FUNimation has announced the first sale of a new two-hour syndicated anime programming block.

Last year was a tough go for most game retailers.

Upper Deck has begun running TV ads for its Yu-Gi-Oh!: Shadow of Infinity release on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Kids WB, and 4Kids TV.

The third anniversary issue of Viz Media's Shonen Jump manga anthology is a 392-page behemoth.

Bob Cosner of Bob's Baseball Cards, Comics & Games in Des Moines, Iowa saw the comments by Pat Fuge of Gnome Games and the ICv2 interview with Cory Jones of Upper Deck and agrees with Fuge that the sale of tournament packs at Wal-Mart is not what Jones said Upper Deck would do.

Pat Fuge of Gnome Games in Green Bay, Wisconsin saw the ICv2 interview with Upper Deck's Cory Jones and feels that recent actions by the company contradict statements made in the interview.

Mattel Inc., the biggest toymaker in the U.S., posted disappointing earnings for the third quarter.

FUNimation Productions has announced the launching of the FUNimation Channel, a 24-hour digital network

The decline in sales of games appears to have leveled off, though the level at which sales have plateaued is lower than it was a year ago.

At Wizard World Chicago, Marvel launched a powerful counterattack against archrival DC Comics by announcing a number of exclusive signings.