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According to WotC president Chris Cocks, they have a slate of video games based on D&D and Magic, and also looking into TV series and movies: https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel...ind-dd-magic-and-avalon-hill-innovate-w514703
Of course I'm sure not all of them will be RPGs. You might have seen recently released D&D idle clicker and rather RPG-ish digital board game. But we know at least Beadog is working on a new D&D CRPG (and who knows if they have plans for other enhanced editions).
Also other noteworthy things form the interview.
And as with Magic, Wizards is starting to plumb the depths of the game’s rich lore and history. “We are looking at TV series or movie deals as well as more web-based content and actively pursuing a larger slate of video games for D&D,” Cocks says. “Right now we have a slate of four to five coming in 12 to 18 months and five or six set for 2020 and beyond across a variety of genres.” While that may sound like a lot, since 1987 there have already been more than 100 games based on the slew of D&D properties, he noted. “At its core, D&D has a couple things going for it: A rich lore and rich history and six or seven different worlds. That’s a rich vein to be able to tap into. Also, the history associated with it means that when you play D&D it feels very authentic because it’s a mature property and has had so many iterations of it. The secret to D&D is that really the rules are just guidelines.”
Of course I'm sure not all of them will be RPGs. You might have seen recently released D&D idle clicker and rather RPG-ish digital board game. But we know at least Beadog is working on a new D&D CRPG (and who knows if they have plans for other enhanced editions).
Also other noteworthy things form the interview.
- There are also several Magic video games in the works: "We probably have a half dozen video games in development in addition to Arena, both from us and from partners. They include everything from trading card games to battlers to role-playing games to strategy games. Then we’re also working with partners like Fox on movie opportunities. And we’re introducing new comic books next year with IDW. We’re also exploring other opportunities like creating digital shorts."
- Transformers trading card game is coming next year.
- Looks like digital version of Axis and Allies is also coming. (Beamdog registered related domains some time ago. Are they working on it I wonder?) Axis and Allies and Zombies?
- Chris Cocks says Baldur’s Gate inspired him to get into video game industry. He did Xbox marketing thing before joining WotC.
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