Sam Unsicker, partner at BMT, sheds light on what it takes to be a designer with the group, and how – in such a trend-driven industry – the firm has remained on top of its game for over 30 years.

“Our third annual Play Creators Festival promises to be the biggest and best yet, with more opportunities for designers to pitch, network and enjoy deserved recognition than ever before,” said Billy Langsworthy, co-founder of Mojo Nation.

We caught up with Goodman to learn more about what caught his eye with Fugglers, and learn the one thing he looks for when considering representing a concept.

“Winning this public vote and this incredible prize feels amazing,” said Hazel Reynolds, founder of Gamely Games.

“Our design teams are excited to ideate on how we can grow the brand and bring new creative executions to market,” said Spin Master’s Arlene Biran.

Founding a U.K. game-distribution company with only two titles may seem both oddly unassuming and beautifully bold… In 2004, though, Roger Martin did just that!

‘This will be the first event of its kind in India where a game designer can work with a company like ours to publish one of their games,” said DICE Toy Labs director Phalgun Polepalli.

We caught up with Kenny Kiernan to learn more about how he got started in the toy and games space, and what he does to fuel his creativity.

“We are delighted to support the Design Champions category again this year,” said Andrew Kingham, Managing Director, Global Product for The Marketing Store.

Aconyte’s full slate also includes publishing debuts for KeyForge, Arkham Horror and Legend of the Five Rings.