As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we chat about our plans as TerrainFest 2023 comes to a close. Gerry talks Babylon 5, Shay talks 40K, and Warren talks Starship Troopers as the guys go full-on Sci-Fi this week and they love it. We take a look at some terrific community work before Gerry needs to get something off his chest about crowdfunding and how it is now perceived.

It's OTTWeekender Time! In this week's Weekender we have a chat about a 90s old-school gaming classic that could end up helping is relive the 90s and that epic wargaming magic. Could Urban War help us relive it today in the here and now? We also take a look at an immense range of miniatures from SolGood Creations over on Kickstarter that should be a collector's dream!

The (multi-award winning) Moonstone is closing in on the final hours of the new Kickstarter for Shades Of Moonreach which aims to bring a new faction into this whimsical Fantasy world. Plenty of new 32mm scale miniatures are on the way and there have been some great unlocks via their Stretch Goals over the course of the campaign.

Para Bellum Games have added a new Founder's Exclusive diorama to their webstore for those wanting to show their support for The City States. See what you make of the 35mm scale The Last Stand where the forces of The City States battle against The Old Dominion.

Andrew May is back with a new Black Crab Miniatures Kickstarter where the undead are now shambling about looking for flesh! A Feast For Flies - The Deathless gives you some great undead creatures for use in your skirmish wargames and roleplaying adventures in 28mm.

Fighting Hedgehog are still preparing for the launch of their DragonStrike Kickstarter next year and their new website is up and running, giving you a taste of what's coming as part of this dragon combat tabletop game.

Games Workshop have now revealed their new Battlesforces that will be available over the festive period for both Warhammer Age Of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000. These bundles tend to give you a decent saving on the miniatures included and could well be a good way to start a new army or build on an existing one.

SolGood Creations has been working over the last few years on bringing together some amazing creators to produce fantastic 3D Printable miniatures. In addition to the excellent miniatures for your Fantasy and Sci-Fi wargames, they have also been using the money to help good causes, especially in Ukraine via Kickstarter.

Games Workshop are going to be firing up pre-orders for all of the big Cities Of Sigmar miniatures for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar this coming weekend! If you missed out on the launch box for the Cities Of Sigmar a couple of months back, you can pick up all of the new rank-and-file miniatures plus a host of characters to lead the way.

North Star Military Figures have been previewing some of the new miniatures that are coming to The Silver Bayonet and Ash Barker's Canada supplement. There are a couple of new 28mm Units on the way covering the different soldiers who find themselves facing the horrors of the Canadian wilderness.

It's OTTWeekender Time! We discuss the news from Games Workshop for Warhammer: The Old World. The fate of this game hangs in the balance and will it be enough to appease the fans, both new and old? Are people simply going to be returning to this game out of nostalgia?

MOMminiaturas have been previewing their new range of miniatures for the month of November over on Patreon. Their Fantasy range is expanding with an awesome army of Gnomes which could be used for your 28mm to 32mm wargames. It should be a fun Gnomevember! 

Warp Miniatures are going to be coming back to Kickstarter next week with another campaign looking to fund new miniatures for their 32mm Fantasy wargame, ArcWorlde. Will you be picking up these spooky fellows?

Diving into an unboxing for Conquest, Gerry has a look at the impressive W’adrhŭn Tontorr which is an absolutely massive new plastic kit for the 35mm Fantasy wargame, Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings.

Brian from Anarchy Models is running a new Kickstarter showcasing a range of awesome stencils for use on your wargaming miniatures, be they vehicles, terrain or monsters. In this tutorial, Brian shows off how to use the Creature Feature Stencils on some of the aliens and other beasts in your collection. This would be perfect for Tyranids!

The Mortal Realms were not forgotten as part of the Warhammer Day preview over the weekend. A couple of new miniatures were revealed for the forces of Order in Warhammer Age Of Sigmar alongside a continuation of the narrative as the Dawnbringers crusade continues.

Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, we dive into a chat about shiny syndrome and some of the ways that you can combat it. Do you have some tips and tricks for avoiding the allure of the next shiny miniature that pops up online?

It's OTT Weekender time! We get stuck into a discussion on the amazing new Moonstone Kickstarter from Goblin King Games and why everyone is obsessed with their latest miniatures. By the end of the show, you're going to be just as hooked on their wonderful 32mm Fantasy miniatures for their whimsical wargame.

Goblin King Games have launched their new Kickstarter campaign allowing you to dive deep into the world of Moonstone. I don't know if you've heard but it's a multi-award-winning Fantasy miniatures game showcasing amazing 32mm figures. Will you be diving into Shades Of Moonreach?

Have you ever wanted to dive into some dungeon delving with a band of plucky Dwarves? Well, Grimskald are now on Kickstarter with their awesome-looking new miniatures game, Torch & Shield.

