Games Workshop apologised on Thursday, October 29, 2026 for the piecemeal Warhammer 40,000 app update in October and promised a plain English rules update log on Warhammer Community alongside the December quarterly balance update.
Key facts
- Publisher: Games Workshop
- Article: The Warhammer 40,000 Updates Update, Warhammer Community
- Published: Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Problem: The October app update arrived as several small updates over a few days, with no single place listing every change
- Promised: Updates no more than monthly, technical upload process improvements, and a rules update log
- Log starts: December 2026, alongside the next app update and quarterly balance update
- Link: The Warhammer 40,000 Updates Update on Warhammer Community
What went wrong with the October update?
October’s update did not reach the Warhammer 40,000 app as a single smooth release. Instead, it arrived as sporadic downloads over several days, and players had no single place to see what had changed.
Games Workshop owned the mistake in the article, calling it “our bad”, apologising for the confusion it caused and promising to do better. Adam, who presents the update in the article’s video, said the studio is improving its technical upload process so this should happen far less in the future.
What is Games Workshop changing?
Games Workshop set out three changes. First, updates will run no more than monthly, with most changes limited to clarifications and addressing errors, and more impactful amends limited to the quarterly balance updates. Second, the studio is improving its technical upload process. Third, a new rules update log is coming to the Warhammer Community website alongside the next version of the app.
| Change | Detail |
|---|---|
| Monthly cadence | Updates no more than monthly, most limited to clarifications and error fixes |
| Technical upload fix | Upload process improvements so split updates happen far less |
| Rules update log | Summary of rules changes in simple terms, with date stamps, on Warhammer Community |
Adam also flagged a separate update for players going to the World Championships of Warhammer in December, which he said he would explain in a different video.
When does the rules update log start?
The log arrives alongside the next version of the Warhammer 40,000 app, and the next rules change is the quarterly balance update. Games Workshop said that update is set to be published the week beginning Monday, December 7, 2026.
Does this change any Warhammer 40,000 rules now?
No new dataslate or points changes were announced in the article, which covers how updates are delivered rather than what the rules say. Players tracking the current state of the game can use our Warhammer 40k Codex Release Dates page and our Warhammer Christmas Battleforces 2026 hub for the confirmed releases around it.
Source: Warhammer Community, The Warhammer 40,000 Updates Update
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