Geek Showbiz Round-Up
February 21, 2022
A blizzard of showbiz news has blown across the land, and it's time for a round-up!
Repackaged 'Lord of the Rings' Cycle in Two Sets
March 21, 2022
Fantasy Flight Games is repackaging the Angmar Awakened cycle for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game as two expansion sets.
An ICv2 Retailer Resource
September 1, 2022
This ICv2 calendar tracks the 2023 release dates of Magic: The Gathering sets made by Wizards of the Coast.
New Hardcover Scenario Book
September 29, 2022
Free League Publishing updated details on Shire Adventures, a new hardcover scenario book for Lord of the Rings RPG.
Retail To Follow?
February 1, 2001
The Lord of the Rings movie web site ( www.LordoftheRings.net ), which launched January 12, 2001, is drawing massive traffic???forty-one million visits during its first four days.
Games Workshop Grants Exclusive on Major License
February 25, 2001
Alliance Game Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors have announced that they will jointly have the exclusive right to distribute Game Workshop's new table-top war game based on the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Ri ngs trilogy.
Decipher/WotC Rivalry Expands
March 27, 2001
Decipher Inc., the Virginia-based CCG powerhouse, announced that it has hired the former staff of Last Unicorn Games.
Plus the WotC Rumor of the Week
August 4, 2001
A solid crowd of around 25,000 was expected by the wrap-up of Gen Con -- North America's largest consumer show for games--in Milwaukee today.
Mixture of New and Old
October 20, 2001
A mixture of new and old products make up our Top 10 Cool lists for September, 2001, both in the sense of new and retro properties and creative material, and in the sense of products new to the list and those that have previously appeared.
Most Important to Retailers
December 25, 2001
ICv2 is pleased to present our top five Movie/TV Merchandise stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Retro cartoons drive sales.
