Games Workshop has a more than positive balance sheet. The company confirms that 2023 has been its eighth consecutive year of growth, with record revenues and profits. The Nottingham firm posted revenues of 470.8 million pounds sterling (546.91 million Euros), an increase of +13.5% compared to the previous year. As for operating profits, they peak at 170.2 million pounds sterling (197.72 million Euros), an increase of +8.3% compared to 2022.
War(hammer), huh, yeah, What is it good for?
If in the video game sphere the Warhammer franchise is carried by titles like Dawn of War, Total War: Warhammer or the excellent Blood Bowl, it continues to be enriched year after year with new apps brewing a wide range of genres: from FPS to RTS, via Mario Kart-like. In the report presented by John Brewis (Non-Executive Chairman of Games Workshop), the latter highlighted the launches of Boltgun, darktide and mobile gaming Warhammer 40K: Tactics. If no official sales figures were revealed in Games Workshop’s official press release, the firm’s executives were still enthusiastic about the performance of these titles.
The annual review states that: “*During the period, our licensing partners launched five new games: four for PC/console and one for mobile. We also recorded revenue from games. darktide, Boltgun And Tactics. Two new games were announced during the period, including a grand strategy game for PC and consoles, Realms of Ruinand a combat racing game, Speed Freeks.
New games launching in 2023/24 include major titles – Realms of Ruin And Space Marine 2. There is also computer role-playing Rogue Trader and the digital collective card game warpforge whose release dates have not been announced. A total of nine new games are under development and two new licenses were signed and two new licenses were signed during the year*.”