Mantic Games is now taking pre-orders for the new Clash Of Kings 2024 book plus a whole host of awesome Twilight Kin miniatures. Evil is brewing in Pannithor and the Twilight Kin are looking to make things suitably spikey and brutal for all of the other armies involved in Kings Of War.

Avatars Of War has taken to Kickstarter to show off a new set of 3D Printable miniatures for you to use when building up your 28mm Fantasy armies. Sticking with a bit of a greenskin vibe for Orctober, we have The Stone Trolls!

It's OTT Weekender time! In this episode, we dive into what's coming up for Dystopian Wars with that brand new Starter Set, Fortune And Glory! The Union are clashing with the Sultanate with new miniatures and a new way for you and your friends to dive into some naval wargaming with a dieselpunk twist!

Para Bellum Games continues to showcase some awesome new 35mm scale Fantasy miniatures for Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings. There is a brand new monster for The Spires as well as a fun miniature set that will be coming up for the Christmas period!

Games Workshop and Forge World are going to be introducing some new miniatures into the mix for those who like bringing a psychic twist to their games of Necromunda. You'll be able to bring a new Mind-Locked Wyrd to your games in the near future!

Games Workshop are going to be introducing a bunch of new warbands for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar Warcry this weekend. Pre-orders will be going live for a new set featuring two warbands plus you'll be able to get your hands on bonus Kruleboyz and Fyreslayers!

Grimskald are preparing for their new Kickstarter next week (1oth October!), Torch & Shield! If you've ever wanted to dive into a game specifically focused on Dwarven adventuring in the depths of a mountain then you'll want to check this one out.

It's OTT Weekender time! It's a big time to be diving into World War 3: Team Yankee with Battlefront Miniatures are they are launching the NATO Forces book soon alongside a whole host of awesome 15mm miniatures for a variety of different nations. You can play as the French, Canadians and more as NATO looks to hold back the Soviet advance in this Cold War Gone Hot!

Trish Carden continues to add to her HarrowHyrst collection over on Footsore Miniatures. A new set of miniature are in the works, the Swamp Harridans! The first of these ladies was previewed this week on social media.

Privateer Press might have been doing a lot of Warmachine of late but that hasn't meant that Monsterpocalypse has completely fallen by the wayside. You can pick up the mighty Archipelagon for use with your Tritons!

Annie from Bad Squiddo Games has teamed up with the master of Ghouls, Paul Muller, to produce a range of awesome 28mm Ghouls for you to use in all manner of wargames. What a perfectly timed project for the Halloween period!

Malev, the creator of Demon Ship, is working with Black Site Studios to produce another of his microgames! This time, he is entering the world of Cosmic Fantasy with Pit Lord! Prepare your rippling muscles and do battle with terrible villains!

Gale Force Nine has been talking more about the new Alien types that you'll be able to scoop up as part of the next expansion for Aliens: Another Glorious Day In The Corps. We're In The Pipe, Five By Five features four new Aliens for you to face off against.

Gerry and Shay settle down to play a game of Celestial from the team at Diemension Games. In this cooperative scenario for the board game, The Hidden Void, their Celestials descend into Pangu's ghostly sands with Shay commanding Wick'Yin, the glimmer of the candling dragon, and Gerry has a pair of prowling Savaqi, ruthless predators whose language is a weapon in itself.

Games Workshop previewed some upcoming releases for the 28mm skirmish game set in the world of Warhammer 40,000, Necromunda. The narrative continues in the Ash Wastes and the Van Saar are getting themselves some new technology to play around with.

Gerry takes a look at a prototype for a massive board game in Celestial: The Hidden Void, an upcoming Kickstarter from Diemension Games, that blends Asian mythology, high-tech science fiction, and body horror.

Black Site Studios has recently released a bunch of new Hametsu miniatures following on from their successful crowdfunding campaign to launch the game. If you've ever wanted to dive into an awesome demon-hunting samurai miniatures game, this ticks all of those boxes!

Have a peek at some painting covering The Horus Heresy, a bit of 20mm World War II and a few more Bushido characters!

Wargames Atlantic are asking you for your votes when it comes to deciding on their next plastic kits! There is a plethora of options for you to choose from that cover Fantasy, Historical and Sci-Fi wargaming and YOU can help decide which kits make it to the tabletop in hard plastic.

The new Vampire Team for Blood Bowl previewed during the NOVA Open, is now going to be available to pre-order this weekend from Games Workshop. If you're looking for a swanky Hammer Horror-themed Fantasy Football team, this ticks a lot of boxes and doesn't suck! 

Para Bellum Games is now taking pre-orders for some new miniatures for the City States of Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings and First Blood. Leading the way, we have a set of 35mm Fantasy satyrs that come as a Dual Kit!

Folks might know that I am quite partial to a Dwarf or two. With that in mind, it certainly seems like a good idea to have Grimskald's Torch & Shield on your radar if you're looking for a dungeon-delving miniatures game of Dwarven clans battling in the ruins of a mountain fortress!