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'''Games Workshop Group plc''' (обычное сокращение '''GW''') — английская компания, выпускающая варгеймы, ролевые и настольные игры. Наиболее известные продукты GW — игры [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] и [[Warhammer 40,000]]. | '''Games Workshop Group plc''' (обычное сокращение '''GW''') — английская компания, выпускающая варгеймы, ролевые и настольные игры. Наиболее известные продукты GW — игры [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] и [[Warhammer 40,000]]. | ||
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В последние годы Games Workshop сделала попытку одновременно сохранить своих привычных покупателей и в то же время привлечь более юную аудиторию. Постепенно основные усилия компании сосредоточились именно на втором направлении. В рамках этой политики GW стала выпускать игры и паззлы по популярному в Великобритании телевизионному шоу «{{ruw|Хрустальный лабиринт|Хрустальный лабиринт}}» (The Crystal Maze). | В последние годы Games Workshop сделала попытку одновременно сохранить своих привычных покупателей и в то же время привлечь более юную аудиторию. Постепенно основные усилия компании сосредоточились именно на втором направлении. В рамках этой политики GW стала выпускать игры и паззлы по популярному в Великобритании телевизионному шоу «{{ruw|Хрустальный лабиринт|Хрустальный лабиринт}}» (The Crystal Maze). | ||
− | + | The release of Games Workshop’s third core miniature wargame, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]'' (LoTR SBG), in 2000 signalled their intention to capture a new audience with a simple, yet effective and flexible combat system.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} | |
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+ | Other key innovations have been to harmonize their core products, and to branch out into new areas of growth. The acquisition of Sabretooth Games (card games), the creation of The [[Black Library]] (literature), and their work with [[THQ]] (computer games) have all enabled the company to diversify into new areas which have brought old gamers back into the fold; plus, it introduced the games to a whole new audience.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} | ||
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+ | In the 25 years since the first edition of their flagship game ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]],'' the cost of some like-for-like game components have risen steeply. For example, a metal «Goblin Fanatic» miniature has increased from 40p<ref>Citadel Compendium 1, 1983 page 28</ref> to £2.67,<ref>[http://uk.games-workshop.com/storefront/store.uk?do=Individual&code=99120209011&orignav=13 Games Workshop website retrieved 15/03/08]</ref> an increase of 567,5 %. | ||
+ | In early 2008 Playthings magazine reported that retailers selling Games Workshop’s products had seen a reduction in sales due to [[market saturation]] and price increases.<ref>[http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6538989.html Playthings magazine]</ref> In addition, the current fuel crisis has meant it is more expensive to export miniatures, and prices recently increased for metal miniatures and books on 29 September 2008. At the same time, the cost of metal miniatures has increased, as new technology for the creation of molds for plastic models has led to a significant decrease (up to a 50 % price drop in some cases) in the retail cost of plastic miniatures. For example, five metal-plastic hybrid Chaos Knights were priced at 45 US dollars previously; the new all-plastic models are priced at 22 US dollars for the same five Chaos Knights, a 51 % decrease (49 % of the original value). | ||
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+ | In late 2009 Games Workshop issued a spate<ref>[http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2009/11/03/31143 GW legal threats close Talkbloodbowl.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2009/11/19/31505 Blood-Bowl.net closed]</ref><ref>[http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2009/11/27/31717 GW Cease and Desist on Chilling Effects]</ref><ref>[http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2009/11/27/31737 GW send Cease & Desist to BoardGameGeek]</ref><ref>[http://darkreign40k.com/forum/index.php?topic=3071.0 The end of Dark Reign? (Or: Games Workshop’s Legal Crusade)]</ref> of ''[[Cease and desist]]'' orders against various internet sites it accused of violating its ''[[Intellectual property]]''. The reaction amongst the fan community was generally anger and disappointment<ref>http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/264704.page</ref> as many of the sites receiving orders were seen to be ones which had supported various Games Workshop games during periods where the company itself was not supporting or selling them. | ||
