Wintermute  04/10/2009 - 10:14  Warhammer 40,000  Games News   

Codex Pictures have announced production of Ultramarines, the first feature film to be based upon Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40k. If you don’t know what 40k is then it seems, somewhat surprisingly, that you aren’t quite as geeky as me. Simply put, it’s a tabletop wargame, as played with little miniature figurines and dice of many sides. Created in the late 80s as a spacey shooty spin off to a trolls and goblins original, Warhammer Fantasy Battle, the 40k version seems to have developed a following all its own and, at least whenever I walk by the local Games Workshop store, seems to be getting played at least as much as its ‘classic’ swords and sorcery ancestor.

The film has a freshly minted official site, but there’s nothing much to see yet. Meanwhile, Codex Pictures have a press release page that tells us how “hugely honoured” they are to be making the film, and similar puffy fluff.

The game’s mythology is obviously geared to little more than providing context for violent and often epic confrontations. The hero characters, such as they are, are massive great genetically modified marines, Hulk scaled and armour clad and equipped with some seriously tasty boomsticks. They’re all happy to kill and die in service of the Emperor (sounds… familiar…).

Meanwhile, there are other species cluttering up the Milky Way and lining up to be bashed around a bit. These include the Eldar, essentially space elves, and the Orks who are, to all intents and purposes, Orcs. There’s also a hive-mind species called the Tyranids and some nasty things called Necrons who are living creatures made of metal and therefore (though obviously I don’t mean this literally) rock hard. Quite which of these will be turning up and getting shot at in Ultramarines is, so far, anybody’s guess.

If ever there was a film that had direct to DVD written all over it, its this one. Niche market. Having said that, I know an awful lot of people who’d never dream of touching a 28mm lead model but would like to see a movie full of epic space smackdowns just like this, so just maybe its a breakout waiting to happen.

From Live For Films via Hey U Guys

A WarSeer discussion thread can be found here

Wintermute  26/07/2009 - 15:44  Warhammer 40,000  Games News   

Hello members of WarSeer!

Issue 5 of The Astro Mag is finally here for your reading pleasure. We are very excited to release this issue because it marks a whole new era for us. We have new editors coming on and most importantly a new layout designer who did an incredible job! We always love to hear what you have to say so you can send any comments and suggestions to theastromag@gmail.com or head on over to this thread.

For the Emperor (or Down with the False Emperor if renegades are your thing )
- Arkaedin

Wintermute  25/04/2009 - 10:43  Warhammer 40,000  Games News   

The Astro Mag Issue #4 is here and packed with great Imperial Guard tips just in time for the new codex! If the Guard aren't your thing, we have many other things that should arouse anyone's interest included a great TSOALR strip (POKE 'EM INNA EYE!) and some great pieces of fiction from some of the guys over at Imperial Literature. Also, watch out for our Datasheet competition where we are hoping to give away the new Stormlord or Stompa kit if everything works out accordingly! Finally, we would love to hear any crit from you on our magazine since we are still young. So whether you love it or hate it (or anywhere in between) just shoot me an email at theastromag@gmail.com
For the Emperor (or Down with the False Emperor if renegades are your thing )
- Arkaedin

To join the WarSeer discussion of The Astro Mag #4 click here.

Wintermute  02/11/2008 - 09:22  Firebase  Site News  Warhammer 40,000   

(Please click the banner above in order to download issue #8 of FIREBASE, the 40K webzine!)
Nearly 150 pages of your favourite Warhammer 40,000 hobby coverage is back. Enjoy the latest issue of FIREBASE everyone!


Scrubout
Firebase Editor

Wintermute  20/07/2008 - 09:11  Firebase  Site News  Warhammer 40,000   

(Please click the banner above in order to download issue #7 of FIREBASE, the 40K webzine!)
Seven is a good number they say, and I hope you'll agree the same applies to this issue of Firebase. This is the biggest issue of Firebase to date at a whopping 163 pages. Besides finding some of the best Warhammer 40,000 content on the internet, we hope you'll take a look at the impressive Epic: Raiders supplement produced for Epic: Armageddon by a group of dedicated Specialist Games hobbyists.

Rest assured faithful readers, we've got even more great ideas lined up for the future. Our monster is maturing.

Scrubout
Firebase Editor

Wintermute  13/07/2008 - 09:03  Warhammer 40,000  Warhammer 40,000  Games News   

The Bolter & Chainsword forum have produced Shall They Know Fear - The Bolter & Chainsword Guide To 5th Edition.

The Guide, which can be downloaded as a pdf, is intended to make the transition from the 4th Edition rules to the recently released 5th Edition rules of Warhammer 40,000 smoother for Space Marine players.

Wintermute  23/02/2008 - 08:41  Site News  Warhammer 40,000   

After several months we have finally completed the Warseer (unofficial) Eldar FAQ. We hope this is a valuable resource for both Eldar and non-Eldar players alike. I'd like to thank all those who contributed to the discussions and question gathering - a great effort by everyone :)

The new Eldar FAQ has been produced as a pdf which can be downloaded from here [549 Kb; pdf] (right click -> save as!)

Portent  26/09/2007 - 21:57  Warhammer 40,000  Games News   
For those of you who can't get enough of the superb Dawn of War computer game, prepare to have your battle-lust sated once more - the next expansion for the deliciously brutal Warhammer 40,000 RTS has just been announced. Soulstorm will add Dark Eldar as well as air units and a Risk-style campaign spread over an entire star system. You can read the full press release here. A second race will be included in the stand-alone expansion, however they have yet to be announced. Sisters of Battle? Maybe even Tyranids?

Wintermute  16/09/2007 - 09:53  Site News  Warhammer 40,000   
Hello WarSeer,

It’s been a while since we first tried to compile some FAQs to support the 40K Community on WarSeer and in that time many things have changed (opinions, rules, the number of questions!). We, the FAQ group, have made the first step in overhauling the current FAQs by tackling the most obvious one first, the main rulebook.