Dungeons & Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast has canceled at least five unannounced video games. bloomberg Reported.
The move clearly set back the company’s ambitions in the video game space.
Wizards of the Coast is best known for its Dungeons & Dragons tabletop games, but has also invested heavily in video games in recent years.
The first result of this drive, 2021’s Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, failed to arouse much interest. “Bad first impressions, but growing,” writes Bertie. Eurogamer’s review of Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance.
Much more promising is the development of Larian. Baldur’s Gate 3is scheduled for August of this year.
Wizards of the Coast said in a statement that it remains “committed” to video games, but that it “aligns strategically with existing brand developments to expand or expand audiences in new ways.” Less than 15 people will lose their jobs at Wizards of the Coast, according to Bloomberg, but they will be given the opportunity to apply for new positions within the company. It says.
No canceled games have been announced, but Bloomberg said independent studios Otherside Entertainment and Hidden Path Entertainment were affected. The Other Side was a tumultuous existence.Although it began with a mission to revive the Underworld franchise, the 2018 effort Underworld Ascendant was widely pannedOtherside was working on System Shock 3 before the publisher Starbreeze is on the verge of collapseIn November 2022, Otherside announced a new game called Argos: Riders on the Storm, involving legendary developer Warren Spector.
Hidden Path Entertainment is best known for their Defense Grid games. was working An “Open World, Third Person, AAA Role-Playing Game” set in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.