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+ | === Licensing === | ||
+ | [[Файл:Khamul lotrsbg.jpg|thumb|right|A miniature produced with rights acquired from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.]] | ||
+ | Alongside the UK publishing rights to several American role-playing games in the 1980s (including [[The Call of Cthulhu]], [[Runequest]]<ref>{{cite journal | last = Haley| first = Guy | authorlink = | title = The History of White Dwarf | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue = 300 | pages = | publisher =Games Workshop | date = Jan 2005 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = }}</ref> and [[Middle-earth Role Playing]] <ref>{{cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | title = Newsboard | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue = 58 | pages = | publisher =Games Workshop | date = October 1984 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = }}</ref>) Games Workshop also secured the rights to produce miniatures and/or games for several classic British science fiction properties such as ''[[Doctor Who]]''<ref>{{cite journal | last = Livingstone| first = Ian | authorlink = Ian Livingstone | title = Editorial | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue = 63 | pages = | publisher =Games Workshop | date = March 1985 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last = Haley| first = Guy | authorlink = | title = Thirty Years of Games Workshop | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue = 304 | pages = | publisher =Games Workshop | date = May 2005 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = }}</ref> and several characters from [[2000 AD (comic)|2000 AD]] including [[Rogue Trooper]] and [[Judge Dredd]]. Alongside the rights to reprint ICE’s ''Middle Earth Role Playing'' Citadel Miniatures acquired the rights to produce 28mm miniatures based on ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit]]''. | ||
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+ | In conjunction with the promotion of ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy]]'' in 2001, Games Workshop acquired the rights to produce a skirmish wargame and miniatures, using the movies' production and publicity art, and information provided by the original novels by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. (Although it should be noted that the current line uses 25mm scale).<ref>«Note that these figures are 25 mm and not the 28 mm figures that are more popular today»; ({{cite web | title = Painting the Lord of the Rings Mines of Moria Game | date = 2005-11-23 | url = http://www.io.com/~beckerdo/minis/mini28/LotRMoria/ | accessdate = 2007-07-17 }})</ref> The rights to produce a role-playing game using the films' art and both the book and the movies' plots and characters were sold to another firm, [[Decipher, Inc.]]. Games Workshop was also able to produce a ''[[Battle of Five Armies]]'' game based on a culminating episode in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', although this game was done in 10 mm scale. | ||
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+ | On February 10, 2011, Warner Bros. Consumer Products announced that it extended its six-year agreement with Games Workshop, continuing its exclusive, worldwide rights to produce tabletop games based on «The Hobbit» and «The Lord of the Rings.» Games Workshop announced plans to expand their offerings of battle-games and model soldiers, and to continue to develop and increase offerings based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy books.<ref>http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/Brands/Warner-Bros-Continues-Hobbit-Games/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/707126?contextCategoryId=9989</ref> | ||
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+ | === Games Workshop Group PLC === | ||
+ | Games Workshop has expanded into several divisions/companies producing products related to the Warhammer universe. | ||
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+ | * Games Workshop now produce the tabletop wargames, Citadel miniatures, and the [[Specialist Games]] range. | ||
+ | * [[Forge World]] make complementary specialist resin miniatures and conversion kits. Forge World is also responsible for the [[Warhammer Historical]] line of historical wargames rules, including [[Warhammer Ancient Battles]], all of which were previously published by as a component of Black Library. | ||
