Welcome to The Weekender where we're doing a bit of a round up of things we loved at Gen Con this year and also considering a bit of alternative history with Team Yankee on the cards from Battlefront... Great Wargaming […]

Things are moving forward with Monolith's Conan Kickstarter as they've just received a big bundle of resin miniatures which will soon be put together and sent off to the factory to be made into the plastic components for the game...

Iron Mask Miniatures have shown off a preview of the new Mounted Dwarf Musketeers which will form the focus of their next Kickstarter which will start soon. See what you think of the pony riding brigade...

Unfeasibly Miniatures have bolstered the ranks of their Tuareg range which will be fighting against the French Foreign Legion. In addition to new sets for them the Foreign Legion did get itself another big gun, the De Bange Mountain Gun...

Mantic Games have shown off some more of the new models coming to Kings of War soon. The Undead get a Necromancer and Soul Reavers while the Dwarfs tinker around with the Warsmith...

Warren and Dave are having a look at some of the ways you can get the most out of your troops when they assault in Flames of War.

Welcome Backstagers, in the XLBS edition Warren and Dave now get stuck into some more advanced assault tactics but this time for the British forces on the tabletop.

Perry Miniatures have put together a rather astounding looking diorama depicting the Battle of Agincourt from 1415. This historical battle will be presented at an exhibition in the Tower of London during October, marking the 600 year anniversary of the battle...

FireForge Games have shown off some more concept artwork for their Arab Armoured Archers which will be coming out in September as a series of blister pack releases in resin. Hopefully this nice detail translates over to the miniatures...

Fallen Frontiers takes another look at The Harvesters for their Sci-Fi game. The models at the heart of the focus are the Cybermasters who appear to be the all-machine overlords enacting some kind of plan for the faction going forward...

By Fire and Sword was a successful Kickstarter campaign that has continued on in full release. See the new offerings they have.

Warlord Games have added some more troops to the roster for Beyond The Gates Of Antares and more specifically the Freeborn. The two packs to focus on are the new Vardinari Squad and the Mhagris Feral Squad too. See what you think...

Wyrd Games has announced that they are expanding the Malifaux universe even further with the addition of a new miniatures game- The Other Side! Soon gamers will be able to play a totally new game on the opposite side of the breach.

Macrocosm is heading to Kickstarter later this month on the 27th of August to fund two new factions for the game. In a definite war of little versus large say hello to the concept art for the Grem and the Battlesuits. They will be joining the Digger Corp and Malignancy soon!

It's coming the rumblings of the war that never happened and now you will get the chance to play those battles that militaries around the world trained for years and years, with Battlefront's upcoming Team Yankee.

Conan: Rise Of Monsters, also known as CROM, is continuing to build support for their fundraising campaign. They are closing in on $100,000 and have put together a CROM Overview and CROM Gameplay Demo which you can see above...

Victrix have now released their 28mm scale plastic French Artillery Cannon set. The box allows you to make three different guns and comes with fifteen crew who can be given a variety of different options including headgear...

Tor Gaming have shown off a few new packs which will be available for the Ridend faction in Relics. Not only are they getting a new version of the Baron but a Retinue set AND the superb Dragon Tower...

The Star Wars news continues from Fantasy Flight Games this weekend as they've released information about some new expansion material for Star Wars: Imperial Assault. Not only will you be Returning To Hoth but finding new Allies and Villains for your games too, all with a Hoth theme.

We're talking 3D Printing & Laser Cutting with Killian and pondering on the future of Horus Heresy With Games Workshop and those new plastic models. Try Backstage For Free!

Corvus Belli are back for more this August with another wave of releases for Infinity. Ariadna, Nomads, Yu Jing and ALEPH all get themselves something new...

Hysterical Games have previewed the other Enigma Machine design from Panzerfauste for the Dwarves this time. It does have a distinctly 'German' look, especially when you see the two scientists...

Age Of Sigmar takes over Games Workshop once more this week with releases featuring both terrain and models. Not only do we have two new terrain pieces, the Numinous Occulum and the Dragonfate Dais but also the Paladins are out in force.

Awaken Realms have delved into the depths of their imaginations to bring a creepy new addition to The Edge. See what you think of the Faceless Berserker which is a strange amalgamation of both metal and flesh...

We're talking about Age Of Sigmar and those new Judicators and don't forget to see if you were the winner of Journey: Wrath Of Demons

Warlord Games have reinforced the British with some new plastic Napoleonic Portuguese Infantry. If you're looking for additional models to use in Black Powder then these might give you a break from all the red and white...

Splintered Light are raising an army of Pig-Orcs to do battle hopefully some time in the middle of August. In the meantime we have a series of previews for them below where they are looking very good indeed...

Anvil Industry have shown off some new infantry units for the Unity Council in AFTERLIFE. The 'Tracer' Exo-Mech Infantry are supplied in two flavours with both a Recon and Support working in tandem in the field...

Conan: Rise Of Monsters (CROM) from Pulposaurus Entertainment is now live on Kickstarter! You can find out more about the game below and then considering heading over to the project to pledge...

Forge World have added some new kits to their growing array of Horus Heresy releases this time focused on the White Scars. You can now get a few different variants on Heads, Shoulder Pads and Torsos for your wild rider types tearing around on Bikes and Jetbikes...

If you felt like you were missing out on some Weird World War in your life then don't worry as Hysterical Games are back with some more previews for their upcoming game, Panzerfauste.

Momminiatures have shown off some more of their Fantasy range this week with painted models for the Chaos Warriors. These should then be making their way onto the webstore soon for you to pick up...

Conan: Rise Of Monsters by Pulposaurus continue to show off some awesome pre-painted miniatures for their upcoming wargame which will be on Kickstarter this Friday (31st July 2015). Not only have they showed off some more infantry for the game but also King Conan himself...

Stan Johansen Miniatures are adding to their modern warfare range with some new sets of 28mm scale metal models for the Israeli Defence Force. These would find a place on many a modern day battlefield and come armed with specialist weapons as well as rifles...

Some new terrain is coming for Age of Sigmar by Games Workshop. These two new pieces are the Numinous Occulum and Dragonfate Dais. While they are presented here among other leaks from the new White Dwarf HERE (thanks to Tabled Podcast) they have also been shown off in some stores so, here they are...

Much like the Warhammer Fantasy Dwarf Goddess Valaya Dwarven Women are no stranger to a battle. See what you think of one of Scibor's new regiment which brings together a whole host of angry ladies ready to make a goblin hordes day very bad indeed...

Privateer Press are going to be bringing The Undercity along with them to Gen Con this year for demos. Above is a gameplay tutorial showing you how to begin playing the game and some of the basics and you can find a copy of the full rules to download HERE too.

Gripping Beast have added a new rules set to their webstore which would allow you to take your warbands from The Crescent & The Cross and use them in bigger battles. They seem to really love Soldiers Of God by Warwick Kinrade so let us know if you've played it too...

A series of new previews for The Devil's Run: Route 666 by Word Forge Games show off the new vehicles as they get towards a final stage of completion and some fun new miniatures that will be soaring high.

Warlord Games expands their ever increasing range for the British in Bolt Action, with the addition of another interesting artillery piece.

In another article on Beyond The Gates Of Antares we get a look at the various factions in more depth. We'll be learning about how they came to be, their position within the world and how they interact with the other races...