Days of Wonder have launched an Amazon Alexa Skills for Ticket to Ride. Alexa is a virtual assistant created by Amazon to perform audio interactions. Gamers will be able to say, “Alexa, launch Ticket to Ride” or “Alexa, lunch Ticket to Ride Europe,” to experience the free support including rules, score tracking, longest route calculation, sound effects and […]
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Games Workshop have posted preliminary estimates of sales of not less £140 million and profit before tax of not less than £55 million for the six months to December. In a statement to investors, the company said that profit and revenue are up compared to the same period last year. They also said royalties receivable are
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Magic: The Gathering has been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The classic collectible card game joins Matchbox Cars and coloring books as inductees for 2019. “Magic: The Gathering changed the landscape of collectible card gaming with its introduction more than 25 years ago, and it’s become a part of pop culture—leading to book series,
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UPS have launched a new flat rate shipping option designed for small and medium-sized business. UPS Simple Rate will allow businesses to ship by 2nd Day Air, 3 Day Select and Ground services to anywhere in the U.S. for a flat rate. The company says it will offer larger size options than what is in the marketplace
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This story is part of our 2019 Essen Edition. Our sponsors and producers provided funding for us on Kickstarter to attend Spiel in Essen, Germany. The owners of UK Games Expo are launching an industry convention targeted at publishers, designers, retailers and distributors. The Games Industry Conference (G.I.C) is planned for February 2021 in Birmingham, England. The event will consist
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Hasbro have announced a public offering of $875.0 million of shares of common stock. In addition, Hasbro intends to grant the underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to $131.25 million of additional shares of its common stock. The company intends to use the net proceeds to finance, in part, its proposed acquisition
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Games Workshop is adding a 177,500 sq. ft. warehouse distribution facility in East Midlands, UK. The location will become the main distribution hub for the company. The deal was announced by SEGRO, which owns the 700-acre logistics hub, which includes, Amazon, XPO Logistics, Kuehne & Nagel and ShopDirect. SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway (SLPEMG) is located
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Hasbro have partnered with Selladoor Worldwide to develop a 75-minute immersive theater experience to open in 2020 at an undisclosed London location, featuring team challenges where players move along a Monopoly board and buy property. Selladoor CEO David Hutchinson said the company has been working with Hasbro for over a year developing the experiential concept for the Monopoly
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The Loot Company, formally known as Loot Crate, have debuted a new crowdfunding platform, Loot Launcher, at the New York Comic-Con. The platform allows fans to back collectibles and product bundles curated by brands, personalities, movie directors and influencers. Projects that hit their minimum backer goals by the deadline will move into production. The platform launched
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The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) will debut the Rick Loomis Service Award at the GAMA Trade Show in March. The award is named after former GAMA president Rick Loomis who died last month from complications of cancer. “Loomis made grand contributions to GAMA and to the entire hobby games industry throughout his illustrious career. We believe
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