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.
Column by Steven Bates
February 22, 2005
This week Bates talks about the closing of a comic store.
Toys Launching the in Fall of 2005
February 22, 2005
Mattel has landed the master toy license for the Cartoon Network's J-Pop saturated cartoon series Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi .
Yu-Gi-Oh!, Marvel, DC & More
February 22, 2005
Upper Deck Entertainment has a full roster of releases planned for 2005.
Anime Starts on ABC in April
February 21, 2005
Hasbro has announced its new B-Daman Game , which does for the ancient game of marbles what Beyblade did for spinning tops.
Manga in May
February 17, 2005
Viz, LLC will publish novelizations as well as a hardcover art book based on the popular Full Metal Alchemist property.
With Conquest of Empire 2, Sid Meier's Pirates & More
February 17, 2005
Eagle Games has an ambitious schedule for 2005 with nine new releases, the majority of which are boardgames.
