If you play anything with a Games Workshop logo on the box, clear your Friday evening. Nottingham's Games Workshop is running its Big Summer Warhammer Preview on Friday 26 June 2026 at 7pm UK time, and it has all but promised the first Codex for the freshly launched 11th edition of Warhammer 40,000.
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Start organising for freeThis is one of the big showcase streams GW saves for proper announcements rather than the quiet weekly drip. The lineup spans most of the hobby: Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Kill Team, Necromunda, Warhammer: The Old World, the Horus Heresy and Blood Bowl all get a look in, alongside whatever is next for 40K now that the new edition's Armageddon launch box is on shelves. GW has teased that "maybe, just maybe" we will catch a glimpse of the new edition's first Codex. That is the army rulebook that defines how a faction actually plays, and the first one of a fresh edition tends to set the tone, so it is the detail 40K players will be watching for.
Reveal shows like this set the hobby's shopping list for the rest of the year, so it is worth tuning in even if you only dabble in one system. You can watch live on GW's Twitch and YouTube channels. If you run a local club or paint night, this is a ready-made excuse to get everyone round a screen: rally your group on Backseat Gamer and turn the reveals into your next meetup.
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