Bigben and Games Workshop announce they are working on a new Warhammer game

Warhammer is like the gift that keeps on giving, and it looks like fans will have another game to look forward to. Bigben Interactive and Games Workshop have announced that they have entered into a partnership to develop a new game based on the Warhammer Fantasy Battles IP. The game will be a Hack n' Slash, a first for the franchise and is set to take place in the Old World, a dark and bloody continent devastated by the wars against Chaos.

The game will be developed by the indie studio, Eko Software whose previous works include Aqua Panic!, Wanted Corp., SPRay, and How to Survive.

Benoit Clerc, Director of Video Games at Bigben, commented on the partnership.

"We are very pleased to work with Games Workshop developing a game which draws from the incredible potential of the Warhammer world. The Eko Software and Bigben teams have long been fans of this franchise from day one, including myself. Warhammer Fantasy Battles is well suited to offer players something quite innovative in the timeless hack & slash genre."

Jon Gillard, Head of Licensing at Games Workshop also said:

"We're really pleased to start this new partnership with Bigben, and this project will be an amazing opportunity for gamers to experience an epic story in the first Hack N’ Slash game set in the classic Warhammer Fantasy world. Eko did a great job with their How To Survive series and we're confident they are going to do something amazing with our IP. I know the Bigben and Eko staff are massive fans of our lore and I can't wait to see what they come up with."

Official details on the game's story, key realms, geography, platforms and playable races will be made public at a later date.