Eagle Figures have added a couple of new releases to their webstore for the American Civil War and the Napoleonic period. All of these are 28mm scale and come in lovely metal! We start with our personality from the American Civil War, Brigadier General Lewis Armistead.

Battlefront Miniatures are going to be releasing a new set of World War III: Team Yankee miniatures this weekend for their Cold War Gone Hot and the battle in Northern Europe. The Nordic Forces of the Swedish are mobilising their forces for this 15mm wargame.

Games Workshop are going to be taking pre-orders this weekend for the new Cities Of Sigmar Army Set for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. This will be the first time you can get your hands on a good section of the core troops and heroes that you'll need to take these mortal warriors on a Dawnbringer Crusade.

As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into the one of the big questions of the tabletop gaming world. What is that attracts you to a game? Is it the art, the rules, the world building or perhaps something entirely different? 

We've talked Sci-Fi worlds we'd love to see on the tabletop but what about Fantasy? Ben dives into a book series he REALLY loves and discusses some ideas as to how you could bring Joe Abercrombie's The First Law and more to the tabletop.

It's OTT Weekender time! Raybox Games might have done it again! Gates Of Niflheim is their next board game they are going to be bringing to Gamefound in 2024 but you can give this zombie-slaying board game a go RIGHT NOW and dive into this awesome Vikings Vs Zombies battle on the tabletop.

In an expanded Spotlight from Para Bellum Gerry and Konstantinos discuss the closing chapter currently for Raegh Theurodhin of Ghleulgas and the moving of mountains in the Living World of Eä for Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings. The Living World is getting a massive overhaul and so Para Bellum go through their major news!

Warlord Games are now taking pre-orders for the next big campaign book for Bolt Action. You can get your hands on Campaign: Case Blue and dive into some fighting during World War II in Eastern Europe.

Empress Miniatures are taking a trip into another period of history with some new 28mm miniatures for the Russian Civil War. Making up the White Russians, you can now get your hands on three sets of Ukrainian Cossack Infantry that found themselves brought into the conflict.

Bad Squiddo Games have been running a neat program over the last while which is focused on the community getting their chance to decide on which miniatures are made next. You can join The Community Miniatures Project and help the team explore the different characters they should be bringing to life. The first batch of 28mm Historical miniatures have now popped up on the Bad Squiddo webstore!

Mantic Games have started teasing the coming of the Twilight Kin to Kings Of War. Pannithor and this 28mm Fantasy wargame is going to be expanding with an army that is a lot more than just the "Dark Elves" of Mantic's world. 

Gerry sits down with the head of Mantic Games Studio Matt Gilbert to discuss the big news about Warpath and the plans to make an epic within their science fiction universe. 

TTCombat has put together two sets of card terrain that you can use to dive into playing your 10mm wargames like Dropzone Commander. The two sets they have put together feature enough bits and pieces to make 6x4 tabletops in minutes for use in the aforementioned Dropzone Commander and any other Sci-Fi 10mm games you might be playing.

Fogou Models recently added a few more terrain kits to their Ruins range for you to use in your 28mm wargames. Being particularly fitting for Fantasy and Historical wargames, these could also find a way into other genres if you liked. 

Warlord Games have expanded their range of American Civil War miniatures for use in Black Powder Epic Battles. This range of 13.5mm miniatures can be used to enhance your armies, aid the wounded and bring in some artillery from afar.

Knight Models have teased another miniature for their upcoming Game Of Thrones Miniatures Game. We've seen Jon Snow in a previous update and now we get a look at Arya Stark. 

Dive into a new Border Wars: Under A Reiver Moon Unboxing as Gerry has a look at the 28mm Historical miniatures from Flags Of War for the Fighting Irish Clan.

In this week's Community Spotlight, we dive into the world of Moonstone once more, a wonderful Wizard's Folly for some Fantasy adventures and some Pirates Of Legend!

Autumn is just around the corner and that means one thing, Orktober (or Orctober) from the folks at Kromlech! This year, Kromlech are going to be doing a Reveal Showdown where the community can vote on what miniatures get shown off in the run-up to the Orktober 2023 release.

In the wake of Gen Con, Privateer Press is still getting some new releases out for those diving into Warmachine and the new edition of the game. A couple of the new releases are focused on Khador and bolstering your infantry offerings to aid your onslaught of Warjacks.

Crooked Dice are now taking pre-orders for their MANTA Ray 5 Feature Pack that expands the options for your Pulp wargames using 7TV. I looked at some of the miniatures last week but now the pre-orders are live, I thought it would be neat to show off some of the vehicles Crooked Dice have thrown into the mix!

