THQ Hammering out a MMO deal
Posted by Stropp on March 1, 2007
It looks like THQ have entered into a licensing agreement with the Games Workshop to produce a new MMO based on the venerable science fiction table top game, Warhammer 40,000. THQ and Games Workshop have already produced a successful RTS for 40K called Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War.
Unlike Warhammer Online, which is being produced by EA Mythic, and is set in the high fantasy genre, 40K Online is set in a distant future sci-fi setting with space marines. The announcement doesn’t indicate how long the game has been in production, but I understand that it has started. There doesn’t appear to be an official title for this game either.
I suspect there will be more news on this in the near future, however, it’s probably not a good idea to hold your breath waiting. It’s likely to be a few years away.
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[...] Lately, it seems every man and his dog are getting into the business of making massive multiplayer online games. Yesterday I reported on the licensing of the Warhammer 40K property by THQ. Today I noticed that the Pirates of the Carribean is being MMOized. You’ve gotta wonder how many Cap’n Jack wannabes will be made in that one. Still, there’s got to be some value in being a scurvy drunken swashbucker. As long as the character creation lets you have rotten teeth, I’ll be happy! [...]
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