Today’s Picture: Skullhammer from UK Games Day 2012

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Ben Jackson

This was on one of the play table’s at UK Games Day 2012. I’ve never felt like there is time to actually play a game at games day, not if I’m going to spend over an hour in the Forge World queue. Have you ever played a game at Games Day?

News: The hobbit won’t stop 40k Releases

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Ben Jackson

This appeared on the net just under an hour ago!

” via secret squirrel from the Faeit 212 inbox I get to see product launch briefs when they come out and one thing jumped out at me from the hobbit product brief, I’ve pasted it below; “We will continue to support Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 customers by launching new products every month. The Lord of the Rings releases historically replaced Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 sales. This time, any Hobbit releases are on top of our existing Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 plans.” So, to all the people who say “they should concentrate on 40k and not waste any months on LotR” can go to sleep happy as there will be a 40k/WFB launch every month next year and the hobbit will just be extras on top.”

Now we know what they’ve been doing we the new designers they recited last year. Thank Goodness that White Dwarf won’t be cover to cover with short hairy men!

Ben

News: GW removing terrain from in-store Game boards !!!!

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ben Jackson

I just came across this rather shocking report on Bolter and Chainsword. I hope this is just a local Area Manager going a bit off the official company line and not a sign of things to come.

Gunrunr From: Houston, Texas

Hello Brothers,
I just wanted to share the latest bad experience at my local GW store. I will not mention which store but I can tell you the manager is a good guy and he along with the new friends I have made there have resparked my interest in the hobby…..well, them and finding this website. Just last week I noticed that one of the tables that used to have a campaign board on it was gone. It was a large board painted up like space and was broke into sections with hand made model planets. People would go in every weekend to play games of 40K to see who would advance on the table. I asked the manager if the campaign was over all ready and he said no. He said that GW was doing audits and when they came in and saw the game board they got p****d and told him to take it down. Never mind the fact that everyone purchased Battlefleet Gothic models from that very store to use for campaign pieces. GW said they didn’t care and that the focus of the store was to push their new stuff….not their old. To add insult to injury, the store manager was told to put away all the terrain pieces and leave only bare tables for people to play on. GW stated that they do not want terrain to be furnished to players any more that way they would be forced to start buying pieces themselves. Yeah, like on top of taking my armies (Templars FTW) I’m now suppose to take a box full of terrain too.