When was White Wolf Publishing founded?
White Wolf Publishing was founded in 1991 as a merger between Lion Rampant and White Wolf Magazine. White Wolf Magazine had been publishing since 1986 out of Rocky Face, Georgia.
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What is the World of Darkness in White Wolf's games?
The World of Darkness is a "modern gothic" roleplaying setting created by White Wolf Publishing. It resembles the real world but is secretly home to supernatural terrors, ancient conspiracies, and several approaching apocalypses. Games in the line use White Wolf's Storyteller System.
What happened to White Wolf Publishing after the CCP Games merger?
White Wolf merged with CCP Games, the Icelandic company behind EVE Online, on the 11th of November 2006. After the merger, White Wolf ceased in-house production and licensed its properties to other publishers. CCP announced in 2012 that it would stop producing tabletop RPGs entirely, and White Wolf was sold to Paradox Interactive on the 29th of October 2015.
Why did White Wolf shut down as a separate company in 2018?
In November 2018, Paradox Interactive announced that White Wolf would no longer function as a separate entity after backlash over content in a Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition source book. The controversial material included content related to the murder of gay Chechens and optional neo-Nazi aesthetics in the Brujah vampire clan. Most of the staff were dismissed.
What is the card game Vampire: The Eternal Struggle and how did White Wolf get it?
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, originally named Jyhad, was first published by Wizards of the Coast in 1994 and abandoned two years later after a name change and three expansions. White Wolf acquired the rights in 2000 and revived the game, eventually making it the only official source of material for the Old World of Darkness until 2011.
When did White Wolf return as a publishing company?
In May 2025, Paradox Interactive announced it was rebranding its World of Darkness publishing arm as White Wolf. Jason Carl, Brand Marketing Manager at White Wolf, announced the company's return as the official licensing and publishing entity for all World of Darkness transmedia properties. The new White Wolf also co-publishes the video game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 with Paradox Interactive.