Warhammer 40,000 universe coming to mobile
The Warhammer 40,000 universe has enjoyed some success on the PC, particularly with the Dawn of War franchise. But Roadhouse interactive now wants to bring the world of Space Marines and Orks to smartphones and tablets.
The Warhammer 40,000 universe has enjoyed some success on the PC, particularly with the Dawn of War franchise. But Roadhouse interactive now wants to bring the world of Space Marines and Orks to smartphones and tablets.
The company entered into a licensing deal with Games Workshop today to create a "side-scrolling action game" following a Space Marine through an endless supply of Ork enemies. The announcement didn't give any other details, specifically platforms or a planned release date.
Roadhouse Interactive may not be a household name, but the studio was responsible for browser-based MechWarrior Tactics and free-to-play MMO Family Guy Online. "We are incredibly excited to bring a part of Warhammer 40,000 to life on mobile and tablet and it’s great to work with Games Workshop," said Tarrnie Williams, co-founder and president of Roadhouse Interactive in the announcement. "The legions of fans of Space Marines will now be able to fight the Ork menace while on the move!"
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The Warhammer 40,000 universe has enjoyed some success on the PC, particularly with the Dawn of War franchise. But Roadhouse interactive now wants to bring the world of Space Marines and Orks to smartphones and tablets.-
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^^^This. I want as much 40K in media as I can get, but this is pretty fucking low-bar.
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They may as well make it an on-rails shooter and have Aerosmith do songs for it while they're at it.
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The store (Google Play, at least) that is actually a deterrent--something that looks like 90's "AOL games"--doesn't help matters much either.
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I can certainly relate to this. I remember the first few iphone games to come out. I bought Aurora Feint. It ran like shit, there were no instructions, the game wasn't finished, and I could never figure out the point. I never picked up the game again, even after they kept working on it. Ever since then I've been cautious about unknown games.
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I agree. Imagine a game that is made to be played on the device you own, without a joystick--what a concept!
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Looks great! And now for a 40k version...Inquisitor, perhaps?
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Imagine Kill Team (not the XBLA shooter, mind you, the original skirmish concept) as a mobile game...
The mobile game "they could have made" based on 40k. Imagine using concepts from the obscure Game Refuge Genesis game, General Chaos...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Chaos
This game even had team loadouts. This format is perfect for this IP, which means it will never get used! -
Fuck! Make a goddamned turn-based strategy game with loads of RPG elements already!! That's the games the tablet platform is made for, why can so few devs understand that? I would play the hell out of such a game, and pay loads for a 40k themed one.
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Weirrrrd I swear I only posted this in the subthread above
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Space hulk is ace, but I worry that a too faithful implementation will result in too few skills to level up and little loot to be had. A mix of Epic 40k and Dawn of War II would be perfect!
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Aye, Tzeentch it is!
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Inquisitor Redbird, Ordo Porcine!
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