TOMY, Spin Master and Gibsons to discuss ‘The Perfect Pitch’ at Play Creators Conference
The session will go out in a special daily Mojo Nation newsletter during the first week of September.
Brand Licensing Europe 2020 goes virtual as part of four-week Festival of Brands event
“We have had great feedback from June’s Licensing Week Virtual, so we know that there is huge potential and appetite for industry connection during this challenging time when meeting face-to-face is difficult,” said Informa’s Anna Knight.
Daniela and Christian Stöhr’s Pictures wins Spiel des Jahres 2020
The game, which sees players try to re-create images using a mish-mash of objects, saw off competition from Reiner Knizia’s My City and Nova Luna from Uwe Rosenberg and Corné van Moorsel.
Lee Allentuck to discuss the future of gaming with The Last Gameboard’s Shail Mehta, KID Group’s Dan Klitsner and Restoration Games’ Rob Daviau at Play Creators Conference
The ‘Tabletop 2.0’ session will see panellists discuss how they envision board game design finally crossing the physical-digital divide to create enhanced gameplay and new experiences.
Industry execs to share how their flops paved the way to greater things in ‘Failure is the Key to Success’ session at Play Creators Conference
The session will welcome Master Toy Advisors’ Leila Nosrati, Jazwares’ Jeremy Padawer, The Toy Coach’s Azhelle Wade and The Fantastic Factory’s David Snow.
‘Inside Trapped’ panel unpicks a new kind of escape room game at Play Creators Conference
The session will delve into the design process behind Golden Bear’s new Trapped series of innovative games that turn any room into an Escape Room.
Toyi Co-founder and Designer Elif Atmaca on supporting free play, staying creative and building a community.
Elif Atmaca, co-founder of Toyi, discusses a nomadic childhood, free-play kits and why creating unique toys is vital to kids.
Industry stalwart Tim Walsh on breaking the rules, changing the game and pitching the fun…
Tim Walsh, co-founder of Roo Games, on breaking rules, changing directions… And the no-no’s of pitching.
Unnecessary Inventions’ Matty Benedetto brings Jigsaw Puzzle Coffee Table to Kickstarter
The Jigsaw Puzzle Coffee Table is ‘the first and only coffee table that can’t actually be used until you solve the jigsaw puzzle surface’.
Will Amazon’s new Counterfeit Crimes Unit benefit toy inventors?
Wynne-Jones IP’s Victor Caddy unpicks news of a new initiative from Amazon designers to tackle counterfeit products.