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Ubisoft has reconfigured its “Ubisoft Club”. That means that currently accrued points will all be expiring as of April of 2019.
Read More »All current Ubisoft Club points to expire in April under new system
Toys R Us successor Geoffrey’s Toy Box begins to appear
Toys R Us might’ve disappeared earlier this year, but it’s already well on the way back with Geoffrey’s Toy Box. Now we know where the mini-stores will be.
Read More »Toys to Life returns with a dull thud in Ubisoft’s Starlink
Maybe Toys to Life should have stayed buried as a genre. It looks like Ubisoft’s genre-revival Starlink has flopped at retail in the UK, opening at #14 on the charts.
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 cruises to a $500 million opening weekend
Black Ops 4 is a monster hit for Activision. The latest Call of Duty title has opened at retail with a $500 million weekend, complete with a few broken records.
Read More »Toys R Us rises from the dead as Geoffrey’s Toy Box, stores to reopen this year
Been missing Toys R Us? Well, it’s back. No really, it is. TRU is rising up to fill it’s own void as Geoffrey’s Toy Box thanks to a group of investors.
Read More »EA’s stock tumbles as holiday release Battlefield V gets a month’s delay
EA’s biggest launch of 2018’s holiday season just got pushed back about a month. World War II shooter Battlefield V will be hitting in November.
Read More »Toys R Us is gone, and took a part of the industry with it
This summer was the final one for Toys R Us in many parts of the world. It’s sad for nostalgic reasons, but also means changes for the toy industry.
Read More »Sailor Moon VIZ Media Dub Q&A: Interview with Amanda C. Miller
Editor’s Note: This is a companion piece to the interview with Susan Roman, who voiced Sailor Jupiter in the original English dub. You can find the published article HERE
Read More »Toys R Us possibly continuing business in Canada
Is Toys R Us staying open in the great white north? It’s a possibility as news broke this week that a huge purchase offer has rolled in from a Canadian company.
Read More »The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel Q&A: Interview with Voice Actor Edward Bosco
Aside from being a journalist Edward has a love for acting. In this interview he answers a few questions regarding the popular JRPG The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel, and what drove him to become a journalist.
Read More »As Toys R Us announces its closing, KB Toys readies its shocking return
There’s been one overarching narrative in the toy industry for the last few weeks. As Toys R Us edges ever closer to oblivion, the prevailing thought seemed to be that the “toy store” was dead. But not so fast, as KB Toys is not only alive, but planning a grand …
Read More »Toys R Us announces sale or closure of all US stores, addresses global operations
Looks like that just might be it for the world’s biggest toy retailer folks. Toys R Us has announced that all US stores will be sold off or shuttered. Needless to say, that’s not a great thing for the industry.
Read More »Looks like Toys R Us might be completely closing by next week
This is a bit of a stunner, especially for those with good memories of the store. Nevertheless, and even though it seems impossible, several news outlets are reporting that toy retailing giant Toys R Us could be completely gone as early as next week.
Read More »Gaiman’s Likely Stories To Get Graphic Treatment
Eisner Winner Takes On Neil Gaiman Eisner-award winning creator Mark Buckingham is adapting four of New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman’s prose short stories for the upcoming graphic novel anthology LIKELY STORIES, to be published as a hardcover original graphic novel by Dark Horse Book later this year. Buckingham …
Read More »Monsters Inc Joins Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts III This past weekend at D23 Expo Japan 2018, a special event for Disney fans created The Official Disney Fan Club, held in Tokyo, SQUARE ENIX and Disney thrilled fans with the announcement of a new Disney/Pixar film based world, Monsters, Inc., in KINGDOM HEARTS III. Monsters Inc …
Read More »Black Panther Gets Exclusive Comic Deal
Marvel Entertainment and comiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comic shopping & reading service, debut the next exclusive comiXology original, Black Panther: Long Live The King.
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