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Post by tdenmark on Jan 31, 2024 11:35:05 GMT -6
So this news has hit this morning. "Hasbro Seeks to Sell IP “DND” and Has Had Preliminary Contact with Tencent" Some commentators have been saying it is a translation error, that Tencent is just looking to buy digital rights. Others are saying Hasbro is in deep financial trouble and selling D&D to Tencent for a billion will save the company, and Tencent would only be interested in all the IP rights. Hasbro selling D&DI think D&D is just a line item on a spreadsheet to the business people in charge, and they don't care about the game. |
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Post by jeffb on Jan 31, 2024 14:07:26 GMT -6
All the books are printed there, and much of corporate America is now owned by China.
I'm a firm Capitalist, bu I gave up on corporate nerdery (D&D, Star Wars,Marvel, etc) years ago. I suggest everyone else do the same, it's good for the soul.
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Post by tdenmark on Jan 31, 2024 14:34:45 GMT -6
All the books are printed there, and much of corporate America is now owned by China. I'm a firm Capitalist, bu I gave up on corporate nerdery (D&D, Star Wars,Marvel, etc) years ago. I suggest everyone else do the same, it's good for the soul. Me too. I heard a funny quip on some podcast (forget which one) that said America has become an LLC, a shell company for the world, and Americans have become a tax source to fund it. Oh, not that funny, depressingly accurate. Ok, off that topic! I honestly don't know if anyone could run D&D worse than Hasbro has lately. It doesn't matter anyways, I have all my books from the 70's & 80's, and more great content from OSR creators than I could use up in a lifetime. So I'm good. But sad for future generations. This is probably just a rumor, or a misunderstood story anyways, though the least surprising thing would be for D&D to get sold to some faceless conglomerate. |
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Post by tdenmark on Jan 31, 2024 14:55:36 GMT -6
This would explain why Hasbro gutted Wizards of the Coast during the last round of layoffs.
They don’t NEED them anymore if they’re getting sold.
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Post by Piper on Jan 31, 2024 19:26:52 GMT -6
I try not to prejudge anything, but I’m struggling with my feelings about this in light of what happened to Tunnels & Trolls.
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Post by DungeonDevil on Feb 2, 2024 12:50:28 GMT -6
I try not to prejudge anything, but I’m struggling with my feelings about this in light of what happened to Tunnels & Trolls.Yeah, first T&T, now D&D. What's next?!  |
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Post by tdenmark on Feb 2, 2024 13:31:39 GMT -6
I try not to prejudge anything, but I’m struggling with my feelings about this in light of what happened to Tunnels & Trolls.Yeah, first T&T, now D&D. What's next?! Vampire: the Masquerade got bought by that video game company, Paradox Interactive, and basically died. |
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Post by DungeonDevil on Feb 3, 2024 18:26:52 GMT -6
Yeah, first T&T, now D&D. What's next?! Vampire: the Masquerade got bought by that video game company, Paradox Interactive, and basically got staked. Corrected. |
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Post by asaki on Feb 5, 2024 10:42:16 GMT -6
Oh, are they not selling it now?
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Post by Starbeard on Feb 5, 2024 12:34:51 GMT -6
Honestly I don't think they ever were. News sourcing these days even from reputable providers honestly seems the feeblest it's ever been. If it's found on a website, a journalist will "report" on it in blog post and nobody else in the company will fact check it.
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