+ | * [[BL Publishing]] is the fiction, board game and roleplaying game publishing arm of Games Workshop. They comprise several separate imprints; [[Black Library|The Black Library]], [[Black Flame]] and [[Solaris Books]]. Warp Artefacts used to produce merchandise based on Games Workshop’s intellectual property; they are now folded into BLP as BL Merchandise.<ref>[http://www.warpartefacts.com warpartefacts.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
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+ | The company is seen to have hard-to-reproduce, unique [[Intellectual Property]], a good export record, although there are several new companies which have entered the market recently and offer similar products at a lower price.<ref>Paton, Maynard ''Are Small Companies Suitable For Long-Term Portfolios'' 22,11 2001 [http://www.fool.co.uk/qualiport/2001/qualiport011119.htm]</ref> | ||
− | + | The group reported sales of £136,650,000 sterling in 2005 and employs around 3200.<ref>[http://wrightreports.ecnext.com Wright Reports<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Sales decreased for the fiscal year ending in May 2006. «For the fiscal year ended 28 May 2006, Games Workshop plc’s revenues decreased 16 % to £115.2M. Net income decreased 78 % to £2M. Revenues reflect a decrease in sales from Continental Europe, United Kingdom, Asia Pacific, and The Americas geographic divisions»<ref>[http://investing.reuters.co.uk/Stocks/CompanyProfile.aspx?ticker=GAW.L investing reuters.co.uk]</ref> | |
+ | <ref>[http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7319.html icv2.com]</ref> | ||
+ | <ref>[http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=16662 Gaming report]</ref> | ||
+ | <ref>[http://investor.games-workshop.com/investor_relations/financial_results/Results2005/downloads/interim_results_to_2004-nov.pdf PDF]</ref> | ||
+ | <ref>[http://www.advfn.com/news_final-results_11981782.html advfn.com news]</ref> | ||
− | + | In 2009 Games Workshop Group plc posted a pre-tax profit of 7.5 Million pounds. Games workshop said the rise in revenue was due to an increase in the range and quality of its plastic miniatures.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssRetailSpecialty/idUSBNG47846420090728 | work=Reuters | title=UPDATE 1-Games Workshop FY pretax profit up | date=2009-07-28}}</ref> | |
− | + | == Miniature games == | |
− | + | Games Workshop previously produced [[miniature figure (gaming)|miniature figures]] via an associated, originally independent, company called [[Citadel Miniatures]] while the main company concentrated on retail. The distinction between the two blurred after Games Workshop stores ceased to sell retail products by other manufacturers, and Citadel was effectively merged back into Games Workshop. | |
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− | == | + | === Current Core Games === |
+ | The following games are in production and widely available. | ||
− | + | * ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' | |
− | + | * ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' | |
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− | * | + | * ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'' |
− | * | + | All of these games systems have had expansion rules and supplements for them, including Mighty Empires for Warhammer Fantasy Battles, Battlehosts for The Lord of the Rings War Of The Ring and the hugely successful Cities of Death, Apocalypse, Planetstrike and Planetary Empires for Warhammer 40,000. |
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=== Specialist Games === | === Specialist Games === | ||
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− | ==== | + | Link to the dedicated page for the [[Specialist games|Specialist Games]] division. |
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− | * | + | These games are aimed at the «veteran» gamers. These are gamers who are more experienced in the core games produced by Games Workshop. This is because the rules and the complexity of tactics inherent in the systems are often more in-depth than the core games. |
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− | * | + | ==== Warhammer Fantasy universe ==== |
+ | * ''[[Blood Bowl]]'' — an [[American football]] style game using fantasy creatures. | ||
+ | * ''[[Mighty Empires]]'' — a hexagonal tile based campaign supplement | ||
+ | * ''[[Mordheim]]'' — a [[skirmish]] game. An expansion ([[Empire in Flames]]) was also released | ||
+ | * ''[[Warmaster]]'' — a game for fighting larger battles with smaller (10 mm) miniatures | ||
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+ | ==== Warhammer 40,000 universe ==== | ||
+ | * ''[[Battlefleet Gothic]]'' — a game which depicts battles between fleets of space ships. | ||
