In this week's Para Bellum Spotlight Companion, Gerry sits down with Konstantinos from Para Bellum Wargames to discuss the Whisperer. An insidious agent working within the Hundred Kingdoms attempting to upset the balance in Eä for Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings.

Another of the big reveals from Warhammer Skulls 2023 that caught my eye was focused on Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. The trailer for Realms Of Ruin, a new PC and Console Real Time Strategy Game, is coming out in the near future and it genuinely looks awesome.

Kobold Press, one of the first companies to make a statement about the Dungeons & Dragons and Wizards Of The Coast situation earlier in the year, has now launched their project to keep the 5th Edition community independent with their Fantasy roleplaying game, Tales Of The Valiant. 

The first expansion is available for Joseph A. McCullough's The Silver Bayonet! Ben gives his first impressions on The Carpathians - Castle Fier and what it offers for folks diving into this Napoleonic Horror skirmish game.

Free League Publishing has been showing off two new supplements coming to The Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying range. These new books take the content from previous The One Ring releases and adapt it for the 5th Edition rules used for this alternative way to dive into their take on Middle-earth.

House Bolton, previously a band of mercenary neutral warriors for A Song Of Ice & Fire: The Miniatures Game, are striking out as their own mini-faction in CMON's mass battle Fantasy wargame. Prepare to cut throats and backstab plenty of your allies as you work to take over Westeros. 

Gerry takes a look at five more amazing tabletops showcasing battlefields from throughout history. This is another deep dive into the amazing gaming tables that were available to check out and dive into at Salute 2023.

Some brand new projects to look at this week covering the worlds of Star Wars and Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. PLUS, we also have a look at something dark and spooky hiding in the shadows!

Printable Scenery alongside Johnny Fraser Allen and Matt Rauscher have put together a new Kickstarter campaign. You can head down to visit The Gloaming Swamps and explore a new range of 3D Printable terrain that could be used for your Fantasy wargames and some roleplaying adventures too.

The Spiel des Jahres 2023 nominations have been announced. If you're looking for some board games to test out over the rest of the year at events like UK Games Expo and Essen SPIEL, these are the games to dive into!

The launch factions coming to Warhammer: The Old World with full books has been announced by Games Workshop. A list of both the Good and Evil factions has popped up, all tied to the conflict brewing in The Old World during this period of Warhammer Fantasy Battle's past. 

Victrix Miniatures are heading back to the Dark Age with an upcoming set of plastic miniatures. Early Saxon Warriors are on the way for you to use in your 28mm Historical wargames. See if you can kick the ass of some Late Romans!

Statuesque Miniatures are on Kickstarter right now with their campaign to bring a band of lovely 28mm Cloth Goblins to life on the tabletop. These build on their Left At The Bottom Of The Garden range and offer up a deeper delve into the lore!

The New Cities Of Sigmar miniatures for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar are continuing to look absolutely awesome. A new preview this week showed off the impressive heroes that are going to be at the forefront of your Dawnbring Crusades out into The Mortal Realms. Meet the Freeguild Marshals and their Relic Envoys.

The team at Fighting Hedgehog, the folks behind the awesome wargaming rules, CLASH, have just released their newest module for the wargame. You can now get your hands on the Arcane Companion which comes with updated rules for adding a Fantasy twist to your wargames.

The Seraphon are getting ready to enact their grand plan in The Mortal Realms of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. A new range of miniatures plus the new Battletome are going to be coming up for pre-order this weekend allowing you to stick it to the powers of Chaos on the tabletop soon.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we're looking to find that spark that ignites your hobby. What is it that gets you thinking about new projects, helps you get through your painting or indeed has you thinking about building impressive armies?

It's OTT Weekender time! Why would you wait for Warhammer: The Old World when The Ninth Age, an amazing community-led wargaming project, exists and gives you access to all of the mass battle Fantasy goodness that you could want? You also get to play with whatever miniatures you like!

Red Box Games have got their sights set on a new range of Sword & Sorcery style miniatures for you to use in your tabletop adventures. Plenty of rippling muscles are on show as part of their recent previews which will be joining the Barbaria collection soon.

There are more WizKid D&D board games on the way for those looking to get your fix away from the dungeon delving. For example, a new board game is on the way called Dungeons & Dragons: Trials Of Tempus where you need to prove your strength as two teams of adventurers.

WizKids have expanded their options for those diving into Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught. There are two expansion sets coming up for those looking to play as the Harpers or the Zhentarium in this board-based miniatures skirmish game.

The War Of The Ring: The Card Game from Ares Games allows you to delve into the epic saga of The Third Age and follow the fortunes of The Fellowship is getting a new expansion later this year. Against The Shadow will turn this one-versus-one and team game into a solo or cooperative experience.

