Sales in Hasbro’s game category were up 13% in its third quarter, with increases in Magic: The Gathering , Duel Masters, Pie Face, Simon , and Bop-It driving the growth.

Ending a year of speculation, Hasbro has announced that it will host HasCon, its own fan convention, September 8-10, 2017.

Dan Barnett of Walt's Cards in Baltimore, Maryland comments on Rob Salkowitz's recent column regarding California's new autograph law.

Kickstarter collections of a popular webcomic with gamer overtones are producing huge numbers, with plans for an eventual trade release of three volumes.

We talk about current Pokemon trends, the state of the anime business, and some tools and advice for geek culture retailers in the manga business.

Wizards of the Coast, convinced that streaming play of its tabletop games helps grow their player base, is expanding in two new directions.

This week, Thorne talks about the potential of a Local Game Store Day.

Bushiroad has announced its Bushiroad Championship Series for 2017, renaming the Bushiroad World Championship from previous years, as well as changing the tournament format and structure.

This week, Thorne responds to a comment on his column on rapid discounting on the Planechase Anthology .

Patrick Brower of Challengers Comics shares his experience with three things he's done right, three things he's done wrong, and what else he's learned along the way.