Amazon told US sellers today they will begin displaying business/individual name and address on seller profiles starting September 1. This will bring the US market up to date with stores in Europe, Japan, and Mexico. Toy and game industry advocates have wanted to remove seller anonymity for sometime as it makes it easier to see …
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List of Companies Receiving More than $150,000 Yesterday, the Small Business Administration began releasing the data associated with the Paycheck Protection Program. The government loans were given to US companies in hopes it would help them retain and save jobs as the economy closed down due to the pandemic. It will take some time to …
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Kylie Prymus has been appointed to the GAMA Retail Division (GRD) board seat left open when John Stephens resigned last month to join IELLO USA. Prymus purchased Games Unlimited in Pittsburgh in 2015, after working there for four years. He previously taught philosophy. “I look forward to working with the GRD to help our retail membership grow and prosper, particularly …
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The Dice Tower have announced their game awards for 2019. The awards are voted on by the 70 plus contributors to the Dice Tower Network. The awards were announced on a live broadcast during the Dice Tower Summer Spectacular. 13th Annual Dice Tower Awards Winners Game of the Year – WingspanBest Artwork – PARKSBest Board Game Production – …
Asmodee USA Distribution announced today a distribution deal with Italian board game publisher Giochi Uniti International. The company was set up in 2006 by Giochi Uniti to produce board games for the global market. It is best know for Letters From Whitechapel and Kingsburg. Giochi games will be available starting in August. “When we announced Giochi Uniti …
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This story has been updated to add more information on Sydney Engelstein. Steven Buonocore, founder and president of Stronghold Games, will leave the company this August. Buonocore started Stronghold in 2009, which then merged with Indie Boards & Cards in 2018 to form Indie Game Studios. Buonocore has been the spokesperson for the merged company, while also running …
Cards Against Humanity workers announced their intent to unionize yesterday having sent a letter to management demanding voluntary recognition. The group will join The Chicago and Midwest Joint Board, Workers United. The effort comes after allegations of a toxic workplace involving racist and sexist behavior. Co-owner Max Temkin was forced out of the company after a Polygon article outlined …
Wil Wheaton has joined the Bicycle brand as their first global board game ambassador. Wheaton will support the company’s “Games By Bicycle” line. Bicycle entered the board and card game market last year during Gen Con with the launch of Tattoo Stories and Shuffle Grand Prix. They have since launched strategy games Exchange and The Alpha. July …
BoardGameGeek have acquired Tabletop Events, the struggling convention management service. BGG will take ownership immediately, but the Tabletop Events staff will spend the rest of the year working with BGG to transfer technology, add features, fix bugs, and more. Tabletop Events was forced to shut down due to the collapse of the convention industry. They had originally …
Publisher Service Inc. (PSi), a prominent sales and fulfillment company, is narrowing the list of wholesale customers it will work with for the US hobby retail market to ACD Distribution, Alliance Games Distribution and Peachstate Hobby Distribution. PSi did not immediately respond to our request for comment. The change will impact the availability of product …