+ | * ''[[Epic (game)|Epic]]'' — a game for fighting larger battles with smaller (6 mm) miniatures (known as ''Epic Armageddon'' in its current edition). | ||
+ | * ''[[Inquisitor (game)|Inquisitor]]'' — a skirmish/role play game using larger (54 mm) more detailed miniatures and intended for older gamers. | ||
+ | * ''[[Necromunda]]'' — a skirmish game set on a hive world which pits gangs of humans against each other, Using 2nd edition Warhammer 40,000 rules, which are more detailed than newer editions and more suitable for skirmish games. | ||
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+ | ==== The Lord Of The Rings Strategy Battle Game universe ==== | ||
+ | * ''[[The Hobbit: Strategy Battle Game|Great Battles of Middle Earth: The Battle of Five Armies]]'' — a game for fighting larger battles with smaller (10 mm) miniatures. The game was named after (and initially centred on) the [[Battle of Five Armies]], one of the later scenes in J.R.R. Tolkien’s ''[[The Hobbit]]''. | ||
+ | * The [[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game|Strategy Battle Game]] has now expanded and has recently added many new supplements to the list of its current games and scenarios. 2009 sees the launch of a new supplement entitled 'War of the Ring' which allows the players to field larger forces than previous supplements. Therefore allowing the players to play massed battles. | ||
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+ | === Forge World === | ||
+ | [[Forge World]] has recently released its first in-house game: | ||
+ | * ''[[Aeronautica Imperialis]]'' — a game based around Epic scale aircraft combat | ||
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+ | === Out of print === | ||
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+ | ==== Warhammer Fantasy universe ==== | ||
+ | * ''[[Advanced HeroQuest]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Kerrunch]]'' — a simplified version of Blood Bowl. | ||
+ | * ''[[Man O' War (game)|Man O' War]]'' — a game of naval combat in a fantasy world. Two expansions were also released, ''[[Sea of Blood]]'' and ''[[Plague Fleet]]''. | ||
+ | * ''[[Mighty Warriors]]'' — a simplified version of Advanced HeroQuest. | ||
+ | * ''[[Warhammer Quest]]'' — a game of dungeon exploration and questing, effectively an updated version of Advanced HeroQuest. | ||
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+ | ==== Warhammer 40,000 universe ==== | ||
+ | * ''[[Adeptus Titanicus]]'' (original game in the Epic series, which concerned combat between Titans.) | ||
+ | ** ''Codex Titanicus'' — expansion rules for same | ||
+ | * ''[[Advanced Space Crusade]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Bommerz over da Sulphur River]]'' (Board game using Epic miniatures.) | ||
+ | * ''[[Epic 40,000]]'' (precursor to [[Epic Armageddon]], although some people still use the terms interchangeably, alongside [[Epic (game)|Epic]].) | ||
+ | * ''[[Gorkamorka]]'' | ||
+ | ** ''[[Digganob]]'' (an expansion for Gorkamorka) | ||
+ | * ''[[Lost Patrol (game)|Lost Patrol]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Space Fleet (board game)|Space Fleet]]'' (Simple spaceship combat game from before Battlefleet Gothic) | ||
+ | * ''[[Space Hulk]]'' (three editions were published, expansions are listed below) | ||
+ | ** ''[[Deathwing]]'' (expansion boxed set) | ||
+ | ** ''Genestealer'' (expansion boxed set) | ||
+ | ** ''Space Hulk Campaigns'' (expansion book in both soft and hard-cover) | ||
+ | * ''Space Marine'' (original Epic-scale game concerning troops and infantry, 1st edition is a pair with Adeptus Titanicus, 2nd with Titan Legions) | ||
+ | * ''[[Titan Legions]]'' (effectively an expansion of Space Marine, though it extended the game system) | ||
+ | * ''[[Tyranid Attack]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Ultra Marines]]'' — introductory game in same series as Space Fleet | ||
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+ | ==== Licensed games ==== | ||
+ | These games were not made by Games Workshop but used similar-style models, artwork and concepts. These games were made by mainstream toy companies and available in standard toy and department stores rather than just in Games Workshop and speciality gaming stores. | ||
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+ | * ''[[Battle Masters]]'' (published by [[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]]) | ||
+ | * ''[[HeroQuest (board game)|HeroQuest]]'' (published by Milton Bradley) | ||
+ | ** ''Kellar’s Keep'' (Expansion for Hero Quest) | ||
+ | ** ''Return of the Witch Lord'' (Expansion for Hero Quest) | ||
+ | ** ''Against the Ogre Horde'' (Expansion for Hero Quest) | ||
+ | ** ''Wizards of Morcar'' (Expansion for Hero Quest) | ||
+ | ** ''The Frozen Horror'' (Expansion for Hero Quest) | ||
