Games workshop

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Games workshop

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legal form Public Limited Company
ISIN GB0003718474
founding 1975
Seat Nottingham ,United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Branch Toys
Website www.games-workshop.com

Games Workshop is a British game manufacturer .

The company was founded in 1975 by Ian Livingstone , Steve Jackson and John Peake in a small apartment in London. Games Workshop originally imported board and role-playing games from the USA . The company was the first European provider of the first pen and paper role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons . The first store branch was opened in 1978. The business idea was not just to run another ordinary game shop, but to create a place where players can meet and exchange ideas. Game experts as sellers should also ensure the right hobby atmosphere.

Former German GW headquarters "Drakenburg" in Düsseldorf

After a short time, fantasy friends were traveling not only from Great Britain , but from all over Europe . Therefore, Games Workshop opened further branches first in Manchester , then Birmingham , Nottingham and Sheffield (now in every major city in Europe). The Games Workshop ensured a further increase in the popularity of fantasy games with the organization of Games Day , which was attended by 5000 people. The increasing popularity of the use of miniatures for role-playing games resulted in the Games Workshop specializing in such figures.

The company is currently based in Nottingham. Games Workshop is on the London Stock Exchange listed, and in 2005 an operating profit of 13.9 million pounds sterling ( £ ) (about 20.2 million ) on a turnover of £ 136.6 million (about € 198.4 million). In 2007 Games Workshop's products were sold in over 320 own stores and 4,000 independent dealers. A total of 3,200 people work for Games Workshop.

Offshoots / subsidiaries and special departments

Associated with the Games Workshop Group, there are also offshoots / subsidiaries or special departments at Games Workshop that take care of special facets of the Games Workshop product range.

Fanatic Games

Games Workshop's specialist games department designs and develops special systems such as Inquisitor, Battlefleet Gothic, Epic, Necromunda, Mortheim, The Battle Of The Five Armies, Warmaster and Blood Bowl , which are usually not as common as the main systems.

Citadel Miniatures

Longtime Citadel and Games Workshop designers Alan and Michael Perry, 2011

According to a popular legend, Citadel was originally a stand-alone company that was later bought by Games Workshop. In fact, it was founded by Games Workshop together with Bryan Ansell, as can be read in the News in issue 11 of the English White Dwarf from 1979. Today she produces the essential parts of the tabletop hobby - the figures and models, as well as various other materials, for example modeling clay, tools or pieces of terrain / litter. Rules appear for almost every Citadel Miniatures miniature and vice versa.

Forge World

Unlike Citadel Miniatures, this label, also a subsidiary of Games Workshop, produces additional material for the models of the existing systems as well as detailed miniatures and large models made of resin .

Black Library

There is also various material in book form. Black Library is a subsidiary of the British company BL Publishing . She produces all novels, art books, background books and much more, around and in the dark universe of Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 . BL Publishing is a subsidiary of Games Workshop.

Black Industries

As a subsidiary of GW, Black Industries was responsible for the production and development of the Warhammer fantasy role-playing game and the Warhammer 40,000 role-playing game Dark Heresy. Both games are published in German translation by Feder & Schwert . Black Industries ceased operations at the end of 2008.

Games Workshop product range

Inside a Games Workshop store in New York.

Games Workshop no longer mainly sells role-playing games (only the in-house “Warhammer RPG” is still sold), but rather tabletop games and the necessary accessories. Games Workshop sells the game systems Warhammer Fantasy , Warhammer Age of Sigmar , Warhammer 40,000 , The Lord of the Rings , The War of the Ring, as well as smaller systems and all the necessary pewter, resin and plastic figures. Terrain parts, paints, brushes , glue, modeling clay (“Green Stuff”) and everything else related to the hobby tabletop are also available from Games Workshop.

Main game systems

The tabletop game Warhammer Fantasy Battles (now officially known as Warhammer or, to differentiate, Warhammer Fantasy ), invented in 1979 by the then still small game company Games Workshop, is the cornerstone of Games Workshop's success. In 1987 the tabletop game “Rogue Trader” appeared, this time in a futuristic world, which in later editions was only known as Warhammer 40,000 (because it is set in the 41st millennium). Both games were (and still are) continuously developed and the changes published either through the company's own hobby magazine White Dwarf , through so-called army books (Warhammer Fantasy Battles), through codices (Warhammer 40,000) or through completely newly published editions of the two games.

