Space Hulk Game

LongBlade · January 27, 2013, 03:05:25 PM

This just bounced into my Inbox:

Quote2013! Earth survived the proclaimed apocalypse, and we can all look forward to actually finishing, releasing and playing Space Hulk!

Its also time for the Full Control newsletter of the month, so here we go!

Space Hulk
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The cat is finally out of the bag, and we had a fantastic announcement prior to xmas to give to all of you.

We have licensed Space Hulk from Games Workshop, and are already in production for a 2013 release. The game will be a re-imagination of the 3rd edition board game as a video game, so we are talking turn based claustrophobia in the Warhammer 40k universe.

For us as a small indie studio, this title is the chance of the lifetime. Not only are we fans of Games Workshop, the Warhammer 40k universe and especially Space Hulk, but we also get to work on an IP that gives us the next nudge up the ladder as a company.

Space Hulk will be the absolutely best game we have ever made, and you can definitely expect a very focussed game. Great art, slick turn based gameplay, and lots of features we hope you will like a mission creator, users made mission sharing, coop multiplayer and the ability to play cross platform.

On the multiplatform part, we are making two separate versions - one for standalone and another for mobile. The difference will primarily be interface as well as art related, so that we can get most out of each platform. We will talk more about how the game will work on each platform later on.

Over the next many months we will ramp up the release of more material. I know a lot of you are eagerly awaiting in game video with full gameplay. As soon as we have it we will share it with you - trust us, we would be too exited not to.

We are working on getting forums in place as well, but for now check out our Facebook page or follow us on twitter

https://www.facebook.com/spacehulkgame

Tpek · January 27, 2013, 03:30:49 PM

Hasn't this been posted already few months ago?

Nefaro · January 27, 2013, 10:32:31 PM

Quote from: Tpek on January 27, 2013, 03:30:49 PM
Hasn't this been posted already few months ago?

Believe so. Did this SpaceHulk team decide to re-send their news or something?

Zulu1966 · January 28, 2013, 03:00:28 AM

Quote from: LongBlade on January 27, 2013, 03:05:25 PM
This just bounced into my Inbox:

Quote2013! Earth survived the proclaimed apocalypse, and we can all look forward to actually finishing, releasing and playing Space Hulk!

Its also time for the Full Control newsletter of the month, so here we go!

Space Hulk
----------------
The cat is finally out of the bag, and we had a fantastic announcement prior to xmas to give to all of you.

We have licensed Space Hulk from Games Workshop, and are already in production for a 2013 release. The game will be a re-imagination of the 3rd edition board game as a video game, so we are talking turn based claustrophobia in the Warhammer 40k universe.

For us as a small indie studio, this title is the chance of the lifetime. Not only are we fans of Games Workshop, the Warhammer 40k universe and especially Space Hulk, but we also get to work on an IP that gives us the next nudge up the ladder as a company.

Space Hulk will be the absolutely best game we have ever made, and you can definitely expect a very focussed game. Great art, slick turn based gameplay, and lots of features we hope you will like a mission creator, users made mission sharing, coop multiplayer and the ability to play cross platform.

On the multiplatform part, we are making two separate versions - one for standalone and another for mobile. The difference will primarily be interface as well as art related, so that we can get most out of each platform. We will talk more about how the game will work on each platform later on.

Over the next many months we will ramp up the release of more material. I know a lot of you are eagerly awaiting in game video with full gameplay. As soon as we have it we will share it with you - trust us, we would be too exited not to.

We are working on getting forums in place as well, but for now check out our Facebook page or follow us on twitter

https://www.facebook.com/spacehulkgame

Looking forward to this. Loved playing space hilk when I was younger - and if they do it like xcom it will be great.

LongBlade · January 28, 2013, 01:04:30 PM

Quote from: Nefaro on January 27, 2013, 10:32:31 PM
Quote from: Tpek on January 27, 2013, 03:30:49 PM
Hasn't this been posted already few months ago?

Believe so. Did this SpaceHulk team decide to re-send their news or something?

yeah. :/

undercovergeek · March 01, 2013, 02:09:05 PM

Bagsy playing Bob first

Arctic Blast · March 01, 2013, 03:20:54 PM

Rock Paper Shotgun interviewed the lead dev.

The story of how they ended up with the project is pretty cool :

QuoteRPS: How did you end up doing Space Hulk? Did you go to Games Workshop or did they come to you?

Thomas Hentschel Lund: It's a funny story, actually. At GDC last year, I was standing in a hotel lobby, warming myself at an open-pit fire they had there, and this older guy was standing right next to me doing the same. We were saying "nice cold weather here, blah blah blah" and he asked me what I did. So I said "yeah, I have this small indie studio, and we're doing digital board games and trying to keep turn-based alive." So he says "hey, I have over a thousand board games in my basement." We kept chatting back and forth, and he asked what kind of games I would really like to do. I said "I want to do Space Hulk, it's the game of my dreams." Then he hands me his business card, and it was Ian Livingstone. So here I am pitching, without knowing, to one of the three founders of Games Workshop.

RPS: Wow, that's a lesson to always talk to whoever's around at you at GDC, because you never know...

Thomas Hentschel Lund: Yeah, and he wanted to introduced me to the head of licensing, and I was like "Oh, yes please." And he did. That was pure luck, but from there on it was the usual stuff – you go over there, you pitch the idea, you pitch the business and so forth. At the end of the day they decided to give it to us, and it was like "wow." A dream come true. I've been trying to pitch it to THQ for many years, but they've been ignoring me and the general idea of Space Hulk.

RPS: That might have been a blessing in disguise, given what's happened to them.

Thomas Hentschel Lund: Exactly. So I'm sitting here making my dream game. It's fantastic.

undercovergeek · March 01, 2013, 03:50:43 PM

apparently theres another TBS GW game in the pipeline - my 2 hopes would be Necromunda or Men o War

bob48 · March 01, 2013, 05:12:38 PM

Quote from: undercovergeek on March 01, 2013, 02:09:05 PM
Bagsy playing Bob first

Wha......who, when......where.....wantwantwant

undercovergeek · March 01, 2013, 05:30:04 PM

Quote from: bob48 on March 01, 2013, 05:12:38 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on March 01, 2013, 02:09:05 PM
Bagsy playing Bob first

Wha......who, when......where.....wantwantwant

lol, go here: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/01/space-hulk-preview/

and pant

bob48 · March 01, 2013, 05:36:53 PM

Oooh.

I think I may have had one of them orgasm thingies.

undercovergeek · March 01, 2013, 05:42:40 PM

Quote from: bob48 on March 01, 2013, 05:36:53 PM
Oooh.

I think I may have had one of them orgasm thingies.

lol, has it been that long Bob?

its looking awesome, and i challenge thee

bob48 · March 01, 2013, 05:48:33 PM

I accept your challenge m'boy. Have at ye, an' all that load of old toot.

Howay ya bugger, we still have all them DoW games wot we purchased off of the Steam Sale - MP for the use of - that we aint done owt with yet.

ps - sorry about earth 2160 :o

undercovergeek · March 01, 2013, 05:53:27 PM

yeah im downloading them all again now new PC is here - sigh, at least steam saved my campaign progress

bob48 · March 01, 2013, 05:58:52 PM

^And, we expect to be in your neck of the woods w/c 25th March, so make sure you unpack some clean tea cups, just in case.