Wizards of the Coast has announced that combined sales on its three core rulebooks for Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition have exceeded 1 million copies since August 2000, and that sales are continuing to increase.

Here are ICv2's Top Five Game Stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Mage Knight establishes a new category...

WizKids EVP Martin Stever told us today that orders on Mage Knight Dungeons have come in about 75% higher than expected and that initial orders will have to be allocated.

WizKids has announced that two sets of accessories will be among its releases for February 2002.

An episode of 'City Confidential' that aired on the Arts and Entertainment Network on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 featured an hour-long story on the murder of Lieth Von Stein in Washington, North Carolina in 1988 by his stepson and two accomplices, implicitly connecting the murder to Dungeons and Dragons numerous times throughout the piece.

This December Viz will publish the first English edition of Kazushi Hagiwara's Bastard!!, while Image Comics will debut a prime example of American 'manga,' Bastard Samurai .

Wizards of the Coast property Forgotten Realms has been licensed to Fireworks Television, a division of CanWest Entertainment. Fireworks will develop a live action television series based on the game setting and novels.

A few weeks back, we let you know that Wizards of the Coast was cracking down on abusers of the Open Gaming License for its d20 game system, and promised a follow-up after we'd had a chance to talk to some more members of the industry.

Hasbro has announced that it will be consolidating Wizards of the Coast, formerly a semi-independent division, into its games division.

WizKids, the creators of Mage Knight , the pioneering 'collectible miniatures game,' announced an agreement with Marvel that will result in the creation of a Marvel CMG that will bow in the summer of 2002.