Inside Wizards of the Coast’s new gaming lair, where ‘D&D’ architects chart their course for 2025 The future of Dungeons & Dragons was a secret inside a secret. Wizards of the Coast hasn’t left Renton, Wash.,… Read More
Wizards of the Coast posts job for an AI engineer — and some fans aren’t happy A job posting by Wizards of the Coast went viral on social media over the weekend, highlighting some consumers’ lack… Read More
Wizards of the Coast President Cynthia Williams stepping down after 2 years leading game giant A new SEC filing reveals that Cynthia Williams plans to step down as president at Hasbro-owned game company Wizards of… Read More
Wizards of the Coast will adjust generative AI policy for ‘Magic’ following controversy Blaming an unspecified “vendor,” Wizards of the Coast has admitted that generative AI was used to create a marketing image… Read More
Wizards of the Coast doubles down on generative AI stance, says artists are ‘what makes D&D great’ In response to social media criticism, Wizards of the Coast has released a statement that further clarifies its stance on… Read More
Hasbro laying off Wizards of the Coast staff is baffling — and could lead to a brain drain A new round of layoffs at Hasbro has impacted its subsidiary Wizards of the Coast, despite Wizards’ strong recent performance… Read More
New round of layoffs at Hasbro impacts Wizards of the Coast — read CEO’s memo to staff Employees at Renton, Wash.-based gaming giant Wizards of the Coast were affected by a new round of layoffs at its… Read More
Wizards of the Coast’s ‘Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse’ is a reintroduction to infinity In retrospect, Planescape was a solid 30 years ahead of its time. In 2023, every big nerd franchise from Spider-Man… Read More
Wizards of the Coast updating artist guidelines after AI art found in ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ book Wizards of the Coast will update its artist guidelines to prohibit the use of illustrations that were made with generative… Read More
‘Dungeons & Dragons’-based PC game ‘Baldur’s Gate III’ gets earlier Steam release date The PC version of the highly anticipated game Baldur’s Gate III will exit Steam Early Access on Aug. 3, almost… Read More
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ in 2023: Wizards of the Coast reveals ‘Planescape’ revival and more Wizards of the Coast held a press summit earlier this month to announce plans for the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop… Read More
Film review: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ marks a new era for Wizards of the Coast The most Dungeons & Dragons thing about Honor Among Thieves is that its protagonists are all complete screw-ups. One of… Read More
After fan outcry, Wizards of the Coast will leave its original open license in place Wizards of the Coast is officially leaving its old rules in place to govern independently-published material for the Dungeons &… Read More
Analysis: Nobody could dethrone ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ except Wizards of the Coast — and it may have done just that Dungeons & Dragons is, by most standards, the tabletop roleplaying game. There are hundreds of other pen-and-paper RPGs, but D&D… Read More
Wizards of the Coast reverses stance on controversial licensing revision following outcry Wizards of the Coast issued a press release Friday to clarify that it doesn’t intend to implement a series of… Read More
Wizards of the Coast cancels multiple video game projects Renton, Wash.-based Wizards of the Coast has canceled at least five unnamed video game projects, according to a report from… Read More
Wizards of the Coast President Cynthia Williams on tabletop trends, 2023 strategy, and more After stints with Microsoft’s Xbox team and Amazon’s finance and fulfillment departments, Cynthia Williams started a new role 10 months… Read More
Wizards of the Coast will continue supporting third-party content for D&D Wizards of the Coast confirmed to GeekWire that its forthcoming revision of Dungeons & Dragons will continue to officially support… Read More
Wizards of the Coast launches new studio Invoke Games, built from ‘Dark Alliance’ dev team Wizards of the Coast has opened a new video game development studio in Montreal, which is already working on a… Read More
Wizards of the Coast files lawsuit to stop publication of tabletop game, alleging trademark violation and ‘reprehensible content’ Renton, Wash.-based gaming company Wizards of the Coast filed a preliminary injunction in Seattle last week that seeks to prevent… Read More
Wizards of the Coast reveals new streamlined version of ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ As part of a new publishing initiative, Wizards of the Coast plans to make a number of changes to Dungeons… Read More
Wizards of the Coast reveals upcoming projects for ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Renton, Wash.-based Wizards of the Coast held a pre-recorded livestream on Thursday morning to reveal several big upcoming projects for… Read More
D&D Beyond will officially join Wizards of the Coast in $146.3M acquisition The parent company behind Dungeons & Dragons has moved to outright acquire the game’s most popular digital toolset. D&D Beyond,… Read More
Hasbro shareholder launches campaign to spin off Wizards of the Coast business, a ‘hidden gem’ One of Hasbro’s top shareholders has launched a campaign to overhaul Hasbro’s overall business strategy, which includes spinning Hasbro subsidiary… Read More
Wizards of the Coast sends takedown notice to organizers of fan-made ‘Magic’ NFT project The company behind the popular collectible card game Magic: The Gathering has sent a takedown notice to the organizers behind… Read More
Wizards of the Coast taps former Microsoft and Amazon leader Cynthia Williams as president Hasbro announced on Thursday morning that it has appointed Cynthia W. Williams as the new president of its Wizards of… Read More
Wizards of the Coast’s ‘Monsters of the Multiverse’ highlights evolution for ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ A new year means a new release schedule for Dungeons & Dragons, and Wizards of the Coast’s latest sourcebook is… Read More
Top 10 video game stories of 2021: Successes, surprises, big hits — and what could have been It’s been a strange year in a strange business. The video game industry came into 2021 with a lot of… Read More
D&D Live 2021: What to expect from Wizards of the Coast’s annual live-play streaming event Wizards of the Coast, the Renton, Wash.-based publisher behind Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, held a virtual press… Read More
Update: Wizards of the Coast’s video game ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance’ is the beta test of a better game Just like tabletop Dungeons & Dragons, the new video game Dark Alliance isn’t a lot of fun when you’re playing… Read More
