May 23 (Reuters) - British miniature wargames maker

Games Workshop ( GMWKF ) on Friday said it expects core operating

profit for the year ending June 2025 to be 18.3% higher than a

year earlier, as it benefits from robust demand for its popular

"Warhammer 40K" series.

The company sells its costly and fantastical medieval

fantasy-themed wargame miniatures through both direct sales and

third-party retail outlets.

The Nottingham-headquartered company which last year

struck a

deal

with Amazon ( AMZN ) to adapt its Warhammer 40k universe

for film and TV, expects FY 2024-25 core operating profit of at

least 210 million pounds ($282.45 million), up from 174.8

million pounds a year earlier.

The recently promoted FTSE 100 firm also said it expects

annual core revenue to be up 12.4% to 560 million pounds.

($1 = 0.7435 pounds)

(Reporting by Anandita Mehrotra in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun

H K)