From the back of a van to the London Stock Exchange... the Games Workshop - BBC London News
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- This is the story of two men and one dream. Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson opened the Games Workshop, a fantasy games shop started in west London forty years ago. Little did they know then that it would be the start of something big, creating a lasting legacy in the world of fantasy, fiction and the board game industry.
Weird how they never mentioned the game they're best known for.
Yep... The hobbit game
Battlecars?
These guys are my HEROES, when I was a kid in the early 1980s those Game Workshops were like magic. And here I am with boxes full of Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40K and lots of spin off games.
:)
From loving the hobby into loving the money only in just a few years.
What a lovely story!
stock market and most of the passionate people is no longer there, alan blight passed away, rick pristley founded another company.
These guys were geniuses - they helped make my childhood such fantastic fun, mainly (for me) through their books. What a success story
i think they wrote the fighting fantasy books too which i loved so much ! thanks guys! :)
@@davidpinnock4227 I had a good collection of those - most of which I sadly got rid of before I had kids who are now old enough to read/play them!
Fallen heroes.
From fans of the hobby creating something for us all to enjoy, to corporate men killing anyone on their coat tails.
I hope the hobby survives their ruthlessness.
The TRUE God Emperor's of Mankind.
It seems like GW in the 80s were more consumer friendly than they are now. They have turned into a faceless business selling expensive models (i won't call them toys as that is an insult to the time and fun people have with them). I just believe they have slightly lost their way and gone more towards pushing their products too much. Maybe its just my side of the world (aus).
Yes and no. I think it's inevitable that companies get more distant as they grow, they simply can't interact with their whole playerbase. But, with community reviews and things like the Warhammer Community blog, I think they're getting warmer than they have been in a while lately.
Of course they’re “pushing their products,” they’re a business ffs. What are they meant to do, hand out models for free?
@@peeledapples4176 Maybe take a look at the ACTUAL complaints about the company all over the internet before you let yourself think it's so simple. They charge 5-10 times more than they did when they started as a company and the items they produce cost a fraction of a fraction of what they did to make them 40 years ago even when adjusting for inflation. They are NOTORIOUS for shooting themselves in the foot for a quick profit, honestly the list just keeps going. If you want a perfectly baffling example they gave third party stores and even some online retailers a %20 or so discount depending on the place but they wouldn't ever discount anything in their own shops except for employess. Now thats stupid and short sighted on the level of basically paying people to shop elsewhere. They've made a terrible name for themselves.
It's a nothing special business now. There isn't anything wrong with it but whatever nostalgia there was has been dead for years. So no applause here. They made money, yey. It was hard. It's not a top 10 story, good for them, tho.
@@jamesbaker3153 Do you understand what economic inflation is?
I love GW and Steve Jackson games!
SJG is a different Steve Jackson.
That backstory is almost as good as Necrons 3rd edition.
id love gw going back to its core
You did not even show the minis!
Because that's nothing to do with GW as it was when they were in it.
The OTHER Steve Jackson :)
"From the back of a van to the London Stock Exchange... and into the bin!"
Your title has been fixed with their recent decision regarding how hard they're enforcing their IP rights.
They sold games workshop in 1991 they are not responsible for the current corporate greed that plagues the company.
Cool story ! I wish the Druchii still had a cool story : ' |
Money money money
Yeah, well there was some DOUSCHERY involved in the process, so let's not make it sound so awesome.
For the Emperor!
*raises hand* Why are warhammer 40k models over priced?
I used to think that too, back when I knew little of how those miniatures are made. But now, having worked in the creative industry for some time, I doubt one could say there really are overpriced. Think about how much goes into making a new model: you need concept artists, production technicians, box artists, warehouse workers, shipping, marketing, store staff... It adds up quickly.
You could maybe say the X factor here is the shareholders, but then if you turn around and look at what other miniature manufacturers are charging for their products, there isn't that much of a difference.
because you're broke.
Jon C Pool 100% true, beside these guys deserve all the money they get , and shouldn’t be begrudge too them, there will always be those to complain but there are thousands of ppl who earn more for doing less. Think what life would be like if those guys happen bother to need bankrupt themselves. I for one know life would be a little less
@@jcpouzols Spoken like a true GW senior manager. Most of their models have been around for decades, the moulds pay themselves off in a few weeks of sales.
@@jayceeni Go back to school.
Emperor protect
Why are they overpriced?
because as we all know plastic is a rare material so its expensive to sell 20 year old designes, which are still the main unit in some armies btw, but hey at least we have more spehs marines
PROFITS for the SHAREHOLDER GODS!
...going public was a terrible decision for GW.
@@Error-mn4el I love this
there's a far bigger story here!!! legends.
..smells of communism lately
I would prefer fake virtue signalling.
GW butterfly: "Prejudice, hatred and abuse does not belong in our company or community, so knock it off or go away"
Nerdy dopes: "Is this marxism?!?"
GW - A publicly listed corporation.
As in making money whereever possible and short term?