Namco nabs Warhammer license

No_Style · Mar 9, 2005, 12:33 AM

Has it really been seven years since the last fantasy Warhammer game? Apparently it has, as Warhammer Online's indefinite postponement leaves 1998's Warhammer: Dark Omen as the last fantasy-strategy title based on Games Workshop's tabletop game.

Now, Namco Hometek is betting that the market is ripe for another Warhammer game. Today, the Japan-based publisher announced it had acquired the Warhammer rights from Games Workshop. According to a statement released by the two companies, "the exclusive, long-term deal will allow Namco to publish multiple games for the PC and also allows for future console and handheld gaming versions [of Warhammer]."

Contrary to previous reports, the Namco-Games Workshop agreement does not involve Warhammer Online, the Climax-developed massively multiplayer online role-playing game that was officially canceled last spring--only to be unofficially resurrected several months later. "We don't know what's going on with that," a Namco rep told GameSpot. "This is a separate deal."
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~~Hundredswords~~ · Mar 9, 2005, 05:47 AM

http://www.namco.com/corporate/press...data.php?id=68

Namco Hometek Inc. is the U.S. consumer division of Namco; Based in San Jose, CA, it has 89 employees.

Mar 9, 2005, 12:33 AM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Namco nabs Warhammer license Has it really been seven years since the last fantasy Warhammer game? Apparently it has, as Warhammer Online's indefinite postponement leaves 1998's Warhammer: Dark Omen as the last fantasy-strategy title based on Games Workshop's tabletop game. Now, Namco Hometek is betting that the market is ripe for another Warhammer game. Today, the Japan-based publisher announced it had acquired the Warhammer rights from Games Workshop. According to a statement released by the two companies, "the exclusive, long-term deal will allow Namco to publish multiple games for the PC and also allows for future console and handheld gaming versions [of Warhammer]." Contrary to previous reports, the Namco-Games Workshop agreement does not involve Warhammer Online, the Climax-developed massively multiplayer online role-playing game that was officially canceled last spring--only to be unofficially resurrected several months later. "We don't know what's going on with that," a Namco rep told GameSpot. "This is a separate deal." _______________ Read More/Source: GameSpot __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Mar 9, 2005, 05:47 AM	#2
~~Hundredswords~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 62 Rep Power: 0	http://www.namco.com/corporate/press...data.php?id=68 Namco Hometek Inc. is the *U.S.* *consumer division* of Namco; Based in San Jose, CA, it has 89 employees.