Everyone probably agrees that the movies Alien directed by Ridley Scott and Aliens directed by James Cameron have had a huge influence on the creation of Warhammer 40,000; but what exactly can we trace back to these classic sci-fi movies?

Jordan Sorcery and his great gaming friend Rob explore how and where the Alien films have informed the evolution of Games Workshop's games in this latest episode of the GW Films Club.

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Creator of Warhammer and 40k Rick Priestley has cited Conan as a major influence on his fantasy world building.

Jordan Sorcery and his great gaming friend Rob explore whether the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Conan the Barbarian captures the essence of the original Howard novels and how the books and films might have informed the evolution of Games Workshop's games in this latest episode of the GW Films Club.

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Creator of the Dark Future universe Marc Gascoigne, and one of its greatest writers, Kim Newman, both cite Mad Max as an influence on the creation of that post-apocalyptic-cyber-punk game.

Jordan Sorcery and his great gaming friend Rob explore how the Mad Max movies inform Dark Future, Warhammer 40,000, Gorka Morka, and Necromunda in this latest episode of the GW Films Club.

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The 1958 Hammer Horror adaptation of Dracula is a British cinema classic that Warhammer co-creator Rick Priestley has mentioned alongside other Hammer films as influencing the creation of the Empire and the Old World.

Featuring Christopher Lee as the count and Peter Cushing as his nemesis Dr. Van Helsing and following the action from castle Dracula to London this is a study in place and time. It's not hard to see how Hammer played a role in the conception of Warhammer and in this episode we explore it all in more detail!

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Warhammer 40,000 creator Rick Priestley has cited Dune as a key inspiration for his incredible science fiction game, and in this podcast Jordan Sorcery and his greatest gaming friend Rob explore the inspiration and influence of that classic on one of Games Workshop's greatest games.

David Lynch's Dune was released in 1984, adapting the legendary sci-fi novel from Frank Herbert. In more recent times Denis Villeneuve has adapted the same story in a pair of big budget movies. In both adaptations the sense of scale and other worldly cultures are palpable, and the 40k of it all is right there on the screen!

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Jordan Sorcery and his great gaming friend Rob explore the movies that influenced, inspired, and informed the creation of Warhammer Fantasy, 40k, Necromunda, and many more classic Games Workshop games

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