Brainwaves Episode 120 – Pinkertons Assemble

by Iain McAllister · 1 May 2023

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

HOLY SHIT

Wotc sent the fucking PINKERTONS to harass the guy who opened/spoiled the Aftermath set. Apparently they threatened him with jail time for theft and made the guy's wife cry???

Totally normal thing to do when your card game expansion gets revealed 2 weeks early
— ~Marvelous Marie~ Now a Vtuber! (@GateGeek) April 23, 2023

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

pic.twitter.com/EVruerrxUy
— Cam Banks 🇳🇿 (@boymonster) April 16, 2023

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

Green Ronin to publish Into the Motherlands

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

Front Page EDP Finalists

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

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newan

game-a-lot.fun/en

facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

Our Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain

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Outro

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