The Kickstarter campaign for the game closed with over $9m pledged, making it the fourth biggest tabletop games project in Kickstarter history.

The Play Creators Festival will take place at London’s Twickenham Stadium from September 5th to 7th, with events including conferences, awards and pitching sessions.

Lauren and Brian tell us about their route into IR – and what they’re currently looking for from inventors.

Josh Finkle tells us about his route into toy invention – and we discuss what keeps IDEO at the top of its game.

Each Chilleez character boasts a rear pocket to store Netflix viewing essentials, like snacks.

Toy giant has also renewed its Star Wars partnership with Lucasfilm.

“Wordle will have an exciting future with the help of a team of talented engineers, designers, editors and more, furthering the user experience,” said Jonathan Knight, general manager for The New York Times Games.

“We are incredibly proud to welcome back the Disney Princess and Frozen lines to Mattel,” said Richard Dickson, President and Chief Operating Officer at Mattel.

Stephanie Pottick explains how an early career in toys helped shape her approach to helping inventors.

Players race around the neighbourhood using ramps and shortcuts to find parts to make a communication device to contact E.T.’s home planet