Lucy Salisbury heads up Funko’s licensing team for EMEA, managing the firm’s portfolio of more than 1000 active licences and over 10,000 characters.

“We have the ability to hop on science projects quickly here at Crazy Aaron’s, and we’re looking at this effort to create an FDA-approved hand sanitiser formula as the ultimate science project,” said founder Aaron Muderick.

Brand Designs is a new series of interviews with execs from the licensing industry on a range of subjects relating to the world of toy and game design.

“It’s a decision not taken lightly and is in the best interests of all concerned as well as being in line with all the professional and official advice available,” read a statement from the show’s organisers.

With the Kickstarter campaign underway for Underdog Games’ Trekking the World, we caught with CEO Hasan Hasmani to learn more about the origins of the firm.

With a past career as an escapologist and illusionist, Jim McCafferty now makes the world a happier place by creating magical toys and games… And terrific entertainment.

‘We consider that a postponement at this stage maximises the chances to both protect the health and well-being of all our attendees and hold a successful show in 2020,’ read a statement from the organisers.

Teaming up with futurist and visionary Zai Ortiz, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell brings us the cutting-edge murder-mystery game, St. Noire. We caught up with the two – well, geniuses – to find out more.

Starting next year, Happy Meals will come with a soft toy, a book, or a paper-based toy.

Firm is partnering with Alliance Game Distributors and ACD Distribution in the US, and Universal Games Distribution in Canada, with other international markets currently under review.