OGL-Gate & Mainstream Media: The Guardian Weighs In

With The Guardian picking up the story this morning, here's a list of media outlets covering the Open Gaming Licence controversy.

The initial story came from Gizmodo/iO9, which recieved a leaked copy of the OGL v1.1., and YouTube channel RollForCombat.

• The Guardian: ‘People are leaving the game’: Dungeons & Dragons fans revolt against new restrictions
• Vice: Dungeons and Dragons Is Jeopardizing Its Greatest Strength: Its Ubiquity
• Electronic Frontier Foundation: Beware the Gifts of Dragons: How D&D’s Open Gaming License May Have Become a Trap for Creators
• Comic Book Resources: How New Changes to D&D's Open Gaming License Will Impact Other TTRPGs
• Forbes: What’s Happening With The Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License?
• Ars Technica: RPG fans irate as D&D tries to shut its “open” game license
• NME: D&D content creators outraged over licensing changes, demand the game remain “open”
• Polygon: D&D’s stricter licensing rules might impact some beloved RPGs
• Law Insider: Wizards of the Coast Open Game License
• Financial Times (behind paywall): Dungeons & Dragons & fear & loathing: When Wizards go rogue

 

[SAVeira]

CBC Radio's As It Happens program covered Hasbro, Dungeons & Dragons and the OGL last night. For these who are not aware CBC is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, similar to the BBC.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/hasbro-dungeons-and-dragons-1.6716666

 

[Scribe]

CBC Radio's As It Happens program covered Hasbro, Dungeons & Dragons and the OGL last night. For these who are not aware CBC is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, similar to the BBC.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/hasbro-dungeons-and-dragons-1.6716666

Just saw this. Just wild.

 

[Aspirinsmurf]

I think this is actually what's moving their stock prices now.