Hasbro says it will phase out plastic from product packaging starting next year, this includes polybags, elastic bands, shrink wrap, window sheets and blister packs. It hopes to eliminate all new product plastic by the end of 2022. “Removing plastic from our packaging is the latest advancement in our more than decade-long journey to create a […]
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Konami Cross Media NY have signed licensing agreements with Blacklist Games and IDW Games for the vintage video game titles Contra and Bomberman, according to License Global. Blacklist Games and the Kess Co. will develop a cooperative board game based on ‘Contra’ for the North American market. The title, planed for 2020, will be a card-driven miniature game. IDW Games have licensed the global
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Hasbro is expanding its recycling program to include France, Germany and Brazil. Consumers can send the company’s toys and games to TerraCycle, a product recycling company, who will turn them into materials that can be used in construction. The company launched the Hasbro Toy Recycling Program in the U.S. in 2018. The program allows consumers to box up and
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Asmodee have acquired Canadian game distributor, Lion Rampant Imports. Based in Brantford, Ontario, Lion Rampant was founded in 1992 by Ross Fleming and Rose Kriedemann. The two companies have worked together for the last 10 years. The deal closed on August 7. The company has also acquired Kids Power International, a Taiwanese publisher and distributor operating under
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The National Retail Foundation reported on Friday that despite a new round of tariffs, imports are expected to continue at near-record levels for the remainder of the year. President Trump has indicated that the next round of talks between the US and China maybe cancelled. This doesn’t bode well for hopes of a de-escalation of the trade war.
In an earnings call yesterday, Funko executives said they expect big things from their entry into the board game market. The company launched their first game, Funkoverse, at San Diego Comicon last month, then followed that up with their first exhibitor presence at Gen Con this year. “This is just the beginning for us in the board
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St. Louis based, Genius Games has acquired Artana, the publisher of Tesla vs. Edison, Einstein, and Lovelace & Babbage. Genius focuses on games, puzzles and books rooted in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics). Genius founder and CEO John Coveyou said, “Our Science-focused games have proven a hit in both casual gaming as well as academic and educational
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With 10% tariffs set to go into effect in September, board game manufacturers say the US-China trade war isn’t causing a dramatic shift in the supply chain. And while some American publishers might have taken a ‘wait and see’ attitude over the coming months, manufacturers continue to produce a record number of games. Ning Pan,
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President Trump unexpectedly announced a 10% tariff on the remaining imports from China, including tabletop games, toys and dice. The tariffs will start in September. Trump had shelved similar 25% tariff during the June G20 meeting in Japan after positive talks with China. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer just
The Boston Children’s Hospital’s Center on Media and Child Health, in partnership with Hasbro, released research today showing that play is associated with positive development in children. Specifically, the research found that board and card games were associated with school readiness and other positive outcomes, including a larger vocabulary in the U.S., and with less aggression,