The Latest Breaking News from Chris Cocks

Magic: The Gathering Paid For Hasbro's $56 Million Video Game Write-Down

Magic had its first $500 million quarter. The same segment absorbed a $56 million video game write-down. The two numbers are connected.

Player One · Aug 28

Hasbro’s growth strategy isn’t just about kids anymore—it’s about ‘kidults’

CEO Chris Cocks is betting the toymaker’s future on grownup collectors, card games, and nostalgia—and Wall Street likes what it’s seeing.

Fortune · Jul 23

Hasbro takes $56 million hit over multiple game cancellations, but it's still talking about how Baldur's Gate 3 is key to its future success

Just a few years after going big on videogames, Hasbro is pulling an Xbox by narrowing its focus on its biggest brands and franchises.

PC Gamer · Jul 21

Hasbro CEO still has 'so much AI-based' grist in his own D&D games 'it would floor you', but he's not putting it in MTG cards or D&D books because people 'just don't want it'

"We don't even have it in our pipelines."

PC Gamer · Mar 11

Forget an MBA: Hasbro forces workers to sit through a Monopoly-style board game to see if they’re fit for the C-suite—and it’s a tactic approved by Reid Hoffman

Toy giant Hasbro is using a strategy game to train future CEOs—and leaders like Reid Hoffman and Elon Musk have long been fans of using games to learn business lessons.

Fortune · Jan 5

Hasbro has 45-50 movies and TV shows in development, and we're not even sure we can name that many toys

That includes two separate Monopoly projects

Total Film · Oct 24, 2025

5 Everyday Items That Could Get More Expensive After Trump’s Trade Deal With China

Here's a look at five everyday items that could become more expensive after President Trump's trade deal with China goes into effect.

GOBankingRates · Jul 18, 2025

Stock Market Today: Stocks Grapple for Peace Trade Gains

Of course dramatic tension is high on Fed Day, only this time it's about war and peace as well as monetary policy.

Kiplinger · Jun 18, 2025

Foundry VTT creator does what Hasbro won't with D&D, trashes the idea of AI in tabletop roleplaying game industry as a 'betrayal'

"A betrayal of the creative people who made the TTRPG industry what it is."

PC Gamer · May 1, 2025

Hasbro has a winning hand with Wizards, bucking the trend in retail

The toymaker had great success with its Wizards of the Coast segment last quarter.

Fortune · Apr 24, 2025