© Hasbro Business Hasbro Launches Third "Women Innovators of Play" Conference For the third time, toy and game company Hasbro is hosting the digital Women Innovators of Play conference and submission Challenge. The event will take place on 9 October 2025. For the third time since 2023, toy and game company Hasbro is hosting its Women Innovators of Play digital conference. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Hasbro's digital gaming and tabletop branch is driving their business. The corresponding office is unaffected by the move. © Hasbro Business Hasbro Relocates to Boston Hasbro is relocating their headquarters from Rhode Island to Boston. The West Coast office in Renton, where digital gaming and the Wizards of the Coast brands Magic and Dungeons & Dragons sit, is unaffected. Toy maker and tabletop company Hasbro relocates their HQ from Rhode Island to Boston. This new By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Physical card games such as the Pokémon TCG can be connected to gambling problems, the study claims. © Caleb Oquendo, Pexels Campus Study Connects Loot Boxes and Trading Cards to Problematic Gambling Mechanisms A study by the City University of Hong Kong shows possible links of loot boxes and physical trading card games to gambling problems. Notably, the effectiveness of these mechanisms appear to be unrelated to buyers' overall state of mental health. An open-access study by the City University of By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Q2 earnings call page showing the highlights of © Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast Business Final Fantasy Cooperation Skyrockets Revenue of Magic: The Gathering Publisher With the highest revenue in the first 24 hours of any set to date, Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy has driven up Hasbro's quarterly revenue significantly. The digital gaming segment, especially Monopoly Go!, played another big part as well. In yesterday's Q2 earnings call at By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Scryfall/Cardmarket Business TCG Marketplace Cardmarket Cooperates with Scryfall Berlin-based trading card market leader Cardmarket has announced deeper integration with Magic: The Gathering search engine Scryfall through a contractual agreement. The contract is based on recent database improvements and serves as a test run for similar cooperations. Europe’s biggest trading card game online marketplace Cardmarket, based in By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Screenshot Business Twin Sails Departs Asmodee in Management Buyout As it gains independence from the Embracer Group, Asmodee is sharpening its focus on its core board game business. Its in-house video game studio, Twin Sails, is spinning off through a management buyout (MBO) and striking out on its own as an indie publisher. The ongoing breakup of the By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
© Riot Products Riot Names LoL Card Game and Disappoints EU Fans With Riftbound: League of Legends, Riot Games’ long-awaited trading card game finally has a name. However, in 2025, only players in China and English-speaking countries will be able to purchase the game. Further releases are planned for 2026. Project K now has a name: after a long wait, By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Final Fantasy set for Magic: The Gathering © Wizards of the Coast / Square Enix Business Magic: The Gathering Reveals Final Fantasy Cooperation on Gaming Site For the first time, Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast has revealed the first concrete details of one of its gaming cooperations through a gaming website. On Monday, the company dropped the face cards of its commander decks on IGN. Over the last few days, Wizards of the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Thomas Kœgler, CEO of Asmodee / Lars Wingefors, Chair of the Board of Asmodee Group © Embracer Group Business Trading in Asmodee Class B Shares Expected to Commence on 7 February The Embracer Group continues with its planned demerger into three separate listed companies. At the beginning of February, all shares held by Embracer in its subsidiary Asmodee will be distributed to Embracer shareholders on a 1:1 basis. On 5 February 2025, Embracer Group will distribute all shares in Asmodee By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Gothic: A Shadow's Quest (mockup) © THQ Nordic Publishing Gothic Board Game Spin-off From THQ Nordic After the Darksiders board game, THQ Nordic's board game division is working on another project based on one of their most recognisable franchises, Gothic. The crowdfunding campaign has already been followed by over 4,000 people. THQ Nordic has announced Gothic: A Shadow's Quest during Gamefound& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Thomas Kœgler, CEO of Asmodee / Lars Wingefors, Chair of the Board of Asmodee Group © Embracer Group Business Asmodee's Business Targets and Embracer Group Intends to Contribute €400 Million The Embracer Group intends to contribute €400 million to Asmodee, based on the sale of Easybrain to the Swiss company Miniclip. In addition, the company provides an outlook on Asmodee's business targets. As part of Embracer Group's previously announced divestment of Easybrain (read more on GamesMarkt) By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors © Embracer Business Embracer Sees Asmodee's Spin-off on Track and Sells Easybrain to Miniclip In presenting its rather modest Q2 results, Embracer Group announced the sale of Easybrain to Switzerland-based Miniclip for SEK 12.9 billion (€1.11 billion). Meanwhile, the spin-off of Asmodee, which is showing promising results, is expected to be completed soon. Embracer Group’s interim report for the By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
