We spoke to Upper Deck Retail Organized Play Manager Andy Fletcher at the recent GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas about Upper Deck organized play for 2006.

FUNimation has announced the first sale of a new two-hour syndicated anime programming block.

Last year was a tough go for most game retailers.

Starting April 3rd the Zatch Bell anime series will begin airing Monday through Friday.

Upper Deck has begun running TV ads for its Yu-Gi-Oh!: Shadow of Infinity release on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Kids WB, and 4Kids TV.

4Kids Entertainment, Inc. has announced results for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.

In 2006 Mattel has a leg up on its chief rival thanks to licenses based on Superman Returns and Cars .

Upper Deck's major new TCG initiative for 2006 is its World of Warcraft TCG , which debuts in August.

Two struggling broadcast TV networks, the WB and UPN, have announced plans to merge to form the CW TV Network.

Urban Vision has announced that it will launch a new line of Asian live action movies next year under the AsiaVision brand.