Warhammer Online Cancelled

[SAS]

It appears the MMOG game Warhammer Online, based upon the popular Games Workshop fantasy board game has been pulled.

It is with a great deal of sadness that I have to inform the community that we have decided to discontinue the development of Warhammer Online and will be closing down this website with immediate effect.

This has been a difficult and painful decision but it was taken following a following a full review of the progress of the game, costs to date and future costs of the project. As a result both Games Workshop and Climax Development Limited, the computer games developer, have agreed to terminate the development project.

I would like to say a personal thanks to all of the people who have followed our development over the last few years, your constant support and enthusiasm has meant a great deal to us.

Robin Dews

 

[fetwelvezz]

Oh no, how sad... or not.

 

[mork]

well...

Writing was on the wall since it changed dev's.

Thought it was picking up pace though, but I guess they wasted too much money in its first incarnation.

/me wonders if Dragon Empires and MEO will go the same way.

 

[Jonaldo]

tis a shame that we're left with shit like daoc still while some newer titles fail to appear

 

[Deady]

They have a valid point. The MMORPG market is so competitive now that you cant guarentee your costs will be covered - especially if you suspect the game might not be very good.

 

[`mongoose]

tis a shame that we're left with shit like daoc still while some newer titles fail to appear

no offence jon but did you look at the game?

Warhammer online had graphics that were dated by daoc standards - It really didn't seem to have anything going for it at all - other than the name and the background.

I am not surprised that its been pulled and I am not too upset either. DAOC has lots of faults, TOA was ill thought out imo but its still top of the tree as regards mmo's atm.

M