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Wizards of the Coast introduces digital Dan, D&D’s new boss
The press release from Hasbro quickly highlights Dan Rawson’s e-commerce and strategy experience, and when it talks about him leading the overall growth of D&D, it lists three areas. They are; digital, physical, and entertainment.
Wizards of the Coast’s privacy policy criticised
There’s also concern around Wizards of the Coast’s video policies, as the company does not say how long any video data is kept.
Wizards of the Coast u-turn on Adventurers League suspension
WotC also recognises that the designer community is worried about the changes. As a result, the plans to remove these individual titles from the DMsGuild have been scrapped.
Hadozee errata: Wizards of the Coast admit they got it wrong
Wizards of the Coast acknowledge the description was bitterly dated and loaded with connotations and implications.
One D&D: Wizards of the Coast’s big D&D news summarised by an algorithm
Wizards of the Coast’s big news is out, and it’s mainly about the next edition of D&D, which will be called One D&D. There’s new books coming.
Potential Shadow of the Dragon Queen sighting: New unannounced D&D book gets an Amazon placeholder
The unnamed D&D book will cost $49.95, weigh 1.25 pounds and be released by Wizards of the Coast on December 6th.
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Skeleton Key: Wizards of the Coast form a new game studio and appoint a new vice president
We are thrilled to continue to build our roster of exceptionally talented digital gaming leaders and welcome Christian to the team.
D&D’s new playtest is Spelljammer space opera flavoured
D&D 5e’s next official setting is Spelljammer. That’s a popular old setting being revisited for 5e. You can’t call it sci-fi; there’s not so much science as fantasy, and perhaps space opera is better than a genre.