Come see all the rumors, and confirmations that are going around on the holiday releases coming from Games Workshop, and Black Friday sale weekend!
First off we have a bit of a holiday recap for you from GW’s previous Holiday product post earlier in the year:
Source Games Workshop (Facebook)
Now we hit the rumor trail in search of holiday sales gold!
Remember the Salt
Checkout the latest on what we may see this holiday by Old-Four-Arms:
Confirmed in November WD ;
New scenery : Haemotrope Reactors (40k), Magewrath Throne & Balewind Vortex (AoS)
for the reactors, think Star Wars Echo base (semi-circular) but with Mechanicum gubbinz
Hero bases : 2 sets (40k – 8pcs and AoS – 11pcs)
How extensive are these hero bases? Forge World character series size?
1x 60mm (shattered Leman Russ turret)
5x 40mm (1. iron stairs, 2. rubble with barrel, 3. rubble with aquila head, 4. rubble with crate/jerrycans, 5. iron platform on pipeline)
2x 32mm (1. rubble with Ork rokkit, 2. twisted iron girders)Given this info it seems likely that the other rumours are true as well.
Aside from the depressing lack of AOS stuff it sounds pretty good.
New terrain is always good. Several Industry Insiders have told Spikey Bits that we will be seeing the old Balewind Vortex and Magewraith Throne again very soon as well.
More Games Workshop Holiday Release Rumors:
Source Miniwars (Translated to English)
From intelligence report the arrival of a message encrypted with information on launches for the next two months . As always you have to throw a pinch of salt to the subject because it is rumors:
Blood Bowl comes out Nov. 18 in preorder . Expect a mega party in stores and hobby centers as if it were a superbowl party: it will be a big release. As Burning of Prospero will also be merchandising.
This Christmas boxes will Start Collecting Premium : packs to mount a more than decent army.For example if a force now can cost about 250 € with the new Start Collecting will be priced at 130 €. Many minis, including heroes and monstrous creatures.Set design at competitive prices.Sets pedestals for heroes spectacular. Also adjusted prices.
Packs paint new and new line of pigments Citadel .
And there will be many more events throughout the year ahead and more sales .
Finally: Magnus the Red arrives this Christmas (date to be confirmed).
If true we expect a boom for the holidays. Especially striking theme of the scenery, which was not any kind of rumors to date. To see what they have prepared ..
There has also been a lot of talk over the last few days about a possible Black Friday sale, or a midnight release of some sort from GW this holiday, let’s take a closer look:
We reported the following about a possible Black Friday midnight release recently:
There is a big rumor going around about a secret midnight sale on November 25th at GW stores this year (which incidentally is Black Friday). A lot of folks are assuming that it will be the release of the Burning of Prospero, however will the be the case?
First off the Rumor via Dakka:
My local GW has a 25 nov top secret midnight release. Anyone any idea what it could be ?
Could it be the return of Necromunda ?
But what if GW has another Black Friday Sale as well?
For 2015 there was quite a few special Black Friday “deals” in the form of bundles both online and at local Games Workshop stores. If I was a betting man, I would expect more of the same this year for sure!
Either way we know the holidays are on Games Workshop’s radar from the earlier Q3 post, so I would expect that to just be the tip of the holiday product mix from them.
And of course all of last year’s Black Friday Deals from GW can be found below:
GW’s 2015 Black Friday Sale
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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.
