David Craddock:
In part 1 and part 2 of our interview with author R.A. Salvatore, he talked about the collaboration between authors, game designers, and the marketing team at Wizards of the Coast, designing the DemonWars: Reformation tabletop RPG, and his views on the collapse of 38 Studios. Today, Salvatore opens up about the events that led to the deaths of some of his most beloved characters.
Spoiler Alert: Readers of Salvatore's Drizzt novels should not proceed unless they have read through 2013's The Companions.
Hasbro Inc.’s Wizards of the Coast, best known for the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop games, has cancelled at least five video game projects as it scales back its ambitions in the industry.
Disappointing.
We could use a few more D&D titles on shelves.
The only major one out there right now is Baldur's Gate 3.
Well they did a very good job of handling Magic the Gathering's 30th Anniversary. The 4 packs of proxy cards for $1000 was so well received last year that Hasbro stock price dropped 40%.
A new G.I. Joe game is in development for a multiplaform release over at Wizards of the Coast, but we'll likely have to wait a while to play it.
Wouldn't be so bad if it's a digital release. If it's physical, that crap's going to hurt.
The more people that Archetype Entertainment hires, the more it looks like Wizards of the Coast is just trying to recreate BioWare.
The mass exodus of Bioware staff as of the last year or so makes more and more sense lol
It was just running from Anthem; it was running from EA as a whole and, for many, to Archetype. This I like. What would be really amazing would be seeing one of the original Bioware founders leaving their retirement from games and taking a creative lead role at this new developer.
I see nothing wrong with this...on the contrary, I am looking forward to their next project.
Going by what a few other sources have said, it’s a Sci-fi space adventure RPG where your decisions shape your journey (basically the spiritual successor to Mass Effect)
