Tag: Asmodee
Legend of the Five Ring Will Have a Video Game Adaptation
We have been writing a lot about video games being transformed into tabletop experiences, but guess what? The other way around also works. We are not talking about Dire Wolf’s excellent interpretations of games such as Dune: Imperium or Root, no. The product we mean is Asmodee Entertainment’s outstanding collectible card game, Legend of the Five Rings, which is easily one of...
Embracer Group Turns to Asmodee Board Game IPs for Business Opportunities
Embracer Group has provided an update on some of its immediate plans, with the financially embattled company exploring further synergies with its large publishing arm, Asmodee. In its “Year in Brief 22/23,” Embracer Group had a section entitled “Realizing Transmedia Opportunities for Asmodee and Dark Horse,” which is essentially an acknowledgement for the further exploration of video game products...
Asmodee Parent Company’s Tabletop Games Sales Soar in FY2022
Embracer Group, known among other things for its tabletop gaming division Asmodee, has released its full-year and four-quarter financial results for 2022. In the summation of the year’s performance, chief executive Lars Wingefors received news about net sales growth with cautious pragmatism and even a tinge of disappointment.
He called the year past a difficult period for the company that...
River of Gold, Legend of the Five Rings Card Game, Is Coming
Office Dog is going to publish a new game set in the Legend of the Five Rings universe. The original game, released in 2017 and designed by Brad Andres, Erik Dahlman, Nate French, and Tyler Parrott, is a two-player living card game set in the world of Rokugan. The uniqueness of the original is now going to be unfolded once again in...
Asmodee Q3 Sales Take Market Slowdown in Stride
Asmodee, one of the biggest distributors and publishing companies of tabletop games, has announced its third-quarter results for the period between October and December 2022. The company’s performance was revealed as part of Embrace Group’s results, which acquired Asmodee in 2022.
Asmodee Sees Sales Performance Improve in Q3 2023
In the part of the report covering the board games and tabletop...
Asmodee to Release Revive by Matagot in March
Asmodee, one of the leading board games publishers, has confirmed that it will release Revive into retail on March 17, 2023. The company update will see Revive reach US customers in a little less than a month now.
Revive is a collaborative project that involves a number of designers, including Helge Meissner, Eilif Svensson, Anna Wermlund and Kristian Amundsen Østby, and the game itself has been praised by audiences,...
Unexpected Games’ “3000 Scoundrels” Gets a Release Date
Unexpected Games (part of Asmodee North America) just announced the release date of their western-inspired board game “3000 Scoundrels”, which will officially release on October 7. Pre-orders are currently available on Asmodee’s official website and on Amazon for $49.95.
The game puts players in an alternative Wild West environment, where they will try and create the toughest and roughest team...
A Star Wars Pandemic System Game Is on Its Way Soon
Star Wars fans rejoice - game companies Asmodee and Z-Man Games have announced that they will be joining forces together to create “Star Wars: The Clone Wars – A Pandemic System Game”.
As the game’s title suggests, it will be set during the events of the Clone Wars, where up to 5 players will take on the role of legendary...
Splendor Duel Gearing Up for a November Retail Launch in US
“Splendor: The Board Game” by Marc André released in 2014, it became an instant hit. For many players, this was the first gateway title to the hobby’s more refined ends. Now, Asmodee has confirmed that the latest game in the franchise, “Splendor Duel,” is up for preorder.
Challenge Your Friends to Splendor Duel
Once again, merchants will compete to please the...
Asmodee to Release Netflix Trio of Board Games
The French publisher of board games Asmodee has announced the arrival of three tabletop titles inspired by popular Netflix series. The three games are named Squid Game, Ozark, and Stranger Things: Attack of the Mind Flayer, after the namesake TV shows that have continued to generate significant viewership and fanfare.
The companies released statements in which they assured that the...