CMON Announces Global English Language Distribution Deal with Asmodee
CMON have announced at the GAMA Trade Show that Asmodee will be their exclusive English language distributor for global markets including North America.
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Growling Door Games to Shutter After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct and Nepotism, Owners to Leave Industry
Growling Door Games, founded by Matthew McFarland and Michelle Lyons-McFarland in 2012 is shutting down. The husband and wife owners are long time producers in the role-playing game industry. The couple have also announced…
Read the reportHasbro Gaming Revenue Down 12% in Fourth Quarter, Down 4% for Full Year
Hasbro’s fourth-quarter gaming revenue declined 12% from the previous period to $788 million. The total category was down 4% for the full-year 2018 versus 2017. Dungeons and Dragons, Don’t Step in it, Connect 4 and Jenga…
Read the reportGAMA Lobbies Against Tariffs
GAMA Executive Director John Stacy will be joining the Tariffs Hurt The Heartland coalition in Washington DC February 5-7 to lobby against tariffs on toys and games. The group is comprised of more than 200 trade…
Read the reportPortal Games Brings Detective to Amazon Alexa
Polish publisher Portal Games will bring their new Detective Game to Amazon Alexa. Case 6, Suburbia of Detective: A Modern Crime Board will be narrated by Alexa, a virtual assistant created by Amazon to…
Read the reportRick Loomis announces cancer diagnosis
Flying Buffalo CEO and founding GAMA President Rick Loomis has announced he has cancer. Loomis said, “I’m told it is very treatable. However I expect to be somewhat distracted for the next few months.” Loomis, 71,…
Read the reportEssen Edition
Essen Edition 2019 Tabletop Wire successfully launched a Kickstarter to provide coverage from Spiel in Essen, Germany. These are the sponsors and producers that made that coverage happen. The stories will first be published…
Read the reportGames Workshop Post Record Sales and Profit, Despite Slower Growth
Games Workshop posted record sales and profit in the six months to December 2018. Sales were up 14% over the previous year at £125.2 million and pre-tax profit grew 7% to £40.8m. The company announced a dividend…
Read the reportDarwin Bromley, Co-Founder of Mayfair Games, Dies at 68
Darwin P Bromley, attorney, game designer and co-founder of Mayfair Games, has passed away at 68. He is survived by his wife, Trella and their four children. Bromley was born in West Virginia, but…
Read the reportSpin Master Inks Toy Deal with DC, will Include Tabletop Games
Toronto-based Spin Master Corp have inked a three-year global agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products beginning in 2020 to be the new toy licensee for DC for boy’s action figures, remote control and robotic vehicles, water toys, games…
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