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  • TANDEM EVENTS ANNOUNCES TWO BRAND NEW FUNDING EVENTS TAKING PLACE AT DEVELOP:BRIGHTON

    Games Funding Forum and the Pitching & Funding Workshop will run on Tuesday 12 July alongside Evolve
    19 May 2016: Today, Tandem Events, organiser of Europe’s leading game developer conference Develop:Brighton, announced two brand new funding events during Develop:Brighton – Games Funding Forum and the Pitching & Funding Workshop.
    Taking place on Tuesday 12 July alongside Evolve at De

  • INAUGURAL GUILD WARS 2 ESL PRO LEAGUE FINALS BRINGS ELITE PLAY TO MMOS

    ArenaNet makes history this weekend with the first ESL Pro competition for an MMO and the richest purse ever for Guild Wars 2
    BELLEVUE, Wash. – Feb. 18, 2016: ArenaNet™, publisher and developer of the acclaimed Guild Wars franchise, is hosting the inaugural Guild Wars 2 Pro League Finals, the first-ever ESL Pro competition for an MMO. This weekend, four teams of finalists from North America an

  • UK TOY INDUSTRY GREW BY 5.9 PERCENT MAKING IT THE LARGEST TOY MARKET IN EUROPE

    Figures revealed at Toy Fair 2016 show a significant rise in sales across categories with film licences playing a major role
    January 25th 2016: The UK toy market saw a 5.9% increase in sales in 2015, helping to keep it in the top spot as the largest toy market in Europe. The latest results were released today by the British Toy and Hobby Association and The NPD Group at this year’s Toy Fair at

  • DREAMTOYS TOP TWELVE FOR 2015 ANNOUNCED

    Toy Retailers Association Announce The Most Authoritative List as UK Toy Industry is Expected to Grow by Six Per Cent
    LONDON 4 NOVEMBER 2015: Star Wars and Thunderbirds toys are destined to be some of the ‘must have’ toys this Christmas as they make it into the top twelve list of DreamToys 2015. Decided by a panel of leading toy retailers in the UK, including Argos, Boots, Selfridges, Smyths To

  • DIVERSITY, INNOVATION AND GREAT PLAY VALUE ARE THE THEMES THAT DOMINATE THE FULL DREAMTOYS 2015 LIST

    Buoyant toy industry predicted to continue growing throughout the Christmas period
    LONDON 4th November 2015: A Meccano Robot, a sing-along Care Bear, an Interactive Tracy Island from Thunderbirds and a 3D art studio are just some of the toys that make up this year’s DreamToys list. Decided by a panel of leading toy retailers in the UK, including Argos, Boots, Selfridges, Smyths Toys, The Enter