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Video Game Retrospective: Dawn of War 2: Retribution

It’s been a while! Now that NOVA’s over we’re back in the saddle with the Dawn of War II retrospective for the second, final, and most important expansion, Retribution. This is pretty much the final form of the Dawn...

Codex Supplement: Iron Hands – The Goonhammer Review

The Iron Hands, who are they? Don't worry if you've forgotten - until recently, it seemed like Games Workshop had too. All that's changed now though. Following the release of the recent Codex: Space Marines, the Iron Hands have...

Codex Supplement: Raven Guard – The Goonhammer Review

Additional author: Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones Fans of teen angst rejoice! Fresh out of the local Hot Topic and bursting into your room through an open window wearing their finest Thursday t-shirts, the Raven Guard have arrived! In the second wave...

Aeronautica Imperialis Review: Tiny Planes, Big Possibilities

Hello, Immanentized back with another entry in the Unclehammer canon! Games Workshop released Aeronautica Imperialis on September 7th, and I've gone through the trouble of buying every available kit on release and reviewing it all for you wonderful readers here. As...

Necromunday: Tactics Cards – Which Ones Are Good and How To Use Them

Good morning and welcome back, fellow Underhive denizens! The Goonhammer Overlords have once again lashed the poor Necromunday crew to our arcane lexicography devices and demanded content! This week we’re going back to Tactics Cards and giving one of...

Video Game Retrospective: Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising (2009 to 2010)

So we arrive at Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II. This is probably the defining modern Warhammer 40K game, rivaled only by its predecessor and Warhammer 40K: Space Marine; to the degree that it can be said that a...

Codex Supplement: Ultramarines – The Goonhammer Review

It wasn't enough for Games Workshop to just release a new Codex for Space Marines; they had to go and release half a dozen Codex Supplements covering major chapters. The first among these, and a complete no-brainer as a...

Codex Supplement: White Scars – The Goonhammer Review

We hope you're not tired of Space Marines yet, because Games Workshop certainly aren't! Alongside the release of the main Codex: Space Marines, the first two Codex Supplements have dropped. Each of these six planned books is going to...

Video Game Retrospective: Dawn of War Expansions (2005 to 2008)

  Last week we covered the base Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War game, which made a massive impression on the RTS genre in the early Aughts and inspired three expansion games from 2005 to 2008. This week we’ll actually talk...

Codex Space Marines – The Goonhammer Review, Part 3 (Stratagems, Warlord Traits, and Tactics)

Part 1 (Army Traits) Part 2 (Units) Welcome back to everyone who's been running this marathon with us. If you've only just joined us, this is the third part of our bumper four-part review of the new Codex: Space Marines, where...