Here are the Pick Hits for Collectible Games for Summer 2017.

The hobby games business marked an astounding eighth consecutive year of growth in 2016, with the hobby channel growing around 10%, according to retailers, distributors, and publishers interviewed by ICv2 as sources for this report.

One of the oldest collectible games and the newest were the big movers in the category in the September to December Fall season, according to reports from retailers, distributors, and publishers we interviewed. The Pokemon TCG was on fire for its full 20th Anniversary year, and finished strong.

Cubicle 7 has announced two new products for its Adventures in Middle-earth RPG.

Hasbro blew away expectations with its Q4 and Full Year 2016 reports.

Green Ronin Publishing will publish an RPG sourcebook based on the transmedia shared world of The Lost Citadel .

This week, Thorne shares observations on the Magic: The Gathering--Aether Revolt pre-release and takes a look at the recent letter from Wizards of the Coast CEO Chris Cocks.

Rob Placer of Family Fun Hobbies talks about what stores should be asking themselves regarding the sales of Magic: The Gathering .

This week, Thorne offers three predictions for the games business in 2017.

Over the weekend, we heard rumblings of discontent that Pheonix Comicon, a hugely popular show in the Southwest, has now required convention volunteers to go through a third-party non-profit.