https://crosspadgaming.com Thoughtful gaming news, reviews, and guides for Christian gamers and families. en-us Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:23:12 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/devolver-digital-going-private https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/devolver-digital-going-private Devolver Digital wants to leave the public market and become a private company again. The company's regulatory announcement says it is asking shareholders to approve cancellation of its shares from trading on AIM, the London Stock Exchange… Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/necromunda-free-dramatis-personae-rules https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/necromunda-free-dramatis-personae-rules Necromunda's new edition reset is getting a useful pressure valve: free rules for many of the setting's classic oddballs. Warhammer Community says Games Workshop will release Necromunda's Most Wanted as a downloadable rules pack for Dramat… Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/infinity-hexadome-tactics-video-game-tabletop https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/infinity-hexadome-tactics-video-game-tabletop Infinity: HexaDome Tactics has a release date, and it is one of the cleaner bridges between tabletop miniatures culture and PC tactics this year. Steam lists the game for September 10, 2026 from Blindspot Games, with single-player campaign… Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/vampire-masquerade-bound-by-blood-dnd-beyond https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/vampire-masquerade-bound-by-blood-dnd-beyond Vampire: The Masquerade is now sitting inside D&D Beyond through Bound by Blood, and that crossover deserves a careful read before a group treats it like another fantasy add-on. D&D Beyond says the book is available now through its marketp… Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/palworld-official-card-game-prelaunch-sales https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/palworld-official-card-game-prelaunch-sales Palworld's tabletop spinoff has not reached store shelves yet, but the demand signal is already loud enough that families and card-game players should pay attention. Palworld Official Card Game's site reports that its first booster pack, D… Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/crashphalt-undertale-online-multiplayer-surge https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/crashphalt-undertale-online-multiplayer-surge A forgotten free Steam game from 2018 has suddenly become part of an Undertale multiplayer story, and the whole thing is a very PC-gaming kind of oddity. Rock Paper Shotgun reports that players have been using Crashphalt as part of a worka… Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/atalia-liquidation-boardgames-market-saturation https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/atalia-liquidation-boardgames-market-saturation Atalia Jeux has entered compulsory liquidation, and the explanation around its collapse should sound familiar to anyone who has watched the modern board-game shelf get crowded. BoardGameWire reports that the French distributor and publishe… Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/arcana-unleashed-subclasses-master-the-weave https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/arcana-unleashed-subclasses-master-the-weave D&D players now have a clearer look at the character options coming in Arcana Unleashed, although tables still need to treat this as preview material until the final book is in hand. D&D Beyond's official preview says Arcana Unleashed rele… Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/old-kings-crown-asymmetry-second-printing https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/old-kings-crown-asymmetry-second-printing The Old King's Crown is receiving fresh attention with its second printing, and two hands-on accounts agree on the design choice that makes its faction differences manageable. Every player begins with mechanically identical cards. Individu… Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/pokemon-delta-reign-bug-out https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/pokemon-delta-reign-bug-out Pokémon TCG's Bug Out attack is moving from a one-card curiosity toward a deck shell players can actually test. Newly revealed Combee, Spinarak, and Masquerain join Sizzlipede as Pokémon carrying the attack, which raises the theoretical pa… Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/necromunda-skirmish-new-edition https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/necromunda-skirmish-new-edition Necromunda is entering a new edition, and Games Workshop is dividing the launch into two paths. New players get a complete entry point in Necromunda: Skirmish. Existing players can keep their miniatures, then update their rules through a n… Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/dnd-beyond-maps-condition-tracking https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/dnd-beyond-maps-condition-tracking D&D Beyond Maps now lets Dungeon Masters put standard conditions directly on every token. The update gives groups a shared way to track effects such as Blinded, Grappled, and Prone without moving that work to a separate note, chat message,… Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/alien-rpg-building-better-worlds https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/alien-rpg-building-better-worlds Free League announces ALIEN RPG: Building Better Worlds Evolved Edition for November 24, 2026 retail release. ICv2 reports the $44.99 MSRP and updates to the prior campaign module. Free League's product page confirms the 256-page campaign… Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/yugioh-serial-cards-sdcc https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/yugioh-serial-cards-sdcc Konami previewed the first serial-numbered Grand Master Rares from Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. The Magnificent Monsters set launches September 4, 2026, with 18 reimagined anime cards, extended art versions, and Grand Master… Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/horror-ttrpg-resident-evil https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/horror-ttrpg-resident-evil Ink Ribbon arrives in September 2026 as a survival-horror tabletop RPG from Old Oak Games. The BackerKit prelaunch page confirms the setting, mechanics, and design context. Wargamer and Tabletop Sentinel add independent coverage of Sparrow… Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/star-wars-unlimited-homeworlds-october https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/star-wars-unlimited-homeworlds-october Star Wars: Unlimited returns in October with Homeworlds, a set