This little diddy popped up over on the BoLS lounge, summarizing the rest of 2012’s releases.
It seems to coincide with a lot of the assumptions I was making earlier in the year using previous releases and sales data.
I also had a gut feeling that the Chaos release would precede any 6th Starter box after seeing the Chinese language translation leak from that boxed set.
That sheet contained too many special rules (living metal?) and such, for Games Workshop to NOT capitalize on its release by having all the new Chaos available for purchase. After all the Chaos Marine is wholly GW’s IP.
Sure there’s books and such out there about Chaos theory and all that, but how many Chaos Marines are there? None, except GW. Same thing with “Space Orks”, Squats (Space Dwarves), Eldar (Space Elves), etc…
So Chaos in August? I’m in! Checkout the details below!
Latest word on the Street: from the Bell of Lost Souls Lounge;
August:
Flyer Wave 3 models: (Tau, Eldar, Tyranid or Chaos)
Chaos Space Marines
September:
40k Boxed set
October:
Dark Angels
November+:
Hobbit
This sounds like a massive product dump that normally would be spread out over several more months being compressed to maximize sales before The Hobbit arrives.
Be sure to checkout my other two 2012 Schedule articles as well and judge for yourself if I’m all talk or not. -MBG
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 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.
