New funding for the firm behind Beasts of Balance and When In Rome will support R&D, customer acquisition and new product development.

“I’m looking forward to tapping in to the creativity and innovation feed that Mojo Nation has created at the Mojo Pitch,” said WowWee’s CTO, Davin Surfer.

With a portfolio spanning kitschy family-friendly games, crunchy Euros, jazzy puzzlers and wargames, we spoke with Braincrack Games founder Lewis Shaw about the elements that unite the firm’s output.

“I’m excited to share the innovations we’ve made in storytelling and personalisation – it owes as much to product design as traditional narrative.” said Cadji-Newby.

“We wish to deal with the challenge that some parents might have with the wonderful mess that play creates,” said LEGO.

“Counterfeiters are becoming so adept at producing and selling counterfeit goods that it is frequently difficult for shoppers to distinguish real versus fake,” said Tish Berard, INTA president.

Last week we unveiled Collabsco’s Connected Play Landscape. This week, Valerie Vacante, founder of Collabsco, discusses key take-aways from the research.

The night will also star some hits from this year’s UK Games Expo, including High Society, Riff Raff and Sakura.

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Mojo Nation founder Billy Langsworthy looks at where toy and board game design sits within wider conversations around the UK’s creative industries.