We’re coming up to the end of the year, and so the World Championships of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 Grand Narrative are rapidly approaching. People from all over the world will be descending on Atlanta, USA for a weekend of immersive Warhammer gaming. Even if you are not one of them, there are reasons to be excited – we can smell a preview in the air…
That’s right, the last major Warhammer preview event of 2025 is coming in less than two week’s time, and we have some big reveals for a wide range of systems.
We’ll be taking a closer look at the much anticipated Warhammer Quest: Darkwater, as well as upcoming releases for Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, Legions Imperialis, Warhammer: The Old World, and Necromunda.
Those of you joining us in Atlanta will be able to watch the World Championships Warhammer Preview in person, while the folks at home will be able to watch along live. Tune in on the 7th of November at 7:30pm EST – for those of you in the UK and Europe that’s a late night live treat at 12:30am GMT on the 8th of November.
We’ll also have extensive live coverage here on Warhammer Community, including all the giant pictures of miniatures so you can spend hours poring over the details of every pouch, buckle and bubo.
We’ll see you back here on the 7th of November, with a mountain of new stuff.
End of the year ones can sometimes be nice and chunky so as much as I really hope for lots of focus on the new Warhammer Quest, I hope that there's some nice chunky updates for the other games too.
LI is going to be interesting to see where they are going with it - new faction; upgrade sprues for titans; new stuff for existing factions - lots of things they could do
No, just that there was concern that it went to a compendium so soon and worried that GW would reduce support for the game. We'd all been to that rodeo twice before with AT and AI...
Necromunda Hive Secundus was released in July 2024. Time for a new box for us to complain about and claim we're never going to buy, yet still do.
Or maybe they'll just announce when the Palanite Enforcers are getting their weapon upgrade sprue.
New gangs are always welcome. Especially if it's Ratskins or Scavvies. I've been waiting for Ratskin Renegades since the current Necromunda was first announced. I never bought into the whole "GW will never make Ratskins because it's culturally insensitive" spiel, though they're still to be released so there may be some truth to it. My thinking is if they can make Redemptionists then they're willing to make anything.
El Torro wrote: Necromunda Hive Secundus was released in July 2024. Time for a new box for us to complain about and claim we're never going to buy, yet still do.
I am pleased to report that I have in fact managed to not buy that one, after buying Ash Wastes and never putting a single dab of glue on it..
El Torro wrote: Necromunda Hive Secundus was released in July 2024. Time for a new box for us to complain about and claim we're never going to buy, yet still do.
I am pleased to report that I have in fact managed to not buy that one, after buying Ash Wastes and never putting a single dab of glue on it..
I didn't buy it either (did pick up Ash Wastes and Dark Uprising), though came very close. I think if the board had been an actual board and not a piece of paper I probably would have pulled the trigger by now.
I wouldn't mind Hive War nor Hive Secundus - but I've just not put enough time into Necromunda to justify starting another gang nor getting me Escher bulkd up with more gangers.
That and whilst I would like some mutated Tyranids, its basically all I want from Scundus
I might have bought Secundus had GW put the effort in with a follow up solo-coop book. Points for it's nod to the Renegade campaign for Space Crusade...
It’s the last big preview event of 2025, and it’s covering a wide range of systems. Take a closer look at the stuff in the hold of the plane – are there some clues as to what's going to be on show?
SKR.HH wrote: So... latest video on FB seems to tease Cathay for TOW... Very intriguing...
It's also Bonfire Night today in the UK, which is the main day of the year when fireworks are set off here, so it may just be a nod to that, handily providing a little red herring.
HH still waiting on Breachers and Cataphractii kits. So expect to have some time taken up showing those more. Hoping for Javelins, Vorax, Charonite Ogryns.
Midnightdeathblade wrote: HH still waiting on Breachers and Cataphractii kits. So expect to have some time taken up showing those more. Hoping for Javelins, Vorax, Charonite Ogryns.
I also wouldn't rule out the Glaive, given how quickly they did alternate loadouts for Cerastus knights.
LI could also hopefully see some combination of Fellblade / Glaive / Falchion...
SKR.HH wrote: So... latest video on FB seems to tease Cathay for TOW... Very intriguing...
