Nexon Licenses Games Workshop's Warhammer Franchise for New PvE Social Multiplayer RPG Warhammer Age of Sigmar
Nexon announced today that they partnered with Games Workshop to license their fantasy Warhammer franchise to launch a new PvE social multiplayer RPG called Warhammer Age of Sigmar. This new Warhammer game will be available on PC, consoles, and mobile devices sometime in the future. While not much information is available, this will definitely be an MMO of sorts. No release schedule available yet for Warhammer Age of Sigmar.
“Under the creative direction of Games Workshop®1, Warhammer®1 has become one of the world’s most exciting and popular game franchises, and Nexon is the global leader in developing Virtual Worlds,” said Colin Robinson, Nexon Vice President of Development Partnerships. “We look forward to extending this legacy that will bring the creative excellence of Warhammer®1 to a Virtual World for PC, consoles and mobile platforms.”
“As one of the world’s largest game publishers, Nexon is the ideal long-term strategic partner to bring Warhammer Age of Sigmar®1 to life in a unique new way that will appeal to gamers the world over,” Jon Gillard, Head of Global Licensing for Games Workshop®1. “Nexon’s world-class Live Operations and infrastructure offers exciting opportunities for engaging current and new Warhammer®1 fans in this massive universe. We’re really excited to see the fruits of this collaboration over the coming years.”
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