Blood Bowl Confirmed for PC, Xbox 360, DS, PSP; Initial Screenshots Released
The game is based on the Games Workshop miniatures board game of the same name, originally released in 1987 and currently roughly in its fifth edition. Blood Bowl is set in Games Workshop's wildly successful Warhammer universe, a setting that is no stranger to video games. Cyanide's upcoming effort features two modes of play, one in real time and the other a faithful reproduction of the turn-based source game.
Contrary to statements made by Cyanide to Shacknews in 2006, there is indeed a PC version in the works; that game is expected to ship in 2008 along with an Xbox 360 version. Nintendo DS and PSP editions have also been confirmed without release projections.
Single-player will feature a management-oriented campaign, while online multiplayer will support large-scale tournaments. Races confirmed to be making the jump to virtual form include Orcs, Elves, Humans, and Dwarfs.
Now-defunct developer Strategic Simulations, Inc. previously developed a Blood Bowl adaptation released for PC in 1995.
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Chris Remo
replyI am super excited about this, now that I know they're including a turn-based option. Blood Bowl is fun as hell.
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Chris....is Warhammer wildly successful or is this another comic jab?
Also, yeah this game looks tight. I'm excited. I hope you can severe heads.-
It is hugely, massively successful. There's no real way to spin that.
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Ok , wasn't sure if this was like your Bruckheimer joke the other day by listing his most unsuccessful movies.
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Nah, I generally reserve that for individuals in show biz. Also just as a minor clarification, I have no idea if those are his most unsuccessful movies--Flashdance probably wasn't--I pick them just based on what I think is funny, generally by being the films that are most opposed to the person's public image.
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