It's also Bonfire Night today in the UK, which is the main day of the year when fireworks are set off here, so it may just be a nod to that, handily providing a little red herring.
Shakalooloo wrote: Does GW make these costumes, or do they get volunteers to do it themselves?
GW definitely won't, but whether they get a professional cosplay person to do I don't know (or if they are also hired actors playing the characters rather than event team staff or volunteers).
Kind of looks like it compared to last time, but expect we'll see some breakdowns.
Especially if Catachan turns out to be an interesting place as far as the previews go...
SamusDrake wrote: Cosplayers are highly skilled people. Its amazing what they come up with.
Not really a Cosplayer, but I delivered the sweets to the children at Halloween in a Techpriest costume. Some of them were amazed, some scared (mask with red light from a bionic eye) and some thought I was Santa.
We were up Carlton Hill in Edinburgh, during the winter. Dad was wearing a red beanie hat, and had his (short!) white beard.
Wee kid kept staring and pointing. Kid’s Dad explained he thought it was Santa. Which to be fair, given Dad did give me my Christmas Presents, he kinda technically was!
Looks like a Massive Necron Character (tinboy, not C’Tan), something chunky and Nurgle (likely Dark Water final boss), and something I can’t readily identify.
Looks like a Massive Necron Character (tinboy, not C’Tan), something chunky and Nurgle (likely Dark Water final boss), and something I can’t readily identify.
I think the silhouette on the right is a Cathayan sorcerer.
Dark Water is 100% an auto buy for me. No doubt. I’m getting it. Book concept seems fun. But those models are all superb.
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Book might not be as eye catching as a board with terrain or lots of terrain features; but yeah that will make it a much faster game to setup and much easier to transport.
It might actually see more practical use over some of the more showy past games where there's a lot of awesome content but its a lot more faff to setup alongside all the models.
honestly the only sadness is seeing more beastmen since they got pulled from AoS
Guess there will be a new sprue for the glaive turret, then the falchion will share a casemate sprue with the ascalon and different gun and gribble sprues.
Glad I stayed up to watch the preview. Some really excellent models, the Warhammer quest baddies all looked superb. I really want that Order of Life wizard for my Feudal Guard.
I'm going to assume the 30k Skitarii are on different bases so you couldn't easily buy a box for 40k.
Shakalooloo wrote: Huh, according to the Community site, Aranthus is plastic! Did not expect that!
Same! I am really excited to see that. Huge move in the right direction.
Now, how long before GW is tempted to 're-do' all the existing resin Necromundees in plastic?
If they have any sense? Never.
Resin is the right material for 95%+ of the current range of hangers-on, hired guns, etc. They're all niche releases in a niche range, so the expected demand is unlikely to be there for a plastic sprue. And even with all the CAD heresy they've got going on, resin is normally still a better material for detail than HIPS.
Frankly, I'm surprised that they're putting Aranthus out in plastic - he should really be in resin too.
Heck a lot of hangers-on don't even need to be actual models. Things like Doctors tend to only see the table if your entire plan has fallen apart and your main base is under attack. Even then you have to have lost most of your regular gangers to be wanting to put the doctor on the table.
Many of them are mostly there for post-game bonuses and such. So having them as a model really is more of a luxury than anything else. So yeah resin really makes sense as even within the Necromunda niche, they are a niche item to own.
Dysartes wrote: Frankly, I'm surprised that they're putting Aranthus out in plastic - he should really be in resin too.
Given that he is probably the most unique character in the setting, being plastic is really weird, and even if they're not going to start re-making everything in plastic (although the nomads' exotic beasts being plastic means maybe there's hope for a better plastic khimerix in the future?), perhaps this is a signal that it's Plastic All The Way from here on out.
That or they estimate the sales volume and rate and if its over a certain threshold they get assigned to plastic over resin (or at least a case is made for such an approach).
Overread wrote: That or they estimate the sales volume and rate and if its over a certain threshold they get assigned to plastic over resin (or at least a case is made for such an approach).
Is Aranthus really going to be that big of a seller? Even most Necromunda players aren't going to buy him (at best, you'd want one copy for an entire campaign group to serve as a 'final boss'), and he doesn't have the established fan base of Kal Jerico.
