Creative Assembly and SEGA acquire Warhammer license

SEGA sent out a press release today announcing something which should have a good deal of people hyperventilating in excitement - a partnership between Games Workshop and Creative Assembly. If those names mean nothing to you, Games Workshop are the people behind the Warhammer franchise of massive epic battles and Creative Assembly are the people behind the Total War franchise of massive epic battles. Tim Heaton, Studio Director at Creative Assembly said of the partnership:

"We’ll be doing the Warhammer universe justice in a way that has never been attempted before. We’re bringing those 25 years of experience and expertise in extremely high-scoring games to bear, delivering a Warhammer experience that videogamers will absolutely love."

While it seems like a pretty safe bet we will see some sort of Total Warhammer, some might remember that such a thing has been attempted before - Black Hole Entertainment's Warhammer: Mark of Chaos back in 2008. Maybe Heaton specifically means making a good game like that.

Those hoping for Space Marines in their Total War should settle down, because THQ still owns the Warhammer 40K license - this partnership refers specifically to the Fantasy setting. Still, it's pretty exciting news and I am very excited to see what comes of this. How about you? Let us know in the comments below!