The last few days saw some awesome reveals for Warhammer 40,000 from Games Workshop. One such reveal was the return of the mighty Phoenix Lords to the Aeldari! Brand new plastic miniatures are on the way to support the launch of the 10th Edition Codex early next year in 2025.

Games Workshop will be taking pre-orders for the new edition of Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game this weekend. You'll be able to get your hands on the new Starter Set, the new Rulebooks and more for battling during the War Of The Rohirirm, The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings. 

For those who got excited about the upcoming Mythos supplement for Spectre Operations, we have some good news! Spectre Miniatures are releasing the new supplement and miniatures today for you to scoop up for some Lovecraftian adventures. 

Games Workshop are taking pre-orders for some new Warbands and additional rules that can be used to enhance your experiences in Warhammer Underworlds. Two new Warbands lead the way for the forces of Order and Chaos. 

Games Workshop are taking pre-orders for The Mortal Realms this weekend. Warhammer Age Of Sigmar will play host to the Slaves To Darkness who will be getting a new Battletome and more. 

If you're eager to get your hands on a new special character for Bad Roll Games' Punkapocalyptic, you can now order Callisto! She rides into battles across the wasteland on the back of her faithful steed, Pinky.

Wargames Atlantic bulked out their collection of 28mm Medieval miniatures this week with pre-orders for their new Peasant Levy plastic set. This will be a fantastic addition to the range which already includes Foot Knights.

Atomic Mass Games have even more fun miniatures on the way for those playing Star Wars: Legion battles during the Clone Wars! Two brand new Separatist sets are on the way early next year and pre-orders are available right now. 

You can now pre-order a new starter set and gamebox for those wanting to get into the new edition of Seb Games' Urban War. The set contains everything that two players need to get started with this classic Sci-Fi skirmish game.

Join us for this week's Community Spotlight as we get a look at some nostalgic Goblins sculpted by one of our community, the building of a Man Cave and some excellent-looking Skaven.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we have a talk about passion projects. If we weren't focusing on a million different projects at once what would be THE big passion project that we'd love to dive into? Would it be an epic army build, an impressive table or something else? Let us know your passion projects in the comments!

It's OTTWeekender time! Despite the news that so many old miniatures are leaving the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game range, many more are coming to replace them and it looks like GW are rebuilding the game and the range ahead of the release of the brand new film, The War Of The Rohirrim, set before the time of The Lord Of The Rings!

Oathsworn Miniatures has been previewing so many of the new miniatures coming as part of the new Starter Set next year that will sit alongside the new edition of Burrows & Badgers. As always, the miniatures are gorgeous and perfect for those wanting a bit of a Redwall-esque kick. 

Warlord Games has begun to dive a bit deeper into what's going to be on offer with their new Armies Of... books for Bolt Action. The first one of these books will be Armies Of Germany which releases on 30th January 2025. It will come around quicker than you think! Warlord dropped a bit more of an insight into the book this week.

Join us this week for some awesome apes that are taking over the planet, a grimdark fighting pit and some fun terrain showcasing neat skills!

DakkaDakka.Store is on Kickstarter with a brand new campaign looking to fund their new range of miniatures, the Stormpride Sisters. These mighty warrior women can be used for all manner of popular 28mm to 32mm Sci-Fi wargames. 

Another Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game reveal popped up from the folks at Games Workshop this week. The War Of The Rohirrim set is coming soon and whilst conflict plays out between warring factions within the Rohirrim and evil allies, Orcs and such also play a role!

If you're looking to bulk out your Winter army for the United States in World War II and Bolt Action, Warlord Games has new sets to scoop up. These sets would be great additions to the existing plastic miniatures available as part of the Battle Of The Bulge set and beyond. 

Games Workshop revealed a few new miniatures that will be joining the Necromunda range soon. The Van Saars and House Delaque are going to be getting their hands on creepy miniatures from different ends of the spectrum. 

Osprey Games has now released the new quick, fun miniatures game by Michael Whelan called FREAKZ! Mutant Murder Machines. Designed to get you playing quickly with whatever you have in your collection, FREAKZ! looks like it could be a lot of fun. 

Wargames Atlantic and Pete 'The Wargamer' Harrison have teamed up on a brand new plastic set that could be great for those doing a lot of kitbashing and those seeking to make their bases pop with Dead Animal Bits!

