The robust sales patterns that have characterized the Spider-Man-influenced summer of 2002 continued to make their mark on ICv2's Top Ten List for July. Even more than usual, big ticket items tended to dominate the lists this month.

Wizards of the Coast has released the logo and the first description of Onslaught , the next expansion for Magic: The Gathering . Onslaught is slated to go on sale in October, and the cards will be available in a number of different formats.

Yu-Gi-Oh is a hot topic with retailers because they can see that this CCG could be a top seller in the hobby if only enough product were available. Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics contrasts M:TG with Pokemon and has some advice for Upper Deck if they want to make Yu-Gi-Oh a perennial seller.

Wizards of the Coast announced today that the company will take its franchise collectible card game, Magic The Gathering online. WOTC is hoping that Magic can cast its spell online, and will be able to compete with popular online games like Everquest , which have become huge cash cows --but some retailers are worried about the effect the online game will have on in-store sales.

A spokesperson for Wizards of the Coast has confirmed to ICv2 that the company has laid off 50 employees today at its headquarters in Renton, Washington.

A flurry of posts to at least two Magic: the Gathering Websites has raised the question of whether the sequence of rare cards in boxes of Magic the Gathering: Odyssey Booster Packs is truly random.

Wizards of the Coast revealed the MagicCon schedule for 2026, a series of events for Magic: The Gathering, at the MagicCon: Las Vegas Preview Panel.

GAMA and the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design revealed the winners of the Origins Awards 2025 at Origins Game Fair.

Amidst a sea of familiar titles, there are a few novelties in the Top 20s, including a Marvel Premier Edition that knocks the Turtles out of first place, a new manga by the creator of #DRCL Midnight Children, and two new BL manhwa.

After two months of level year over year sales, the top 20 saw a sharp decline in April.