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Updated · warhammer-community.com · Jun 26
Warhammer Academy Launches 150-Plus Videos for 40,000 Players, Expanding to Age of Sigmar
Updated
Updated · warhammer-community.com · Jun 26

Warhammer Academy Launches 150-Plus Videos for 40,000 Players, Expanding to Age of Sigmar

1 articles · Updated · warhammer-community.com · Jun 26

Summary

  • Warhammer Academy is launching with more than 150 free videos aimed at newcomers and returning players, centered first on Warhammer 40,000 after the new edition’s release.
  • The library is split across lore and collecting, building and painting, and gameplay, with lessons ranging from faction overviews and model assembly to setting up matches and moving units.
  • Games Workshop said the platform is designed as an entry point for the hobby and a refresher for existing fans, with additional content planned after launch.
  • Age of Sigmar material is due next, broadening the academy beyond 40,000 as Warhammer pushes a more structured on-ramp for its tabletop universes.

Insights

Is the free Warhammer Academy a genuine gift to hobbyists, or simply a more sophisticated sales funnel?
Will Games Workshop's official academy nurture the hobby's independent creators, or ultimately render them obsolete?