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WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE WOLF IS COMING TO EARLY ACCESS ON STEAM!

Press release:
December 6th 2016, Kaliningrad, Russia – HeroCraft are pleased to announce that card driven turn-based tactical combat game, Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf, licensed by Games Workshop, is coming to Early Access on Steam in February 2017.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf is a turn-based tactical game which features RPG elements, containing single player campaign, survival and PvP modes. The game is driven using collectible cards representing the arsenal of weapons and abilities of the Space Marines of the Space Wolves Chapter originated from the Feral World of Fenris.

The game was released on iOS for the first time in 2014, then half a year later on Android, with more than 3 million downloads in total. Now we’re really excited to bring the game to PC players as a premium experience, and announce its release on Early Access on Steam.

We intend to make a great PC game which will offer both Steam customers and Warhammer 40k fans a relevant experience they are looking for with enhanced graphics and other PC features. From the very beginning of Early Access we will release the version with original mobile gameplay and in-game balance to see the reaction and gather feedback. This will allow us to plan our development route based on an actual understanding of what players would like to see in our game.
Dmitry Maksyura, the Head of Development Team: “Every member of our team is a Warhammer geek and we have been working on the mobile version of the game for two years already. But all this time we have been dreaming about developing and releasing the PC game on Steam and finally this is happening!”
The Steam version of Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf will be remastered especially for PC players and will include:

– Enhanced graphics with improved textures and materials
– Dynamic lighting
– Improved weapon effects and brand new weather effects
– overhauled gameplay
– Completely redesigned GUI and controls

About HeroCraft:
HeroCraft is an established developer and publisher of games for mobile platforms, social networks and personal computers. Today the HeroCraft portfolio comprises over 150 games from an array of genres. With its focus on strategy games HeroCraft successfully worked on licensed IP title Majesty Mobile. Headquartered in Kaliningrad, Russia, HeroCraft was founded in 2002 and employs over 100 staff in offices across Europe.

About Games Workshop:
Games Workshop® Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer®: Age of Sigmar® and Warhammer® 40,000® games, miniature soldiers, novels and model kits through more than 450 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop® or Warhammer®), the www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including our publishing division ‘Black Library’ and our special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.games-workshop.com and further details about all of Games Workshop’s licensees and their products are at licensing.games-workshop.com.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2016. Space Wolf, the Space Wolf logo, GW, Games Workshop, Space Marine, 40K, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, 40,000, the ‘Aquila’ Double-headed Eagle logo, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under license. All rights reserved to their respective owners.