Shield of Baal, The Black Library Weekender, Forge World and more… Get caught up before heading into the new week! Loken posted up his latest rumor round up yesterday, and it’s a good ‘un! If you haven’t seen it yetcheck it out below!
A lot of juicy 40K and 30K news this week.
A major tendril from Hive Fleet Leviathan pushes through the cold void towards the Shieldworlds of the Cryptus System. Loathe to abandon a key territory – especially one so close to the Blood Angels’ home system of Baal – the forces of the Astra Militarum and Adepta Sororitas prepare to defend the region with their lives. Presented in a deluxe slipcase, this two-book set is brimming with all-new Warhammer 40,000 content. Book one is a 152 page narrative book containing: • A wealth of background describing how the Cryptus System became embroiled in conflict • A blow by blow account of the key events of the invasion and the major battles • Descriptions of famous regiments that took part in the conflict including their background, colour schemes and heraldries • Brand new artwork showing the planets, space stations and environments found within the Cryptus System Book two is a 64 page rulebook that enables you to play games set during the invasion of the Cryptus System: • 6 new Echoes of War missions to test your mettle • Cities of Death rules for fighting games of Warhammer 40,000 amongst the war torn streets of destroyed cities • 6 Cities of Death missions and 36 tactical objectives • Rules for Death From The Skies, allowing you to include fighter aces in your Warhammer 40,000 battles • New Tyranids detachment rules and Warlord Traits to represent the composition of the forces of Hive Fleet Leviathan • New Datasheets for the Mucalid Spore Cluster, Zoanthrope Brood, Maleceptor, Toxicrene, Tyrannocyte, Sporocyst and Mucolid Spore • 6 new Tyranids formations
Invasion Swarms: Tyranids Painting Guide is a 144 page paperback painting guide for the Tyranids. Inside you will find four fantastic collections – The Skarok Swarm, The Court of the Nephilim King, The Jaws of the Magalodon and The Talon of Gorgo. Each collection is presented with a detailed background and history.
Shield of Baal: Leviathan (Black Library) $44.99
Zoanthropes / Venomthropes $66 Zoanthropes are powerful psykers, created solely to harness the psychic potential of the Hive Mind. By flexing the merest part of its mystical mind, a Zoanthrope can manifest this power in a variety of incredible, destructive ways. This 80-piece plastic kit makes three Zoanthropes or two Zoanthropes and a Neurothrope.
This kit can alternatively be assembled as 3 Venomthropes.
Forgeworld’s newest book blows open the amount of armies for Horus Heresy players.!
Horus Heresy IV – Conquest (Special Edition) £90.00
The Conquest Special Edition contains The Horus Heresy Book Four – Conquest, four exclusive quick reference cards and an A1 sized poster featuring original artwork from the book – all contained within a unique leather bound slip case. This special edition is limited to 2,000 copies. The Horus Heresy Book Four – Conquest, lavishly illustrated in full colour, contains extensive background information on Warmaster Horus’ invasion of the northern Imperium having revealed his treachery at the Isstvan System. In addition, this book contains details of the Solar Auxilia of the Imperial Army, the histories of four Knight Households, an extensive campign system as well as two entirely new army lists. The Questoris Knight Crusade Army List enables you to field a full household of towering Knights armed with devastating weapons of mass destruction, whilst the Solar Auxilia Crusade Army List brings the elite of the Imperial Army to your battlefield. Also included in this special edition slipcase are four quick reference cards detailing the weapons profiles and special rules for the Legiones Astartes, Solar Auxilia, Questoris Knights and forces of the Mechanicum, making them an essential accessory for your next Horus Heresy game. The Horus Heresy Book Four – Conquest is a complete expansion for the Warhammer 40,000 game – it requires the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook to use its contents. This large format 312 page bonded leather bound hard cover book, with its exclusive slipcase, poster and reference cards is our biggest Horus Heresy book to date.
Games Workshop unveiled the results of their exhaustive search for the perfect CEO: via Games Workshop Investor Relations: Appointment of CEO
The Board of Games Workshop is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Rountree as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 January 2015. Tom Kirby, Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer, will take up the position of Non-Executive Chairman with effect from that date. Kevin, 45, joined Games Workshop in 1998. He is currently Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Commenting on the appointment, Tom Kirby said: “The Board undertook a thorough process in selecting our new CEO, receiving a significant number of applications for the position, both internal and external. Kevin was the outstanding candidate. The board congratulates Kevin on his appointment and wishes him every success in his new role.”
The more things change, the more they stay the same….
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
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 the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of 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 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
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.
