Ares Games, Osprey Games both up for three gongs at UK Games Expo 2023 Awards
Italy's Ares Games and UK-based Osprey Games are each up for three awards at this year's UK Games Expo Awards.
Rainbow Six: Siege board game backers furious after Mythic Games asks for more money to finish production
Frustrated Kickstarter backers of a board game based on popular online shooter Rainbow Six: Siege are up in arms after developer Mythic Games told them to plough more money into the project in order to finish the game.
Record crowds attend GAMA Expo, but retailers still below pre-pandemic peak
A record number of people descended on tabletop gaming trade show GAMA Expo last week, although the number of retailers attending the event is still below pre-Covid levels, ICV2 reports.
Kickstarter successes see OOMM Games launch new large-scale co-op focused studio
A trio of runaway Kickstarter successes from OOMM Games has persuaded the publisher to launch a new studio focused on large-scale co-operative board games.
American Mensa picks its five Select award winners for 2023
Ancient Greek architecture and knocking kittens off beds both triumphed among this year's games singled out for distinction by American Mensa.
Duelling cafés board game Fika coming to North America
Two-player café conflict simulator Fika is coming to North America after publisher Board Game Circus agreed a deal with Atlanta-based 25th Century Games.
Green Games Guide goes live to help tabletop industry become sustainable
A group of board game publishers, designers, manufacturers and players have banded together to create a new guide designed to help tabletop game makers reduce their impact on the environment.
Weird City Games signs sales, marketing deal with US major Publisher Services Inc
Weird City Games, the board game maker launched by Wonderland’s War designer Tim Eisner, has signed up with US sales and marketing specialist Publisher Services Inc as it prepares to launch its latest game Leaf. PSI works with publishers and…
Hasbro’s strong Q1 results show increasing reliance on Magic amid consumer spending slump
High demand for Hasbro's February Magic: The Gathering release, Phyrexia: All Will Be One, helped propel the gaming giant to a profitable first quarter despite weaker sales from its toys segment.
Guards of Atlantis II races past €30k crowdfunding goal in 10 minutes, passes €300k
Guards of Atlantis II, which looks to translate the format of multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video games to the tabletop, has raced past its crowdfunding target to reach more than €300,000 on day one of the campaign.
Blood on the Clocktower leads nominations for 17th Golden Geek Awards
Voting has kicked off for BoardGameGeek's 17th Annual Golden Geek Awards, with Blood on the Clocktower leading the nominations as a contender in five categories.
Interactive digital tabletop maker The Last Gameboard draws in more publishers to join Asmodee, Stonemaier
Interactive tabletop gaming console maker The Last Gameboard has kicked off its showcase at this year's Game Manufacturer's Association (GAMA) Expo by announcing a clutch of new publishers being added to its 100-strong gaming library.