BW328 – Branchenfunk Mai 2020

Es ist wieder viel passiert in der Spielebranche; Matthias berichtet. In dieser Folge sogar mit Gast. Und Corona taucht auch auf.

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Matthias Nagy

News Rückblick

Personalien

Jens Nygaard Knudsen ist gestorben
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Nygaard_Knudsen
ASMODEE ADDS INTERACTIVE GAMES LICENSING MANAGER - Christian Dunn
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45523/asmodee-adds-interactive-games-licensing-manager
ASMODEE CANADA HIRES GM FOR LION RAMPANT - Kevin Ratko
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45596/asmodee-canada-hires-gm-lion-rampant
PEGASUS SPIELE HIRES ASMODEE NA VET AS SALES & MARKETING EXEC - Johanna Sadkovich
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45568/pegasus-spiele-hires-asmodee-na-vet-sales-marketing-exe
Johanna Sadkovich Joins Pegasus Spiele as Sales and Marketing Executive North America
Johanna Sadkovich Joins Pegasus Spiele as Sales and Marketing Executive North America
Paizo Announces New Hires, Promotions
Paizo Announces New Hires, Promotions
Sam Healey Relaunches Dice Steeple Podcast
Sam Healey Relaunches Dice Steeple Podcast

Vertrieb

Was ist Bei Alliance/Diamond passiert

DIAMOND CANCELS RETAILER SUMMIT
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45397/diamond-cancels-retailer-summit
Alliance Halts Payments to Vendors; Asmodee to Leave Alliance in July 2020
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/102521/alliance-halts-payments-vendors-asmodee-leave-alli
DIAMOND HALTING DISTRIBUTION OF NEW PRODUCT, ALLIANCE SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45490/diamond-halting-distribution-new-product-alliance-shutting-down-completely
DEVIR GAMES WILL SELL DIRECT TO RETAILERS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45497/devir-games-will-sell-direct-to-retailers-during-covid-19-crisis
VIZ CONTINUES SHIPPING MANGA TO BOOK CHANNEL
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45515/viz-continues-shipping-manga-book-channel
DIAMOND, ALLIANCE SUSPEND REGULAR PAYMENTS
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45534/diamond-alliance-suspend-regular-payments
DIAMOND DETAILS DELAYED PAY-OUTS FOR PUBLISHERS, ALLIANCE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45561/diamond-details-delayed-pay-outs-publishers-alliance-handled-differently
DIAMOND, ALLIANCE FURLOUGH EMPLOYEES
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45591/diamond-alliance-furlough-employees
Alliance Game Distributors to Furlough Employees
Alliance Game Distributors to Furlough Employees
MARVEL FURLOUGHS EMPLOYEES
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45642/marvel-furloughs-employees
DIAMOND PLANS TO RESUME SHIPPING NEW PRODUCT 'MID- TO LATE MAY'
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45610/diamond-plans-resume-shipping-new-product-mid-late-may
DIAMOND TO RESUME WEEKLY NEW PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45658/diamond-resume-weekly-new-product-distribution
AWA STUDIOS SIGNS COMIC CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE WITH DIAMOND
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45688/awa-studios-signs-comic-channel-exclusive-diamond

Was ist bei Amazon passiert

AMAZON ENDS NON-ESSENTIAL INCOMING SHIPMENTS; B&N CEO SAYS 'WE WILL SUFFER'
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45447/amazon-ends-non-essential-shipments-b-n-ceo-says-we-will-suffer
GAMA LAUNCHES GAME STORE LOCATOR WITH STATUS INFO
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45535/gama-launches-game-store-locator-status-info
BARNES & NOBLE HAS 120 STORES OPEN
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45565/barnes-noble-has-120-stores-open
AMAZON TO RESUME NON-ESSENTIAL SHIPMENTS
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45592/amazon-to-resume-non-essential-shipments

ASMODEE DELAYS ALL NEW RELEASES
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45484/asmodee-delays-all-new-releases
ASMODEE SUSPENDS NEW RELEASES THROUGH MAY
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45612/asmodee-suspends-new-releases-through-may
LUMA, GREATER THAN GAMES, JAPANIME, MORE GAME COMPANIES SUSPEND SHIPMENTS
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45507/luma-greater-games-japanime-more-game-companies-suspend-shipments

