August New Releases: Warhammer 40,000, Kill Team, & New Board Games
Tabletop commanders, void-farers, and board game enthusiasts—get your hobby tables ready! Level Up Games is thrilled to unveil one of the most action-packed release weeks of the year. Featuring two highly anticipated standalone board games arriving in-store on Friday, August 7, 2026, followed by a massive slate of Games Workshop new releases hitting shelves on Saturday, August 8, 2026, this wave offers something for every type of gamer.
Whether you are looking to reinforce your 40K frontlines with standalone special operatives, dominate dense skirmish terrain in the new Kill Team expansion, refit your Legiones Astartes for the Age of Darkness, or gather friends for a game night of strategic board gaming, our complete release guide breaks down every single product. Pre-orders are officially closed, but all items will be available directly on store shelves at Level Up Games—your trusted community tabletop destination.
August 7 Board Game Spotlight: Magic, Movement & Fantasy Strategy
Kicking off the weekend early on Friday, August 7, 2026, two phenomenal tabletop board games arrive on shelves at Level Up Games. Perfect for family game nights or dedicated strategy groups, these titles bring fresh mechanical depth and captivating presentation to your shelf.
- Wandering Tower (Family Strategy):
In Wandering Tower, players lead their fledgling wizards on a thrilling race to Ravenkeep. What sets this game apart is its dynamic, moving game board: players don’t just move their wizards—they can move the very towers of the kingdom, trapping opponents or hitching a ride across the board! With spellcasting cards and clever spatial memory mechanics, it’s an enchanting hit for casual and seasoned gamers alike. - Emberland Collector’s Edition (Deluxe Fantasy Strategy):
Step into a mystical realm of fire, resource mastery, and territorial control with the Emberland Collector’s Edition. Featuring upgraded deluxe components, custom acrylic tokens, and expanded scenario modules, this premium edition elevates gameplay to an art form. Build your engine, harness ancient flame magic, and outmaneuver rival factions in a visually stunning tabletop centerpiece.
Warhammer 40,000 & Kill Team: The August 8 Mega-Wave
The spotlight of the Games Workshop new releases wave arriving on store shelves on Saturday, August 8, 2026 is an extraordinary collection of standalone squad boxes, modular battlefield terrain, and an eagerly awaited skirmish expansion. For months, many of these elite squads were only available in larger boxed sets—now, players can recruit them individually to fine-tune their rosters.
★ Featured Headline Expansion: Kill Team: Exodite (English)
The Aeldari Exodites finally take center stage! Kill Team: Exodite brings the fiercely guarded Maiden Worlds to your tabletop. Featuring exquisite new plastic Dragon Masters and wilderness warriors fighting to defend their world-spirits, this box introduces unique environment rules, lethal terrain interactions, and full operative cards for competitive play.
Special Operatives & Modular Battlefield Terrain
- Kill Team: Spectre Squad:
Now available as a standalone kit, the Spectre Squad represents the pinnacle of covert intelligence and black-ops warfare. Armed with specialized surveillance gear, silenced carbines, and infiltration tools, this flexible unit excels at objective domination and surgical strikes in tight kill-zones. - Combat Patrol: Battlezone:
Transform your tabletop into a war-torn Imperial frontier with Combat Patrol: Battlezone. This massive boxed set provides modular industrial ruins, armored gantries, and objective bunkers designed specifically to balance line-of-sight and cover for both Combat Patrol and standard 40K matched play.
Chaos Space Marines: Unleash the Savage & The Swift
- Chaos Space Marines: Fellgor Beastmen:
Brutal, unrelenting, and touched by warp-mutation, the Fellgor Beastmen are terrifying shock infantry. Armed with chainswords, cleavers, and autopistols, these 10 multi-part models deliver crushing melee pressure and bloodthirsty momentum to any Chaos warband. - Chaos Space Marines: Raptors:
Screaming down from the skies on turbine jump-packs, Chaos Raptors are sadistic hunters. Perfect for flanking enemy armor or shredding vulnerable rear-guard units, this standalone re-release remains an essential fast-attack staple for Heretic Astartes collectors.
