Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin announced with reveal trailer
If you thought a Warhammer 40,000-themed DLC for PowerWash Simulator or a brand new Warhammer MMO would be the only new game reveals from the Warhammer Skulls 2023 event, think again. Frontier Developments announced Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin, a brand new real-time strategy game developed in partnership with Games Workshop.
The game is set in the Age of Sigmar and brings the popular era of Warhammer to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Alongside this reveal the studio also released a pretty epic announcement trailer.
According to the press release, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin takes place in the violent and savage Realm of Beasts known as Ghur. The single-player campaign’s Age of Sigmar narrative is co-written by legendary Black Library author Gavin Thorpe. I personally find the Age of Sigmar to be the most detailed and fleshed-out era of the fantasy period of Warhammer, so I’m excited to see what direction the story takes. The single-player campaign also features a wide range of mission types and modes as well as four distinct playable factions.
Although the history of RTS games on console has been rather hit-or-miss, Frontier Developments claims to have an innovative new RTS-interface called DirectStep™ to specifically enhance the experience with a controller. They claim the technology allows you to quickly cycle through squads and issue orders with the analogue sticks and a few simple button presses. PC players can of course play using keyboard and mouse controls.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin also has a “quickfire and exciting” multiplayer mode with matches designed to last 30 minutes or less. The multiplayer sounds very similar to Company of Heroes as
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