As we pass into 2017, we look back on the Top Five major events in the hobby games business.

This week, Thorne looks at three events from 2016 that he thinks will have effects into 2017 and possibly longer.

This week, King describes what it means to take personal accountability as a retailer.

Lionsgate’s TV adaptation of The Kingkiller Chronicle has announced game and comic industry veteran John Rogers as the project’s showrunner.

In another sign that female representation in games is a growing issue, WotC has been making a conscious effort to tone down the sexualized depiction of women in D&D art.

Wizards of the Coast has eliminated its Dungeons and Dragons organized play volunteer program.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2016.

The second Monster Menagerie set for WizKids’ licensed D&D Icons of the Realms line of pre-painted miniatures will release in 2017.

This week, Thorne responds to a comment on his column on rapid discounting on the Planechase Anthology .

The Pokemonification of American culture continues apace.