the_gneech: (Obi-Wan Not Good)
the_gneech ([personal profile] the_gneech) wrote2010-01-28 03:42 pm
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Sad, But Not Surprising

WotC to discontinue its Star Wars license in May 2010.

I think most people who've been watching the trends are not terribly surprised, but it still makes me sad. Star Wars Saga Edition is the single best product WotC ever produced, by a wiiiiiiiide margin.

That said, it's still a perfectly viable system for continuing my campaign. :)

-The Gneech

[identity profile] sargeabernathy.livejournal.com 2010-01-28 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Is this going to go to Hasbro? Isn't that what happened with D&D?

[identity profile] the-gneech.livejournal.com 2010-01-28 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Hasbro has owned WotC for some years now. They also have a separate license for Star Wars toys.

-TG

[identity profile] kesh.livejournal.com 2010-01-28 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Hasbro already owns Wizards of the Coast. They're effectively a subsidiary of Hasbro now.

No, they were talking a couple years ago about how difficult it was to produce a Star Wars product, because Lucasfilm wanted to review every product before it went to market, and the licensing fees were very high. So, difficult to produce and not as profitable as they'd like = dead.