Category: warhammer 40k

Plastic Imperial Guard Valkyrie at Design Studio Open Day

The rumours are right it would appear that there is going to be a plastic Valkyrie for the Imperial Guard.

This image is from the Design Studio Open Day which was today. Photo source.

This image is from the Games Workshop newsletter.

Looks very nice, might get one for my Daemonhunters army, well better get painting the rest of it first. What is also nice is that it comes with a decent flying stand which I hope will be available separately so I can put my Ork Bommer on one.

Punched back…

In a previous blog post I posted a photograph from a recent game in which my Orks were advancing across the battlefield.

My Orks cross the battlefield from a game of Warhammer 40K.

Packs quite a punch as there is a fair bit of heavy support.

Of course the reality is that not everything goes to plan, especially if the opposing Imperial Guard have a Medusa to hand…

Alas the main weapon on the Gunwagon was destroyed and not a Mek to be seen…

See photographs from a range of Warhammer 40K games.

PSP Games

I was lucky enough to get two games for my Sony PSP for Christmas. I got Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command and Gripshift.

Squad Command is a strategy based game which will be very familar to those who play the Warhammer 40000.

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command marks the first time that the brutal, war-ravaged world of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe will be playable on the PSP. Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command features fast, action-packed combat through turn-based strategy and an engaging, authentic single-player storyline. Gamers play as the elite Space Marines of the Ultramarines chapter and strive to combat the encroaching evil of the ruthless and daemonic influenced Chaos Space Marines through 13 cinematically-tied missions. With a robust multiplayer mode featuring 9 unique missions, gamers will team up and go head-to-head with other gamers worldwide as either the Imperium of Man or Chaos Space Marines, ensuring hours of unique replayability. Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command will also fully utilize all the portable functionality of the PSP and Nintendo DS, including the dual-screen and stylus, bringing the Warhammer 40,000 universe to life on handheld.

For those looking for an action game you would be better off looking elsewhere. I am enjoying the game and find it tactically stimulating.Gripshift is a different game altogether, a driving puzzle game which I am also enjoying. Basically there are various tracks which you drive over.

GripShift is the first video game for the PSP portable entertainment system to combine high-flying stunt driving and unique puzzle-solving action in an all-out, pedal-to-the-metal driving experience.

Players race as one of six unique characters in supped-up vehicles as they stunt their way through insane twisting levels while collecting power-ups, avoiding traps, beating the clock and challenging friends.Featuring enhanced aerial physics with an intuitive control system, players perform awesome aerial jumps for massive hang time in puzzle-like driving challenges with multiple routes, short-cuts, loops, jumps and power ups. Compete in single player race mode against the CPU, or enjoy multiplayer action with your friends in head-to-head wireless multiplayer. Create and design custom levels to share with your friends or play in one of eight bonus games for outrageous fun.It’s an original break-thru combination of stunt driving, platform action and puzzle solving, designed exclusively for the PSP system.