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Meet the Minis – Miniatures Painting Competition Announcement Part 2

Last month we announced a new ongoing monthly series, Meet the Minis, where each month we will select an epic set of miniatures, show off the models and our favorite reader paint jobs, as well as…

April 24, 2018 | 02:00 EDT

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An Introduction to BattleTech

On the April 24, 2018, Harebrained Schemes and Paradox Interactive will release BattleTech on Windows, Linux, and OS X. What some of you may not know is that the BattleTech series has a 34-year…

April 22, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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Warhammer Underworlds Expansion Warbands Review - Magore's Fiends / The Farstriders

Games Workshop's "competitive skirmish deck building miniatures game" Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire has been incredibly popular since its release last October, and the final two warbands for it…

April 17, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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Infinity JSA Army Pack Review - Take to War with Cyber-Ninjas and Samurai Power Armor

  For those unfamiliar with Infinity, it's a miniatures skirmish game by Corvus Belli that is currently on its third edition (Infinity N3).  The rules are available as a free download via their…

April 12, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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War Child UK Takes Players Back to the Classics with Re-Play Campaign

UK-based charity War Child has announced that it is running an exciting retro gaming campaign in order to raise money for children affected by conflict. The Re-Play campaign is being backed by the…

April 12, 2018 | 07:54 EDT

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Heroes of Black Reach Drop Pod #1 Preview - Warhammer Tiled Turn-Based Strategy

Heroes of Black Reach Drop Pod #1 is a preview of the upcoming full release of Heroes of Black Reach from Devil Pig Games based in the Warhammer 40,000 IP by Games Workshop.  Drop Pod #1 is a sampler…

April 10, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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World of Tanks Receives Free War Story Trilogy, "Spoils of War"

World of Tanks, a free to play game where you can take command of one of over 660 different tanks to duke it out in 15 vs. 15 multiplayer matches, is offering console players a brand new PvE…

April 6, 2018 | 09:13 EDT

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Star Wars Legion Wave 1 Unit Expansions Review - Speeders, Walkers and Mobile Weapons Platforms

Right alongside the release of Star Wars Legion (which we reviewed here), Fantasy Flight Games released six unit expansion packs to aid you in the battle against the rebels (or the Galactic Empire,…

April 3, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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Video to Tabletop: Part 1 Wargaming - Fallout: Wasteland Warfare

Welcome to the start of a new series of articles here at TechRaptor. We're going to be looking into the development process of making a video game into a tabletop game. We'll talk about why more and…

March 27, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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Star Wars Legion Core Set Review - Pick Dark or Light and Go to War!

Fantasy Flight Games have a long history with tabletop gaming in the Star Wars IP.  They already have every other type of tabletop gaming covered with card games; dice games; role-playing games; X-…

March 20, 2018 | 02:00 EDT

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Fallout: Wasteland Warfare Rules and Printable Demo Game Available for Free

Modiphius have made the rules available for the upcoming tabletop wargaming release of Fallout: Wasteland Warfare available for free on their site. Fallout: Wasteland Warfare is an upcoming game that…

March 17, 2018 | 11:57 EDT

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Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire Core Set Review - Competitive Skirmish Gaming Enters the Underworld

Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire is a competitive skirmish wargame, set in Games Workshop's Warhammer Age of Sigmar setting. Age of Sigmar replaced Warhammer Fantasy when it was released in 2015, and…

December 19, 2017 | 11:00 EST

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Wild West Exodus Armoured Justice Theme Posse Unboxing

Today, after too long a wait thanks to real life concerns so rudely taking up too much of my hobby time and money, we can finally take a look at one of the new Posse sets for the second edition of…

November 22, 2017 | 09:00 EST

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Wargaming Baby Steps: Choosing the Army That’s Right For You

As much as I am loathe to acknowledge it, the holiday season is rapidly approaching. Maybe you’re looking at taking advantage of some of the upcoming Black Friday deals as a cheap way to branch out…

November 21, 2017 | 09:00 EST

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Warcradle Studios Acquires Spartan Games Properties

In both a YouTube video and email today, tabletop game publisher Warcradle Studios announced that the company had acquired the rights to several properties previously owned by Spartan Games before…

September 26, 2017 | 04:26 EDT

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New Edition of Warhammer 40,000 Announced

Games Workshop has announced the upcoming release of the newest edition of their flagship tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000 via the Warhammer Community website and their various Facebook groups as…

April 24, 2017 | 11:08 EDT

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PETA Wants Warhammer 40k Models to be Fur Free

PETA UK has revealed that they have sent Games Workshop CEO Kevin Rountree a letter asking that they ban anything that looks like fur from all Warhammer characters. On their website, they put a post…

January 31, 2017 | 05:27 EST

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Games Workshop 2016 Turnaround

Hello, TechRaptor readers. As one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory finally comes to a close and a new year begins, I’d like to take a look back at what can only be seen as a wonderful,…

January 24, 2017 | 01:00 EST

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Guild Ball Mascots Unboxing – Big Punches In Small Packages

Hello, TechRaptor readers. Today we’re going back to the Empire of the Free Cities and looking at some of the more unique and colorful characters on the Guild Ball team rosters. Mascots occupy a…

January 20, 2017 | 09:00 EST

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Operation: Red Veil – It’s Still Always Your Turn

Hello, TechRaptor readers. Today we’re examining something what may already be on your Christmas wish list if you’re an aspiring Infinity player or if you’re a current player looking to start either…

January 18, 2017 | 09:00 EST

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Pirate Lab Case Review – Minimalist Nerd Purse

We’re back with another review, this time from gaming case manufacturer Pirate Lab and their unique take on protecting your wargaming minis. Specifically, we’ll be taking a look at the Extra Large…

November 16, 2016 | 11:00 EST

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New Chaos Space Marines Miniatures (And More?) Coming Soon

  In a recent (and rather cheeky) video released today on the Warhammer TV Facebook page, Games Workshop teased some of the upcoming Chaos Space Marine releases for Warhammer 40,000. Rather than…

October 11, 2016 | 12:14 EDT

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Two New Raging Heroes Kickstarters On The Horizon

In a recent Kickstarter campaign update for their latest Toughest Girls of the Galaxy model line, Raging Heroes let everyone in on a little secret: the company will be launching two additional…

September 29, 2016 | 04:55 EDT

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Valkyria Chronicles Crossing Over into WoT Blitz

It was recently announced that tank battling mobile MMO World of Tanks Blitz is getting a crossover with SEGA’s tactical RPG franchise Valkyria Chronicles. This is the first time Blitz creators,…

September 7, 2016 | 01:18 EDT

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Everything We Know About Deathwatch: Overkill

Hello, TechRaptor readers. As I’m sure you’re well aware by now, pre-orders for the new Warhammer 40,000 board game Deathwatch: Overkill went live today. Games Workshop stores currently have display…

February 27, 2016 | 07:46 EST

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Infinity Tournament System 2016 Season Starts Today

Hello, TechRaptor readers. If you’re an avid Infinity fan, you’re probably aware of the fact the 2016 ITS season starts today. This season is a bit different from previous years, so let’s go over the…

February 23, 2016 | 11:29 EST

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Wild West Exodus Going Digital

Outlaw Miniatures CEO Romeo Filip took to Facebook yesterday to announce several big changes coming to Wild West Exodus to help the company better compete in the growing and competitive miniature…

December 15, 2015 | 11:48 EST

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Master of Orion Remake Announced

Today, Wargaming, developer and publisher of World of Tanks, has announced that they are developing Master of Orion the "... modern rebirth ..." of the famed 4X title. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…

June 9, 2015 | 05:55 EDT