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Sixth Edition Cometh?

By Rob Baer | May 30th, 2012 | Categories: Editorials, Sixth Edition., Warhammer 40k

Brace for Impact! Sixth Edition is almost here?!!

Hot on the heels of all those 5th Edition books disappearing from shelves and Games Workshop’s main site over the weekend, we’re hearing more and more rumors as the release is seemingly imminent!
So what’s next?  Well let’s take a look back to the summer of 2010, when 8th Edition Fantasy hit!
Fantasy broke in late June of that year with a one month countdown to it’s release in July.  They releases a super awesome Collector’s edition, as well as the normal book, and tons of new templates and markers for the new mechanics.  
If their collectors edition of Fantasy was any indicator of what the 40k one might be, sign me up now!
That thing was amazing with gold plating and high quality paper stock pages.
So where does that leave us for a release date? Good question…

We haven’t had a one month countdown to any release in well over a year, and as the rumor mongers have pegged July 14th as the “official rumored release date” for sixth, I’m not buying in quite yet.

I think we’ll see the typical two week out unveiling via White Dwarf and GW’s advanced order website, as opposed to the one month buildup we saw with Fantasy 8th Edition.
So when will the countdown begin? Well, we all know it will be in the White Dwarf, and the new one of those won’t be out for a full month, so it’s possible I suppose it will be in July’s White Dwarf.  
But until the rumor dam starts to fracture completely, all we have to go on is a continued trickle of rumors, and gut feelings.

Besides being hungry right now, my guts telling me we may all be wrong… sixth may be farther off than we think. 

What do you think, when will we see the new book? -MBG  

Credit for the artist’s rendition of the new book goes to Mike Brandt.
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About the Author: Rob Baer

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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 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.

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