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Mojo Nation to host Playing with Brands panel at BLE 2017
Joining Mojo Nation’s Billy Langsworthy on the panel will be Heayes Design’s Richard Heayes, Triclops Studio’s Luc Hudson, Modiphius Entertainment’s Chris Birch and Big Ideas’ Simon Skelton.
Breaking Bad: The Board Game on the way from first time designers Antoine Morfan and Thomas Rofidal
The game sees players step into the shoes of either one of Albuerque’s criminal factions (Heisenberg, Pollos Hermanos or Cartel de Juarez) or join the agents of the DEA.
Steelcase and Microsoft debut new office spaces designed to foster creative thinking
“Together, Microsoft and Steelcase will help organisations thoughtfully integrate place and technology to encourage creative behaviours at work,” said Steelcase’s Sara Armbruster.
Designers behind Kingdomino, Citadels and Love Letter to create games for new subscription service, QST
“We have a revolutionary new twist to the standard monthly subscription gaming model that that we believe will take game creation to an all-new level,” said QST founder Cory Jones.
Comics publisher Oni Press debuts new board game arm, Oni Games
Oni Games will be on partnering with both new and veteran designers and established publishers to bring the characters and worlds of its original creator-owned comics to the world of games.
LEGO appoints Niels B. Christiansen as new CEO
Christiansen was most recently CEO of global industrial technology company, Danfoss.
Greenhouse Area at Toy Fair 2018 now sold out
This year, the Greenhouse Area, dedicated to helping small and start-up companies break into the industry, has been extended by 80sqm to accommodate the huge demand for the area and to support the ever-growing talent in the industry.
New series from Gogglebox creators to give toy and game designers the chance to get their product on shelves
The show sees entrepreneurs, inventors and licence holders pitch their product to an audience of potential customers and a panel of professional buyers from some of Britain’s best known retailers, with the hope of securing orders.
Global toy sales up 3% in first half of 2017, states NPD
Australia and the United Kingdom were the only two countries tracked by NPD that experienced declines.
Watch: Where Do Ideas Come From?: a short film on the nature of inspiration
Directed and edited by Andrew Norton, the short film sees creatives including filmmaker David Lynch and skater Ray Barbee share ideas about ideas.