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Tabletop publisher, Jasco Games has detailed the worldwide release of a new card game based on the popular anime franchise, My Hero Academia. Developed and launched in partnership with Asmodee USA, the My Hero Academia Collectible Card Game will land at retail this summer. The game will see players build …
Read More »Clock counting down on plans to revive The Evil Dead 2 board game on Kickstarter
With just over one week remaining on Kickstarter and with over 50 per cent of its crowdfunding goal still to achieve, it’s going to be a photo finish for a campaign to revive a previously ill-fated Evil Dead 2 The Board Game. As it heads into its final week on …
Read More »Evil Dead 2 rises again on Kickstarter with new campaign from Jasco Games
Tabletop game publisher Jasco Games is readying to resurrect the Evil Dead franchise with a Kickstarter campaign for a new Evil Dead 2 board game. Developed in collaboration with Lynnvander Studios – the licensing group for the Evil Dead 2 – the campaign is a new project to ‘bring the …
Read More »Ill-fated Evil Dead 2 board game may be seeing a revival via Jasco Games
When the campaign to launch the movie tie-in tabletop game via Space Goat Productions fell flat last year, 6,143 backers were left out of pocket and rather peeved at the situation.
Read More »Tabletop Gaming: Is Kickstarter stealing your customer base? Most likely, so what can retail do?
We take a look at the rise of the Kickstarter exclusive and ask the crowdfunding platform just what is the deal...
Read More »From screen to tabletop scene: Why video game IP is big business for Jasco Games
With Capcom's Street Fighter the latest in video gaming IP to join the board gaming revolution, Licensing.biz talks to publisher Jasco Games about the allure of 80s and 90s pop-culture in today's table top gaming market.
Read More »Official Street Fighter board game smashes Kickstarter goal of $400,000
Licensed by Capcom and co-designed by Jasco Games and the popular YouTuber Joe ‘Angry Joe’ Vargas, Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game has secured £540,143 and counting, with 25 days of campaigning still to go.
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