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.
Mattel will start using sugarcane-based plastic in their Fisher-Price Rock-a-Stack and Baby’s First Blocks. The products will be available as a bundle for Earth Day on April 22. The effort is part of Mattel’s goal…
Read the reportJohanna Sadkovich joined Pegasus Spiele in February as Sales and Marketing Executive North America. She was previously the International Sales Manager for Asmodee North America. She will be responsible for the development of North American sales…
Read the reportBerlin Brettspiel Con has been forced to postponed to December 4-6 after the German government extended restrictions on large events through August 31. The original event was scheduled for July 17-19. The convention said…
Read the reportUpdated Age Determination Guidelines from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission will go into effect on June 1. The 2020 recommendations will supersede the current guidelines published in 2002. The new guidelines contain additional recommendations for…
Read the reportSpin Master Employees Create Face Masks for Healthcare Workers Employees at Spin Master have re-engineered the headbands from the Company’s popular family guessing game Hedbanz, to help produce face shields for healthcare workers. Spin Master’s product…
Read the reportPaizo announced several new employees, promotions and title changes last week on their community blog. New Employees Alex Speidel, Organized Play Associate Calliope Taylor, Customer Service Representative Devinne Caples, HR Generalist Ianara Natividad, Editor Eric Powell,…
Read the reportThe Toy Association, a non-profit trade association, have launched Toy Fair Everywhere, a series of three week-long virtual events to connect the play community ahead of the fourth quarter selling season. Designed to simulate walking…
Read the reportTexas-based Goliath games have seen the sales of their card game Virus, released in January, grow by 10 times. The company is now giving all the proceeds from the game during the month of April to…
Read the reportHasbro have reached a settlement in a trade secrets and confidentiality agreement breach with Marisa Pawelko, also known as the Modern Surrealist. The case was scheduled to go to a federal jury trial this month. Pawelko had…
Read the reportAccording to NPD, toy sales grew 26% in the week ending March 21, with the fastest-growing categories being games/puzzles (+228%), driven by family board/action, card, and children’s games. The Group said hands-on learning drove…
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