If you're looking to build up your Ottoman Army of 1790-1815 then Perry Miniatures have some cavalry options for you. A mass of Mamelukes and Deli Cavalry are going to be thundering across the tabletop soon for your Historical wargames in 28mm scale.

The Lazy Forger has been dropping some previews of some amazing 6mm Sci-Fi miniatures for their wargame, Full Spectrum Dominance. Draconian Minipainting over on Instagram has been sharing some of the early work on the miniatures for the third faction for the game, The Union.

Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Magazine have launched The Great Wargaming Survey 2023 which is looking to, once again, get the mood of the wargaming hobby and see how our habits have changed since 2022.

Peter's Paperboys have moved from the Ancient, the Medieval, and the Napoleonic and are now tackling World War II and Normandy 1944 in paper form! You can get yourself a bunch of miniatures representing the Axis and the Allies alongside tanks and terrain!

Knight Models have an awesome array of new releases for the Batman Miniature Game this month. Head back to 1997 and the Batman & Robin movie with the dynamic duo themselves and two of their fiendish enemies from the film. 

Paul Cooke of Pandaemonium Miniatures is running a charity fundraising effort to raise money for The Alzheimer's Society in memory of his father, Peter Cooke. Those who want to put their hat into the ring can enter into a charity competition over on JustGiving to win yourself an absolutely stunning Frostgrave Diorama. 

Brutal Cities have released some new terrain for you to use in your 28mm wargames, be they Sci-Fi or Near Future. We start with the update for the Trapper Biotech range which is their 28mm terrain collection that you could use for games like Infinity for example. 

Games Workshop are going to be bringing a whole bunch of Kill Team to tabletops over the next couple of weeks. Previously available in a selection of larger sets, these Kill Teams are going to be available separately, allowing you to snap up the miniatures for Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team or as ways to customise your larger Sci-Fi armies.

Footsore Miniatures have added some new 28mm Anglo-Danes into the mix for those looking to bolster their Late Saxon forces riding to battle in their Dark Age wargames. This time around, your troops won't be slogging it on foot though as these reinforcements are cavalry!

The new rules for Spectre Operations are going to be coming out soon with a 25th August pre-order opening the doors to more Modern Warfare-era 28mm wargaming on the tabletop. With that in mind, a range of VIPs have been added to their webstore that you might end up protecting or trying to kill in your games.

Grey For Now Games are now taking pre-orders for their new expansion for 02 Hundred Hours. You can now take your World War II stealth and subterfuge to North Africa with the new Desert Raid Expansion.

Gerry sits down with the designer of Osprey Games' The Doomed, Chris McDowall and discusses the philosophy he had when bringing the game to life. We dive into his previous gaming and writing experience and how The Doomed became a minimalist system which still brings complexity and flavour to a world in the midst of an apocalypse.

As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into some of the hobby that we've been up to but also get stuck into whether the time is ripe for "the one wargaming system to rule them all". Warren gets precious about dice and puts forward an interesting question about the way we learn rules and the games we play.

In this final game of our mini-campaign for Osprey Games' The Doomed, we find a rare beauty spot within this blasted and apocalyptic world. The uncorrupted water here is of value to both warbands leaders. A terrible monster threatens to ruin all of their plans though!

We have games for the worlds of Star Wars, Star Trek and plenty of those big hitting Sci-Fi worlds but what about some lesser-known ones? Have a look at three worlds we thought would make for fascinating miniature wargames.

It's OTT Weekender time! In this episode, we're having a look at the last set of Cities Of Sigmar miniatures for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. Are they the best-looking army yet for The Mortal Realms or has Games Workshop jumped the shark with this one? Let us know!

In the third campaign game for Osprey Games' The Doomed, the Reborn Coven led by Gerry blaze a trail to the Red Lark's territory. Shay's Inheritor Courts have mined the area around the ruins though so things are going to get explosive!

If you're looking to dive into some Bolt Action with the Soviet Army or perhaps the British & Inter-Allied forces then take a peek at some new Starter Armies that you can get your hands on from Warlord Games.

Knuckleduster Miniatures has been previewing a new set of miniatures that will soon be coming to the world of Gunfighter's Ball. These are some sharp-dressed men and I reckon they are going to be getting a lot of lovin'.

Corvus Belli has now previewed the Infinity releases that are coming up for the month of September 2023. Have a peek at the miniatures you'll be able to snap up for this 28mm Sci-Fi wargame next month.

In this video, with the release of The Doomed, we show off how to kitbash miniatures for Osprey Games' new skirmish wargame using a variety of techniques. Join us for a kitbashing tutorial where Gerry shows off how he built one of the miniatures from his Reborn Coven warband.