PC Gamer magazine (UK) has scooped first real details on THQ's Warhammer 40,000 MMO, shedding light on the game which was unveiled in March '07.
VG247: According to paidContent interview, THQ boss Brian Farrell said at the company's Gamer's Day in San Francisco this week that Vigil Games' Warhammer 40K MMO is "probably still a couple of years out".
During THQ's financial conference call with analysts, company execs gave a brief update on their plans for the Warhammer 40,000 MMO title. The game was announced last year as part of THQ's spring press event in March 2007 and today CEO Brian Farrell stated he saw a build of the game at their Austin based dev studio Vigil Games last November, claiming he was "pleasantly surprised" at the state of game and its progress, saying, "So far, so good." However he also stated that the game is still a ways away from completion, stating they wanted to take their time on the title.
THQ's to release a Warhammer 40K MMORPG at an unspecified date, the company's confirmed. The game is currently under development at THQ's wholly owned Austin-based outfit, Vigil Games. The title is a further extension of the company's grip over Games Workshop's number-crunching pen and paper RPG franchise, arriving after real success in the RTS field with Relic's Dawn of War series. THQ confirmed this morning that it has now signed a licensing deal for the 40K universe on all platforms lasting until 2013.
Warhammer: Battle March is heading to Xbox 360 on September 12. The game is split into two halves – the 'good guys' and the 'bad guys'. We've teamed up with our sister site CVG to give you the lowdown on both sides. We've taken the good guys, while CVG have gone all angsty to profile the dark side of the game. So, without further ado, here are the Empire and the High Elves ...
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