Before Buffy Ships
December 10, 2001
Score has announced that it is going back to press on its Buffy CCG (due out December 14) and on DBZ Cell Saga , which has been selling well since its recent shipment.
He Doesn't Like It
December 9, 2001
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics Comics and Games in Whippany, New Jersey, took issue with the way Marvel is pricing its upcoming hardcover books.
Response to B&N Fight for Better Discounts
December 9, 2001
We heard from Rick Edwards of Socko! In Stow, Ohio, in response to our story on Barnes and Noble lobbying publishers for the same deals that book publishers are giving to new, non-core outlets.
From Mongoose Publishing
December 7, 2001
Mongoose Publishing has announced that it will be releasing roleplaying products based on characters and creations from the Judge Dredd comic property, using the d20 rules system.
Playtest Laboratory
December 7, 2001
Mage Knight maker WizKids has opened a retail store with an extensive play area in Redmond, Washington. The store is in a strip mall location formerly occupied by Games and Gizmo.
Then Will Be Out for a Month
December 5, 2001
WizKids EVP Martin Stever told us today that orders on Mage Knight Dungeons have come in about 75% higher than expected and that initial orders will have to be allocated.
Manga, Anime, and Soundtracks
December 4, 2001
Tokyopop plans to launch more than 450 new products in 2002 and the company has licensed eight important new properties.
Newsweek and Trades Agree
December 3, 2001
The early word from those who have seen The Fellowship of the Ring, the 3-hour first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is very positive.
Planned for Late 2002 Launch
November 27, 2001
ICv2 spoke today with Douglas Freese and Nick Ingeneri, the design team developing Trog , a new hybrid card game.
Sans Middle Earth
November 27, 2001
Major assets of long-time RPG producer Iron Crown Enterprise (ICE, to its friends) have been purchased out of bankruptcy and the company is going to be revived.
