{"id":2939,"date":"2021-02-09T18:13:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T18:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1338289"},"modified":"2021-02-09T18:13:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T18:13:01","slug":"slitherine-announces-new-strategy-game-set-in-the-warhammer-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=2939","title":{"rendered":"Slitherine announces new strategy game set in the Warhammer universe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/tnw?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F02%2Fwarhammerbattlesector.jpg&amp;signature=fcf81c3ee7158c0783bd89f1d2a45655\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Slitherine and Black Lab Games today unveiled yet another Warhammer strategy game set to launch in 2021. Fresh on the heels of Sega\u2019s announcement for <em>Total Warhammer III<\/em>, \u201c<em>Warhammer 40,000 Battlesector<\/em>,\u201d as it\u2019s called, looks to make this one of the best gaming years ever for the venerable Games Workshop IP\u2019s fans.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most popular tabletop wargaming franchises of all time continues to thrive in the digital format as <em>Warhammer 40,000 Battlesector<\/em> brings land-based tactics to the front of the battle. A refreshing new take for those who\u2019ve been eagerly awaiting another Slitherine game set in the WH:40K universe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZIZILTdExNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Black Lab Games, creators of the excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/544610\/Battlestar_Galactica_Deadlock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span><em>Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock<\/em><\/span><\/a> game also published through Slitherine, has enough clout and pedigree in the strategy gaming (and IP adaptation) community to make this a day-one-must-purchase for most strategy gamers.<\/p>\n<p>But for those still on the fence, Slitherine\u2019s airing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/slitherinegroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">a live stream with the game news right now<\/a> (as of the time of this writing). If you miss it, you should be able to view the stream, including some juicy gameplay videos, in its entirety after the live broadcast has ended.<\/p>\n<p>I checked out a bit of the gameplay footage and the Slitherine\/Black Lab crew showed off some really enticing stuff. If you\u2019re into turn-based combat ala <em>X-COM<\/em>, this game should be on your RADAR.<\/p>\n<p><span>First off, I like the turn-based options for game modes which include a single-player campaign, the usual multiplayer offerings, and both asynchronous multiplayer and hotseat modes. Huge tip of the hat to the Black Labs developers for including the oft-overlooked ability to play couch co-op with hotseat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But what\u2019s really got me drooling is the animations (gore!), interesting focus on heroic units and terrain, and what appears to be maps with incredible verticality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For me, the bottom line is that most games based on non-video-game IPs aren\u2019t very good. But both Slitherine and Black Labs have a blemish-free track record here whether we\u2019re talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/489630\/Warhammer_40000_Gladius__Relics_of_War\/#:~:text=Warhammer%2040%2C000%3A%20Gladius%20%E2%80%93%20Relics%20of,one%20of%20four%20unique%20factions.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><em>Warhammer 40,0000: Gladius \u2014 Relics of War<\/em><\/a>, <em>Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock<\/em>, or the recently&nbsp;announced <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/distract\/2021\/02\/02\/slitherine-unveils-delicious-new-details-for-starship-troopers-terran-command\/\"><em>Starship Troopers \u2013 Terran Command<\/em><\/a>. I\u2019m excited for <em>Battlesector<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector<\/em> is scheduled to release on PC in May with console versions to follow later. You can preorder <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1295500\/Warhammer_40000_Battlesector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">on Steam<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/distract\/2021\/02\/09\/slitherine-announces-new-strategy-game-set-in-the-warhammer-universe\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slitherine and Black Lab Games today unveiled yet another Warhammer strategy game set to launch in 2021. Fresh on the heels of Sega\u2019s announcement for Total Warhammer III, \u201cWarhammer 40,000 Battlesector,\u201d as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}