Behind Big Growth in Games
April 21, 2003
Hasbro released its first quarter results on Monday, announcing earnings of $1.2 million, vs. a $246 million loss in the year ago quarter.
'This Is a Biggie'
April 17, 2003
Christian Petersen, CEO of Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. saw our article on Games Workshop stopping Internet sales of its products by independent e-commerce companies and saw it as an event with potentially huge implications for the game business.
Using Intellectual Property Rights as a Tool
April 15, 2003
Games Workshop is notifying both its direct retailer accounts and distributors that it is altering its terms of sale to prohibit the use of Games Workshop intellectual property to solicit orders over the Internet.
Announces Two More Titles
April 14, 2003
Marvel's press conference today was to announce two additional Epic series, both by journalists previously unpublished as comic writers.
Settlers of Catan 'May Be Most Successful'
April 13, 2003
The New York Times did a story last week called 'The PC Generation, Back to the Board,' which described the rapid growth in the popularity of board games.
Back and Out Again
April 6, 2003
John Miller of Lost Realms Comics and Games in Boca Raton, Florida sent us his recent experience with some returned books shipped out again.
Champions and Silver Age Sentinels
April 3, 2003
Hero Games and Guardians of Order have announced plans to publish a shared-universe crossover adventure for Champions and Silver Age Sentinels .
Core Rulebook Available As Download
April 2, 2003
Atlas Games has come up with a unique marketing strategy for a mature RPG line -- the publisher is offering the public a free download of the core rulebook.
10-K Released
March 31, 2003
Hasbro released its annual report last Friday, revealing some details of its operations not previously disclosed in its announcement of year-end results. The break-out of its retail segment disclosed continued large losses of around $20 million in 2002.
Out In November
March 27, 2003
This November Games Workshop will launch the third in a series of tabletop strategy games based on New Line Cinema's epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
