Wizards of the Coast announced today that the company had reached an agreement to sell GenCon , North America's largest game fair, to Peter Adkison, founder and former president of WOTC.

The GAMA Trade Show, the gathering of the RPG, CCG, miniature game, and board game industries, recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, with a record number of exhibitors and stable attendance vs. 2001.

Precedence Entertainment President Paul Brown III issued a statement describing the company's plans for winding up its affairs.

White Wolf announced that Mike Tinney took over as President and CEO as of January 2002, replacing Steve Wieck, who served as President for the last ten years.

Initial March comic orders from US pop culture retailers were up 7% over March 2001, powered by strong performances from Marvel and Dark Horse.

January is a transition month in the pop culture products business, with the first week or two typically showing strong post-Christmas sales, followed by slowing traffic as the winter doldrums set in. But there was a lot of activity in pop culture stores this January, with especially strong releases in the comic category.

Diamond Select showed off a growing collection of licensed products and cool Japanese imports at its showroom at the New York Toy Fair this year.

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Vertigo has announced that all of its periodicals will bear new trade dress, beginning with books shipping in May. DC VP Executive Editor-Vertigo Karen Berger explained why.

On March 26 Docurama will release a 77-minute documentary on McFarlane-- Todd McFarlane: The Devil You Know...