Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (officially abbreviated as WAR[1]) was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy setting, developed by Mythic Entertainment and published in 2008 by Electronic Arts in America and Oceania and GOA in Europe. However, on June 29, 2010, European operations transitioned back to Mythic Entertainment.
Development
Before Mythic Entertainment began work, Anthill Studios, later acquired by Climax Studios and renamed "Climax Nottingham," had been developing its own Warhammer Online game since 2000[2]. The studio showed a trailer at E3 and behind-the-scenes videos, and Paul Barnett presented the project at Screenplay Festival 2004. Barnett worked at Games Workshop at the time and later joined Mythic Entertainment. The project was cancelled in mid-2004 because of the cost of bringing it to market. It was to be published by Sega Europe.
In 2005 Games Workshop was approached by Mythic Entertainment with a pitch for a new Warhammer Online MMORPG[3]. The original design had three factions: Order, Destruction, and Chaos. During the first half of development, the game was aimed at PvE and intended to compete more directly with World of Warcraft, while a sequel to Dark Age of Camelot would focus on RvR content. The sequel was later cancelled, and its RvR elements were adapted into Warhammer Online.
An Xbox 360 release was also planned, and Mythic had a working prototype[4][5].
After the success of the Land of the Dead expansion, Mythic planned a Vampire Counts-themed expansion called "Bloodhunt"[6]. It was cancelled halfway through development, and resources were put toward Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes.
Closure
On 18 December 2013, Warhammer Online was shut down.
References
- ↑ Mythic Entertainment (2007). Game Overview. Mythic Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
- ↑ gamesindustry.biz (2004) . Climax "sad" about Warhammer Online, but studio will be unaffected. Retrieved on 2021-01-06.
- ↑ IGN (2005). E3 2005: Mythic Picks Up Warhammer and the licence was acquired on May 18, 2005. Retrieved on 2021-01-06.
- ↑ @Jeff_Skalski . Jeff Skalski Twitter. Retrieved on 2021-01-06.
- ↑ @xenobond. Xenobond Flag of United States Hamburger Twitter. Retrieved on 2021-01-06.
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