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.
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…
Read the reportWil 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…
Read the reportBoardGameGeek 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…
Read the reportPublisher 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…
Read the reportAlliance Game Distributors will continue to hold discount tiers for retailers that have not met buying levels. The company held tiers through Q2 as a sign of support during the shutdowns caused by the pandemic.…
Read the reportAconyte, Asmodee’s book imprint, are partnering with Simon & Schuster UK to handle sales and distribution when their books debut in Britain this October. The company has a similar agreement with Simon & Schuster for the…
Read the reportFunko have released episodes of their new animated series, Marvel Battleworld. The series produced by Funko Animation Studios ties into the recently announced Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones tabletop game to be released this month. The game,…
Read the reportGAMA Executive Director John Stacy apologized yesterday to the hosts of Origins Online who walked out last week in protest over the organizations lack of open support for the Black community. The not-for-profit trade organization…
Read the reportGAMA publishing and manufacturing members elected Darker Hues Studios Founder and CEO Chris Spivey as Vice President of the organization yesterday at their annual membership meeting. Spivey bested candidate Andrew Chesney of Chip Theory Games. The…
Read the reportIn a statement on their website, Leder Games, the publisher of Root, have announced they will no longer associate with the tabletop industry trade organization GAMA until the organization changes its ways. The company said it will pull…
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