Episode 89 - Knight’s Dawn

It’s a slow start to the year for the team as they shake off their hibernation and get back behind the news desk. The news is anything but sleep though with the acquisition of Asmodee, changes at the top of Hasbro, and famous folk getting Knighted. Welcome back to the Brainwaves HQ for another year of tabletop gaming news.  Headlines Asmodee Sold https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/embracer-buys-board-games-publisher-asmodee-3-bln-deal-2021-12-16/#:~:text=STOCKHOLM%2C%20Dec%2016%20(Reuters),the%20largest%20European%20gaming%20group. Asmodee buys Miniatures Market https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek/status/1471889038810529793 Asmodee hikes prices https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50011/asmodee-hike-prices-again-2022 Wizards of the Coast president to run Hasbro https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50109/wizards-coast-president-run-hasbro Ian Livingstone Knighted https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/content/news/ian-livingstone-knighted/   Updates Zak S update https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diyrpgproductions/demon-city-the-ultimate-horror-rpg   News Pokemon fraud https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-spends-3-5-million-on-pokemon-cards-that-ar-1848307244 GW re-releases Cursed City https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/22846447/cursed-city-reprint-warhammer-release-date-price Paizo removes slavery references https://www.geeknative.com/137872/controversially-paizo-wont-mention-slavery-in-pathfinder-ever-again/?utm_content=bufferf999c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer   Patreon Shoutouts Shaun Newan game-a-lot.fun/en facebook.com/gamealotboardgames Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain Support Us https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/ Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain Metallic Dice Games https://metallicdicegames.com/ Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS   Sexism in boardgames https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2788252/bgg-survey-results-sexism-boardgaming-spaces   Outro DPD Delivers Monopoly to employees https://worldofmonopoly.com/list-ad/list-dn-dq/dpd/index.php   Our Links Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you’ve listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes.  You can also follow us on   Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegiantbrain Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: [email protected]