Preview Retailer-Exclusive Promo Cards
June 26, 2015
Looney Labs announced changes to its Launch Kit program and improvements to its Store Locator. As part of the program, it is offering free Launch Kits for upcoming games that include exclusive retailer promo cards.
Store Closings to Continue
June 25, 2015
Barnes & Noble reported a full year profit for the first time in years, and revealed how many stores it plans to close in the next year.
'Spiel des Jahres' Nominee
June 25, 2015
IDW Games and Pandasaurus Games announced they have acquired the rights to publish an English language version of Steffen Benndorf’s The Game , which was nominated for the prestigious Spiel des Jahres award this year.
Dynamite Announces Art Book, Comics and Graphic Novels Planned
June 25, 2015
Dynamite Entertainment has announced an agreement with Surge Licensing Inc. and Homieshop. LLC to produce publications based on David Gonzales’ Homies property, beginning with a hardcover art book. Dynamite also plans comics and graphic novels.
Stronghold Games' '504'
June 25, 2015
Stronghold Games has announced the new game 504 from award-winning designer Friedemann Friese ( Power Grid , Copycat ). The game is the second title in Stronghold’s new “Great Designer Series:”
As Category Grows in Bookstores
June 25, 2015
Barnes & Noble, the nation’s largest book chain, has quietly increased the space it devotes to graphic novels in its stores nationwide.
Martin Wallace and Eagle-Gryphon Games
June 24, 2015
Game designer Martin Wallace got into an online dispute this week with Eagle-Gryphon Games over publishing rights for the board game Brass.
Column by Marcus King
June 24, 2015
King looks at his top selling non-collectible games of the year, and discusses concerns about the current state of hobby game distribution from a retailers perspective.
From Titan Comics
June 24, 2015
Titan Comics has secured a license to publish a new Assassin’s Creed comic book based on the popular Ubisoft video game franchise.
Column by Steve Bennett
June 24, 2015
This week Bennett tackles the reactions to the Miles Morales as Spider-Man announcement.
