It’s a really good time for Warhammer fans: a new game, Space Marine 2, was recently released and there is always new information about the movie adaptation with Henry Cavill. A new MMO for Warhammer is currently in the works. Here you can read everything we know about it so far.
What kind of game is this? The new Warhammer MMO currently in development is intended to be a PvE game for PC and console. According to his own statement, the chief developer also pays particular attention to ensuring that his game does not become a WoW clone.
Here’s what we know for sure so far:
The game is being developed by Studio Jackalyptic Games, which was founded by Jack Emmert, among others – one of the minds behind Neverwinter Online. You can read more about him, his vision for the game and monetization in this news.
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Who is developing the game? The new Warhammer MMO is being created by Jackalyptic Games. The company was founded as Jackalope Games in May 2022 and was renamed Jackalyptic Games just a year later. The studio is based in the city of Austin in the US state of Texas.
The studio’s CEO is Jack Emmert, who was formerly at Cryptics Studios. He has been working on MMORPGs since 2003 and his projects include Neverwinter Online, Star Trek Online and City of Heroes.
The game will be published via NetEase, the company that supported World of Warcraft in China until 2023.
What is Jack Emmert’s vision? In several interviews about the rebranding of Jackalyptic Games, Jack Emmert spoke about the upcoming Warhammer MMO and his specific vision for it.
He told MMORPG.com, among other things, that throughout his career he has primarily made games that have to do with his hobbies and that he would like to continue doing so. These include Neverwinter Online, which is based on the world of Dungeons & Dragons, and Star Trek Online. Authenticity is also important to him.
Emmert also wants to use the Warhammer MMO to make the huge universe more accessible to newcomers. He tells this in an interview with WCCFTECH.
Warhammer on mobile and with Battle Pass?
What about a mobile release? Publisher NetEase is known, among other things, for primarily publishing mobile games. Emmert said that there were no guidelines for his team:
The mobile[Games-]I don’t know the market. He is very hard, he is very difficult. I’m by no means an expert on this. But I can say that the great thing about working with NetEase is that they are more interested in what I want to create than the platforms I want to create it on.
How should the game be monetized? In the interviews with Jack Emmert, the question of the monetization model also came up. Fans of Neverwinter Online, one of Emmert’s projects, repeatedly criticized the MMORPG because of the in-game shop. The YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes, among others, has a very clear opinion on this.
In this regard, Emmert leaves all options open: just a few years ago, free-to-play was the best option for him. He now also sees potential in battle pass systems like Fortnite.
Shortly before the interviews, Amazon’s MMORPG New World was released in 2023 and only requires a one-time purchase price to play. At the time, from Jack Emmert’s perspective, this monetization worked well, at least for New World.
As soon as there is new information about the Warhammer MMO, you will of course read about it on MeinMMO. Until then, we will of course continue to keep you up to date with everything related to Warhammer. Incidentally, MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus recently ranked all the major factions of Warhammer 40,000 according to power.