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Why the Wizards of the Coast Union Vote Matters to Players
By David Soto
Studio X and D&D staff voted in person on Nov. 10, and mail ballots are counted Dec. 4. I'm not picking a side, but I think players should hear both of them.
Former Lexicanum Editors' Warhammer 40,000 Wiki Shuts Down After Dispute With Bell of Lost Souls
The wiki's staff say their host pulled support after legal threats from Lexicanum owner Bell of Lost Souls. BoLS founder Larry Vela calls the site a scraped copy and says there was no lawsuit.
StarCraft FAQ V1.3, Eldfall Apocrypha Goes Live, and Khurasan's 15mm Sentigatt
Archon posts a new StarCraft: The Miniatures Game FAQ, Freecompany's Eldfall Chronicles: Apocrypha opens on Gamefound, and Khurasan lists 15mm Sentigatt for Dark Dominion.
Blood Angels Christmas Battleforce Price Reportedly Cut From $255 to $210
Spikey Bits says a revised Games Workshop retailer sheet drops the Angelus Assault Force by $45 in the US with no models removed. GW hasn't confirmed prices or dates.
Games Workshop's Christmas 2026 Battleforces: Box-by-Box Guide to All 15 Sets
Sunday's preview lists seven Warhammer 40,000 battleforces, six Age of Sigmar battleforces and two Horus Heresy Battle Groups, all available while stocks last.
Blood Angels Angelus Assault Force: Smallest Savings of GW's Christmas Battleforces, and a Possible Price Cut
At the reported $255, the Blood Angels box has the smallest estimated saving of this year's seven 40k battleforces. Auspex Tactics now reports an unconfirmed North American price of $210.
House of Iron Takes the Highway: Orlock Road Gangers, Ogryn Minders Lead Next Week's Warhammer Pre-Orders
Games Workshop's Sunday Preview has new Orlock Road Warriors, Road Sergeants and Ogryn Minders for Necromunda, along with a Made to Order run of Tzeentch daemons and four Black Library titles.
Games Workshop cancels Necromunda Roleplay and sets out its 2027 Necromunda plans
Games Workshop says there won't be a Necromunda Roleplay expansion. The miniatures shown for it are still coming for standard Necromunda, and 2027 brings the Ash Wastes, the Underhells, Cinderak City and new mercenaries and gunslingers.
Hot Dust Tabletop Roundup: Oct 22–23
Classic Tzeentch daemons are coming back through Made to Order, and GW's paint app has a new name. Also: The River of Bones rules for The Old World, new French units for Bolt Action, a free Pilgrim scenario, Conquest's Codnan and a delayed Secret Lair bundle.
Hot Dust Tabletop Roundup: Week of Oct 20
Cryx Necrofactorium is reboxed and Menoth returns next week. Also this week: new X-Men villains for Crisis Protocol, Terran Wave 3 rules for StarCraft, French army lists for Bolt Action, a Conquest Founder's Exclusive, Tomb Kings for The Old World, and the Star Trek Commander decks.
Games Workshop reveals seven Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce boxes for Christmas
Warhammer Community has revealed the contents of seven Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce boxes for the holiday season. Pre-orders open soon, and Games Workshop hasn't announced prices or dates yet.
How Warmachine's Cryx Dread Armada will play: dreadtides and swarm attacks
Steamforged's first gameplay preview for the Cryx Dread Armada describes a cheap swarm army that uses moving dreadtides for ranged protection and stacks debuffs on its targets. The army launches October 15 on MyMiniFactory.
Sunday Preview: Khazalite Holds arrive, and 40K gets ready-painted terrain
Age of Sigmar gets a new duardin faction that takes in the Fyreslayers, and Warhammer 40,000 gets its first ready-painted plastic terrain set. Games Workshop says both go up for pre-order next week.
Wizards confirms a reprint of the Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks
Wizards of the Coast says a small reprint of its 2022 Magic: The Gathering Warhammer 40,000 Commander decks is headed to distributors and stores. It hasn't announced a price or a date.
GW Contrast paints: what we actually know
A report says 25 Contrast paints and Contrast Medium are coming off GW’s webstore. GW hasn’t said why, and a relabel is as likely as a cut.
Sunday Preview: Warhammer Tone Pro paints take the whole week
There are no new kits this week. Games Workshop’s Sunday Preview is all about Tone Pro, the 150-paint range from the Big Autumn Preview, along with two mediums and new drybrushes.
Warhammer stores’ October offer is “Try Something New,” a staff-led build-and-paint session from Oct 10
Games Workshop details the October in-store offer it promised when it ended the traditional Miniature of the Month: pick one of eight faction miniatures to build or paint with store staff, plus Tone Pro on shelves Oct 24.
Skarre Ravenmane fronts Cryx Dread Armada as Steamforged sets Oct 15 STL launch
Steamforged dates the new Cryx Prime army’s print files for October 15 and tells the story of the pirate queen who commands it.
Sunday Preview: Custodes Hit 40k and Heresy Next Week
Games Workshop’s Sunday Preview lines up Adeptus Custodes kits, Codex, and Combat Patrol for next week’s pre-orders — playable in 40k and the Horus Heresy.
Warmachine Autumn Preview: Menoth and Cryx return to MKIV
Steamforged’s Autumn Preview puts Protectorate of Menoth (Covenant of the Flame) and Cryx (Dread Armada) back on the MKIV board — Menoth on retail bundles, Cryx via 3D FronTier first.
Sunday Preview: Space Marines Drop In — Codex, Kits, and Armageddon Standalones
Games Workshop’s 13 Sep Sunday Preview puts Codex: Space Marines, refreshed core kits, Kaius Konorius, and Armageddon standalones on the board — plus Black Library and a heavy Marine week on Warhammer TV / Community.
Sunday Preview: Sons of Behemat shake the board
Warhammer Community’s Sunday Preview put Sons of Behemat front and center — new character, troops, limited boxes, battletome, plus Middle-earth Battlehosts.
World Eaters season pulse: what I am actually putting on the table
A practical roundup of the current World Eaters tools — not a rumor pile, just what survived contact with my garage table.
Warmachine MKIV is still alive, and the jacks still hit like trucks
A field note from the other side of the hobby desk: organized play is quieter, the rules are cleaner, and Khador still wants to walk forward.
StarCraft notes from a time-poor Terran
Map pool thoughts, a build I can finish before pickup, and why RTS fundamentals keep leaking into my 40K play.
Dark Forge Miniatures: the paint and print desk next door
A sister brand in the Sotoverse orbit — painting, 3D print work, and the bits that get an army from grey plastic to table-ready.
On the Sotoverse shop floor: games, kits, and the next restock
Sotoverse.com is the retail desk — vintage and modern games, kits, and the odd treasure that should not live in a closet.