Toy Industry Association rebrands as The Toy Association
The US trade body for toys has rebranded as The Toy Association.
Game design workshop-in-a-box smashes Kickstarter goal
The White Box, a kit that claims to include ‘everything you need to start creating the game in your head’, has passed its crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter.
PhD student adds physicality to Virtual Reality with electric muscle stimulation
Computer science PhD student Pedro Lopes had added a layer of physicality to Virtual Reality thanks to his research involving electric muscle stimulation (EMS).
Hasbro to launch games subscription service
The Hasbro Gaming Crate will be available to US residents only and will ship three new games to subscribers at a cost of $49.99 per crate.
Dungeons & Dragons-inspired Wet Hot American Summer game hits Kickstarter
The first ever licensed Wet Hot American Summer game has landed on Kickstarter.
Jazwings VP Karen Kilpatrick on helping designers’ toy concepts take flight
Back at the 2015 New York Comic-Con, Jazwares unveiled Jazwings, a new arm of the company dedicated to helping toy creators develop their concept into a product or brand.
Sphero’s BB-8 reacts to viewings of Rogue One thanks to app update
Sphero’s BB-8 toy will beep along to viewings of Star Wars: Rogue One thanks to a new app update by the firm.
Cartamundi eyes artists as inspiration for future iCard lines with residency opportunity
Cartamundi has teamed with Gluon to offer artists a two-month residency at its HQ to develop a piece that uses and challenges its iCard technology.
Exploding Kittens co-creator Elan Lee on Kickstarter, “failing fast” and the differences between digital and physical gaming
In 2015, Elan Lee saw 219,382 backers pledge over $8m on Kickstarter to make his card game, Exploding Kittens, a reality.
UK version of The Toy Box, a Dragons’ Den-style show for toy designers, in the works
Electus International has signed a deal to launch a UK version of Mattel Creation’s The Toy Box.