RPGDot Network    
   

 
 
Evil Islands
Display full image
Pic of the moment
More
pics from the gallery
 
 

Site Navigation

Main
   News
   Forums

Games
   Games Database
   Top 100
   Release List
   Support Files

Features
   Reviews
   Previews
   Interviews
   Editorials
   Diaries
   Misc

Download
   Gallery
   Music
   Screenshots
   Videos

Miscellaneous
   Staff Members
   Privacy Statement


 
Warthog's Lord of the Rings RPG cancelled?

Posted by Garrett @ Thursday - February 26, 2004 - 14:26 -
Top
| Game Info
Last july we reported about Warthog Texas developing a Lord of the Rigns RPG for Vivendi Universal called 'Shadows of Mordor'. Well, it seems now that more than 9 months of work are in vain, as this PR calims, that the unannounced title by Warthog Texas has been cancelled, and Shadows of Mordor has never been oficially announced:
Warthog plc

Announcement of passing of all resolutions at Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company and Trading Update

Warthog plc ("Warthog" or "the Company") announces that at its EGM held today in relation to the Placing and the Proposed Rights Issue, originally announced on 30 January 2004, all the resolutions were passed.


Warthog is also pleased to announce that, in respect of the recently announced strategy of IP partnering, the Company is in contract negotiations with two new IP providers regarding partnering contracts for two significant movie-related games projects.


Additionally, Warthog announces the termination of a previously unnamed title that had been under development by the Company's Texas studio for a US client.
The contractual terms of this work for hire project mean that Warthog expects to receive a significant termination payment. The expected net financial impact of this termination on the current financial year (ending 31st March 2004) is to reduce the Group's reported loss by £23,000 and to improve cashflow by £121,000.
The Company's prudent treatment of the contract resulted in no royalties being forecast for this project. It is currently envisaged that one of the above-mentioned IP partnering projects would be undertaken by the Texas studio.

Ashley Hall, Chief Executive Officer of Warthog, commented:

"We are pleased to have secured the funding from the Placing to allow us to implement our strategy of partnering with the owners of valuable IP licences. It is currently envisaged that the contract termination will allow our Texas studio to accelerate Warthog's development of games in partnership with IP holders."


Let's hope, that maybe one of these major movie titles will be a RPG :)
Thanks Ben
 
 
All original content of this site is copyrighted by RPGWatch. Copying or reproducing of any part of this site is strictly prohibited. Taking anything from this site without authorisation will be considered stealing and we'll be forced to visit you and jump on your legs until you give it back.