D&D General Hasbro enters gambling deal using Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property

[bedir than]

One of the things that's odd about this is that Neon Games Studios' games look awful. They're very bad, low effort online slots.


This isn't a partnership with Converse, or Target, or boutique pinball, or premium beer. This is a partnership with Dollar General.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

This isn't a partnership with Converse, or Target, or boutique pinball, or premium beer. This is a partnership with Dollar General.

I would guess it's not a partnership so much as it is Neon Games paid WotC a licensing fee and no one else was competing in the same space, driving the price up.

 

[Bae'zel]

Here we go again. Obligatory statement about how Hasbro is an evil heartless corpo etc etc etc

Christ, walk into a Gamestop or Hot Topic. If there were Pathfinder-branded toasters, mouse pads or Carbon Monoxide detectors, no one would bat an eye.

If anyone has ever been to any casino ever they'd see franchise-branded slot machines all over the place. Maybe even about brands that they cherish and love!

Yeah it's sleazy, but that's what corporations do. It isn't hugely different than branded pinball machines, really.

 

[bedir than]

I would guess it's not a partnership so much as it is Neon Games paid WotC a licensing fee and no one else was competing in the same space, driving the price up.

Hasbro could have declined when they realized the bidder was one of the worst looking of the products in the space

 

[CleverNickName]

Hasbro could have declined when they realized the bidder was one of the worst looking of the products in the space

I'd wager the person who gave final approval never saw a picture of the finished product. They probably only looked at the bottom line of a budget spreadsheet.

 

[tomBitonti]

It looks to be about online slot machines:

(from Neon Valley Studios homepage)
"...Evoking the buzz and glamour of the Vegas strip, the energy and raw beauty of the Mojave Desert, and the bright lights and sounds of Fremont Street, we are determined to take our inspiration and passion from the gaming capital of the world to develop highly entertaining, story-driven online slots. "

Curious. But, a little more than simple slots. What is a “story driven” slot machine?

TomB

 

[Umbran]

Curious. But, a little more than simple slots. What is a “story driven” slot machine?

TomB

I wouldn't know, myself. But I wouldn't actually have high expectations for it to be much more than a standard slot machine.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

Curious. But, a little more than simple slots. What is a “story driven” slot machine?

You play D&D with an AI DM, but instead of rolling a d20 to resolve actions, you pull the lever of a slot machine. After inserting coins of course.

 

[SteveC]

Curious. But, a little more than simple slots. What is a “story driven” slot machine?

I'm not a slots person but I talked with one of my friends who's always heading of the Vegas and plays them a ton. Apparently there are all sorts of mini-games that open up as you play a machine. They play this game based on cows being abducted by aliens and there is a whole storyline that plays out. Since everything is virtual, the screens can constantly change. For whatever that's worth.

 

[MichaelSomething]

If this is causing you to look for a TTRPG publisher that won't license itself out to slot machines, consider EnPublishing! Slot machine free since 2003!