We're back after another awesome week in gaming with some news about what we've been playing and a pretty special X-Com prize in conjunction with the folks over at 2k Games. Check inside for more!

Warren is ready to move on to the next stage of his adventures in Flames of War. Joining him is our resident Time Lord David. Today the guys are ready for some man-on-man action as the German Infantry Sections from the Open Fire! starter box face off against their Allied counterparts.

Check out some awesome additions to the Convergence, Protectorate of Menoth, and Mercenaries. Also let's not forget the epic looking Rhulic Colossal!

Time for more goodies to be unboxed here on Beasts of War!

Check out the new teaser trailer for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. I'm not going to spoil anything so dive in and give it a watch.

Kev and Mike sit down and take a look at what they think you should be adding to your Cygnar forces for Warmachine in another episode of Battlebox & Beyond.

Romain moves on to the next stages of painting up Astorath the Grim, this time focusing on the wings and some of the finer details to finish off later.

It's time for more talk from some of our Grumpy Wargamers as we move into XLBS especially for you fellows with Backstage! Let's see what they get up too.

It's Grumpy Old Wargamers this weekend and with that in mind Warren has sat down with Chuffy1976, Hazard Syndrome, Brian, Spud, and Andy for a chinwag about all things wargaming and some things that probably aren't!

Time for another unboxing from BoW HQ. Kicking off we look at the Greylord Outriders for Warmachine. Next up the Reverend Moiras from the Nomads faction of Infinity, and finally Apocalypse Survivors from Wargames Factory.

Check out some of the toughest girls in the galaxy that have already netted Raging Heroes a fair chunk of money via Kickstarter!

Drop ships allow you to swiftly bring in troops wherever you need them and soon your minis will fly in just a bit more style with Antenocitis upcoming Grendal Drop Ship!

Romain has found an Astorath the Grim miniature to paint up and he's going to show you exactly how to make it stand out on the gaming table. To kick off Romain gets his main colors down on the miniature in preparation for all the lovely detail to come in the later parts of this series.

There an be no doubt that 3D printing has the potential to revolutionise miniature sculpting, something made all the clearer by this model printed by a Mechwarrior fan named Valcrow.

So guys its the one many of you have been waiting for! Justin is joined in the studio by Lee & Chris to have a quick first look at the new Eldar Codex and a few of the amazing new miniatures.

Sorry guys no Weekender or XLBS this week, but Warren and Justin have dropped in to the studio to bring you a look at the new expansion for one of their favorite games, Spartacus: a Game of Blood and Treachery.

So guys GoW Con is only one week away, and we thought it might be handy to give you all another update on who is showing up, the games we'll all be playing, and the details of the Painting Comp!

Our resident time lord David is off in the ether today and so Warren has brought Stu to the studio to have a chat about all things Flames of War & his sinister plans for gaming in the gaps of World War II.

Felicia Day recently starred as a guest vlogger on Geek and Sundry vlogs and in her vid she talked about a new geeky discovery which has her in its clutches; Magic the Gathering.

The guys are back again for more Battlebox & Beyond. This time we get a look at the Mercenaries. Will you be taking the pirates of the Iron Kingdoms to sea, or rolling out the forces of the Rhulic Dwarves?

We're back in the studio with a little Warhammer Fantasy cheese today as Swampy breaks out hisWarriors of Chaos. What kind of dirty combos can you build using your Champions of the Dark Gods!?

The Kickstarter for All Quiet on the Martian Front is starting to wind down. With less than a week to go we have been shown some of the vehicles which the British have brought to fight off the martian invaders.

Time for the finishing touches on the fantastic Colette from Malifaux. Romain breaks out this skills to add the details to her hair, base and evil bunny. Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and stay tuned for a new tutorial next week!

Check out some new additions to the Dark Sword Miniatures line from Westeros and every other Fantasy World you could think of.

It is the final week of the Deadzone Kickstarter and Mantic are pressing towards some exciting stuff in these final days, the first of which are the terrifying Plague Zombies!

Check out this remembrance of D-Day from Flames of War with updates to previous books and much more from the folks at Battlefront...

Time for more from the DreadBall Academy as Warren and James face off in another game of DreadBall!

Warren just pointed me in the direction of some news on Gizmodo which is sure to bring out the childish geek in all of us.

Kicking things off we have The Guild Riflemen & Izamu, and The Armour for Malifaux with the lovely Kat. Mike then joins us to get a peek at the new light Warjacks for the Retribution of Scyrah. Then James joins us to check out the Báo troops and Penthesilea, the Amazon Warrior for Infinity.

Dreamforge have put up a whole bunch of previews for their new heavily armed troop transport, the Eisenkern APC.

Time for a little cheese from the World of Infinity, as Swampy rolls out one of his variations on a well established Nomads tactic. Is it cheese or simply par for the course when your playing the faction?

This June sees Spartan Games head off in a new direction with their products, namely their new range of HDF and acrylic terrain which they are calling Spartan Scenics!

Romain moves on to the next major step in painting up his little Colette miniature. It's now time to paint the dress on this lovely little cabaret girl!

For those of you who do not already know, the last couple of years have seen probably the best super-hero video games ever made, namely Batman Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. Now we have had our first glimpse at the next instalment; Arkham Origins!

Time for more from our Warmachine masters as Mike is joined in the studio by Kev to have a look at expanding the forces of the mighty Protectorate of Menoth!

Exciting news to all you fans of cult retro style sci-fi as Mantic Games are teaming up with the Topps Company to create a new miniature wargame based around none other than the popular Mars Attacks franchise!