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Hi,
to counter the stupid information strategy of GW a bit, here what several rumour posters think is the release schedule for the rest of the year:


February
Dwarfs
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/575148.page

March
Imperial Knights (40k, large walkers)
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/575407.page)

April
Imperial Guard (=Astra Militarum)
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/578325.page

May
Updated 40k Edition : http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/570012.page
and/or Wood Elves http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/589048.page

June
Ork Codex
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/549534.page

Wild speculation about summer release
Updated 40k Edition: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/570012.page
or 9th Edition Warhammer Fantasy http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/461735.page





2014:
Fantasy releases: Dark Elves, Dwarfs, Wood Elves (source Hastings, Harry puts 9th edition here)

2015
Fantasy releases: Bretonnia, Orks& Goblins plus 9th edition, also Beastmen next (source Hastings)


See this thread summing up Fantasy release schedule rumours: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/461735.page
See this thread summing up 40k release schedule rumours: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/515787.page

Current Forge World News thread:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/574064.page



Let's see how this turns out. I will try to keep the first post updated.
BTW always possible to have a second theme per month, even if all releases seem to be on first Saturday from July onward.


Just for completeness: Black Library Releases:

Current thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/574053.page
Previous thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/427644.page
Previous thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/373580.page
Previous thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/262453.page

News&Rumours on 40k RPGs (Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, Deathwatch, Black Crusade, Only War) under licence of FFG:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/441421.page

We won't get conformation of any of this until a week before they're released apparently.

When you said codex and army book , that means 1st wave right? :x

That means "including first wave miniatures"

We won't get confirmation either.

And ever since Space Hulk now every year we have to put up with the ridiculous idea that there's something "special and secret" coming in September. GW release history for I don't know, say forever does not support that. They did a Space Hulk re-release, it was cool, Septembers before or since had nothing like that. Just because they did Space Hulk the one time doesn't make September something "secret and special" every year from then to eternity.

Kroothawk, I saw you mention jezzails / treekin being "3 to a box" in another thread, like the Ushbati. Are these just being rolled out in the Finecast wave, or are non-single-blister models like this going to be released separately somehow?

There has been a few rumours that Space Wolves TWC will be premiered at GD in September. Has anyone heard any thing more substantive or is this just SW's fan pipe dream?

3box of treekin and jezzails on 28th may, 3box of both Ushabti 11th June, all Finecast.

Other rumours include Thunderwolves, Tyranid 2nd wave, Black Templar, Flyer supplement, Sororitas WD Codex over 2 months, etc.
Too speculative ATM to be included in the list.

Excellent info, thanks!

Don't forget the BT's instead of the SOB, that is another one that pops up frequently....

more likely launch with 6th ed next summer....

I haven't forgotten that BT rumour, I just don't believe it

BrassScorpion wrote:And ever since Space Hulk now every year we have to put up with the ridiculous idea that there's something "special and secret" coming in September.

The only ridiculous part about it, imo, is knowing that no matter what they say on the topic, we've can't believe them since they have proven themselves liars in this regard.

When's the summer of fliers?

Kroothawk wrote:3box of treekin and jezzails on 28th may, 3box of both Ushabti 11th June, all Finecast.

Other rumours include Thunderwolves, Tyranid 2nd wave, Black Templar, Flyer supplement, Sororitas WD Codex over 2 months, etc.
Too speculative ATM to be included in the list.

You missed the plastic Thunderhawk there.


Good work though Kroot, seems fairly believable to me. How much evidence is there that there will be a secret september thing?

If the Super Secret release is BFG, GW will get some of my money again.

They could drag me back for a visit with a 'Space Hulk treatment' version of Quest. That's it.

Seriously, Tau are going to be out right before 6th edition? That's great, that means Tau will be updated for about 2-3 months and then 6th hits right after and they'll be trash again for another 5 years.

Someone has to be last.

Sidstyler wrote:Seriously, Tau are going to be out right before 6th edition? That's great, that means Tau will be updated for about 2-3 months and then 6th hits right after and they'll be trash again for another 5 years.

