{"id":358887,"date":"2026-01-27T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=408257"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:45:30","slug":"hasbro-is-facing-a-lawsuit-from-its-own-investors-due-to-magic-the-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/hasbro-is-facing-a-lawsuit-from-its-own-investors-due-to-magic-the-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasbro is facing a lawsuit from its own investors due to Magic: The Gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of investors has filed a lawsuit against Hasbro&#8217;s management, accusing it of breaching its fiduciary duties in relation to the devaluation of the Magic: The Gathering brand. <strong>The lawsuit, filed in the Rhode Island District Court, claims that among the questionable decisions is<\/strong> the overproduction of cards, a problem previously highlighted in a Bank of America report that indicated this strategy was negatively impacting the long-term value of the franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They believe they are mismanaging the IP<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the text, Hasbro executives, including CEO Chris Cocks and former president of Wizards of the Coast, Cynthia Williams, ignored shareholders&#8217; concerns about the effects of excessive card printing.<strong> Despite these warnings, the lawsuit alleges that the executives made &#8220;materially false and misleading&#8221; statements during calls with shareholders<\/strong>, leading the company to conduct stock buybacks at artificially inflated prices, resulting in an overpayment of approximately $55.9 million.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"War of the Spark Official Trailer \u2013 Magic: The Gathering\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b5W9t62t10I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the lawsuit claims that Hasbro attempted to create a perception of high demand for its controversial $1000 anniversary set by strategically pausing sales to improve its market valuation.<strong> This tactic included manipulating product availability, which led to the announcement that it was &#8220;sold out&#8221; almost immediately after its launch<\/strong>, despite reports indicating that the company had sold only a fraction of the total production, which, according to testimonies, ended up in a landfill in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation has sparked a heated debate among fans and analysts, who fear that the lack of control over production decisions could have a lasting impact on the credibility and financial future of the iconic card brand. <strong>The lawsuit highlights a corporate crisis that could have significant consequences for Hasbro in the future, as shareholders seek answers about the actions of their leaders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Magic: The Gathering Arena\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dfda756c-3703-4997-9605-aa3108e3ae18\/591242266\/mtg-arena-download-Magic-The-Gathering-Arena.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Magic: The Gathering Arena<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/mtg-arena.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--4.20\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"4.20\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"4.2\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">4.2<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\">Magic: The Gathering Arena is a free online card game for Windows developed by Wizards of the Coast. 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The lawsuit, filed in the Rhode Island District Court, claims that among the questionable decisions is the overproduction of cards, a problem previously highlighted in a Bank of America report that indicated this strategy was negatively impacting the long-term value of the franchise. They believe they are mismanaging the IP According to the text, Hasbro executives, including CEO Chris Cocks and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":358888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-358887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358887"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358891,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358887\/revisions\/358891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358887"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=358887"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=358887"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=358887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}