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2013/03/12 08:24:16
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Et In Arcadia Ego
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http://www.zattikka.com/press/zattikka-signs-digital-publishing-agreement-games-workshop%C2%AE
Zattikka, the digital games entertainment group, is pleased to announce it has signed a license agreement with Games Workshop®, the UK quoted specialist of fantasy tabletop miniatures, games and novels, to develop tactical, 3D isometric, free to play games based on the gigantic city leveling Titans from their world renowned Warhammer® 40,000® universe.
Warhammer 40,000 is one of the most recognisable ‘science-fantasy world’ genres and forms the basis of a number of Games Workshop’s tabletop, role-play, board, card and gaming products. Today’s announcement will see Zattikka develop a game incorporating single, multi-player and social gaming modes, delivering both single and chain mission tactical experiences across a broad platform range, including PC/Mac and tablets.
The game will be developed in the Company’s US game studios, and is expected to launch next year. Zattikka will also develop additional downloadable content, designed to prolong the gaming experience well after its initial launch.
The Warhammer 40,000 franchise was originally launched in 1987 and now boasts a huge range of products including world leading wargames, New York Times bestselling novels, and multi million unit selling video games, as well as multiple card, board and roleplaying games.
Mark Opzoomer, CEO of Zattikka commented:
"We are delighted to be working with Games Workshop on such a prestigious and important gaming franchise. Warhammer 40,000 is one of the most globally recognisable science fantasy genres, appealing to a broad cross section of gamers.”
Jon Gillard, Head of Licensing of Games Workshop commented:
"Titans have been around since the early days of Warhammer 40,000 when they first appeared in our ‘Adeptus Titanicus’ game, and have been a firm fan favourite ever since. Seeing these massive engines of destruction fight it out in an online game is going to be fantastic.”
About Zattikka:
Zattikka plc is a digital games entertainment group, developing games and providing publishing services in this sector of the rapidly evolving multi-billion dollar global digital entertainment market. Zattikka is executing a clear vision to become a large scale, diverse games publisher through strategic acquisitions and by accelerating organic growth. Headquartered in the United Kingdom with shares listed on London’s AIM (ZATT), Zattikka games studios include Sneaky Games (USA), Spellgun (USA and China) and Hattrick (Europe). Business to business services include high quality game art and design services provided by Concept Art House (USA and China) and in-game analytics insights through its bespoke SNAP technology platform developed in London.
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
... You may commence your geeking.
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2013/03/12 08:26:07
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
Cozy cockpit of an Archer ARC-5S
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We'll see how this turns out, I am mildly excited myself.
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Fatum Iustum Stultorum
Fiat justitia ruat caelum
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2013/03/12 08:29:34
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Kelne
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TBH, I never heard about this company.
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2013/03/12 09:00:46
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Raging Rat Ogre
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Hmm, a company which owns a 'Sneaky games studio' and dabbles in games featuring micro transactions?
Match made in heaven there! ;P
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2013/03/12 09:07:09
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Water-Caste Negotiator
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"Free to play"? Is that GW-speak for a one-off introductory payment? 
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2013/03/12 09:31:05
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Dakar
Brussels
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Free to play, pay to win 
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2013/03/12 12:50:24
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Wolf Guard Bodyguard in Terminator Armor
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Am I reading this right? Could the be World of Titans?
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2013/03/12 12:50:38
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps
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Ugh, mixed bag about this. I love titans, but not sold on how this sounds like its coming across. As devolution said, Free to play, pay to win...
Want that gatling blaster? That's £5. Vortex missile princeps? £10. Deathstrike cannon? £15 to you. Carapace multi-lasers - a bargin at 99p. And so on...
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2013/03/12 12:59:04
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Hacking Proxy Mk.1
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Anyone else think this smells of desperation on GWs part?
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 Fafnir wrote:Oh, I certainly vote with my dollar, but the problem is that that is not enough. The problem with the 'vote with your dollar' response is that it doesn't take into account why we're not buying the product. I want to enjoy 40k enough to buy back in. It was my introduction to traditional games, and there was a time when I enjoyed it very much. I want to buy 40k, but Gamesworkshop is doing their very best to push me away, and simply not buying their product won't tell them that.
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2013/03/12 13:03:37
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Nope, "smells" like they have realised that the "free to play, pay to win" market makes a lot of money and have decided they want a slice - hardly desperation.
Also I doubt that weapons will be £10/£15, normally "free to play" sell stuff for a couple of quid.
Whilst personally I stay away from free to play games, because I've yet to see one that is worth the time, there is no denying that they are currently big business and I don't see it as "desperation" by GW to want a slice of the pie.
