NPD Group, which tracks POS data from major retailers, revealed year-end numbers for U.S. toy sales in 2016, with strong performances for games and collectibles.

Two chains trying to pivot out of the packaged media business reported holiday sales down sharply from the previous year despite increased sales in their merch categories, including tabletop games.

Sales of hobby games in the U.S. and Canada crossed $1 billion with authority in 2015, reaching $1.19 billion, according to a new estimate compiled by ICv2.

This week, King describes what it means to take personal accountability as a retailer.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2016.

With Tuesday just twelve days from Christmas there is one last major wave of home entertainment releases for 2016 led by David Ayers’ Suicide Squad.

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 talks about the potential of a Local Game Store Day.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2016.

There has been movement on several geek feature film projects recently, and we round them up here.