WotC WotC Cancels 5 Video Games

While D&D itself seems to be still growing rapidly nearly 10 years after the launch of 5th Edition, WotC has recently scaled back its video game plans, costing up to 15 people their jobs, although they may be able to relocate within the company. WotC spoke to Bloomberg and told the site that they were "still committed to using digital games" and that the change in plans was designed to focus...

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While D&D itself seems to be still growing rapidly nearly 10 years after the launch of 5th Edition, WotC has recently scaled back its video game plans, costing up to 15 people their jobs, although they may be able to relocate within the company. WotC spoke to Bloomberg and told the site that they were "still committed to using digital games" and that the change in plans was designed to focus on "games which are strategically aligned with developing our existing brands and those which show promise in expanding or engaging our audience in new ways."

Studios working on games for WotC include Otherside Entertainment and Hidden Path Entertainment. WotC owns 6 video game studios in various cities according to CEO Cynthia Williams in an interview with GeekWire.


We’ve announced six different studios that are first-party and owned. There’s Archetype in Austin that’s working on a sci-fi game that we’re really excited about. It’s a new IP.

You’ve got Atomic Arcade in Raleigh-Durham, that’s working on a very mature G.I. Joe game, and then, Invoke is working on a D&D game. The key piece I’d tell you is that we have been really fortunate to hire some amazing industry veterans, who have a passion for the brands and games that they’re building.


The Bloomberg article also mentions an internal cancelled project code-named 'Jabberwocky', but does not say what that was.
 

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Dungeons and Dragons game in the works from Payday developer Starbreeze​


Starbreeze, the studio known for the likes of Payday, is developing a game based on the Dungeons and Dragons IP.

Codenamed Project Baxter, the upcoming game is expected to release across platforms in 2026. It is being produced in Unreal Engine 5.
 

vecna00

Speculation Specialist Wizard

Dungeons and Dragons game in the works from Payday developer Starbreeze​


Starbreeze, the studio known for the likes of Payday, is developing a game based on the Dungeons and Dragons IP.

Codenamed Project Baxter, the upcoming game is expected to release across platforms in 2026. It is being produced in Unreal Engine 5.
From the article:
While further details on this project are still thin, the studio has said players can expect "the signature Starbreeze game cornerstones of co-operative multiplayer, lifetime commitment through a Games as a Service-model, community engagement and a larger than life experience" on release. When Project Baxter launches, Starbreeze will also act as the game's publisher.

Oh, not another live service game...this could be a poop show.
 



Parmandur

Book-Friend, he/him
Did you put the right link that's not a D&D game.
No, it's not D&D, but it is being developed by Wizards of the Coast in-house, and WotC has previously said they plan to do tabletop things with the new IP. And the designers have been involved with a lot of D&D stuff over the years, like Baldur's Gate (OG), Neverwinter Nifhts, and Knights of the Old Republic.
 

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