Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast have "about 40" video game projects in the works
Plus: What Hasbro will/won't do with AI and the controversial comments of WBD's gaming chief
30 mobiles games and 10 GaaS games no doubt.
Give the devs credit, there's probably one legitimate competitor to Baldurs Gate in there that'll get 70% through development before Hasbro kills because they need that money to pay for more Pinkertons to threaten to kill some children's card game reviewers
Someone's eager to have another BG3 on their hands. Given Hasbro's recent moves it wouldn't surprise me if half of these ended up being cancelled and other half were trying to squeeze as much money out of players as possible. Hasbro thinks D&D is an "under-monetized" brand after all.
And ironically, the only reason BG3 succeeded is because WOTC had nothing to do with it.
Yeah Hasbro and WOTC have never overextended themselves before, ever. Cash cow forever yall
I think BG3 was such a hit because a) it released right around the time when D&D has become mainstream and b) it was iterated on for years in Early Access before being fully released.
I have a feeling that very few of these "40" upcoming games will hit the same chords as BG3.
I just puked...
Lol I think they saw the success of BG3 and credited their own IP instead of the quality of Larian Studios. Without WotC BG3 would still have been an amazing game. Without Larian, it'd be unrecognizable.
I agree.
But to be fair, they're not looking to make great videogames, they're looking to make video games that make profit. If they have the IP and just slap 40 in the works, probability says that some might make the entire thing profitable, as long as you keep costs down. (Exploit cheap labour and AI tools prolly.)
I just hope one or two of them ends up being playable.
38 are going to be scrapped within the first few months of each other
One of these I know is a sci-fi RPG called Exodus, it's got the director from KOTOR and a bunch of old BioWare devs, and apparently Matthew McConaughey is a voice actor. It's supposed to be like Mass Effect, but bigger, so I'm looking forward to it.
Don't get too excited, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast have a history of disappointment. Wait until it's released.
If Paizo can sustain 3 games based on Pathfinder/Golarion, WotC can sustain 40 based on D&D/Forgotten Realms. Will any of them be any good? Ehh
They should license the IP to Paradox for a Crusader Kings set in Faerun/Toril
