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 to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based materials in products and packaging by 2030. Sugarcane-based plastic is a category of bioplastic […]

Johanna 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 and marketing strategies along with optimizing international customer service relationships. Sadkovich will represent the company at US trade events like GAMA

Berlin 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 tickets remain valid, but said more details will be available in the coming days and weeks

Updated 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 new product categories that have been introduced recently.  The guidelines can be downloaded here. Game recommendations begin on page 159. The Toy

Spin 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 development team came up with the ingenious solution in just three days. The masks use the existing headband from the game,