Mattel’s Head of UK Consumer Products & Hardlines EMEA, Jon Spalding, on putting purpose at their core

As Mattel and Warner Bros. make the most of the Barbie movie, we speak to Jon Spalding about 2024…

LEGO celebrates 40 years of Return of the Jedi with Chewbacca set

“It was a great challenge to capture the character’s full body of hair in brick-form,” said César Carvalhosa Soares, Senior Designer at the LEGO Group.

Piñata Smashlings can become “the next breakout worldwide IP from a gaming platform”, says Toikido

“We look forward to seeing how players engage with this immersive universe that encourages connections, imagination, and interactive fun,” said Darran Garnham, founder and CEO of Toikido.

Funko Games brings The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to the tabletop

The ferocious Sawyer family is played by one player, with all other players stepping into the shoes of unfortunate travellers doing everything they can to survive.

One month left to get your nominations in for Brands Untapped 100: 2023 Edition

There’s one month left to get your nominations in for the 2023 Edition of the Brands Untapped 100 – a publication celebrating designers, studios and creative leaders and that have done great work in the licensing industry over the past 12 months.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles gets the Fugglers treatment

Each Fuggler in the TMNT range comes in pizza box-inspired packaging.

Buffalo Games’ John Bell on bringing the Tetris game to the tabletop

John Bell – Director of Inventor Relations and Preliminary Design at Buffalo Games – on why creating Tetris board games has been something of a dream collaboration.

LEGO debuts Hocus Pocus set

The 2,316 piece set is based on the cottage from Disney’s 1993 cult classic.

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