Fun-Damental’s Gary Pyper, Stacey Pyper and Toby Kinsey show us around their new studio
We caught up with the Fun-Damental team to find out how 2021 has been so far – and learn more about some of the fresh capabilities that come with their impressive new studio space.
Catan brand expands with Catan Logic Puzzle
The Catan Logic Puzzle is a solo-player puzzle spanning five chapters, forty puzzles, and four levels of increasing difficulty.
Pokémon Go studio Niantic readies Transformers AR game, Transformers: Heavy Metal
“Transformers is the perfect franchise for AR,” said John Hanke, CEO of Niantic.
LEGO launches LEGO adidas Originals Superstar sneaker set
“As shoes represent very organic objects, made from flexible material, it was a fun challenge to translate this into the LEGO System in Play, which by nature is square and blocky,” said LEGO’s Florian Müller.
Spielwarenmesse launches ToyAcademy platform to share insights into retail, digitalisation and sustainability
“The toy industry is changing at a rapid pace, so it’s essential, especially for the retail trade, to receive insights into the current market situation all year round,” said Ernst Kick, CEO of Spielwarenmesse.
Anjar & Becker Associates joins Virtual Mojo Pitch 2021
“We’ve licensed several concepts that we discovered at Mojo and look forward to meeting with inventors and manufacturers,” said Patti and Jonathan Becker.
Product Counsel to meet inventors at Virtual Mojo Pitch 2021
“Product Counsel is looking forward to participating in the Virtual Mojo Pitch for the first time,” said Product Counsel President Robert Yusim.
LEGO, Zuru and Tesco to speak at Sustainability in Licensing Conference 2021
“We have the full support from an incredible line-up of speakers and panellists, all set to inspire, educate and connect, for the common good,” said Helena Mansell-Stopher, curator of SILC and founder of Products of Change.
Casdon joins Virtual Mojo Pitch 2021
“Casdon has been renowned for toy innovation for over 75 years and this event is key for us to continue to seek amazing ideas that inspire children to discover, learn and develop,” said Alex Reynolds, Head of R&D at Casdon.
Hasbro’s Gray Bright on fuelling creativity, driving innovation and creating legacies
We caught with Gray – Senior Director of Product Design and Development at Hasbro Gaming – to find out more about his approach to invention, innovation and legacy-building.