40k

1. Roughtrader, buildings were available as cardboard models with a plastic cast frame 2. Edition: The introduction of so-called Codex Orders, Ultramarine, Blood Angels, Imperial Fists, etc. 3. Edition: the special thing was the "new" Landspeeder 4. Edition: for the Spacemarines are releasing new kits: Landraider, Rhino, Whirlwind etc.

Apocalypse: the rules for games with "thousands" of models appear

The first multipart kit was the Eldar Antigrav Falcon. Resin models were introduced under the Finecast label. Tin models are disappearing from the market.

After the Lord of the Rings films were released, GW acquired the licenses, Great Battles of Middle Earth: Battle of Five Armies is the last product and was presented at the Warhammer Fest in Düsseldorf (2018).

Secondary game systems

Games Workshop brought numerous alternative games onto the market, but they were only available for a few years. Many of the older side games have been or are still being revised and republished under the subsidiary Fanatic Games .

Tabletop games

Board games

Card games

  • WarCry - The card game about the Warhammer Fantasy Universe

Pen & paper role-playing games

Before Games Workshop could achieve their great success with the tabletops, they held the European license for Dungeons and Dragons . Under the direction of Games Workshop, this system became really well known in Europe.

Computer games

Warhammer 40,000 (WH40k):

Warhammer Fantasy (WHF):

literature

In addition to the game materials already mentioned above, a monthly magazine called “ White Dwarf ” appears. There are also a number of novels from the Warhammer world. These are available in English under the Black Library label and some are available in German from Heyne or Piper . Black Library also produced the English-language comic magazine Warhammer Monthly , which appeared regularly until 2004 . The English-language “Inferno” magazine, on the other hand, mainly contained short stories.

