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SAZ Game Designers Association launches Netherlands chapter
“This was the logical consequence after the number of members in the Netherlands had developed positively in recent years,” said SAZ Manager Hans-Peter Stoll.
Moose Toys expands Magic Mixies line with Magic Lamp and Pixlings launches
The Magic Mixies Magic Lamp won the Moose Toys team the Toy Designer of the Year award at last month’s Play Creators Awards.
Exploding Kittens enters pre-school sector with Kitten Games range
“When we played the standard games for my daughter’s age group, she would get distracted, she wasn’t learning anything, and I was getting bored,” said Exploding Kittens’ CEO Elan Lee.
Funko Games brings The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to the tabletop
The ferocious Sawyer family is played by one player, with all other players stepping into the shoes of unfortunate travellers doing everything they can to survive.
Exploding Kittens launches challenge-based party game, Without Fail
“As we’ve been seeing more games get noticed on social media, we knew we wanted to make a game that was as fun to watch as it is to play,” said Carol Mertz, Senior Game Designer at Exploding Kittens.
Big Potato looks to inspire the next generation of game designers with its Big Inventor Challenge
The Big Inventor Challenge gives UK students aged 11 to 18 the chance to create, design and present their game to the inventor relations team at Big Potato.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles gets the Fugglers treatment
Each Fuggler in the TMNT range comes in pizza box-inspired packaging.
Hasbro brings back Furby
“For the brand’s 25th anniversary, we wanted to ignite the same excitement for this new generation by harnessing Furby’s power of nostalgia – while giving Gen Alpha everything they crave,” said Kristin McKay, VP & General Manager of Fashion & Preschool at Hasbro.
IDEO Play Lab Founder Brendan Boyle joins Fuse
“I look forward to bringing my passion for design-thinking, play and working closely with such a talented team to supercharge our success even further,” said Boyle.
Exploding Kittens reimagines Dobble as Anarchy Pancakes
“Anarchy Pancakes is pure, portable mayhem,” said Elan Lee, Co-creator and CEO of Exploding Kittens.