+ | ** ''The Magic of the Mirror'' (Expansion for Hero Quest) | ||
+ | ** ''The Dark Company'' (Expansion for Hero Quest) | ||
+ | ** ''HeroQuest Adventure Design Kit'' (Expansion for Hero Quest) | ||
+ | ** ''Adventure Design Booklet'' (Expansion for Hero Quest) | ||
+ | * ''[[Space Crusade]]'' (published by Milton Bradley) | ||
+ | ** ''Operation Dreadnought'' (Expansion for Space Crusade) | ||
+ | ** ''Eldar Attack'' (Expansion for Space Crusade) | ||
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+ | == Role-playing games == | ||
+ | Several of the miniatures games (e.g. Inquisitor) involve a role-playing element, however Games Workshop has in the past published [[role-playing game]]s set within the Warhammer universe. [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] was first published in 1986; a second edition appeared in 2005 published by [[Black Industries]][http://www.blackindustries.com/], part of GW’s fiction imprint [[BL Publishing]]. | ||
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+ | [[Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay|Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy]], the first of three proposed role-playing games set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe was released in late January 2008 and sold out almost immediately. | ||
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+ | Immediately following the release of Dark Heresy, Black Industries announced that they would cease producing role-playing supplements in September 2008, in order to focus on the more profitable Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 novels. A later announcement indicated that the game would continue to be produced, however; production had simply been turned over to a third-party publisher, [[Fantasy Flight Games]], instead.<ref name = "FFG+GW">[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/PDF/pr-2008-GamesWorkshop-Sabertooth.pdf Press release on Games Workshops properties] from Fantasy Flight Games website</ref> | ||
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+ | As well as republishing and expanding the Dark Heresy game, [[Fantasy Flight Games]] have subsequently published two other roleplaying games, [[Rogue Trader]] and Deathwatch, set in the same Warhammer 40,000 universe and employing different systems. Fantasy Flight have also released a new edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, along with a number expansions to that game also. | ||
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+ | === Out of print === | ||
+ | * ''[[Golden Heroes]]'' — a superhero roleplaying game, published in 1984 after initially being published on an amateur basis. | ||
+ | * ''[[Judge Dredd (role-playing game)|Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game]]'' — published under license in 1985. | ||
+ | * ''[[Stormbringer (role-playing game)|Stormbringer]]'' — the third edition of the game, published jointly with [[Chaosium]] in 1987. | ||
+ | * [[Runequest]] — GW published the second edition rules in UK | ||
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+ | === Out of print, Republished === | ||
+ | The following games are technically out of print in their original editions, but have had new versions (in some cases heavily revised and in some cases with additional game expansions) published by Fantasy Flight Games, and these new editions are still in print. | ||
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+ | * ''[[Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay|Dark Heresy]]'' — an RPG based in the WH40K Universe where players control one member of an Inquisitor’s war band. | ||
+ | * [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]] (WHFRP) | ||
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+ | == Board games == | ||
+ | Games Workshop had a strong history in boardgames development, alongside the miniatures and RPGs. Confusingly, several may have had roleplaying elements, or for that matter had miniatures included or produced. | ||
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+ | Licensing for an undisclosed proportion of Games Workshop’s back catalogue of board games was transferred to Fantasy Flight Games as part of the same transaction which included Black Library’s Role Playing Games. Fantasy Flight had already republished revised editions of a number of these games. At the time of the announcement, Black Library had only one boardgame in print, the 4th Edition of «[[Talisman (board game)|Talisman]]». Fantasy Flight have subsequently released revised editions of Talisman and of other former Games Workshop boardgames. | ||
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+ | === Out of print === | ||
