekno Comics staffer John Taddeo has had the terms and conditions of his initial offer accepted by the trustee of the Acclaim estate to purchase the rights to the characters of the Valiant Universe.
Based on the Popular MMORPG
March 14, 2005
Eden Studios has announced an agreement with Cryptic Studios and the Ncsoft Corporation for the design and production of the City of Heroes tabletop Role-playing Game (RPG).
From Joyride Entertainment
March 13, 2005
Joyride Entertainment, a division of the RC2 Corporation, has announced a licensing agreement with FUNimation Productions for the Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game .
Of Crowded Market
March 9, 2005
ICv2 has learned that Wizards of the Coast is discontinuing its G.I. Joe Trading Card Game .
Palazzo, Fjords, Go West & Transeuropa
March 7, 2005
Rio Grande Games has a full slate of releases scheduled for May.
'I Applaud Marvel's Efforts'
March 6, 2005
Steve Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw the news that Marvel comics will soon be available in 7-11 stores and offers his thoughts on the increased availability of Marvels.
Plans Several Titles
March 2, 2005
RC2 has formed a new division, JoyRide Entertainment, to produce and market trading card games
WotC Founder Has New Game
February 28, 2005
Wizards of the Coast founder Peter Adkison (who sold the company to Hasbro) has formed Hidden City Games, a new game company.
Chase Versions for Organized Play
February 27, 2005
The cards won't be the only collectables for the Zatch Bell! TCG that Bandai is releasing this spring; the Spell Books are also collected by kids in Japan.
Bandai Games in 2005
February 24, 2005
Bandai's game line appeals to a variety of target demographics, and it sells to those targets with distribution strategies ranging from mostly mass to hobby only.
