Despite Early Release by EB
June 3, 2004
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King DVD appears to be selling even better than its two predecessors.
Decipher 'Heads Up'
June 6, 2004
Decipher has announced that inventory on the Reflections expansion for its Lord of the Rings TCG is getting low,...
For Breaking Street Date on ROTK DVD
May 20, 2004
Warner Home Video has cut off Electronics Boutique because the videogame retailer began selling the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King DVD ten days before the street date.
For Constructible Strategy Game
May 20, 2004
WizKids has acquired a license to produce a Lord of the Rings 'Constructible Strategy Game' (CSG), which will launch in October.
Wake Up!
May 10, 2004
Robert Scott of Comickaze in San Diego, California saw our recent coverage of Hellboy , Punisher , and Free Comic Book Day, and feels that comics just need more marketing support to be a lot more successful.
New/Old CCG Launches October 6, 2004
May 2, 2004
Decipher has announced the title, story themes, launch schedule, and creative contributors for its new collectible card game based on the mechanics for its Star Wars CCG.
Kits Available Through Distributors
April 13, 2004
Decipher is planning to use a second series of five 'book' cards featuring characters created for its Lord of the Rings collectible card game by the Weta Workshop in a special retail promotion.
Plus LOTR, dot Hack, MegaMan, More
March 23, 2004
Decipher plans to launch two new CCGs in the next 12 months, both based on proprietary properties.
Except RPGs
March 21, 2004
The new ICv2 Retailers Guide to Games #4 reports that the 2003 game market grew in three of four categories over the previous year, with CCGs, miniature games, and board and family games all up, and RPGs down.
Plus War of the Ring and Fireborn Due This Summer
March 21, 2004
Fantasy Flight Games will be releasing Doom: The Board Game , based on the soon-to-be released Doom 3 computer game, in October.
