Warhammer Plus includes a stand-alone streaming app for mobile, desktop, and smart TVs
According to the announcement, Warhammer Plus will be available on smart TVs and mobile devices as well as the internet. It will be available for iOS and Android and Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices. Subscribers will have access to a dedicated website. The launch will be live in the U.S.A. and U.K., GW’s largest markets. It will also go live in Australia, Belgium and Canada. The company promised that it would add new regions in the future.
According to previous announcements, subscribers will get access to loads of new content as well as a back catalogue of magazines, novels, and short stories. A selection of animated programs will make up the marquee feature, including stories from Warhammer 40,000 or the Age of Sigmar. Subscriptions will cost $5.99 per month or $59.99 annually and include a free exclusive miniature.
Although GW has been a prominent YouTube and Twitch user for many years, this is the company’s first attempt to run a live streaming service. As hundreds of thousands of users will likely be online on the launch, all eyes will be on it.
Right now, fan sentiment is mixed. It seems like a great deal, especially considering the miniature included. Many are questioning the company’s decision-making process regarding a series of changes in its stance on intellectual propriety.
GW recently refined its stance on 3D-printed models and components, banning “commercially available, third party 3D printed parts” in Warhammer World-sanctioned tournaments. It impacts a very narrow portion of the community, but some feel it detracts from creative expression in the hobby. GW also recently updated its legal language to end “fan films or animations” based on the company’s “settings and characters” — the same kinds of works that ultimately led to the creation of some of the programs featured on Warhammer Plus. As a result, several high-profile creators, such as YouTuber Brava Alfabusa, have elected to alter, cancel, or suspend their work lest they run afoul of GW’s legal team.
