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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Armageddon Battle for Armageddon]
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chaos_Attack&action=edit Chaos Attack] (Expansion for ''Battle for Armageddon'')
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blood_Royale&action=edit Blood Royale]] (multiplayer, battle and resource game of medieval Europe)* [[Calamity (board game)| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamity_%28board_game%29 Calamity]]* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chainsaw_Warrior&action=edit Chainsaw Warrior]] (solo play game)* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chaos_Marauders&action=edit Chaos Marauders]]* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Encounter Cosmic Encounter]] (under license)* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curse_of_the_Mummy%27s_Tomb&action=edit Curse of the Mummy's Tomb]]* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Future Dark Future]] (similar to Car Wars)* [[Doctor Who (board game)| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_%28board_game%29 Doctor Who - The Game of Time and Space]] (1980)* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doom_of_the_Eldar&action=edit Doom of the Eldar]]* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dungeonquest&action=edit Dungeonquest]]* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fury_of_Dracula&action=edit Fury of Dracula]]
* [[Horus Heresy]]
* [[Judge Dredd (board game)| http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Judge_Dredd_%28board_game%29&action=edit Judge Dredd ]] (see 2000 AD character [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Dredd Judge Dredd]] for background)* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kings_and_Things&action=edit Kings and Things]] (under license)* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quirks&action=edit Quirks]]* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Rivals Railway Rivals]]* [[Rogue Trooper (board game)| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_Trooper_%28board_game%29 Rogue Trooper ]] (another 2000 AD related game) * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Super_Power&action=edit Super Power]]* [[Talisman board game|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talisman_board_game Talisman]] (3 different editions)* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valley_of_the_Four_Winds&action=edit Valley of the Four Winds]]* [[Warlock (board game)| http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warlock_%28board_game%29&action=edit Warlock ]]* [[Warlock of Firetop Mountain (board game)| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlock_of_Firetop_Mountain_%28board_game%29 Warlock of Firetop Mountain]]* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warrior_Knights&action=edit Warrior Knights]]
==Computer Games==
Games Workshop produced and published several [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Spectrum Sinclair Spectrum]] games in the early years, not all of which were based in the usual Warhammer settings
*''Apocalypse'' (1983) based on the original boardgame
*''Argent Warrior'' (1984) Illustrated adventure
*''Battlecars'' (1984) 2 player racing game written in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC_programming_language BASIC programming language|BASIC]]
*''Chaos'' (1985) multiplayer turn based "board" game, written by Julian Gollop
*''D-Day'' (1985) based on the Normandy Landings
Many [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_game computer game]]s have been produced by third parties based on the Warhammer universes owned by the firm. These include:
(Miniature game they are based on is included in parentheses after the game name)
* ''GorkaMorka'' (Warhammer 40K - Orks)
A Warhammer [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG|online role-playing game]], [[Warhammer Online]], is in development by Mythic Entertainment who took over from Climax under whom the project was deemed cancelled.
==Other media==
Many [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic comic]]s and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel novel]]s have also been produced based on the Warhammer universes, published by the [[Black Library]].
==Miniatures==
Games Workshop originally produced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_figure miniature figure]]s via an associated, originally independent, company called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_Miniatures Citadel Miniatures]] (of which [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maurauder_Miniatures&action=edit Maurauder 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.
==Magazines==
Games Workshop's best known magazine is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Dwarf_magazine White Dwarf magazine|White Dwarf]], which in the UK has now passed 307 issues. Seven different international editions of White Dwarf are currently published, with different material, in five languages. Originally a more general roleplaying magazine, since around issue 100 White Dwarf has been devoted exclusively to the support of Games Workshop properties.
Games Workshop also published [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fanatic_Magazine&action=edit Fanatic Magazine]] in support of their Specialist Games range, but it was discontinued after issue 10, though it lives on in electronic form. Fanatic was preceded by a number of newsletters, devoted to the particular games.
There was also the Citadel Journal, intended as a "deeper" magazine for modelling enthusiasts and more experienced gamers. It often featured unusual rules and armies, and was occasionally used as an outlet for test rules. Under some editors, they also published fan fiction and fan art. This is no longer published.
==Licensing==
In conjunction with the production of cinematic adaptation of ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings The Lord of the Rings]]'', Games Workshop acquired the rights to produce a skirmish wargame based on the films, and also on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The rights to produce a roleplaying game version of the films were sold to another firm.
==Games Workshop Group PLC==
Games Workshop has expanded into several divisions/companies producing products related to the Warhammer universe.
* [[http://www.gamesworkshop.com Games Workshop]] produce the tabletop wargames, Citadel miniatures and the Specialist Games range.* [[http://http://www.sabertoothgames.com/stg/ Sabertooth Games]] produce the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCG CCG]]s and The Lord of the Rings Tradeable Miniatures Game.* [[http://http://www.blpublishing.com/ BL Publishing]] is the publishing arm of Games Workshop.
* [http://www.warpartefacts.com Warp Artefacts] produce merchandise based on Games Workshop's intellectual property.
* [[http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/ Forge World]] make complementary specialist resin miniatures and conversion kits.
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