Games Workshop dropped an absolute bevvy of news this week for those excited by The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit and the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game. The Rise Of Angmar supplement is coming soon alongside a suite of amazing miniatures.

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some of the awesome painting you've been up to in the world of Dystopian Wars, Warhammer Age Of Sigmar and a slightly alternative World War II. Only slightly.

As part of Conquest Sorcerer Kings Week, Gerry takes you through a series of 35mm miniatures available to those wanting to dive into crafting Sorcerer Kings armies for Para Bellum Games' Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings. We've collected together our unboxings into a miniature showcase covering the Sorcerer Kings heroes, troops, monsters and more that you'll be able to make use of in your armies.

Ontos Games' Curis is back with another instalment in the Roknaut Revolution. This time around, the Rokanuts are getting themselves some Space Dwarf Bikers so you can hare around the battlefield, blasting those foes that call you squat.

Wyrd Games has been showing off some awesome new miniatures for their 32mm scale skirmish game, Malifaux. The Arcanists, Bayou and Outcasts get themselves a selection of new boxed sets for you to choose from.

Atomic Mass Games has slotted another new Star Wars: Shatterpoint pre-order into the running for release in October this year. You can now get your orders in for the Good Soldiers Follow Orders Squad Pack.

North Star Military Figures are going to be bringing a new 15mm range into the fold soon from Mace Face Miniatures. The Hornblower range is going to be kicking off with a series of 15mm Barbarian Shieldmaidens (and not a Napoleonic sailor).

Footsore Miniatures & Games have a few new releases available on their webstore for the Ancient scuffles taking place in 28mm Historical game, Gangs Of Rome. Meet some sneaky characters and those getting a little tipsy!

Freebooter Miniatures are in the middle of their new 32mm Sci-Fi skirmish wargame Gamefound campaign for Ascending Fate! You can get involved and snag yourself a Starter Box and more. 

Archon Studio announced a new take on Heroes Of Might & Magic. They have already released the board game and now they have eyes on a wargame with Heroes Of Might & Magic: Battles coming next year.

North Star Military Figures are soon going to be taking pre-orders for a new plastic kit for Oathmark: Battles Of The Lost Age. 28mm Fantasy Orc Heavy Infantry are on the way with pre-orders launching very soon. 

Games Workshop revealed more Warhammer 40,000 goodness this week with a preview of two new plastic kits coming out for the Blood Angels. We start with the new Sanguinary Priest who will be administering aid within the Chapter and keeping calm amongst the ranks.

Games Workshop are going to be taking pre-orders for the new look Imperial Agents for Warhammer 40,000 this weekend. A new Codex, Combat Patrol and more are on the way for those wanting to hunt down and destroy the enemies of The Imperium and The Emperor.

Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy magazine are back with The Great Wargaming Survey 2024! Dive in, do your part and share what you think of the changing state of the wargaming world after another year at the tabletop.

Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, we discuss how important lore and background are when it comes to getting started with a game. Does good background writing make the difference when it comes to diving into a game and does it work independently or in tandem with beautiful miniatures?

It's OTTWeekender Time! In this week's show, we have a look at Mantic Games' new venture alongside MyMiniFactory to turn Deadzone digital and offer up brand new ways to dive into the game for those wanting to try out their excellent 28mm Sci-Fi skirmish game.

Crooked Dice has released a new set of 28mm miniatures for their own Summer of Sci-Fi (everyone's at it at the moment!). They have released some awesome retro Sci-Fi miniatures alongside some cool cats dressed like everyone in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Warp Miniatures is now offering up a range of 3D Printable miniatures for those wanting to worship at the foot of the Lord Of Excess. The new Demons Of Excess are available for the month of August over on their Patreon.

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some more Cultists from the Wasteland, some excellent mythical figures and a stunning paint job on the real Aquaman.

Khurasan Miniatures has begun giving sneak peeks of their upcoming 28mm Pulp range. It Came From Planet 28 has been inspired by 50's Pulp Sci-Fi and will be great for those wanting new miniatures for a variety of Pulp wargames like Pulp Alley, 7TV and beyond. 

Atomic Mass Games recently previewed a whole host of new miniatures for Marvel: Crisis Protocol. The big focus was on Apocalypse and a brand new Ultimate Encounter for you to throw your X-Men (and more) into. 

Victoria Miniatures are now on Kickstarter for the third campaign aiming to bring out a series of 3D printable STL files for use with the unexpected Spanish Inquisition!

