Capstone Games, the Ohio board game publisher which made a name for itself bringing complex eurogames to the US from Germany, has inked its first partnership with a Japanese publisher.
A new award recognising historical gaming’s most exceptional culture writers, podcasters and video essay makers has unveiled interview podcast series Beyond Solitaire as its inaugural winner.
Board game trade organisation GAMA is looking to celebrate outstanding tabletop gaming retailers again through its fifth annual Power Retail Awards.
When it comes to taking the temperature of the board game industry, few are in a better position than a business which works across everything from freight and trade selling to e-commerce and spare parts. James Naylor, founder of BoardGameWire sponsor Naylor Games and its one-stop shop board game outsourcing operation Back Office, unpacks the state of the industry across 2024, and casts his eye on the potential positives - and pitfalls - of the coming year.
A successful Kickstarter campaign and favourable reviews for post-apocalyptic car racing game Joyride: Survival of the Fastest have been dampenened by claims of plagiarism from Powerboats designer Corné van Moorsel, who is seeking royalties from publisher Rebellion Unplugged.That situation has been complicated by the fact that Rebellion Unplugged head and Joyride co-designer Duncan Molloy approached van Moorsel in 2019 about reprinting Powerboats, before changing his mind several months after the pair met up at Spiel Essen that year.
Molloy has provided extensive answers to BoardGameWire explaining where he believes it is right to draw the line between a new design and development of an existing title, and details the ways he says Powerboats and Joyride differ in their mechanics. He also admits he worries the dispute will have a knock-on effect on how Joyride is viewed, and outlines his regrets about not acknowledging Joyride's influences more clearly.
The tabletop arm of UK video game and comics major Rebellion has defended its post-apocalyptic car racing game Joyride: Survival of the Fastest, after being accused of copying the design from a title it was previously in negotiations about publishing.
The Summit Award, which aims to celebrate historical board games that have successfully broadened the hobby, has announced Alex Knight's Land and Freedom: The Spanish Revolution and Civil War as its latest winner.
The former head of game development at struggling Kickstarter board game specialist Elf Creek Games is working to save one of its unfulfilled crowdfunding projects through his new publishing house.
Facebook has banned ads for a Kickstarter from small historical board game publisher Fort Circle Games for the second time this year - this time claiming its game about the history of the US Supreme Court is a "sensitive social issue".
Polish board game publisher Portal Games has ended its almost decade-long US distribution partnership with GTS, saying it will focus on partners it believes can best inform retailers about its games.
Hachette Boardgames has added another publisher to its ever-growing distribution business, scoring a deal to distribute MicroMacro publisher Edition Spielwiese's games in the US and UK.
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.
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 –…
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
