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Games Workshop (GAW): news on Sunday 18 October 2026
+2.7 slightly positive
Coverage was mostly about new Warhammer and Age of Sigmar releases, including pre-orders and a festive miniature, which leans mildly positive. Comments from Mike Flanagan on the difficulty of adapting Warhammer 40,000 trimmed the tone slightly.
What drove it
- new product releases
- festive miniature
- Warhammer 40,000 screen adaptation
The 8 stories
- +4.2 Games Workshop Pre-Orders: The Khazalite Holds Stake Their Claim to the Mortal Realms
New Age of Sigmar range pre-orders open, routine product launch. - +4.0 Games Workshop Unveils New Holiday Figurine and Novella
New holiday figurine and novella announced. - +3.7 Da Red Gobbo Returns With a Squigmobile for Warhammer’s Festive Season
Festive miniature release, routine seasonal product. - +3.5 Warhammer 40,000 Creators Show Holiday Miniature of Red Gobbo on a Squigmobile
Holiday miniature shown, routine product news. - +3.3 Warhammer 40K Battlefields: Armageddon Ready Painted Terrain Review - Rapid Deployment Scenery
Review of Warhammer terrain product, mildly positive coverage. - +3.0 Age of Sigmar: Kits Of The Khazalite Holds Up Close
Close-up of new kits supports product pipeline interest. - −2.0 Warhammer 40,000 turned out to be a real nightmare for the screenwriter - Mike Flanagan spoke about the main problem of the series
Screenwriter describes difficulty adapting Warhammer 40,000 for screen. - −1.3 Mike Flanagan: Warhammer 40,000 Is 'Brutally Difficult'
Flanagan calls adapting the franchise brutally difficult; mild uncertainty for screen project.
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