Store Support:
Haba
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WOTC ANNOUNCES GAME STORE RELIEF
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45511/wotc-announces-game-store-relief
ANOTHER FREE PRODUCT FOR RETAILERS FROM WOTC
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45546/another-free-product-retailers-wotc
Pegasus
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EMERGENCY CREDIT FOR COMIC STORES? 'STATUS' ADDED TO COMIC SHOP LOCATOR, TKO OFFERING TO SHARE ONLINE SALES
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45521/emergency-credit-comic-stores-status-added-comic-shop-locator-tko-offering-share-online-sales
DC DONATES $250K, JIM LEE DONATING ART TO HELP COMIC RETAILERS VIA BINC
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45551/dc-donates-250k-jim-lee-donating-art-to-help-comic-retailers-via-binc
HUMBLE BUNDLE FOR COVID-19 RELIEF RAISES OVER $1.3 MILLION IN FIRST DAY
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45536/humble-bundle-covid-19-relief-raises-over-1-3-million-first-day
‘Virus’ Card Game by Goliath to Help Fund COVID-19 Research
‘Virus’ Card Game by Goliath to Help Fund COVID-19 Research
GAMA Provides Retail Support List
GAMA Provides Retail Support List
CARES ACT IMPROVES OPTIONS FOR RETAILERS, OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45519/cares-act-improves-options-retailers-other-small-businesses
FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES RUN OUT OF MONEY
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45604/federal-programs-small-businesses-run-out-money
ROLLING FOR INITIATIVE -- $349 BILLION GONE IN 14 DAYS
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/45616/rolling-initiative-349-billion-gone-14-days
Asmodee Germany Launch Retailer Initiative, ‘Open! Back in the Game’
Asmodee Germany Launch Retailer Initiative, ‘Open! Back in the Game’
Spiel Direkt
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Pegasus
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GAMES WORKSHOP SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45525/games-workshop-shuts-down-operations
GAMES WORKSHOP UPDATES SHUTDOWN
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45632/games-workshop-updates-shutdown
GAMES WORKSHOP CREATES FREE SPECIAL EDITION MODEL FOR INDEPENDENT RETAILERS
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45660/games-workshop-creates-free-special-edition-model-independent-retailers
Games Workshop Secures Operating Loan, Reopens Warehouse, Some Stores
Games Workshop Secures Operating Loan, Reopens Warehouse, Some Stores

Hintergrund:

WORLD ACCORDING TO GRIEPP: DISTRIBUTOR CASH FLOW 101
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/45542/world-according-griepp-distributor-cash-flow-101
NPD Reports Game & Puzzle Sales Up 228% For Week Ending March 21
NPD Reports Game & Puzzle Sales Up 228% For Week Ending March 21
U.S. Game and Puzzle Sales Grew by 55% in Q1
U.S. Game and Puzzle Sales Grew by 55% in Q1
WORLD ACCORDING TO GRIEPP: GEEK WINTER IS COMING
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/45635/world-according-griepp-geek-winter-is-coming

CMON

Links: Charlie Theel Digs into High Society, Tom Felber Burns Bridges, and Hong Kong Suspends Trading in CMON Limited
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/102744/links-charlie-theel-digs-high-society-tom-felber-b
CMON Trading suspended
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2405083/cmon-trading-suspended
ANNUAL REPORT DELAYED, TRADING SUSPENDED IN CMON
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45581/annual-report-delayed-trading-suspended-cmon
CMON Suspends Stock Trading, Independent Directors Resign
CMON Suspends Stock Trading, Independent Directors Resign
CMON Response
https://cmon.com/news/cmon-april-2020-update
CMON RELEASES MORE INFO ON 'GOING CONCERN' ISSUE
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45583/cmon-releases-more-info-going-concern-issue
CMON Responds to Business Speculation, Reassures Consumers
CMON Responds to Business Speculation, Reassures Consumers

COVID-19 at the Gaming Table IV: Delayed Releases, Free Games, and a Print-and-Play Design Contest
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/102248/covid-19-gaming-table-iv-delayed-releases-free-gam
Asmodee Launches ‘Print & Play’ Website with Popular Titles
Asmodee Launches ‘Print & Play’ Website with Popular Titles
Pegasus Free PnP
https://www.pegasusdigital.de/browse.php?filters=45695

Feuerland Regain English, French Rights, Partners with Capstone Games
Feuerland Regain English, French Rights, Partners with Capstone Games

Quartalsergebnisse

Spin Master to Report Q1 Results May 6, Asks Shareholders Not to Attend Annual Meeting
Spin Master to Report Q1 Results May 6, Asks Shareholders Not to Attend Annual Meeting
Hasbro Announces Q1 Earnings Call
Hasbro Announces Q1 Earnings Call
Hasbro’s Annual Meeting will be Virtual Only
Hasbro’s Annual Meeting will be Virtual Only
HASBRO'S TOTAL GAMING BUSINESS UP 40% IN Q1
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45666/hasbros-total-gaming-business-up-40-q1
Hasbro Gaming is Highlight of First Quarter, 40% Growth Over Last Year
Hasbro Gaming is Highlight of First Quarter, 40% Growth Over Last Year

