In an unexpected move, WizKids has decided to close it’s doors. It seems that a lot of companies that support our recreational habits are giving into the idea that the poor economy just can’t support them any longer. Alliance Game Distributors, one of WizKids exclusive distributors had this to say,
“We are disappointed by this very unexpected news,” said Daniel Hirsch, President of Alliance Game Distributors. “We have enjoyed a great relationship with WizKids, and together have brought great products and promotions to thousands of retailers in the U.S. and Canada.”
The Topps company will fulfill the rest of the promised Buy it By the Brick promotions, so don’t worry if you just recently sent in your offer for a free figure.
If you are wondering what this has to do with video games, well I was afraid you would never ask. WizKids was the brainchild behind all of the “clix” brand of board games. They created HeroClix, one of their biggest sellers and from that idea we ended up with a Halo branded version, Halo ActionClix. I am a huge fan of this series so this news is extremely unsettling. If you have any interest in this board game I recommend that you go purchase them quickly as they are about to be extinct.
I have a lot of the Mech warrior Clix figures. That’s a shame they went belly up.
Sad…Sad…News.
Buy the board games and keep them as a collectible !
@EHT – I actually have that covered already. I run a small business that sells Halo toys specifically and the Halo Actionclix was/is one of our products. Really sad news
Nice, at least you’ll be able to make some decent cash once the rarity of these collectibles go up. It really is unfortunate that they’re going to cease operations though, especially when such collectibles are getting more popular nowadays
It sucks, I always wanted them to do a Clix game with the GI Joe figures.
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