why isn’t there a total war game in the 40k universe?

[Jor]

I literally don’t know anything about the lore of either, but I love warhammer 2, and been watching a couple short stories(or summarized versions of books) on YouTube and it kinda has me hooked now

[Kapika96]

Because games take a long time to develop and Warhammer fantasy isn't even finished yet.

It would also require quite a different gameplay set-up to adjust to the different battle style to regular Total War games.

It's a possibility one day though.

[Nugcrusher]

...also, CA does not own the license to 40K.

[Zorelnam]

Multiple attempts are 40k games have been made, a handful are either absolutely brilliant games acclaimed and praised to this day such as Dawn of war Dark crusade/Soulstorm and others are unredeemable garbage only fit to wipe your ass with, See Dawn of war 3
Honestly i am not sure i'd like CA to try their hand at it, i cannot imagine the ranged combat working very well as a Creative assembly game, the battlefields would need to be considerably increased in size as-well to accommodate for the range of the weapons

[ArchAnge1LT]

Originally posted by Nugcrusher:

...also, CA does not own the license to 40K.

Wrong. SEGA does have 40k license. So CA actually can make a 40k game.

[A.Pot]

There is already the Dawn of War series with the 2nd game nailing the basic focus of the tabletop game.

[Nugcrusher]

Originally posted by ArchAnge1LT:

Originally posted by Nugcrusher:

...also, CA does not own the license to 40K.

Wrong. SEGA does have 40k license. So CA actually can make a 40k game.

ok...didn't know that.

[(ง︡'-'︠)ง Hor Hay J]

40k would of been harder to create.

[Zoie Shales]

think there are like several hundred threads on 40k on this form at this point.

[Nugcrusher]

Originally posted by Nugcrusher:

Originally posted by ArchAnge1LT:

Wrong. SEGA does have 40k license. So CA actually can make a 40k game.

ok...but it is not as simple as that...

[Jerubius]

Originally posted by ArchAnge1LT:

Originally posted by Nugcrusher:

...also, CA does not own the license to 40K.

Wrong. SEGA does have 40k license. So CA actually can make a 40k game.

That's not how GW does licensing. They don't hand out blanket licenses. They give licenses to varying subsets of the IP for specific projects. They could pretty easily negotiate a 40k license though, given how well CA has done though, and GW's approach has been to give devs that do well with the licenses larger subsets of the license and more leeway with the IP.

[Drewsko]

because space marines dont line up in rows and and shoot and bash each other, they like to take cover and shiz, hence no ww2 total war either.

[Carog the Fat]

they could do it but they would need to change battlefields and how units interact with the battle field so infantry take cover rather than stand there like an 18 century soldier and get shot in ranks

[ArchAnge1LT]

Originally posted by Jerubius:

Originally posted by ArchAnge1LT:

Wrong. SEGA does have 40k license. So CA actually can make a 40k game.

That's not how GW does licensing. They don't hand out blanket licenses. They give licenses to varying subsets of the IP for specific projects. They could pretty easily negotiate a 40k license though, given how well CA has done though, and GW's approach has been to give devs that do well with the licenses larger subsets of the license and more leeway with the IP.

Would Sega need to negotiate for a new project with GW, sure. Does not negate anything i have said though. Sega is probably in the best position in the market to start a 40k project with CA.

[Ysthrall]

Because adapting the TW concepts to 40k would take such changes on either side, that the resulting game would be:
Not really a Total War game
or
Not really a 40k game
or
Both.

The closest you're going to get to TW:40k is Dawn of War: Soulstorm. Yes I know it's about 15 years old at this point. It's got a turn based campaign map with various factions, a tiny amount of province development, and RTS battles.

[Greldinart]

because original board game of warhammer battle was like the game actually, large regiment, some heroes and monsters, big armies in number.
while original board game of warhammer 40k totaly destroyed the concept of bigarmies, it was rather like skirmish size battlewith heroes/single unit, few monsters/vehicule and small squad. the idea was to simplify access to people.