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Ok metric ton of salt for this one as I saw it on a facebook group and then decided to check my own sources and they confirmed that yes, there is going to be a new release of BFG this year at Warhammer Fest, normally I do not share such things but I am as ever hopeful that this is true.

Sorry it is not much to go on but hey, this is the rumour forum, this is a rumour.

Only $300 USD (£12) for an 8 ship starter.

I would be surprised if this true. The specialist studio has a lot going on right now with the Horus Heresy and the Old World. A lot of the games they do have been lacking in support recently, especially Titanicus. Would they be able to support another game?

Thank you for sharing. Depending on price I could get into it. Battle fleet is pretty sweet.

Chikout wrote:
I would be surprised if this true. The specialist studio has a lot going on right now with the Horus Heresy and the Old World. A lot of the games they do have been lacking in support recently, especially Titanicus. Would they be able to support another game?

Old World is handled by FW team which iirc is separate from specialist games.

But hey, all the teams kinda shuffle around and work with each other. It's a lot more fluid than it used to be.

Aeronautica is dead
Warcry and Kill Team are going strong
Titanicus is a big ? in the grand scheme of things.

Battlefleet Gothic is something people have been asking for for a long time, but we'll see if GW actually delivers. It's a game already heavily dominated by 3d printing and people still use the old rules.

I don't expect to see BFG anytime soon, but I hope it's true - would love to see the game return with new models.

 Marshal Loss wrote:
I don't expect to see BFG anytime soon, but I hope it's true - would love to see the game return with new models.

I'm in the same camp as you. A new edition with updated models would be awesome but I really don't expect it to happen this year given the gearing up for 10th.

drbored wrote:
Old World is handled by FW team which iirc is separate from specialist games.

Forgeworld and Specialist Games are the same team. The HH1 book Malevolence even had Specialist Games Design Team listed as its designers(not sure on Crusade).

 Platuan4th wrote:

drbored wrote:
Old World is handled by FW team which iirc is separate from specialist games.

Forgeworld and Specialist Games are the same team. The HH1 book Malevolence even had Specialist Games Design Team listed as its designers(not sure on Crusade).

Yeah. The person who designed most of the Titanicus titans was a forgeworld designer who probably got pulled back to work on the Heresy reboot. Andy Hoare is in charge of Necromunda and the Old World. Keith Robertson was a middle earth sculptor but he's now also working on the old world. I'm pretty sure that's why the old world or s taking so long. Adding Battlefleet would be a big ask without hiring some new staff.

How could they support this at current pace? Maybe its a dreadfleet style release, intent on making some cash on the boxed starter set and not that many following releases, which might anyway be undermined by 3d printing.

Would really like to see a bfg release though. Recentlt got into the game.

drbored wrote:
Battlefleet Gothic is something people have been asking for for a long time, but we'll see if GW actually delivers. It's a game already heavily dominated by 3d printing and people still use the old rules.

A lot of people were saying similar things when they brought back Blood Bowl, but it didn’t stop them (and they were pretty damn successful with it too).

Guys, GW Instagram has been teasing BFG every 14 days on the dot for a while now.

They’ve been teasing plastic Thunderhawks for more than a decade as well. So I’m doubtful for now.

Would love to hope though!

 Malika2 wrote:
They’ve been teasing plastic Thunderhawks for more than a decade as well. So I’m doubtful for now.

And there's been a plastic Thunderhawk around for about a year now - possibly longer, but I can't remember exactly when it was released.

There have been a lot of hints recently. I still feel like the release schedule is pretty crowded at the moment but you never know.

Updated Tyranids ships could get me playing this.

There's been an awful lot of BFG on their social media so it seems like it's possible.

I wont speculate on the likelyhood of a BFG reboot, but considering we have AoO now and seeing as the lastest Heresy Thursday reveal model had a Space Hulk themed base, BFG could make a lot of sense in terms of game synergy with KT21/40K/30K

A single "one and done" style of box with rules and two playable forces to gauge reactions doesn't seem an impossible ask..

But just speculating, YMMV

They'd probably milk it to death like Necromunda with all the rulebooks, but at least the models would be good. It seems impossible to mess them up.

 Dysartes wrote:

 Malika2 wrote:
They’ve been teasing plastic Thunderhawks for more than a decade as well. So I’m doubtful for now.

And there's been a plastic Thunderhawk around for about a year now - possibly longer, but I can't remember exactly when it was released.

My point exactly, the fact that GW is teasing stuff now doesn't mean a release is imminent. You can still have to wait a decade before it is actually released and even then it is not the product fans were expecting.

 The Phazer wrote:
There have been a lot of hints recently. I still feel like the release schedule is pretty crowded at the moment but you never know.

I remember they shared an image of BFG art and mentioned it in a post, but what has there been other than that?

I wouldn't hold my breath... There's a lot on the plate for releases ahead, The Old World for example is going to be a huge project. I don't doubt BFG will be revisited, but not for a fair few years yet.

i'd say it was unlikely as they've got too much on the boil which mean aeronautica looks to be done for now, and Titanicus seems to be proceding slower than was originally intended (rumours seem to suggest some or all of the team involved are now doing 30K stuff)

but i guess there is an outside chance that its jumped ahead if some of the staff have been working on it on their own time in the same way that the Solar Auxilla went from a sculptors pet project to a released faction (and then died when they left)

 privateer4hire wrote:
Only $300 USD (£12) for an 8 ship starter.

Is it that same as the old starter?

Not sure if that means it's a new range, or just a limited re-release of the old box like they do with Space Hulk every so often to maintain copyrights.

 Asmodai wrote:

 privateer4hire wrote:
Only $300 USD (£12) for an 8 ship starter.

Is it that same as the old starter?

Yes. The original box was 4 Imperial Cruisers vs 4 Chaos Cruisers.

I’m hopeful. I always did enjoy BFG, and of course Man ‘O’ War. Whilst not exactly Lord Nelson, naval tactics do seem to be something I’ve always just Got My Head Around.

Plus the ships are easy to quick paint and not look like they were quick jobs, whilst also being detailed enough for those so inclined to do utterly stunning work.

Question is will it be Heresy or 40k?

 privateer4hire wrote:
Only $300 USD (£12) for an 8 ship starter.

Brits: I don’t see why you always have to whine about the price.

My humor is recognized at last

Personally I'd rather GW focused its efforts on Epic (both is great too of course). BFG is a much smaller undertaking in terms of resources though, especially if the initial box is set during the Horus Heresy.

I never got into BFG when it was first released, too busy playing other GW games. If it expands to 40K and not just the Heresy I would check it out though.