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John Hight: Does the news of the new WotC, D&D, and M:tG boss teach us anything new?
John Hight has become the new President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming. That means John is the new boss at D&D, Magic: the Gathering and the digital studios Hasbro has been buying to support the two games.
Chris Cocks on D&D: We want to work with streamers to make the game as big as possible
They’ve made mistakes but grown Magic: The Gathering, that nearly 45% of people who play D&D do not identify as male (35% for Magic: The Gathering) and rules in movies and computer games for Hasbro.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #248
Huge RPG sale to help a developer! Plus, Critical Role playtests, D&D AI news, and new releases!
Hasbro Q4 2022 Earnings Call quotes
Some of the quotes taken from “Hasbro (HAS) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript” by Motley Fool Transcribing at the Motley Fool.
Hasbro announces a new strategy with ex-Wotc boss Chris Cocks looking to boost Magic and D&D
Hasbro won its battle with investors just two weeks ago. It has today announced a new strategy and sent a letter to shareholders.
Hasbro to hike prices as it takes $100 million Russian hit, will connect D&D 50 to D&D Beyond and suffers long Covid-19 delays
This investment provides a platform for growing the Dungeons & Dragons digital business over time, coming in advance of the brand’s deeper activation, including a March 2023 feature film and significant consumer product plans.
Wizards of the Coast buy D&D Beyond for $146 million, but 70% of fans won’t buy their D&D books again
Hasbro, the company which owns Wizards of the Coast, has plans to buy D&D Beyond. It’ll cost them $146 million.
Hasbro will ban plastic packaging by the end of the year but what does that mean?
Hasbro, the toy and games company that owns Wizards of the Coast, has announced it has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #134
It’s the first RPG news round-up of 2022, so welcome to Routinely Itemised.
