Wizards of the Coast updated its Magic: The Gathering Banned and Restricted Lists today by banning cards from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, which had just been officially released on May 15, 2020.

This week, Scott Thorne passes on a suggestion for Wizards of the Coast on handling prerelease weekend for Magic: The Gathering, shares news on weekend sales, and offers thoughts on private equity and retailer bankruptcies.

Diamond and Alliance have launched "Back the Comeback," a marketing campaign to rally support and consumer business for comic and game stores as they reopen, restart, and rebuild.

WizKids will release an Icons of the Realms Miniatures set tied to the next Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook, Mythic Odysseys of Theros, in August .

This week, Scott Thorne shares a letter on coping with the coronavirus era from Mary Alice Wilson of Dark Star Books in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Wizards of the Coast revealed the product range for its Magic: The Gathering - Core Set 2021 , and the Magic Arena Starter Kit , all due out July 3.

This week, Scott Thorne looks at Konami’s organized play announcement and shares a thoughtful piece by Chad Boudreau of ComicReaders in Regina, Saskatchewan about the future of games and organized play in their store.

An early indication of changes in behavior that favor geek culture during the coronavirus crisis came today during the Hasbro conference call.

Wizards of the Coast is delaying another Magic: The Gathering release due to manufacturing difficulties related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Wizards of the Coast has warned that half of its intended quantities of Magic: The Gathering - Commander 2020 have been delayed and will not be available at release.