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Dawn of War IV Secures Sept 2026 Launch with Two Expansions in Year One
gaming4 days ago

Dawn of War IV Secures Sept 2026 Launch with Two Expansions in Year One

Dawn of War IV is dated for September 17, 2026 on PC, with a Year One roadmap that includes two paid expansions—Blood Ravens (Winter 2026) and Aftermath (Spring 2027)—plus fall map packs and Crusade Mode updates; pre-orders are live. The Commander Edition ($80.99) bundles the base game and both expansions and grants three-day early access, while the base price is $53.99 (10% launch discount). Free updates arrive before Blood Ravens, with additional map packs and Crusade additions planned in Fall 2026 and beyond.

Chaos Gate: Deathwatch Unleashes Elite Space Marines in a New Turn-Based Warhammer 40k Adventure
gaming5 days ago

Chaos Gate: Deathwatch Unleashes Elite Space Marines in a New Turn-Based Warhammer 40k Adventure

Games Workshop revealed Warhammer 40k: Chaos Gate - Deathwatch at Warhammer Skulls 2026, a new turn-based SRPG by Complex Games and Frontier Developments. Players lead the Deathwatch Space Marines to purge Chaos and alien threats—including Tyranids, Orks, and T'au—using varied units and terrain-based tactics, with a Skirmish Mode for pure combat. The game expands the Chaos Gate series, following Chaos Gate (1998) and Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters (2022), and is scheduled for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.

Dawn of War IV sails into September with promises of more factions afterwards
gaming5 days ago

Dawn of War IV sails into September with promises of more factions afterwards

Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War IV will release on September 17, 2026 (Commander Edition on September 14), with a mix of free updates and paid DLC planned post-launch. The autumn return of Crusade Mode, new modes, maps and a mission editor are planned, and paid DLC includes the Blood Ravens Story Prologue and the Aftermath Campaign Expansion, which adds a fifth faction and new commanders. The developers also teased a possible fifth faction—speculated to be Eldar—and said more factions could arrive if the game performs well in the first nine months after launch.

Clash of Colossi: Imperial and Chaos Knights Unveil New Detachments
gaming8 days ago

Clash of Colossi: Imperial and Chaos Knights Unveil New Detachments

Warhammer Community's Faction Focus unveils six new detachments—three for Imperial Knights (Dominus Foebreakers, Questor Forgepact, Throne-bonded Outriders) and three for Chaos Knights (Bastions of Tyranny, Hunting Warpack, Iconoclast Fiefdom)—each packing powerful rules and stratagems (Rain of Devastation, Blessed Plates, Assisted Targeting, Vengeance of the Machine Cult, Scenting Fear, Dark Sacrifice, etc.), plus notes on synergy with Adeptus Mechanicus, battle-shock changes, and a tease for an Emperor's Children-focused piece next.

Chaos Unleashed: Fresh Detachments for Chaos Space Marines and Daemons
gaming18 days ago

Chaos Unleashed: Fresh Detachments for Chaos Space Marines and Daemons

Warhammer Community reveals six new detachments across Chaos Space Marines and Chaos Daemons for the new edition. Chaos Space Marines get Cabal of Chaos (empowered psykers via the Empyric Wellspring and Dark Pacts), Devotees of Destruction (heavy-weapons buffs and Warp-smith support), and Murdertalon Raiders (Night Lords-style aggressive melee with special rules). Chaos Daemons gain Cavalcade of Chaos (mounted speedsters with enhanced mobility), Lords of the Warp (Loci of Power and stronger daemon leadership), and Warptide (mass battlefield presence with healing options). The article also introduces various upgrades and stratagems—Fleshly Curse, Ruination’s Bounty, Plunging Talons, Swollen with Power, Carnival of Excess, Bane-forged Weapons, Daemonic Infestation, Shadowcowl, Shudderblink, and Warp-Riders—emphasizing Dark Pact interactions and battlefield positioning. More detachments for World Eaters and Death Guard are teased for next week.

Steam Welcomes Seven Classic Warhammer Games From Games Workshop
gaming1 month ago

Steam Welcomes Seven Classic Warhammer Games From Games Workshop

Games Workshop is bringing seven classic Warhammer titles to Steam for the first time—Shadow of the Horned Rat, Mark of Chaos: Gold Edition, Dark Omen, Chaos Gate, Fire Warrior, Final Liberation, and Rites of War—along with a Classics sale offering discounts on 19 re-releases and on newer editions like Dawn of War Definitive Edition and Dawn of War 2 Anniversary Edition.

