Review

White Dwarf #460 Flashpoints: Charadon, Phase 1 Review

In the Narrative Forge, we talk about playing games with more of a storytelling focus in mind. From bespoke missions to Crusade armies to sweeping campaigns, we cover the ways to add flavor to games. In today's article, we're...

Hitman and Hitman 2 — Soon to Be a Trilogy of Assassination

There are games series with a longer record of service than the Hitman franchise, and there are games series that have been more consistent with what they deliver than the Hitman franchise, but there aren’t too many of them,...

Codex Supplement Blood Angels: The Goonhammer Review

Like their Space Wolf and Deathwatch brethren, it's time for the Sons of Sanguinius to join in the fun with the release of Codex Supplement: Blood Angels! This new book sets them up for the full 9th edition experience,...

The Goonhammer Holiday Gift Guide: Video Games Edition

With the 2020 holidays nearly upon us, it’s time to talk about gifts. Whether you’re shopping for a loved one or a Secret Santa recipient, trying to keep things lowkey or looking to splurge, or just grabbing something for...

Grim Dawn: You Should Have Already Been Playing This

Y’all like clicking? We’ve reviewed ARPGs before in this space -- please look here, then here, then very sternly here for previous escapades -- but we’ve never actually liked one without reservation before now. It felt like it was time...

Getting Started With Blood Bowl

Hey there, Sports Fans! Welcome to Goonhammer’s inaugural coverage of everyone’s favorite fantasy football game: Blood Bowl! With the new edition going up for pre-order last weekend, we wanted to get the word out to those who might be...

In Amnesia: Rebirth, Horror Gets Its Head Checked Once Again

Amnesia: Rebirth isn’t a particularly scary game, but then, it doesn’t really seem to be trying to be. Rebirth comes to us courtesy of developer Frictional Games, responsible for Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Soma, two widely-renowned innovators in the...

Codex Supplement Deathwatch: The Goonhammer Review

8th edition was, on the whole, pretty rough for Deathwatch. Lacking in unit variety, fragile, expensive, and struggling with some functions, monofaction Deathwatch were a tough army to play and play well. They had some reasonable play in soup...

Necromunday: House of Iron Review

"Once all fighters have either drunk or staggered, the Drinking Phase ends." Surprise, Scummers! We’re not talking about Shootout this week and it’s not even Monday at all, but you just know we couldn’t wait on this. We snuck a...

Rolling Dice for the Galaxy? It’s More Common Than You Think!

Who doesn't love a little galactic conquest? Throwing caution to the wind and throwing dice on the table. Setting up the perfect path to victory, watching it derail it into a disaster, and then turning bitter defeat into sweet...