Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro’s label that handles the Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering franchises, has canceled “at least” five video game projects due to a change in strategy.
Wizards of the Coast has canceled at least five video game projects. Wizards of the Coast’s latest release is 2021’s Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, which has inspired numerous independent studios.
Dungeons & Dragons Owner Cancels Multiple Projects
As reported by bloomberg, with a number of studios under its influence, named Otherside Entertainment and Hidden Path Entertainment. Due to the change, he’s less than 15 people losing his job at Wizards of the Coast, but he can apply for other roles within the company. The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering owners continue to be “focused on using digital games,” Bloomberg said. However, Wizards of the Coast “made some changes to existing brands and brands that we hope will expand or engage audiences in new ways”.
In addition to the five canceled video games, two other external games have been removed as well as an internal project codenamed Jabberwocky. Larian Studios’ upcoming Baldurs Gate 3 game doesn’t seem to be affected as it’s a popular Dungeons & Dragons IP, but as for his GI JOE game from New Raleigh-Durham Studios coming out in 2021? haven’t heard yet. Of his two named studios to be affected, Otherside said he was working on a Warren Spector-commanding game called Argos: Riders of the Storm in November, and Hidden Path said that he would be working on AAA’s Dungeons & Dragons. announced that they are working on a game.
In recent years, Wizards of the Coast has expanded its video game plans, with the company building new studios and partnering with independent developers, but Hasbro’s stock price fell 40% last year. . As a result, toy sales increased due to higher prices. For a company structured around toys and board games, it’s no surprise that the change in strategy will affect the video game sector first.
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