City of Hope

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If you read a lot of gaming news - or work with it, like I do - you cannot help but become a little cynical sometimes. 2026 has been a brutal year for the industry, following an equally galling 2025. Beset by layoffs, harried by studio closures, and somehow staring down the barrel of the console wars again, it's easy to feel the jaded fingers of cynicism creeping in. But, twice a year, I can feel my cup fill up in realtime, my belief in the games industry - and humanity at large, honestly - buoyed by seven days of the most wholesome, hopeful people in the world coming together to prop each oth

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Whatever kinds of games you favor, you’re probably aware of Age of Sigmar, Games Workshop’s flagship fantasy battle game, thanks to its stores' up and down global high streets. You may be less aware of its kissing cousin, Spearhead which uses a stripped-down version of the rules and fixed army lists to allow faster, more furious fights that are also more newbie-friendly. It’s proved extremely popular.Now there’s a new starter set for the format, Spearhead: City of Ash, with pretty much everything you need to play in one single box.What’s in the BoxLike most Games Workshop products, the ini