A First Look at the New Tyranid Codex

Warhammer 40K Tyranids 6th Edition Codex

Today’s the day. The new Tyranid codex is officially released and in stores along with the new Tyranid miniatures. The first Warhammer 40K codex of 2014. The first Warhammer 40K codex officially written by the “Games Workshop Design Team”, rather than a specific lead-author. Moreover, this seems to be a codex that is getting a […]

Iyanna Arienal – The Angel of Iyanden in 40K 6th Edition

Iyanna Arienal

I’ve been paging through the Iyanden Codex (or Codex Eldar Supplement) the last day or two. It’s an easy book to hate. for reasons both good and bad, but I find it surprisingly enjoyable (which doesn’t mean there aren’t things in or about this book worth criticising). One thing particularly noteworthy, I thought, was how […]

The Eldar’s Remnants of Glory Shenanigans

Warhammer Eldar Remnants of Glory

A signature addition to all Warhammer 40K Codexes in 6th Edition has been the list of unique Wargear items. Chaos Space Marines got Artifacts. Dark Angels Chapter Relics. Chaos Daemons Hellforged Artefacts. Tau their Signature System. Now Eldar get Remnants of Glory. For the most part, these are underwhelming and/or overpriced in the early 6th Edition books. There is […]

Book Review – The Masque of Vyle by Andy Chambers

Book Review The Masque of Vyle

The hardback premium novella ‘The Masque of Vyle’ struck me as an excellent opportunity to get a taste of what Andy Chamber’s new Dark Eldar series novels (launched in 2012 with Path of the Renegade and followed last month with Path of the Incubus) would be like. After ‘The Masque of Vyle’, I wanted to read more […]