Shutterstock February 9, 2024 50 years on, Dungeons & Dragons is still a gaming staple. What’s behind its monumental success? Lisa M. Given, RMIT University and Sarah Polkinghorne, RMIT University Research shows many of us are lonely. Embracing analogue gameplay could go a long way in helping us become happier, socially connected people.
Wizards of the Coast’s Open Game License has allowed companies to build hugely successful franchises based on the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game. (Shutterstock) February 13, 2023 Content creators and corporations clash in Dungeons & Dragons licensing fiasco Michael Iantorno, Concordia University Recent events have forced fans to reconcile their love of Dungeons & Dragons with the reality that the game’s owner, Wizards of the Coast, is a large corporation with commercial interests at heart.
‘Wait till you see the army coming over the hill.’ BoristheFrog January 10, 2020 The secret of Games Workshop’s success? A little strategy they call total global domination Ian Sturrock, Teesside University How a bunch of wizards and goblins drove a 25-fold explosion in the share price.