RandyB Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I'm wondering if the "Hammer and Eagles" videos on WarhammerTV are foreshadowing something long embraced by many fans and long rejected by GW - that Warhammer 40K and Warhammer are different parts (space, time, dimensions) of the same setting. No evidence, just a wild hunch. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamingDeth Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I would bet money that it's literally what they said, just a logo to put on Warhammer stores so that.peiple don't think it's just AoS or just 40k. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5292344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Commander Ajax Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I'm wondering if the "Hammer and Eagles" videos on WarhammerTV are foreshadowing something long embraced by many fans and long rejected by GW - that Warhammer 40K and Warhammer are different parts (space, time, dimensions) of the same setting. No evidence, just a wild hunch. I hope this isn’t what they’re planning! Like FlamingDeth said, I think this is just a branding exercise. They’ve already started to rebrand ‘Games Workshop’ stores as ‘Warhammer’ stores, maybe they think it’s more catchy? *shrugs* Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5292357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
helterskelter Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 They also said goes together like dark angels and heresy, so make of that what you will Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5292406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Stores have been rebranded "Warhammer" for years now. Having a logo that explicitly means <brand name> without having to use words and fits in a square is both useful and desirable from a marketing point of view. That's it. We don't need to speculate that literally everything the business does has some secret meaning. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5292409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Pretty sure it's really just that they have a new logo now. The mixed setting made sense with WHFB where it could easily be explained by a planet trapped in a warpstorm, but with AoS it's more than just a stretch with all the different realms and Slaanesh being out of it for so long etc. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5292413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 I agree. Probably just a new logo for common marketing purposes. It was a wild thought that I wanted to share, though. Its an amusing possibility to me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5292503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormelyKnownAsSmashyPants Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Exactly my thought, GW want a logo that will be easily recognised by people like that Apple logo or the Mickey D’s arches. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5292535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I don't know why this logo wasn't done years ago. Having just "warhammer" and either the Imperial eagle/ Gharl Manz (?) hammer in the shop logo is not very intuitive. Plus simpler logo's are more modern marketing wise for branding purposes. Leave the fancy insignia stuff in the game itself. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5292864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I don't know why this logo wasn't done years ago. Having just "warhammer" and either the Imperial eagle/ Gharl Manz (?) hammer in the shop logo is not very intuitive. Plus simpler logo's are more modern marketing wise for branding purposes. Leave the fancy insignia stuff in the game itself. If I had to take a guess I'd blame Kirby. GWs marketing was pretty backwards for a long time and they are still in the process of modernising. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5292879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 The same weekend OP went up my local store changed it's name onf FB from 'Gamesworkshop - PLACE' to 'Warhammer - PLACE' Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5294163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolandTHTG Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 They actually snuck the announcement in this past weekend https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/04/05/together-at-last/ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/355128-hammers-and-eagles-rampant-speculation/#findComment-5294195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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