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We asked figures in the toy and game design community for their thoughts on Tru Kids Brands, and the potential return of Toys R Us.

Last week saw the launch of Mojo Nation’s inaugural Play Creators Festival, a three-day event encompassing the Toy and Game Design Conference, the Mojo Pitch and the Student Conference.

A recent study by the Press Association has revealed that the number of teenagers being entered for creative arts subjects at GCSE in England has dropped significantly in the past five years.

We headed to the Business Design Centre in London to see what this year’s crop of design rising stars had been creating.

We asked several key figures in the world of design for their thoughts on the issue, and whether this gender ratio reflected their own experiences in toy design.

As Toys R Us UK enters administration; we asked figures from the toy and game design community for their thoughts on what went wrong for the retail giant.

Game-changer or an overpriced gimmick? We asked the toy and game design community for their thoughts on the new Nintendo Labo.

We asked figures from the toy and game design community whether they thought a deal could actually materialise, and if so, would be a good thing for designers.

We headed to the Business Design Centre in London to see what this year’s crop of design rising stars had been creating.

Since Kickstarter launched on April 28th, 2009, 13 million people have backed a project on the crowdfunding site, with over 127,000 projects successfully funded.