Is Warhammer 40k in the same universe as World of Warcraft?

Is there a connection between Warcraft and Warhammer 40K? No, because Warcraft dealt more with fantasy and magic where as Warhammer 40k is sci-fi. Now World of Warcraft and Warhammer Fantasy/Age of Sigmar is a different story.
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Are Diablo and wow in the same universe?

The Diablo franchise is another game universe created by Blizzard Entertainment. It is a dark fantasy action role-playing game franchise. It is not related to the Warcraft universe in any way, nor are there significant contributions from that universe to this one. Although, there have been some rumors of more linkage.
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Are Warhammer and Warhammer 40k in the same universe?

Warhammer 40,000 was originally conceived as a science-fiction spin-off of Warhammer Fantasy. Although the games share some characters and tropes, their settings are separate. The setting of Warhammer 40,000 is violent and pessimistic.
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Is Warcraft and World of Warcraft the same universe?

World of Warcraft takes place in a 3D representation of the Warcraft universe that players can interact with through their characters. The game world initially consisted of the two continents in Azeroth: Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.
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Is Starcraft and Warhammer in the same universe?

The Starcraft world is very derivative of the Warhammer 40,000 world, but there are a lot of telling differences, primarily that, while Warhammer 40,000 has some obvious villains (the Tyranids, the Necrons, the Drukhari, the Death Guard, etc), it has very few obvious heroes; frankly, a lot of “hero vs villain” depends ...
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Is Warhammer 40k connected to Warhammer Fantasy/Age of Sigmar?

Is StarCraft a ripoff of Warhammer 40k?

Starcraft did not rip off Warhammer 40,000, and another false rumor would be that Starcraft was "supposed" to be Game Workshop's new Warhammer game before differences caused Blizzard to head out on their own. They are both similar because they both take influence from the same things.
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Was StarCraft supposed to be Warhammer 40k?

10 Based On Space Marines From Warhammer 40k

A little known fact about Starcraft is that the game, very early on in its development, was going to be an adaptation of the Warhammer 40k universe into an RTS. While that game did eventually happen with a different developer, it was supposed to be Blizzard that made it.
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Is World of Warcraft related to Warhammer?

Warcraft originally started as a Warhammer game. Blizzard made it as a proof of concept and showed it to Games Workshop to see if they could finish developing it. GW said no, so the guys at Blizzard reworked the lore and finished it as Warcraft.
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Does World of Warcraft still exist?

World of Warcraft Classic is an ongoing recreation of the original World of Warcraft. Return to a lost era of Azeroth and enjoy the timeless stories that defined this world at war.
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Was WoW based on DnD?

Except WoW actually was inspired directly by DnD, the developers have admitted this. The team at Blizzard back in the late 90s/early 2000s were huge DnD fans, and they used it as inspiration for a lot of things in Warcraft 3 and WoW.
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Does Earth exist in Warhammer 40k?

Terra (pronounced "Tear-UH"), or, in the most ancient records, "Earth," is the Throneworld of the Imperium of Man and the original homeworld of Mankind and of the God-Emperor. It is the most sacred and revered place in all the million worlds that comprise the Imperium.
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Is Warhammer 40k the biggest universe?

In physical terms, the “universe” is limited to the milky way galaxy. However, the warp is infinite, so technically so i sthe universe. In content terms, the 40k universe is probably one of the biggest established lores in any kind of gaming.
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Why Warhammer 40k is so expensive?

It's so expensive because Games Workshop is a company that wants to make profits. Long, long, ago, a player could buy a box of 30 Space Marines for under $20. Then they ran into a problem. The players had plenty of models and didn't need to buy anything to play the game.
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What came first Diablo or Warcraft?

Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, if you can believe it, launched a whole three years before the first Diablo in 1994.
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Did Blizzard create Diablo?

Diablo is an action role-playing video game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment in January 1997, and is the first installment in the video game series of the same name.
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What mythology is World of Warcraft?

The Titans have some of the biggest stories in WoW lore and draw from a few different sources about ancient gods. It's no surprise since they influence the universe and world of Azeroth, aiding players throughout the game's history. They connect to different mythos, but the common ones are Greek and Norse.
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When did WoW start declining?

Since we do not see such huge numbers these days, a question comes to mind — when did WoW start declining? The short answer to that would be 2010–2011, the time of the Cataclysm launch.
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Does WoW ever end?

The End of WoW

Some believe that the game has run its course, and it can't offer the players something as exciting as before. However, most people agree that WoW will only end when it stops bringing profits to its developer.
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Why is WoW so popular again?

World of Warcraft continues to be the most popular MMO in the world for a number of reasons: People stick with what they know. For most people, WoW was their first MMO, and the one they have been playing. They know the game, they have invested lots of time and effort into it, and it's where all their friends are.
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Is Warhammer related to Doom?

Doom, Event horizon, Hell Raiser, Chronicles of Riddick, and WarHammer 40k are all the same universe. Ok this will be a wall of text but I was inspired by a post in askreddit today. So basically hell raiser takes place on earth and a magically enhanced puzzle box grants access to pin heads dimension aka The Warp/Chaos.
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Is Warhammer connected to DND?

Warhammer is a wargame miniatures confrontation that pits two player's armies against each other in old-fashioned warfare. You can use wargames like Warhammer 40k miniature in D&D or Pathfinder, but the games are not the same.
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Did Blizzard try to make a Warhammer game?

Rumors have been circulating for decades that Blizzard attempted to develop an RTS based on Warhammer Fantasy or 40k franchise but the deal fell through and Blizzard had to develop the prototype further as their own IP and release the game as WarCraft or StarCraft.
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Did Gears of War copy Warhammer?

In fact, this universe predates the existence of Gears of War, so you might argue that Gears of War copies Warhammer 40,000. There's also not a lot of emphasis on taking cover in the Space Marine. The combat in Gears is very focused on taking cover because you die if you don't do it.
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Is Warhammer 40k ironic?

Yes. It's just no longer the funny variant. I think a lot of the more pointed satire of older editions has been smoothed over as 40k started taking itself more seriously and continues to find wider appeal. What satire exists now is pretty broad and imo less effective because of it.
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Is Warhammer 40k satirical?

In Warhammer 40,000, there is only war. Still, Games Workshop has always sprinkled a healthy dose of satire through the Imperium of Man. The Warhammer 40K setting is very British, balancing absurd premises with a dry presentation.
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