Column by Scott Thorne
March 20, 2017
This week, Thorne shares some of his observations from GAMA Trade Show, and the trip.
'Masters of the Sun: The Zombie Chronicles'
March 17, 2017
The Black Eyed Peas have partnered with Marvel on an original graphic novel.
Lang Shares Decision Insights with ICv2
March 14, 2017
CMON announced the hiring of award-winning game designer Eric M. Lang as Director of Game Design. ICv2 spoke with Lang to learn more.
Adrian Swartout Retiring
March 14, 2017
Game industry veteran David Hoppe will join Gen Con as President and take over the top management role in May, the company announced.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #91
March 10, 2017
These charts of the Top 5 Collectible Games Over-all, Top 5 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games reflect sales in Fall 2016.
From ICv2's 'Internal Correspondence' #91
March 10, 2017
This chart of the Top 5 Roleplaying Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Fall 2016.
National Winners Get $10,000 - and So Does Their FLGS
March 9, 2017
Oomba, Inc. has announced the Unrivaled Tournament Series, a nationwide hobby game tournament which begins with competitions at FLGS and progresses to a national championship held in Las Vegas.
Retailers Now in Charge
March 9, 2017
Privateer Press is making another modification to its on-going promotional efforts for Warmachine and Hordes , bringing to an end its long-running Press Gang program.
In Collectible Games
March 8, 2017
One of the oldest collectible games and the newest were the big movers in the category in the September to December Fall season, according to reports from retailers, distributors, and publishers we interviewed. The Pokemon TCG was on fire for its full 20th Anniversary year, and finished strong.
Sales Estimates for February Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 6, 2017
These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2017.