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Hasbro Cancels Giant Skull’s Dungeons & Dragons Game and Ends Exclusive Deal

The move signals a tighter focus on select games during a cost-cutting push.

Overview

  • Wizards of the Coast said it reviewed an early Giant Skull concept and chose not to move forward, canceling the single-player Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure.
  • The decision also ended Hasbro’s exclusive publishing agreement with Stig Asmussen’s new studio, which had been set up to build the project.
  • Hasbro and Wizards said they respect Asmussen’s team and invited new pitches from Giant Skull for future games.
  • Asmussen said Giant Skull is in talks with Hasbro and other publishers for new deals and described the studio’s outlook as good.
  • The call reflects broader cuts and reshaping inside Hasbro’s games group, including the shutdown of internal studio Atomic Arcade, even as Wizards backs other marquee projects such as Exodus.