+ | * ''[[Apocalypse (board game)|Apocalypse]]'' (not to be confused with the expansion [[Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse]]) | ||
+ | * ''[[Battlecars]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Battle for Armageddon]]'' | ||
+ | ** ''[[Chaos Attack]]'' (Expansion for ''Battle for Armageddon'') | ||
+ | * ''[[Chaos Marauders]]'' A boardgame of 'orcish mayhem'. | ||
+ | * ''[[Block Mania]]'' — 2000AD Judge Dredd setting | ||
+ | ** ''[[Mega Mania]]'' (Expansion for ''Block Mania'') | ||
+ | * ''[[Blood Royale]]'' (multiplayer, battle and resource game of medieval Europe) | ||
+ | * ''[[Calamity (board game)|Calamity]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Chainsaw Warrior]]'' (solo play game) | ||
+ | * ''[[Cosmic Encounter]]'' (under license) | ||
+ | * ''[[Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (board game)|Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Dark Future]]'' (similar to [[Car Wars]]) | ||
+ | * ''[[Doctor Who merchandise|Doctor Who — The Game of Time and Space]]'' (1980) | ||
+ | * ''[[Doom of the Eldar]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Gobbo's Banquet]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Hungry Troll and the Gobbos]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Judge Dredd (board game)|Judge Dredd]]'' (see [[2000 AD (comic)|2000 AD]] character [[Judge Dredd]] for background) | ||
+ | * ''[[Kings and Things]]'' (under license) | ||
+ | * ''[[Oi! Dat's My Leg!]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Quirks (board game)|Quirks]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Railway Rivals]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Rogue Trooper (board game)|Rogue Trooper]]'' (see 2000 AD character [[Rogue Trooper]] for background) | ||
+ | * ''[[Squelch!]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Superpower (board game)|Super Power]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Trolls in the Pantry]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Valley of the Four Winds]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Warlock (board game)|Warlock]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (boardgame)|The Warlock of Firetop Mountain]]'' (based on the [[Fighting Fantasy]] game book) | ||
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+ | === Out of print, Republished === | ||
+ | The following games are technically out of print in their original editions, but have had new versions (in all cases heavily revised and in some cases with additional game expansions) published by Fantasy Flight Games, and these new editions are still in print. | ||
+ | * ''[[Dungeonquest]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Fury of Dracula]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Horus Heresy (board game)|Horus Heresy]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Talisman (board game)|Talisman]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Warrior Knights]]'' | ||
− | ==== | + | == Computer games == |
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− | + | Games Workshop licensed or produced several [[ZX Spectrum]] games in the early years, none of which were based in the usual Warhammer settings: | |
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− | + | * ''Apocalypse'' (1983) based on the original boardgame | |
− | + | * ''Argent Warrior'' (1984) Illustrated adventure | |
− | * | + | * ''Battlecars'' (1984) 2 player racing game written in [[BASIC programming language|BASIC]] |
+ | * ''[[Blood Bowl (1995 video game)|Blood Bowl]]'' (1995), published by MicroLeague | ||
+ | * ''[[Chaos (video game)|Chaos]]'' (1985) multiplayer turn based «board» game, written by [[Julian Gollop]] | ||
+ | * ''D-Day'' (1985) based on the Normandy Landings | ||
+ | * ''HeroQuest'' (1991) based on the MB board game | ||
+ | * ''Journey’s End'' (1985) text adventure | ||
+ | * ''Key Of Hope, The'' (1985) text adventure | ||
+ | * ''Ringworld'' (1984) text adventure | ||
+ | * ''Runestone'' (1986) text adventure | ||
+ | * ''Talisman'' (1985) multiplayer turn based «board» game | ||
+ | * ''Tower Of Despair'' (1985) text adventure | ||
− | + | Many [[Video game|computer games]] have been produced by third parties based on the Warhammer universes owned by the firm. These include (miniature game they are based on is included in parentheses after the game name): | |
− | + | * ''[[Space Crusade]]'' (Space Crusade) and 1 sequel for the [[Amiga]]. | |
− | * | + | * ''[[Dark Omen]]'' ([[Real-time tactics|RTT]] game based on Warhammer Fantasy Battles) |
− | * | + | * ''[[Shadow of the Horned Rat]]'' ([[Real-time tactics|RTT]] game based on Warhammer Fantasy Battles) |
− | * | + | * ''[[Space Hulk (video game)|Space Hulk]]'' (Space Hulk) |
