This mech themed XCOM-like just got a gargantuan update that overhauls its campaign, redesigns its overworld, and adds personalities to pilots with 'over 100' unique traits
June 12, 2026
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This mech themed XCOM-like just got a gargantuan update that overhauls its campaign, redesigns its overworld, and adds personalities to pilots with ‘over 100’ unique traits

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In the deep, dark mists of 2023, Crypt of the Necrodancer developer Brace Yourself Games released a mech-themed, simultaneous turn-based tactics game called Phantom Brigade. It sounded like an instant winner, and it certainly had potential. “There’s so many little aspects that Phantom Brigade gets right,” Dominic Tarason wrote in his Phantom Brigade review, praising…

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Doom: The Dark Ages’ latest update overhauls its customisable arena mode, and id Software wants to add the best player-made slaughter-fests as selectable presets

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Doom: The Dark Ages received a whole new mode back in August—the wave-based “Ripatorium” that allows players to build their own demonic encounters. But it seems id Software has had a rethink about the Ripatorium, as The Dark Ages’ latest update substantially overhauls how it works. While update 2.3 is mainly Ripatorium focussed, it’s worth…

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MiSTer Rival MARS FPGA Is Dead

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Promising system goes up in smoke. The promising MARS FPGA console is dead, according to one of the project’s developers. Todd Gill – a longstanding and influential figure within the FPGA community – broke the news on Discord recently. Read the full article on timeextension.com Promising system goes up in smoke. The promising MARS FPGA…

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review

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Need to know What is it? Near-future aim down sights shooting.Release date: November 14, 2025Expect to pay: $70 Developer: TreyarchPublisher: ActivisionReviewed on: Ryzen 7 7700, RX 7800 XT, 64gb DDR5Steam Deck: UnverifiedLink: Official website It only takes a single mission in Black Ops 7’s atrocious co-op campaign to figure out what the scheme with this…

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