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Exploding Kittens CEO Carly McGinnis takes charge of Asmodee’s global publishing operation, Jean-Sébastien de Barros exitsby Mike Didymus-True on August 25, 2026The promotion puts an executive who helped transform a record-breaking Kickstarter game into an international brand in charge of a portfolio including Catan, Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders and Dobble/Spot It. The post Exploding Kittens CEO Carly McGinnis takes charge of Asmodee’s global publishing operation, Jean-Sébastien de Barros exits first appeared on .
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Vietnam’s Road to Essen board game design contest back for second year, with longer runway aimed at turning publisher interest into dealsby Mike Didymus-True on August 24, 2026"Getting a Vietnamese game -to- Essen was never really the goal - getting it there ready to sell is." The post Vietnam’s Road to Essen board game design contest back for second year, with longer runway aimed at turning publisher interest into deals first appeared on .
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After successful debut, Middle East’s first major tabletop games con faces new challenge securing publishers amid US-Iran warby Mike Didymus-True on August 21, 2026Fledgling Dubai board game convention tabletop.me is facing a very different challenge as it prepares for its second year: persuading overseas publishers the commercial opportunity of reaching the Gulf's growing tabletop market is worth pursuing amid safety concerns around the US-Iran war. The post After successful debut, Middle East’s first major tabletop games con faces new challenge securing publishers amid US-Iran war first appeared on .
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Ares Games considers extra website protection after suffering multi-day DDoS attackby Mike Didymus-True on August 20, 2026The Italy-based War of the Ring publisher said thousands of fake requests repeatedly saturated its server bandwidth and CPU earlier this week, temporarily preventing some customers from reaching its main website and e-commerce site, which is also used for preorders and crowdfunding pledge management. The post Ares Games considers extra website protection after suffering multi-day DDoS attack first appeared on .
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Unstable Unicorns maker launches new studio led by rising star designer Marceline Leimanby Mike Didymus-True on August 18, 2026Leading the new studio continues a rapid rise for Leiman, a 2025 Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program winner whose published designs include High Tide, Wildberries and Dino Racer - the latter of which picked up significant buzz at Gen Con this year, and is currently ranked at number two in the BoardGameGeek Hotness. The post Unstable Unicorns maker launches new studio led by rising star designer Marceline Leiman first appeared on .
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arsEdition tapped Asmodee for toy trade distribution after launching its board game line last yearby Mike Didymus-True on August 17, 2026arsEdition launched a dedicated games programme last September focused on family-weight games for ages 6, 8, and 10 and up, with an opening slate of seven titles including Reiner Knizia designs Oshiya Tokio and Guardian of the Treasure. The post arsEdition tapped Asmodee for toy trade distribution after launching its board game line last year first appeared on .
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Africa’s longest-running board game convention eyes grants for local designers as part of 10th anniversary crowdfundby Mike Didymus-True on August 14, 2026The November 27 and 28 event in Abuja will include prototype playtesting, workshops, industry discussions, networking and a marketplace alongside its consumer-facing game demonstrations and tournaments, according to organiser NIBCARD Games. The post Africa’s longest-running board game convention eyes grants for local designers as part of 10th anniversary crowdfund first appeared on .
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Asmodee UK more than doubles annual operating profit to £34m as TCG boom powers growthby Mike Didymus-True on August 13, 2026The profit surge for Esdevium Games - which officially re-registered as Asmodee UK Limited last month - came on the back of an almost 60% rise in turnover to £224m according to its latest annual accounts. The post Asmodee UK more than doubles annual operating profit to £34m as TCG boom powers growth first appeared on .
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Gen Con hires The Dice Tower’s Camilla Cleghorn as head of events as show looks to scale beyond record attendanceby Mike Didymus-True on August 11, 2026The hire puts a familiar face from board game media in charge of planning and delivering one of the tabletop industry's largest event programmes. The post Gen Con hires The Dice Tower’s Camilla Cleghorn as head of events as show looks to scale beyond record attendance first appeared on .
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Who has the fairest contracts in board games? TTGDA launches publisher benchmark to improve treatment of designersby Mike Didymus-True on August 11, 2026The Tabletop Game Designers Association has begun scoring and comparing the standard contracts board game publishers offer to designers, with the aim of improving how game creators are treated and paid. The post Who has the fairest contracts in board games? TTGDA launches publisher benchmark to improve treatment of designers first appeared on .
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