Based in Austin, Texas, Jackalope Games had been announced with the ambition to create online universes. Nothing could be more normal for a team led by Jack Emmert, a veteran of City of Heroes, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online and DC Universe Online. A year later, the studio adopts the new identity of Jackalyptic Games and announces that its first game will be based on the Warhammer license in close collaboration with Games Workshop, which continues to see half of the video game industry knocking on its door. .
” Having shaped my career by developing expansive MMO stories, I’m proud to announce that our first game in development at Jackalyptic Games will focus on the rich Warhammer universes. Bringing the deep history of this IP into our game is a massive undertaking, and we’re excited to work alongside Games Workshop to bring that vision to life. commented Jack Emmert.
Still at the beginning of its development, this Warhammer game will be available on consoles and PC, in accordance with the ambitions of NetEase Games, which wishes to make a place for itself on these platforms and on the international market after having made a fortune on the Chinese market. In addition to Jackalyptic Games, NetEase Games has founded Jar of Sparks, Spliced, Anchor Point, Nagoshi Studio, GPTRACK50, Sakura Studio and NetEase Games Montreal studios, not to mention the acquisitions of Grasshopper Manufacture, Quantic Dream and SkyBox Labs.