GW Unveils Exciting New Lineup of Video Games at Skulls Preview

By Andrew Schrank | May 25th, 2023 | Categories: Games Workshop, Pop Gamer Culture, Tabletop Gaming News, Tabletop Gaming Products, video game, Warhammer 40k

Get in here and check out all the new Warhammer video games that are coming in 2023 that were revealed during the Skulls preview.

Coming straight from Warhammer Community, check out all the major video game news for Warhammer, thanks to the Skulls preview!

Current Sales on Warhammer Video Games!

First and foremost, pretty much every Warhammer game on Steam is on sale, so if there are any titles you’ve been waiting on, now may be the time to pick them up!

Boltgun was released just a few days ago but is on sale for 10% off on Steam, making it under $20! It’s unclear how long the sale will be live, but the game has had glowing reviews since its release!

If Steam isn’t your thing, you can get a ton of humble wallet credits by purchasing it through Humble Bundle right now.

Additionally, the game Gladius is free on Steam until June 1st, and with a ton of paid faction DLC (most of which are currently on sale), this RTS has many options.

An oldie and a goodie in Talisman: Digital Edition is also Free on Apple Store right now

Lastly, there’s a great retro game. Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000 is Free on GOG.com, via the Digital Goodie Pack. At the time of writing, you have until Sunday the 28th to claim it!

Total War 3 DLC Update

Total War Warhammer 3 got a new free update, giving players a new Legendary Lord for Chaos! Check out the full trailer below!

Warhammer 40k Darktide DLC Update

darktide-video-game Darktide may have had a slightly rocky start, but with tons of patches and updates, the devs are dedicated to making it the game of our dreams! In that same vein, they announced a new content drop on the way!

Check out the full trailer for that below.

While those might be our favorites, all of the games below also got or have new updates on the way to celebrating Skulls 2023!

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunter; New Bloom Assault Missions
Shootas, Blood & Teeth; New Hats
Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus; Thousand Sons, Get a free bonus with the code SKULLS23.
Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower; Season 4 featuring new outfits, new boons, and three new Chaos champions
Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest; Vampire Counts faction
Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions; World Eaters battle pass, a new raid event, and a new traitor Warlord
Warhammer Combat Cards; new Space Marine Warlord and Ork Lord of War + free giveaways and nine consecutive one-day events full of action and prizes.

New Warhammer Video Game Paid DLCs

As for the new Paid DLC, there are three major ones! Warhammer 40k Battlesector is getting a new Orks faction DLC, while Blood Bowl 3 announced its first Season, which will also have the new Lizardmen Team!

With a massive announcement for a fan-favorite game, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is getting a new free map; Karak Azgaraz! Additionally, there was a teaser for the next subclass for the Bright Wizard Sienna.

You can check out the full trailer and teaser below!

New Warhammer Game Release Announcements/Reveals

Realms of Ruin for Age of Sigmar is the first new game we will touch on.

Raise your banners and march on the Mortal Realms in Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin, the first ever AAA real-time strategy game set in the world of Warhammer Age of Sigmar. Coming to PlayStation® 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, this epic adventure from strategy game maestros Frontier Developments gives you command of four factions in expansive open warfare, featuring loads of your favourite units from the miniatures game.

Upgrade units with in-depth tech trees and unleash them against your rivals in gripping battles that change every time you play. Capture arcane conduits and harvest resources as you fight your war on multiple fronts, all to claim the realm of Ghur for your chosen faction.

An expansive single-player campaign co-written by Black Library legend Gav Thorpe sends the immortal heroes of the Stormcast Eternals on a mission to defend the fortress of Harkanibus from cunning Kruleboyz. Players can clash in 1v1 and 2v2 cross-platform multiplayer bouts, both in laid-back casual games and ranked leaderboards.

This looks like a huge new game, and with it being on all platforms, it should do well! Not to mention a large-scale AoS RTS isn’t something we’ve seen a ton of, so this change of space might be a home run!

Check out the full trailer and developer insights in the trailer below.