Eye of Terror Preview: Iron Warriors Forge a Cadia Gate Siege
gaming1 month ago

Eye of Terror Preview: Iron Warriors Forge a Cadia Gate Siege

Warhammer Community previews Eye of Terror: Reign of Iron, the next Warhammer 40,000 expansion centered on the Iron Warriors’ bid to seize the Cadia Gate. The feature covers new Detachments for Chaos Space Marines, Space Marines, Imperial Knights, Adeptus Mechanicus, and Chaos Knights, plus Apocalypse-scale battles. Highlights include Kravek Morne as a heroic warlord, the Defiler and Mutilators kits, Iron Warriors upgrades and Combat Patrol, Iron Warriors dice, and several Eye of Terror battalions (Adeptus Mechanicus, Imperial Knights, Sons of Dorn). White Dwarf 523 and Warhammer+ content are also in focus, with pre-orders and stock-limited availability noted across the line.

Warhammer-Inspired Void War Reappears on Steam After DMCA Shoulder-Pad Dispute
gaming3 months ago

Warhammer-Inspired Void War Reappears on Steam After DMCA Shoulder-Pad Dispute

Void War, a Warhammer 40K–inspired FTL-style indie game by Tundra Interactive, was briefly pulled from Steam after Games Workshop issued a DMCA over shoulder-pad visuals. The claim was confirmed by the developer after consulting with Games Workshop, who criticized the trailer design; to move forward, the team removed the trailer to avoid further DMCA friction and plans to re-upload an updated version once changes and translations are ready.

Bogus DMCA Pulls Warhammer-Inspired FTL-Style Game From Steam
gaming3 months ago

Bogus DMCA Pulls Warhammer-Inspired FTL-Style Game From Steam

Void War, a Warhammer 40,000–flavored FTL-inspired indie by Tundra, was removed from Steam after a DMCA takedown reportedly filed by Games Workshop; GW has not confirmed or responded, and the studio says it did not receive any such communication, raising questions about the takedown’s legitimacy. The game remains available on Itch (and reportedly still linked to a Steam key), and Tundra says it will pursue the standard DMCA process to get the Steam page back up while GW’s involvement remains unverified.

Warhammer's Custodes Get a First: Female-Headed Minis Head to Warhammer 40K
games4 months ago

Warhammer's Custodes Get a First: Female-Headed Minis Head to Warhammer 40K

Games Workshop revealed Legio Custodes miniatures featuring unhelmeted female heads for the first time, giving players the option to field female-presenting Custodes without a lore change; the move follows years of female representations in related lore and media. The new models, compatible with both Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40K, are set to release later this year.

New Aeldari Corsairs Reassert Piratical Flair with Prince Yriel Return
gaming4 months ago

New Aeldari Corsairs Reassert Piratical Flair with Prince Yriel Return

Games Workshop unveiled new Aeldari Corsair models for Warhammer 40k led by Prince Yriel, including Corsair Skyreavers and Kharseth the Void Dreamer, plus a Starfang light vehicle, all within the Eldritch Raiders box that also updates the Corsair Voidreavers; the release coincides with the Maelstrom expansion and signals a return to classic Corsair lore with several callbacks to older kits.

Corsairs, Custodes, and Chaos: Warhammer's 2026 Preview Drops Fresh Models Across 3 Systems
tabletop-gaming4 months ago

Corsairs, Custodes, and Chaos: Warhammer's 2026 Preview Drops Fresh Models Across 3 Systems

Games Workshop's New Year Warhammer Preview 2026 unveils sweeping updates across 40K, Age of Sigmar, and Horus Heresy: a new Eldritch Raiders box pitting Red Corsairs against Aeldari Corsairs led by Prince Yriel; plastic Custodes get a full refresh with grav-tanks and winged Venatari; the Ossiarch Bonereapers receive a ranged/rogue reinvention with Mortek Triaxes and Mortis Reapers; plus new Battletomes for Tzeentch and Lumineth, a High Elf Blood Bowl team, and a Warhammer animation set to debut later in the year.