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The games in the running for this year’s Spiel de Jahres awards have been revealed.

After four years and a DKK 6 billion investment in two offshore wind farms, The LEGO Group has achieved its ambition to balance 100 per cent of its energy use with energy from renewable sources.

Spin Master has enjoyed a strong start to the year, with its Q1 2017 results showing a revenue increase of 40.8 per cent.

D&AD has unveiled its list of designers that have triumphed in the board game category of its New Blood Awards.

Stanley Weston, the man responsible for creating the concept behind G.I. Joe, has died aged 84.

Rising Star Games has adapted its cult Twin Peaks-inspired videogame Deadly Premonition into a new hidden roles board game.

The Pokémon Company International has appointed Wicked Cool Toys as the master toy partner for Pokémon, starting from July 2018.

Everything Epic has secured the rights to develop an official Rambo board game, and the project is set to land on Kickstarter in January 2018.

Mondo, a firm specialising in creating limited edition posters, toys, apparel, VHS re-issues and vinyls, has developed its first ever board game.

The first 2017 LEGO Ideas Review qualifying period has ended, with 11 projects now in contention to hit shelves.