Gerry unboxes and reviews the recently released 28mm Pulp Adventure Zombies from Wargames Atlantic which could be used for all sorts of excellent Pulp skirmishes but would also be equally fitting for Sci-Fi and Fantasy wargaming! Are these the best wargaming zombies for tabletop gaming?

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we discuss the potential for going off-book and looking for gaming opportunities in obscure and forgotten battles. Not just in historical wargames but also in fantasy and science fiction.

TTCombat introduced a new gang to their Carnevale collection over the weekend. The Doctors are tinkering with weird science once again, giving a new twist to their machinations on the tabletop. 

Registration for the Salute 2025 Painting Competition is now open. You can get stuck in and register your entry for this awesome painting competition held on Saturday 12th April 2025 at the London ExCel. 

Privateer Press has announced its plans for Monsterpocalypse in a new blog post. In the new post, they explain their plans for Kickstarter backers, the focus of the project right now and where they'd like to take the game in the future. 

Warcradle Studios has released some new digital documents for Armoured Clash players. The first of these is the Beta ORBAT for the Enlightened, who will join their 10mm miniature wargame very soon at the end of February. 

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we talk about getting overwhelmed by just how much stuff there is in the hobby for you to contend with! Do you feel like you get overwhelmed by your choice of wargame or perhaps the hobby as a whole? Has it got worse in recent years? Please tell us what you think!

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's episode, a new Kickstarter has caught our attention featuring some absolutely amazing new Trench Crusade miniatures! The Red Brigade from Westfalia Miniatures is a perfect first expansion to the Trench Crusade world after last year's hit fundraiser.

Atomic Mass Games are taking pre-orders for a couple of new Affiliation Packs that bring the band back together for the Guardians Of The Galaxy alongside some of their foes! We start with the Guardians Of The Galaxy pack for Marvel: Crisis Protocol.

Great Escape Games are now taking pre-orders for The Bad & The Ugly additions to the Wild West wargaming world of Dead Man's Hand. Building on the Redux revamp of the game, you can now pre-order new rules and get your hands on some great gangs to suit. 

John shows off how to paint some of the 10mm Armoured Clash Infantry from the new Union faction by Warcradle Studios. In this painting tutorial, he is painting up some of the standard Union Federal Troopers that will form the backbone of your Armoured Clash army.

The Commonwealth is getting a new set that will help them reinforce their aerial contingent in games of Dystopian Wars from Warcradle Studios. The Polish-Lithuanian Aerial Squadrons will be soaring into view in February.

Get a look at some brilliant miniature painting from the community including one of our youngest hobbyists. We also have a project all about getting people into the hobby!

The Red Brigade Kickstarter from Westfalia Miniatures is now live so you can dive in and get some awesome new miniatures inspired by Mike Franchina's amazing artwork for the indie hit Trench Crusade. If you went in on the original Trench Crusade Kickstarter and wanted more, The Red Brigade might tickle your fancy.

Warcradle Studios has revealed what will be popping up as part of the February releases for their 10mm wargame, Armoured Clash. The Enlightened are making their presence known in the Dystopian Age with a new Faction Battlegroup Starter Set and an Introductory Set. 

Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, John takes the plunge into the Fantasy world of Kings Of War with a new army plus we ask the question; how do you get new people into the hobby and wargames in 2025?

It's OTTWeekender time! Games Workshop managed to fix the mistakes they made with the relaunch of the Blood Angels and ACTUALLY delivered a Warhammer 40K army that we are genuinely impressed by. The Emperor's Children are looking exceptionally good for fans of the Chaos Gods.

John shows you how to paint the awesome 10mm Lakota Super Heavy Engine from the newest Armoured Clash faction, the Union by Warcradle Studios. He dives into a tutorial and walkthrough on painting up that iconic Union blue and these techniques can then be taken and applied to other vehicles within the Union army.

Join us for another Community Spotlight where we're taking a look at some great 6mm American Civil War miniatures, a dive into the sewers with TMNT and some impressive ships that will be part of a much larger project.

Osprey Games recently announced the new games and expansions coming from the mind of Joseph McCullough in 2025. We start with something fun and different in the form of Hairfoot Jousting. 

Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! This weekend we're giving Shay an education in some classic wargaming TV shows and how they might then be turned into fun games to be played out over the course of a big campaign weekend. We then turn things over to you and ask how YOU would craft a campaign weekend.

