In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, the guys get super passionate about one of their favourite movies ever and why it seems like it might be the perfect playground for some gaming in the roleplaying space and perhaps even beyond. If you're a fan of Ghostbusters then you'll want to give this one a watch...
Monolith announced as part of their big reveals for December that they are going to be reviving the awesome board game, Reichbusters with a new crowdfunding campaign launching in 2025. Reichbusters Reloaded will see Monolith seeking to save the game and make it available to a new audience.
Grey For Now Games recently previewed a first look at the new plastic sprues for their upcoming Fantasy wargame, Guards Of Traitor's Toll. Wargames Atlantic is helping bring the plastic miniatures to life for the game.
A Napoleonic Wargame Perfect For New Players? Firelock’s Blood & Bayonets Could Be It! #OTTWeekender
11It's OTTWeekender time! Some big news this week as Firelock announced they are stepping into the Napoleonic period with a new wargame, Blood And Bayonets, coming in 2025! With the awesome rules and mechanics of Blood & Plunder behind this game and a smaller requirement for miniatures, could this end up being THE gateway game for Historical wargamers (or those curious) wanting to get into the Napoleonic period?
Late Pledges are available for the Trench Crusade Kickstarter which ended recently. The folks at Factory Fortress Inc. have opened up the BackerKit Page so you can get involved and pledge for the miniatures and rules if you missed out on the original campaign.
Pulp Figures have shown off more of the miniatures that you can snap up as part of their 28mm Retro Sci-Fi range. The Exo Genesis collection is inspired by those awesome Pulp Sci-Fi adventures that you would have read in comics, books and in early TV shows and movies.
John gets stuck into an unboxing and review of the BattleTech Mercenaries Set from Catalyst Games Labs that was part of the Kickstarter. John delves into what's inside the Mercenaries set including the rules and all of those lovely 6mm scale Sci-Fi mechs!
Bad Roll Games has released three new characters for you to use in your games of Punkapocalyptic. There are some weird and wonderful new characters to choose from and we start with the Mutant!
Games Workshop might have been late to the Space Marine II party but they are making up for it now with more content themed around the hit video game. Lieutenant Titus will be available at Warhammer stores this weekend and the team behind Kill Team has been working on a cooperative scenario for you to play in the world of Warhammer 40,000 too.
Gerry delves into an unboxing and review of some excellent miniatures from Traders Galaxy for their 10mm Sci-Fi wargame, Bot War. Here, Gerry gets a look at the Red Star Nation Dinoborg Battleforce and Brontoborg!
Medbury Miniatures has shown off the brand new array of Fantasy releases that will be coming to Patreon for the month of December. This is another great set of saga-worthy heroes for you to use in your 28mm wargames but they wouldn't look out of place in Historical games as well.
We dive into some amazing terrain projects from the community this week as part of the Community Spotlight and a set of Space Marines that take us back in time to an old PC game!
Warp Miniatures are looking to catch 'em all with a new wave of 3D printable miniatures on Patreon for the month of December. This time, the focus shifts to Combat Critters!
EightLegs Miniatures are a team of sculptors who are now on MyMiniFactory with their brand new campaign to fund a range of 3D printable miniatures for your 28mm and 32mm Sci-Fi wargames! The Inperatorius Vindex project features over 200 components that can be used to make your armies of elite warriors of the (grim)dark future.
Dakka.Terrain (DakkaDakka.Store) are back on Kickstarter with a project looking at introducing a new piece of 3D printable thematic terrain to your Sci-Fi battlefields. The Stormpride Temple is the follow-up project to the Stormpride Sisters who were on fundraising a few weeks ago.
Sarissa Precision are making the brand new, pre-coloured and easy-to-assemble terrain for Guards of Traitor's Toll by Grey For Now Games. Gerry unboxes and reviews one of the terrain pieces from the Tollingchester collection, Ratt House Bank, and shows off some of the functionality of the set.
Atomic Mass Games will be welcoming some new Guardians Of The Galaxy and a monster hunter to the tabletop skirmishes of Marvel: Crisis Protocol in the new year. See what you make of these new packs!
Max FitzGerald, the mind behind Turnip28, is back on Kickstarter right now with the first big expansion to this game of mud, blood, rusty armour and root vegetables. The Shattered Lance offers brand new miniature kits that you can kitbash and convert to your heart's content.
Games Workshop has been previewing more character miniatures coming to Warhammer: The Old World to support the revival of "Fantasy Battle" on the tabletop. Both the forces of Chaos and the Empire Of Man can call on heavily armoured heroes to lead the way.
Gerry gets stuck into another unboxing and review of the new range of 35mm miniatures from Steamforged Games for use in Warmachine. In this video, Gerry unboxes and reviews the Cryx Necrofactorium Battlegroup Box which gives you a great way to enhance your force.
Satyr Art Studio released a bunch of new 28mm metal miniatures over the last week or so. There are some great Oldhammer nods in here, perfect for those who want to delve back into the valley of nostalgia and revel in days gone by.
