Includes Rare Card & Sneak Preview of 'Gin Tama'
December 6, 2005
The third anniversary issue of Viz Media's Shonen Jump manga anthology is a 392-page behemoth.
Out in May
November 21, 2005
Upper Deck Entertainment has announced that it is planning a May release for Pirates of the Caribbean , the second trading card game (TCG) featuring its new Quickstrike gaming system.
New Upper Deck Game Engine
November 20, 2005
Upper Deck's new Avatar TCG , due for release in January, will introduce the company's new Quickstrike game engine, making the Avatar TCG release compatible with all future releases using the new engine.
With Subway
November 13, 2005
4Kids Entertainment has launched a Yu-Gi-Oh! promotion in 20,000 Subway restaurants in the U.S. and Canada.
Now Due Out in Summer of '06
October 25, 2005
Upper Deck Entertainment is providing a first look at the art from its new World of Warcraft TCG.
'Very Nice'
October 19, 2005
Bob Cosner of Bob's Baseball Cards, Comics & Games in Des Moines, Iowa saw the comments by Pat Fuge of Gnome Games and the ICv2 interview with Cory Jones of Upper Deck and agrees with Fuge that the sale of tournament packs at Wal-Mart is not what Jones said Upper Deck would do.
'Disregards the Hobby Market'
October 17, 2005
Pat Fuge of Gnome Games in Green Bay, Wisconsin saw the ICv2 interview with Upper Deck's Cory Jones and feels that recent actions by the company contradict statements made in the interview.
In January 'Shonen Jump'
October 18, 2005
The Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon card comes stateside as a special premium with the January issue of Shonen Jump .
'Elemental Energy' and 'Warriors Triumph'
October 9, 2005
Upper Deck is planning a November release for Elemental Energy, the next expansion for the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.
Retailer Exclusives and the Challenging Future
October 6, 2005
In Part 2 of this interview with Upper Deck's Cory Jones, we talked about retailer exclusives, the competitive landscape, and the challenging future of the category.
