In late 2024, the recently formed studio Thought Pennies suffered major layoffs after Nexon cancelled its unannounced co-op Warhammer RPG.
The project, based on Age of Sigmar, was in development for PC, console, and mobile for roughly three years, but Thought Pennies CCO and former Star Wars: The Old Republic lead Daniel Erickson claimed that Nexon decided to go in a new “strategic direction”.
Given that the game was never announced, we knew very little about what it would entail. However, that changed today, as MP1st gave us a first look at never-before-seen concept art and footage.
First Look At Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Dark Frontier
Dubbed Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Dark Frontier, this Unreal Engine 5 RPG would have featured your typical Soulslike combat; in the above clip, we see the usual prompts expected of the genre, dodge, target lock, sprint, basic attack, advanced strike, etc., as well as melee and ranged weapons being employed against a variety of magical opponents.
The leaked footage also includes some of the early prologue scenes, featuring a large hallway illuminated by blue lights, presumably the Realm of Azyr, and a group of mages tearing through the roots holding shut a colossal doorway. However, there isn’t much context to these scenes, so it’s unclear what exactly the story here is.
You can check out a whole gallery of concept art on MP1st, showing Thought Pennies’ take on several of the Mortal Realms.
Evidently, a lot of work had gone into this project, and the footage shows an ambitious, sprawling Warhammer adventure with various unique characters fighting their way through mobs of fantastical opponents. Why exactly Nexon cancelled it is still unclear.
However, despite the sudden shuttering of the project, Erickson said on LinkedIn that he “really enjoyed [his] time working as a developer with the Warhammer licensing group”, and he remains as Thought Pennies’ CCO, working on an unknown project. The studio also stresses on its website that it remains committed to bringing “full fledged multiplayer to the RPG space,” and that it wants to “build the biggest, most interesting games with the smallest team possible”.
- Material
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Plastic
- Painted?
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No
- What’s Included
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Harbinger Edition Book, Core Rules Book, 32x Citadel Miniatures, 6x Warscroll Cards, 2x Allegiance Ability Cards, 1x Dawnbringer Bastion Cardboard Terrain Feature, 1x Double-Sided Gaming Mat, 2x Range Rulers, 10x Dice, 2x Rules Reference Sheets
- Brand
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Games Workshop
