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Osprey Games lets entire board and card game development team go, cancels Essen boothby Mike Didymus-True on October 16, 2026Osprey revealed in May that multinational book giant Bloomsbury had made the “difficult decision” to sell the board and card game line as part of a wider "strategic refocusing" on book publishing, which would see Osprey concentrate on its wargames and RPGs. The post Osprey Games lets entire board and card game development team go, cancels Essen booth first appeared on .
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Spiel Essen 2026: This year’s best talks and panels for board game industry professionalsby Mike Didymus-True on October 13, 2026This year's SPIEL.talks programme of panel discussions will be on the main show floor for the second year running, with sessions in Hall 4 covering everything from artificial intelligence and game localisation to emerging tabletop markets, careers in the industry and the process of bringing a board game from prototype to store shelves around the world. The post Spiel Essen 2026: This year’s best talks and panels for board game industry professionals first appeared on .
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Ares Games continues international distribution expansion through deal with Spanish publisher Draco Ideasby Mike Didymus-True on October 12, 2026The agreement is the latest in a series of distribution partnerships signed by Ares over the past two years, including deals with Armenian publisher Red Cat Games, Italy's Tabula Games and Czech publisher Albi. The post Ares Games continues international distribution expansion through deal with Spanish publisher Draco Ideas first appeared on .
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Asmodee scores big at Dutch game of the year awards as Take Time, Lord of the Rings trick-taking titles triumphby Mike Didymus-True on October 12, 2026This year's expert game prize went to White Goblin Games' Dutch-language edition of River of Gold - which saw off competition from Ants and Yokohama. The post Asmodee scores big at Dutch game of the year awards as Take Time, Lord of the Rings trick-taking titles triumph first appeared on .
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Steamforged crowdfunding concerns grow as updates dry up, refund requests go unresolvedby Mike Didymus-True on October 9, 2026Steamforged Games is facing mounting criticism from crowdfunding backers over unresolved refunds and dwindling updates across its undelivered projects, in the wake of the publisher cutting about a third of its workforce and refocusing towards its Warmachine miniatures line earlier this year. The post Steamforged crowdfunding concerns grow as updates dry up, refund requests go unresolved first appeared on .
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D&D, Magic workers move to unionise, citing crunch and job insecurity despite record Wizards profitsby Mike Didymus-True on October 7, 2026The move comes after several years of soaring sales and profits at Wizards, which has increasingly become the financial powerhouse of Hasbro amid struggles at the company's traditional toys business - which includes Nerf guns, Transformers and Peppa Pig toys. The post D&D, Magic workers move to unionise, citing crunch and job insecurity despite record Wizards profits first appeared on .
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CMON to give up The Adventurers ownership to get delayed project delivered as it works to stabilise financesby Mike Didymus-True on October 6, 2026CMON has found a route to getting one of its delayed projects into customers' hands without having to fund the remaining costs itself, as the financially-troubled publisher continues its attempt to recover from almost $23m of losses across 2024 and 2025. The post CMON to give up The Adventurers ownership to get delayed project delivered as it works to stabilise finances first appeared on .
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Renegade’s Hasbro partnership grows again as pair expand tabletop licensing dealby Mike Didymus-True on October 5, 2026The renewed agreement includes Axis & Allies, Acquire, Diplomacy, Heroscape, Robo Rally and Ikusa, with new games and expansions planned for 2027 and beyond, the pair said. The post Renegade’s Hasbro partnership grows again as pair expand tabletop licensing deal first appeared on .
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MyMiniFactory marketing head leaves to launch growth agency for tabletop publishersby Mike Didymus-True on October 2, 2026Tabletop Growth Partners will primarily target the TTRPG and wargaming sectors with marketing, digital growth and business development services. The post MyMiniFactory marketing head leaves to launch growth agency for tabletop publishers first appeared on .
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Codenames makes Netflix debut after streaming giant approached CGE for licence – then hired it to develop the game insteadby Mike Didymus-True on October 2, 2026The deal provides a new source of players for a game which is already closing in on 20 million physical copies sold, a CGE spokesperson told BoardGameWire, adding that "the branding benefits and opportunity to reach a new audience" were important to the publisher. The post Codenames makes Netflix debut after streaming giant approached CGE for licence – then hired it to develop the game instead first appeared on .
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