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Mongoose News
Mongoose Publishing posted its annual State of the Mongoose. Of most interest to us,
Miniatures Games
We have spent a lot of time in 2008 re-examining the way we approach miniatures, in terms of quality of casting, sculpting and presentation. New quality control procedures are in place at our casting facility, and we will be utilising new talent to manage sculpts and pre-production – these areas were always the ones that caused us the most problem in the past. We will also be starting ‘smaller’, with no ‘grand’ battle game planned until at least 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Combat Mission: Shock Force – Britsh Forces Announced
Battlefront announced a new upcoming expansion for Combat Mission: Shock Force.
Battlefront.com is thrilled to announce Combat Mission Shock Force – BRITISH FORCES. British Forces is the next Module in Battlefront.com’s Combat Mission Shock Force series of modern warfare tactical simulations.
Britain fields one of the most powerful armed forces in the world today, which Combat Mission fans will soon experience for themselves. The full range of British weaponry is brought to life with the same amazing level of detail found in the previous Combat Mission titles.
Everything from the new version of the L85A2 rifle to the Challenger 2 with all the latest upgrades is included in order to give a full accounting of the capabilities of the modern British Army. Play with them on their own or as part of multi-national joint task forces using any of Shock Forces’ other units. As with the MARINES Module, all new scenarios and a campaign are included for exciting play right out of the box, before digging in and using the powerful editor or sharing scenarios with other Shock Force gamers. New voices (multiple accents), sound effects, and game features round out the game experience. Oh, and of course some great surprises which will be revealed as the release date nears!
Babylon 5 Miniatures Available Again
IronWind Metals now has the old Mongoose Babylon 5: A Call to Arms miniatures available. They are remastering many of them so only the core units are currently available but they say they will have the entire range available again over time. We have not seen any of them yet so we cannot say how well they look.
See the announcement and the current selection in the IronWind store.
See the original Mongoose Publishing announcement about dropping the line.
Update: Well now it looks like they are going away again as Mongoose is not renewing the license for Babylon 5. Production will cease at the end of June 2009. See the announcement.
Updated: 8DEC08
40K — Large Man Test
Games Workshop released an…ah…interesting video on their new Citadel Realm of Battle modular plastic gaming board.
AT-43 — Cog Army Book Preview
Rackham, in Cry Havoc Online #111, provided three pages from the upcoming Cog Army Book. The pages show the platoon patterns, heroes, and company equipment.
The Rackham website also has another four-page excerpt that covers the A-Volution troops. Those are the big size three Cog troops in exosuits.
[Updated: 21NOV08]
AT-43 Tactics — Review
Rackham recently released AT-43 Tactics: Tactical RPG. Tactics’ physical appearance is typical of the other AT-43 books and is a 64-page, 8 1/2″x11″, soft cover, full-color book. It also includes a page of perforated heavy cardstock counters. Instead of including cards, as some other AT-43 expansions have done, Rackham this time simply included a page with the card art that you will need to photocopy and cut out. Considering none of the cards are actually used as cards in this game but as map overlays (doors and objectives) this works out just fine. Read the rest of this entry »
AT-43 — More Cogs
Rackham gave us another look at the upcoming Cogs for AT-43. Cry Havoc Issue 109 has a full page of fully painted Cogs. Featured are the Sharpshooters and the Gunslingers.
Close Combat – Wacht am Rhein — Now Available
The latest Close Combat computer game is now available from Matrix Games. It is a remake of the original game with updated graphics and features.
Matrix Games and Strategy 3 Tactics are proud to announce that Close Combat – Wacht am Rhein is now available for purchase. Based on the classic Close Combat – Battle of the Bulge, Wacht a Rhein brings all the classic Close Combat game elements together with a massive new grand campaign, improved art, and a variety of new features to create an experience true to the original series but much improved.
AT-43 — Rackham Factory Views
Rackham posted some pictures from its factory. Most interesting for AT-43 players are the shots of the Succubus Golgoth.
Warhammer 40K 5th Edition Vehicles & Buildings — Podcast
The guys at 40K Radio put together a nice tips and tactics segment on vehicles and buildings in Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition (Episode 15). The podcast goes over the changes to the vehicle rules, how vehicles are now handled in 5th Edition, the new buildng rules as well as tips and tactics for their use. Fast forward to 46min into the show to get right to the topic.
The View from the Turret 
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