Freebooter Miniatures are closing in on the launch of their new Gamefound campaign for Ascending Fate. With that in mind, we got to check out more of the factions coming to this Sci-Fi skirmish game that has some serious Guardians Of The Galaxy and Firefly vibes.

Steamforged Games are taking pre-orders for the next faction to get an update for the new edition of Warmachine. Cryx are on the warpath with two new sets for you to choose from which come with Warjacks, Warcasters and more.

TTCombat is taking pre-orders for a pair of new Carnevale warbands for use around the canals of Venice in their horror-filled 32mm skirmish game. We lead with The Doctors and their team of Underwater Researchers.

Games Workshop has revealed the new Blood Angels Army Set that will feature new miniatures, upgrades and the new Blood Angels Supplement for use in 10th Edition Warhammer 40,000.

This weekend is GenCon and that means a chance to get your hands on some neat con-exclusive goodies from various companies. Para Bellum Games are going to be there with their wonderful new Mini Rajah but also another chance to get the Angry Chicken for use in Conquest.

Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS as Warren returns and dives into a chat about heroism and fun in your roleplaying games. Do you like the ideas we've been floating? Do we lose something of the cooperative storytelling nature of some RPGs?

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we look at the exciting Infinity: Paradise Lost - Trailer for the upcoming animated series adaptation of Corvus Belli's sci-fi/espionage RPG franchise.  Produced by Lex+Otis Studios and TeamTO

Gerry unboxes and reviews three separate hero miniatures in this unboxing for Para Bellum Games' 35mm Fantasy wargame, Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings and First Blood. He checks out the Maharajah, Raj and Sadar for the Sorcerer Kings who all take on different battlefield roles.

Games Workshop are catching up on some of their other games now that the launch of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar has hit. The fighting in Ghur still continues in Warcry, their excellent Mortal Realms skirmish game, with pre-orders for Briar And Bone coming this weekend.

Mantic Games are now on Frontier over on MyMiniFactory with a new campaign looking to offer up awesome 3D Printable Sci-Fi miniatures, terrain and more for those wanting to dive into Deadzone or supplement their collection. 

DakkaDakka.Store's Fantasy spin-off team are working on a new project that is now live on Kickstarter. Grimworld: Battle For Underholme features two big armies, accessories and rules and YOU could win your pledge!

Knuckleduster Miniatures are starting a Mexican Revolution with a couple of new sets of miniatures for use in your Wild West-era wargames. These new Mexican Irregulars would be good for the likes of Gunfighter's Ball and beyond.

Frank Sultana has been working on a gladiatorial skirmish game for a while now called Blood On The Sands and it is set to come to Kickstarter later this year. With that in mind, I thought it would be good to get a look at what the game is so you can put it on your radar. 

Westfalia Miniatures has taken to Kickstarter with a new Sci-Fi Horror miniatures project called Dark Object. As well as a stunning new range of miniatures by Boris Woloszyn there is also a game to go alongside them.

Westfalia Miniatures are bringing a range of awesome Deep Space Horror miniatures to Kickstarter soon. Gerry previews some of these new 32mm miniatures that will be produced in high-quality resin. There's also a set of Dark Object Sci-Fi rules in the works as well for this range of miniatures!

Games Workshop announced today that the next Codex lined up for Warhammer 40,000 is the much-anticipated Codex: Imperial Agents. This will allow you to bring Rogue Traders, Deathwatch Space Marines, Grey Knights and the Inquisition together into one force or as allies for your Imperium armies.

Steamforged Games is closing in on the launch of their Kickstarter for Iron Kingdoms: Strangelight Workshop, a 5th Edition standalone roleplaying game set against the backdrop of occult investigations in the world of the Iron Kingdoms. Alongside the book, you'll also be able to get miniatures...

Warlord Games added another new release to their Bolt Action collection over the weekend. The Kubelwagen Ambulance is going to be heading through oncoming fire to help the wounded during your World War II wargames.

Wargames Atlantic very recently added some great new Sci-Fi miniatures to their Atlantic Digital collection on MyMiniFactory. If you're someone who misses the old days of AT-43 and the Karmans then you'll want to check out Wargames Atlantic's Silverbacks.

Victrix Miniatures recently released their Medieval Knights on horseback for those charging into battles across Europe and beyond. The newest preview from Victrix added in even more Knights, this time on foot.