Blogs

  At the TAGIE awards last month I was honored to present the Lifetime Achievement Awards to my BMT partner Rouben Terzian and Mattel’s Jill Barad.  Tim Kilpin’s wonderful key...

  What are your roles and responsibilities in our industry? I am CEO and owner of McHale Design Inc. We are a creative agency that specializes in premium branding and packaging for the Toy a...

  I am somewhat new to game design and just attended my first CHITAG/POP pitch event. I’m entering the world of games and toys from a career as an artist working mostly in the public rea...

NERF Review   Gameplay One of the best things about Nerf is that gameplay is up to the players! Nerf carries mostly foam-based weaponry like water guns and dart guns, but also has a bunch of b...

AI and the Future of Toy Invention   The toy industry is constantly evolving, and with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), the process of inventing new toys is changing rapidly. AI...

  PLAYMONSTER ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER     BELOIT, Wis –  (November 29, 2023) – PlayMonster Group LLC, the leading int...

Ticket to Ride Review   Gameplay Ticket to Ride is a board game in which the object of the game is to connect different cities in America by laying down railway routes on a map of the country&...

Now I’ve read a lot of books about toys, games, creators of toys and games, and the like, but I’ve never read anything like Zapwired! Written by Hal Ross, Zapwired is a fast-paced thriller...

Highlights of longer article below...   In the world of consumer goods, including toys and games, companies utilize branded, private label, and/or licensed guides for product development and pa...

  Hey Dave! We\'ve known one another long time.. even before you were an OG at our Chicago Toy and Game Fair 21 years ago! Why and how did you get into the Toy and Game industry?   On a ...