Spellcrow will be relaunching and enhancing their Umbra Turris 28mm Fantasy skirmish game soon and kicking that off, they are going to be fundraising very soon for a new set of Hobgoblin miniatures, the Apostles of Gehenna.
You can now pre-order a new set of miniatures from Para Bellum Games for use in their 35mm Fantasy wargame, Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings and the skirmish game, First Blood. The Steel Chosen are on the warpath, ready to raid in the name of their Jarls.
Gerry delves into an unboxing of one of the new Starter options for Warmachine, the 35mm Fantasy wargame from Steamforged Games. Here, he reviews the contents of the Cryx Necrofactorium Command Starter which will give you a leg up when it comes to becoming an evil villain!
Cult Of Games XLBS: Your Ideal Battleground! What Big Terrain Project Would You Start?
1 week ago 20In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a discussion on terrain building after seeing John's work on his fun little Kill Team project. We decide to go BIG and think about larger-than-life terrain projects. What do you think your dream terrain project would be?
New Death Korps Of Krieg Rock! Has GW FINALLY Delivered For Warhammer 40K Fans? #OTTWeekender
1 week ago 19It's OTTWeekender time! John very excitedly tells us why the brand new Death Korps Of Krieg from Games Workshop for Warhammer 40,000 are so insanely good and a return to form for fans of the grimdark future. We have a look at the newly revealed miniatures for the Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard and talk through why they are some of the best miniatures Games Workshop has produced in a while.
Para Bellum Games have added a brand new Lore Campaign Pack to their webstore for those wanting to dive into more narratively-driven games of Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings. This time, the focus shifts to the Nords and the Old Dominion in this 35mm Fantasy wargame.
Olmec Games' The Drowned Earth welcomes three new characters into the mix for different factions. The Artefacters, Firm and Bondsmen are going to be getting Whisperers who might be able to keep those dinosaurs at bay that keep hounding your expeditions.
One character has been missing from the previews for the new War Of The Rohirrim line-up and the latest edition of the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game. Héra, daughter of Helm, has now popped up, ready to take the fight to Wulf and the Usurpers Of Rohan.
Warcradle Studios has released the Beta version of the new ORBATs or Orders Of Battle for those wanting to play as the Union in games of Armoured Clash, their 10mm wargame set during the Dystopian Age.
Unboxing: Stormpride Sisters | DakkaDakka.Store
1 week ago 0Gerry unboxes and reviews some of the preview miniatures from DakkaDakka.Store's new Stormpride Sisters Kickstarter campaign. These awesome 28mm miniatures would be great as alternative options for Sci-Fi wargames like Warhammer 40,000 and Grimdark Future.
Gerry reviews and "unbooks" a new miniatures game from Osprey Games by Michael "Wheels" Whelan called FREAKZ! Mutant Murder Machines. Bringing together quick and easy-to-learn game mechanics alongside a campaign system for wargaming in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, FREAKZ! seems like a game to keep an eye on.
Join us this week for a bunch of awesome Oldhammer vibes with a bit of classic Ork terrain and some epic-scale armies. We also dive into a great Full Spectrum Dominance project where tiny armies are coming to life.
Westfalia Miniatures are joining in with the love for Trench Crusade as they bring a new range of miniatures to Kickstarter. The Red Brigade are going to be joining the grim, dark, heretical battles of the Trench Crusade alongside new rules, scenarios and more.
1898 Miniaturas expanded their collection of Visigoths for battling between the 6th and 8th Centuries. Unarmoured Warriors join the rest of the Visigoth range, allowing you to build up an excellent warband for games like SAGA.
In the wake of their Kickstarter for their Orcs Vs Elves Fantasy Skirmish range, Hobday & Hicks have revealed the full title for their supplement. Warhost is getting worked on in the background right now alongside the miniatures range for release in 2025.
Avatars Of War have returned an old plastic set to their range so you can snap it up for budding Chaos armies. The Marauders With Shields, sculpted by the legendary Gary Morley, are now available.
Gerry dives into a 4 player Let's Play game of Mutant: Year Zero - Zone Wars with Justin, John and Shay. They are playing using both the Core Set and the Robots & Psionics Expansion from Free League Publishing which allows you to play bigger games.
Games Workshop previewed the next big release for Warhammer: The Old World that will be coming soon. The Empire Of Man is galvanising to strike back against the forces of Chaos and Destruction threatening their borders.
The new Spectre Mythos Core Box is now available for you to pick up from Spectre Miniatures for your Lovecraftian adventures. This set comes with all of the miniatures and the rules you'll need to play out this spin-off to Spectre Operations.
Bad Squiddo Games are going to be coming to Kickstarter today (6pm GMT) with a new campaign focused on producing a run of 28mm metal Pulp Heroines for your skirmish games.
Gerry gets an early preview of some of the Sci-Fi miniatures that EightLegs are going to be bringing to MyMiniFactory soon! We review one of the first Inperatorius Vindex miniatures from the campaign as well as an excellent Mad Scrap Truck!