Brainwaves 120 - Pinkertons Assemble!

Jamie is back on the road so it’s Oliver and Iain behind the mics this week. They bring you news from across the industry on failed kickstarter companies, Hasbro’s finances, Pokemon running out of cards, and Wizards hiring the Pinkertons! All this and more on episode 120 of Brainwaves. 

 

Headlines

 

Wizards saddles up with the Pinkertons

https://twitter.com/GateGeek/status/1650025390050537473?s=20

https://www.polygon.com/23695923/mtg-aftermath-pinkerton-raid-leaked-cards

https://gizmodo.com/magic-the-gathering-leaks-wizards-wotc-pinkertons-1850374546

 

Hasbro and Mattel Strike Deal

https://corporate.mattel.com/news/mattel-hasbro-enter-licensing-agreements-to-launch-monopoly-barbie-edition-transformers-hot-wheels-transformers-uno

 

Hasbro Financials

https://investor.hasbro.com/financial-information/quarterly-results

https://hasbro.gcs-web.com/node/35691/pdf

 

Updates

 

Zak S Returns

https://twitter.com/boymonster/status/1647678950590779392?s=20

https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/2022/03/on-zak-sabbath-smith-lawsuits.html?m=1

 

Green Ronin to publish Into the Motherlands

https://greenronin.com/blog/2023/04/21/green-ronin-to-publish-into-the-mother-lands-roleplaying-game/

 

Steeped in Controversy

https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cc/lgcy/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=11279807

 

News

 

Renegade Hires

https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/welcoming-andrew-lupp-to-the-renegade-team/?fbclid=IwAR2Hm_BjRDFSV9eipeQ1nyJ7B6ynZY08yM_0n53IZC_6XJDFX2ovDh0lgL4

 

Diana Jones emerging designer nominees

https://www.dianajonesaward.org/

 

Mensa Select Awards

https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/mensa-select/news/mensa-select-winners-2023

 

Golden Geek Awards

https://boardgamegeek.com/award/8314/golden-geek-awards

 

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

 

TAGS Fest

https://tagsfest.co.uk/

 

Tabletop Jobs Facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

 

Patreon Shoutouts

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https://naylorgames.com/

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Outro

 

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