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Licensing Biz – Moshi Monsters take over Chessington
July 26, 2012
Pocket Gamer - Mind Candy man Moo Yu on why it’s worth ‘sacrificing your hygiene’ for a Best of British hack.
July 24, 2012
The Lawyer – Claire Walsh, General Counsel Mind Candy Interview
16 July, 2012
The Guardian – Children and Computers: State Of Play
July 15, 2012
Observer Magazine – State Of Play
July 15, 2012
License Global – Mind Candy Recruits a Recruiter
July 11, 2012
Develop – Mind Candy hires ex-Playfish exec as director of talent
July 11, 2012
Kidscreen – Mind Candy hires ex-Playfish exec as director of talent
July 10, 2012
City AM – Mind Candy snaps up Origami Blue
July 10, 2012
Kidscreen – Mind Candy acquires UK games studio Origami Blue
July 9, 2012
London Loves Business – Moshi Monsters creator buys Brighton based animation studio
July 9, 2012
Techcrunch – Mind Candy Acquires Origami Blue Games Studio To Become Its Labs Arm
July 9, 2012
Develop – Mind Candy acquires Origami Blue
July 9, 2012
The Sunday Times – Tech’s Peter Pan leads Moshi Monsters invasion
July 8, 2012
FHM – Become the next internet bazillionaire
August Issue, 2012
The Guardian – Moshi Monsters getting full iPad app ‘in next few months.’
July 5, 2012
The Sun – Sunemployment, Silicon Pally
July 5, 2012
The Times – London’s technology fledglings want to learn to fly all by themselves
July 5, 2012
Tatler – YOUYOU Mentoring Secret Summer Dinner
July 4, 2012
The Sun – Top toys for Xmas
June 29, 2012
Daily Mail – The toys Hamleys predicts will be huge this Christmas
June 28, 2012
The Metro – Top toys for Christmas
June 28, 2012
Yahoo! Lifestyle – The top children’s toys for Christmas 2012 revealed
June 28, 2012
MSN News – Hamleys unwraps Christmas toys list
June 28, 2012
Toy News – Hamleys predicts its top selling Christmas toys
June 28, 2012
Animation Magazine – Mind Candy launches Spanish Moshi Site
June 13, 2012
Licensing Biz – Now Moshi Monsters arrives in Spain
June 13, 2012
Toys ‘n’ Playthings – Moshi Monsters launches in Spanish
June 13, 2012
The Guardian – Who says print is dead?
June 03, 2012
Kidscreen – Moshi Monsters UK licensing activity grows
June 01, 2012
WIRED UK Magazine – Michael Acton Smith No.5 in the WIRED UK 100 list
June, 2012
Licensing Biz - Moshi Monsters game sequel set for Christmas
June 01, 2012
Pocket World – New Moshi game coming!
June 01, 2012
Financial Director – We Want Candy
May, 2012
Official Nintendo Magazine – Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park
May 31, 2012
Go Nintendo – Mind Candy and Activision Announce ‘Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park’ for Nintendo DS and 3DS
May 31, 2012
My Nintendo News – Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park Announced For Nintendo 3DS & DS
May 31, 2012
3DS Buzz – Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park coming to 3DS and DS
May 31, 2012
Toy News – Moshi Monsters Mash Up Tournament to take place at Lollibop
May 30, 2012
Bucks Free Press – Internet entrepreneur goes back to school
May 30, 2012
Bloomberg TV – What Can Business Learn From Children?
