To Ship in Waves
April 27, 2003
Orders for ShadowRun: Duels are coming in at nearly twice the expected levels,...
For Miniatures
April 22, 2003
Ultra Pro is releasing a carrying case for WizKids miniatures on May 16 that will allow gamers to safely transport their valuable miniatures in foam-padded safety.
'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.
Big Promotions Draw Retailers to Vegas
March 18, 2003
The GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas has opened huge this week, with retailer attendance variously estimated as from 50-100% larger than the 2002 turnout. Bill Murray, Assistant to the President of GAMA, told us, 'We've easily broken all previous attendance records.'
CCGs, Miniature Games, Specialty Boardgames, RPGs
March 17, 2003
In a print exclusive for its publication the ICv2 Retailers Guide To Games , released this week at the GAMA trade show, ICv2 has analyzed the market size of the major game categories sold in pop culture stores in the U.S.
Mage Knight In Development
February 26, 2003
Dean Devlin ( Independence Day , Eight Legged Freaks ) plans to turn WizKids' MechWarrior property into a live action feature film.
G.I. Joe, Transformers, Beyblade, & Zoids
February 23, 2003
Hasbro's 2003 lineup of boys toys is a return to the classic brands that have made the Pawtucket-based toy conglomerate a leader in the boys category.
Creepy Freaks
February 16, 2003
WizKids has announced a new game for kids, played with painted plastic figures on clicky bases, featuring gross-out contests as the basis of competition.
Shadowrun: Duels
February 16, 2003
WizKids has announced a game using action figures as play pieces based on the FASA Shadowrun property, Shadowrun: Duels.
'They Don't Care'
February 10, 2003
Mark Amoroso of Blackthorn Game Center in Dickson, Tennessee saw our coverage of Marvel Masterworks being published by Barnes & Noble and retailer Sara Gray's comments on it, and had this to say.
