The Download Munkey : Tracking the Treasure Down …

Everytime when Games Workshop (or one of its licensees like Fantasy Flight Games or THQ) puts out a new edition / expansion or even a totally brand new game, there’s always bound to be a glorious selection of artwork for the eyes to feast upon. The recent re-release of Space Hulk is no exception despite the fact that it is no new game – the first edition came out 20 years ago in 1989. Nonetheless, it’s bloody nice of Game Workshop to commission fresh new artwork by the likes of Adrian Smith (yum!), Alex Boyd, Dave Gallagher and Paul Dainton specially for this third edition of Space Hulk which is up on the Games Workshop website for your viewing pleasure

Since my favourite artist when it comes to Games Workshop is none other than the mighty Adrian Smith, no prizes for guessing which piece I prefer the most

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Above is the box art featuring three Terminators from the Blood Angels Space Marines Chapter purging a space hulk of Genestealers with stormbolter, power sword and thunder hammer. The trio aren’t just any random Space Marine Terminators though – they’re artistic impressions of three actual Terminator miniatures from the Space Hulk boxed set.

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From left : Brother Goriel with Stormbolter and a Genestealer trophy in the other hand, Sergeant Lorenzo with power sword – the Blood Angel’s most experienced 1st Company Sergeant and Sergeant Gideon with thunder hammer and storm shield. Click the links to see 360° views of the miniatures as painted by Games Workshop’s in-house ‘Eavy Metal team.

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Alex Boyd’s artwork graces the cover of the Rulebook and Mission Book.

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Being a rather recent convert to the wartorn Warhammer 40,000 universe, I find those old-school Space Marine Terminators in the last two artworks a bit weird – I can almost imagine the agony of the Space Marine being hunched up in one of those uncomfortable-looking Tactical Dreadnought suits while fighting against vicious Genestealers – see the Deathwing Terminators on the far left of the piece above by Christopher Baker.

While you’re there enjoying the artwork, don’t forget to click the tiny green Next button to grab two awesome Space Hulk wallpapers. Naturally, I prefer the one featuring the three Blood Angels Terminator heroes – I never ever pass up a opportunity to collect the artwork of Adrian Smith

Check out Art of Space Hulk and the Space Hulk wallpapers.

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Favourite Illustrators of Warhammer 40,000 (I) – Adrian Smith
Warhammer 40,000 Wallpapers from Firebase Magazine
Favourite Illustrators of Warhammer 40,000 (VI) – Kevin Chin (King Mong)
Favourite Illustrators of Warhammer 40,000 (IV) – Andrea Uderzo
Lord Solar Macharius & The Macharian Crusade

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Read about fighting game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger from Costume GET!. Created by Arc System Works of Guilty Gear fame, BlazBlue : Calamity Trigger features an equally bizarre cast of characters with exotic names like Ms Litchi Faye Ling (below)

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I like Arakune (below)- his face reminds me of the Shyguy (see Cubeecraft paper toy) from the Super Mario Bros games

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Three of the more conventional characters – Noel Vermillion, Ragna the Bloodedge and the androgynous Jin Kisaragi.

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Rachel = Alucard with what seems like an umbrella(?) and Carl Clover.

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Download these wallpapers at the official Japanese site for BlazBlue : Calamity Trigger.

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Wallpapers for the anime Gurren Lagaan from the cool people at Madman Entertainment, an Australian anime distributor. If you happen to live Down Under (or New Zealand), you actually get to watch full episodes of Gurren Lagaan and other selected anime titles like Fullmetal Alchemist and Mobile Suit Gundam 00 for free!

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Frankly, I don’t know much about this anime other than the fact that it features sassy redhead Yoko Littner with a Really Big Rifle™ and outrageously dressed for a sniper (if you can call a markswoman dressed in bikinis and boots with matching flame prints one). First heard of this beautiful lass from a 1/6 figure of a “real-life” Yoko by Max Factory at Kenny’s blog @ The Meditation Chamber.

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Download these Gurren Lagann wallpapers from Madman Entertainment or check out tons of other anime wallpapers in their gallery. Remember also to join their mailing list too – that way, you’ll never miss another anime wallpaper from them ever again.

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Wallpapers for the latest installment of The King of Fighters series – KOF XII. Nothing much to add except that most of the classic characters are still here

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Download the KOF XII wallpapers (24 in total) from SNK Playmore Japan.

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Rogue Trader is a new Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay series (essentially a pen & paper RPG) published by Fantasy Flight Games, where you play as a titluar rogue trader – a swashbuckling spacefaring explorer/merchant of the 41st millenium or as one of the specialist crew members that accompany these courageous individuals on their journeys into the unknown searching for undiscovered worlds, lost civilizations and loot in the form of ancient relics or alien xenotechnology.

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Cover art by Sacha Diener

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The game probably can be played solitaire but the best experience should be with 3 or 4 friends – five characters including Rogue Trader Sarvus Trask (below) are detailed in the sample adventure Forsaken Bounty which you can download as a glossy high resolution PDF for free at Fantasy Flight Games.

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Arch-Militant Lorayne Thornhallow. A lovely lass who reminds me of Elizabeth Swann from Pirates of The Carribean movies

No time for pen & paper RPGs? Maybe these delightful wallpapers or the preview pages about the Explorator career path from the upcoming Core Rulebook may interest you then

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If inquisitorial scenarios are your cup of tea, try the demo adventure Shattered Hoper for the Warhammer 40,000 : Dark Heresy series instead (also published by Fantasy Flight Games).

While I don’t have the patience or time to try out these Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay adventures, I do hope that Games Workshop will eventually turn some of these series into tactical turn-based computer games – I still have very fond memories of SSI’s Warhammer 40,000 : Chaos Gate, an X-COMish squad-based game where a company of Ultramarines square off against the hated Chaos Space Marines from the Word Bearers.

Download Rogue Trader : Forsaken Bounty and other assorted goodies from the official Fantasy Flight Games website. Credits go to Warhammer 40,000 blog Bell of Lost Souls for the info on this game.

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