Steve Jackson Games CEO Meredith Placko resigns after two years in role
Meredith Placko, the CEO of veteran tabletop game publisher Steve Jackson Games, has resigned from the company two years after taking over the role.
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Final Frontier Games shuts down with three unfulfilled crowdfunding projects worth almost $1.4m, says CMON failing to pay for localisation was “final nail”
Merchants Cove and Coloma publisher Final Frontier Games is shutting down with three crowdfunding projects worth nearly $1.4m still unfulfilled - and claims that CMON failing to pay for an agreed Chinese localisation of one title was the "final nail" in its coffin.
CMON’s David Preti steps down as non-executive director, seven months after resigning as Chief Operating Officer
Board game crowdfunding giant CMON's long-serving senior manager David Preti has resigned as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect, citing "other work commitments".
“Toxic leadership. Rampant gatekeeping”: GAMA marketing and comms head blasts organisation in resignation announcement
Board game trade organisation GAMA has been accused of "rampant gatekeeping", "toxic leadership" and disrespecting its members in a resignation announcement from its marketing and communications manager.
America’s answer to the Spiel des Jahres, the American Tabletop Awards, unveils 2025 winners
The American Tabletop Awards, an awards scheme launched six years ago with the aim of being the US equivalent of Germany's Spiel des Jahres, has revealed its 2025 winners.
Board game industry reels as Trump tariffs threaten job losses, company extinctions
Board game companies across the industry are bracing for price hikes, job losses and the potential shuttering of their businesses after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping import tariffs targeting countries across the world yesterday.
Quacks publisher CMYK is launching a TV game show based on another Wolfgang Warsch game this year
CMYK, the US publisher of Quacks of Quedlinberg and Wavelength, is making the jump to television with the launch of a game show on CBS based on another Wolfgang Warsch design.
Board game distribution major Alliance to be bought by namesake Alliance Entertainment after company sees off Universal Distribution’s $39m bid
One of North America’s biggest tabletop gaming distributors, Alliance Game Distributors, has been bought by its namesake but unrelated company Alliance Entertainment Holdings as part of the bankruptcy auction for its fallen owner Diamond Comics.
Two weeks after revealing its 2024 losses could exceed $2m, CMON delays publishing annual results, citing understaffed finance department
Board game crowdfunding major CMON has followed its profit warning from earlier this month by revealing it is likely to miss its stock exchange deadline for publishing its annual financial results, saying its finance department is currently understaffed.
Steve Jackson Games CEO, Southern Hobby marketing head among newly elected directors at tabletop trade organisation GAMA
Board game trade organisation GAMA has revealed the results of its latest board of directors elections, with Steve Jackson Games CEO Meredith Placko and Southern Hobby Distribution marketing head Tiffany Reid among the newly-elected members.