Clan's Cynic

Engagement metrics probably. High numbers of 'clicks' looks good on a chart when you're justifying your existence in meetings. They want to gather as many people in one place furiously F5'ing Warhammer-Community rather than hearing the news second hand as a surprise, or missing it entirely.

Pretty sure we haven't seen the Yeti before?

I'm pretty sure Vince is an influencer and one of the painters who gets stuff in advance, but I doubt he or Tom would compromise that if they actually knew something.

We did it Reddit.

Squat League Familiars.

New Rumour Engine. Resembles this one from before.

Another Norscan for Blood Bowl. Great paint job.

Squats had Psykers in the fluff. My guess is they'll have a closer ranged, slightly more elite feel than Tau.

Might've committed suicide. Between the Tyranids having largely wiped the Squats out in the previous lore and how fitting a starship would be for Kill-Team (Zone Mortalis?) terrain, I don't think it's an unreasonable assumption they'd be the two teams in the new box.

Remember that the Big Leak from last year said Squats were coming and has been proven 100% correct on everything else. The sources who fed Valrak, who's apparently been accurate thus far, also said they were arriving at some point. Releasing it on April 1st shifts the narrative from "When are Squats coming?" and into "Haha s-surely April 1st means they're not REALLY coming... right?" Which both creates discussion/Community clicks/consumer engagement etc whilst pouring a bit of water onto the raging fire of leaks. Also consider how high quality the trailer is. It looks like more of the animation budget went into it than every episode of Hammer and Bolter combined. Are they really going to throwaway that much money for a joke?

Ironically the non-Marine parts of 30k have some of the best sculpts GW/FW have ever done.

Arena of Shades up for pre-order next week. Also White Dwarf 471 on W+.

SELLING FAST!

I'm definitely let down by the Exiled Dead. You could print/greenstuff/buy some tesla boils, green stuff them to the SBGL Zombies and none would notice any difference. To say that they've not been afraid to be a bit more 'out there' with unique Underworlds designs I was surprised at how lacking they are and I say this as someone who generally dislikes 'overdesigned' models. My prediction we'd see a splatbook was correct then. Pity. The Tibia Mariner for Nighthaunt was a pleasant surprise. Be interesting to see if he'll be on the cover of the Battletome, therefore vindicating the theory a potential new model spoiler is why they used recycled art... even though Fyreslayers similarly were recycled.

Wasn't expecting an Elden Ring crossover but here we are.

Ulgu Elves, Frankenstein Zombie, Ash Wastes something, Chaos Knight, ???

I think it's just the Imperial Knight aegis, since we know there's a good chance of the new Chaos Knight stuff being unveiled there as well.

Underworlds starter with Stormcast vs Malerion's Elves?

CAD design means they might just outright reuse the same bit, no?

In addition to what Astro said, the leaker for the Underworlds warbands was correct about Pirate Ogre and Frankenstein Zombies if I remember correctly, and said one of the next bands would be Clan Eshin. Whilst Underworlds isn't tied to AoS' releases too much, The Crimson Court did coincide with the Soulblight Gravelord BT and the Thunderstrike/Kruelboyz warbands were only a couple of months after Dominion.

Which would be ironic since Khorne is still using WotE for it's sub-factions no?

My expectations: Horus Heresy boxset reveal Chaos Knight reveal Maybe a CSM tease Necromunda Ash Wastes Underworlds warband Maybe the new Underworlds starter Campaign splatbook for AoS (ala Wrath of the Everchosen)