Nearly 30 years in the past, I received into video games due to their distinctive means to convey folks collectively. I liked seeing creators construct unimaginable worlds and watching gamers flip these worlds into lasting… | John Hight

Nearly 30 years in the past, I received into video games due to their distinctive means to convey folks collectively. I liked seeing creators construct unimaginable worlds and watching gamers flip these worlds into lasting friendships and communities. That’s nonetheless what conjures up me as we speak, and it is why the final two years main Wizards of the Coast have meant a lot to me.

Starting September 1, I’ll be entering into an advisory function at Wizards of the Coast. I’m not disappearing, and I’m positively not retiring. I’m merely making room for a couple of issues I’ve wished to pursue for a very long time: artistic initiatives, instructing, and extra time to play video games, take into consideration video games, and possibly even make a couple of.

Leading Wizards over the previous two years has been one of many biggest privileges of my profession. Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons are stronger than I’ve ever seen them, and our 2027 lineup—together with Exodus and Warlock—is shaping as much as be one thing really particular. I can not look forward to gamers to expertise what the workforce has been creating.

I’m extremely pleased with what we have achieved collectively. None of it occurs due to one individual—it occurs due to terribly gifted individuals who pour their creativity, experience, and fervour into these video games every single day. It has been an honor to work alongside them and to play an element in serving to form what’s subsequent.

To everybody at Wizards, thanks for trusting me with these unimaginable manufacturers and communities. And to the creators, companions, and gamers I’ve been lucky sufficient to work with over time, thanks for making this journey so rewarding. I’m not going far. I’ll nonetheless be round, cheering this superb workforce on, and I’m excited to see the place the following journey takes us.