Hasbro Takes $56 Million Charge, Cancels 2028 Games as It Cuts Digital Spending
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Updated · Kotaku · Jul 21
Hasbro Takes $56 Million Charge, Cancels 2028 Games as It Cuts Digital Spending
2 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Jul 21
Summary
$56 million of second-quarter impairment charges stemmed from Hasbro canceling several digital games planned for 2028 and beyond, marking a refocus of its games portfolio.
Hasbro said it will reduce gaming investment after 2026 and shift toward co-development, co-publishing and lower-cost partners instead of a heavier in-house PC and console push.
CEO Chris Cocks said the company still expects one to two significant releases from 2027 onward, but not necessarily every year, with more service-oriented and smaller content bets mixed in.
Exodus and the Dungeons & Dragons title Warlock remain on track for 2027, while the canceled projects were not identified; a recently ended Giant Skull publishing deal is seen as one likely casualty.
The move signals a retreat from Hasbro's recent $1 billion internal-games buildout and a return toward the licensing model that produced hits such as Monopoly Go! and Baldur's Gate 3.