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Technology tycoon Elon Musk is busy playing Diablo, launching rockets, and patrolling the X community after a busy campaign. He recently announced that he will set up an AI game company to “make video games great again.” On November 28 Today, this busy man publicly expressed his intention to acquire Hasbro, a major American toy manufacturer. His words caused Hasbro’s stock price to rise accordingly.
Founded in 1923, Hasbro started in the toy and animation business. Its multiple IPs include “My Little Pony”, rubber shooting toys “Nerf”, “Transformers”, “GI Joe”, clay “Play-Doh” 》…There are also several well-known tabletop game brands, the most famous of which is Wizards of the Coast, the IP holder of “Magic: The Gathering” and “Dungeons and Dragons”.
The ultimate resource for Dungeon Masters!
The 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide is available now: https://t.co/j6cLCxzqke pic.twitter.com/22jeMcd35N
— Dungeons & Dragons (@Wizards_DnD) November 12, 2024
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of “Dungeons & Dragons”, Wizards of the Coast released “The Birth of the Original D&D: 1970 – 1977” in June this year, which contains a large number of original design documents, correspondence and early development versions. and other documents, taking fans to understand how a collection of handwritten notes and words became a gaming experience enjoyed by millions.
During the recent Black Friday sale, some fans discovered that the preface of the book stated that some of the content might offend modern readers. Netizens retweeted it and sparked heated debate. Appreciators believed that the editor took everyone’s feelings into consideration, while critics believed that the preface was completely inappropriate. Disrespect the creators of “Dungeons and Dragons”, including the late legendary game designer and former American salesman Gary Gygax.
In addition, Wizards of the Coast has continued to update the “Player’s Handbook” and “Dungeon Master’s Guide” (Dungeon Master’s Guide), the game rules that have become the bible of “Dungeons and Dragons” for decades. Hasbro said in October this year that by 2024 This edition is the best-selling book in the history of the series, with orders for first edition copies three times larger than the 2014 edition.
However, readers found that the 2024 version of the “Player’s Handbook” intended to dilute some of the story concepts and original designs of the first generation, such as changing races to species, and detaching character attribute values from them and linking them to the character’s background.
Musk Haixun What the hell is wrong with Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast? May they burn in hell.”
Nobody, and I mean nobody, gets to trash E. Gary Gygax and the geniuses who created Dungeons & Dragons.
What the fuck is wrong with Hasbro and WoTC?? May they burn in hell.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 22, 2024
Yesterday, Musk once again expressed his concern about this matter and asked, “How much does Hasbro sell for?” Musk not only wants to use AI to save games, but also expressed his intention to save “Dungeons and Dragons”, and Hasbro’s 2023 camp It closed at US$4.32 billion, reported financial liabilities of US$3.99 billion, and the stock price reached a maximum of US$73.46 and a minimum of US$45.87. The market value is roughly estimated to be around US$8-12 billion.
How much is Hasbro?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2024
For Musk, who spent $44 billion to buy Twitter, buying Hasbro seems much cheaper than becoming the boss of X. Hasbro has struggled in recent years due to a sluggish market for toys and collectibles, but Dungeons & Dragons has enjoyed a resurgence on the back of critical acclaim for movie remakes and video games, Magic: The Gathering has become popular and profitable, and Wizards of the Coast has become Revenue Highlights for Hasbro.
However, no one can say for sure what Musk’s intentions will be. Time will tell whether he will buy Hasbro or just talk about it. Whenever he comes to him, he will be the focus of the community, and chaos will ensue.
