The numbers look good for Dungeons & Dragons 5e. Double-digit growth. Millions of viewers on Twitch. e-Sport. e-Sports?
Hasbro's Chairman and CEO was on CNBC talking D&D growth figures and "e-Sports competition. Does this mean interparty conflict is now expected ;)Link to Episode 70 - https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/episodes/Episode-70---5e-e-Sports--Say-What-e1sfbt
Link to Article - https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/23/hasbro-ceo-dungeons--dragons-is-having-its-best-year-ever.html
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Odds are high that he referring to the brand not the game.
ReplyDeleteIn Mike Mearls "Happy Fun Hour" Twitch show yesterday, he clarified they were talking about watching streaming games. You just don't have time to explain all that in a two minute interview on a bunch of other topics. He went on to say they might someday do that in a video game format, but it wouldn't have anything to do with the tabletop game's production. I think it was about 20-ish minutes in when he talked about it.
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