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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ashockney" data-source="post: 5431599" data-attributes="member: 1363">Wizards of the CoastWizards of the Coast is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. After more than 15 years of dominating the tabletop RPG, hobby, and strategy game markets, Wizards is now expanding to include digital offerings by adding online options to many of its traditional games. Wizards of the Coast Brands:Magic: The Gathering (top of page)Dungeons and DragonsDuel MastersHeroscapeAvalon Hill (including Axis and Allies)Wizards Community (254,366 members)Magic OnlineLooking back at the last several years, export of their SKU indicate the following brands and products:Book Publishing (213 products)RPG (104 products, 40 in 2010)Magic: The Gathering (29 products, 15 in 2010)Star Wars Roleplaying (16 products)Avalon Hill Games (14 products, 3 in 2010)D&D Minis (12 products, 2 in 2010)Axis and Allies Minis (11 products, 4 in 2010)Heroscape (10 products, 4 in 2010)Star Wars Minis (9 products)Strategic Announcements:Fortune Cards released for D&D (2011)Duel of the Planeswalkers (M:TG) released for PS3 in 2011Neverwinter in 2011 - Novel, RPG, Board Game, MMORPGIDW Announces D&D Comic Book in 2010D&D Boardgame released in 2010D&D Essentials: Red Box Re-released in 2010Wizards Community launched in 2009Star Wars License Not Renewed in 2009Heroscape combined with D&D in 2009D&D Insider Launched in 2008 (Dungeon and Dragon Magazine)D&D Encounters launched (Wizards Play Network) (2008/2009?)D&D 4.0 Released in 2008Two major Dungeons & Dragons franchises will meet for the first time when R.A. Salvatore’s Gauntlgrym releases on October 5, 2010. The first book in a new trilogy, Gauntlgrym introduces Salvatore’s signature character, Drizzt Do’Urden, to the renowned city of Neverwinter – from the hugely popular D&D video game franchise Neverwinter Nights. The release of this first book in the Neverwinter trilogy lays the groundwork for a multi-platform event. Atari, one of the world's most recognized videogame publishers, and Cryptic Studios, the acclaimed developers behind City of Heroes, City of Villains, Champions Online and Star Trek Online, today announced the development of Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter for PC, a new online-centric roleplaying game based on Wizards of the Coast's Dungeons & Dragons global property and the beloved city of Neverwinter. The PC game is scheduled to release in Q4 2011. Also in the works for 2011, Wizards will be releasing a Neverwinter RPG and board game to coincide with the PC game and book trilogy. Recent developments:Heroscape cancelledD&D Minis cancelledProducts removed from the schedule and moved to digial offerings</blockquote>

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