D&D General Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner died

[tomBitonti]

The title says it all.

See: Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has died

I'm thinking this will appear as a news item, but I haven’t seen one yet.

Thx!
Tom Bitonti

 

[darjr]

Condolences to his family and friends.

Was he the one who green lit the D&D movie or the elevation of WotC within Hasbro?

 

[ninjayeti]

Well with all those D&D and M:tG profits Hasbro should be able to afford a 500 gp diamond.

 

[tomBitonti]

Condolences to his family and friends.

Was he the one who green lit the D&D movie or the elevation of WotC within Hasbro?

He seems to have been behind a push into movies.
I found a little more information here:

Brian Goldner, the Hasbro CEO Who Spearheaded the Transformer Movies, Has Died - IGN

Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has died at 58 years old after successfully launching the Transformers and G.I. Joe movie franchises.

www.ign.com

 

[Dausuul]

Well, he was at the helm for a good long while. He took over in 2008--thirteen years ago. From our point of view, Goldner has been the Overlord of D&D from 4E onward.

The impression I've had is that he was generally a pretty hands-off overlord. Although 4E was arguably shaped by Hasbro's "core brand" demands, it wasn't like Goldner was micromanaging the game--he just said, "This is the bar you have to meet if you want the money." And 5E has been allowed to pretty much grow on its own. I hope his successor doesn't feel the need to change everything up just to show who's in charge.

Best wishes to his family and friends.

 

[darjr]

 

[Jaeger]

The impression I've had is that he was generally a pretty hands-off overlord. Although 4E was arguably shaped by Hasbro's "core brand" demands, it wasn't like Goldner was micromanaging the game--he just said, "This is the bar you have to meet if you want the money." And 5E has been allowed to pretty much grow on its own. I hope his successor doesn't feel the need to change everything up just to show who's in charge.

His successor will absolutely change at least some things... Just to show who's in charge.

Whether or not those changes will effect WotC, and/or D&D, we won't know for a year or so.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

While I suspect he was the one who killed the novel line, it's still sad to hear a fellow human dying.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

While I suspect he was the one who killed the novel line, it's still sad to hear a fellow human dying.

Jesus what a weird thing to comment.