Discord community management platform Levellr raises $1.75m of funding, plans Reddit integration
Discord community management platform Levellr has raised $1.75m of funding from a clutch of venture capital firms and games industry executives.
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Summit Award reveals 2024 contenders which have best helped draw in players, broaden scope of historical board gaming
The finalists of this year's Summit Award, which aims to recognise historical board games that have attracted new players or introduced new subjects or perspectives to the hobby, have been revealed.
BoardGameGeek founder, Magic the Gathering creator among board game industry professionals teaming up to support Kamala Harris presidential campaign
A host of board game industry professionals have lent their support to a 750-strong group of gaming and puzzle specialists endorsing Kamala Harris in her bid to become President of the United States.
No, Mythic Games hasn’t gone into liquidation – but its fate should be decided by the end of the month
Financially stricken French board game publisher Mythic Games has not been liquidated, despite a string of poorly researched reports flying across the internet - but the company expects to know by the end of October if its situation is indeed hopeless, BoardGameWire understands.
Matagot stops publishing heavier games like Kemet, Inis, shifts focus to family and children’s titles
Veteran French board game publisher Matagot is pulling out of publishing heavier games such as Kemet and Inis, instead focusing the company's future on the family, beginner and children's games market.
Nucleum wins Portugal’s game of the year award
Alternative history industrialisation eurogame Nucleum has triumphed in this year's Jogo Do Ano, the Portuguese game of the year award.
Board game sales in Germany grow again despite sharp fall in wider toy and puzzle industry, “structural crisis” in economy
Board game sales in Germany, one of the world’s biggest tabletop markets, continue to grow despite a "structural crisis" in the country's economy which has seen the wider toy market slump, new research shows.
“Did it save the company? Yes and no”: FunForge’s CEO on fighting its financial woes by selling the Tokaido line to Stonemaier
After years of financial struggles, French board game publisher FunForge has taken the drastic step of selling its entire line of Tokaido games to Wingspan publisher Stonemaier Games, in a move it hopes will give the company breathing space to rebuild - and refocus - its business.
FunForge CEO Philippe Nouhra sat down with BoardGameWire at this year's Spiel Essen board game fair to discuss how the company is pivoting to small-box games in an attempt to rebuild financially and creatively, and why board gaming's broken crowdfunding and distribution models are leading the industry to a looming crisis.
Florida-based board game publisher R&R evacuates HQ as “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Milton nears landfall
Veteran Florida-based board game publisher R&R Games has evacuated its Tampa home in preparation for major hurricane Milton striking the state overnight.
Tabletop Game Designers Association persuades Barnes & Noble to start namechecking board game designers in online store listings
US retailer Barnes & Noble has begun including the names of the designers of board games it sells through its online store after a successful approach by the recently-launched Tabletop Game Designers Association.