Re:United Wizards of the Coast
by nonethewiser on Monday April 27, 2026 @04:09PM
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Yes but what happens? The video game is not maintained or released. Society doesnt care that much. It's not critical and there are millions of alternatives.
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Well, it happens that the company that has workers on strike at some point stops making money because of that.
Most entertainment industries have very strong union presence.
Re:United Wizards of the Coast
by northern-lights on Monday April 27, 2026 @05:23PM
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What has unionizing and society caring have got to do with each other?
Re:United Wizards of the Coast
by cleversomething on Monday April 27, 2026 @05:56PM
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Magic: the Gathering is the only profitable arm of Hasbro. I don't have the specific revenue numbers, but Arena is a huge part of the ecosystem. Sure, society at large wouldn't care, but letting the Arena release schedule slip behind the "paper cards" product would be a huge embarrassment within the community of customers and content creators that fuel the MTG machine. I would be shocked if they let it happen lightly.
I would be a lot less shocked if Hasbro sends in the Pinkertons to do some "persuasion" in the coming weeks and months:
https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/trading-card-game/new...
Re:United Wizards of the Coast
by bluefirebrand on Monday April 27, 2026 @06:32PM
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The point isn't about what society cares about. The company loses its investment entirely unless they bargain with the union