Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, Ben lays down the gauntlet and dives into a 7-day miniature painting challenge that might help you bust through the backlog and get rid of some of that hobby fatigue. 

Medbury Miniatures has been showing off their newest 3D Printable miniatures for the month of February. There is another good selection of releases that cover both the Fantasy and Historical genres. We'll start with the Fantasy side of things!

Zenit Miniatures has been teasing some new additions to their range of miniatures for their wargame, Kensei. Sakurakami: Jewel Of The Empire, features a new selection of samurai miniatures and a bit more besides!

Three new Boarding Patrol sets have been previewed by Games Workshop for use in the new game mode for Warhammer 40,000, Boarding Actions. The close-quarters combat of this new game mode can now be enjoyed by new forces for the Tyranids, Necrons and the Grey Knights. 

Atomic Mass Games has been showing off a new miniature for Marvel: Crisis Protocol! Hulk is going to be getting a brand new miniature with the Immortal Hulk! Leap into the fighting and get smashing!

Verrotwood from the mind of Michael Cruchett is going to be coming out at the end of this week over on Wargame Vault. This grimdark, Fantasy skirmish game of cultists and strange folklore-inspired horrors is going to be eagerly snapped up by many.

We delve into a fantastically yellow Swedish army, explore a wonderful diorama from The First Age and then hit the battlefield with the USMC.

The W'adrhun and the Old Dominion are front and centre of the next set of releases coming out for Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings and by extension, Para Bellum's skirmish game, First Blood. See what's new from their 35mm Fantasy range!

Warlord Games has fired up pre-orders for their new Judge Dredd expansion, Block War! Get stuck into a brutal clash inside the towering structures of Mega-City One and beyond with your Judges and a mess of different gangs. 

Whilst Warhammer: The Old World will be concerning itself with the warring factions of The Empire all vying to become Emperor, the Warhammer world is a large place and there are far-off empires looking to reclaim what was once theirs. The Tomb Kings are going to be returning in force to Warhammer: The Old World according to Games Workshop.

Some excellent new miniatures are going to be dropping in the month of March from Corvus Belli. 2023 is already looking great for Infinity with a bunch of miniature sets popping up for a variety of different factions in this 28mm Sci-Fi skirmish game.

Games Workshop will be skirmishing in the Mortal Realms as well as the grimdark future this weekend. Pre-orders are going to be fired up for their Fantasy skirmish game, Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Bloodhunt which comes with two new 28mm plastic warbands. 

Games Workshop are going to be diving into a whole host of Sci-Fi skirmish game goodness this weekend. Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team is landing on tabletops once again with pre-orders available for the newest set in the series, Soulshackle. 

Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, Gerry dives into the fun he's been having in the Wild West and Lloyd has had quite the idea when it comes to trains AND wargaming. It's a marriage made in heaven.

It's OTT Weekender time! This week, a brand new Flames Of War Starter Set has been revealed. Dive into more World War 2 Historical wargaming on the tabletop with new 15mm German and Soviet armies battling it out for Berlin during the Late War period.

Steamforged Games have added three new sets of miniatures to their Dark Souls RPG collection that can be used for some seriously deadly encounters on the tabletop. Snap up a variety of different bosses to face from the video game and see if you can survive!

Mantic Games dropped a surprise release for Dungeon Saga this week. A new digital expansion is available for you to snap up from their webstore with Tales From The Green Oak. 

Kromlech has dropped their newest range of releases for your Sci-Fi wargames. With a whole host of alternative options for use with a grimdark wargame or two, the Caste Enclave are on the hunt and looking to expand their empire. 

Warp Miniatures have gone a bit off-piste with their newest set of 3D Printable miniatures over on Patreon. The focus for the month of February is still Fantasy and dungeon delving but with a little bit of a twist as they have now unleashed a series of Dungeon Swarms on some unfortunate heroes!

Atomic Mass Games are now taking pre-orders for their upcoming Sci-Fi skirmish wargame set in the Star Wars universe. Star Wars: Shatterpoint is landing later this year and has been designed to focus on the dynamic duels between heroic and villainous characters in a Saturday morning cartoon style. 

Gerry goes back to the workshop and unboxes one of the Orc Mega Clanker miniatures for use in your Grimdark Sci-Fi wargames. Kromlech has put together a brilliant new 28mm detailed miniature!

