Privateer Press

Privateer Press is an award-winning role-playing game and miniature wargame production and publishing studio founded in 2000 by Brian Snōddy, Matt Staroscik and Matt Wilson. Mike McVey joined the partnership early on as Miniatures Director. The company is currently owned by Wilson following the departure of Snōddy and Mike McVey.

The company's signature products are Warmachine and Hordes, tabletop miniatures-based wargames with a steampunk/magical aesthetic. Noted webcomic creators and game critics Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik of Penny-arcade are fans of Warmachine. Privateer press also publishes a house magazine called No Quarter.

The company's products are distinguished by the quality of their art, production values, and game play. They have received many game industry awards, including six Origins awards and numerous Ennies.

The company has been a longtime supporter of Child's Play, a charity which gives toys and games to sick kids in children's hospitals around the world. In 2009, Privateer Press bid on and won an item at the annual Child's Play Holiday auction, donated by Harmonix, which brought them the rights to commission a downloadable song track for the Rockband game. The resulting song "Warmachine," written by Jerry Holkins, premiered at Pax 2010 and was made available for download that fall. All proceeds from the track are also donated to Child's Play.

Privateer Press is based in Bellevue, Washington, where they have their headquarters and American distribution center/factory. They have also licensed a factory in the United Kingdom to increase production capacity for worldwide markets.