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Pollock’s Toy Museum in Fitzrovia has detailed its plans to reopen this month following the ‘roaring success’ of a Save Pollock’s Toy Museum crowdfunding campaign that ran online earlier this year. A rally of support from across the general public, as well as a number of toy community individuals, saw …
Read More »OPINION – Hurrah for the madding crowd: How crowdfunding is fueling the flames of fandom
It’s like the old Funko strapline says: Everybody’s a fan of something. It’s no secret that adult fandom has become an increasingly important market to the toy industry and pop culture scene in general, but – with limited shelf space among retailers – just how can brands and manufacturers cater …
Read More »Very Puzzled launches first Indiegogo campaign to bring diversity into children’s puzzles
A children’s toy manufacturer that has set out to connect children to diversity through play has officially launched its new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Called Very Puzzled, the company looks to provide a vibrant range of engaging jigsaw puzzles that parents and carers can explore with their children. The concepts …
Read More »Changes at Indiegogo sees crowdfunding platform welcome new CEO
Changes are afoot at the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo where a new CEO has stepped in in the shape of the former Reddit man, Andy Yang. Yang takes over from the company’s outgoing CEO, David Mandelbrot. The move takes place alongside several other employees said to be leaving the firm. Indiegogo …
Read More »A Girl for All Time brings crowdfunding platform in house in industry first
A Girl for All Time, the company behind the award-winning dolls designed to portray moments in history is looking to switch up the crowdfunding scene, by bringing efforts in house. In what is recognised as an industry first, the company is trialling a crowdfunding initiative that is shunning platforms like …
Read More »Animoodles clears Kickstarter goal in 11 hours
The toys, designed by Silicon Valley creators feature interchangeable heads.
Read More »Lucky Duck Games talks the future of bringing mobile titles to the board game arena
Following the launch of its Kickstarter project to bring its Fruit Ninja board game series to shelves, ToyNews talks to Lucky Duck Games founder Vincent Vergonjeanne about the future of the board game market.
Read More »New tabletop gaming subscription service to launch via Kickstarter
The service has been devised by gaming industry veteran Cory Jones and will offer brand-new titles on a monthly basis.
Read More »Board games dominate Kickstarter as the category snares $70m for the platform
The sector has once again outpaced video games that failed to top $10m in backed projects for the first half of 2017.
Read More »Sensible Object launches Kickstarter for Beasts of Balance expansions
The expansions will introduce new gameplay mode Battles, giving players a new way to play.
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