Slitherine links with Games Workshop® on new licensing agreement
http://www.thelordzgamesstudio.com/site/2013/03/slitherine-links-with-games-workshop-on-new-licensing-agreement/
Great news, Tim. That is good to hear.
Quote from: LongBlade on March 14, 2013, 10:49:57 AM
Great news, Tim. That is good to hear.
a TBS 40K game can only be a good thing if its done right
This news made my day, I have high hopes :)
Wow. This is a very interesting development.
Giggity!
This could, theoretically, be the biggest news of the decade.
A perfect combination! :D
So I guess the rumors that GW wanted to spread the license rights out a bit more are certainly true. Definitely interested to see what comes of this! ;D
Quote from: Hiimori on March 14, 2013, 03:06:54 PM
A perfect combination! :D
I'm thinking the Lordz are an excellent fit for this game, too. The world needs a good turn-based WH40K game. They're just the house to do it.
<throws money at the screen>
<throws bra at the screen>
remake of the SSI Panzer-General-like game?
Quote from: jomni on March 14, 2013, 05:32:52 PM
remake of the SSI Panzer-General-like game?
Well, that would suck. The last thing we want is another Rites of War.
CMBN with space marines!!!!
Please be squad based
If not then massively Armageddon style with loads of units and baddies
^Wot Geek said.
Quote from: Gusington on March 14, 2013, 05:31:24 PM
<throws bra at the screen>
This is probably a better strategy. Unless...that's not
your bra is it, Gus?
Very interesting news. I hope we get some news or hints soon on exactly what type of game they are looking at making.
No it's not my bra. I went free and easy today.
It's not gonna be a strategy-lite game for iOS is it? :o
happy happy happy :)
Quote from: Nefaro on March 14, 2013, 10:58:14 PM
It's not gonna be a strategy-lite game for iOS is it? :o
That's the thing that concerns me. The press release says, "multi-platform" title. While my hopes are very high, I'm still expecting the worst. There could be a lot that goes wrong.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on March 15, 2013, 05:57:25 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on March 14, 2013, 10:58:14 PM
It's not gonna be a strategy-lite game for iOS is it? :o
That's the thing that concerns me. The press release says, "multi-platform" title. While my hopes are very high, I'm still expecting the worst. There could be a lot that goes wrong.
its for ipad and pc by the looks of things
cant go wrong here =)
Slitherine (www.slitherine.com) and Games Workshop (www.games-workshop.com), two giants in their respective specialist markets, have signed a deal to produce a strategy video game set in the popular Warhammer® 40,000® universe.
"This deal represents yet another testament to our continuous aim to reach new audiences, without losing sight of who we are and what we do best", said JD McNeil, Chairman of the Slitherine Group. "It's all about creating strategy games that are targeted to a particular audience and addressing a very specific need in the market. The Warhammer 40,000 setting is a perfect fit for the style of strategy games that we make and will be very popular with fantasy and science fiction fans alike. Joining forces with Games Workshop will allow us to bring an wonderfully deep and appropriate IP to the Turn Based Strategy genre".
Details of the deal including the content and features of the game have not yet been announced, but development is already underway on multiple platforms, involving the best talents in design and development available to the Slitherine Group.
Jon Gillard, Head of Licensing at Games Workshop said: "Slitherine are clearly established and successful masters of their genre of games, and there are many fans of their work here at GW. It's a pleasure to work with such like minded individuals who share our passion for strategy games of all types".
an epic scale game would err epic =)
We've already got a thread on this so I'm merging them.
Well least its turn based, now i liked rites of war. 40k on the panzer corps engine that would be sublime. or something a bit lower scale on the field of glory engine. Tough to guess it could go so many ways. space hulk on the way, the total war guys are doing a fantasy one. i will be doing a bit spending.
Well in fairness to Slitherine, the recent iPad titles (Battle Academy and Legion) are not stripped down.
whilst the credibility of the source could be called into question, over at RPS and Slitherine there is talk that GW will not let it simply be a straight conversion of the board/table top game, i would have thought for the obvious reason that teenagers and gamers are lazy enough - were they to find a n excellent recreation of their favourite game on line you would never get them in a store again
Quotewere they to find a n excellent recreation of their favourite game on line you would never get them in a store again
The feel would still be different so the real tabletop geek won't stop playing and painting. Since for so many W40k gamers the painting is part of the fun I doubt it would change anything with such a digital 'recreation'. I love the W40k universe, I think the game is fun but the painting is so time consuming that I don't know when my Space Wolves will ever get the chance to meet Hiimoris Emperor's Children ;)
Quote from: Grimnirsson on March 20, 2013, 03:27:35 AM
Quotewere they to find a n excellent recreation of their favourite game on line you would never get them in a store again
The feel would still be different so the real tabletop geek won't stop playing and painting. Since for so many W40k gamers the painting is part of the fun I doubt it would change anything with such a digital 'recreation'. I love the W40k universe, I think the game is fun but the painting is so time consuming that I don't know when my Space Wolves will ever get the chance to meet Hiimoris Emperor's Children ;)
lol, agreed, although i can think of no other reason why they wouldnt just throw their weight behind a faithful conversion
Quote from: Grimnirsson on March 20, 2013, 03:27:35 AM
Quotewere they to find a n excellent recreation of their favourite game on line you would never get them in a store again
The feel would still be different so the real tabletop geek won't stop playing and painting. Since for so many W40k gamers the painting is part of the fun I doubt it would change anything with such a digital 'recreation'. I love the W40k universe, I think the game is fun but the painting is so time consuming that I don't know when my Space Wolves will ever get the chance to meet Hiimoris Emperor's Children ;)
Seriously get a spray gun and your problems are soon over. its space marines for gods sake :)
Personally im looking at my space orcs and skaven army sitting here ready to be painted and thinking "you think you have a problem pal :)"
always been tempted to get one of those freelance painter guys to do me a 1500 point army, but he does the dross while i do the characters so theres still some of me in the army