John Hight has become the new President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming. That means John is the new boss at D&D, Magic: the Gathering and the digital studios Hasbro has been buying to support the two games.
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Wizards of the Coast seeks new leadership as Cynthia Williams departs. Despite financial loss, Steve Jackson Games remains optimistic. Fallout TTRPG sells out, Pathfinder’s war deity faces demise, and roleplaying shows mental health benefits. Merchandise available from multiple publishers.
Near silence (so far) from Hasbro as Cynthia Williams, D&D and Magic the Gathering boss, quits
Cynthia Williams resigns as president of Wizards of the Coast, following a tenure with successes like MTG’s Universes Beyond and challenges, including OGL controversy. Hasbro seeks her replacement.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #184
Carefully itemised summaries of the latest RPG news stories from across the world. It’s a great way to keep up to date with the latest goings-on in the RPG world.
Wizards of the Coast introduces digital Dan, D&D’s new boss
The press release from Hasbro quickly highlights Dan Rawson’s e-commerce and strategy experience, and when it talks about him leading the overall growth of D&D, it lists three areas. They are; digital, physical, and entertainment.
Skeleton Key: Wizards of the Coast form a new game studio and appoint a new vice president
We are thrilled to continue to build our roster of exceptionally talented digital gaming leaders and welcome Christian to the team.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #138
A summary of RPGs news from the week Cynthia Williams becomes the boss of D&D and Wizards of the Coast, Zine Month launches, and the One Ring RPG gets a release date.
Cynthia Williams: The woman now in charge at Wizards of the Coast holds a patent for finding items missing in the mail
Williams has a patent to her name, having co-developed a system for identifying missing items in a fulfilment network.
