Disney executives, surrounded by a phalanx of imperial Stormtroopers, announced the launch of the Disney Digital Network.

Fantasy Flight Games will release the Rise of the Empire expansion for its popular asymmetrical combat game Star Wars: Rebellion.

The tactical Star Wars adventure game Imperial Assault will receive four new expansions from Fantasy Flight Games in the third quarter.

For the sixth consecutive month, sales of comics and graphic novels to comic stores declined compared to the previous year in numbers released by Diamond Comic Distributors.

As the North American box office awaited next weekend’s arrival of the summer season and its highly anticipated first “event” movie, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 , there was a bit churn at the box office during a weak frame that saw the top 12 films earn 30% less than they did on the same weekend last year.

Walt Disney Studios released a list of new and updated movie dates for Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and other studios.

This week, Thorne looks at principles of influence and how they apply to selling games.

There aren’t a lot of home entertainment releases this week, but there are some choice ones including La La Land , the fifth Underworld action horror film, the first seasons of the gritty TNT series Animal Kingdom and anime One-Punch Man .

FFG is offering the Spirit of Rebellion preview event kits for its Star Wars: Destiny collectible dice game to all retailers who wish to run events for the release of the Spirit of Rebellion set.

FFG announced the next release for its popular Star Wars: Destiny collectible dice and card game at Star Wars Celebration in Orlando.