Games Workshop is once again expanding its 40k genre out to new digital horizons. Roadhouse Interactive today announced a partnership with Games Workshop to develop a Warhammer 40k smartphone and tablet game.
The game will be a single Space Marine as he goes about destroying endless hordes of enemies mostly consisting of Orks.
A link to the official announcement
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LONDON & VANCOUVER, BC – 1PM GMT, March 21 st, 2013 - Roadhouse Interactive and Games Workshop® today announced they have entered into an agreement in which Vancouver-based Roadhouse Interactive will develop a side-scrolling action game for smartphones and tablets where you guide a lone Space Marine on his journey to destroy endless hordes of enemies set in the exceptionally rich Warhammer 40,000 universe.
“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. The legions of fans of Space Marines will now be able to fight the Ork menace while on the move!” said Tarrnie Williams co-founder and President of Roadhouse Interactive.
“The work we have seen to-date from Roadhouse makes us extremely confident that this new mobile title will be a fantastic addition to the range of digital games we are building,” said Jon Gillard, Games Workshop’s Head of Licensing. “We are extremely pleased that Tarrnie and the guys at Roadhouse Interactive, who are both veteran developers and very familiar with our IP, are going to help expand the Warhammer 40,000 universe into the hands of mobile gamers with this unique take on it.”
About Games Workshop®:
Games Workshop® Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L) is based in Nottingham, UK. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer® and Warhammer® 40,000® games, miniature soldiers, novels and model kits through more than 400 of its own Hobby centres, the Internet and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. Further details on the company can be obtained at www.games-workshop.com
About Roadhouse Interactive®:
Roadhouse Interactive is a Vancouver based developer of tablet, smartphone and browser games. Roadhouse’s management team is responsible for some of the most well-known game franchises of the past twenty five years and continues to grow industry-leading production, development and live game operations expertise at Roadhouse. Projects include MechWarrior: Tactics, a turn-based strategy reboot of the classic MechWarrior franchise for Montreal-based Infinite Game Publishing, an unannounced innovative entry into the social casino space, and Elemental Power, a collectible card game launching soon on Kongregate. The company was recently selected as part of the eleventh annual ‘Ready to Rocket’ list of BC technology companies likely to experience significant growth in 2013. For more information about Roadhouse, visit www.roadhouseinteractive.com.
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