Hasbro Earned About $90 Mil. from ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ So Far |UP| Hasbro Exec: "Baldur's Gate 3 proved for us that ppl really wanted great D&D games"

[Gamernyc78]

Hasbro Earned About $90 Million From ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ So Far - BNN Bloomberg

Baldur’s Gate 3, last year’s most critically acclaimed video game, has brought in about $90 million since its August release for parent company Hasbro Inc. through a licensing deal.

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(Bloomberg) -- Baldur’s Gate 3, last year’s most critically acclaimed video game, has brought in about $90 million since its August release for parent company Hasbro Inc. through a licensing deal.

Made by Belgian developer Larian Studios, Baldur’s Gate 3 licensed property from Dungeons & Dragons, a famous role playing game by Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast.

As you turn the corner into 2024, in the front half of the year, you’re still going to have the tail from Baldur’s Gate 3,” Hasbro Chief Executive Officer Chris Cocks said on a call with analysts, adding that sales will persist through the year, but at a slower pace than the third and fourth quarter.

On Monday, Baldur’s Gate 3 reached 500,000 reviews on PC game marketplace Steam, which were “overwhelmingly positive.” The title has sold millions of copies across PC, Xbox, PlayStation 5, and Mac. It won 2023’s Game of the Year award at the Game Awards.

Update 3/20

Hasbro exec says Baldur's Gate 3 "proved for us that people really wanted great D&D games," supports Larian's plan to "take the time we need"​

Hasbro exec says Baldur's Gate 3 "proved for us that people really wanted great D&D games," supports Larian's plan to "take the time we need"

Hasbro's already working on another "really, really cool D&D game"

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Nhomnhom]

Easy money just because they were able to select a great dev. Not to mention how much money they are going to make indirectly from BG3 making D&D even more popular.

 

[anonpuffs]

10% royalty?

 

[flaccidsnake]

Hopefully there's some new BG3 content and the tail can keep growing

 

[Zzero]

10% royalty?

Whatever it was, it was worth it. The game wouldn't have blown up like this if it was just D:OS 3.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Whatever it was, it was worth it. The game wouldn't have blown up like this if it was just D:OS 3.

Yeah those licensing agreements are win win scenarios generally. So much money to be made.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Good money though and it worked for both of them.

 

[Batzy]

Well earned, not release the harem/orgy update.

 

[Entropi]

Weren’t they looking to sell the D&D brand recently?

Edit:

Hasbro Seeks to Sell IP "DND" and Has Had Preliminary Contact with Tencent - Pandaily

American toy company Hasbro is seeking to sell its well-known IP "Dungeons & Dragons", and Tencent is one of the potential buyers.

pandaily.com

 

[Gamernyc78]

Well earned, not release the harem/orgy update.

LOL

 

[Airbus]

Never knew hasbro connected to baldurs gate 3

 

[anonpuffs]

Never knew hasbro connected to baldurs gate 3

They own wizards of the coast, the company that holds the dungeons&dragons IP

 

[Gamernyc78]

They own wizards of the coast, the company that holds the dungeons&dragons IP

Love dungeons and dragons too growing up.

 

[ethomaz]

Never knew hasbro connected to baldurs gate 3

Baldur’s Gate is a franchise based in the Dungeons and Dragons IP that Hasbro own.

It is the same with The Witcher where CDPR needs to pay royalties to the IP owner (the Polish autor).

Or Sony paying royalties to Disney/Marvel with Spider-man IP.

 

[Zzero]

Weren’t they looking to sell the D&D brand recently?

Edit:

Hasbro Seeks to Sell IP "DND" and Has Had Preliminary Contact with Tencent - Pandaily

American toy company Hasbro is seeking to sell its well-known IP "Dungeons & Dragons", and Tencent is one of the potential buyers.

pandaily.com

That rumor always seemed to be based in forum posters' dreams more than reality to me. In a way it makes sense, Hasbro is an ailing toy company and can sell this non-core franchise in order to raise money to bet on its own ability to succeed as a toy business. But it also doesn't make sense (selling a very profitable part of the company whike keeping its less viable aspects.)

 

[Gamernyc78]

That rumor always seemed to be based in forum posters' dreams more than reality to me. In a way it makes sense, Hasbro is an ailing toy company and can sell this non-core franchise in order to raise money to bet on its own ability to succeed as a toy business. But it also doesn't make sense (selling a very profitable part of the company whike keeping its less viable aspects.)

Yeah thy better hold on to D&D.

 

[Nhomnhom]

Weren’t they looking to sell the D&D brand recently?

Edit:

Hasbro Seeks to Sell IP "DND" and Has Had Preliminary Contact with Tencent - Pandaily

American toy company Hasbro is seeking to sell its well-known IP "Dungeons & Dragons", and Tencent is one of the potential buyers.

pandaily.com

This is the type of stuff I would buy if I was a gaming publisher. There is just so much synergy between D&D and computer games.

The success of Hogwarts and Spider-man shows that stuff like The Lord of The Rings gaming rights were worth a lot more than the $400m embracer paid in the hands of a publisher that would put high quality devs to work on it.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Hasbro exec says Baldur's Gate 3 "proved for us that people really wanted great D&D games," supports Larian's plan to "take the time we need"​

Hasbro exec says Baldur's Gate 3 "proved for us that people really wanted great D&D games," supports Larian's plan to "take the time we need"

Hasbro's already working on another "really, really cool D&D game"

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Gamernyc78]

Great ppl supported them and now we will continue to get more great D&D games! Talk with your wallet.