• [enworld] Hasbro Opens New Wizards of the Coast Video Game Studio in Montreal to Support D&D Franchise

    From Kyonshi@gmkeros@gmail.com to rec.games.frp.dnd,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Tue Sep 30 18:28:50 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

    Source: https://www.enworld.org/threads/hasbro-opens-new-wizards-of-the-coast-video-game-studio-in-montreal-to-support-d-d-franchise.715529/

    The new video game studio will produce D&D video games.
    Hasbro has announced a new video game studio in Montreal, with a new
    focus on supporting D&D video games. The new studio, called Wizards of
    the Coast Studios Inc. will focus on developing new content for the
    Dungeons & Dragons franchise and expanding Hasbro's lineup of digital
    games. The studio is expected to support 200 jobs. Dan Ayoub, the head
    of the D&D franchise, will also run the new studio. Ayoub, you may
    recall, has a long pedigree in video game development.

    The new studio will not replace Invoke Studios, Hasbro's other studio
    located in Montreal. The new office for Wizards of the Coast Studios
    Inc. will be located next to Invoke Studios.

    Hasbro has big aspirations for expanding the D&D franchise via video
    games. Several D&D video games are in development at third party studios
    and now we're seeing an in-house expansion of the D&D digital portfolio.
    One obvious speculation is that the new studio will work on a Baldur's
    Gate 4, which Hasbro has promised will eventually be released following
    the mammoth success of Baldur's Gate 3.
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  • From Kyonshi@gmkeros@gmail.com to rec.games.frp.dnd,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Tue Sep 30 18:33:18 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

    On 9/30/2025 6:28 PM, Kyonshi wrote:
    Source: https://www.enworld.org/threads/hasbro-opens-new-wizards-of-the- coast-video-game-studio-in-montreal-to-support-d-d-franchise.715529/

    The new video game studio will produce D&D video games.
    Hasbro has announced a new video game studio in Montreal, with a new
    focus on supporting D&D video games. The new studio, called Wizards of
    the Coast Studios Inc. will focus on developing new content for the
    Dungeons & Dragons franchise and expanding Hasbro's lineup of digital
    games. The studio is expected to support 200 jobs. Dan Ayoub, the head
    of the D&D franchise, will also run the new studio. Ayoub, you may
    recall, has a long pedigree in video game development.

    The new studio will not replace Invoke Studios, Hasbro's other studio located in Montreal. The new office for Wizards of the Coast Studios
    Inc. will be located next to Invoke Studios.

    Hasbro has big aspirations for expanding the D&D franchise via video
    games. Several D&D video games are in development at third party studios
    and now we're seeing an in-house expansion of the D&D digital portfolio.
    One obvious speculation is that the new studio will work on a Baldur's
    Gate 4, which Hasbro has promised will eventually be released following
    the mammoth success of Baldur's Gate 3.

    and maybe they even manage to release something this time...
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  • From Justisaur@justisaur@yahoo.com to rec.games.frp.dnd,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Wed Oct 1 08:19:14 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

    On 9/30/2025 9:28 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
    Source: https://www.enworld.org/threads/hasbro-opens-new-wizards-of-the- coast-video-game-studio-in-montreal-to-support-d-d-franchise.715529/

    The new video game studio will produce D&D video games.
    Hasbro has announced a new video game studio in Montreal, with a new
    focus on supporting D&D video games. The new studio, called Wizards of
    the Coast Studios Inc. will focus on developing new content for the
    Dungeons & Dragons franchise and expanding Hasbro's lineup of digital
    games. The studio is expected to support 200 jobs. Dan Ayoub, the head
    of the D&D franchise, will also run the new studio. Ayoub, you may
    recall, has a long pedigree in video game development.

    The new studio will not replace Invoke Studios, Hasbro's other studio located in Montreal. The new office for Wizards of the Coast Studios
    Inc. will be located next to Invoke Studios.

    Hasbro has big aspirations for expanding the D&D franchise via video
    games. Several D&D video games are in development at third party studios
    and now we're seeing an in-house expansion of the D&D digital portfolio.
    One obvious speculation is that the new studio will work on a Baldur's
    Gate 4, which Hasbro has promised will eventually be released following
    the mammoth success of Baldur's Gate 3.

    I think they got REAL lucky with BG3. I seriously doubt anyone else can manage to deliver anything similar. How modible it is also makes it
    unlikely anything else will overtake it in the next decade or two, as
    one can just mod it to be what you want.

    The chances of a studio owned/operated by WotC/Hasbro even releasing
    anything are next to nil with their track record.
    --
    -Justisaur

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