May 24, 2012
BBC News – Children’s social network Moshi Monsters goes mobile
May 23, 2012
Edge – GREE and Mind Candy partner for mobile Moshi Monsters
May 23, 2012
Kidscreen – Moshi Monsters gets mobile
May 23, 2012
London Loves Business – Moshi Monsters go mobile with new partnership
May 23, 2012
MOSHI MONSTERS PARTNERS WITH SONY MUSIC ON DEBUT ALBUM
March 04, 2012
MOSHI MONSTERS SUPPORTS WORLD’S BIGGEST EASTER EGG HUNT
February 21, 2012
MOSHI MONSTERS MAGAZINE TOPS THE MAGAZINE CHARTS AS IT CELEBRATES ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY
February 16, 2012
MOSHI MONSTERS MANIA TO TAKE OVER U.S. RETAIL SHELVES WITH NEW LICENSEES IN HOTTEST KIDS CATEGORIES
February 8, 2012
HEXBUG CREATOR PARTNERS WITH GLOBAL KIDS HIT MOSHI MONSTERS TO LAUNCH ALL NEW BOBBLE BOTS BRAND AND PRODUCT LINE
January 10, 2012
MONSTERS ON TOUR: MOSHI MONSTERS PRESENTS THE MAGNIFICENT AND MAGICAL MOSHI BUS
December 16, 2011
MIND CANDY ANNOUNCES HEAD OF MOSHI MUSIC
December 1, 2011
DEBUT CONSOLE GAME FROM MOSHI MONSTERS TAKES TOP SPOT
November 15, 2011
FIRST EVER MOSHI DS TITLE SET TO BE A MONSTER HIT
November 10, 2011
Press Coverage
MCV – Mind Candy and GREE team up for Moshi Monsters on smartphone
May 23, 2012
Develop – GREE deal paves way for Moshi Monsters mobile
May 23, 2012
Games Industry Biz – GREE and Mind Candy partner in Moshi Monsters mobile deal
May 23, 2012
Pocket Gamer – Two new Monster Moshi games coming to GREE’s social platform this year
May 23, 2012
The Guardian – Apps Rush: Moshi Monsters, Tom Daley, Telmap Navigator, Peppa Pig, Tivoli Radio and more.
May 21, 2012
The Times – The Game Was Nearly Up – But Then Came The Goosebumps and Truly Monster Profits
May 07, 2012
Huffingtonpost Video – Mind Candy’s CEO and Founder, Michael Acton Smith
May, 2012
Fast Company, May Edition – A Man And His Monster
May, 2012
MCV – Moshi Sequel Will Offer New Take On The Franchise
May, 2012
Pocket Gamer – Moshi Monsters sets a new UK sales record on Nintendo DS
April 30, 2012
Develop – Moshi Monsters breaks Brain Training chart Record
April 30, 2012
MCV – Moshi Monsters makes DS history
April 30, 2012
Nintendo Universe – Moshi Monsters Moshling Zoo breaks Nintendo DS record
April 30, 2012
Pocket World – Moshi Monsters Moshling Zoo breaks a record!
April 30, 2012
MCV Magazine – Social Standing, Skylanders vs Moshi Monsters
April 27, 2012
The Times – T2, Club Penguin vs Moshi Monsters
April 25, 2012
The Cloud Circle – Toby Moore, Mind Candy: King of the Tech City start-ups
April 24, 2012
MCV Magazine – Rox Stars
April 20, 2012
The Independent – Insight: Michael Acton Smith, creator of Moshi Monsters
April 19, 2012
Love it! Magazine – Celebs On The Spot @ The Launch Of The Moshi Monsters Album
April 16, 2012
Music Week – Moshi Monsters Eyes Global Domination
April 13, 2012
MCV Magazine – Moshi Monsters album aims for Top Five
April 06, 2012
Daily Star – Madge Is In For A Mosh
April 05, 2012
NME – Moshi Monsters – Moptop Tweenybop (My Hair’s Too Long) – Zack BinSpin FT: Blingo video
April 04, 2012
ABC News – Easter Toys and Crafts for Kids
April 04, 2012
The Times – Debut Album Makes Little Monsters A Match for Madonna
April 03, 2012
The Independent – Front Page and Half Page Feature
Online Version
April 03, 2012
ITV News – Moshi Monsters Mayhem hits Oxford Street
April 02, 2012
The Times – Is Music Rox! a monster hit with the kids?
April 02, 2012
The Guardian, G2 – Will this be the next monster hit?
