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Can gamers outplay the rapacious capitalists?

Role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons are having a moment in the spotlight – and offer valuable lessons to the rest of the economy

Financial Times

Content creators and corporations clash in Dungeons & Dragons licensing fiasco

The tabletop role-playing game community took a keen interest in intellectual property law in January when changes to the Dungeons Dragons Open Game License (OGL) were leaked.

The Conversation

Savvy dad who spent years collecting Pokemon cards for kids set to make £250,000

Gordon White, 58, amassed thousands of the cards - including dozens of complete Pokemon sets - from when he initially started collecting them in the 1990s

Daily Mirror

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Dad who spent years collecting rare Pokemon cards for kids ready to sell them for £250k

Delivery driver Gordon White started his obsession after his children asked to join a Pokemon league

Wales Online

Dad who spent years collecting Pokemon cards for his kids will now make £250k

Gordon White is set to make an additional £60,000 by selling the rest of his ‘treasure trove’ of Magic: The Gathering cards

The Independent UK

Dungeons & Dragons licence changes threaten the fan community the game relies upon – legal expert explains

Dungeons & Dragons has a longstanding appeal as a role-playing game – or as some players prefer to call it, a storytelling medium. But retaining users in the face of competition is far from easy, despite a recent resurgence thanks to Netflix hit Stranger Things, the uptake in remote activities…

The Conversation

D&D's Big OGL Reversal Can't Protect You From Space Nazis

Dungeons & Dragons publisher will no longer make changes to its Open Gaming License, but putting the game in the Creative Commons comes with some risks.

Inverse

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Hasbro Stock Slumps As Toymaker Cuts Jobs, Expects Weak Holiday Revenues

"While the full-year 2022, and particularly the fourth quarter, represented a challenging moment for Hasbro, we are confident in our Blueprint 2.0 strategy," said CEO Chris Cocks.

The Street

D&D OGL 1.2 update: Wizards rolls back controversial changes — but is it too late?

The D&D community has been in turmoil over updates to how third-party content is licensed. But publisher Wizards of the Coast

Inverse

Critical Role's 'Legend of Vox Machina' will continue — even if D&D doesn't

Critical Role's array of cast members unpack the road ahead for both 'The Legend of Vox Machina' and the RPG hobby that started it all.

Inverse

Hasbro-owned publisher of D&D backtracks on license changes that angered fans

Fans and creators were upset about potential changes to the "Open Games License," which allows third-parties to use content from Dungeons and Dragons.

Fortune

Magic: The Gathering reveals Phyrexia: All Will Be One, bringing new mechanics and card treatments

Magic: The Gathering's 95th set, Phyrexia: All Will Be One releases on February 10 2023, and brings two commander decks, some new mechanics, and some fantastic new artwork.

Daily Mirror

D&D: Dragonlance Review: An epic and ambitious tale of global conflict in an already scarred world

Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonlance centres around a dragon incursion on the planet Krynn. It's epic, fun, and offers something for everyone

Daily Mirror

Hasbro Just Tanked One Of Its Biggest Revenue Drivers

In the time it took the company to respond to the controversy, several competitors have moved in.

The Street

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Reason

Why the Tabletop Role-Playing World Is Furious About Changes to Dungeons & Dragons' Open Game License

For 20 years, D&D has offered third-party publishers an open, royalty-free license to create new works using its game. A leaked revision would end all of that.

Inverse

D&D OGL 1.1 scandal: Unpacking the controversial change that's infuriated fans

Wizards of the Coast is about to deliver a controversial rework the Open Gaming License that allows D&D players to publish and profit from homebrew content.

Evening Standard

Dungeons & Dragons is killing off the word ‘race’ and replacing it with ‘species’

Owner Wizards of the Coast says the word ‘race’ has negative connotations.

Daily Mirror

D&D: Dragonlance - What's what, and do you need it all to play the new campaign

The newest instalment of D&D is out soon and combines a campaign with a board game, plus online content. We break down what it all means, and what you actually need to play.

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Daily Mirror

Magic the Gathering: The Brothers' War - We exclusively reveal two cards from the new set

The latest expansion for the popular card game, Magic the Gathering, is called "The Brothers' War", and it releases worldwide on November 18.

The Street

Record-Holding Collection of Trading Cards Going to Auction

This early-90s trading card game is exploding in value -- and a huge collection is about to hit the market

Daily Mirror

Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Starter Set Review: A fantastic introduction to Dungeons and Dragons

D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is the latest offering for players looking to get into D&D. It's a great adventure for players with little to no experience, that's both easy and fun to play and DM.

The Street

Disney Has an Answer for Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering

Walt Disney has an amazing lineup of intellectual property and now it's using some of its most popular characters someplace new.

The Street

Hasbro's Trading Card Game Generating Magical Earnings

This fantasy-fueled Hasbro game has single-handedly boosted sales for subsidiary company Wizards of the Coast.

Daily Mirror

Dungeons and Dragons: Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel review - A relic of ingenuity and collaboration sure to stand the test of time

The latest entry in the world of Dungeons and Dragons is its most versatile yet - a string of thirteen adventures that can be played consecutively as one long campaign in its own right, or slipped into other campaigns as you see fit.

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Toymaker Hasbro Posts 'Magical' Earnings Beat But Shy On Revenue

Hasbro beat earnings expectations but the toymaker fell short of revenue predictions. Hasbro stock gained.

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