Imperial Agents & Astra Militarum: Defending the Imperium
- Imperial Agents: Exaction Squad:
When heresy and rebellion infiltrate the Imperium’s hive cities, the Adeptus Arbites deploy the Exaction Squad. Equipped with heavy combat shotguns, shock mauls, and R-41 suppression shields, these unyielding officers bring uncompromising order and brutal crowd-control capabilities to any Imperial army. - Imperial Agents: Imperial Navy Breachers:
Specialized in claustrophobic boarding actions and void-ship defense, Imperial Navy Breachers wear sealed void-armor and wield heavy boarding shotguns and breach-charges. They provide Imperial Agents and Guard players with a resilient, highly flavorful close-quarters assault unit. - Astra Militarum: Kasrkin:
The pride of Cadia, the legendary Kasrkin are the Astra Militarum’s premier special forces. Armed with high-output hot-shot lasguns, plasma carbines, and master-crafted carapace armor, this 10-man team punches far above its weight class against elite enemy infantry. - Astra Militarum: Baneblade:
No Imperial Guard armory is complete without the roaring might of a Baneblade. This mammoth multi-variant super-heavy tank kit can be assembled into one of eight devastating variants, from the siege-breaking Shadowsword to the fortress-crushing Hellhammer. - T’au Empire: Kroot Farstalkers:
Masters of stealth, fieldcraft, and bounty hunting, the Kroot Farstalkers range ahead of T’au hunter cadrees to stalk high-value targets. Equipped with exotic alien weaponry, precision rifles, and tribal blades, they bring invaluable scouting versatility and guerrilla warfare tactics to your T’au Empire forces.
Warhammer: The Horus Heresy Age of Darkness Upgrades
For players waging civil war across the 31st Millennium, the August 8 release wave delivers classic armor configurations and essential plastic weapon upgrades to customize your Legiones Astartes.
- Legiones Astartes: MKIV Tactical Squad:
Featuring sleek helmets and advanced cabling, the MKIV Tactical Squad represents the iconic Maximus pattern power armor. This multi-part plastic kit allows Legion commanders to field period-accurate line infantry with numerous bolter, pistol, and wargear options. - Legiones Astartes: MKIV Assault Squad:
Strike from above with the MKIV Assault Squad. Fitted with early-pattern jump packs and brutal close-combat weaponry, these dynamic Legionaries are engineered for rapid flank attacks and crushing charge maneuvers in Horus Heresy campaigns. - L/A: Combi-Weapons & Shotgun Upgrades:
Expand the tactical lethality of your Legion veterans and seekers with the Combi-Weapons & Shotgun Upgrades kit. Packed with combi-meltas, combi-plasmas, combi-flamers, and Astartes combat shotguns, this indispensable upgrade sprue makes WYSIWYG customization effortless.
Black Library Novels: Lore & Legends Now in Paperback
Immerse yourself in the grimdark lore of the 41st Millennium with two standout Black Library releases arriving in accessible paperback editions on store shelves on August 8, 2026.
- Belisarius Cawl: Archmagos (PB) by Guy Haley:
Guy Haley’s masterwork explores the mind and machinations of the Imperium’s most controversial Tech-Priest. Now in paperback, Belisarius Cawl: Archmagos delves into ancient Necron secrets, Adeptus Mechanicus politics, and Cawl’s relentless quest for knowledge. - The Relentless Dead (PB) by Steve Lyons:
Steve Lyons delivers a visceral, harrowing tale of warfare featuring the Death Korps of Krieg. The Relentless Dead follows siege soldiers who refuse to yield, showcasing the grim sacrifice and stoic resolve of Krieg’s most hardened veterans.
Level Up Your Tabletop Hobby: In-Store Releases & Community Nights
At Level Up Games, we are more than a game store, we are a community hub built by gamers, for gamers. Whether you are expanding your competitive tournament army, starting your first miniature painting project, or hunting for family board games, our team is dedicated to providing an exceptional hobby experience.
Pre-orders are now closed, but you can grab these hot releases in-person! Stop by on Friday, August 7 for our new board game releases, or visit us on Saturday, August 8 as doors open for the full Games Workshop wave, including high-demand kits like Kill Team: Exodite, the Baneblade, and the new MKIV Legiones Astartes.
Ready to Reinforce Your Tabletop Forces?
Visit us in-store at Level Up Games on Friday, August 7 for board game releases and Saturday, August 8 for Games Workshop releases! Join our weekly Warhammer 40,000, Kill Team, and Board Game nights!
