Puzzles in the News | StickyPuzzles Puzzles in the news ------------------- A hand-picked roundup of the most interesting news, trends, and talking points in puzzles, games, and brain teasers. [ All News ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news) [ Weekly Puzzle Digest ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/category/weekly-puzzle-digest) All tags The business of Puzzles Research Paper Sticky Puzzle Technology Health Education Lifestyle Science Media Crosswords Sudoku Accessibility People & Personality History Books Puzzle Products Social Media & Influencers AI Travel Puzzle Launches Copyright & Legal Solving Strategies - [ ![](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/the-next-advantage-may-be-what-sits-behind-the-game/thumbnail) ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/the-next-advantage-may-be-what-sits-behind-the-game) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Sticky Puzzle ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/sticky-puzzle) ### [ The next advantage may be what sits behind the game ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/the-next-advantage-may-be-what-sits-behind-the-game) October 2026 One of the more interesting puzzle launches this week comes from something that is already 50 years old. Arkadium and Fremantle have launched a new browser version of Family Feud with Steve Harvey, including a daily challenge built using real questions from the programme's archive. [ Read Article ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/the-next-advantage-may-be-what-sits-behind-the-game) - [ ![Digital Marmalade - Linkedin](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/weekly-round-up-puzzles-are-becoming-audience-platforms/thumbnail) ](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/puzzles-becoming-audience-platforms-tony-brennand-uaghe/?trackingId=3nClG5R8T2WdCpCAp%2F92IQ%3D%3D) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Sticky Puzzle ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/sticky-puzzle) ### [ Weekly Round Up: Puzzles are becoming audience platforms ](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/puzzles-becoming-audience-platforms-tony-brennand-uaghe/?trackingId=3nClG5R8T2WdCpCAp%2F92IQ%3D%3D) August 2026 | Digital Marmalade - Linkedin A weekly look at what is changing across digital puzzles, publishing, AI and audience engagement, and what it means for publishers, platforms and brands. [ Read Article ](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/puzzles-becoming-audience-platforms-tony-brennand-uaghe/?trackingId=3nClG5R8T2WdCpCAp%2F92IQ%3D%3D) - [ ![Lancashire Telegraph - PA](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tv-gameshow-based-on-wordle-to-be-launched/thumbnail) ](https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/national/26097378.tv-gameshow-based-wordle-launched/) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Media ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/media) - [ Puzzle Launches ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/puzzle-launches) ### [ TV gameshow based on Wordle to be launched ](https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/national/26097378.tv-gameshow-based-wordle-launched/) May 2026 | Lancashire Telegraph - PA A new TV gameshow based on the word game Wordle is to be launched and will be presented by US news anchor Savannah Guthrie. NBC said the primetime gameshow will challenge players to solve five-letter word puzzles and go head-to-head in the Wordle arena, where they will play for a cash prize. [ Read Article ](https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/national/26097378.tv-gameshow-based-wordle-launched/) - [ ![Inpublishing - Peter Stirling | Image Credit - Ashkan Forouzani (Unsplash0.](https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/images/articles/main/ashkan-forouzani-m0l9nbcivuk-unsplash-cropped-30185.webp) ](https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/puzzle-strategies-5-minutes-with-peter-stirling-25849) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Media ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/media) - [ People & Personality ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/people-personality) ### [ Puzzle strategies: 5 minutes with… Peter Stirling ](https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/puzzle-strategies-5-minutes-with-peter-stirling-25849) April 2026 | Inpublishing - Peter Stirling | Image Credit - Ashkan Forouzani (Unsplash0. Puzzles has long been part of the newspaper offering, but its usage has grown considerably. We grab five minutes with Peter Stirling, head of puzzles at PA Media, to find out why and what publishers need to know when planning their puzzles strategy. [ Read Article ](https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/puzzle-strategies-5-minutes-with-peter-stirling-25849) - [ ![Business Insider - Sarah E Needleman | Image Credit - Thomas Snyder](https://i.insider.com/69c6c7de445048b5f68bbc0f?width=2000&format=jpeg&auto=webp) ](https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-puzzlemaster-behind-linkedin-games-zip-and-patches-2026-3) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Media ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/media) - [ People & Personality ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/people-personality) ### [ LinkedIn wants you playing games on its site. Meet the puzzlemaster behind them. ](https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-puzzlemaster-behind-linkedin-games-zip-and-patches-2026-3) March 2026 | Business Insider - Sarah E Needleman | Image Credit - Thomas Snyder LinkedIn wants its users to do more than scroll. Thomas Snyder's job at the networking platform is to make that happen by giving them mind-bending challenges to solve — and maybe even brag about. The 46-year-old handcrafts logic games meant to give its users a shared daily experience they can bond over. Initially hired as a consultant, he joined LinkedIn full time in October. [ Read Article ](https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-puzzlemaster-behind-linkedin-games-zip-and-patches-2026-3) - [ ![Streamline](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/the-daily-grind-how-digital-puzzles-became-medias-new-engagement-engine/thumbnail) ](https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/the-daily-grind-how-digital-puzzles-became-medias-new-engagement-engine) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) ### [ The Daily Grind: How Digital Puzzles Became Media's New Engagement Engine ](https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/the-daily-grind-how-digital-puzzles-became-medias-new-engagement-engine) March 2026 | Streamline The morning routine for millions of global citizens no longer begins with a scan of the headlines or a check of the stock markets. Instead, it starts with a five-by-five grid. As the sun rises over Nairobi, users across the globe are engaging in a daily ritual: the New York Times Mini Crossword. While platforms like Forbes churn out daily