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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Are Warhammer video game players returning to World of Warcraft?

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While a number of World of Warcraft users dropped the widely popular MMO to play EA's recently released Warhammer Online, more than half of those gamers have already returned to Blizzard's market-leader.

That's according to COO Paul Sams, who said the pattern of players leaving and then returning to Warcraft follows that of any major MMO release.

"We've certainly had some of that happen, which is the same thing we experienced with Age of Conan and each time an MMO has come out we've seen some amount of reduction of use," he said in an exclusive interview published today.

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Sunday, October 05, 2008

Warhammer Online tops American PC video games chart

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Warhammer Online - Age of Reckoning has topped American PC video game sales chart for the September 20 week.

SPORE took second place (No1 last week) in the MMO video games race for top slot with Warhammer Online Collectors Edition thaking third.

Crysis - Warhead entered the chart at No 4 folled by The Sims 2 Apartment Life at No 5.

No 6 placed World of Warcraft - Battle Chest with Spore Galactic Edition came in seventh and The Sims 2 Double Deluxe 8th.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky took in 9th place and finally World of Warcraft was at No 10.

America PC games chart:
1. Warhammer Online - Age Of Reckoning

2. SPORE


3. Warhammer Online - Age Of Reckoning Collectors Edition


4. Crysis - Warhead


5. The Sims 2 Apartment Life


6. World Of Warcraft - Battle Chest


7. SPORE Galactic Edition


8. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe


9. Stalker - Clear Sky


10. World Of Warcraft

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Warhammer 40,000 - Dawn of War II premiere joined by Plastic wax 3d studio

Dawn of War II gamezplay.orgFirst Cinematic For Relic's Astounding Sequel Debuted To Wide Acclaim

Plastic Wax today revealed their collaboration with leading developer Relic to produce the first Warhammer 40,000 - Dawn of War II trailer, which recently debuted. The trailer can be seen now at www.dawnofwar2.com.
“It was our mission to make sure gamers' first impressions of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II was flawless,” said Owen Hurley, Director of Animations and Cinematics with Relic. “To give fans a taste of where Relic's latest masterpiece is going, both in terms of action and visuals, we needed an extended cinematic that brought frenzied battles to life unlike anything that has ever been seen before. Plastic Wax delivered big time.”

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is set in the far distant future. The 41st millennium is a dark, forbidding place, ravaged by thousands of years of conflict. Across this gothic universe huge armies struggle for victory in a battle to the death. Visualizing action on this scale for two and half minutes required a depth of skill and resources rarely found at traditional animation houses.
“Bringing the amazing Warhammer 40,000 universe from Games Workshop to life was a huge honor for our studio,” said Nathan Maddams, Creative Director, Plastic Wax. “This project gave us a unique opportunity to partner with the talented folks at Relic to give gamers the first peek at what will be the premiere RTS game of the year.”
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For more information about Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, visit www.dawnofwar2.com.

About Plastic Wax

Plastic Wax is a leading digital design, 3D art, animation and production studio specializing in the creation of premium digital entertainment, 3D art and animation for the global videogames and entertainment industry. From scripting and story-boarding, to character and set design, audio and sound effects for film, television and videogames, high and low poly modeling, motion capture and hand key animation and visual effects, Plastic Wax offers the complete creative solution for your CG requirements. 

Whether it is the latest videogame, feature length DVD movie or 30 second television commercial, the Plastic Wax teams will be able to meet your digital 3D art, animation and visual effects needs. The teams specialize in creating premium movies for videogame cut-scenes and intros, as well as complex in-game character modeling and animation. Located in Sydney, Australia with clients across the globe Plastic Wax's studios include a complete motion-capture studio, sound recording and editing suites, and comprehensive art and animation facilities. For more info visit www.plasticwax.com.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Mythic Entertainment's Paul Barnett to Present a Talk on WAR at Comic-Con


Barnett Addresses How to Translate the Warhammer Universe to a New Medium This Saturday at 2pm

Paul Barnett, creative director for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, is giving a talk on the game during Comic-Con International. The presentation is this Saturday, July 26 at the San Diego Convention Center, and full details are below.

When:
Saturday, July 26
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Warhammer Online Comic-Con Presentation Description:
How do you take an entire universe with years of rich storytelling behind it and transfer it seamlessly—and in a compelling way!—to a new medium? EA Mythic’s Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is giving the online gaming treatment to the celebrated Warhammer universe, and creative director Paul Barnett will talk about the challenges involved with satisfying the legion of Warhammer die-hards while also providing a solid and unique experience to MMORPG veterans.

