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 the publisher of role-playing games based on The Lord of the Rings and Doctor Who. The first release will be a …
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CMON Limited released their 2019 first quarter earnings seeing about a 150% increase in revenue when compared to last year. First quarter revenue was $6.8 million compared to $2.7 million last year. The company said the increase was due to US wholesale orders and the shipment of several Kickstarters including, Cthulhu: Death May Die, HATE, Starcadia Quest and …
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CMON 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 retail shop, show room and play test center for its products. The grand opening will start at 1pm and feature a …
Toys, 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. Trump proposed the tariffs after trade negotiations with China fell through on Friday. Board games and dice are included under the …
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Hasbro’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 properties such as My Little Pony, Nerf, and GI Joe. The park will include iconic Hasbro gaming licenses including Battleship, Monopoly …
BlackRock Inc, a global asset management company, took a 5% stake in Games Workshop according to filings posted April 2. Neither company responded to our request for more information. The shareholders who hold over 3% of the total ordinary share capital: Shareholder Number of shares Percentage Investec Asset Management Limited 3,087,765 9.6 Schroders plc 1,677,864 5.2 JP Morgan …
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Foresight Group, a UK private equity company, have made a $6.5 million investment into Steamforged Games. Rich Loxam and Mat Hart founded Steamforged games in 2014 to publish their sports-based miniature game, Guild Ball. Since then, they have developed a portfolio of games based on both original and licensed IP. Their first licensed game based on …
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Asmodee 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 will also pursue licenses for third-party tie-in fiction. The first of these is at the contract stage. Paperpack and ebook publishing …
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Kickstarter, 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 would not give specifics. • Outstanding fulfillment issues related to a previously successful crowdfunding campaign • Running multiple, simultaneous projects • …
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Daryl 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 so thankful to so many people for the adventure of Maple Games. However, I have some sad news to share. I was …
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