Reveals Plans to Release New Games set in the
Critically Acclaimed Warhammer 40,000™ Universe
HILLSIDE, New Jersey,
Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
WizKids, the leader in high-quality pre-painted miniatures and
established board games, today revealed a multi-year partnership
with acclaimed fantasy miniatures company, Games Workshop. The new
partnership will extend the Warhammer 40,000 universe IP across
multiple categories, including, Dice Building Games™, board games
and more!
"We're thrilled to be working with Games Workshop and the
Warhammer 40,000 license," said Justin
Ziran, president of WizKids. "This beloved franchise is
known the world over and our partnership will allow us to create
amazing products and experiences for fans everywhere."
The multi-year deal will span numerous categories and include
the most iconic Warhammer 40,000 characters and more. WizKids will
create two new board games, along with dice games based in the
Warhammer 40,000 universe, with additional plans to republish
classic board games Fury of Dracula and Relic.
WizKids will begin rolling out the new product lines in mid
2018.
For more information on WizKids, visit: www.wizkids.com.
About WizKids
WizKids/NECA, LLC, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of NECA, is a New
Jersey-based game developer and publisher dedicated to
creating games driven by imagination. WizKids first pioneered the
Combat Dial system featured in HeroClix, the leading collectible
miniatures game on the market, with over 750 million miniature game
figures sold worldwide. WizKids continues to produce new
proprietary game platforms and properties including the
award-winning fantasy board game Mage Knight, the groundbreaking
Dice Building Game engine used in the critically-acclaimed game
Quarriors! and Dice Masters, as well as its widely hailed execution
of Attack Wing. For additional information,
visit www.wizkids.com.
About Games Workshop
Games Workshop® Group PLC
(LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham,
UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games
Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range
of Warhammer®: Age of Sigmar® and Warhammer® 40,000® games,
miniature soldiers, novels and model kits through more than 460 of
its own stores (branded Games Workshop® or Warhammer®), the
www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in
more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games
Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges
(including our publishing division 'Black Library' and our special
resin miniatures studio 'Forge World') can be found at
www.games-workshop.com.
Media Contact:
Press@wizkids.com
Distribution Inquires:
Orders@wizkids.com
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