Column by Scott Thorne
April 27, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne looks at the impact of the coronavirus on in-store play, a key element of the game store business model.
2020 Championship Series Canceled
March 31, 2020
The Pokemon Company has canceled the 2020 Pokemon Championship Series and all other organized play.
New Features, Benchmarks Announced
March 30, 2020
TCGPlayer CEO Chedy Hampson revealed a number of volume benchmarks and a series of service enhancements at the company’s annual Sellers Gathering at GAMA Expo in Reno.
Column by Scott Thorne
March 29, 2020
This week, Scott Thorne talks about the situation for retailers in week 2 of the Covid-19 lockdown, and offers an obituary for small press game publisher Bill Levy.
Column by Milton Griepp
March 24, 2020
The announcement Monday that distribution of new comics to comic stores was being suspended and that one of the largest hobby game distributors was shutting down hit me hard.
And Helping their Comic Book and Gaming Customers
March 19, 2020
Ralph DiBernardo of Jetpack Comics shares how they're taking care of their comic book and gaming customers in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #97
March 9, 2020
These charts of the Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games, Top 3 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 5 Collectible Games Over-all reflect sales in Fall 2019.
Up at Least 5% in Tough Year for Publishers
March 9, 2020
The hobby games channel continued its unprecedented growth in 2019, up at least 5% from 2018, behind double digit growth in collectible games and RPGs and solid years in other categories.
From Asmodee Group
March 9, 2020
Gamegenic, one of the studios that is a part of Asmodee Group, announced the release of its Essential Line of TCG accessories for March 11 through March 13.
As Coronavirus Cuts Projections for Year
March 6, 2020
Funko is doubling down on its new games division for 2020, but is projecting a very tough first half with coronavirus delays contributing to lower sales expectations.
