Fact check: Wizards of the Coast appears to have pulled the plug on Project Sigil.

1. Summary of the results

The statement is accurate - Wizards of the Coast has effectively ended Project Sigil in its original form. This is confirmed through multiple sources, including:

• Approximately 30 team members (90% of the development team) have been laid off ^{[1] [2]}
• The project's design lead, Andy Collins, has personally confirmed the layoffs through LinkedIn ^[1]
• Senior VP Dan Rawson has acknowledged that the original vision for Sigil as a standalone game will not be realized ^[3]

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original statement omits several crucial pieces of context:

• Project Sigil isn't being completely terminated, but rather scaled down and integrated into D&D Beyond as a limited feature ^[3]
• The project faced significant development challenges, including:
• Struggles with bugs and limited functionality
• Internal management conflicts ^[4]
• The beta launch received a lukewarm reception, which likely influenced the decision to scale back the project ^[1]
• Only about 3 team members remain to continue work on the scaled-down version ^[2]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

While the statement "pulled the plug" implies a complete shutdown, the reality is more nuanced:

• The project is being transformed rather than completely terminated, though drastically reduced in scope ^[3]
• The statement doesn't acknowledge that some functionality will survive as part of D&D Beyond Maps ^[4]

This situation affects multiple stakeholders:

• Wizards of the Coast benefits from presenting this as a strategic pivot rather than a failure
• The approximately 30 laid-off developers, including Andy Collins, are directly impacted
• D&D Beyond users will receive a more limited feature set than originally promised