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Fortnite Monopoly is coming… think how you can prank the kids

September 24, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hasbro has signed a deal with Epic Games to produce a whole range of Fortnite branded goodies. There will be some Fortnite NERG Blasters next year and that’s a great match-up for the franchise.…

Are fans wrong? Hasbro CEO didn’t say Dungeons & Dragons is esports

July 24, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s been a busy week for Hasbro. Their results are out and it has been a good year. Both Magic: the Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons are hero products helping to drive revenue up to levels that please investors.…

Wizard of the Coast CEO resigns; replaced by Microsoft salesman

April 12, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Greg Leeds resigned from his role as the CEO of Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast yesterday. He was thanked by John Frascotti the President of Hasbro Brands for his time at the company.…

Magic: The Gathering movie coming?

January 14, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In an exclusive Hollywood Reporter have news of a Magic: The Gathering movie. The rights to the film have been bought by 20th Century Fox and Simon Kinberg has been appointed to produce.…

D&D film already in license hell

May 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

On Wednesday we had news that Warner Bros had the rights and script for a D&D film and by Friday it had hit problems. Here’s a problem: Hasbro weren’t involved and maintain they own all the D&D licensing rights.…

Atari goes bankrupt

January 21, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Atari has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the States. This gives the iconic video games firm the ability to solider on for now, without predators swooping in to grab the brand name, while it tries to find a last minute save.…

Wizards of the Coast’s owners, Hasbro, deny Disney rumours

November 9, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

After the news of Disney buying Lucasfilm and beginning work on three more Star Wars films there were whispers that Disney was also interested in buying Hasbro. Buying Hasbro would make some sense for Disney because of the rights the toy company owns.…

Scrabble champion caught cheating in $10,000 tournament

August 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

One of America’s top youth Scrabble players has been caught cheating and has been expelled from the national championship tournament being held in Flordia. A player on a nearby table noticed the un-named player dropping some blank tiles and hiding them.…

Interview with Jim Zub, lead writer for the Pathfinder comics

June 25, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Jim Zub is a writer and artist based in Toronto, Canada. He has worked for Capcom, Hasbro, Namco-Bandai and others. Jim’s the lead writer on the new Pathfinder comics and has agreed to do a Q&A interview with Geek Native.…

Hungry Hungry Hippos – the movie

May 13, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Have you seen Battleship the movie? It’s actually based of Hasbro’s Battleship game. The good news is that the surge in sales for Battleship game actually helped with the Wizards of the Coast owner’s finances this year.…

Fortnite Monopoly is coming… think how you can prank the kids

Are fans wrong? Hasbro CEO didn’t say Dungeons & Dragons is esports

Wizard of the Coast CEO resigns; replaced by Microsoft salesman

Magic: The Gathering movie coming?

D&D film already in license hell

Atari goes bankrupt

Wizards of the Coast’s owners, Hasbro, deny Disney rumours

Scrabble champion caught cheating in $10,000 tournament

Interview with Jim Zub, lead writer for the Pathfinder comics

Hungry Hungry Hippos – the movie

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