Hasbro & Atari Resolve rights dispute over Digtal Rights to D&D

[mudbunny]

http://www.wizards.com/Company/Press.aspx?x=wz/press/54
Details:

Digital licensing rights for Dungeons & Dragons have been returned to Hasbro. Atari will continue to develop and market several games under license from Hasbro and Wizards, including the #1 Xbox LIVE® hit Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale and the upcoming Heroes of Neverwinter for Facebook. Additional settlement details remain private.

In addition, the acquisition of Cryptic Studios by Perfect World Entertainment Inc. from Atari in July 2011 has delayed the Neverwinter PC Game scheduled for release later this year. Perfect World will be investing in a more immersive experience for release in late 2012.

 

[jaerdaph]

So is *this* 5e?

 

[Agamon]

Maybe they can find a better developer than Atari. Like anyone else.

And Daggerdale is #1? More like #20, and how it's that high is unknown to me.

 

[jaerdaph]

And Daggerdale is #1? More like #20, and how it's that high is unknown to me.

Give WotC a break - they just wrote the world's first RPG city supplement!

 

[ThickSkullAdv]

My guess is that Hasbro will now start courting the likes of Zynga and company to make mobile and social tie-ins to their games.

 

[Steel_Wind]

Or just sell the entire D&D brand, lock stock and two smoking barrels.

My bet? They sell it to EA. 1 in 5 chance? That's pretty high perhaps, but still pretty good, all things considered.

 

[phoffman]

Give WotC a break - they just wrote the world's first RPG city supplement!

You mean WoTC's first, i don't think its a world first, after all there was City of Greyhawk

 

[Agamon]

Or just sell the entire D&D brand, lock stock and two smoking barrels.

My bet? They sell it to EA. 1 in 5 chance? That's pretty high perhaps, but still pretty good, all things considered.

Sell the brand to EA?? Wouldn't that be like Activision selling Guitar Hero to Hasbro?

 

[Agamon]

You mean WoTC's first, i don't think its a world first, after all there was City of Greyhawk

Zuh? I thought he was being funny, but now I'm confused....

 

[jaerdaph]

Zuh? I thought he was being funny, but now I'm confused....

You got the joke, Agamon.

phoffman, apparently WotC's PR people forgot about every RPG city sourcebook published since City State of the Invincible Overlord in 1976 when they recently announced the Neverwinter campaign setting saying it would be the first... I'd link the thread for you if I could find it again, but then I don't want to be responsible for those five minutes of your life you would never get back...