Goonhammer Reads Science Fiction: Reagan’s Roughnecks

Welcome to the end of history. The Wall is crumbling and will soon fall. Capitalism, so long merely one of the world's competing economic systems is on the verge of absolute, final, conclusive "victory", at least in the minds of its adherents. The Iran-Contra scheme is in full swing, and fallout softly rains over Western Europe but seemingly no-one really gives a shit because it's America, Baby! Welcome to the first in a trilogy: Goonhammer Reads the Long Nineties. Before...

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Warhammer 40K

The May 2024 T’au Empire Points and Errata Update Hot Take

We finally get points for 10th edition T'au. In the May 2024 T'au Empire Points and Errata Update Hot Take we look at what changed and what it means for T'au armies.

Age of Sigmar

Competitive Innovations in the Mortal Realms: Good News for Those Who Love the Charge Phase

Another slow week, reader. We got two small GTs, one in Maryland and one in Wisconsin. The Really Really Good GT 32-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Westminster, MD, United States on May 04 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings. The Showdown Mission - Every Step is Forward Nate Trentanelli - Nighthaunt: Army Faction: Nighthaunt - Army Subfaction: The Emerald Host - Grand Strategy: Fright or Flight - Triumphs: Bloodthirsty LEADER 1 x Guardian of Souls (150)* - Chill Blade - Artefacts: Midnight Tome - Spells: Hoarfrost 1 x Krulghast Cruciator (160)* 1 x Lady Olynder (270)* - Spells:...

Columns

Games Industry News Roundup- May 7th, 2024

 Here at Goonhammer, we know that it’s hard to keep track of all the news happening all the time in the games industry. So much is always going on with games of all sorts, and their related media, it can be a real blink-and-you’ll miss it situation.  That's why every week, we round up five of the biggest stories in the gaming sphere from the past week in the Games Industry News Roundup. Our trusty news boy, Dan “Swiftblade” Richardson, is here with the scoop. Sony Reverses Unpopular Helldivers 2 PlayStation Network Requirements Helldivers 2 was back in news headlines last week...

Magic the Gathering

Hobby

Hobby 102: Working with Transfers and Decals

Over the years the Goonhammer crew have put together a vast and expansive library of painting guides. Appropriately titled “How to Paint Everything” we’ve got schemes and recipes for hundreds of models. They all, however, assume you know the difference between wet blending and glazing or what the hell “zenithal” means. Welcome to Hobby 102. This series will lay the groundwork to teach you the fundamentals and best practices to make your models shine.  The Hobby 102 series is sponsored by The Army Painter. Transfers and decals fall in the center of a Venn diagram. On one side we have scale modelers;...

The May 2024 T’au Empire Points and Errata Update Hot Take

We finally get points for 10th edition T'au. In the May 2024 T'au Empire Points and Errata Update Hot Take we look at what changed and what it means for T'au armies.

Gaming