that puts planets, alien creatures, and base upgrades at the center of play. Fantasy Flight's official first look confirms the ninth set arrives with over 260 cards, two new to… Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/blood-of-dawnwalker-tooth-fairy-time-limit https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/blood-of-dawnwalker-tooth-fairy-time-limit The Blood of Dawnwalker already had a clear hook: a dark fantasy RPG where Coen moves through 14th-century Europe as a human by day and a vampire by night. The latest reporting makes the game stranger in a more useful way. Rebel Wolves is… Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/memoir-44-digital-edition-roguelite-campaign https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/memoir-44-digital-edition-roguelite-campaign Memoir '44 is getting a new official PC adaptation in 2027, and the early signs point to more than a plain digital copy of the tabletop box. Slitherine says it is partnering with Asmodee and Volcanite Games to bring Richard Borg's World Wa… Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/age-of-empires-3-baltic-powers-september-10 https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/age-of-empires-3-baltic-powers-september-10 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is getting an expansion that many players had already written off. World's Edge has revived The Baltic Powers, set a September 10 release date, and opened a public Steam beta for the new civilizations… Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/ttgda-board-game-designer-credit-standards https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/ttgda-board-game-designer-credit-standards The Tabletop Game Designers Association wants the game industry to stop treating publishers as the authors of board games. In a July 23 statement, the association called on publishers, retailers, awards groups, media outlets, and content c… Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/pokemon-tcg-pocket-ruler-skies-deck-sharing https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/pokemon-tcg-pocket-ruler-skies-deck-sharing Pokémon TCG Pocket is getting its next expansion on July 29, and the most useful addition may be the one that never appears in a booster pack. Ruler of the Skies brings Mega Rayquaza ex and a fresh group of Mega Evolution cards, but it als… Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mtg-stardew-valley-drop https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mtg-stardew-valley-drop Secret Lair x Stardew Valley arrives online July 27, 2026. The Superdrop of the Moonlight Jellies includes three Stardew Valley drops. Wizards of the Coast announced the release on their official site. ICv2 reports the non-foil Welcome to… Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mtg-marvel-passes-lotr https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mtg-marvel-passes-lotr Magic: The Gathering hit a financial milestone. Hasbro reported Q2 2026 results showing Magic passed $500 million in quarterly revenue for the first time. The Marvel Super Heroes set led the growth. Wizards and Digital Gaming revenue grew… Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/blood-bowl-digital-edition https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/blood-bowl-digital-edition Blood Bowl 3 owners got good news. Slitherine announced it is now the publisher of the Blood Bowl video game franchise. The company also shared details about Warhammer Blood Bowl, the next entry in the series. Players who own Blood Bowl 3… Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/jimothy-raccoon-stat-blocks https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/jimothy-raccoon-stat-blocks Sometimes the internet gives you something genuinely wholesome. Jimothy, the Seattle raccoon who became famous for having only three legs and a knack for photogenic trash diving, now has official tabletop rules. D&D Beyond published Jimoth… Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/scarlet-deer-inn-slavic-folk-tale-platformer https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/scarlet-deer-inn-slavic-folk-tale-platformer Scarlet Deer Inn is available now on Steam, bringing physically embroidered character animation into a medieval platform adventure that grows much darker than its warm village scenes suggest. Developer Attu Games released the PC version on… Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/dive-or-die-children-of-rain-launch https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/dive-or-die-children-of-rain-launch Dive or Die: Children of Rain is out now on PC, sending players beneath a drowned world to gather supplies while a desperate settlement counts down its last forty days. Drop Rate Studio and Dear Villagers released the underwater roguelite… Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/1047-games-layoffs-empulse https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/1047-games-layoffs-empulse Multiple employee posts indicate that 1047 Games has cut staff again, less than a month after its new shooter Empulse entered early access. The studio had not publicly explained the scope or purpose of the latest cuts when Game Developer a… Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/wargamer-mtg-hone-counters https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/wargamer-mtg-hone-counters Magic: The Gathering's new hone counters will live beyond The Hobbit set. Principal game designer Gavin Verhey told Wargamer that the mechanic is not tied exclusively to Middle-earth and will appear again in future Magic products. That giv… Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/rps-got-westeros-delay-2027 https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/rps-got-westeros-delay-2027 Game of Thrones: War for Westeros has moved out of its previous 2026 release window. Developer PlaySide Studios now plans to launch the real-time strategy game in early 2027, according to a development update published through Steam. The s… Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/wargamer-nazdreg-ork-character https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/wargamer-nazdreg-ork-character Nazdreg Ug Urdgrub is returning to Warhammer 40,000 with a new miniature tied to the upcoming Codex: Orks. Games Workshop has revealed the updated Bad Moons warboss, outlined several of his weapons and battlefield abilities, and confirmed… Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/rps-fbi-steam-malware-theft https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/rps-fbi-steam-malware-theft Federal prosecutors have accused a 21-year-old Florida man and unnamed collaborators of distributing malware through games uploaded to Steam. The alleged scheme infected roughly 8,000 