Business
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Board game giant Asmodee’s corporate owner allegedly loses $2bn deal with Saudi Arabian partner
Savvy Gaming Group, a public investment fund attached to the Saudi government, reportedly pulled out on the eve of the deal.
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Pathfinder studio pushes several RPG books into 2024 amid relocation and website upgrades
CEO Jim Butler said Pathfinder and Starfinder material had to move to 2024 to make room for for ORC licence sourcebooks.
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Dungeons & Dragons increases price of printed books despite continuous financial success
Higher physical book prices begin later in 2023 while digital editions remain solid, for now.
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Dark Souls, Elden Ring board game maker cut one-third of employees in recent “restructure”
Nearly 20 workers at Steamforged Games were hit with redundancies and left shocked.
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D&D maker worried more about recession than OGL controversy’s impact on business
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is confident the company can recapture angry and upset players.
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Senior D&D producer says RPG’s execs “lost sight of the impact” OGL debacle would have on community
Wizards of the Coast’s tardy response “was a delay built out of many small, good decisions”, according to Kyle Brink.
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D&D abandons quest to update OGL after massive negative survey response
Publisher Wizards of the Coast instead puts even more content into the Creative Commons.
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D&D’s latest OGL playtest releases core rules to Creative Commons but deauthorizes past version
The first official pass at D&D’s legal future will still likely upset some fans
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D&D maker tightens its grip on third-party RPG books with reported OGL changes
Thousands of creators and fans angered by what’s proposed in the leaked document.
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Dungeons & Dragons executives think “the brand is really under monetised”
Wizards of the Coast want to create a “recurrent spending environment” around the popular tabletop RPG’s digital front.
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Amid reprint discussion, MTG’s CEO says $999 30th anniversary box was “definitely the right call”
President and CEO Cynthia Williams claims Wizards of the Coast doesn’t participate in secondary markets.
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Noble Knight Games workers head to a vote after tabletop retailer denies voluntary union recognition
The Wisconsin-based retailer will now hold an official election to ratify the nascent union.
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Magic: The Gathering is set to become Wizards of the Coast’s first billion-dollar franchise
That’s one billion with a B.
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Kickstarter's new CEO talks future of tabletop crowdfunding, Gamefound rivalry and blockchain plans
"We have a lot to improve on that will keep our hands full."
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Kickstarter hires Everette Taylor as CEO amid growing competition and blockchain worries
33-year-old Taylor replaces Aziz Hasan after the latter stepped down in March 2022.
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MTG will favour physical releases over Arena for Brothers’ War and two following card sets
While not a permanent strategy, the change shows Wizards of the Coast is eager to return to in-person play.
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Clank! studio buys Dragon Prince RPG as Fandom exits the tabletop space
Dire Wolf Digital has acquired the Tales of Xadia licence alongside the Cortex studio and will continue development of its announced expansion.
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