Clan's Cynic

Age of Darkness and the Legions Imperialis Core Sets both include the big rulebook, but aren't temporary/limited. Both of them are also from the Forge World team.

They're front and centre of the updated TOW site, which would strongly suggest they're not FOMO boxes. Nothing 100% confirmed yet though, I believe.

40k only got a Teaser Video yesterday too. TOW presumably got a bunch of reveals because it's close to launch. Maybe they'll do a Preview for New Years Day, but that seems unlikely if they've not talked about it yet. Standard New Model Monday maybe? Then LVO on the 18th.

Definitely Callis and Toll in there. Clearly a Nighthaunt. Warcry warband maybe? The Chaos 'Knight' from the Advent Calendar. Lady of Ruin people theorised, was it?

Age of Sigmar "What's Coming?"

Interestingly one of the Border Princes characters is a Kislev Boyar. With them setting up the 'moshpit' of Border Princes as being one of the principal focuses of TOW, it's a good sign that Kislev is still on the cards for the future, albeit still some ways in the distance.

TOW is focusing on the literal Old World of Not!Europe initially, whereas the Ogre Kingdoms are off to the East. If I had to guess, Ogre Kingdoms will get the spotlight whenever the focus shifts to there and Cathay. Hopefully alongside Chaos Dwarfs. Ironically Ogres (alongside Dark Elves) are one of the most complete Fantasy ranges right now, with only the new Tyrant and Gorgers not being a leftover.

The only Army Sets being Bretonnia and Tomb Kings at launch is a bit so-so with me. I understand GW are usually loathe to drop everything at once, they're clearly awares of how little impulse control a lot of people in this hobby have when it comes to spending and presumably want to spread it out over a longer period. My issue is that a lot of potential Empire, High Elf, etc players are probably reading that article and going "Hmm... I'll just wait until [My Army] set drops and then get into it." I'm sure in the long-term that won't have much impact on the game, but in the short/medium term it's not great having a lot of people still sat on the fence waiting for their turn. I'm fortunate enough to still have my Dwarfs from before, so it's not much of an issue for me to just grab the two rulebooks and get started, but it's still not great for newer players. The presence of the rulebook in these boxes also disincentives people from just buying/painting models in the mean time, since none wants to be sat with a second £30 rulebook that you can only flip for like £5 on Ebay, or to have bought a collection and realise if they'd only waited a few months they could've got it all at a substantial discount. If Horus Heresy was any indication with how they did the Libers, it'll probably be another pair of armies every three months. Although the Liber Imperium and Liber Mechanicum didn't drop with any new models like TOW presumably will be, so maybe it'll end up longer.

It's almost certainly TOW and presumably Tomb Kings at that. From last week's rules preview: "There’s no Old World Almanack next Monday – it’s Christmas Day after all, but check in on the 26th for something of an off-white Christmas…"

Considering the popularity of Dark Angels - or rather, more Primaris - it probably does qualify as huge... just not for anybody who isn't into Space Marines, but we are something of a minority in that respect. Considering how many Rumour Engines aligned with them, I think they probably were always the intended reveal.

Kind of surprised it's Battle for Macragge and not Island of Blood and/or Battle for Skull Pass, considering we're not meant to be far from TOW.

Pretty Chaosy I'd say?

That is, indeed, a foot.

Can't imagine leaks will be far behind either, given the influencer track records on other products.

Article on Lords of the Lance, including it's LE.

GW confirming the Bretonnian novel, Lords of the Lance.

Another Monday, another (The) Old World preview. This time it's covering army construction. Note Mercenaries specifically being called out. I don't think we've seen any Squire units yet either have we? Sergeant-at-Arms as Characters are also new.

Another Old World article on mustering an army. Note the presence of 'Mercenaries' suggesting Dogs of War are around in some form. On the Bretonnian list there's the presence of Squires, which we haven't seen anything model or ruleswise yet have we?

And it''s Death! Sekhar, The Fang of Nulahmia. And a new Regiment of Renown box.

Ridden by a Kurnothi!

Currently 40% off on Steam for the standard edition, or 45% for the Ultimate Edition.

It'll be a diorama-piece with Callis and Toll chasing a Chorf, with a Gutterrunner coming out of a manhole cover. You heard it here first.

From the updated Sunday Preview, They've not shown off the now obligatory Boxing Day In-Store Mini yet I think, so I assume it'll be that.

Yep.