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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7842903" data-attributes="member: 4348">So you consider Obsidian AAA by your standards?  but not Larian???Interesting.In regards to1) My take...I think WotC is trying a multi-branched approach.  They have the AAA company to try to make a D&D game (though, for some reason you do not consider them as such, even though they have at least 200 employees from what I see) through license and contract.  They have smaller companies contracting to make games.This is yet another part of that multi-branch approach.  This one has them acquiring a studio.  Part of the reason they are doing this is because there may be a LOT of people who KNOW they don't know a ton of how to go about developing a game.   The people in charge of Tuque made a good presentation that indicates that even if they don't have the funds, they have a better basic idea of how to go about what WotC wants with the game studio than others.  That, backed up by the VP and others who have been involved with D&D games seem to indicate it is a decent calculated risk to accomplish what WotC has planned.So may see this as a throw it at the wall and see what sticks type of strategy, though others could basically say it's hedging your bets.  See which one is the most profitable in the long run.2)  Yes, it is empire building.Edit:  Why Tuque instead of someone else?This IS about money to a degree.  It's a calculated risk (something the goes with the territory).  It would cost a LOT MORE money to acquire some of the other studios.  This (in my take on the situation) is one where by their presentation (actually perhaps, multiple visits and presentations) showed that WotC could get the most of what it needed for the most affordable amount of money.  If an AAA game is wanted (not that this is necessarily what is going to come next) there seem to be people who at least understand what needs to be done within Tuque to accomplish he goals desired...and what needs to be done.</blockquote>

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