Games Workshop Release Dates until 2009

Greetings one and all. I want to note, first and foremost, that although some items on this list are confirmed as releases and that some of the dates are confirmed doesn’t mean anything. This list should be considered as a rumor until the items come out.

Also, I want to credit Warseer as the origin of this list. My hat off to them.

Warhammer Fantasy

WFB 7th Ed (Sep 06)
WFB O&G (Sep/Oct 06)
WFB Empire (Mar 07)
WFB Campaign
WFB Campaign (Nagash – new minis for some races – including CD Character (could be the 2 handed axe mini)
WFB VC (Oct/Nov 07)
WFB HE (Mar 08)
WFB Skaven (Q4 08) (could change places with DE)
WFB DE (Q2 09)
WFB Chaos Dwarfs (Q3 09)

Warhammer 40k

W40k Eldar (Nov/Dec 06)
W40k DA (May/Jun 07)
W40k Orks (Aug 07)
W40k CSM (Dec 07/Jan 08)
W40k Dark Eldar (Q3 08) or could be Blood Angels
W40k Space Wolves (Q1 09)
then indeterminate in 09
W40k ?/CSM (maybe chapter specific)
W40k Campaign (Summer?)
W40k ?/CSM (maybe chapter specific) (Christmas?)


Lord of the Rings

LotR (as yet un-named) (Sep 07)
LotR (allegedly “the Hobbit”??)

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War @ Sea: HMS Javelin & Z 20 Karl Galster or The Importance of Destroyers

When playing War at Sea it is easy to go for the big battleships with all their guns, they were the backbone of WWI navies, or the aircraft carriers and the plethora of fighters, bombers, dive bombers, and etc, carriers replaced the battleship in WWII and that war showed the world the first battle where the two sides didn’t even see each other face-to-face.

It is also easy to go for the cool silent terror of U-boats and submarines. They terrorized the Atlantic and are now a mainstay of any modern navy with their ICBMs. Back in WWII they were clunky, dirty, and loud but they revolutionized naval warfare and were instrumental in every theater of operations.

Z 20 Karl GalsterIt is the easiest to ignore one of the most important types of ship in the entire game, the destroyer. Destroyers were one of the most numerous vessels in the war and in the game they should be one of the most numerous ships in your fleet. They are low in points, provide decent anti-air capabilities, can usually take out subs, some have torpedoes, and they usually have cool special abilities that can help you in a bind. Read More»

Addendum: The Future of Gaming 2

Earlier I posted a lengthy article about the future of gaming and a new GW store opening in Illinois. In that article I mentioned a delightful blog article with predictions for 2007.

I have come across a more recent posting, May 4th on that blog entitled “Followup: 2007 Game Industry Predictions II.”

In that posting we see that some of the predictions have already come true. The author, Ryan S. Dancey, clearly knows his stuff and if the rest of his predictions come true we’ll have an interesting year of gaming.

I am particularly interested by the Hasbro development with Sony. The idea of using a CCG in that way, coupled with a console gaming system, is intriguing and innovative. If it pays off it will pay off big! Just imagine having your Magic or Yu-Gi-Oh cards come to life on your PS2, Wii, or Xbox. Or, having an expansion to Pokemon’s CCG that benefits the new games for the DS. The game play and the demand would be phenomenal.

Additionally, he has another posting on March 15th named “Followup: 2007 Game Industry Predictions” that deals with White Wolf.

Now that you’ve read my diatribe in Games Workshop New Store & The Future of Gaming plus the posts by Mr. Dancey what do you think? Is Ryan or I accurate in our thoughts? Are we full of crap? What are your predictions and thoughts?

Games Workshop New Store & The Future of Gaming

Like everyone who subscribes to the Webway, GW’s online e-newsletter, I was alerted to the opening of a new store in Oak Park, Illinois. The announcement declared the grand opening wouldn’t occur when GW originally promised. I won’t get into the irony of a GW store grand opening not happening when promised right now.

I also won’t get into my surprise at GW opening a store in Oak Park. I’ve never heard of Oak Park before and I don’t keep abreast of GW’s growth of retail stores. I was, however, amazed on reading that GW is opening another store.

Back in January, the Guardian Unlimited (a newspaper from the U.K.) had a story about GW’s profit warning. In that article it is stated that GW opened 15 new retail stores in the first half (of the fiscal year) and closed 8 of those. This means that Games Workshop is able to only keep less than 50% of new stores open. With odds like this the store in Oak Park has a 1 in 2 chance of closing even before its grand opening, which will be June 21st, and what kind of business model is that for a company?

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