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The online discount toy store, Bargain Max is reporting a 62 per cent surge in sales of board games, with data suggesting that it has become a go-to hobby for those in self isolation or working from home across the UK. The retail platform has told ToyNews that it has …
Read More »UK Games Expo postponed to August dates following Government advice on COVID-19
The directors of UK Games Expo have decided to postpone the 2020 event scheduled to take place this May to the later date of August, Friday 21 to Sunday 23rd. The move has been made in light of the latest Government advice surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. The show is to …
Read More »Don’t miss out on the ToyNews Games & Puzzles issue
Don’t forget and don’t miss out on your chance to feature in the Games and Puzzles focused issue of ToyNews this April, by getting in touch with the team today. ToyNews will once again be returning to the tabletops to dive into the ever-compelling and ever-growing board games and puzzles …
Read More »Ravensburger North America unveils Disney Hocus Pocus, Disney Jungle Cruise, and Back to the Future board games
Disney’s bewitching classic, Hocus Pocus is making the leap from the library of seasonal favourites and into the world of tabletop gaming, as the IP joins a roster of newly revealed board games from Ravensburger North America this year. The 1993 fantasy comedy, starring Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker …
Read More »Ravensburger turns to the Marvel Universe for latest Villainous board game release
Ravensburger’s popular Villainous game is taking on the Marvel Comic Universe with the launch of Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power, featuring five of Marvel’s most popular – and most evil – villains. The new title – scheduled for launch this August – will feature new game mechanics, allowing players to accomplish …
Read More »Red Herring Games makes successful move into board games with Spielwarenmesse launch
Red Herring Games is celebrating a successful move into board games following a strong response from international audiences when it launched its latest family titles at Spielwarenmesse earlier this year. The firm – widely known for its murder mystery business – made the move into board games upon receiving two …
Read More »Former Games Workshop and Trunki man Toby Davies joins Steamforged Games as commercial director
Games Workshop’s former head of sales, global distribution and partners, Toby Davies, has taken up a new post as commercial director at the tabletop games developer and retailer, Steamforged Games. Before joining the team, Davies had spent three years at Games Workshop and seven years at Trunki, where, in both …
Read More »Mojo Nation launches first published title that will ‘teach anyone to invent board games and think creatively’
Aspiring toy and game inventors – or anyone with a flair for the creative – are going to want to take note, because Mojo Nation has just released its first published title that asserts it can teach anyone to invent a board game. Called The Snakes & Ladders of Creative …
Read More »Asmodee Entertainment welcomes games marketing veteran Alexander Thieme to the division
Asmodee Entertainment has bolstered its booming licensing division with the appointment of the 20-year marketing and licensing veteran of the games industry, Alexander Thieme to the role of licensing manager. Thieme joins from Games Workshop and will be focusing on European licensing opportunities across Asmodee game brands such as Catan, …
Read More »Ginger Fox finds success in Taskmaster and US expansion as it gears for big 2020
The licensed gifts, games, and toys specialist, Ginger Fox has highlighted the success of its new Taskmaster Board Game, as well as the expansion of its US business as major contributors to a strong 2019 for the firm, despite the challenges faced by much of the UK market. Speaking with …
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