Osprey Games has announced that four new wargaming books are going to be landing later this year from a variety of different creators. We start with the one that we saw teased recently, The Doomed. 

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some bugs battling Starship Troopers alongside some snowy Dwarves and a trip into the realm of Warhammer Fantasy Battles.

Lots of folks have ordered their new Warmachine MKIV miniatures from Privateer Press for Cygnar and Orgoth but there is still more to come. Keeping with the Orgoth vibes, in particular, you can now pick up a new alternative Reaver Commander for use with your raiding forces in Immoren.

Crooked Dice have made a lot of people very, very happy with their latest set of releases. Two new sets of Robin Hood miniatures are now available to order from their webstore, sculpted by Mark Evans. Accept the charge of Herne The Hunter!

Ragnarok Miniatures are back on Kickstarter with another band of mighty Dwarven warriors for use in your 28mm Fantasy wargames. Durinn's Folk are on the march, trying to secure their underground home against the forces of the Goblins and perhaps something darker. 

The fans of Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings have now voted and the Project 8 army has been picked. The next army coming to the world of Ea from Para Bellum Games is going to be The Sorcerer Kings with their powerful magics!

TTCombat has expanded its collection of 32mm miniatures for use in Carnevale. The latest characters to join the battles in Venice are the Ottoman Corsairs who are prepping plenty of firearms and sharp swords. 

Games Workshop will be dropping the angriest Daemon Primarch of them all into Warhammer 40,000 over the coming weeks. Pre-orders go live this weekend for the Primarch Of The World Eaters and general Space Marine killing machine, Angron. 

Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, John paints all of the things and Warren dives into the creation of Fantasy worlds and scenarios with the help of a brand-new friend. 

It's OTT Weekender time! The big LVO reveal happened this week and that means AWESOME new reveals for Warhammer 40K and Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. The BIG one was that Arbites are returning to 40K in the newest Kill Team set.

Play some of Joseph A. McCullough's wargames and want to get your hands on some bonus material for them? Well, Old Bones is a new zine from McCullough himself that offers up fun bonus content and Issue #1 is available now.

Games Workshop dropped a pretty awesome preview for those wanting to play as the Seraphon in Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. The range is getting a bit of a revamp with new plastic miniatures representing older units and some new miniatures as well. 

Games Workshop delved deeper into The Mortal Realms with new previews for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Warcry and Warhammer Underworlds. We'll start with Warcry and the new Bloodhunt boxed set which pits two new warbands against each other in the heart of the Gnarlwood.

We thought it was coming and we weren't disappointed today when it came to the reveal of the newest Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team set, Soulshackle. The Adeptus Arbites are clashing with the forces of the Drukhari in the heart of the Gallowdark.

Some big reveals from Games Workshop for a variety of games in the wake of the big LVO showcase and Warhammer Preview. First up, we're taking a trip into the world of Warhammer 40,000 and seeing what the Space Marines are going to be getting their hands on.

In this tutorial, John paints up an alternative Chimera miniature from GGWargame for use with your Astra Militarum armies of Warhammer 40,000. This would be great for use with your Cadian armies and the paint scheme could be replicated on other Sci-Fi vehicles. 

Designed by Samy Maronnier and Hugo "Minus" Nivesse and released originally in 2020, Mars: Code Aurora is a Sci-Fi skirmish game that has quite an awesome following in France. Well, it looks like we're going to be getting a re-release of the game via Studio Tomahawk and over on the North Star Military Figures webstore in March 2023.

Black Site Studios' monster-hunting Samurai skirmish wargame, Hametsu, is going to be launching via their Backroom next week. You'll be able to pre-order the new game from 31st January with access to the rulebook and some miniatures too!

Wyrd Games has been previewing what's coming up over the next few months for their games. Malifaux is, as always, front and centre and there are two boxed sets coming in February for those playing games as The Bayou's Gremlins.

Godtear from Steamforged Games expands with another Champion set. This time around we're going to be howling as we storm into battle behind the mighty Fenra and her companions. 

February is just around the corner and that means a whole host of new releases for the world of Dystopian Wars by Warcradle Studios. We're going to be getting new themed Battlefleets PLUS a bunch of new Starter options for those thinking about taking the plunge into this naval wargame.