Blogs

Looking for past issues of Bloom Report? Here is an archive of past editions. This will be updated to included future editions as well.  Bloom Report: December 19-26, 2025 Bloom Report: Decem...

Remembering some of the inventors, creators, leaders, and innovators who passed this year.   Alan Hassenfeld November 16, 1948 - July 8, 2025Alan Hassenfeld, former Chairman of the Board and...

Additional Rest in Plays from past decades can be found here Vince Zampella The creator Grand Theft Auto and co-founder of Apex Legends studio Respawn Entertainment was killed in a car crash on Sunda...

Cats & Boxes   Gameplay Cats & Boxes is another single player puzzle game brought to you by Smart Games! This logic puzzle, as the name suggests, prompts you to find each cat a box to ...

For this week\'s feature, I\'m speaking with Ana Maria Dinu, founder of The Magical Underland Inc., and the inventor of the Magical Underland Christmas Tree Tent — a Christmas tree that transforms...

IQ Circle   Gameplay IQ Circle is a colorful logic puzzle designed to test your visual problem-solving skills. The game comes with a circular gameboard, 10 colorful game pieces, and a hardcove...

Eric, it was great to meet you in person at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair and the TAGIEs! Congratulations on your extraordinary success. Can you share with our readers when and how you got into game d...

Happytecture is the photography art book of Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda, two architecturally trained artists who have a knack for turning what may initially appear to be ordinary architectural ...

(Published ahead of McMiller’s Shark Tank episode airing December 10th)   What happens when two actors fall in love, build a game company as a side hustle, and suddenly find themselves on...

Leslie Scott (creator of Jenga) announces the launch of BOUNDLESS PLAY, the Substack. Using this newsletter publishing platform, she will be presenting - in serial form - all the material she has gath...