This week, Scott Thorne talks Adventures in the Forgotten Realms prereleases and Universes Beyond.

Despite the many challenges of doing business during a global pandemic, hobby game sales in the U.S. and Canada grew 21% to $2.035 billion in 2020, up from $1.675 billion in 2019.

Wizards of the Coast announced that they have banned a card from the upcoming D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set on MTG Arena in the Standard 2022 format.

The Commander Rules Committee (RC) updated their banned list for Magic: The Gathering's Commander/EDH format.

Game design and development is by Hobby Japan, with Shota Yasooka, a Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame pro player, as the lead designer.

TCGplayer unveiled their June data for sealed product price changes and sales, revealing trends that have developed in the TCG collectibles market over the course of that month.

Pokemon TCG was back on top, with the Sword & Shield – Chilling Reign Booster Box seeing the most aftermarket sales.

These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.

Wizards of the Coast revealed that they are anticipating some shortfalls in the availability of Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Set Boosters and Draft Boosters during the set's release window.

This week, columnist Scott Thorne explains the value he sees in distributor magazines, and shares his thoughts on Mike Webb’s move from Alliance to Paizo.