Things are starting to solidify a bit more on the release scene for Games Workshop as we move into the depths of summer. Come see what things are shaping up to be going deep into 2016.
We have a few new exclusive things to report today about future GW releases. Several industrial insiders and anonymous sources have been talking with us as of late about GW’s future releases.
Updated October 16th
Here’s the new revised Roadmap list of new releases that are on the rumor radar now with items bolded that are confirmed:
- Warzone Fenris Pt.2 (GW Teaser)
- Rubric Marines (GW Teaser Video For T-Sons)
- Plastic Sisters of Battle (GW Teaser Video)
- Horus Heresy Boxed Game II
- Planetay Onslaguth Supplment
- 8th Edition Warhammer 40k
- “War In the Webway” – (Could Mean The Emperor’s Battle Under Terra, or perhaps Ahriman’s battle to reach the Black Library)
- Steelhead Duardi
- Tzeentch stuff
- Shadowkin
- New Terrain
- There is still a grip of factions in the General’s hand book with no battletome as of yet.
Forge World & Specialist Games
- New LoTR Reboot with Iron Dwarves (FW Teasers)
- Blood Bowl (2017)
- Adeptus Titanicus
- Inferno: Book VII Horus Heresy
- Imperial Armor Fires of Cyraxus
Published Summer 2016:
Here’s the new revised Roadmap list of new releases that are on the rumor radar now with items bolded that are confirmed:
- Warzone Fenris Pt.2
- Rubric Marines
- CSM Revamp
- Codex Genestealer Cults
- Codex Deathwatch
- Betrayal At Calth Single Box Sets (July)
- Horus Heresy Boxed Game II
- General’s Handbook
- Realm of Battle Board
- Gorechosen box set (Sept)
- Summer Campaign
- Sylvaneth
- Bonesplitters (July)
- Steelhead Duardi
- Tzeentch stuff
- Shadowkin
- There is still a grip of factions in the General’s hand book with no battletome as of yet.
Non-Main Label
- New LoTR Reboot with Iron Dwarves
- Blood Bowl (2017)
- Adeptus Titanicus
Plus we have been heading talk of “Something BIG, but not a new 40k edition” to coincide with September’s White Dwarf reboot, and bringing up the rear a new book of allegiances or “an update” to the current AoS battletomes for the books that are already out sans new allegiance abilities, wargear, and spell lores.
So that’s it be sure to add a pinch of salt to taste, however we’re hearing it on multiple levels to hopefully most will come to pass.
GW’s Summer Release Roadmap
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