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Beyblade X National Championship qualifier to be held at Anime Expo

June 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The path to the Beyblade X World Championship will run through one of North America’s largest celebrations of Japanese pop culture this summer.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Anime Expo, conventions, hasbro

D&D: The Lost Episode “resurfaces” in Brazilian ad campaign

December 16, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ad agency Ogilvy Brasil partnered with Hasbro to do a nostalgic campaign for D&D’s 50th anniversary.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ads, Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, stop motion

Tales of Riches: D&D partners with online gambling company embroiled in spying row

December 5, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Games Global is in the frame for not playing fair with intellectual property. Playtech is suing for IP infringement after spying claims.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #285

November 30, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fueled by rum bought at the Edinburgh Night Market, Team Geek Native wonders if your RPG features goblin markets or floating markets while RPG news highlights include a massive Oldskull bundle, Musk’s Hasbro buyout threat boosting stock prices, a Chaosium signing event in London, and Lord of the Rings arriving on D&D Beyond.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: arcknight, Chaosium, Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, Monte Cook Games, routinely itemised, wizards of the coast

Hasbro’s UK partner on HeroQuest slaps big discounts on the game

November 12, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hasbro apparently couldn’t stretch to making the tricky British financials work. Zavvi stepped in, presumably with a promise to buy in bulk, and brought the adventure game here.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, hasbro, HeroQuest, sales, zavvi

Near silence (so far) from Hasbro as Cynthia Williams, D&D and Magic the Gathering boss, quits

April 17, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cynthia Williams resigns as president of Wizards of the Coast, following a tenure with successes like MTG’s Universes Beyond and challenges, including OGL controversy. Hasbro seeks her replacement.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cynthia Williams, Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, magic: the gathering, wizards of the coast

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #244

February 17, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Hasbro’s profits fall amid ‘Universes Beyond’ controversy, hinting at changes coming to D&D. New D&D 2024 books revealed, pre-orders open for Vecna: Eve of Ruin. Also, Morrus investigates Evil Genius Games drama, Cubicle 7 launches massive Doctor Who RPG bundle, and CMON abandons Kickstarter for Gamesfound.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cubicle 7 Entertainment, Cyberpunk, doctor who, Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, just crunch games, routinely itemised

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #235

December 16, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is a weekly summary of RPG news from Geek Native, mainstream media and other RPG blogs, forums and sites around the web.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: darrington press, Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, routinely itemised, wizards of the coast

Universal Monsters x Transformers gives life to… FRANKENTRON!!!

September 6, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

There’s a theory going around that we’re in the Dark Timeline… and although this doesn’t actually confirm it, it does not allay my suspicions one ounce. Ladies, gents and those of you not so assigned, I put it to you that Hasbro has gone ahead and done something they could, without stopping to think about […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: hasbro, Transformers

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #216

August 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gen Con is this week, and Routinely Itemised is Geek Native’s weekly RPG news roundup that provides a one-stop shop for reviews, discoveries, tips, and interviews.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, coyote & crow, Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, Paizo Publishing, routinely itemised, schwalb entertainment, starfinder, When the Wolf Comes

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