Novels

genre Surname year ISBN author
German English German English
The big brother war
40K The Big Brother War 1: Horus: Ascent Horus Rising 2009 2006 978-3-453-52535-1 Dan Abnett
40K Big Brother War 2: False Gods False Gods 2009 2006 978-3-453-52558-0 Graham McNeill
40K Big Brother War 3: Burning Galaxy Galaxy in Flames 2009 2006 978-3-453-52642-6 Ben Counter
40K Big Brother War 4: Cruiser Eisenstein The Flight of the Eisenstein 2010 2007 978-3-453-52640-2 James Swallow
40K Big Brother War 5: Fulgrim Fulgrim 2010 2007 978-3-453-52682-2 Graham McNeill
40K Big Brother War 6: Fallen Angels Descent of Angels 2010 2007 978-3-453-52683-9 Mitchel Scanlon
40K Big Brother War 7: Legion legion 2010 2008 978-3-453-52783-6 Dan Abnett
40K Big Brother War 8: On the Brink Battle for the Abyss 2011 2008 978-3-453-52785-0 Ben Counter
40K The big brother war 9: Mechanicum Mechanicum 2011 2008 978-3-453-53386-8 Graham McNeill
40K Big Brother War 10: Angels of the Deep Fallen Angels 2011 2009 978-3-453-53398-1 Mike Lee
40K Big Brother War 11: Blood of the Apostates Tales of Heresy 2011 2009 978-3-453-52906-9 Nick Kyme
40K Big Brother War 12: Prodigal Sons A thousand sons 2012 2010 978-3-453-52903-8 Graham McNeill
40K Big Brother War 13: Nemesis Nemesis 2012 2010 978-3-453-52947-2 James Swallow
40K Big Brother War 14: Heretic Prince The First Heretic 2012 2010 978-3-453-52948-9 Aaron Dembski-Bowden
40K Horus Heresy - Prospero burns: The wolves are unleashed Prospero Burns 2013 2010 978-1-78193-001-4 Dan Abnett
40K Horus Heresy - Age of Darkness Age of Darkness 2013 2011 978-1-78193-004-5 Christian Dunn
40K Horus Heresy - The cast out dead: The truth lies within The Outcast Dead 2013 2011 978-1-78193-007-6 Graham McNeill
40K Horus Heresy - False Redemption: Spirits of Terra Deliverance Lost 2013 2011 978-1-78193-021-2 Gav Thorpe
40K Horus Heresy - Know No Fear: The Battle of Calth Know No Fear 2013 2012 978-1-84970-135-8 Dan Abnett
40K Horus Heresy - The Primarchs The Primarchs 2013 2012 978-1-78193-030-4 Christian Dunn
40K Horus Heresy - Signus Daemonicus: The angel falls Fear to Tread 2013 2012 978-1-78193-033-5 James Swallow
40K Horus Heresy - In the shadow of betrayal Shadows of Treachery 2014 2012 978-1-78193-039-7 Christian Dunn
40K Horus Heresy - Angelus exterminatus Angel Exterminatus 2014 2012 978-1-78193-051-9 Graham McNeill
40K Horus Heresy - traitor Betrayer 2014 2012 978-1-78193-061-8 Aaron Dembski-Bowden
40K Horus Heresy - Identified by: Calth Mark of Calth 2014 2013 978-1-78193-085-4 Laurie Goulding
40K Horus Heresy - Vulkan is alive: tested on the anvil Volcano lives 2015 2014 978-1-78193-104-2 Nick Kyme
40K Horus Heresy - Imperium Secundus: A light in the dark The Unremembered Empire 2015 2014 978-1-78193-110-3 Dan Abnett
40K Horus Heresy - White Scars: The Legion Divided Scars - 2014 978-1-78193-115-8 Chris Wraight
40K Horus Heresy - Sons of Lupercal: The Spirit of Vengeance Volume 1 Vengeful spirit - 2015 978-1-78193-119-6 Graham McNeill
40K Horus Heresy - The Battle of Molech: The Spirit of Vengeance Volume 2 Vengeful spirit - 2015 978-1-78193-121-9 Graham McNeill
40K Horus Heresy - The Damnation of Pythos: The veil is disappearing The Damnation of Pythos - 2015 - David Annandale
40K Horus Heresy - Legacies of Betrayal: Let the Galaxy Burn Legacies of Betrayal - 2015 - Chris Wraight
Gaunt's ghosts
40K Ghost warrior First & Only 2005 1999 978-3-453-52094-3 Dan Abnett
40K Forces of chaos Ghostmaker 2005 1999 978-3-453-52104-9 Dan Abnett
40K necropolis Necropolis 2005 2000 978-3-453-52145-2 Dan Abnett
40K Honor guard Honor Guard 2006 2001 978-3-453-52148-3 Dan Abnett
40K The fires of Tanith The Guns of Tanith 2006 2003 978-3-453-52151-3 Dan Abnett
40K Deadly Mission Straight silver 2006 2004 978-3-453-52185-8 Dan Abnett
40K The assassination Sabbath Martyr 2006 2004 978-3-453-52193-3 Dan Abnett
40K The traitor Traitor General 2006 2004 978-3-453-52198-8 Dan Abnett
40K The last command His Last Command 2007 2005 978-3-453-52224-4 Dan Abnett
40K The crusade The Armor of Contempt 2008 2006 978-3-453-52424-8 Dan Abnett
