The White Castle, Forest Shuffle seal wins in this year’s Gouden Ludo awards
Forest Shuffle has added to its triumph in the German language Deutscher Spiele Preis last month by winning the Gouden Ludo Flemish family game of the year award.
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Finalists revealed in debut Bobby Nunes Memorial Award, celebrating exceptional media coverage of historical gaming cultural issues
A new award recognising historical gaming’s most exceptional culture writers, podcasters and video essay makers has unveiled its four debut finalists. The Bobby Nunes Memorial Award was launched this year in memory of the eponymous Robert “Bobby Factor” Nunes –…
Acquisitions are back at Asmodee as board game giant eyes more than 20 buyout targets
Tabletop gaming giant Asmodee is preparing to "reignite" its strategy of buying up smaller board game publishers and distributors following its upcoming split from troubled owner Embracer Group.
“Despair. Hopelessness. Frustration. Sadness”: board game professionals fear for industry’s future under “reckless” Trump tariffs – but GAMA plans to fight back
Punishing import tariffs threatened by US president-elect Donald Trump could lead to a "great collapse" of the US board game industry, with publishers, distributors and retailers of all sizes facing the threat of going under, professionals within the industry have told BoardGameWire.
Huge demand sees Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth soar to top of new owner rankings in October | BGG Stats
Massive demand for 7 Wonders Duel re-implementation Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth saw the two-player strategy game pick up more than 7,300 new registered owners on BoardGameGeek in October - roughly double the usual total for the most-added game in a month.
Sony is in talks to buy Kadokawa, the owner of Japanese board game publisher and Tokyo Game Market organiser Arclight
Video game and electronics giant Sony is in talks to buy the $2.7bn parent business of Arclight, one of Japan’s biggest board game publishers and the organiser of Tokyo Game Market.
The Porters, a game about Black railway workers fighting to unionise, has triumphed in this year’s Zenobia Award
The Porters, a board game exploring the struggle of early 20th Century Black Canadian railway workers to overcome racism and organise unions, has become the second winner of the Zenobia Award - a contest aimed at lifting up game designers from marginalised groups.
Asmodee’s earnings up despite ongoing sales downturn, as board game giant prepares to unshackle from struggling Embracer video games operation
Board game giant Asmodee has seen its year-on-year sales figures slide for the second quarter in a row - but profits continue to rise at the company as it nears a spin-off from its troubled parent business Embracer Group.
Hobby titles stake claim for 2025 game of the year in traditionally mass market-focused Toy of the Year awards
A trio of gateway hobby board games have emerged as Game of the Year contenders in the Toy Association's latest Toy of the Year awards - a prize traditionally dominated by mass-market games.
“It’s theft”: Root artist Kyle Ferrin on the “slop” of AI art, and why publishers using it are “devaluing all of board games as an industry”
AI art's ongoing spread into the board game industry over the last two years has been met by dismay, anger and fear by artists and illustrators working in the space. Many are concerned not only that the technology is built on artwork that has been stolen from them, but that their very livelihoods are at stake if publishers choose to make use of fast and cheap AI-generated images instead of hiring human artists.
BoardGameWire approached a host of tabletop game artists for their views on the technology in the wake of Wise Wizard Games becoming the latest well-known board game publisher to begin using AI generated images in its projects. One of the most powerful and heartfelt replies came from Kyle Ferrin, whose singular work across games such as Root, Arcs and Oath has become one of the most recognisable styles in board game art.