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GW’s 2016 Summer Release Roadmap? NEW RUMORS

By Rob Baer | May 17th, 2016 | Categories: Warhammer 40k, Warhammer 40k Rumors

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Grab your salt shakers, another round of GW release rumors are here again! Checkout what some are saying we’ll see in the next 6 months!

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via Squiggly (DISQUS) 5-17-2016

Rubics tail end of year, C.S.M revamp next. As others and I have said before.

There’s not really any room this year. You have two lots of Heresy stuff, the first of which I think is soon. Although perhaps abit later than I was originally expecting. I heard the next 2 weeks of May are; ST Expansion and then the RoB board. So I don’t think there coming this month, April-May just referred to the rules. I thought they’d drop with the rules but obviously not. Unless they come right at the start of the June, but I don’t think that would work… On top of that; Fenris pt 2, AoS 2nd edition/3 ways to play/whatever you want to call it, Slyvaneth, Metal Duardin, A mountain of Tzeentch releases. As a GUESS maybe they’ll get a repack for Chaos marines.

That’s not even counting in for new codex launches for Genestealer Cults and Deathwatch (Not saying there this year, I have no idea atm.) Shadowkin, which will later tie into Slaanesh stuff. On top of that, more Greenskins, a Summer Campaign. I don’t even think all that is going to fit in this year. Nevermind a CSM release, maybe a quick slapdash codex at most.

-Disclaimer: Releases are not necessarily listed in order.

– 2nd Disclaimer- I haven’t actually heard the Heresy stuff isn’t coming this month either. I just know the Battle Board is coming and I can’t see them releasing that and Heresy in the same week.

…AoS 2nd ed (It’s not called 2nd ed, just my name for it) should drop mid-late June, Slyvaneth straight after leading into July, then the Summer campaign.

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Here’s what BoLS had to say about the above rumor line up earlier:

So that’s a very large set of releases for 6 months.  All of these have been mentioned in the past except for Shadowkin.  In no particular order this list it covers the following.  We have bolded the items that have been 100% confirmed via photographs.

40K:

  • Warzone Fenris Pt.2
  • Rubric Marines
  • CSM Revamp
  • Codex Genestealer Cults
  • Codex Deathwatch

Age of Sigmar

  • General’s Handbook
  • Realm of Battle Board
  • Summer Campaign
  • Sylveneth (editor’s note: these are the next AoS faction – more on them soon)..
  • Steelhead Duardi
  • Tzeentch stuff
  • Shadowkin

So long story short, another batch of rumors that seems to line up with what some of us have been hearing mostly over the last weeks. Next week’s teasers weren’t much help either, so what is coming for memorial day is still a bit of a mystery. But if I was to put money on it, they’ll make it BIG whatever it is!

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About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.