The growth time continues at Warhammer 40,000 maker Games Workshop, which has introduced it’s handing out £20 million (approx. $27 million) to its workers as a bonus.
The Nottingham, UK firm behind the Warhammer tabletop video games and their expansive settings, mentioned that for the 52 weeks ending June 1, 2025, core income was £560 million, up from the £494.7 million within the earlier period. Licensing income was £50 million, up from £31 million. Core revenue is £210 million, up from £174.8 million, and licensing revenue is £45 million, up from £27 million. That quantities to revenue earlier than tax of £255 million, up from £203 million.
Off the back of these large income, and “in recognition of our staff’s contribution to these results,” Games Workshop is giving workers £20 million, up from the £18 million it handed out final 12 months. The money can be paid on an equal foundation to every member of workers. Games Workshop is estimated to have round 1,500 workers. If that’s correct, it means every worker is about for a £13,333 (approx $18,000) bonus.
Games Workshop’s fundamental business is the sale of miniatures followers assemble and paint to be used in tabletop wargames, reminiscent of Warhammer 40,000. But it’s more and more an IP business, with large income from smash hit video video games reminiscent of final 12 months’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and animations, reminiscent of Amazon’s Warhammer 40,000 Secret Level episode. Last 12 months, Games Workshop and Amazon finalized a deal for Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40,000 Cinematic Universe, which is able to contain the creation of movies and tv sequence. Space Marine 3 is also in development.
Where does Games Workshop go from right here? The firm identified that licensing income within the period is at a report stage and it doesn’t anticipate this to be repeated in 2025/26, though it stays a core focus. Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer usually is greater than it’s ever been, and based mostly on these outcomes, it’s not slowing down any time quickly.
Games Workshop not too long ago held its annual Warhammer Skulls showcase, and we’ve got all the announcements and trailers right here. Highlights embrace a Definitive Edition of Dawn of War and Siege mode for Space Marine 2.
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