Editing Dragon (magazine) (section)

===Return to Wizards of the Coast===
On April 18, 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced that it would not be renewing Paizo's licenses for ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon,'' instead opting for online publishing.<ref name="cease"/> Paizo published the last print editions of ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' magazines for September 2007.

In August 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced the fourth edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game and that ''[[D&D Insider]]'' subscriber content would include the new, online versions of both ''Dungeon'' and ''Dragon'' magazines along with tools for building campaigns, managing character sheets, and other features.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enworld.org/index.php?page=4e|title=Unofficial 4th Edition News Page|author=MerricB|date=August 16, 2007|publisher=[[EN World]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042742/http://www.enworld.org/index.php?page=4e|archive-date=September 28, 2007}} said, ''D&D Insider ... contains a "Dungeon Master's Kit" ... "Character Generator" ... [and] "Dungeon & Dragon Magazines". ... dndinsider.com, which is due to go live soon ... I saw examples of the Dragon and Dungeon pages ... The intention is to provide subscriber services.''</ref> In its online form, ''Dragon'' continues to publish articles aimed at ''Dungeons & Dragons'' players, with rules data from these articles feeding the D&D Character Builder and other online tools.

====Cessation====
In the September 2013 issue of ''Dragon'' (#427) an article by Wizards of the Coast game designer and editor [[Christopher Perkins (game designer)|Chris Perkins]] announced that both ''Dragon'' and its sibling publication ''Dungeon'' would be going on hiatus starting January 2014 pending the release of [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|''Dungeons & Dragons'' 5th edition]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Perkins|first1=Chris|date=September 2013|title=Going Dark|url=https://archive.org/stream/DragonMagazine260_201801/Dragon%20Magazine%20427#page/n1/mode/2up|magazine=Dragon Magazine|issue=427|page=3|quote=In other words, the December issues (#221 of Dungeon and #430 of Dragon) will be the last issues you see for a while.|author-link1=Christopher Perkins (game designer)}}</ref> The final online version released is Issue #430 in December 2013.

====Dragon+====
A new and fully digital bi-monthly publication called ''Dragon+'', was launched on April 30, 2015,<ref name="Issue 1"/> succeeding the existing versions of ''Dragon'' and ''Dungeon'' magazines. Created by Dialect in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, the online edition ceased continuity with the printed and digital versions of both magazines, and restarted its numbering system for issues at No. 1.

The magazine branded itself as an app with content "showcasing what’s new in Dungeons & Dragons – from backstory and world information to discussions about what's coming next from the creators and developers of your favorite D&D products".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170909134324/http://dnd.wizards.com/dragonplus/issue14 http://dnd.wizards.com/dragonplus/issue14] Dragon+ Issue 14. Retrieved 2017-08-18.</ref> Articles included cover content such as: game strategies and insights; details of the current D&D storyline; interviews; ongoing comic series; lore; Forgotten Realms world information; community updates and fan submissions; and videos. Additional content in the magazine is also accessible through links to the magazine's content in [[Facebook]] and [[Twitter]] feeds.

''Dragon+'' ran for 41 issues in total with the last issue published in April 2022; Wizards of the Coast published an update in July 2022 announcing the cancellation of the publication.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Wizards of the Coast Quietly Cancels Dragon+ Magazine |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/wizards-of-the-coast-dragon-magazine-cancelled-dungeons-dragons/ |access-date=December 4, 2022 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}</ref> On November 15, 2022, Wizards of the Coast announced that "''Dragon+'' will be removed from app stores on or around November 15th, and dragonmag.com will be redirected and its content will no longer be available".<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2022 |title=Update for Dragon+ Users |url=http://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1380-update-for-dragon-users |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=[[D&D Beyond]] |language=en-us}}</ref>