Where:
Room 2
San Diego Convention Center

Friday, May 16, 2008

EA ANNOUNCES WARHAMMER ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING TO SHIP IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND IN FALL 2008


Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) will ship in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia simultaneously with the North American and European Fall 2008 release.

In addition, WAR will also feature a dedicated server in Australia, ensuring the best game play experience possible for players in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and other Southeast Asian territories. Players will still have the option of connecting to North American servers.

"Warhammer is a world-wide franchise with a strong following in Australia and New Zealand. By placing our own server down under and running customer service out of EA Mythic, we can ensure that when we launch WAR, Oceanic players will experience the same quality of game play and customer service as North American players" said Mark Jacobs, VP and General Manager of EA Mythic.

Based on Games Workshop’s epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, WAR features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm (RvR) game play that immerses players in a world of perpetual conflict. WAR is scheduled for launch on the PC in Fall 2008.

To learn more about the game, please visit www.warhammeronline.com.

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War video game – Soulstorm shipped by THQ download demo available


THQ Ships Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm

Next Standalone Chapter in Award-Winning, Multi- Million Unit Selling Real Time Strategy Series Continues Epic War with Two New Races and All-New Interplanetary Strategic Campaign

THQ announced that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm, the next hybrid standalone expansion in Relic Entertainment’s critically acclaimed Dawn of War Real-Time Strategy (RTS) franchise, has shipped exclusively for Windows PC to retail outlets worldwide. Featuring an intense interplanetary campaign along with the debut of air units, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm delivers an immersive strategic experience with two new armies for an unprecedented total of nine playable factions. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm is now available for a suggested retail price of $39.99.

“As one of the best-selling RTS series, the Dawn of War franchise is renowned for its intense action oriented gameplay,” said Brad Carraway, director, global brand management, THQ. “As the next Dawn of War chapter, Soulstorm takes it to next level, offering RTS gamers an unprecedented depth of gameplay with nine playable armies and air units, and the ability to play Soulstorm by itself, or extend their multiplayer experience if played with any of the other games in the Dawn of War series.”

“In Dawn of War – Soulstorm, we’re giving fans an incredible amount of new content with two all-new races and an extensive campaign across an entire star system,” said Tarrnie Williams, general manager, Relic Entertainment. “With the debut of air units across all the armies and multiplayer achievements, we’ve given players of all levels a tremendous amount of strategic options to experience.”

About Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm is set in Games Workshop’s (LSE:GAW) Warhammer 40,000 universe – a dark, futuristic, fantasy setting where armies of technologically advanced warriors, fighting machines and hordes of implacable aliens wage constant war – and is played by millions worldwide. Executive produced and co-developed by Relic Entertainment in association with Iron Lore Entertainment, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm is a hybrid standalone expansion – enabling gamers to play Soulstorm by itself or expand their multiplayer experience when playing the game with any of the other titles in the Dawn of War series. Featuring two all-new armies – the malicious Dark Eldar and the fierce Sisters of Battle – Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm offers an unprecedented total of nine playable races through the single player experience or expanded multiplayer experience. In addition to new units across each of the seven existing races, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm will incorporate air units for the first time and introduce multiplayer medals, adding a whole new level of depth to online battles. The revolutionary meta-game introduced in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade is further expanded to an interplanetary scale in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm, allowing players to battle across an entire star system. A downloadable single player demo is now widely available on www.fileplanet.com and other sites worldwide.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Warhawk downloadable pack coming to PLAYSTATION Network this December


Announcing Operation: Omega Dawn

Get a brand new map and a new aircraft: the awesome KT-424 Combat Dropship. All this in one download from PLAYSTATION Network

The battle began this August when Warhawk went online on PLAYSTATION Network (PSN). Since then, the fighting has spanned the globe as PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) gamers of all nationalities battle for supremacy in this world of multiplayer military confrontation. Whether you’re fending for yourself or enlisting in a team of Eucadian or Chernovan forces to wage war on foot, at the controls of a tank or from the cockpit of the fearsome Warhawk, there’s non-stop action ahead in Warhawk – and it’s about to get even better with the PSN release of Operation: Omega Dawn, the first downloadable Warhawk expansion pack exclusively available from PLAYSTATION Store. Operation: Omega Dawn delivers a new gameplay experience that expands the title’s strategic gameplay elements by offering a new world to explore and introducing a unique aircraft to the Warhawk universe: the awesome KT-424 Combat Dropship.

