Industry archive · Historical reporting
The companies, people and events behind the games. These historical reports retain their original dates and may no longer reflect current circumstances.
CMON will open their first retail store May 18 in Singapore. CMON Play Singapore is located at 201 Henderson Road #09-23. The store is in the same building as the company headquarters, and will function as a…
Read the reportToys, board games and dice are on the list of Chinese imports that President Trump has proposed for additional tariffs of up to 25%. The list was released today by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.…
Read the reportHasbro’s first water theme park will anchor the Malaysia Tourism City development in Kuala Linggi, Melaka. It will be constructed by M101 Group with Meridian Bhd. The 20 acre theme park will feature licensed…
Read the reportBlackRock Inc, a global asset management company, took a 5% stake in Games Workshop according to filings posted April 2. Neither company responded to our request for more information. The shareholders who hold over 3% of the…
Read the reportForesight Group, a UK private equity company, have made a $6.5 million investment into Steamforged Games. Rich Loxam and Mat Hart founded Steamforged games in 2014 to publish their sports-based miniature game, Guild Ball. Since…
Read the reportAsmodee Entertainment, formed in 2018 to bring the game company’s intellectual property into TV, films, and more, have launched Aconyte, a fiction publishing imprint. The division will publish novels based on Asmodee’s game properties. It…
Read the reportKickstarter, the crowdfunding website, have suspended Hunt the Ravager from Kolossal Games and Folding Space from Maple Games. Both projects launched this week. Kickstarter’s Integrity Team told Tabletop Wire the projects were suspended for one or more of the following, but…
Read the reportDaryl Andrews, founder and president of Maple Games, was let go from the company on April 16. Andrews announced the news in a public Facebook post. “All journeys must come to an end. I am…
Read the reportGame designer Martin Wallace and Eagle-Gryphon Games have agreed to terms to settle a long-standing dispute over the rights to Age of Steam. Eagle recently Kickstarted a new deluxe edition of the classic game. In a statement Wallace…
Read the reportPandasaurus Games have announced Mental Blocks, a cooperative puzzle game by Micah Sawyer and Jonathan Gilmour. Using oversized foam blocks, players complete a puzzle where they can only see one perspective of the design.…
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