'Fill the Needs'
August 12, 2002
Fred Swayne of Infinity Entertainment in Ottawa, Ontario had a reaction to WizKids EVP Martin Stever's defense of con sales of products not yet released to retailer. He's more concerned about availability of past product streams than con sales.
To Protect Brick and Mortar
August 11, 2002
WizKids has been waging a campaign against discounting by online retailers of its products.
Of Products Not Yet Released to Trade
August 10, 2002
WizKids sold its yet-to-be-released DC HeroClix at the San Diego Comic-Con, and both DC HeroClix and Mechwarrior at GenCon. In response to retailer criticism of this practice, WizKids EVP Martin Stever issued the following message to WizKids distributors.
Biggest US Game Show Draws Well in Milwaukee Swan Song
August 10, 2002
Game fans came out in force for the final Milwaukee appearance of GenCon, prompting some industry attendees to describe it as 'the biggest Thursday in the history of the show.'
All the News that Didn't Fit
August 7, 2002
We're working our way through all the news from San Diego, but we've got a bunch of bits and pieces left over that aren't going to get into print unless we group them all together here. So without further ado, here's our News and Notes from San Diego 2002...
Set for Next Summer
August 4, 2002
At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Wizkids announced that it is preparing an additional HeroClix entry, which will include characters from other comic publishers.
To Make a Higher Percentage Available in First Wave
July 13, 2002
WizKids has announced that it is delaying the release of MechWarrior: Dark Age, its Battletech-based miniatures game, to August 21.
For Book Division
July 1, 2002
Diamond has added three more small publishers to its book division: IDW, Guardians of Order, and Alternative Comics.
To Do D&D Miniatures
June 30, 2002
Wizards of the Coast has announced that it will be discontinuing support for its Chainmail miniature game.
Mage Knight: Stolen Destiny Bows in October
June 25, 2002
WizKids, the folks who invented the Collectible Miniatures Game (CMG), have collaborated with Idea & Design Works (IDW) to create a five-issue comic mini-series based on the Mage Knight universe.
