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== Studios == *[[Archetype Entertainment]] in [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.; opened in April 2019.<ref name="gi.biz april 2019">{{cite web |last=Sinclair |first=Brendan |date=April 24, 2019 |title=James Ohlen joins Wizards of the Coast |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-24-james-ohlen-joins-wizards-of-the-coast |access-date=February 13, 2020 |work=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916080214/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-24-james-ohlen-joins-wizards-of-the-coast |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2020-01-30 |title=Wizards of the Coast's new Archetype Entertainment studio is making a sci-fi RPG |url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/30/wizards-of-the-coasts-new-archetype-entertainment-studio-is-making-a-sci-fi-rpg/ |access-date=2021-10-10 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US |archive-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010170802/https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/30/wizards-of-the-coasts-new-archetype-entertainment-studio-is-making-a-sci-fi-rpg/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *Atomic Arcade in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], led by Ames Kirshen, formerly vice-president of production and creative at [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] (WBIE), opened in September 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Macgregor |first=Jody |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Wizards of the Coast is making a big-budget G.I. Joe game |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/wizards-of-the-coast-is-making-a-big-budget-gi-joe-game/ |access-date=October 10, 2021 |magazine=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref> *[[D&D Beyond]]; founded in 2017, acquired in May 2022.<ref name=":72" /><ref name=":82" /><ref name=":92" /> *[[Invoke Studios]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada; founded in 2012, acquired in October 2019.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-10-29 |title=Wizards of the Coast acquires Tuque, which is making a D&D triple-A game |url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/29/wizards-of-the-coast-acquire-tuque-which-is-making-a-dd-triple-a-game/ |access-date=2021-10-10 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US |archive-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010170503/https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/29/wizards-of-the-coast-acquire-tuque-which-is-making-a-dd-triple-a-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *Mirrorstone Books; opened in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last= |date=2008-07-31 |title=Celebrate young adult literature's rise with Teen Read Week 2008 |url=https://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2008/July2008/trwo8 |access-date=2021-10-11 |website=American Library Association |language=en |quote=Since launching in 2004, Mirrorstone Books, a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., has offered a wide array of fantasy fiction for children and young adults. |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028165333/https://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2008/July2008/trwo8 |url-status=live }}</ref> *Studio X in [[Renton, Washington]], U.S.; reorganization of ''Magic: The Gathering'' [[Research and development|R&D]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosewater |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Rosewater |date=May 12, 2021 |title=Blogatog |url=https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/651030647095394304/whats-studio-x |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Tumblr |quote=There was a reorganization a couple years back and there was a new group made in charge of tabletop Magic that combined numerous sections including R&D. That group was supposed to get a name with Studio X being the temporary fill-in, but so far, we remain Studio X. |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117230628/https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/651030647095394304/whats-studio-x |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosewater |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Rosewater |date=September 7, 2022 |title=Blogatog |url=https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/694784981008023552/what-is-studio-x-i-see-it-pop-up-on-blogatog |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Tumblr |quote=A number of years back, we changed how we organized Wizards. Tabletop Magic is now overseen by Bill Rose and is one large group with the original placeholder, but its seems to have stuck, name of Studio X. Studio X includes everyone who makes tabletop Magic from the designers to the creative people to the editors to the graphic designers to the people that handle layout and printing to the marketers to the architects and business people (and Iβm forgetting many sections - I apologize). |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117230629/https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/694784981008023552/what-is-studio-x-i-see-it-pop-up-on-blogatog |url-status=live }}</ref> *Skeleton Key in [[Austin, Texas]]; opened in July 2022.<ref name=":18" /> *Wizards Kids Studio in [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S.; opened in December 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2020/wizards-coast-hires-video-game-vet-leah-hoyer-lead-new-wizards-kids-studio/amp/ |title=Wizards of the Coast hires video game vet Leah Hoyer to lead new Wizards Kids Studio |website=[[GeekWire]] |access-date=October 10, 2021 |date=December 12, 2020 |first=Nicole |last=Tanner |archive-date=October 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011015945/https://www.geekwire.com/2020/wizards-coast-hires-video-game-vet-leah-hoyer-lead-new-wizards-kids-studio/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === Former === *[[Avalon Hill]] in [[Renton, Washington]], U.S.; founded 1952, acquired by Hasbro in 1998, moved to Wizards of the Coast in 2004, moved back to Hasbro Gaming in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 9, 2020 |title=Management of Avalon Hill Board Game Brand Will Move From Wizards of the Coast to Hasbro |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/46496/management-avalon-hill-board-game-brand-will-move-from-wizards-coast-hasbro |access-date=2021-10-10 |website=[[ICv2]] |language=en |archive-date=September 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909211313/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/46496/management-avalon-hill-board-game-brand-will-move-from-wizards-coast-hasbro |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 25, 2021 |title=EDITED TRANSCRIPT HAS.OQ - Hasbro Inc Investor Event 2021 |url=https://investor.hasbro.com/static-files/de97af26-93c3-4bfe-92d6-fbc9e0196fe1 |access-date=October 11, 2021 |website=Hasbro |quote=This year, we'll bring the relaunch of the AVALON HILL brand within the Hasbro Gaming portfolio |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181731/https://investor.hasbro.com/static-files/de97af26-93c3-4bfe-92d6-fbc9e0196fe1 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Last Unicorn Games]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.; founded in 1994, acquired and dissolved in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 27, 2001 |title=Decipher Nabs Last Unicorn Developers |url=https://icv2.com/articles/games/view/261/decipher-nabs-last-unicorn-developers |access-date=2021-10-10 |website=[[ICv2]] |language=en |archive-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010170208/https://icv2.com/articles/games/view/261/decipher-nabs-last-unicorn-developers |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[TSR, Inc.]] in [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]], U.S.; founded in 1973, acquired and dissolved in 1997.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":14" />
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