E3 2005: Mythic take Warhammer licence

News - New MMORPG for 2007

In a licensing deal which may come as something of a shock to UK studio Climax (who, despite being dropped by their publisher still held out hopes of launching an MMOG title), Nottingham's Games Workshop group has sold an official licence to develop games based on their popular table-top series to Mythic Entertainment. Mythic are of course the developer of the critically acclaimed Dark Ages of Camelot, and are currently developing next-generation MMORPG Imperator. Mythic have picked up the worldwide publishing rights to create MMOG's based on the Warhammer series for both the PC and console, and have already confirmed that their first effort based on this will be released in 2007.

"I have always been a big fan of Games Workshop and Warhammer and I am thrilled that we are now able to work on one of the world's greatest and most enduring fantasy gaming brands," enthused Mark Jacobs, CEO and president of Mythic. "Our goal for this first of what we hope will be many Warhammer-based games is to create the single-greatest RvR-based MMORPG in the industry."

"Warhammer fans around the world can be assured that our new partnership with Mythic, a company with fantastic credentials in delivering great online games, will result in a truly compelling online experience," beamed Andy Jones, CEO of Games Workshop. "We are really looking forward to working closely with people who share our passion both for the world of Warhammer and for making games of the highest quality."