− | * | + | * ''Space Hulk — Vengeance of the Blood Angels'' (Space Hulk) That is now out of Production |
− | * | + | * ''[[Final Liberation]]'' (Epic 40,000 — Space Marines, Imperial Guard, Orks) |
+ | * ''[[Fire Warrior]]'' (Warhammer 40,000 — Tau) | ||
+ | * ''[[Dawn of War]]'' (Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines, Orks, Eldar, Chaos Space Marines) | ||
+ | ** ''[[Winter Assault]]'' (Add-on)(Armies same as Dawn of War, also: Imperial Guard) | ||
+ | ** ''[[Dark Crusade]]'' (Stand-Alone)(Same as Winter Assault, also: Necrons and Tau) | ||
+ | ** ''[[Soulstorm]]'' (Stand-Alone)(Same as Dark Crusade, also: Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldar) | ||
+ | * ''[[Chaos Gate]]'' (Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines, Forces of Chaos) | ||
+ | * ''[[Rites of War]]'' (Warhammer 40,000 — Eldar, Space Marines, Tyranid) | ||
+ | * ''[[Mark of Chaos]]'' (Warhammer — The Empire, High Elves, Hordes of Chaos, Skaven, Orcs and Goblins, Dwarves) | ||
+ | ** ''[[Warhammer: Battle March|Battle March]]'' (Add-on)(Armies same as Mark of Chaos, also: Dark Elves) | ||
+ | * ''[[Squad Command]]'', a turn based strategy game which focuses on a squad of Ultramarines fighting Chaos Space Marines. | ||
+ | * ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]'', a Warhammer MMORPG by [[Mythic Entertainment]]. | ||
+ | * ''[[Dawn of War II]]'', a sequel to Dawn of War focusing less on base-building and more on squad tactics. | ||
− | + | * ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine|Space Marine]]'', an upcoming RPG game featuring the Ultramarines Space Marines | |
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− | + | There are yearly [[Games Day (Games Workshop)|Games Day]] events held by Games Workshop which feature the [[Golden Demon]] painting competition, news stands for upcoming models, sale stands as well as tables to play on. | |
− | == | + | == Worldwide campaigns == |
− | + | Games Workshop has run numerous ''Worldwide Campaigns'' for its three core game systems. In each campaign, players are invited to submit the results of games played within a certain time period.<ref name="BGIME1">[[Battle Games in Middle-earth]], Issue 56</ref> The collation of these results provides a result to the campaign’s scenario, and in the case of Warhammer, often goes on to impact the fictional and gameplay development of the fictional universe. Although in the past, campaign results had to be [[mail|posted]] to the United Kingdom to be counted, the more recent campaigns have allowed result submission via the Internet. | |
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− | + | Each Warhammer campaign has had a new codex published with the rules for special characters or «incomplete» army lists. Below are listed the Games Workshop Worldwide Campaigns (with the campaign’s fictional universe setting in parentheses): | |
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− | == | + | * 1995 — The Battle of Ichar IV (Warhammer 40,000) |
− | + | * 2000 — [[Armageddon (Warhammer 40,000)#Third War for Armageddon|Third War for Armageddon]] (Warhammer 40,000)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.armageddon3.com/English/40KIntro/40Kintro.html | title = Third War for Armageddon Campaign Site| accessdate = 2007-06-30| date = | publisher = Games Workshop}}</ref> | |
+ | * 2001 — Dark Shadows (Warhammer) | ||
+ | * 2003 — [[Eye of Terror#The Worldwide Campaign|Eye of Terror]] (Warhammer 40,000)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.eyeofterror.com/ | title = Eye of Terror Campaign Site| accessdate = 2007-06-30| date = | publisher = Games Workshop}}</ref> | ||
+ | * 2004 — [[Storm of Chaos Online Campaign|Storm of Chaos]] (Warhammer)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://stormofchaos.uk.games-workshop.com/default.htm | title = Storm of Chaos Campaign Site | accessdate = 2007-06-30| date = | publisher = Games Workshop}}</ref> | ||
+ | * 2005 — [[The War of the Ring Online Campaign|The War of the Ring]] (The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://thewarofthering.uk.games-workshop.com/warnews/ | title = The War of the Ring Campaign Site (United Kingdom) | accessdate = 2007-06-30| date = | publisher = Games Workshop}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://thewarofthering.ca.games-workshop.com/warnews/ | title = The War of the Ring Campaign Site (Canada) | accessdate = 2007-06-30| date = | publisher = Games Workshop}}</ref> | ||
+ | * 2006 — [[Medusa V#The Fall of Medusa V|The Fall of Medusa V]] (Warhammer 40,000)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://medusav.games-workshop.com/ | title = The Fall of Medusa V Campaign Site | accessdate = 2007-06-30| date = | publisher = Games Workshop}}</ref> | ||
