Warhammer Online: The Prequel

by on Apr 22, 2008

Every now and then a blog entry of massive enlightening proportion makes it's way through our email and Monday's "Waaagh!" was a perfect example.

Every now and then a blog entry of massive enlightening proportion makes it's way through our email and Monday's "Waaagh!" was a perfect example. Syp walks back through time to another Warhammer Online that while showing promise, suffered the same fate as Gods and Heroes. This is the story of Climax Entertainment.

As early as 2000, Climax spied the Warhammer IP as a project worthy of their interest and efforts. Despite having no experience in the burgeoning field of online RPGs, Climax engaged the project fully and built up some buzz through E3 videos and limited press. An early partnership with Microsoft to build up the back-end technology went into the works.

Make your way over to Waaagh! to read the rest of it.


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