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! colspan="2" style="font-size: larger; text-align: center" | [[Image:WA_icon.png|32px|Worms Armageddon icon]]  Worms Armageddon
 
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|Maintainers:||[[Deadcode]] and [[CyberShadow]]
 
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|Publishers:||MicroProse, Sold-Out Software, Green Pepper, Ubisoft, TryMedia
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|Publishers:||'''MicroProse''' (1999 - PC, PSone, Dreamcast)<br />'''Infogrames''' (1999 - N64, Game Boy Color)<br />'''Sold-Out Software''' (2002-'09, PC)<br />'''Green Pepper''' (?)<br />'''Ubisoft''' (2002, PC)<br />'''TryMedia''' (2002-'05)<br />'''Team17''' (2011-present)
 
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|Release year:||1999
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|Release dates:||29 January 1999 (UK, Scandinavia)<br />1 February 1999 (France)<br />5 February 1999 (Germany)<br />11 February 1999 (Australia)<br />24 June 1999 (USA)
 
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|Latest version:||{{LatestBeta}} / {{LatestBetaRelease}}
 
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|Website:||[http://wa.team17.com http://wa.team17.com]
 
|Website:||[http://wa.team17.com http://wa.team17.com]
 
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|'''Buy:'''||From [http://www.mastertronic.com/productSoldOut.asp?pid=267&productLabelID=1 Mastertronic (former Sold Out Software)] or [http://www.amazon.com/Worms-2-Armageddon-Pc/dp/B000E23XNA Amazon]
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|'''Buy:'''||From [http://store.steampowered.com/app/217200 Steam], [https://www.gog.com/game/worms_armageddon GOG.com], [https://www.humblebundle.com/store/worms-armageddon Humble Store], or [https://www.amazon.com/Worms-2-Armageddon-Pc/dp/B000E23XNA Amazon] (CD edition)
 
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!Update:||[http://wa.team17.com/main.html?page=supp&area=upda On Team17's WA site]
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!Update:||From [[Latest|Worms Knowledge Base]]
 
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'''''Worms Armageddon''''' is a strategy game developed by UK-based company, [[Team17]].  It was originally developed as an expansion pack for [[Worms 2]], but as the project grew larger in scale, it was developed to be its own game.
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'''''Worms Armageddon''''' (or simply '''WA''' in [[Terminology|worms terminology]]) is a strategy game developed by UK-based company, [[Team17]].  It was originally developed as an expansion pack for [[Worms 2]], but as the project grew larger in scale, it was developed to be its own game.
 
Released in 1999, it is widely accepted as the most successful game in the [[w:Worms (series)|Worms series]].
 
Released in 1999, it is widely accepted as the most successful game in the [[w:Worms (series)|Worms series]].
  
After an update (version 3.0), Team17 seemed to lose interest in updating the game. A few years later, however, they recruited [[Deadcode]], a talented programmer who showed interest in the game, and even provided a 3rd-party solution ([[Silkworm]]) to make the game compatible with Windows 2000/XP. Deadcode has been writing software updates since then. He was later joined by [[CyberShadow]], in September 2006.  
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After an update (version 3.0), Team17 seemed to lose interest in updating the game. A few years later, however, they recruited [[Deadcode]], a talented programmer who showed interest in the game, and even provided a 3rd-party solution ([[Silkworm]]) to make the game compatible with Windows 2000/XP. Deadcode has been writing software updates since then. He was later joined by [[CyberShadow]], in September 2006.
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However, CyberShadow stopped working on Worms Armageddon on December 22, 2020. 
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Worms Armageddon was [https://store.steampowered.com/app/217200 released on Steam] for a limited time as the preorder bonus of Worms Revolution on 13 September 2012, and then re-released as a separate title on 19 March 2013.
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The game was [https://www.gog.com/game/worms_armageddon released on GOG.com] DRM-free on 6 October 2016.
  
 
The latest version of the game is '''{{LatestBeta}}''', released on '''{{LatestBetaRelease}}'''.
 
The latest version of the game is '''{{LatestBeta}}''', released on '''{{LatestBetaRelease}}'''.
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
  
* [http://wa.team17.com/ Official W:A website]
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* [http://wa.worms2d.info/ Official W:A website (archived)]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_Armageddon Worms Armageddon on Wikipedia]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_Armageddon Worms Armageddon on Wikipedia]

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Worms Armageddon icon  Worms Armageddon
Worms Armageddon title screen
Developer: Team17
Maintainers: Deadcode and CyberShadow
Publishers: MicroProse (1999 - PC, PSone, Dreamcast)
Infogrames (1999 - N64, Game Boy Color)
Sold-Out Software (2002-'09, PC)
Green Pepper (?)
Ubisoft (2002, PC)
TryMedia (2002-'05)
Team17 (2011-present)
Release dates: 29 January 1999 (UK, Scandinavia)
1 February 1999 (France)
5 February 1999 (Germany)
11 February 1999 (Australia)
24 June 1999 (USA)
Latest version: 3.8.1 / 23 December 2020
Website: http://wa.team17.com
Buy: From Steam, GOG.com, Humble Store, or Amazon (CD edition)
Update: From Worms Knowledge Base

Worms Armageddon (or simply WA in worms terminology) is a strategy game developed by UK-based company, Team17. It was originally developed as an expansion pack for Worms 2, but as the project grew larger in scale, it was developed to be its own game. Released in 1999, it is widely accepted as the most successful game in the Worms series.

After an update (version 3.0), Team17 seemed to lose interest in updating the game. A few years later, however, they recruited Deadcode, a talented programmer who showed interest in the game, and even provided a 3rd-party solution (Silkworm) to make the game compatible with Windows 2000/XP. Deadcode has been writing software updates since then. He was later joined by CyberShadow, in September 2006. However, CyberShadow stopped working on Worms Armageddon on December 22, 2020.

Worms Armageddon was released on Steam for a limited time as the preorder bonus of Worms Revolution on 13 September 2012, and then re-released as a separate title on 19 March 2013.

The game was released on GOG.com DRM-free on 6 October 2016.

The latest version of the game is 3.8.1, released on 23 December 2020.

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