Including Top Five RPGs
January 4, 2017
Gamestop's house organ Game Informer has released its annual list of Top Tabletop Games for 2016.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
January 3, 2017
Over the weekend, we heard rumblings of discontent that Pheonix Comicon, a hugely popular show in the Southwest, has now required convention volunteers to go through a third-party non-profit.
As Distributor Rosters Shift and Game Companies Tackle Channel Issues
January 2, 2017
The first four months of 2016 were a period of tectonic shifts in the distribution of hobby games, the sum total of which will have a major impact on the business for years to come.
'Pokemon' Up Everywhere
January 2, 2017
Pokemon has been on a tear for several years, but the company’s product and media streams for the property’s 20th anniversary are bringing the “Gotta Catch Em All” game to even new heights.
As 'Pathfinder' Turns Around
January 2, 2017
Both of the big two roleplaying games, Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder , grew vs. the previous year.
Awareness Brings Players, Sales
December 31, 2016
The roleplaying game category is the strongest it’s been in years, based on what we hear from the trade.
Big Impacts, Now or in the Future
December 30, 2016
As we pass into 2017, we look back on the Top Five major events in the hobby games business.
Column by Scott Thorne
December 26, 2016
This week, Thorne looks at three events from 2016 that he thinks will have effects into 2017 and possibly longer.
Column by Marcus King
December 21, 2016
This week, King describes what it means to take personal accountability as a retailer.
More on Female Representation in Games
December 15, 2016
In another sign that female representation in games is a growing issue, WotC has been making a conscious effort to tone down the sexualized depiction of women in D&D art.