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The companies, people and events behind the games. These historical reports retain their original dates and may no longer reflect current circumstances.
UK based Cubicle 7 Entertainment will take over the English license for Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay. The company already publishes Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and the yet to be released Age of Sigmar Roleplaying Game. Cubicle 7 is also…
Read the reportCMON 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 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 reportCMON have announced at the GAMA Trade Show that Asmodee will be their exclusive English language distributor for global markets including North America.
Read the reportGrowling 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…
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