Asmodee launches new distribution business to get English titles into European stores
Board game giant Asmodee has launched a new distribution business aimed at supplying "new, niche and hard-to-get" English-language titles to European retailers.
‘We delayed the game, but that saved the company’ – how Darwin’s Journey publisher Gonzalo Aguirre Bisi steered the project to success amid the post-Covid chaos
When Darwin’s Journey launched onto Kickstarter at the beginning of 2021, the world was beginning to show small signs of optimism that the Covid-19 pandemic that had gripped the globe for the previous 12 months was starting to lose ground.
Root designer Cole Wehrle among nominees for lost Diana Jones Award
Root and John Company designer Cole Wehrle has been nominated for the long-running Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming, for "some of the finest work that’s ever been done in board game design".
Troubled Embracer Group using Asmodee IPs for more than 20 video game projects
Tomb Raider and Borderlands developer Embracer Group is planning a slew of video games based on Asmodee's board game range, as the company tries to leverage its intellectual property amid plans to slash its $1.45bn of debt.
7 Wonders creator, Repos Productions co-founder launch new publishing company PlayPunk
Antoine Bauza, the veteran designer of games including 7 Wonders and Takenoko, has launched board game publishing company PlayPunk alongside Repos Productions co-founder Thomas Provoost.
Dice Tower reshoots deleted Darwin’s Journey review after rules error, Tom Vasel gives rare 9 rating to expansion
Board game reviews giant The Dice Tower has upped its scores for Kickstarter success Darwin’s Journey in a reshot video, two weeks after deleting its original review of the game due to a “pretty big rules mistake”.
Vital Lacerda’s latest luxury worker placement game races past $550,000 on Kickstarter
Inventions: Evolution of Ideas, the latest heavy eurogame from On Mars and Kanban EV creator Vital Lacerda, has soared past $550,000 for its Kickstarter campaign after just four days of fundraising.
Cryptozoic failed to pay artists for months, blames disruption from shock CEO death
Board game publisher Cryptozoic Entertainment has gone months without paying some of its artists, saying the shock death of CEO John Sepenuk in February "significantly disrupted" its operations, emails seen by BoardGameWire show.
Fort Circle follows widespread Votes for Women acclaim with latest Kickstarter success
Fort Circle Games has followed up its critically acclaimed card-driven wargame Votes for Women by passing the funding goal for its latest offering on Kickstarter - The Halls of Montezuma.
Games Workshop rockets towards record £440m annual revenue
Games Workshop's global sales are set to reach a record £440m for the current financial year - double the amount it reached just five years ago.
Board game publishers left “scratching their heads” after surprise Essen Spiel changes
The organisers of Essen Spiel, the world's biggest board game fair, have made the surprise move of bringing forward sweeping changes to how the event's halls are structured - leaving some publishers worrying attendees will find it harder to discover their games.
Asmodee owner Embracer Group to make layoffs to help tackle $1.45bn debt pile
Asmodee parent company Embracer Group is letting go some of its 17,000 staff as part of a restructuring program aimed at slashing its $1.45bn of debt.