Paizo 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, Accounting and AP Specialist Promotions Adam Vick, Art Director Leo Glass, Senior Editor Mark Moreland, Director of Brand Strategy Sonja Morris, […]

The 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 a show floor, each attendee will be able to explore a calendar of daily events, browse exhibitors by category, and book

Texas-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 the United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization. “When we launched Virus, the concept was a fun family card

Hasbro 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 done ‘work for hire’ with Hasbro. During that time she submitted an idea for a product she called Liquid Mosaic.  In

According 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 sales across the toys, books, and office supplies industries.  “Consumers have prepared for their family’s survival over an extended period by