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LEGO teams up with IKEA to encourage more play in the home
“We wish to deal with the challenge that some parents might have with the wonderful mess that play creates,” said LEGO.
Global value of counterfeit goods could reach $2.8tn by 2022, warns INTA
“Counterfeiters are becoming so adept at producing and selling counterfeit goods that it is frequently difficult for shoppers to distinguish real versus fake,” said Tish Berard, INTA president.
Board Game Club to showcase FReNeTiC, the new game from the creators of Accentuate, at this month’s event
The night will also star some hits from this year’s UK Games Expo, including High Society, Riff Raff and Sakura.
Sussex students pitch Shaun the Sheep toy concepts to Aardman
Second-year product design students were tasked by Aardman to produce a toy to be considered for the upcoming Shaun the Sheep 2 movie as part of a collaboration set up by Mojo Nation.
LEGO’s Gaute Munch and Erik Hansen up for European Inventor Award for LEGO Mindstorms
“The Danish team’s invention furthers an understanding of technology from an early age and could inspire the next generation of IT talent in Europe,” said EPO president Benoît Battistelli.
Fortnite set to drop into toys and games
IMG Licensing is now talking to potential product partners for the mammoth video game property.
Sago Mini debuts Pillow Playsets
The pillows unfold, transforming a child’s surroundings into a play kitchen, a dollhouse or a doctor’s office.
Kosmos’ Drop It shines as Board Game Club hits Soho’s Century Club
New game proved the star of the show in the first Board Game Club to be held at Soho’s Century Club.
Paladone brings biodegradable plastic to gift space
Firm’s new line of licensed egg cups uses BDP (naturally decomposing plastic).
A quarter of all kids products sold in the US in Q4 2017 featured a licence, states NPD
Kids aged three to five represented the largest age group for licensed sales based on units sold, with Paw Patrol the leading brand.