Apparently there is at Wizards of the Coast a major change of plan. According to a report by Jason Schreier at Bloomberg The company is said to have stopped developing several video games. It refers to five unannounced titles, which were in production at various Wizards of the Coast studios. More than 15 people will lose their jobs. However, the company is trying to find another internal position for those affected.
Video game ambitions failed?
Some time ago, those responsible for Wizards of the Coast also wanted to make the leap into the video game industry. 2021 is then with Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance a first title has been published. However, the game didn’t really go over well. With an average rating of 53% at Metacritic Dark Alliance failed the press. Also in ours test couldn’t really convince the title.
Now Wizards of the Coast seems to be shutting down the once great ambitions in the video game segment. It remains unclear which projects fell victim to the plan change. Already announced highlights such as Baldur’s Gate 3 are not affected. What from the next AAA game the creators of Dark Alliance, we don’t know. The title is also said to be set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe.
Does Hasbro have anything to do with this?
Wizards of the Coast is said to have recently opened six of its own studios, according to the Bloomberg report. However, projects with external partners have also been discontinued. Whether the savings at Wizards of the Coast have something to do with that Loss of Hasbro has to do remains only speculation for the time being. The parent company had to have one last year loss of stock value in the amount of 40 percent accept.
Source: Bloomberg
