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The board game publisher Days of Wonder has detailed the release of Small World of Warcraft, a new tabletop title that combines Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft universe with the mechanics of the game company’s Small World franchise. The game is set on Blizzard’s fantasy world of Azeroth, where the races of …
Read More »Studio71 Games unveils As You ‘Wich, the firm’s first female-lead tabletop gaming title
Studio71 Games is making new history for itself having partnered with game designers Janelle Jones and Sanji Moore to launch the company’s first female lead tabletop gaming title. A creative, multi-player sandwich building card game, the new title has been ten years in development, but now ready to launch under …
Read More »Virtually Expo reveals UK Games Expo Awards winners for 2020
UK Games Expo has wrapped up a successful all-digital 2020 Covid-19 secure version of its annual offering this year with the big reveal of the winners of its UK Games Expo Awards. Not allowing the pandemic to stand in the way of its yearly event, organisers moved the show to …
Read More »IDW Games delays launch of Metal Gear Solid tabletop title stating it ‘won’t compromise quality’
The revered games publisher, IDW Games has been forced to delay the release of the much anticipated Metal Gear Solid tabletop title for a second time, telling fans that it wouldn’t compromise its standards for quality to hit the 2020 release date. The news marks the second time the game …
Read More »Asmodee introduces its own virtual trade event AsmoFair for 2020
The board game giant, Asmodee is innovating new ways to connect with its retailers this autumn with the launch of its own virtual trade show experience, AsmoFair. Taking its own stance against the swell of cancelled industry shows this year, the board game distributor has partnered with its sister company …
Read More »Pokemon launches its first board game: Pokemon Trading Card Game Battle Academy
The Pokemon Company International has released the first board game adaptation of its best-selling Pokémon Trading Card Game – the Pokémon Trading Card Game Battle Academy – at participating mass and hobby retailers around the world. Designed for Trainers of all types, including parents and children who may be new …
Read More »Peaky Blinders will be storming the tabletop gaming space this Q4 with two new titles
The Peaky Blinders are looking to storm the table top and travel gaming space in time for the Q4 shopping season this year, with the launch of not one, but two new games inspired by the hit TV series. The move arrives as part of a wider signing of six …
Read More »Alley Cat Games prepares Kickstarter campaign for new title Dice Theme Park
The tabletop gaming specialist, Alley Cat Games, is preparing to take to Kickstarter to launch a new board game centred on creating and running your own park of fairground attractions. Called Dice Theme Park, the game will put players in the role of theme park manager with one goal – …
Read More »Q2 Games revenue rises 11 per cent for Hasbro but net revenue takes a dip
Hasbro has revealed net revenue for the second quarter of 2020 to be at $860.3 million, 29 per cent down from the $1.2bn it hit for the same period in 2019. The global toymaker has indicated that consumer demand for Hasbro products was hampered by store closures and product shortages …
Read More »Thames & Kosmos hails the arrival of My City on UK shores
The hotly anticipated legacy game My City has finally landed in the UK, courtesy of the games specialist Thames & Kosmos. The family-oriented game has been developed by the world-renowned game designer Reiner Knizia and was in the running for the Spiel des Jahres award which took place earlier this …
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