Phenomenon, Deal, Controversy of the Year
December 29, 2002
We chose organized play as the Game Phenomenon of the Year, the Wizards of the Coast divestitures as the Game Deal of the Year,...
Fueling a Doubling of Sales in 2002
December 25, 2002
WizKids monthly Organized Play events have topped 10,000 per month, with over 11,000 held in October alone, which is greater than the number of formal events run by game industry leader Wizards of the Coast.
Gets Out of Sales and Collections
December 25, 2002
Wizards Attic, which has handled sales, collection and fulfillment for dozens of RPG companies, is getting out of the sales and collection end of its business to focus on fulfillment.
'We Are Committed'
December 20, 2002
The news that Wizards of the Coast would be cutting back on non-WotC RPGs in its chain of retail stores elicited the following response from Don Williams, Public Relations Manager for Wizards of the Coast, which is the first offical statement on the topic from the company.
Except WotC Products and a Few Others
December 16, 2002
Sources close to the situation are confirming that Wizards of the Coast retail stores are beginning to eliminate most non-WotC RPGs from their inventory.
One Printing Streets in April
December 11, 2002
Games Workshop has decided to make the revival of its long out-of-print Talisman fantasy board game a Diamond/Alliance exclusive for the hobby and specialty store markets.
New Volumes Out in July
December 6, 2002
Wizards of the Coast has formally announced that it will publish revised editions of its three core D&D rulebooks in July of 2003.
From $2.25 to $269.95
November 18, 2002
Retailers reporting their top dollar products to ICv2 based on October sales listed products with retail prices varying by over a factor of 100, showing that it's not necessarily a high price (or a low one) that produces big dollar volume.
Gets Rights from WotC
November 17, 2002
White Wolf announced that its Sword & Sorcery Studios has acquired the rights to publish the Gamma World campaign setting from Wizards of the Coast.
To See Print in 03
November 5, 2002
Green Ronin Publishing has announced the signing of a purchase agreement with Wizards of the Coast for the Dragon Fist RPG, which was originally released as a download-only product in 2000.
