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Battle Spirits & Keroro Quest at the 2009 Tokyo Toy Show!
Check out the highlights of the Tokyo Toy Show Card Games! The International Tokyo Toy Show was held on 16 - 19 July 2009 in the West Exhibition Hall at Tokyo Big Sight. An event to announce the latest product releases to markets where the public was also given the opportunity to see these new products and learn to actively play in new card games.
Click here to view photos of the Battle Spirits and Keroro Quest booths!
WoW Minis Deluxe Edition Starter - Missing Loot Card
December 10th, 2008 - Upperdeck Entertainment has announced on their website of a collation error with the Loot Card in their new World of Warcraft Miniature Games Deluxe Edition Starter. Those who did not receive a Loot Card in their deluxe starter are asked to follow instructions on their website to receive a replacement.
Click here for more information.
The World's Hottest Stars coming to a store near you in 2009!
PopCardz is the new generation of trading cards, featuring 40 of the world's hottest stars to mark the first-ever edition of collectable A-list celebrity trading cards. These unique cards not only provide an opportunity for fans to express their support for their favourite stars, they also directly benefit the philanthropic efforts associated with each personality, with a percentage of proceeds being donated to their charity of choice.
PopCardz will be available in January 2009.
In the meantime, visit the website for more information: www.popcardz.com
Bella Sara feature in The New York Times
New York Times (November 12th, 2008) - He has already introduced America to a boy-oriented trading card game (Magic: The Gathering) and one with unisex appeal (Pokémon). Now, Peter D. Adkison is hoping to find new success with a line of collectible cards aimed at girls.
This time the product may be a tougher sell because girls in the desired age group - 6 to 12 - have never driven a trading card craze.
Click here for full story.
Topps Shuts Down WizKids
ICV2.COM (November 11th, 2008) - The Topps Company is announcing today that it is closing down WizKids, its core hobby gaming business, and temporarily discontinuing the WizKids product lines. Topps CEO Scott Silverstein commented, "This was an extremely difficult decision. But in light of the current economic conditions, we feel it is necessary to align our gaming initiatives more closely with Topps current sports and entertainment offerings which are already being developed within our New York office." WizKids is based in Seattle, Washington.
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Clone Wars' Scores Highest Ratings Ever!
ICV2.COM (October 7th, 2008) - Last Friday night Lucasfilm Animation's Star Wars: The Clone Wars scored the highest ratings ever for the premiere of a new series on Cartoon Network. The show, which debuted with back-to-back episodes, was the #1 program among all the major kid networks across all the kid and tween demographics.
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NUMBERJACKS DVDs are coming to Australia!
August 13th, 2008 - We are very excited to announce that Numberjacks DVDs will be coming to Australia; the first DVD releasing in November.
The DVDs will be available from the following retailers:
BIG W, KMART, Target, JB Hi-Fi, Sanity, Virgin (Myer), Dymocks, Borders and David Jones.
'Resin Quality' PVC Figures from Yamato
ICV2.COM (June 30th, 2008) - Yamato USA is about to unveil its Fantasy Figure Gallery, a lineup of high quality PVC statues based on classic fantasy paintings by Luis Royo, Boris Vallejo, Dorian Clevenger and Julie Bell. The figure line is the result of Yamato's constant quest to increase the quality of PVC figures and to overcome the medium's tendency to shrink, deform and lose detail. Yamato has used its new manufacturing processes along with revolutionary new painting techniques to produce what the company calls "resin-quality PVC figures."
Yamato's Fantasy Figure Gallery features a number of interesting East/West collaborations including Luis Royo's Medusa sculpted by Shungo Yazawa, Dorian Clevenger's Akira fashioned by Plant-jzero Moekichi, and Boris Vallejo's Monica's Axe sculpted by Heavy Gauge's Tobe.
Gen Con - Australia's First!
June 13th, 2008 - Gen Con™ is many things to many people. Gen Con™ is a trade show, a social gathering, and place to learn about the latest releases. It s a place to learn new games systems, and even to partake in fierce competitions and tournaments. Mostly though, Gen Con™ is about having FUN! And now it's finally coming to Australia!!... [More]
Wind Them Up... Watch Them Dance!!
May 14th, 2008 - Check out these new Wind-Ups from California Creations - Halloween Noggin Bops!!
Click here to watch them dance!
'The Clone Wars' Rolls In
ICV2.COM (April 29th, 2008) - Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Clone Wars property, launching in theaters in August followed by a TV roll-out in October, is entering the marketplace with a strong show of force over a six month period beginning in July.
Things kick off on July 26th, when product featuring The Clone Wars images will hit the market. The theatrical release of the The Clone Wars CGI animated feature is on August 15th. The television show hits Cartoon Network in October. The DVD of the feature film will be released in stores in December.
Upper Deck Announces 'Call of Duty' Real-Time Card Game
ICV2.COM (April 20th, 2008) - Upper Deck has announced that it will launch Call of Duty, a new two-player "real-time card game" based on Activision's successful videogame series. The World War II card game will play very rapidly, in around ten minutes, with the two players able to simultaneously fire, take cover, and move around the battlefield.
Call of Duty will be packaged in eight different Squad Decks, each from a different army: American British, Canadian, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Russian. Each 60-card Squad Deck will include eight soldier cards and two mission cards, as well as a double-sided game mat and rules sheet. Players can also customize their squads by adding cards from different decks.
Chaotic TCG - Al Kahn Interview on ABC News
March 31st, 2008 - The interview with 4Kids CEO Al Kahn on ABC News about Chaotic Trading Card Game... [More]
Hidden City Finds Trumbo
ICV2.COM (February 5th, 2008) - Hidden City Games has hired Phil Trumbo, the uber-designer who's been the creative director and art director behind over 100 videogames, including Spider-Man, Lord of the Rings, and The Sims, as Art Director, Intereactive Entertainment. In that role, he'll be responsible for the look and feel of Bella Sara Online, the online component of the successful TCG. Trumbo won an Emmy early in his career for "Graphics and Title Design" on the brilliantly designed PeeWee's Playhouse.
The Bella Sara site, according to the announcement, now has over 1.6 million registered users, a quick jump from the 1.2 million users reported just a few months back.
Trumbo joins Josh Howard, recently hired as SVP of Bella Sara Online, in beefing up the Web side of Hidden City's business after its successful fundraise.
For more information, visit the official Bella Sara website: www.bellasara.com
Yu-Gi-Oh!
January, 2008 - It's a new year, which means brand new shows and new trading card game releases!
A guide on what to expect for Yu-Gi-Oh! in 2008... [More]
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