Namco, the developer behind games like Tekken and Ridge Racer, has acquired the license to publish games based on the classic tabletop Warhammer franchise.No titles have yet been announced, but multiple games are mentioned for the PC, handheld and console markets:
“'Warhammer' is considered among the greatest fantasy gaming brands in the world,” said Grantley Day, Director of PC Development for Namco Hometek Inc. “We plan to extend its rich characters, environments and lore to the video game arena, with some blockbuster titles for the PC.”
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.
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