Strong sales for Jenga, Twister and Mouse Trap help Hasbro Gaming revenue grow 11% in Q2 2020
“The global Hasbro team is executing our playbook amidst a dynamic and challenging environment,” said Brian Goldner, Hasbro’s chairman and chief executive officer.
Dice Toy Labs debuts two new games in Amit Ghadge’s Indus 2500 BCE and Franz Dias’ Seas the Day
“With the rise in demand for board games, and our Prime Minister’s vision for a self-reliant India, our focus is publishing games made by Indian designers,” said Phalgun Polepalli, co-founder of Dice Toy Labs.
TOMY, Spin Master and Gibsons to discuss ‘The Perfect Pitch’ at Play Creators Conference
The session will go out in a special daily Mojo Nation newsletter during the first week of September.
Brand Licensing Europe 2020 goes virtual as part of four-week Festival of Brands event
“We have had great feedback from June’s Licensing Week Virtual, so we know that there is huge potential and appetite for industry connection during this challenging time when meeting face-to-face is difficult,” said Informa’s Anna Knight.
Daniela and Christian Stöhr’s Pictures wins Spiel des Jahres 2020
The game, which sees players try to re-create images using a mish-mash of objects, saw off competition from Reiner Knizia’s My City and Nova Luna from Uwe Rosenberg and Corné van Moorsel.
Lee Allentuck to discuss the future of gaming with The Last Gameboard’s Shail Mehta, KID Group’s Dan Klitsner and Restoration Games’ Rob Daviau at Play Creators Conference
The ‘Tabletop 2.0’ session will see panellists discuss how they envision board game design finally crossing the physical-digital divide to create enhanced gameplay and new experiences.
Industry execs to share how their flops paved the way to greater things in ‘Failure is the Key to Success’ session at Play Creators Conference
The session will welcome Master Toy Advisors’ Leila Nosrati, Jazwares’ Jeremy Padawer, The Toy Coach’s Azhelle Wade and The Fantastic Factory’s David Snow.
‘Inside Trapped’ panel unpicks a new kind of escape room game at Play Creators Conference
The session will delve into the design process behind Golden Bear’s new Trapped series of innovative games that turn any room into an Escape Room.
Unnecessary Inventions’ Matty Benedetto brings Jigsaw Puzzle Coffee Table to Kickstarter
The Jigsaw Puzzle Coffee Table is ‘the first and only coffee table that can’t actually be used until you solve the jigsaw puzzle surface’.
Delve into ‘The Art of Villainous’ with Ravensburger at Play Creators Conference
The session will see Ravensburger’s Shane Hartley and Jake Breish discuss the art direction behind the firm’s smash-hit game series.