Spin Master acquires Gund
Marks Spin Master’s 20th acquisition since the company was founded.
Gender agenda?: A look at why toy and game design is a male-dominated space
We asked several key figures in the world of design for their thoughts on the issue, and whether this gender ratio reflected their own experiences in toy design.
“It’s a time warp – same layout, same colour palette and, in some cases, the same old product”: Designers talk Toys R Us woes
As Toys R Us UK enters administration; we asked figures from the toy and game design community for their thoughts on what went wrong for the retail giant.
Off the Rails creator Andrew Platt on Kickstarter, Minecraft and Escape Room games
We caught up with Platt to find out more about the year-long development process behind Off the Rails, and why Kickstarter was a “no-brainer” route to market for the game.
Open Innovation and your intellectual property rights
Matthew Veale, Senior Trainee Patent Attorney at Wynne-Jones IP covers what Open Innovation is and what it means for you and your intellectual property rights.
Façade Games’ Travis Hancock on the origins of the firm’s Dark Cities series
Each game in the series focuses on a city and year, has a dark or mysterious aspect of gameplay, comes in a faux book box and accommodates at least four to nine players.
WowWee’s Sydney Wiseman named Creator of the Year at Wonder Women awards
Wiseman, a brand manager at WowWee, is the creator of Fingerlings.
Building a bigger boat
There’s more games, more players and more designers around than ever before. Games designer Brett J. Gilbert takes a look at what the explosive growth of the tabletop space means for those looking to ensure their game stands out from the crowd.
Fingerlings and LOL Surprise share Toy of the Year accolade at TOTY Awards 2018
“The 2018 collection of extraordinary TOTY finalists and winners have brought endless fun and learning to kids across the globe,” said Steve Pasierb, president and CEO of The Toy Association.
Hasbro debuts new crowdfunding platform dedicated to ‘trophy items’
First product to grace HASLAB is Jabba’s Sale Barge; the largest Star Wars product Hasbro has ever created.