Hasbro Opens New Wizards of the Coast Video Game Studio in Montreal to Support D&D Franchise

Hasbro has announced a new video game studio in Montreal, with a new focus on supporting D&D video games. The new studio, called Wizards of the Coast Studios Inc. will focus on developing new content for the Dungeons & Dragons franchise and expanding Hasbro's lineup of digital games. The studio is expected to support 200 jobs. Dan Ayoub, the head of the D&D franchise, will also run the new studio. Ayoub, you may recall, has a long pedigree in video game development.

The new studio will not replace Invoke Studios, Hasbro's other studio located in Montreal. The new office for Wizards of the Coast Studios Inc. will be located next to Invoke Studios.

Hasbro has big aspirations for expanding the D&D franchise via video games. Several D&D video games are in development at third party studios and now we're seeing an in-house expansion of the D&D digital portfolio. One obvious speculation is that the new studio will work on a Baldur's Gate 4, which Hasbro has promised will eventually be released following the mammoth success of Baldur's Gate 3.

 

[Hussar]

huh, you wrote 2.5 to 5%, not 50

@Myrdin Potter wrote 25 to 50 percent. That was the point I was challenging.

 

[mamba]

@Myrdin Potter wrote 25 to 50 percent. That was the point I was challenging.

ok, I agree that that one is hard to reach, but you wrote that ‘2.5-5% increase would be considered a phenomenal success’ and I very much doubt that one

Heck, that low a bar is something the FR DLCs could accomplish, and they fill half a book