40K The Iago Mission Only in death 2009 2007 978-3-453-52513-9 Dan Abnett
40K Bloody pact Blood Pact 2011 2009 978-3-453-53387-5 Dan Abnett
40K Last refuge Salvation's Reach 2012 2011 978-3-453-52944-1 Dan Abnett
Inquisitor Eisenhorn
40K Eisenhorn: Xenos Xenos 2008 2001 978-3-453-52366-1 Dan Abnett
40K Eisenhorn: Malleus Malleus 2008 2001 978-3-453-52423-1 Dan Abnett
40K Eisenhorn: Hereticus Hereticus 2008 2002 978-3-453-52511-5 Dan Abnett
Inquisitor Ravenor
40K Ravenor Ravenor 2010 2004-2006 978-3-453-52639-6 Dan Abnett
Inquisitor Draco
40K inquisitor Draco 1996 1990 978-3-453-10911-7 Ian Watson
40K Space Marine Space Marine 1996 1993 3-453-10912-0 Ian Watson
40K harlequin Harlequin 1997 1994 3-453-11895-2 Ian Watson
40K Child of chaos Chaos Child 1998 1995 3-453-13338-2 Ian Watson
Ragnar Black Mane
40K Wolf warrior Space wolf 2002 1999 3-453-21318-1 William King
40K Ragnar's mission Ragnar's Claw 2003 2000 978-3-453-86356-9 William King
40K The gray hunter Gray Hunter 2003 2002 3-453-87535-4 William King
40K Wolf sword Wolfblade 2004 2003 978-3-453-52011-0 William King
Uriel Ventris
40K Night fighter Nightbringer 2005 2002 978-3-453-52022-6 Graham McNeill
40K The warriors of Ultramar Warriors of Ultramar 2007 2003 978-3-453-52231-2 Graham McNeill
40K Dead sky, black sun Dead Sky, Black Sun 2007 2004 978-3-453-52298-5 Graham McNeill
40K Field of the Dead The Killing Ground 2010 2008 978-3-453-52781-2 Graham McNeill
40K Comrades in arms Courage and Honor 2011 2009 978-3-453-52907-6 Graham McNeill
40K The endless war The Chapter's Due 2012 2010 978-3-453-52988-5 Graham McNeill
The Bastion Wars
40K Better and worse Emperor's Mercy 2011 2009 978-3-453-52782-9 Henry Zou
40K Iron thorn Flesh and Iron 2012 2010 978-3-453-52904-5 Henry Zou
40K Blood Gorgons (2010) Henry Zou
Sould drinker
40K Soul drinker Soul drinker 2007 2002 978-3-453-52237-4 Ben Counter
40K The bleeding chalice The Bleeding Chalice 2007 2003 978-3-453-52292-3 Ben Counter
40K The blood god Crimson Tears 2007 2005 978-3-453-52359-3 Ben Counter
40K The Order War Chapter War 2008 2007 978-3-453-52428-6 Ben Counter
40K - Hellforged - 2009 - Ben Counter
40K - phalanx - 2012 - Ben Counter
Blood Ravens
40K War drums Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2008 2005 978-3-453-52372-2 CS Goto
40K spoils of war Dawn of War: Ascension 2008 2005 978-3-453-52432-3 CS Goto
40K Storms of War Dawn of War: Tempest 2008 2006 978-3-453-52512-2 CS Goto
40K War cry Dawn of War II 2010 2009 978-3-453-52690-7 Chris Roberson
Deathwatch
40K - Warrior Brood - 2005 978-1-84416-234-5 CS Goto
40K - Warrior Coven - 2005 978-1-84416-365-6 CS Goto
Gray Knights
40K Gray knights Gray Knights 2009 2004 978-3-453-52514-6 Ben Counter
40K Black adepts Dark Adeptus 2009 2006 978-3-453-52544-3 Ben Counter
40K Demon hammer Hammer of Daemons 2010 2008 978-3-453-52641-9 Ben Counter
Space Marine Battles
40K Battle for Helsreach Helsreach (Space Marines Battles) (2011) 2010 978-3-453-53388-2 Aaron Dembski-Bowden
40K Rynn's world Rynn's World - Space Marine Battles 2011 2010 978-3-453-52786-7 Steve Parker
40K Enemies of cadillus The purging of cadillus 2012 2011 3-453-52946-4 Gav Thorpe
Salamanders
40K Fire lizard Salamander (Tome of Fire) (2011) 2009 978-3-453-52814-7 Nick Kyme
40K fire salamander Firedrake 2013 2010 978-1-78193-002-1 Nick Kyme
40K nocturne nocturne (2013) 2011 978-1-78193-019-9 Nick Kyme
Blood Angels
40K Red Fury - A Blood Angels novel Red Fury 2013 2011 1-78193-005-8 James Swallow
Various
40K The double eagle Double eagle 2007 2004 978-3-453-52286-2 Dan Abnett
40K Snake oath Brother of the Snake 2009 2004 978-3-453-52644-0 Dan Abnett
40K Titan storm Titanicus 2010 2008 978-3-453-52696-9 Dan Abnett
40K Rune priest Farseer 2004 2002 978-3-453-87949-2 William King
40K Robbery Deathwing 1997 1990 978-3-453-12639-8 Neil R. Jones, David Pringle
40K - Heroes of the Space Marines - 2009 - Lindsey Priestly
Fantasy
Fantasy The gray prophet Skavenslayer 2001 1999 978-3-492-29131-6 William King
Fantasy Fateful companions Trollslayer 2001 1999 978-3-492-29132-3 William King
