What happened with ASTARTES?

Sorry for the randomness of this video, I previously talked about this subject around 2 years ago and we're still waiting for a response from Games Workshop, I think I may have to accept that this project is truly gone now, which is a massive shame.

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[FluteGnome]

More important question: What happened to the dwarfs?!

[inquisitorMence]

GW happened. Creativity is crushed by big companies.

[theprtndr]

Fan Artists: "Hey GW. How about we produce quality animations that drive old and new fans to buy your products at no cost to you."
GW Marketing: "F You! CEASE AND DESIST!"

[cookiedudegaming]

Can't believe Valrak got Astartes guy fired...

[liverpoolwash]

Astartes got me into Warhammer 40K. As soon as GW changed the music and sound effects of Syama's original Astartes, I knew they weren't gonna let the man work. A damn shame.

[roneon]

Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.

[ChapterMasterValrak]

It was going on to 2 years since I last talked about this, I think I have to accept that sadly this project is just no more, hopefully I am proved wrong.

[aarondavid]

From what I heard, they hired him and he actively works on their trailers. Not confirmed, but I heard he had a big hand in the Horus Heresy and Leviathan trailers

[Illersvansen]

It was never a "partnership", GW essentially just absorbed him so he wouldn't make what they're putting out look bad.

[michaelmiller]

Corporations would rather take a safe route than trailblaze 95% of the time. Seems Astartes was too bold.
They told him they'd hire him and allow him to continue his work and Instread he's just a cog in the machine now.

[chorleycake]

I remember watching it for the first time, it is what got me into 40K. The Astartes video and the Helsreach video are incredible and better than anything Netflix, Disney and Amazon have put out.

[michaelcaricoo]

Its really easy. GW decided they know whats best for everyone. They took control and rather than let the man finish something important to the community they killed it so he could work on other things for them. Because GW knows best

[sebastianhovenas]

Syama pedersen himself confirmed to Janovich that Astartes was indeed a one man project, and that he didn't work with a small team (though he said he'd love to have a team). Dome creators helped by making certain 3d assets (such as the predator turret) and he also used some already existing 3d assets like cables, but that's about it.

[Vojevoda]

There are unconfirmed rumors that Syama left GW on bad terms. And, again, rumors - he had such a bad experience working there that he does not want or to do anything with Warhammer anymore.
I thought, if anyone knew anything about that, that would Mr. Foilrak. But apparently not.

[LordCrate-duzm]

I think that the Astartes guy was actually an Alpha Legionary, who made an amazing fan project because he knew it would get taken down by GW to cause drama and make the community wonder where he went. This would help further Alpharius' plan somehow.

[USMC]

They're not even using his style of animation. I can understand using multiple styles of animation, but nothing has been produced to his caliber. To those saying he played a role in the Horus Heresy trailer, that is possible. But that trailer was not to his standards and looked more like a 2010 - 2015 game trailer. It wasn't bad; however I think Astartes would want a more polished video with better sounds and visuals.

[DzinkyDzink]

Remember that S2 Teaser was NOT RELEASED but leaked.

The author could not post it himself because of GW attention and likely a cease and desist letter.

[devinstewart]

GW bought him so he couldn’t make anything new

[dashwhatchamakalit]

...Somewhere, in the back of my soul, I think someone at GW got jealous that an unpaid fan doing a fan project, was leaps and bounds over their pet project... That Ultramarine 'movie'.
So it was brought in, and killed out of spite.

[Spongemonkey]

GW pulled a Disney, where they buy up the competition and then kill it so it's no longer competition.