April 01, 2012
The Times, T2 – Moshi Monsters, Music Rox! Review
April 01, 2012
Kernel Magazine – A Demonic Possession
March 30, 2012
London Loves Business – Moshi Monsters Album Launch Stomps into Park Lane
March 30, 2012
Music Week – Front Cover
March 30, 2012
London Evening Standard – City Spy
March 30, 2012
Glamour Magazine – McFly at the Moshi Monsters album launch
March 30, 2012
The Guardian – Moshi Monsters founder Michael Acton Smith wins top prize at the Guardian’s Digital Innovation Awards
March 23, 2012
Develop – Mind Candy: Tax Breaks to benefit small studios too
March 21, 2012
Bloomberg West – Mind Candy CEO Acton Smith on Growth, Strategy.
March 12, 2012
The Economist – Monstrous Success
March 10, 2012
Evening Standard – City Spy: Moshi Don’t Trust Lady In A Meat Dress
March 08, 2012
ABC News (Australia) – Online Game Meets Monster Retail Success
March 08, 2012
London Loves Business – Moshi Monsters Secure Roaring Deal With Sony
March 06, 2012
The Metro – Moshi Monsters Hoping For A Chart Smash With Debut Album
March 05, 2012
Music Week – Sony Music Partners with Moshi Monsters
March 05, 2012
Kidscreen – Moshi Music Signs Distribution deal with Sony Music
March 05, 2012
MCV – Moshi Monsters To Storm Music Charts
March 05, 2012
The Telegraph – Moshi Monsters Signs Record Deal With Sony
March 04, 2012
The Grocer – Moshi Monsters Get Claws Into Canned Pasta
February 29, 2012
The Guardian – The Pull Of Online Gaming
February 29, 2012
Forbes – How Moshi Monsters Came To Dominate Kids Entertainment
February 27, 2012
Business Insider – How To Get 60 Million Users Without Using Any Social Media
February 22, 2012
CNN Money – Moshi Monsters Scary Offline Success
February 21, 2012
Reuters – British firm Mind Candy eyes IPO, U.S. expansion
February 15, 2012
The Guardian – Reader’s Digest to Moshi Monsters: magazine ABC sales roundup
February 16, 2012
Tech Crunch – Moshi Monsters Madness (In Which I Get A Snookums Tattoo)
February 11, 2012
Entrepreneur – Moshi Monsters and the Mistake That Launched the Multimillion-Dollar Business
February 10, 2012
GQ Magazine - A Life In Business, Michael Acton Smith – Founder & CEO
February 3, 2012 to be printed in the March Edition
The Guardian – Five Highlights of Toy Fair 2012
January 24, 2012
The Metro – Toy Enthusiasts Attend The Toy Fair 2012
January 24, 2012
The Times – People to watch in 2012
January 18, 2012
January 10, 2012
The Telegraph – Best selling video games in 2011: in pictures
January 7, 2012
BBC News, Business – Profile: Michael Acton Smith, the Moshi Monsters mogul
December 31, 2011
Fast Company – How Michael Acton Smith Got Out Of Perplex City And Found Moshi Monster Success
December 7, 2011
London Evening Standard – Festive five: Best computer games
December 5, 2011
The Wall Street Journal, Tech Europe – Moshi Monsters Model for the Future of Entertainment?
December 1, 2011
The Guardian – Tech City: the magic roundabout
November 27, 2011
The Sun – A Monstrously Good Time
November 25, 2011
Games.com – Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo cutes up Nintendo DS starting now
November 8, 2011
Canada.com – Hot holiday toys – “Reverse technology” the big trend this year
November 4, 2011
BBC.co.uk-Newsround
November 3rd, 2011
BBC.co.uk-Minifigures and Moshlings are big in the toy world
November 1st, 2011
Thesun.co.uk-20 toys for under a tenner
November 1st, 2011
Daily Mail – Christmas toy wars!
October 27, 2011
Daily Star – Have a happy christmouse
October 27, 2011
Daily Express – Christmas comes early in toy sale
October 27, 2011
The Inpendent – The 12 toys of Christmas, from ninjas to monster tree houses
October 27, 2011
The Times – Don’t sniff, it’s a pile of fun
October 27, 2011
Daily Mail – Christmas toy wars!
