Limited Editions, Spash Releases, Soft Covers and more. What does the future hold for Games Workshop?
A lot of Speculation has been going around lately about the “new direction” of the company, via the new CEO, but nothing concrete has emerged.
One thing seems to be sure, most of the rumors are all the same. Personally I’m not sure who Steve the Warboss is or why everyone seems to be quoting him as of late, BUT he has some good intel up until now so let’s go with it shall we?
Remember be sure to put your tin foil hats on this may all just be a bunch of random conjecture!
Collated courtesy of L’astropate
via Steve the Warboss
- -Shield of Baal: Leviathan (and all later releases Expansions for 40k) will return in Softcover.
- -Armybooks, Codices and Suppliments will all come sometime next year in Softcover Versions with a lower price.
If this pans out, I have very high hopes for new CEO Kevin Roundtree. Decisions like this indicate a rolling back of the “all collectors all the time” presentation that 40K and WFB have become of late.
It reflects a business pragmatism that accepts the wide financial spectrum of the GW customer base out there.
It acknowledges that yes there is a segment of the GW customerbase that indeed wants the ultra-elite leatherbound, scented with myrhh, gold-leafed editions of codices. BUT there are ALSO a lot of customers who want value priced rulebooks that allow them to put more of their hard earned cash into the fantastic GW models.
If true – It’s a good move and I salute it.
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LEGO maniac and scale model hobbyist in the 80s turned miniature wargamer and trading card player ever since. He’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition), but Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and minatures made of pewter and resin.