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show we dive into some of the awesome new expansions for Mantic Games' Dungeon Saga Origins and ask whether or not their dungeon delving offering has eclipsed the powerhouse that is HeroQuest. Has Mantic mastered the dungeon delve and put the old favourite in its place?

Atomic Mass Games are now taking pre-orders for their newest additions to the Marvel: Crisis Protocol range. The Inhumans and more are available for you to snap up ahead of a March release. 

Justin and Gerry dive into a Let's Play of the awesome new Escape The Dark game from Themeborne that was a hit on Kickstarter. Can they dive into the world of The Last Of Us and make it out the other side alive?

Renegade Game Studios, alongside the folks from Avalon Hill and Hasbro, are releasing some new versions of the Axis & Allies board game for you to sink your teeth into. There are two new World War II era games that you can pre-order right now focusing on The Battle Of The Bulge and Stalingrad. 

Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! John, Justin and Ben get stuck into showcasing some of the hobby they have been working on over the last couple of weeks as they totally stuck to their pledges at the end of 2024. We also talk about what we think could be the BIG new thing to take over the tabletop world in 2025.

It's OTTWeekender time! In the first Weekender of 2025, we dive into a discussion on the brand new miniatures game announced by Bandai for the world of Gundam and Gunpla. Gundam Assemble sounds like it's going to be fascinating so we talked to our two experts, John and Justin, about just what we could be seeing with the game when it lands later this year.

Dive into this week's Community Spotlight and the first for 2025! We have a look at some fantastic villains, some great Ancient Greek monsters and a bit of Moonstone to kick off the year.

Wyrd Games added some fun new options into the mix for those playing their board game, Vagrantsong. Two new sets of miniatures are available this month for those folks who want to level up their collection or just paint some nice figures.

Game designer Andy Hobday has been announced as the new Creative Director at Wargames Atlantic this week. He joins the team as they look to develop games in-house and externally so fun things are happening in the future!

Atomic Mass Games recently teased that the "Cosmic side" of Marvel: Crisis Protocol would be coming in 2025 for their 40mm scale skirmish game. Well, heading back to Ministravaganza 2024, we can start to see a few of those miniatures making it to the tabletop soon.

Wargames Atlantic are going to be starting 2025 in style with some new releases for their Historical range and also the world of This Quar's War. First up we have the Age Of Chivalry's Foot Serjeants for use with The Barons' War and beyond. 

Building on their earlier previews for Armoured Clash towards the tail end of 2024, Warcradle Studios have given folks a sneak peek at the new 10mm miniatures for both the Enlightened and the Imperium, the next factions coming to their Dystopian Age wargame.

Warcradle Studios has some neat new releases coming to the naval wargaming of Dystopian Wars in January 2025. The Commonwealth and Union are getting themselves some new toys to play with and ways to expand fleets.

January 2025 will see the release of reinforcements for the Union in Armoured Clash. Three sets will be coming out to support the initial releases from Warcradle Studios for the third faction for their 10mm wargame, giving you additional troops, vehicles and more to choose from when building the army you prefer.

Crooked Dice are ending the year strong with some great new releases for those seeking to dive into a bit of Pulp Sci-Fi wargaming with a touch of Horror too. First up, we start with a whole host of 8-bit characters that will be dominating the digital realm.

Gerry gets a closer look in this unboxing at the expansion to Mutant: Year Zero - Zone Wars which introduces Robots & Psionics to your 32mm scale skirmish games. This expands the original set from Free League Publishing and allows you to play with three or four players.

Some super sleuths over on The Silver Bayonet Facebook Group spotted something intriguing on Amazon this month. A new The Silver Bayonet expansion has been spotted; released in September/October of 2025 from Osprey Games. Britain: Bones Of Albion is coming!

Warcradle Studios has given folks a little sneak peek at what's coming for Armoured Clash, their 10mm wargame set in the Dystopian Age. We got to see a really nice piece of artwork for the Enlightened this week!

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, the team get stuck into the big reveals from Battlefront Miniatures for Flames Of War! Their 15mm World War 2 wargame is going to be getting some great expansions but most importantly, a BIG new released of Early War books AND loads of new plastic miniatures.

Westfalia Miniatures previewed a few new miniatures that will be coming to their Trench Crusade Kickstarter in January 2025. The Red Brigade is growing in numbers and we've got some heavy infantry to call on coming soon!

Mantic Games announced that the Collector's Edition version of The Walking Dead: All Out War, will be available on shelves with various independent stockists very soon. You'll get another chance to get stuck into this rather spiffing skirmish game soon if you didn't pre-order via Mantic.