With Operation: Omega Dawn, the war between the Eucadians and the Chernovans forces continues as the two countries fight to control the high-tech facilities of a critical new battlefield – the Omega Factory. The battle takes place in an entirely new world - an industrial night-time setting where players will fight through five new layouts of advanced building complexes and huge industrial towers. The new map supports all existing game modes – including Team Deathmatch, Zone Mode and Capture the Flag – and is the largest combat zone to date for Warhawk!

But that’s not all; no new battlefield would be complete without a new piece of kit, and Operation: Omega Dawn comes complete with a serious toy which will enhance the already intense Warhawk experience: the KT-424 Combat Dropship. You’ll activate the vehicle once you gain control of one of the many weapons factories on the world; once you have it, you’re in charge of an advanced aircraft capable of carrying seven soldiers and a ground vehicle at once. The KT-424 Combat Dropship transports 1 pilot, 6 soldiers and 1 ground vehicle; and features a deadly new weapon – the MBEC-3 Heavy Support Cannon. You’ll have loads of opportunity to take full advantage of the new KT-424 Combat Dropship because the new world is full of vertical gameplay which integrates ship decks, raised platforms, and factory rooftops accessible only by airborne deployment.

Are you ready for Operation: Omega Dawn? Only the fiercest, most visionary and most disciplined teams of soldiers can hope to carry the day. We’ll see you there – locked and loaded - on PSN this December.

Operation: Omega Dawn pack features:

Set at night for added impact and tension, the Operation: Omega Dawn pack for Warhawk™ features an enhanced level of teamwork, tactics and coordinated aerial assaults with the new KT-424 Combat Dropship.

Omega Factory battlefield includes 5 new map layouts featuring advanced building complexes and huge industrial towers.
KT-424 Combat Dropship transports 1 pilot, 6 soldiers and 1 ground vehicle; and features a deadly new weapon – the MBEC-3 Heavy Support Cannon.

The 5 large layouts from the original battlefields have been modified to include the KT-424 Combat Dropship.
All this in one single download from PLAYSTATION Network this December

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Warhammer Online at D3 2007

GOA, a division of France Telecom and European publisher of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) today announced plans to attend the D3 show at the Øksnehallen, Copenhagen from the 16th-18th of November.

GOA will be located at Booth No.1 with a 100 square metre plot featuring 12 state-of-the-art systems showcasing two of WAR’s racial pairings (Dwarf vs. Greenskins, Empire vs. Chaos) as well as continuous RvR™ sessions.

Based on Games Workshop’s epic tabletop fantasy war game, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) game play and is scheduled for release on the PC in 2008. For more information about Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, please visit www.war-europe.com.

Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Online, Age of Reckoning, and all associated marks, names, races, race insignia, characters, vehicles, locations, units, illustrations and images from the Warhammer world are either ®, ™ and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2007.

D3

D3 takes place at the Øksnehallen, Copenhagen from 16th-18th November.

Address details below:

Øksnehallen

Halmtorvet 11,

1700 Copenhagen V

Denmark.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Warhammer 40,000 free PSP download demo


Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command demo for Sony PSP available for free download now

Today heralds the start of an intergalactic war the likes of which has never been seen before. Players will be thrust into the heart of the action as they don the legendary armour of the Ultramarines Chapter of Space Marines and fight for their way through this challenging demo for upcoming Sony PSP title Warhammer 40,000™: Squad Command. This PSP demo will be available to download from www.THQ-games.com from Friday the 26th October.

Set in the vibrant and immersive world of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe, the demo gives players a taste of the fast paced strategic action and futuristic weaponry fans of this series have grown to know and love. Gamers are thrust into the heart of the action as their Chapter battles to save the planet of Ruhr III from the grasp of the daemonic Chaos Space Marines.

Players are given command of a small squad of five Space Marines as well as a heavily armoured Dreadnaught to complete their objective. These units showcase some of the 20 types of weapon on offer in this title as well as the player customizable equipment each unit can carry.

The complete game will feature a gripping and immersive storyline spanning 15 single player missions set in vivid 3D environments with destructible terrain and customizable units. Players will also be able to enjoy over nine unique multiplayer maps as either Space Marines or the corrupted forces of Chaos with up to seven opponents from across the globe.

So what are you waiting for? Download the free Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command demo for Sony PSP from the THQ site now and get right into the action! The full version of Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command™ will be available for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP in November.