Games Workshop just posted the new Blood Angels material to advanced order. In includes a lot of new stuff not least of which is:
Have to admit it looks great. Beyond that I won't comment as it will just include my latest lament about the slow death of the Dark Angels.
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GW just sent out an email reporting that something special for Orks and Goblins will be arriving in May.
To quote the posting:
Orcs & Goblins are one of the most popular Warhammer armies and it's not difficult to see why: they can field warriors of all shapes and sizes from tiny Snotlings to Giants, and every shape of Orc and Squig in-between. They have access to a bizarre array of war machines and mounts, and some of the most entertaining special rules of any Warhammer army. And thanks to their inclusion in the great-value Battle for Skull Pass set, are often the first army a hobbyist collects.
So this May we're celebrating the Orcs & Goblins in all their choppa-wielding glory. We're under orders from the Big Boss to keep quiet about exactly what's going on so be sure to check out games-workshop.com in April when all will be revealed and pick up May's issue of White Dwarf for an in-depth look at all things green.
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Mass Effect 2 came out from Bioware a few weeks ago and I've been having a complete blast playing it. It may quite frankly be the best first person shooter I've ever seen. Not just because the shooting part is good, but because of the depth of story and cinematic action inherent to the game. It's a game that often has the look and feel of a full scale science-fiction movie -- and in this case that is definitely a good thing! Take a look at this clip I posted from the game:
(Warning: If you are actually playing the game this is a spoiler so you may want to return after you've finished)
Keep in mind that you are watching cutscenes from a PC game, not an actual (if computer generated) movie. As a movie it is pretty good, but as part of a first person shooter it is amazing. Add in the rich background of the setting and you get a great game.
So, any and all 40k version of such games should keep Mass Effect 2 in mind when developing their games as something which to aspire -- and hopefully excede. It shows you what is possible and with the incredible depth of the 40K universe there are stories ready to be told that should blow all of us away (at least figuratively -- literally might hurt).
I'm going to be awfully disappointed if after seeing a 40K shooter I am still left thinking "Mass Effect was better". The 40K Universe is rich enough to beat anything out there if presented right.
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It's official -- GW is coming out with the updated Blood Angels codex in April. The word just came in through their email announcements. Likewise, with the book comes a (presumably new) "range of plastic and metal miniatures."
The description goes on saying, "The Blood Angels have always been a powerful close combat army and have been made even deadlier thanks to a range of specialist wargear, the ability to field Assault Squads as Troops choices, and more Dreadnoughts than any other Space Marine Chapter, including a Death Company Dreadnought and the fabled Furioso Dreadnought. The Sons of Sanguinius will be deep striking onto a tabletop near you this April – now’s the time to practice painting red."
Not being a Blood Angels player this doesn't mean much to me, but it will for many. It does mean more frustration at seeing yet another group of Space Marines not Dark Angels get a new codex filled with all new toys (they've all been like that since after the most recent edition of the DA book). Like I foretold in the past DA continue to quickly receed into the distance on their trip toward relative obscurity. <sigh>
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GW posted this morning links to their new Legion of the Damned models on advanced order.
The models sure are great and worth using if you can find a means, but I've never been particularly fond of the rules for Legion of the Damned. Basically, they are twice the cost of marines and twice as hard to kill, but most certainly do not have twice the firepower. Personally, I think it is better to just take two regular units of Marines and that way you double up everythere.
Still, wonderful figures.
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It's been turkey time with me off visiting the relatives. But, now I am back so expect a resumption of regular postings.
This week I plan on giving a review of the new Fortress of Redemption (just have to get to the game store to grab my reserved copy) and a review of some alterative models that one can use for Warhammer and, to a lesser extent, 40K.
Stay tuned.
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Games Workshop has released a picture of it new Chaos sorcerer figure for Games Day in 2010:
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Nice model. Too bad that the scuttlebut is that the will be only one Games Day this year in the US, with more on the offing if you want to travel across the globe for your games day fix. A lot will be riding on this single GD. If it reaches the general level of stinkiness as seen at some previous events the fall out could be brutal. Given GW's resources is leaving the promotion to their hobby in the hands of untrained recrutes doing their own tournaments a really a good business strategy for the long term? Sure, promote independent games, but without a sizeable GW presence it won't even feel like it is their game being played. This in turn creates a great opportunity for a company that could produce a compatable set of game rules into which GW miniatures fit well -- along with the own original ones. In other words, a game that allows all the old stuff not to wasted while providing the excellent customer service we want to see,
Remember what I said before about taking customers seriously? This is not the way to do so, at least given the event information I've see as of yet. Hope things improve or otherwise "GW" is going to become just the label on the box in which your miniatures arrive -- until you start receiving real service from another company, that is.
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This is not new information, but I just had to blog about this -- the Fortress of Redemption is up for pre-order at GW.
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I love - love - this model. I've been collecting up bastion models here and there with the plan of doing a really nice fortress for possible use next year at Origins. Now I am going to hold back until I get my hands on one of these before doing any real work. With this and some clever use of other bits and models I think I can do up something mighty impressive.
The only problem is that I have to wait until practically December to get one! Then again, maybe this means I can get an extra one for my birthday or Christmas.....
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