For $1.7 Billion
May 2, 2005
Japanese toy giant Bandai Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy videogame maker Namco in a deal worth about 175.3 billion yen (about $1.7 billion) in cash and stock.
Surprise #1 Debut
May 1, 2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was the surprise winner of this weekend's box office derby with an estimated total of $21.7 million.
Based on Joss Whedon Movie
April 28, 2005
Margaret Weis Productions Ltd. has reached an agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to produce role-playing game products based on the Universal Pictures feature film Serenity , written and directed by Joss Whedon.
Via Website
April 21, 2005
Hasbro has announced that it will launch a direct to consumer e-commerce Website in May.
Boxed Set Out in the Fall
April 18, 2005
Palisades Toys has announced a boxed set of two-inch, non-articulated Invader Zim figures.
Trading Card Games' Sales Decline
April 18, 2005
Hasbro, the nation's #2 toymaker, posted a net loss of $3.7 million for the first quarter of 2005.
18 and Up
April 17, 2005
NECA has confirmed to ICv2 that the company will produce a board game based on the hit Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller film, Sin City ,...
And Napoleon Dynamite
April 17, 2005
McFarlane Toys has been named the master toy partner for Wallace & Gromit -- The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
For Screenplay and Magazine
April 12, 2005
Titan Publishing Group has announced the acquisition of a license for publications based on Joss Whedon's upcoming film Serenity.
Column by Steven Bates
April 12, 2005
This week, Bates looks at the recent acquisition of an auction house and retail operation by Diamond owner Steve Geppi, and finds lessons for retailers.