October 27, 2011
Daily Star – Have a happy christmouse
October 27, 2011
Daily Express – Christmas comes early in toy sale
October 27, 2011
The Inpendent – The 12 toys of Christmas, from ninjas to monster tree houses
October 27, 2011
The Times – Don’t sniff, it’s a pile of fun
October 27, 2011
BBC – Top Christmas toys
October 26, 2011
The Guardian – Top Christmas toys 2011
October 26, 2011
The Sun – 12 toys of Christmas
October 26, 2011
Yahoo OMG – UK Judge Nixes Lady Goo Goo After Gaga Lawsuit
October 14, 2011
E Online – Mother Monster Revolt! Lady Gaga Gags Lady Goo Goo
October 14, 2011
Rolling Stone – Lady Gaga Wins Court Battle Over Lady Goo Goo
October 14, 2011
Billboard – Lady Gaga Trumps Lady Goo Goo: Parody Character Gets Legal Restrictions
October 14, 2011
Huffington Post – Lady Gaga Wins Lady Goo Goo Lawsuit
October 14, 2011
Daily Mail – Lady Gaga gags Lady Goo Goo, Pop star wins injunction against cartoon character
October 14, 2011
Daily Telegraph – Lady Gaga wins court battle to stop Moshi Monsters’ releasing Lady Goo Goo songs
October 14, 2011
The Sun – Lady GaGa gags Lady Goo Goo
October 14, 2011
OK – Gaga granted Goo Goo injunction
October 14, 2011
Stylist – Gaga gags Goo Goo
October 14, 2011
The Guardian – Lady Gaga wins injunction against Lady Goo Goo
October 13, 2011
Financial Times – Lady Gaga blocks Lady Goo Goo
October 13, 2011
GoNintendo – Activision and Mind Candy announce Limited Edition Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo
October 12, 2011
Daily Mirror – Talking toys top Xmas lists
October 1, 2011
Gamasutra – MIND CANDY ANNOUNCES HEAD OF MOSHI TV
September 27, 2011
Gamesindustry – Mind Candy appoints Kabillion exec as head of Moshi TV
September 27, 2011
Toys n Playthings – Head of Moshi TV announced
September 27, 2011
Licensing.biz – Mind Candy appoints Moshi TV boss
September 27, 2011
Kidscreen – Brad Schultz gets Moshi TV off the ground
September 27, 2011
Wall St Journal (SmartMoney) – Forecasting the Next Hot-Holiday Toy: 5 to Watch
September 27, 2011
The Guardian – Moshi Monsters TV to launch within weeks
September 26, 2011
Toys n Playthings – We want to be the next Disney
September 26, 2011
Daily Mail – Monster profits! Three years ago his turnover was £9,000. Now man behind the website dubbed ‘Facebook for kids’ says it’s worth £200m
September 25, 2011
This is Money – Man behind the website dubbed ‘Facebook for kids’ says it’sworth £200m
September 25, 2011
BBC – Look out, there are monsters about
September 24, 2011
BBC – Moshi Monsters suffer growing pains
September 22, 2011
MSN – Octopod playset, Let’s Rock Elmo and more top toys for Christmas
September 21, 2011
Toy News – The In Thing gets behind Moshi Monsters
September 21, 2011
The Street – The Hottest Holiday Toys of 2011
September 21, 2011
Business Insider – Toys ‘R’ Us Has Already Released A List Of The Hottest Toys For Christmas
September 21, 2011
CNBC – Dancing Robots, Flying Fish—Here Come the Hot Holiday Toys
September 20, 2011
Bloomberg – Mattel, Hasbro Lead Toys ‘R’ Us Hot List for Holiday Shoppers
September 20, 2011
Develop-online.net – Moshi Monsters craze spawns music single
September 13, 2011
MCV – MOSHI MAKES MUSIC WITH LAUNCH OF RECORD LABEL AND FIRST SINGLE FROM “LADY GOO GOO”
September 13, 2011
Gamesindustry – Mind Candy releases Moshi single
September 13, 2011
Kidscreen – Moshi Monsters take on music business
September 12, 2011
Licensing.biz – Now Moshi Monsters makes music move
September 12, 2011
Gamasutra – Mind Candy To Begin Selling Songs Based On Moshi Monsters
September 12, 2011
Pocket-lint – Moshi Monsters Music tunes in
September 12, 2011
