Studios Change Release Dates
February 17, 2001
Two films of special interest to specialty store retailers have had their release dates changed.
First Day Overview
March 5, 2001
The year 2000 was hardly a banner year in the American toy industry; the two giants that dominate the American toy market, Mattel and Hasbro, each suffered setbacks.
Videogames Up, Toys Down
February 17, 2001
The licensing fees for the rights to the Matrix are in the $8-$10 million range, rivaling the sums Electronic Arts paid to acquire the rights to produce videogames for The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter , two of this year's most highly anticipated fantasy films.
DBZ Still #1
January 31, 2001
Just a week after it debuted on the Cartoon Network, the anime Outlaw Star reached #54 on the Lycos chart of computer searches for the week ending January 20, 2001.
Retail To Follow?
February 1, 2001
The Lord of the Rings movie web site ( www.LordoftheRings.net ), which launched January 12, 2001, is drawing massive traffic???forty-one million visits during its first four days.
Trend Analysis and Fall-Holidays Top Brands Charts
April 7, 2024
ICv2's analysis of 2023 TCG sale trends, along with Fall-Holidays top brands charts.
And Split the Rest into Two Companies
April 22, 2024
Asmodee Group and Dark Horse Comics parent Embracer Group has announced plans to spin off Asmodee into a separate publicly traded company, and split the remaining assets into two companies.
Column by Scott Thorne
April 29, 2024
This week, columnist Scott Thorne looks at the Asmodee spinoff and the new, higher prices for Dungeons & Dragons on Amazon.
TCGplayer Top 25 Sealed TCG Products Chart Analysis for April 2024
May 7, 2024
Magic: The Gathering remained strong in April 2024, and the Silver Age of TCGs is upon us. How long will it last?
Also Preview Other Mechanics from the Set
May 23, 2024
Magic: The Gathering designers have rebranded the "tribal" card type and previewed other mechanics from Modern Horizons 3.