The assets of ACD Distribution, the second largest U.S. distributor of games to game and hobby stores, have been sold to Bob Maher.

Bob Maher, a former professional Magic: The Gathering player, has purchased the assets of ACD Distribution.

The quarterly ICv2 market report on game sales in the ICv2 Guide to Games #49 reported that retailers are heading into the holidays in an optimistic mood.

Wizards of the Coast will host its Magic: The Gathering World Championships December 6th through 9th at the Javits Center in New York City , during New York Anime Festival.

Wizards of the Coast is making a concentrated effort to reach out to more casual gamers for Magic: The Gathering.

WotC has announced that its May 2008 release for Magic, codenamed 'Jelly,' will be known as Shadowmoor .

WotC plans to make the launch of Lorwyn the biggest set release event in the history of Magic .

In Part 3, we talk about Wizards' policies on Internet sales, and how it enforces them.

In Part 2, we talk about why pre-release events are held outside of stores, and what impact those events might be having on sales made in brick and mortar stores.

Steven Olsen of A Little Shop of Comics in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, who kicked off our discussion of CCG pre-release events responds to Dave Salisbury of Fan Boy Three with some numbers, and says, 'numbers don't lie.'