Draco Studios are talking about a return to Kickstarter soon with their entirely 3D Printable wargame, Dragonbond: Battles Of Valerna. The world of Dragonbond has been expanding and developing over the years with roleplaying games, board games, comics and more. Now, Alessio Cavatore's Battles Of Valerna is getting set to hit tabletops for mass battle goodness.

Join us to check out the Best Of Salute 2023 as we dive into some coverage from the event that we attended a couple of weeks ago. We got to chat to some great creators and clubs who were putting on fascinating games throughout the day.

We dive into what it's like being a hobby butterfly, the start of a mighty Anglo-Saxon army and then a rather impressive fleet of ships for use in Victory At Sea.

PWork Wargames have been showing off some new Dungeon Tiles for you to use when getting stuck into all manner of new adventures. There are three new sets for you to choose from in 28mm scale that would be great for diving into scenarios that differ from the norm.

Games Workshop has previewed the new and updated Starter Set coming to Warhammer Underworlds soon. If you've been tempted to dive into this board/card game hybrid set in the Fantasy world of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, this might be a good entry point for you.

Darrington Press has announced a new board game coming soon. Dive into a fun three-six-player fight to claim the title of Midnight Queen in Queen By Midnight which was previewed recently, designed by Kyle Shire and featuring art by Michal Ivan, Mike Pape and Ameera Sheikh.

Mike Hutchinson, the designer of the incredibly fun Gaslands miniatures game, is now on Kickstarter with his new rank n' flank Fantasy mass battle game called Hobgoblin! If you're looking for a game that allows you a good degree of freedom, is quick to play and is decidedly brutal, make sure to give this one a look.

GCT Studios has dropped an awesome array of new miniatures for those delving into their 35mm scale Fantasy world of Bushido. We start with a themed warband that is now available for folks to snap up, packed full of deadly and cunning-looking Kitsune. 

The Lazy Forger are continuing to impress with their range of 3D Printable STL Files that you can get your hands on. Their latest set of releases is an impressive array of trees which can be used to decorate numerous battlefields across a variety of genres.

Mantic Games have introduced a whole new set of Dungeon Adventures sets for you to get stuck into over on their webstore. If you're looking to build some interesting dungeon-delving adventures in games like D&D then you've now got a host of ideas for characters, encounters and villainous foes to throw at your players.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a discussion on game design. Warren and Lloyd are looking for a set of rules that gets out of the way and lets you do what you want with your armies. Warren also goes ALL IN with the idea of using toys in wargames.

It's OTT Weekender time! Tuomas Pirinen, the creator behind the 28mm grimdark wargame, Mordheim, has set his sights on a brand new miniatures game featuring themes of heaven and hell called Trench Crusade. Featuring a brand-new set of  32mm miniatures from James Sheriff and with artwork by Mike Franchina, this is looking like an epic new grimdark wargame.

In this week's Para Bellum Spotlight Companion, Gerry sits down with Konstantinos from Para Bellum Wargames to discuss the City State of Lycaon. A territory that is as militaristic as they are devoted they cut a fascinating swathe through Eä for Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings.

Mantic Games have fired up their newest venture for you to sign up for and get involved with. If you're interested in 3D Printing then you might want to delve into the newly revealed Mantic Vault. 

Para Bellum Wargames have revealed all manner of new 35mm scale Fantasy miniatures for those wanting to dive into their games like Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings and First Blood. We lead things with the impressive new Artisan Series Mountain Jotnar!

Privateer Press have fired up pre-orders for their first Warlock-led Battlegroup coming to the 35mm Fantasy world of Warmachine. The Trollbloods (yay!) are on the way as the Southern Kriels Brineblood Marauders find themselves fighting at the shoreside in Immoren.

Ragnarok Miniatures' range of 28mm Fantasy miniatures are now going to be available for you to buy from the folks at Gripping Beast! The first of the range, the Dark Dwarves known as the Duergr, are now available to snap up on their webstore.

Join us to check out the Best Of Salute 2023 as we dive into some coverage from the event that we attended a couple of weeks ago. We got to chat to some great creators and clubs who were putting on fascinating games throughout the day.

Come and join us for another awesome dive into hobby as we have a peek at a fun Star Wars vehicle, Turnip28 and a bit of Vietnam in space with some hunky individuals.

A Revised Rulebook is now available for you to download for The Elder Scrolls: Call To Arms over on the Modiphius website. If you're seeking to dive into some new Fantasy adventures across the realm of Tamriel then you might want to take a peek at what they've tweaked!