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Hasbro Articles
Delve into our stories on Hasbro. This collection covers topics in Tabletop & RPGs, Geek Stuff, and Movies.
Hasbro on plan to double the money they make from Wizards of the Coast
Hasbro had their earnings call last night and revealed February the 21st will be a big day for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #19
We catchup and roundup the latest RPG news, Kickstarters, and D&D tips and tricks. All this is squeezed in a handy to speed-read bullet point list.
8,000 people will summon Unicron: Hasbro crowdfunds the 30″ Transformer god
Nearly $600 for the world-eating devil Transformer Unicron.
Fortnite Monopoly is coming… think how you can prank the kids
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. There’s also going to be Monopoly: Fortnite Edition launching in October. I think this is a great idea. Okay, the affinity […]
Are fans wrong? Hasbro CEO didn’t say Dungeons & Dragons is esports
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. The company’s share value rose more than 10% yesterday. They’ve also announced two new D&D campaign […]
Wizard of the Coast CEO resigns; replaced by Microsoft salesman
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. Frascotti said; We are incredibly thankful to Greg for the tremendous contributions he has made to Hasbro, especially during his time leading […]
Magic: The Gathering movie coming?
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. Buying the rights to fantasy IP doesn’t mean a movie is coming but appointing Simon Kinberg is a sign than Fox is […]
D&D film already in license hell
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. Make sense, right? The counter argument, the one used by Warners, is that Courtney Solomon, who […]
Atari goes bankrupt
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. Atari was the market leader for gaming consoles in the 70s. It […]
