You HAVE to see the news that is breaking out of Australia folks. Games Workshop may have just announced the return of Specialist Games, come see the latest!
In what seems to be a co-ordinated roll out, several Australian Games Workshop stores have posted this images that seems to indicate the return of Specialist Games the division of GW that handles fan favorites such as Blood Bowl, Necromonuda and BATTLEFLEET GOTHIC, as well as continued support for LoTR!!
Via Games Workshop Belconnen 11-11-2015
Games Workshop Belconnen:·
READ IT AND WEEP, WEEP SWEET GLORIOUS TEARS OF JOY AND PRAISE THE HOBBY GODS!
-Mat
- GWHobart
- GWCasuarina
- GWGeelong
- GW Freeway V (a store in The United States)
Plus to add more fuel to the fire, one manager has already commented on the news to a customer:
So very interesting times indeed. Is this a precursor to a major company initiative that will see the return of so many beloved games? Will we see perhaps a shotgun blast of takedown notices to companies infringing on GW’s IP worldwide by selling “Unofficial” specialist game miniatures ?
Will hobbyists get back into older games such as BFG, Necromunda, or play the “official” style Blood Bowl once again?
Only time can even hope to tell what the result of today’s news will be for hobbyists, game stores, and model makers world wide.
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Wow the hobby is on FIRE right now! What a day, what a day indeed!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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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 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.