Events

GAMA EXPO WRAPS UP A BAD WEEK
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45421/gama-expo-wraps-up-bad-week
US tabletop event Origins delayed to autumn, ‘virtual convention’ to be held this summer
https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/origins-game-fair/news/origins-game-fair-2020-delayed
POKEMON SHUTS DOWN ORGANIZED PLAY
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45532/pokemon-shuts-down-organized-play
FANTASY FLIGHT POSTPONES IN-STORE OP UNTIL FALL
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45602/fantasy-flight-postpones-in-store-op-until-fall
'YU-GI-OH! ORGANIZED PLAY POSTPONEMENTS EXTENDED
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45682/yu-gi-oh-organized-play-postponements-extended
ORIGINS DECISION DEFERRED, ATLAS OFFERS LOCAL GAME DROP, GFE HQ WORKS FROM HOME
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45460/origins-decision-deferred-atlas-offers-local-game-drop-gfe-hq-works-home
CORONAVIRUS TAKES ITS TOLL ON GEEK CULTURE EVENTS
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45449/coronavirus-takes-its-toll-geek-culture-events
EVENTS PLATFORM PATRON CEO ON COVID-19 IMPACT ON FAN EVENTS
https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/45498/events-platform-patron-ceo-covid-19-impact-fan-events
ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE CANCELED, AWESOME CON DELAYED, ACE COMIC CON SUES GROWTIX, MORE
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45506/ala-annual-conference-canceled-awesome-con-delayed-ace-comic-con-sues-growtix-more
GAMA POSTPONES ORIGINS GAME FAIR
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45575/gama-postpones-origins-game-fair
Origins Postponed, BGG Spring Cancelled
Origins Postponed, BGG Spring Cancelled
Toy Association Launches ‘Toy Fair Everywhere’ A Series of Week-Long Virtual Events
Toy Association Launches ‘Toy Fair Everywhere’ A Series of Week-Long Virtual Events
Steve Jackson Games Hosts Virtual Fnord Con
Steve Jackson Games Hosts Virtual Fnord Con
Berlin Brettspiel Con Postpones to December
Berlin Brettspiel Con Postpones to December
UK Games Expo Cancels August Event
UK Games Expo Cancels August Event
GardenCon will become PaizoCon Francia
GardenCon will become PaizoCon Francia
As Large German Events Cancel, Spiel Still Hopeful
As Large German Events Cancel, Spiel Still Hopeful
Paizo Announces PaizoCon Online for May 26-31
Paizo Announces PaizoCon Online for May 26-31
BoardGameGeek Announce BGG.CONline for May 20-21
BoardGameGeek Announce BGG.CONline for May 20-21
Anmeldung Hamburg
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Anmeldung Rostock
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Diverses

Union Vote at TCGplayer Suspended
Union Vote at TCGplayer Suspended
KICKSTARTER LAYS OFF 40% AFTER BIG DROP IN PROJECTS
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45695/kickstarter-lays-off-40-after-big-drop-projects?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Dungeons & Dragons Records 6th Consecutive Year of Growth
Dungeons & Dragons Records 6th Consecutive Year of Growth
Gamemasters Movie Picked up for Distribution by Gravitas Ventures
Gamemasters Movie Picked up for Distribution by Gravitas Ventures
The Army Painter Shifts from Paint to Hand Sanitizer
The Army Painter Shifts from Paint to Hand Sanitizer
From Hedbanz to Hospitals
From Hedbanz to Hospitals
Spin Master Awarded Record Damages in Chinese Patent Dispute
Spin Master Awarded Record Damages in Chinese Patent Dispute
Mattel Rolls Out Sugarcane-based Plastics in Time for Earth Day
Mattel Rolls Out Sugarcane-based Plastics in Time for Earth Day
Mattel to Reduce Non-Manufacturing Workforce by 4%
Mattel to Reduce Non-Manufacturing Workforce by 4%
UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE WARGAME – PATENTS IN BOARD GAMING
https://www.myuenlaw.com/blog/unconventional-warfare-wargame-patents-in-board-gaming
Hasbro Reaches Settlement in Marisa Pawelko Trade Secrets Case
Hasbro Reaches Settlement in Marisa Pawelko Trade Secrets Case
New U.S. Age Determination Guidelines go in Effect June 1
New U.S. Age Determination Guidelines go in Effect June 1

Award

Links: Leacock on Pandemic in Today's World, Tales of Tricks Taken, and Nominees for the 2020 Origins Awards
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/102063/links-leacock-pandemic-todays-world-tales-tricks-t
Winners Announced for 14th Annual Golden Geek Awards
Winners Announced for 14th Annual Golden Geek Awards
Deutscher Computerspielpreis
https://deutscher-computerspielpreis.de/preistraeger