Battlefront Miniatures: The Year That Was, The Year That Will Be

Just found this 2012, flashback from Battlefront Miniatures: As much of a cliché as it is, I have to say that this year has flown by. When you are at the coal face working on one project after another, the time passes quickly and you tend to only take stock of what you have done for the briefest of moments in the pause before something new begins.

This year the Flames Of War studio has been busier than normal with the release of Third Edition at the start of the year, three Ardennes books, Open Fire!, a pair of Market Garden compilations and a couple of smaller projects as well in the form of Know Your Enemy and Normandy Battles. This was a year of Late War, and with the core rules set and our first big boxed game out, we needed to pick up our game as we tried to both satisfy the existing customers and make a welcome home for all the new ones that have come onboard this year. All I can say is that I am glad that rewriting the core rules is something you don’t do very often.

The Wargames Illustrated team have had a landmark anniversary year and, despite at times wishing the plan for WI300 had never been mentioned, created the largest wargaming magazine ever with the 300-page special. This was all done whilst maintaining the calibre of content you have come to expect without dropping a beat in the regular monthly schedule.

The Gale Force 9 office has evolved into a hotbed of half-dressed, oiled, gladiatorial goings-on as they saw the release of their first game, Spartacus, and the beginnings of a new direction for the team as we explore all kinds of cool ideas and bring them to you. Our relationship with Wizards of the Coast evolved too, as we have been given an expanded scope for Dungeons & Dragons with and our new range of Collector Series models taking us into some very exciting territory. Lastly, but most reliably of everything the GF9 team handle, is the ongoing flow of wonderful terrain. Jason and Lizzie are continually striving to show you just how cool pre-painted terrain can be. And if this year was anything to go by, next year holds even more surprises.

Interested in more? Here's the link to the entire newsflash!