Studio announcements and industry policy from Cyprus.
Owlcat sets a January date for Dark Heresy
The Cyprus-based studio plans to close the beta on 7 January and launch its next Warhammer RPG on 28 January 2027.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Screenshot from Owlcat Games’ Steam listing
Owlcat Games announced on 9 November that Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy is scheduled for release on 28 January 2027. The developer, which has its headquarters and a development team in Cyprus, is building the role-playing game around an Inquisition investigation.
The campaign already had an audience when the date landed. On 26 October, Owlcat said the game had passed one million wishlists on Steam. Beta players now have until 7 January to play the test build under the studio’s current schedule, three weeks before launch.
Cyprus wants more games to originate on the island
At the Cyprus Games Summit in Limassol, Deputy Minister Nicodemos Damianou called for more locally founded studios, greater investment in their intellectual property and more opportunities to build a career on the island.
For teams looking for export support, one proposal to follow is Games Go Global. The Research and Innovation Foundation sought industry feedback in September on helping Cyprus-based studios market games abroad. That consultation closed on 30 September.