The Guardian – A monster of an idea that just keeps getting bigger
September 9, 2011
MVCUK.com-Moshi named best-selling kids’ mag
August 19, 2011
Kidscreen – Print is dead. Moshi Monsters believe otherwise
August 19, 2011
Licensing.biz – Children mag stays stroung in latest round of ABCs
August 19, 2011
Licensing.biz – Now Moshi Monsters makes video games move
August 18, 2011
LTW mag.com – ABC Figures reveal Moshi triumph
August 18, 2011
Toys n Playthings – Moshi Monters make Video Game debut
August 18, 2011
Gamasutra – ABC Figures Reveal Moshi Monsters Magazine is the Best Selling Children’s Magazine in the UK
August 18, 2011
Gamesindustry – News, Moshi Monsters magazine passes 113,000 circulation
August 18, 2011
Yahoo – ABC Figures Reveal Moshi Monsters Magazine is the Best Selling Children’s Magazine in the UK
August 18, 2011
Games.com – Dustbin Bieber will see double in Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo for DS
August 17, 2011
IGN – Activision and Mind Candy Announce ‘Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo” for DS
August 17, 2011
Kidscreen – Moshi Monsters make video game debut
August 17, 2011
Business Insider – One In Two Kids Is Using This Product You’ve Never Heard Of
August 12, 2011
San Francisco Chronicle – The Monstrous Startup You’ve Never Heard Of But Your Kids Are Obsessed With
August 12, 2011
Bloomberg Businessweek – Moshi Monsters included in Popularity Issue
August 11, 2011
Toy News – Moshi Monsters Toys to launch in US
August 4, 2011
Media Guardian – Media Monkey’s Diary (Media Guardian 101)
July 31, 2011
Management Today – Pester Power Profits Again for Hamleys
July 29, 2011
The Telegraph – Telegraph Festival of Business: Moshi Monsters games designer aims to be monster hit
July 27, 2011
All Things D – Mind Candy’s Moshi Monsters Roar to Life Through Toys’R'Us Deal
June 13, 2011
Bloomberg – Michael Acton Smith Interview About Moshi Monsters
June 10, 2011
The Sun – Doshi Monsters, 50m Kids Make Net Game £60m Hit
June 7, 2011
The Liverpool Echo – Primary School bans Moshi Monsters trading cards to stop pupils becoming ‘little monsters’
June 10, 2011
Daily Telegraph – Moshi Monsters hits 50 million members
June 6, 2011
Tech Crunch – Moshi Monsters, The Social Networking Game For Kids, Passes The 50 Million Users Mark
June 6, 2011
Washington Post – Moshi Monsters, The Social Networking Game For Kids, Passes The 50 Million Users Mark
June 6, 2011
Toy News – Moshi Monsters hits 50 million milestone
June 6, 2011
Toys n Playthings – Moshi Monsters hits 50 million mark
June 6, 2011
Licensing Today Worldwide – Moshi Monsters hits 50 million mark
June 6, 2011
Develop – Moshi Monsters hits 50m users
June 6, 2011
Kidscreen – Moshi Monsters hits 50 million registered users mark
June 6, 2011
Pocket Lint – Moshi Monsters hits 50 million users
June 6, 2011
Tech Digest – Moshi Monsters kiddy social network hits 50 million users
June 6, 2011
Mashable – Kids’ Online Game Moshi Monsters Hits 50 Million Registered Users
June 5, 2011
The Independent – Here’s why the next Facebook could be British…
May 31st, 2011
The Guardian – Twitter buys UK’s TweetDeck for £25m
May 27th, 2011
Kidscreen – Collectibles drive growth in British toy market
May 20th, 2011
License! Global – Brand Licensing Europe Keynote Set
May 17th, 2011
Licensing Biz – BLE 2011: Keynote Speaker Revealed
May 17th, 2011
City a.m – Entrepreneurs News In Brief
May 16th, 2011
The Telegraph – Tech firms fight hard to divert talent from City
May 16th, 2011
The Telegraph – East London vies to be Europe’s tech capital
May 16th, 2011
Tech Crunch – Which startup is cleared for launch as Europe’s next €100+ million exit?
