D&D has been cancelled (speculation).

[Dal Thrax]

The current WotC release schedule is not a serious effort to publish D&D. From the best that I can see, the sale to Hasbro included a clause that all the IP (including MtG) would revert if D&D fell under a certain amount of releases (most likely four per year). WotC also printed up enough copies of a definable core game (the essentials line) to keep the core technically "in print" for the definable future.

They also changed DDI so that you have a reason to continue paying for it, even if only a few new products are added each year.

Face it, WotC has canceled their mini's line, their Star Wars license and HeroScape. They've also cut out monthly DDI compilations. The company is completely our of the RPG business except for a few legacy releases. Legacy publishing might be enough to keep the gaming going, but I suspect that the player base is going to slowly fade away over the next two or three years.

 

[Nemesis Destiny]

Look out! The Sky! I see it falling.... *runs for his bomb shelter*

 

[Nullzone]

It wouldn't be enworld without one of these threads somewhere on page 1

 

[Scholar & Brutalman]

If they cancelled it I would have expected a great Christmas Fire-O-Rama for all the design and development staff. Instead there were no Christmas firings this year.

 

[Dykstrav]

A low post count and a dire warning of the apocalypse to come? Yeah, I don't smell the troll bait from here... In before the lock, cheers!

 

[Trebor62]

no Christmas layoffs for the first time in three years I believe.

 

[Saracenus]

Personally I am upset that my long dreamed for My Little Pony D&D has not come to fruition. A robust fantasy game married with the collectiblility of cute little ponies is just to good to pass up.

<Saracenus sheds a tear>

 

[blalien]

I would love to know how this magic man knows the inner workings of Wizards' deal with Hasbro.

 

[Nemesis Destiny]

It's the new Going Postal. Laid off by Hasborg, with a bone to pick and nothing to lose, he fearlessly violates his NDA and posts their deepest, darkest secret on every forum he can find.

Spoiler

Har har! Get it, going post-al!?! Ahhhh, I kill me.

 

[malraux]

From the best that I can see, the sale to Hasbro included a clause that all the IP (including MtG) would revert if D&D fell under a certain amount of releases (most likely four per year).

Um, What? Which drug-adled delusion told you this? And revert to who, exactly?