I dunno, all the codexes released shortly before 5th edition did fine under the new rules (Dark Angels, CSM, Orks & Daemons). It was the older codexes that got hammered by the changes (Tau, Necrons).

It was only the release of newer codexes that did Dark Angels in much more than the new edition of rules.

iproxtaco wrote:We won't get conformation of any of this until a week before they're released apparently.

Don't you mean a week after (when you get a bank statement & find GW has automatically debted your account for all new releases)?

Fingers crossed for Tyranid releases....it seems all our best units don't have models..... hopefully they'll come soon!

yakface wrote:

Sidstyler wrote:Seriously, Tau are going to be out right before 6th edition? That's great, that means Tau will be updated for about 2-3 months and then 6th hits right after and they'll be trash again for another 5 years.

I dunno, all the codexes released shortly before 5th edition did fine under the new rules (Dark Angels, CSM, Orks & Daemons). It was the older codexes that got hammered by the changes (Tau, Necrons).

It was only the release of newer codexes that did Dark Angels in much more than the new edition of rules.

GW really needs to revise their codex release schedule and do a complete overhaul. Having a codex that is two editions behind is freaking ridiculous.

Good summary Kroothawk and a worthwhile sticky IMO to counter all of those, "Does anybody know when x is coming out?" threads

yakface wrote:I dunno, all the codexes released shortly before 5th edition did fine under the new rules (Dark Angels, CSM, Orks & Daemons).

...oh, that fills me with all kinds of confidence.

Just remembered something which may or may not be relevant, but whilst at Warhammet World at the beginning of the year, i spoke to a couple of the games developers. We got onto the conversation of Space Hulk and they said that they were thrilled with the success of it's release and that they almost certainly will be doing more of these 'one-shot' mystery releases in the future.

Whether that'll be at the same time every year, who knows, but I certainly think it's something that will continue.

The Decapitator wrote:they said that they were thrilled with the success of it's release and that they almost certainly will be doing more of these mystery releases in the future.quote]

Yes, every release is a mystery release now isn't it?

BrassScorpion wrote:We won't get confirmation either.

And ever since Space Hulk now every year we have to put up with the ridiculous idea that there's something "special and secret" coming in September. GW release history for I don't know, say forever does not support that. They did a Space Hulk re-release, it was cool, Septembers before or since had nothing like that. Just because they did Space Hulk the one time doesn't make September something "secret and special" every year from then to eternity.

The new Space Hulk was released as a 20th anniversary deal. Original release was 1989, new one was 2009. I think it being in the month of Sept was just because thats where it happened to fall in the years release line-up.

If people want to speculate about new re-releases of other specialist games, they might want to look up the original release dates and see when the anniversaries fall.

The Decapitator wrote:We got onto the conversation of Space Hulk and they said that they were thrilled with the success of it's release...

But not enough to keep it in production, apparently.

BrassScorpion wrote:We won't get confirmation either.

And ever since Space Hulk now every year we have to put up with the ridiculous idea that there's something "special and secret" coming in September. GW release history for I don't know, say forever does not support that. They did a Space Hulk re-release, it was cool, Septembers before or since had nothing like that. Just because they did Space Hulk the one time doesn't make September something "secret and special" every year from then to eternity.

Last sept was IoB box set, that's pretty special in my books.

I keep hearing all these mixed rumours on the release of the crons and the SoBs. Not sure what to think of it. I have done much analysis and research on GW's business practice and how they operate and I can sya that the assesments I have been able derive are exactly what is being predicted.

It seems to me though that GW is been shifting to a change that will overall speed up their releases. Such ideas I have been able to gather by finding a pattern of how the differrnt codexes are released and with the new resin casting and the metals being phased out along with theu use of computers to build future sculpts I feel that we are going to see a faster production rate on new releases after the new year.

Bear in mind everyone this is an assesment not a factual statement so please don't send any hate my way if anything in here is wrong.