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Like 40,000's God-Emperor of Mankind, fantasy's Elector-Count of Reikland, Karl Franz, gives with one hand and takes with the other. Following the success of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and news that IP holder Games Workshop was looking for the next big hit, it seems an in-development RPG set in the grimdark fantasy version of the famous tabletop universe has been cancelled.

The news comes to us through a report from MP1st, with the outlet doing some resume-delving and turning up some tantalising details. In development at studio Thought Pennies, which suffered through multiple rounds of layoffs last year, resulting in the project's cancellation, it seems that the fantasy Warhammer RPG had its funding pulled, presumably by Games Workshop.

Never officially revealed, this "multiplatform, social roleplaying game" was being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and was described as a "co-op, PvE action RPG with a cast of unique characters and playstyles". It seems like the decision to cancel the project came as something of a surprise, as Thought Pennies CCO posted on LinkedIn that development was progressing well and that the team had received promising feedback despite funding being pulled.

Will Games Workshop be able to strike gold again with another Warhammer game? Do you find the prospect of fantasy Warhammer less appealing than its infintely more popular little brother, Warhammer 40,000? Let us know in the comments section below.