Checkout my review of the new Digital Copy Space Marine Codex.
I went ahead and bit the bullet so to speak and downloaded the Space Marine Codex for iPad, and played around with it some. It’s very intuitive if you’re an apple user, and pretty interactive.
Apparently there is additional fluff added in there somewhere as well, but I have yet to read the actual stories themselves. However I did notice on the back of the “book” that Matt Ward was credited with the book, which was weird to say the least. I mean I like his work and all, but didn’t expect to see his name on the digital copy.
So after checking with the original paper copy it appears that Matthew Ward wrote it as well. Weird that it’s not as broken as say Blood Angels or Grey Knights? I guess we can hope that maybe Sixth will be kinder to the Vanilla book.
It was posted up on Faeit 212 by GW that updates for their digital products will be free, which would certainly be nice for sure.
I had heard somewhere that there was a lawsuit raging over digital copies being as much as paper copies which cost more to produce etc. I don’t have the specifics on that for sure, but I can certainly see the merit in such thought.
The book is available for download on Apples iTunes, or from iBooks directly on the iPad for $41.25
I would suppose that the Space Marine codex will not get a revamp for quite sometime because of this launch, but I would be nice if it was updated to the new rules for free. We’ll see…
I would also love to see Sixth Edition on the iPad as well! Not sure I would be happy with the price, but hey it’s cheaper than a text book I’d buy in college for only a semester!
Enjoy the the video below with the rest of my review. This whole thing is kinda neat, and may just be the begining of a new era in gaming…? -Enjoy MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
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 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.
