Warhammer World, Games Workshop's pub-slash-hobby store celebrating the venerable wargame, is coming to the US

A Kroot hunting pack in Warhammer 40,000. — (Image credit: Games Workshop)

Warhammer is a decidedly British pastime—it did originate in the UK, after all—but I've met plenty of fellow Warhammer nerds right here in the land of opportunity. With all the political strife as of late, it even feels like the grim darkness of the far future is already here!

If you too find yourself in America and love games like Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40,000, and Age of Sigmar in all their tiny, plastic glory, you may want to take note of an announcement Games Workshop made last week. A new Warhammer World is opening on our side of the pond in late 2027.

It's the closest you are getting to Disney World if you're the sort of person with a 4-digit playtime on Total War: Warhammer, and Games Workshop's blog post discussing the new venue acknowledges that the original Nottingham location is well-loved. "We’re not going to replicate it brick-for-brick, but instead build something equally uncompromising on quality and experience, something worthy of Warhammer’s rich settings and of course the title ‘Warhammer World.'"

Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling the virtues of Shenmue or troubleshooting some fiddly old MMO, it's hard to get his mind off games with more ambition than scruples. When he's not at his keyboard, he's probably birdwatching or daydreaming about a glorious comeback for real-time with pause combat. Any day now...

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