Warhammer 40000 - MMOG
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166560.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6166560
Maybe I can get into this. We'll see how it falls out. But I pre-ordered both expansion packs for DoW, and I've always considered myself fan-lite of Warhammer 40000, so this is potentially very exciting. You know, in a long term sense.
My favorite quote is this one:
Andy Jones (of Games Workshop): We are delighted with the care, attention to detail, and sheer quality that THQ has applied to the creation of Warhammer 40,000 computer games. THQ has been a great partner for Games Workshop, and this deal cements that partnership for many years to come.
Close your eyes. Imagine you are one of the partners or execs or whatever at GW. One day, shortly after the release of Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War, you're sitting calmly signing things or whatever it is you do on a normal day, and then you hear it: beep -- beep -- beep -- beep... It goes on, and you follow the sound outside, to see a large dump-truck with a THQ decal on the side. The driver leans out of the window and hollers at you, "Hey, where do you want me to dump this?"
Stunned, you reply, "Uh, anywhere is fine."
The driver nods his head, and shouts, "It's your place, mac," and leans back into the window and pulls a lever. Suddenly pouring out of the dump-truck is money, money, money, huge massive piles of money.
That's the scenario that went through my head when I read "THQ has been a great partner for Games Workshop..."
And they've been working for this for a long time. That Fire Warrior FPS game, apparently, sucked like an expensive prostitute. I never got around to trying it. I think I was playing TFC at the time, and well, I obsessed over TFC more than I ever did over Igor, even (edit: Apparently I don't always feel that way). GW has done very good business from day 1, if I recall, but this has to be a serious step up for them. And the idea of a license to print money an MMO has got to have them messing their pants regularly.
I wonder how the "real" fans feel about this stuff. I've not gotten involved with the community in the least. I browsed through a MOD repository once, but didn't so much as download any of them.
In other news, XM's Liquid Metal station is fascinatingly like listening to FM radio, except it is metal. I could sure use to have them drop the stupid stuff between songs.
Maybe I can get into this. We'll see how it falls out. But I pre-ordered both expansion packs for DoW, and I've always considered myself fan-lite of Warhammer 40000, so this is potentially very exciting. You know, in a long term sense.
My favorite quote is this one:
Andy Jones (of Games Workshop): We are delighted with the care, attention to detail, and sheer quality that THQ has applied to the creation of Warhammer 40,000 computer games. THQ has been a great partner for Games Workshop, and this deal cements that partnership for many years to come.
Close your eyes. Imagine you are one of the partners or execs or whatever at GW. One day, shortly after the release of Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War, you're sitting calmly signing things or whatever it is you do on a normal day, and then you hear it: beep -- beep -- beep -- beep... It goes on, and you follow the sound outside, to see a large dump-truck with a THQ decal on the side. The driver leans out of the window and hollers at you, "Hey, where do you want me to dump this?"
Stunned, you reply, "Uh, anywhere is fine."
The driver nods his head, and shouts, "It's your place, mac," and leans back into the window and pulls a lever. Suddenly pouring out of the dump-truck is money, money, money, huge massive piles of money.
That's the scenario that went through my head when I read "THQ has been a great partner for Games Workshop..."
And they've been working for this for a long time. That Fire Warrior FPS game, apparently, sucked like an expensive prostitute. I never got around to trying it. I think I was playing TFC at the time, and well, I obsessed over TFC more than I ever did over Igor, even (edit: Apparently I don't always feel that way). GW has done very good business from day 1, if I recall, but this has to be a serious step up for them. And the idea of a license to print money an MMO has got to have them messing their pants regularly.
I wonder how the "real" fans feel about this stuff. I've not gotten involved with the community in the least. I browsed through a MOD repository once, but didn't so much as download any of them.
In other news, XM's Liquid Metal station is fascinatingly like listening to FM radio, except it is metal. I could sure use to have them drop the stupid stuff between songs.