The general malaise that has afflicted the American economy has had only “limited impact” on the games business.

Around 11% of respondents to a Zogby International survey said that they’d be comfortable reading a book online, using an ebook reader, or on a pda.

Mark Craddock of Comic Book World, Inc in Kentucky and Ohio, saw retailer Derek Garrison’s comments about deep discounting of Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition product and says he has been pushing pre-paid orders with his customers.

Dan Barnett of Walt's Cards in Baltimore, Maryland saw retailer Stephen Armstrong’s comments about deep discounting of Dungeons and Dragons product and observes that not only is there still discounting of Magic: The Gathering product, the new rarity scheme is unnecessary.

Stephen Armstrong of Mad City Comics in Moncton, New Brunswick saw retailer Derek Garrison’s comments about deep discounting of Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition products and says Wizards of the Coast should establish a Magic discounting policy for 4E .

Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition has already gone back to press more than a week before its scheduled street date.

With a release as widely anticipated as the 4th Edition of Dungeons and Dragons , anything that gets out early is bound to attract attention.

Paizo Publishing has announced that Monte Cook has joined the Pathfinder Role-Playing Game team as a Rules Consultant.

The five finalists in each category of the Origins Awards were chosen by retailers attending the GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas last week.

It was hard to get a solid read on either the hobby game industry or the future of the show at the GAMA Trade Show this week.