May 16th, 2011
ToyNews – TOYMASTER 2011: Industry comment
May 16th, 2011
Reuters – London Tech’s ‘Monster’ Ambitions
May 12th, 2011
World Screen News -Lineup Confirmed for Children’s Media Conference
May 12th, 2011
Wired – The WIRED 100: Britain’s digital power list
May 7th, 2011
Wired.co.uk – ‘Silicon Milkroundabout’ aims to tempt talent away from the City
May 5th, 2011
The Telegraph – Moshi Monsters makes it third time lucky for dotcom entrepreneur Michael Acton Smith
April 30th, 2011
MCV – FOCUS: Games Merchandise
April 28th, 2011
The Telegraph – Moshi’s monster hit
April 14th, 2011
Tech Crunch Europe – Spotify Scoops Inaugural European Start-Up 100 Award
April 13th, 2011
The Telegraph – Spotify crowned winner of Start -Up 100 Awards
April 13th, 2011
The Guardian – Moshi Monsters plans to move into Online children’s TV
April 2nd, 2011
The Evening Standard – The Magic Roundabout, Londons answer to Silicon Valley
March 11, 2011
The Guardian – Moshi Grows into a Worldwide Craze
February 22, 2011
TechCrunch – Moshi Aims to Become Facebook for Kids
February 17, 2011
Licensing.biz – Mindcandy Moves into Publishing with the Moshi Monsters Magazine
February 17, 2011
The Independent – Monster Toy Trend to Extend to the US
February 9, 2011
The Sun – The New Children’s Toy Craze
February 4, 2011
The Evening Standard – From Digital to Physical, Moshi is a Monster Hit!
January 25 2011
TechCrunch – Moshi Launches New Kids Toy Range
January 24, 2011
The Sun – Facebook for Kids
March 25, 2010
Evening Standard – Facebook’s Little Brother
March 24, 2010
Gamasutra – Moshi Monsters Hits 15 Million Players!
March 24, 2010
App Scout – Moshi Monsters Review!
March 16, 2010
Inside Social Games – Moshi Monsters Review!
February 10, 2010
The Guardian – Top 100 Websites!
December 9, 2009
Games.com – Moshi Monsters Breaks 10 Million Players!
December 8, 2009
Casualgaming.biz – Moshi Monsters Hits 10 Million!
December 1, 2009
Guardian – Tech Media Invest 100 Awards
September 7, 2009
GameZebo – Awesome Moshi Monsters Review!
April 14, 2009
Reuters – The Online March of Moshi Monsters
April 9, 2009
Evening Standard – A Monster of an Exhibition
April 7, 2009
MCV – Global Competition for Monstrous Young Artists
March 10, 2009
TechCrunch – Mind Candy Acquire TutPup
February 3, 2009
TechCrunch – Neopets Meets Social Networking
May 3, 2008
Massively – Lost. The Monster. Reward: Cuteness.
April 23, 2008
Computer Active – Mind Candy launches Moshi Monsters
April 21, 2008
Mashable – Make Your Moshi a “Monstar” with Some TLC
April 17, 2008
VentureBeat – Mind Candy joins the online virtual pets fray
April 17, 2008
Tasty Blog Snack – Moshi Monsters
April 10, 2008
Telegraph – How Parents Can Play Safe
April 3, 2008
Times – The New Dotcom Boom
March 30, 2008
The Guardian – Facebook is so last year…
December 24, 2007
New York Times – Web Playgrounds of the Very Young
December 31, 2007
New York Times – A Monster and Fireworks…
December 13, 2007
Herald Tribune – Gadgets of the Week…
December 13, 2007
Telegraph – Set Your Little Monsters Loosee
November 17, 2007
Licensing.biz – Monster Creation from Mind Candy
November 12, 2007
Virtual Worlds News
October 30, 2007
Guardian Unlimited – Moshi Monsters – Kid’s MMO
October 30, 2007
Giga OM – Moshi Monsters Worth Watching
October 28, 2007
Tech Crunch – Education-based Moshi Monsters…
October 24, 2007
Times Online – Create Monster Characters
October 21, 2007
Gizmodo – Moshi Mash: What is a Moshi Monster?
August 10, 2007
