Dahl Estate Approves
May 22, 2003
Tim Burton ( Batman, Nightmare Before Christmas ) is set to direct a new version of Roald Dahl's classic children's novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory .
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 20, 2003
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2003.
Behind Games, International
May 13, 2003
Hasbro reported improved sales and profits for the first quarter of 2003, with sales up 2% and profits of $1.1 million vs. a loss of $263 million in the same period last year.
'Things Are Only Just Beginning!'
April 28, 2003
Ryan Dancey, CEO of OrganizedPlay and former VP of Tabletop Roleplaying Games at Wizards of the Coast, has been hearing that OGL/d20 has 'failed' and offers this strong rejoinder.
Behind Big Growth in Games
April 21, 2003
Hasbro released its first quarter results on Monday, announcing earnings of $1.2 million, vs. a $246 million loss in the year ago quarter.
In July
April 14, 2003
Paizo Publishing, publishers of Dragon, Dungeon , and Star Wars Insider magazines, has made its decision and will be releasing the first issue of Undefeated in July.
Fantasy Genre, Hero Engine
March 23, 2003
Hero Games plans to release Fantasy Hero , an exploration of the fantasy genre using the Hero System, this July.
'Undefeated'
March 22, 2003
Paizo Publishing, publisher of Dragon, Dungeon , and Star Wars Insider magazines, is evaluating a new magazine, Undefeated , with an eye toward launch this summer.
Wizards of the Coast License Ending
March 11, 2003
Wizards of the Coast CEO Chuck Huebner has announced that the company will no longer produce the Pokemon trading card game after the next three releases.
Growth More Difficult
March 2, 2003
Gabriel Hagmann of DreamStrands Comics in Seattle, Washington sent us this comment on Marvel's new trade terms for comics purchased through Diamond.
