Former Hasbro designers Rob Ames and Luc Hudson are the straight-talking, mind-boggling founders of UK agency Triclops. Here they talk about sizzles, life in lockdown… And pitching online!

We caught up with director Pete Cartlidge to learn how old trends have new life… And why Gravity Maze still amazes…

“I encourage everyone to embrace this moment in time to show enthusiastic support for this next class of designers,” said The Toy Association’s Steve Pasierb.

In partnership with NPD, TinkerTini has created the “NPD: Inventors Edition Report” providing item and category performance data for TinkerTini’s registered inventors.

Leila Nosrati sees ideas – as they are now, and as her clients might sell them. Here she tells us the three things she looks for in every product – and why some industry secrets should never be kept…

“To create the tips of their noses, we had to bring back the LEGO Classic Space Helmet in black, which hasn’t been seen since 1987,” said LEGO designer Ollie Gregory.

“As a dynamic company with lots of experience in toy industry, we have to be in constant search for new concepts that could be suitable for our portfolio,” said Entertoyment’s Ogeday Samatli.

Gamewright’s Vice President of Product Development, Jason Schneider, tells us why he loves working with inventors and what makes for the perfect pitch.

We caught up with Tanguy Gréban, Development and Publishing Director at Repos, to find out more about the firm’s approach to art direction, and what to do when confronted with a game that has no obvious theme.

TinkerTini’s Kate Soanes looks at how a passion for Roller Derby and tabletop games paved the way for the firm’s latest innovation aimed at helping games companies better leverage the inventor community.