[Updated August 15] Coverage of Games Day Chicago, July 30 2011

Post all non-DE news and rumour from GD Chicago here in this thread.

Please be sure to post all Dark Eldar-related news in this other thread in the DE News & Rumour sub-forum.

And PLEASE, if anyone is going, get some good pics of concepts in any sketchbooks that might be available.

Here's the official GW blurb and schedule.

And here's the Forge World announcement from Warseer, it sounds promising:

"Games Day Chicago Update
The intrepid Forge World sales team, joined by designers Mark Bedford and Will Hayes are now in Chicago for Games Day USA on 30th July. In addition to our sales stand which will be packed with a huge selection of resin kits, books and modelling supplies, and our Studio stand which will have exciting, previously unseen models on display, we’re excited to announce that Mark will be hosting an exclusive Forge World and Warhammer Forge seminar, with a presentation focusing on some of the unseen releases scheduled for the next few months.

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session in which you’ll be able to ask Mark any and all burning questions – he may even answer some of them!
The Forge World Seminar will be held at 4pm, and numbers are limited so be sure to get more details from the Games Workshop customer service staff when you enter the show."

Thank you.

*edited for final summary*

SMC on BoLS has provided a complete video of the Forge World seminar on his blog, click here to view them.

Philbrad2 at Warseer provides this summary for 40K:

* More Contemptor arms.(Plasma Cannon, Heavy Conversion Beamer - in the FW teaser newsflash, Mortis Pattern(Typhoon Launchers and butt Cannons on each arm), Heavy Bolters)
* Chaos Contemptors on their way lots of new Dreadnought stuff coming along
* Second FW masterclass book.
* Imperial Armour 11 is set for sale Nov-Dec.(He said Holidays)
* Imperial Armour 12 is likely to feature Dark Eldar
* More Marine Armor variants to come...
* More Marine shoulder pad sets...
* More Land Raider Variants(a plasma cannon variant was explicitly mentioned)
* They will continue to introduce Special Character models from the Badab War.A beautiful Techmarine with a conversion beamer was shown off, with twin whips - think Mickey Rouke in Ironman 2. Arms and shoulders interchangeable so you can field as a Master of the Forge with any SM army.
* More decal sheets for SM's
* FW Apoc book redone to take into consideration feedback and codex updates (GW take note!)
* More bits for Elysian and Cadian plastic mentioned
* A full picture of the huge Dark Eldar skimmer (Tantalus) was shown, will incorporate brass etched piece for the kit.
* Shadow Spectre Phoenix lord being done
* 2 Bran Redmaw models for next book - one as SM one as Wulfen.
* Possibly some SW shoulderpads.

You can see pics of the various Dreadnoughts here and here.

And B4z at Warseer summarizes the WFB side of things (pics are in the link):

*Realm of Battle Boards - Sculpted Boards with Warhammer Terrain [and accompanying Special Rules]
*Small Hollow Resin Warhammer Scenery Pieces - Affordable
*Tamurkhan includes Binding Scrolls for Storm of Magic for various creatures, and Chaos Dwarf Army List, Alternate Army Lists for Empire, Orcs & Goblins.
*Also going to be non-competetive lists, before you could never make a Chaos Army with Warriors, Daemons, Beastmen combined etc. [apart from Storm of Chaos etc] make these possible.
*Chaos Dwarf Bale Taurus [Scroll of Binding], and same model with a Sorcerer mounted on it. Possibility of Lamassu if there is enough demand for the former.
*Skaven Exalted Vermin Lord [Scroll of Binding]
*Skaven Brood Horror [Scroll of Binding], and same model with Warlord mounted on it.
*Lietpold the Black [Empire Character on Horse]. The new scultpor Edgar Skomorowski did the Elspith model, also did Lietpold. Austrian guy. They wax lyrical about his talents.

The video of the FW presentation is now up on this guy's blog, in 4 parts (click here). At least until GW gets it taken down.

Judging by the severe lack of info coming out of this convention, there was either a super strict enforcement of a camera ban, or very little new info to report.

Or both.

[UPDATED August 15] - click here for 16 pages of coverage posted on GW site today.