Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All, a new book from Rubik’s Cube inventor Erno Rubik, set to launch in September
Cubed sees Rubik detail his journey to creating the iconic Cube, as well as covering the art of creativity, playfulness and invention.
Rubik’s Brand Vice President Chrisi Trussell on Tom Kremer, The Cube and retiring after 42 years
Since starting with the embryonic Seven Towns, Chrisi Trussell has worked at the heart of toys and games for 42 years. As she retires, we ask the Rubik’s Brand Vice President about Tom Kremer discovering The Rubik’s Cube… And why it’s enjoying such a massive revival today.
Strong sales for Jenga, Twister and Mouse Trap help Hasbro Gaming revenue grow 11% in Q2 2020
“The global Hasbro team is executing our playbook amidst a dynamic and challenging environment,” said Brian Goldner, Hasbro’s chairman and chief executive officer.
USAopoly’s Tony Serebriany on virtual pitches, loving London – and three things inventors should keep in mind…
We speak with Tony Serebriany about virtual pitches, loving London – and three things all inventors should keep in mind…
Designer Ross Atkin on his third Kickstarter project, the downside of licensing, and the one thing you MUST do to crowdfund
Kickstarter designer Ross Atkin on where crowdfunders go wrong, the skills you don’t learn at university… And robots. Lots of robots!
Dice Toy Labs debuts two new games in Amit Ghadge’s Indus 2500 BCE and Franz Dias’ Seas the Day
“With the rise in demand for board games, and our Prime Minister’s vision for a self-reliant India, our focus is publishing games made by Indian designers,” said Phalgun Polepalli, co-founder of Dice Toy Labs.
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.