Warhammer 40k Speed Freaks

Next up, Speed Freaks is another new game that may remind you of something familiar from back in the day…

Start yer engines, boyz –Speed Freeks, the meanest, greenest vehicle combat game in history, is coming soon to a PC near you. Racing combat experts Caged Element have crafted a masterpiece of anarchic Ork mayhem, plunging players into chaotic 16-player matches filled with trukkloads of dakka, and you can have your first taste in the public alpha playtest starting today on Steam.

If you have been playing video games for a while you may notice some similarities to the old Twisted Metal games! Even better, there’s an alpha test going on right now!

Choose from one of seven unique vehicles with distinct abilities to define your playstyle, from deadly killers to all-out speed machines. The alpha playtest is accessible from the 25th of May to the 8th of June, and puts you behind the wheel in a fresh new game mode for vehicular combat, charging players with capturing key points and causing a ruckus to build their score, before racing like mad for the finish line.

Destruction derby-style racing games haven’t been popular lately, but this game looks promising!

Check out the incredible trailer below!

Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader

Rogue Trader is also getting a new game that has been previewed a few times already.

Check out the latest trailer for the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader CRPG by Owlcat Games, introducing the newest party member – the indomitable Space Wolf Ulfar. Feast your eyes on enemies and locations from across the game world, from Drukhari in the dark depths of Commoragh to Necrons on their sinister tomb worlds.

Ground combat not enough? Get your first taste of vicious ship-to-ship battles in the darkness between the stars, and a hint of the nefarious Chaos machinations going on behind the scenes. Finally, you won’t have to wait long to get your first experience in the world of Rogue Trader – the Founders’ Beta goes live on the 1st of June.

RPG games are usually a good time, and fans of Rogue Trader know that these are some of the most unique Imperial characters out there!

Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge

The last new game is Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge, which you may have seen some coverage of at Warhammer Fest.

Take your battles for the fate of the 41st Millennium into the tense, head-to-head arena of card combat in Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge, which launches a brand new demo today. This updated preview of the full Warpforge experience adds the ravenous predators of Hive Fleet Leviathan to the roster of playable factions, bringing the total so far up to six.

Taking part in the demo on Steam will also unlock priority access to a closed alpha playtest period beginning on the 8th of June, so get your first few licks in now.

Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge is the next attempt at a 40k digital card game, and while it probably won’t compete with the likes of MTG or Pokemon, it’ll still be a fun strategy game for fans to indulge in.

Non-Video Game Releases & Cross Overs

Warfare in the 41st Millennium is a messy business, but if you think the soldiers who fight against the galaxy’s horrors have it bad, spare a thought for the unfortunate custodians who clean up after them. Imagine all the blood, ichor, and who knows what else left over when the Space Marines have blown through yet another daemonic incursion or Tyranid invasion – you’ll need more than a mop and bucket to get that lot off.

There isn’t too much to go off of here, but if you know anything about PowerWash, it’s strangely actually a fun game!

World of Tanks: Modern Armor (Warhammer 40k)

World of Tanks: Modern Armour continues its celebration of Warhammer 40,000 with the recently released Leman Russ tank and a new Space Marine commander, placing the weapons of the 41st Millennium up against the best the modern day has to offer.

This was announced a little bit ago, so if you missed it watch the full original trailer below!

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus OST

The stunning soundtrack to Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus – composed by Guillaume David – is coming to vinyl for the first time, filling your ears with the hauntingly beautiful sounds of the Adeptus Mechanicus.

Soundtracks can be amazing, and vinyl is a great option to immortalize your love of certain ones!

Besides that, we covered several reveals for the new Space Marine 2 game and the fate of the former Captain Titus seperately in this article.

Check out the latest Warhammer 40k rumors for the rest of the 9th and even 10th Edition, new releases, and more!

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Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Games Workshop bits from preview models that we should watch out for. Click on the gallery above to see dozens of Rumor Engines with new models still to be revealed!

All the Latest Warhammer Rules & Model Rumors

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