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Hobby titles stake claim for 2025 game of the year in traditionally mass market-focused Toy of the Year awards

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.

Mike Didymus - True
13 November 2024

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Life in Reterra becomes first board game to win Forest Stewardship Council sustainability award

Life in Reterra, Hasbro's opening gambit for a push into the light-gateway hobby game segment, has become the first board game to win a sustainability leadership award from the Forest Stewardship Council.

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Hasbro brings in veteran Blizzard senior exec John Hight as Wizards of the Coast, digital gaming president

Gaming giant Hasbro has named long-serving Blizzard senior exec John Hight as its new president of Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming, three months after the resignation of former incumbent Cynthia Williams.

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Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering continue to outperform as Hasbro’s deep cost-cutting raises profits

Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons owner Hasbro has recorded a jump in profits in the first quarter of 2024, on the back of continued strength from Wizards of the Coast and Magic, and an ongoing cost-cutting programme which has so far involved the planned layoffs of nearly 2,000 people.

Mike Didymus - True
24 April 2024

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Hasbro Gaming, Wizards of the Coast president Cynthia Williams resigns after two years in role

Cynthia Williams, the president of Hasbro's digital gaming arm and Magic: The Gathering and D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast, has resigned from the company after two years in the role.

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Women in Toys launches revamped scholarship to drive next generation of industry leaders

Long-running advocacy and networking non-profit Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment has launched a new scholarship to forge the next generation of women looking to work in the industry.

Mike Didymus - True
16 April 2024

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Hasbro invests in family card game design from Women Innovators of Play winner Ellie Dix

Toy and game giant Hasbro is developing a board game with Ellie Dix, one of three winners of the company's inaugural Women Innovators of Play challenge.

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Magic, D&D maker Hasbro lost over $1bn in Q4, predicts WotC revenue decline in 2024

Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons owner Hasbro lost more than $1bn in the final quarter of 2023, as huge expenses associated with selling its eOne film and TV business far outweighed growth from its Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming segments.

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Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons maker Hasbro is laying off another 1,100 staff amid weak holiday-season demand

Hasbro, the toy and game giant that owns Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons studio Wizards of the Coast, is slashing another 1,100 jobs as ongoing macroeconomic concerns eat into consumer demand.

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Hasbro picks trio of winners in hunt for ‘next great woman-led mass market game’

Toy and game giant Hasbro has chosen three winners in its search for what it hopes will be the "next great woman-led mass market toy or game".

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