An unannounced, under-wraps Warhammer RPG – that final week was revealed to have just lately been cancelled – was primarily based on Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Eurogamer can affirm.
Final week, former builders working at new studio Thought Pennies have been noticed as having departed the studio after work on a Warhammer sport was ceased. Now, talking with Eurogamer, the corporate has confirmed it was creating a Warhammer: Age of Sigmar RPG, in collaboration with Video games Workshop and Nexon.
“Whereas the partnership labored nicely and we received a number of good enter from Nexon, Nexon made a strategic change,” a Thought Pennies spokesperson instructed Eurogamer. “Late final 12 months we agreed to finish the undertaking and Nexon helps as a board member.”
A press launch from 2021, which first revealed Nexon and Video games Workshop was teaming as much as work on a Warhammer sport, the 2 corporations acknowledged they’d create a “new PvE social multiplayer” sport that will “characteristic a socially interactive player-versus-environment world supported by Nexon’s world-class Dwell Operations for sustaining the enjoyable with new content material and repair”.
The undertaking was being made for PC, consoles and cell platforms. Developer Thought Pennies was not talked about on this launch.
“It’s an period of struggle. The Mortal Realms have been despoiled. Ravaged by the followers of the Chaos Gods, they stand getting ready to destruction,” the 2021 description reads. “Gamers will command the struggle hosts of the God-king Sigmar and his allies as they struggle to reignite hope and produce order again to the realms. Every season, gamers will acquire characters and enter new realms. Every character comes with distinctive choices, tales and gameplay. Gamers will have the ability to customise their characters and work cooperatively to information how sections of the Realms are retaken.”
Earlier within the month, Video games Workshop stated it’s seeking to increase on the Warhammer collection additional, and is on the hunt for “the subsequent one” following Warhammer 40K: Area Marine 2’s success final 12 months (pictured above).
As well as, in December, Video games Workshop and Amazon Studios formally finalised their plans to carry Warhammer 40K to movie and TV screens.
