Specialist Games return?

[Geep]

I'm having trouble believing this, but apparently quite a few GW stores are posting this on their websites:

https://www.facebook.com/GWBelconnen/photos/a.672758389489940.1073741829.660073050758474/854745547957889/?type=3

[Optics1984]

Well it seems that it might be back after all!

[Optics1984]

Just seen this on two GW store FB pages and its all over Dakka. I hope its true but wont believe it until I see it

[Geep]

I really hope they focus on models, and models alone. Reprinting old rulebooks is fine too. Unfortunately I don't trust GW making new games- they have shed every decent game developer they once had.

[mlkr]

Believe it when I see it. And then we probably will see sigmarines in Mordheim, on the pitch and in Warmaster... Meh.

Pessimist? Me?

[Aquahog]

It looks ridiculously amateurish and mispells 'Armageddon'... :/

[Malika]

Don't underestimate GW though, they've been known to misspell their own game names in court...

[Geep]

Supposedly that 'poster' was made in-store by the GW Belconnen manager (Belconnen being in Canberra, Australia)- so the misspelling and all is just his personal lack of education :p
The general message though is being repeated by GW stores Australia wide, and is supposed to be being confirmed for overseas sources now (ie. It's a timed announcement, and in this one small way Australia is actually ahead of most of the rest of the world).

Other people have pointed out that Warmaster, Mordheim, or any other game set in the 'old world' isn't mentioned yet. Hopefully that's coincidence.

[Dranask1]

Call me cynical but....

I was reading on this forum about IP infringement rules being different in the USA as compared to the UK/Europe.

It might be they need to release/support for a short time [a very short time] in order to continue their Cease and desist policies.

Just like the one off release of Space Hulk.

[Geep]

That wouldn't surprise me at all- but I think there's something like a 20 year window where they can ignore that IP, which is why Space Hulk hit when it did. It's much earlier than that for most SG games.
Regardless, if they do re-release any of the rarer items (eg. any of the Warmaster armies, other than the 6 core ones) I can only imagine it would be good for us. Prices will no doubt be crazy, but prices are already beyond crazy for things like Araby and Daemons.

GW will continue their C&D tactics until the end of time, and ignoring them and getting around the issue is usually easy. At least we may be getting a small bonus from it here.

[Stormwind]

ALL the GW fantasy computer games (Blood Bowl, Man O War, Mordheim, Vermintide, Total War) are based in the Old World, not the Age of Sigmar.

Of those, fully FOUR of them have been announced AFTER Age of Sigmar.  The Old World is too valuable an IP to throw away so I wouldn't be too worred about Sigmarines.  All the people our age who are the core market for that world have been catered for in that respect and I wouldn't put it past them to do that model wise if they were really bringing back such kinds of games.

I think it makes sense to keep The Old World around just in the same way that there is now Warhammer 30k and 40k.  30k had been a specialist boutique thing for years but now with Betrayal at Calth it will actually be front and centre in plastic, two eras for the same "universe".

Why not the same for Fantasy? Sigmarines and super simple rules for the kiddies and casual players, Old World for the grognards with disposable income but more specialised tastes?

[Lex]

For one... the make more of their GAMING licences then they would make from a year of SG-Warmaster sales....

And BECAUSE the games are licensed, it will be bad practice to add stuff to the background they are licenced off...


But I am a Natural Born Pessemistic when it comes down to WM revival

[calmacil]

Surprisingly, this is going to happen

[Lex]

Surprisingly, this is going to happen

So, other sources (Europe/US)  have confirmed this ?

[calmacil]

I live in Nottingham. I know lots of people that work at GW