The news dropped earlier this week by a Chinese publication that Hasbro might be in negotiation with Tencent to sell them Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). Also, Larian Studios–the company behind the highly successful Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)–has been named as the proxy for the negotiations. Considering the source, with no confirmation from Hasbro or Tencent themselves, it’s easy to say, “X to doubt.”
However…
It’s been established that Hasbro lies. One specific case sighted is that they’ve lied by saying they weren’t tanking the value of Magic: The Gathering (MtG) trading cards. Bank of America looked into it and said otherwise. So, Hasbro’s denial of this story cannot be believed at face value.
There’s credibility to this story in that Larian has a stake in this deal as they are partly owned by Tencent. On the other side, Hasbro has been quietly shopping D&D around, so who’s to say Tencent is their latest prospective buyer.
Hiro is not a fan of Tencent, but argues that the timing of this news–following the breakout success of BG3–might not be an accident. Right now, however, we’ll have to wait and see if there’s more to this story, or if it’s even worth a dime?
Other Topics Discussed on This Live…
- CHIEFTAIN BOUGHT A NEW TV AND IT BROKE THE STREAM LAYOUTS
- BLACKLIGHTONI DISTRACTS THE VIEWERS WITH HAIR COLORING TIPS
- HIRO DISTRACTS THE VIEWERS WITH GUN TALK
- FAN CALLS IN
- HIRO DISTRACTS BLACKLIGHTONI INTO TALKING ABOUT TEA
- CARL WEATHERS PASSED AWAY (actual topic)
- BLACKLIGHTONI DISCOVERS AND REPORTS MEGAMIND SEQUEL
- MARVEL’S FIRST RAZIE NOMINATION! (actual topic)
- Ant-Man 3 was this bad
- Indiana Jones will probably get it, but, still…
- ROYAL RUMBLE BACK TO BACK WINNER! (actual topic)
- DOOM CAN BE RENDERED ON THE E. COLI BACTERIA (actual topic)
To see the Live stream, check out the following link. The Palworld story begins around the 1 hour 5 minute mark.
Leave a Reply