+ | * 2007 — [[Nemesis Crown|The Nemesis Crown]] (Warhammer)<ref>{{cite web| url = http://nemesis.games-workshop.com/ | title = Nemesis Crown Campaign Site | accessdate = 2007-06-30| date = | publisher = Games Workshop}}</ref> | ||
− | == | + | These Campaigns were run to promote its miniature wargames, and attracted interest in the hobby, particularly at gaming clubs, Hobby Centres and independent stockists.<ref name="BGIME1"/> Forums for the community were created for each campaign (in addition to those on the main site), as a place to «swap tactics, plan where to post your results, or just chat about how the campaign is going.»<ref name="BGIME1"/> In some cases special miniatures were released to coincide with the campaigns; the promotional «[[Gimli (Middle-earth)|Gimli]] on Dead [[Uruk-hai]]» miniature, for example, was available only through the campaign roadshows or ordering online.<ref name="Gimli">[http://thewarofthering.uk.games-workshop.com/events/umbar/1/ «The Wrath of Umbar»]</ref> As a whole these events have been successful; one, for example, was deemed «a fantastic rollercoaster», with thousands of registered participants.<ref name="War of the Ring">{{cite journal | last = Cavatore| first = Alessio | authorlink = | title = Victory for the Free Peoples | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue = 312 | pages = | publisher =Games Workshop | date = Jan 2006 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = }}</ref> |
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− | + | Games Workshop’s best known magazine is [[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]], which in the UK has now passed over 370 issues. Nine different international editions of White Dwarf are currently published, with different material, in five languages. Originally a more general roleplaying magazine, since around issue 100 White Dwarf has been devoted exclusively to the support of Games Workshop productions. | |
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− | + | Games Workshop also published [[Fanatic Magazine]] in support of their Specialist Games range, but this was discontinued in print form after issue 10. Fanatic was preceded by a number of newsletters, devoted to the particular games. After the cancellation of Fanatic Magazine, an electronic form, known as «Fanatic Online» was published from Games Workshop’s [http://www.specialist-games.com Specialist Games website]. With the re-launch in 2008 of Games Workshop’s global web store, starting with a revamped US site, it was announced that the Specialist Games site would no longer be updated and that Specialist Games content would be published within the Games Workshop website proper; this has also meant the end of Fanatic Online. | |
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− | + | There was also the Citadel Journal, intended as a «deeper» magazine for modelling enthusiasts and more experienced gamers. It often featured unusual rules and armies, and was occasionally used as an outlet for test rules. Under some editors, they also published fan fiction and fan art. This is no longer published. | |
− | + | For a brief period in the mid-1980s GW took over publication of the [[Fighting Fantasy]] magazine [[Warlock (magazine)|Warlock]] from [[Puffin Books]]. The magazine turned into a general introductory gaming magazine but was discontinued after issue 13. | |
− | + | There was also a fortnightly series called «[[Battle Games in Middle Earth]]», which came with a single or several free [[The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game|Lord of the Rings SBG]] miniatures. Though the miniatures were made by Games Workshop, the magazine itself was written by SGS (part of Games Workshop) and published by [[De Agostini]]. It was published in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, and Poland. The magazine became more popular than the publishers had anticipated, and the deadline was extended several times and ended on Pack 91. Battle Games in Middle Earth was reported as being the biggest selling [[partwork]] magazine in De Agostini’s history. | |
− | + | == Other media == | |
+ | Many [[novel]]s, and [[comics]] have also been produced based on the Warhammer universes, published by the [[Black Library]]. In late 2009, Codex Pictures announced that they would be making a 70-minute animated movie based on Warhammer 40,000 called [[Ultramarines:The Movie]] | ||
− | + | Games Workshop illustrators also published artbooks covering parts of their commissioned work for the company. Amongst them, one can find [[Adrian Smith (illustrator)|Adrian Smith]] and [[John Blanche]]. | |
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