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Russian missile strike destroys Ukrainian Catan, Exploding Kittens publisher’s entire 200,000-strong inventory

Rozum has been devastated by the strike, with parent business Factor Group estimating the losses at up to $670,000 – a situation which has prompted Rozum to launch a fundraising appeal to help it reprint its lost inventory.

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French board game distributor, publisher Atalia enters liquidation, blames market saturation and battle for bestsellers

“So many new games are being released today that the market has become saturated”, Atalia said. “Shops no longer have the space, the time or the cash flow to stock all the games arriving each week.”

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CMON scraps $2.1m NFT game maker investment, three months after betting on deal to expand revenue, remain ‘relevant’

CMON’s board had planned to transition the company’s titles such as Massive Darkness and Super Fantasy Brawl Reborn into “high-quality digital assets” through the investment, saying the move was necessary for it to “continue to be relevant in the games industry and to expand the group’s revenue stream”.

Thumbnail for Hues and Cues designer launches platform to help outstanding board games stuck in publisher release bottleneck

Hues and Cues designer launches platform to help outstanding board games stuck in publisher release bottleneck

Scott Brady believes many outstanding games never reach players not because they lack quality, but because publishers must plan their release schedules years in advance – and with only so many publishing slots available each year, excellent games are often left waiting for an opportunity that may never come.

News courtesy of BoardGameWire.com. Plugin developed by Meeple Mountain.

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