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2013/03/12 13:03:48
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps
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Not really. Just another run of the mill business venture. What gets me is why they've not had games featuring Titans before. Though it could be argued, you can't buy Titans in shops. At least, not any more 
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2013/03/12 13:04:19
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Wolf Guard Bodyguard in Terminator Armor
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Am I reading this right? Could the be World of Titans?
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2013/03/12 13:05:07
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps
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Stranger83 wrote:
Also I doubt that weapons will be £10/£15, normally "free to play" sell stuff for a couple of quid.
I exaggerated a little, though that's probably how much it would cost to pilot an Imperator or a Warmonger perhaps...
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2013/03/12 13:07:43
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
Cozy cockpit of an Archer ARC-5S
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Daston wrote:Am I reading this right? Could the be World of Titans?
No need to repeat yourself son, we read you the first time. 
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Fatum Iustum Stultorum
Fiat justitia ruat caelum
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2013/03/12 13:21:01
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Regular Dakkanaut
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 zedmeister wrote:Stranger83 wrote:
Also I doubt that weapons will be £10/£15, normally "free to play" sell stuff for a couple of quid.
I exaggerated a little, though that's probably how much it would cost to pilot an Imperator or a Warmonger perhaps...
Possibly, and I didn't mean to jump down your throat. I just think that we should give GW the chance to mess it up BEFORE we start saying that they have made a mess of it - some people tend to get the cart before the horse on this forum when it comes to things by GW.
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2013/03/12 13:22:23
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Adeptus Titanicus online. Interesting.
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2013/03/12 13:26:19
Subject: Re:Games Workshop and Zattikka
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Adeptus Cashinicus .. ?
Seems a sensible move to me.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2013/03/12 13:27:32
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps
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Stranger83 wrote:
Possibly, and I didn't mean to jump down your throat. I just think that we should give GW the chance to mess it up BEFORE we start saying that they have made a mess of it - some people tend to get the cart before the horse on this forum when it comes to things by GW.
Ouch. You didn't but now you have. There's was no criticism of GW in my post. There was a swipe at the pay to play game industry however...
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2013/03/12 13:29:01
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Longtime Dakkanaut
The ruins of the Palace of Thorns
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Please be good, please be good, please be good.
I always preferred Epic to W40K or WFB when I was a kid. This could be my favourite game ever, if done right...
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2013/03/12 13:30:19
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I hope this is going to be awesome. I hope this is going to be a worthwhile purchase for my iPad.
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2013/03/12 13:33:34
Subject: Re:Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Major
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Sorry,Sounds like a BAttletech online rip offf..
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2013/03/12 13:36:23
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Fixture of Dakka
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Sounds like they are trying to turn all their specialist games into video games. Bloodbowl, Space Hulk, heroquest and now Epic 40k?
Seems like a reasonable thing. Video game companies re-release old software in 'best of' packages to keep it from becoming garbageware. Maybe GW is doing this to keep those properties going.
Sounds good to me. The trick is will they rival SQUARE for IPAD game prices 
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2013/03/12 13:58:47
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Haughty Harad Serpent Rider
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As long as they use the Adeptus Titanicus to Titan Legions era designs, and not the god awful walking trashbin of the Epic 40k style Titans.
Now I feel like playing AT/TL. I have about 75 imperial and chaos Warlords, Reavers, Warhounds, Imperators and a couple Gargant big mobs and about twenty Eldar revenants, phantoms, warlocks, and even an old farseer titan. Time for a big game!
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2013/03/12 14:57:33
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Shas'la with Pulse Carbine
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Can't wait for this!
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2013/03/12 15:02:08
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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2013/03/12 15:06:20
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Master Tormentor
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Looking at their game history, my hopes aren't horribly high.
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2013/03/12 15:06:47
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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5th God of Chaos! (Ho-hum)
Curb stomping in the Eye of Terror!
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Work blocked... what iz it?
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2013/03/12 15:08:05
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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It's Mechwarrior Online, pretty much exactly what this will be...F2P mech game.
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2013/03/12 15:09:20
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Master Tormentor
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MechWarrior Online. Doing what this should be, better.
Of course, this is probably going to be a Facebook tactics game rather than a sim like MWO (see the isometric comment in the press release), so it's not a horribly good comparison. The upcoming MechWarrior Tactics game will probably be closer.
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2013/03/12 15:11:30
Subject: Games Workshop and Zattikka
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Yep, it's gonna be a social game about mechs - invite 50 friends for better weapons, invite 100 for better chassis or pay 15$ etc.
Is this the very same GW that does not reduce its prices in order to avoid devalueing their brand? I mean...social games...brand value...
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> 4000 pts 
1500 pts 
1500 pts 
1500pts