Fantasy The chaos desert Daemon slayer 2002 1999 978-3-492-29133-0 William King
Fantasy The dragon's lair Dragonslayer 2002 2000 978-3-492-29134-7 William King
Fantasy Demon warrior Beastslayer 2003 2001 978-3-492-29135-4 William King
Fantasy Vampire warrior Vampire slayer 2003 2001 978-3-492-29136-1 William King
Fantasy Giant warriors Giantslayer 2004 2003 978-3-492-29137-8 William King
Fantasy The dwarf fortress Orcslayer 2008 2006 978-3-492-29165-1 Nathan Long
Fantasy Attack of the Chaos Hordes Manslayer 2009 2007 978-3-492-29190-3 Nathan Long
Fantasy Elf Slayer Elfslayer 2009 2008 978-3-492-29195-8 Nathan Long
Fantasy Shaman slayer Shaman slayer (2011) 2009 978-3-492-29200-9 Nathan Long
Fantasy Zombie Slayer Zombie Slayer (2012) (2010) 978-3-492-26846-2 Nathan Long
Fantasy - Ulrika the Vampire: Bloodborn - (2010) - Nathan Long
Fantasy The curse of the demon The Daemon's Curse 2006 2005 978-3-492-29147-7 Dan Abnett + Mike Lee
Fantasy The gloomy elf Bloodstorm 2007 2005 978-3-492-29148-4 Dan Abnett + Mike Lee
Fantasy Robber of souls Reaper of Souls 2007 2006 978-3-492-29156-9 Dan Abnett + Mike Lee
Fantasy Sword storm Warpsword 2008 2007 978-3-492-29172-9 Dan Abnett + Mike Lee
Fantasy Lord of Doom Lord of Ruin 2009 2007 978-3-492-29180-4 Dan Abnett + Mike Lee
Fantasy Konrad Konrad 1997 1990 3-453-11922-3 David Ferring
Fantasy Shadow spawn Shadowbreed 1997 1990 3-453-12668-8 David Ferring
Fantasy Warblade Warblade 1997 1993 3-453-13308-0 David Ferring
Fantasy Zaragoz Zaragoz 1999 1989 3-453-15665-X Brian Craig
Fantasy Plague demon Plague Daemon 1999 1990 3-453-16179-3 Brian Craig
Fantasy Storm warriors Storm Warriors 2000 1991 3-453-17106-3 Brian Craig
Fantasy Ambassadors of battle The Ambassador 2005 2003 978-3-492-29140-8 Graham McNeill
Fantasy The catches of the bear Ursun's Teeth 2006 2004 978-3-492-29145-3 Graham McNeill
Fantasy The Sigmar Chronicles 1: Heldenhammer Time of Legends 1: Hero's Hammer 2009 2008 978-3-492-29196-5 Graham McNeill
Fantasy The Sigmar Chronicles 2: The First Empire Time of Legends 2: Empire 2010 2009 978-3-492-26728-1 Graham McNeill
Fantasy Attack of the orcs Blood Money 2006 2003 978-3-492-29149-1 CL Werner
Fantasy Labyrinth of the Goblins Blood and Steel 2007 2003 978-3-492-29157-6 CL Werner
Fantasy Dragon hunt Blood of the Dragon 2008 2004 978-3-492-29166-8 CL Werner
Fantasy Prophet of doom Gray Seer 2010 2009 978-3-492-26727-4 CLWerner
Fantasy - Temple of the Serpent (Thanquol and Boneripper) - (2010) - CLWerner
Fantasy Drachenfels Drachenfels 1996 1989 3-453-10950-3 Jack Yeovil
Fantasy The undead Genevieve Genevieve Undead 1998 1993 978-3-453-13981-7 Jack Yeovil
Fantasy Beasts in velvet and silk Beasts in Velvet 1999 1991 978-3-453-14881-9 Jack Yeovil
Fantasy Bloody inheritances Inheritance 2008 2006 978-3-492-29174-3 Steven Savile
Fantasy Bloody damnation Dominion 2009 2006 978-3-492-29179-8 Steven Savile
Fantasy Bloody retribution Retribution 2009 2007 978-3-492-29187-3 Steven Savile
Fantasy The laughter of dark gods Ignorant armies 1998 1989 978-3-453-14014-1 various

Others

Many of the smaller side games never reached the German market and are otherwise very difficult to come by. In the field of video games in particular, it has happened several times that a game was announced but never published ( vaporware ). This concerns for example:

  • Agents of Death
  • Hive Fleet
  • Aspect Warriors

Games Workshop also contributed characters and ideas for the following games:

In addition to games, books and hobby products, Games Workshop also produces a wide variety of fan articles (posters, busts, pins ...), the value of which is increased in part by limitation.

Web links

Commons : Games Workshop  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Due to changes in company policy, the "Drakenburg" was given up. z. At present it is being tested in the USA whether there should be bigger hobby shops again.

Individual evidence

  1. Games Workshop Group PLC: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / investor.games-workshop.com
  2. Games Workshop: Company History
  3. Games Workshop: Economic Success