North America's biggest tabletop gaming convention, Gen Con, has scored another year of record attendance and exhibitor numbers, despite fears that ongoing US tariff volatility would see publishers and visitors choosing to skip the 2025 show.
A cluster of board game industry professionals have picked up nominations in this year's Wonder Women Awards, which aim to shine a light on women helping to shape the future of toys and games, consumer products, licensing and entertainment.
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.
In an industry where selling several thousand copies of a game can often be considered a success, getting eight million people to look at your products is something most publishers would bite your hand off to achieve. Board game media and marketing specialist Ray Billings, who has years of experience under her belt with companies including Czech Games Edition and Resonym, told BoardGameWire how her foray into TikTok since joining The Op five months ago has led to eye-watering engagement figures for the company - and explains how other publishers should be following suit.