guides to solve these digital puzzles [ Read Article ](https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/the-daily-grind-how-digital-puzzles-became-medias-new-engagement-engine) - [ ![The Times - Nicola Woolcock (Education Editor) | Image Credit - Joshua Bratt](https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/7715701c-fe39-4c41-a8ca-268accc1d31d.jpg?strip=all&format=webp&crop=5934px%2C3337px%2C0px%2C0px&resize=2360) ](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/cambridge-college-homerton-hackney-disadvantaged-gbjrvkjhb) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Education ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/education) ### [ An ‘escape room’ quiz could help deprived pupils into Cambridge. Take the test ](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/cambridge-college-homerton-hackney-disadvantaged-gbjrvkjhb) March 2026 | The Times - Nicola Woolcock (Education Editor) | Image Credit - Joshua Bratt Lord Woolley, head of Homerton College, wants to nurture talented young people to help society, rather than create a generation of “Bullingdon Club boys”Bright teenagers, who complete numerous “fiendishly difficult” challenges at the pop-up adventure, requiring teamwork and lateral thinking, were told they may have the potential to get into Cambridge. [ Read Article ](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/cambridge-college-homerton-hackney-disadvantaged-gbjrvkjhb) - [ ![The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2026/03/11/TELEMMGLPICT000471013636_17732335327530_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqOFeYxM9hegFHu6FKJsELIu9hg0Y37QvHYjcZPVg1zsA.jpeg) ](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/11/introducing-the-1-per-cent-club/) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Media ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/media) - [ Puzzle Launches ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/puzzle-launches) ### [ Are you in The 1% Club? Play our new puzzle ](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/11/introducing-the-1-per-cent-club/) March 2026 | The Telegraph Tackle our new daily game, in partnership with the hit TV show. Telegraph Puzzles is delighted to announce that we’ve teamed up with BBC Studios to bring you a brand-new daily game: The 1% Club... [ Read Article ](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/11/introducing-the-1-per-cent-club/) - [ ![The Guardian - Ella Creamer](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/quiz-books-surge-in-sales-to-their-best-year-ever-while-nonfiction-takes-a-slide/thumbnail) ](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/11/quiz-books-surge-in-sales-nonfiction-takes-a-slide) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Books ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/books) ### [ Quiz books surge in sales to their best year ever, while nonfiction takes a slide ](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/11/quiz-books-surge-in-sales-nonfiction-takes-a-slide) March 2026 | The Guardian - Ella Creamer That compulsion to “know useless trivia or show off knowledge” has been noticed by the publishing industry, which has met the desire by coming up with a range of products that resulted in quiz and trivia books having a bumper year in 2025, the best since records began in 1998. [ Read Article ](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/11/quiz-books-surge-in-sales-nonfiction-takes-a-slide) - [ ![IGN - Travis Northup](https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/02/28/bigwalk-screenshot-may25-01-1772243098448.png?crop=16%3A9&width=313&height=176&dpr=2&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ](https://www.ign.com/articles/big-walk-preview-an-even-sillier-game-from-the-makers-of-untitled-goose-game) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Puzzle Products ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/puzzle-products) ### [ Big Walk Preview: An Even Sillier Game from the Makers of Untitled Goose Game ](https://www.ign.com/articles/big-walk-preview-an-even-sillier-game-from-the-makers-of-untitled-goose-game) March 2026 | IGN - Travis Northup Big Walk is a cooperative puzzle game meant to be played with friends that emphasizes creativity, silly scenarios, and limited communication options as a core game mechanic. Unlike many games in this genre, you’re not stuck in a survival horror scenario, but instead solving a series of increasingly challenging puzzles that require your team to work as a group. [ Read Article ](https://www.ign.com/articles/big-walk-preview-an-even-sillier-game-from-the-makers-of-untitled-goose-game) - [ ![Tony Brennand - Digital Marmalade](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/the-bbc-entering-puzzles-is-good-news-if-they-do-it-right/thumbnail) ](https://www.digitalmarmalade.co.uk/news/the-bbc-entering-puzzles-is-good-news-if-they-do-it-right) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Sticky Puzzle ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/sticky-puzzle) - [ Media ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/media) - [ Puzzle Products ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/puzzle-products) ### [ The BBC Entering Puzzles Is Good News - If They Do It Right ](https://www.digitalmarmalade.co.uk/news/the-bbc-entering-puzzles-is-good-news-if-they-do-it-right) February 2026 | Tony Brennand - Digital Marmalade The recent reports that the BBC is preparing a daily puzzles and casual games push - streaks, leaderboards, a dedicated slot across app and web - have triggered a familiar industry reflex: “They’ll copy indies, they won’t be original, and smaller creators will get crushed.” Oir view on if that is truely the case [ Read full article ](https://www.digitalmarmalade.co.uk/news/the-bbc-entering-puzzles-is-good-news-if-they-do-it-right) - [ ![Tony Brennand - LinkedIn](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/original-is-the-wrong-word-how-puzzles-actually-become-cultural-hits/thumbnail) ](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/original-wrong-word-how-puzzles-actually-become-hits-tony-brennand-upane) - [ The business of Puzzles ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/the-business-of-puzzles) - [ Sticky Puzzle ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/sticky-puzzle) - [ Media ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/media) - [ Copyright & Legal ](https://www.stickypuzzles.com/news/tags/copyright-legal) ### [ “Original” Is the Wrong Word - How Puzzles Actually Become Cultural Hits ](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/original-wrong-word-how-puzzles-actually-become-hits-tony-brennand-upane) February 2026 | Tony Brennand - LinkedIn There’s a word that keeps coming up whenever a major publisher enters the puzzle space: original. As in, “Will they actually create something original, or just copy what’s already out there?” [ Read full article ](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/original-wrong-word-how-puzzles-actually-become-hits-tony-brennand-upane)