Hasbro has cancelled a Dungeons & Dragons videogame that was in early development at Giant Skull, the studio run by Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order director Stig Asmussen, also known for his work on the God of War series.
Hasbro announced the partnership between D&D stewards Wizards of the Coast and Giant Skull just last summer, but the publishing agreement was terminated earlier this year, reports Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier.
Another D&D game appears to still be a go: Warlock, announced last year, is a third-person action adventure game from Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance developer Invoke Studios. That’s due for release in 2027.
I’d be surprised if WotC has no secret plans for a new D&D CRPG as well, though—surely they’ll try to repeat at least a portion of BG3’s success, even though Larian has returned to its own original setting for Divinity.
The company is definitely trying to capitalize on BG3 in other ways: There’s a Baldur’s Gate HBO show and Astarion prequel novel in the works. In games, though, WotC’s marketing attention is currently focused on Mass Effect-like RPG Exodus.
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