GamesRadar - Warhammer 40K MMO

The Past Week on Steam - 8/1 (News)

Aug 1, 2009

This week saw the release of Bionic Commando, Bionic Commando Rearmed, East India Company and a few other games. The Weekend Deal is 50% off on all Relic developed games.

Warhammer 40,000 Online (Feature)

May 7, 2008

With so many Warhammer games coming our way, what will make Warhammer 40,000 Online stand out? We talked to Vigil Games’ General Manager David Adams and Studio Creative Director Joe Madureira for the exclusive first glimpse at the gritty sci-fi online world. ...

THQ: "Warcraft has peaked" (News)

Apr 8, 2008

There's fighting talk today from THQ executive Jack Sorenson, who has told Eurogamer that he reckons Blizzard's all-conquering World of Warcraft has "peaked".

Speaking to Eurogamer at last week's Gamers Day bash in San Francisco, THQ's head of development was bullish about the prospects of the forthcoming Warhammer 40,000 MMO - the firm's first foray into the genre dominated by Blizzard's title, which currently has over 10 million subscribers.

Actual WH40K MMO details here (News)

Apr 8, 2008

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.

According to the info, the title's definitely an MMORPG as opposed to what could have been a Planetside-esque MMOFPS. But despite that it appears developer Vigil Games is aiming for a reasonably in-depth combat system, as it's orientated around cover, suppressive fire and flanking.

Dawn of War II and Warhammer 40K Online details coming soon (News)

Apr 7, 2008

Until now, information on Dawn of War II has been limited for the most part to three measly screens and details on Warhammer 40K Online has been sparse.

Luckily, our friends down the hall at PC Gamer are getting ready to unleash a bombshell of details on everything Warhammer-related in their upcoming June issue and we can’t wait to read it.

While we’ve been wasting our time wondering if Tyranids will ...

Warhammer 40K MMO still years away, says Farrell (News)

Apr 7, 2008

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".

THQ CEO Gives Warhammer 40,000 MMO Update (News)

Feb 6, 2008

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.

Warhammer 40K MMO announced (News)

Mar 2, 2007

A massively multiplayer online game based on Games Workshop's nightmarish future world of Warhammer 40,000 has been announced by the wargame maker and THQ today, with development to be handled by Vigil Games, a newly created studio owned by THQ. But, Warhammer 40K fans needn't worry about the developer's unproven credentials. The studio itself might not be responsible for any big hitters, but the creative noggins employed there certainly are, with the high-level staff including experienced ...

Warhammer 40K MMO confirmed (News)

Mar 1, 2007

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.