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==Overview==
Games Workshop was founded in 1975 by three friends - [[Ian Livingstone]], [[Steve Jackson ]] and [[John Peake ]] - who handmade and sold traditional wooden games from their London homes.{{Fn|2}} They were originally an importer of American board games and RPGs. When they became publishers of the UK based role-playing magazine [[White Dwarf]], Games Workshop created a national chain of gaming stores in the 1980s. Their publishing arm also created UK reprints of famous but expensive-to-import American RPGs.
During the 90s, following a management buyout in December 1991, the company refocused on their most lucrative lines, namely their miniature wargame lines. The retail chain refocused on a younger, more family-oriented market. The change of direction was a great success with a rising share price and growing profits, in spite of the fact that it lost the company much of its old, loyal fanbase. Games Workshop expanded in Europe and the USA, opening new branches and organizing organising events. In October 1997, all UK-based operations were relocated to the current HQ in Lenton, Nottingham.
During the early 2000s Games Workshop acquired the rights to produce Lord of the Rings miniatures. Taking advantage of the success of the then-recent Peter Jackson films, the company experienced a temporary boom.{{Fn|17}} By the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the company was having problems with falling profits being blamed on collectible card games. The company has been attempting to create a dual approach that will appeal to both older, loyal customers while still attracting the younger audience. This has seen the creation of initiatives such as the "Fanatic" range that supports more marginal lines with a lower cost trading model.
In 2014 CEO [[Tom Kirby ]] stepped down and was replaced by [[Kevin Rountree]].{{Fn|18}} By 2020 Games Workshop had experienced significant turnaround from its slump of the early 2010s. In 2018 its annual report indicated profits had nearly doubled from the previous year and the companies share price had risen by 150%.{{Fn|2}} By 2020, its share price had risen by 1,000% over the previous five years.{{Fn|3}}
==Miniatures games==
Games Workshop originally produced miniature figures via an associated, originally independent, company called [[Citadel Miniatures ]] (of which Marauder Miniatures was an imprint) while the main company concentrated on retail. The distinction between the two blurred after Games Workshop stores ceased to sell retail products by other manufacturers, and Citadel was effectively merged back into Games Workshop. Games Workshop also maintains a specialty, more expensive production line of miniatures made by [[Forge World (Company)|Forge World]].{{Fn|12}}
===Main Production===
* [[Horus Heresy (Game)|The Horus Heresy]]
* Warhammer Fantasy, replaced officially with Age of Sigmar
* Warhammer: The Old World (reboot of classic Warhammer Fantasy){{Fn|1}}
* Middle-earth: Includes The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game and The Hobbit
*Warhammer 40,000
**[[Apocalypse]]
**[[Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team (2016)|Kill Team]]
**[[Necromunda (game system)|Necromunda]] - based on gang warfare in the hives of [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]]
**[[Adeptus Titanicus (2018)|Adeptus Titanicus]]**[[Legions Imperialis]]
**[[Combat Arena]]
**[[Deathwatch: Overkill]]**[[Shadow War: Armageddon]]**[[Speed Freeks Aeronautica Imperialis (Gamegame)|Speed Freeks]]**[[Aeronautica Imperialis (game)]]*Age of Sigmar**Warhammer Underworlds**War Cry **Blood Bowl**Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower **Warhammer Quest: Shadow Over Hammerhal **Gorechosen **Warhammer: The Old World - Reboot of the Warhammer Fantasy Battle setting{{Fn|1}}
=== Out of print ===
The following are older, out of print spin-offs of Warhammer 40,000Games Workshops main product line:
* [[Battlefleet Gothic (game)|Battlefleet Gothic]] - focuses on space combat
* [[Epic (game)|Epic Armageddon]] - uses smaller versions of models to fight larger battles
* [[Inquisitor (game)|Inquisitor]] - a classic miniature RPG game
*[[Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress]]
*[[Assassinorum: Execution Force (Game)|Assassinorum: Execution Force]]
*[[Deathwatch: Overkill]]
*[[Shadow War: Armageddon]]
*[[Speed Freeks (Game)|Speed Freeks]]
* Mordheim - gang warfare in the Mordheim city (Warhammer Fantasy)
* Warmaster - uses smaller versions of models to fight larger battles (Warhammer Fantasy)
*[[Imperial Knights: Renegade]]
*[[Space Marine Adventures: Labyrinth of the Necrons]]
*Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower
*Warhammer Quest: Shadow Over Hammerhal
*Gorechosen
* Battle of Five Armies - uses smaller versions of models to fight larger battles (Lord of the Rings). Replaced by The Hobbit after the release of the ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.
===Television and Film===
Games Workshop has released films in the past, such as [[Ultramarines - A Warhammer 40,000 Movie]]. However recently they have made a more seirous serious attempt to expand into the market, and in the 2019-2020 period a wide variety of media projects were announced such as an [[Eisenhorn Television Series]]{{Fn|4}}, [[Angels of Death (Animated Series)|Angels of Death]]{{Fn|5}}, and [[Hammer and Bolter (Anthology Series)|Hammer and Bolter]] which are available via Games Workshop streaming app [[Warhammer+]].{{Fn|6}}
On December 16, 2022, it was announced that a coproduction with Amazon for a [[Warhammer 40,000 film and TV series (Games Workshop-Amazon Series coproduction)|film and TV series]] was in the works.{{Fn|19}} ==External Linkslinks==
*[https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Home Official Website]
*[https://www.warhammer-community.com/ Warhammer Community] - Official Blog
*{{Endn|17}}: [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/games-workshop-in-fresh-profit-alert-6229305.html The Independent: Games Workshop in fresh profit alert (posted January 6 2007] (last accessed 4/24/2020)
*{{Endn|18}}: [https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/138546-Games-Workshop-Appoints-Company-Veteran-Kevin-Rountree-as-New-CEO Escapistmagazine: Troubled Games Workshop Appoints New CEO for 2015 (posted November 11 2014)] (last accessed 4/24/2020)
*{{Endn|19}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20230101213117/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/12/16/warhammer-starring-henry-cavill/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer – starring Henry Cavill (posted 16 Dec 22)] ''(saved archive page, dated 01 January 2023, last accessed 15 January 2023)''