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Hmm, I *Guess* this could be a good thing...

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Global video games publisher, Namco announced that the company has signed a licensing agreement with Nottingham, UK-based Games Workshop Group PLC, to create interactive games based on the dark, medieval fantasy world of "Warhammer." 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.

Games Workshop created the Warhammer world more than 22 years ago, as the setting for its wildly successful tabletop fantasy wargame of the same name. Since then the game has been released in 6 editions, had dozens of supplements, and been the basis for tens of thousands of unique model soldier designs, making it one of the most well documented and detailed fantasy settings in existence. The world itself is a dark and forbidding fantasy realm, where Elves, Orcs, Dwarfs, Undead, and many other races clash constantly in mighty battles seeking domination over each other. Meanwhile, the insidious forces of Chaos strive to undermine the basic fabric of society both from within and by the direct invasion of its legions of daemons, beastmen and warped human champions.

The Warhammer community stretches across the world, supported by Games Workshop's 300+ stores, 4000+ independent retailers, and many games clubs, tournaments and events such as the annual Games Days in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Australia. There is also a thriving web community based around the official website and many thousands of fan sites.

So... is Namco any good? I've never heard of them I think.

Would be cool to see something like Dawn of War for Warhammer... with Skaven and the Ogres... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Well......Lets just say they are famous for games like Pac-Man, Time-Crisis and Tekken....
Maybe we will have a warhammer fighting game!!! :D

Well, if Pandemic can do it for Dawn of War, I don't see how Namco can't for WHFB. On the other hand, since Pandemic has already done DoW, I wonder why they didn't get the nod.

BTW, Hive Tyrant, I think they are doing a supplement to DoW, and I think Nids may be one of the new armies you can play. ;)

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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
BTW, Hive Tyrant, I think they are doing a supplement to DoW, and I think Nids may be one of the new armies you can play. ;)

Shweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet ......
You had better not be getting my hopes up to just shoot them down [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Good to have you back TL, anyway, as long as they don't hyper stylize the WH license to much they'r games should be good.

Well I'm still waiting to see Warhammer Online...
Did that ever come out?

It was canceled, now they'r brining it back.

last i heard, the only new playable race in the dow addon was imperial guard

Not sure if I would welcome this news, after Namco destroy Xenosaga ep2. :(