Sabertooth Games

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Sabertooth Games

Type	Private
Founded	2001
Headquarters	Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Industry	Collectible card game
Employees	~20
Parent	Games Workshop
Website	http://www.sabertoothgames.com

Sabertooth Games (STG) is a Memphis, Tennessee based game company, founded in 2001. The company primarily produces collectible card games as a subsidiary of Games Workshop, PLC. Sabertooth Games is considered a "sister company" of the other divisions in BL Publishing.

1 Background
2 Games
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Background

Sabertooth Games is a small company which primarily targets hobby stores, rather than attempting to sell through standard mass-market channels.^[1] The company's mission statement from CEO Stephen Horvath emphasizes that this focus benefits and helps to support such smaller retailers.^[2] In an interview with GameSpy, Horvath notes that the company encourages players to "buy the game where you play the game."^[3] Towards this end, the company often sponsors events and provides free promotional cards at local stores.^[4]

The games produced by Sabertooth Games make use of existing game licenses or intellectual property. Traditionally, these games have been based on other board game or role-playing game properties, such as the Warhammer 40,000 universe. However, with the introduction of the Universal Fighting System in 2006, the company has expanded into the area of video game properties, partnering with Capcom, Namco, and others.^[5]

In early 2008, following the financial difficulties of Games Workshop, a number of Sabertooth Games' assets, including the Universal Fighting System, were sold to Fantasy Flight Games, along with licenses for board games.^[6]

[edit] Games

The company produced and sold the following collectible card game products:

Each of these products includes several different sets or expansions, and new expansions continue to be released on an ongoing basis (for at least several of these) in order to maintain consumer interest. Previously published games which are now out-of-print include Horus Heresy and the Warhammer 40,000 Collectible Card Game.