Perry Miniatures are back with some great new additions to their Napoleonic collection. They have added a selection of new 28mm miniatures to their range for the Ottomans and the French in Egypt using this period and the Duchy Of Warsaw. Plenty of artillery sounds from the rear of armies!

Gerry gets stuck into unboxing and reviewing the Classic Fantasy Werewolves plastic set from Wargames Atlantic. This is a great 28mm set for those wanting snarling and howling foes for a variety of different skirmish wargames.

Freebooter Miniatures do some excellent miniatures for their pirate-based 28mm skirmish game, Freebooter's Fate and this latest set of releases are no different. A new Starter Box is available for you to snap up at the moment for Tianyu. 

Victrix Miniatures released a new set of 28mm plastic miniatures for those looking to expand their Crusade-era collection. Whilst they have previously released miniatures for Crusaders from Europe, they have now added the basic Islamic Infantry & Archers into the mix. 

Micro Art Studio released a new set of pre-coloured/pre-painted terrain for use in your 28mm wargames. These would be good for game sets during the Feudal Japanese period and Sci-Fi games like Infinity. 

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Warren shows off more of his Fantasy DreadBall plans for TerrainFest and Ben decides that we might need to buy more rules rather than just buying more miniatures for our ever-growing piles of potential! What do you think?

It's OTTWeekender time! Warlord Games are now on Kickstarter with their brand new World War 2 board game, Vanguard: Normandy. If you're a fan of Bolt Action and real-time strategy games like Company Of Heroes then this might be an awesome project for you to get involved with.

Wargames Atlantic and ZombieSmith are working on adding even more Quar miniatures to their plastic range. The Fidwogs are going to be on the march soon with a new plastic sprue for you to snap up which comes complete with a vehicle. 

Crooked Dice recently picked up the Harwood Hobbies Sinbad range in 28mm. It is now part of their collection and can be used for 7TV Fantasy and beyond. If you're in the mood for some Pulp Fantasy adventure; this range is the antidote! 

Spectre Miniatures has revealed an absolutely stunning Remembrance Diorama that honours soldiers who fought from World War I through to the present day. This is a strictly limited edition diorama available until 11th November.

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at what you've been doing including testing Grimdark paint schemes, diving into Dungeon Saga and entering the Medieval period with Age Of Chivalry.

Kromlech are bloomin' masters when it comes to terrain and their new range, Fantasy Realms, features a whole host of brilliant new kits that are great for 28mm to 32mm wargames. The first wave of releases covers Landscapes Of The Empire.

A small project but one hard to pass up. Macrocosm are now on Kickstarter with another fun 28mm Fantasy miniatures. This time, it's a Dwarven King On Throne, ready to lord of his throng of warriors just aching to go and kick some Goblin butt! 

Pre-orders are now live from the folks at Gripping Beast for the newest supplement for the SAGA wargame. SAGA: Age Of Chivalry is available for you to snap up ahead of a prospective launch date of December. 

Great Escape Games are currently in the middle of their Kickstarter looking to fund the new plastic Mounted Gunfighters set for use in your 28mm Wild West games like Dead Man's Hand. 

The world of Infinity expands with even more awesome 28mm Sci-Fi miniatures for the month of December. Corvus Belli has some excellent new miniatures for those going Beyond Operation: Sandtrap and more.

James Morris, the man behind the awesome new Fantasy wargame Midgard Heroic Battles was nice enough to give us a look inside the book! For those not aware, Midgard Heroic Battles allows you to play out heroic battles from history, myth and legend (and everything in between) in various scales and with whatever miniatures you have access to.

Loke BattleMats are currently live on BackerKit with an awesome campaign for those looking to set the scene during their Cyberpunk RED roleplaying sessions. You can get your hands on new Battle Maps, Accessories and more as part of this new campaign. 

Satyr Art Studio is currently taking orders for their limited run of 28mm scale Beastmen for your Oldhammer-style wargames, based on the artwork by Tony Ackland. 

Electi Studio is bringing a new game to tabletops from the mind of Alex Van Allen, the fellow behind Dead By Lead. Inspired by The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, Bloody Hollow is a cooperative game set in this colonial world of folklore and mystery.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a chat about how to make your tabletop games more fun with the addition of narrative scenarios, twists and more so they don't just become a mind-numbing killfest! Do you have any tips for creating narrative games and what campaign do you think we should play next year?