dungeons and dragons

Hasbro to cut 1,100 jobs despite Dungeons & Dragons thriving

Hasbro is laying off 1,100 employees, according to an SEC filing. The company behind franchises like Dungeons & Dragons and Transformers, Hasbro already laid off 800 employees in January. While so

The Dungeons & Dragons DLC for Minecraft includes dice rolls, magic missiles and more

Minecraft just dropped its newest DLC for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) players to enjoy. In partnership with D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast and Everbloom Games, the DLC takes players on an

Baldur’s Gate 3 early review: Modern fantasy

First, the basics. Baldur’s Gate 3 is a Dungeons & Dragons game through and through, but you don’t need to be familiar with that world or those systems to enjoy it. It’s a dense roleplay

Mirrorscape’s new AR tabletop platform could enhance your D&D campaign

Yet another virtual tabletop (VTT) tool has joined the fray, giving Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder and tabletop role-playing gamers alike a new augmented reality experience. Mirrorscape, a mixed r

Dungeons & Dragons gets its very own streaming channel

After the film “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” became a hit, topping $200 million at the worldwide box office, Hasbro wants more. Hasbro-owned production company eOne announced Thurs

The biggest names in D&D are going independent on ‘Worlds Beyond Number’

“If you could open this article sort of Rolling Stone-style…” Brennan Lee Mulligan suggests, then without changing his tone, pitches his lede: “In a Corvette, racing down the 5

Critical Role’s second campaign will get its own Amazon animated series

Amazon is deepening its ties to hit Dungeons & Dragons actual play series Critical Role, entering a multiyear deal with the growing role-playing content empire that will see any new adaptations sp

Dungeons & Dragons content creators are fighting to protect their livelihoods

Once a game on the periphery for the nerdiest of nerds, Dungeons & Dragons has exploded into the mainstream. Much of this success is owed to the podcasters, Twitch streamers and writers who have e

Role’s video role-playing platform makes a $2.75M charm attempt on the burgeoning tabletop world

Tabletop gaming is in the middle of a historic boom, despite recent restrictions imposed on in-person gatherings by COVID. The tools adopted by game masters and casual players to play remotely are pow

Dragonlock Lets You Print Your Own RPG Dungeons

Your party enters a darkened room. Candles flicker in the gloom and something is glinting along the far wall. Your thief enters first. Her dwarvish blade begins to glow. Danger is nearby! What will yo

What Games Are: Generation Gygax

There is probably no single game that has been so influential for a generation as Dungeons and Dragons. On this, its 40th anniversary, I find myself asking whether the long-term legacy of D&D is o

Dungeons & Dragons Coming To iOS Later This Year As Wizards Of The Coast Teams Up With Playdek

A new partnership between mobile game publisher Playdek and Wizards of the Coast, famed creator of Magic: The Gathering and other tabletop games will bring Dungeons & Dragons to the iPhone, iPad a

Guy Puts First Printing Of Dungeons And Dragons Up On eBay

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Woody-1st-Box-Top-Bottom-620x465.jpg" />If you know your <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/dungeons-and-dragons/">D&D</a> histor

Video: Much progress has been made on Dungeons and Dragons for Microsoft Surface

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/20sided.jpg" />Remember <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/19/video-dungeons-and-dragons-on-the-microsoft-surface/"><i>Dungeons &

Video: Dungeons and Dragons on the Microsoft Surface

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ddd.jpg" />One more quick video before I head out the door and battle the dumb crowds in dumb New York City. It's Microsoft Surface, yes,

D&D Co-Creator Dave Arneson, dead at 61

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/dave_arneson.png" />Another member of the team that created Dungeons & Dragons has passed, this time it's co-creator Dave Arneson who