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Adepticon was hinting as opposed to an official announcement.

nevermind

It's a new edition for 40k, apparently codexes currently available are INCOMPATIBLE!


Breaking News!


A brand new edition of Warhammer 40,000 is on the way!


Over the last few months, it’s been pretty clear that something has been coming – we’ve seen the Baal System threatened by the Tyranids, war erupting across the Damocles Gulf, a Daemon Primarch return in the Fenris System and most recently, the events of the Gathering Storm, in which worlds fell, gods were born and a Primarch rose from his 10,000 year slumber.

The new Warhammer 40,000 will see the continuation of these epic events – this is the universe you know and love, but the story of the galaxy is advancing. Be prepared for some major and exciting developments in the story of the Dark Millennium.

We’ve taken this chance to make some major improvements to the game, and we really think this is going to be the best edition yet. We’ve worked with the community to forge these new rules – so if you’ve sent in suggestions or gotten involved in the FAQ process on our Warhammer 40,000 Facebook page over the past year, then you have helped shape this new edition – so thanks to all of you for your input!

This is the game you know, but improved, faster, bloodier and better. The rules team have gone to great lengths to make sure that every unit, weapon, vehicle and character has its role – everything will be useful, and every miniature will have a place in your army.

We know you’ll have questions. Hopefully you’ll find a few answers here, in our FAQ on the new edition.

We’re not stopping there, though – we’ll be bringing you more news every day here on the Warhammer Community site.

But wait, there’s more.

To celebrate the upcoming new edition, and to introduce any of you who may be new to Warhammer 40,000, we’ve created an all new website. Go here to explore this grim dark setting and discover the factions that battle for supremacy in the far future (plus a few hints at what may be to come…).

Check it out at warhammer40000.com:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/04/22/the-new-edition-of-warhammer-40000-your-questions-answered/

CORE RULES ARE FREE!

And they are using matched play

*The edition’s not even out and you guys have an FAQ – how times have changed!

**A few of you might be wondering how the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 affects Forge World’s Horus Heresy rules and army lists. Well, for the moment, it won’t! You can carry on using the existing Warhammer 40,000 ruleset for your Horus Heresy games.

Lord Kragan wrote:
It's a new edition for 40k, apparently codexes currently available are INCOMPATIBLE!

Well yeah... just like old WFB books were obsolete after AoS. Still good for 7th players, as I'm sure there will be "purists" who refuse to move to new content.

Everything sounds awesome. This is the way AoS should have been handled. I'm excited.

Daedalus81 wrote:
Everything sounds awesome. This is the way AoS should have been handled. I'm excited.

Agreed!

Also, "Come on! This is New Games Workshop™"

Hmm...

Waiting for tanks with toughness and Wounds/hull points.. aw yeah.

Hmmm. Free core rules, but low-cost booklets required to play armies (I will need a ton...Space Marines, Blood Angels, Space Wolves, Deathwatch, Skitarii, Grey Knights, Sisters, Custodes, Imperial Knights). I will probably just start with my Crimson Fists, Blood Angels, and Skitarii and see where that takes me.