computers and drained at least $220,000 from cryptocurr… Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/wargamer-pokemon-yeet-card https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/wargamer-pokemon-yeet-card A new English Slowpoke card has an attack named All-You-Can-Yeet. The phrase sounds built for a quick laugh, especially on a Pokémon famous for taking its time. The card also has a real gameplay function: for one Psychic Energy, the attack… Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/rps-bungie-marathon-director-leaves https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/rps-bungie-marathon-director-leaves Marathon game director Joe Ziegler has left Bungie, handing leadership of the live extraction shooter to former assistant director Del Chafe III and creative director Julia Nardin. The change comes four months after launch and follows anot… Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/wargamer-40k-exodite-aeldari https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/wargamer-40k-exodite-aeldari Exodite Aeldari are coming to plastic in Kill Team, giving one of Warhammer 40,000's deepest cuts a real boxed set after decades on the edge of the setting. Games Workshop's new Kill Team: Exodite release pairs five elite Aeldari operative… Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/icv2-mtg-2027-sets https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/icv2-mtg-2027-sets Magic: The Gathering players can already see the shape of 2027. Wizards of the Coast has announced six major releases, alternating three settings from Magic's own multiverse with three Universes Beyond sets whose licensed worlds remain sec… Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/lord-of-the-rings-ascension-gamefound-campaign https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/lord-of-the-rings-ascension-gamefound-campaign Stone Blade Entertainment's The Lord of the Rings: Ascension is not just another familiar license pasted onto a card game. The Gamefound campaign frames it as a three-part Middle-earth version of the long-running Ascension deckbuilding sys… Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/bethesda-fallout-5-elder-scrolls-6 https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/bethesda-fallout-5-elder-scrolls-6 Bethesda Game Studios has put several of its longest-running questions into one roadmap. The Elder Scrolls VI is the studio's primary development focus. Fallout 5 remains in preproduction. Fallout remasters, a new Fallout project from Obsi… Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mage-tower-frankenstein https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mage-tower-frankenstein Midnight Tower's The Body in the Mage Tower takes a familiar gothic idea and gives it a useful tabletop job. The 80-page adventure sends a fifth-edition party into a murder investigation shaped by Frankenstein, then builds the session arou… Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/gears-creator-new-game-no-pvp-shift https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/gears-creator-new-game-no-pvp-shift The former Gears of War designer sounds interested in making games again, but the lesson is about focus, risk, and knowing which arena to avoid. Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/age-of-sigmar-ogor-preorders-tabletop-spotlight https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/age-of-sigmar-ogor-preorders-tabletop-spotlight Games Workshop’s new preorder wave gives Ogor Mawtribes players a clearer reason to look at the faction again. Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/dnd-odyssey-homebrew-campaign-dungeons-mythos https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/dnd-odyssey-homebrew-campaign-dungeons-mythos The homebrew project works because it treats an old epic as a table structure, not just a coat of classical paint. Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/solo-board-games-academic-research-rise https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/solo-board-games-academic-research-rise A 104,000-title study shows solo play has become a major design pattern, which matters for families who need flexible table time. Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/hytale-chapter-one-preview-goblin-breach https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/hytale-chapter-one-preview-goblin-breach The official post is huge, but the important part is humble: Hypixel is showing work-in-progress systems instead of asking players to trust the fog. Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/warhammer-40k-map-distance-calculator-tool https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/warhammer-40k-map-distance-calculator-tool The tool is boring in exactly the way competitive players need: it measures the board before emotions, guesses, and wishful charges take over. Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mtg-reality-fracture-lorwyn-planeswalkers https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mtg-reality-fracture-lorwyn-planeswalkers The MagicCon Amsterdam previews are nostalgia bait, but they also ask players what happens when beloved characters get rewritten into stranger mirrors. Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/rpg-trader-gmless-indie-ttrpg-bundle https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/rpg-trader-gmless-indie-ttrpg-bundle A $20 bundle can be more than a bargain bin if it helps tired tables practice shared storytelling without leaning on one exhausted GM. Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/repair-the-table-after-board-game-night-goes-badly https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/repair-the-table-after-board-game-night-goes-badly One rough night can expose a bad game fit, a rushed teach, tired players, or damaged trust. Diagnose the real problem before the next invitation. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/eldfall-chronicles-northern-wind-core-box https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/eldfall-chronicles-northern-wind-core-box Eldfall Chronicles: Northern Wind Core Box has moved into the North American preorder conversation. ICv2 reports that Freecompany d.o.o. has the box on U.S. preorder with an expected August 30, 2026 launch and a $241 retail price. The pitc… Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mtg-secret-lair-marvel-spinner-rack-specials https://crosspadgaming.com/reviews/mtg-secret-lair-marvel-spinner-rack-specials Magic: The Gathering is leaning hard into the comic-shop shelf with Secret Lair x Marvel: Spinner Rack Specials. Wizards of the Coast’s official announcement says the drop gives five Marvel Super Heroes cards a vintage comics treatment, wi… Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT