Crosspad Weekly Brief: Steamforged Refocuses on Warmachine After Redundancies and Crowdfunding Pullba...
Jun 15-21, 2026
This week's Crosspad brief gathers the strongest stories from the site: one lead read, a handful of visual article picks, and a short family-and-faith note for readers who care about what their games are asking from their attention.
Lead read
Steamforged Refocuses on Warmachine After Redundancies and Crowdfunding Pullback
Steamforged Games has confirmed redundancies and a pullback from new board game crowdfunding activity while refocusing around Warmachine, according to BoardGameWire. The report matters because Steamforged is not a small unknown publisher.
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Slay the Spire 2 Patch Fixes Predictable RNG After Player Investigation
Slay the Spire 2 has a new update with the usual headline features: Steam Workshop support, a monster Bestiary for the Compendium, and a new boss named Aeonglass. But the most interesting part is the math fix.
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Q3 2026: Partnered Content Release Schedule
<!-- EDITORIAL GRAPHIC REQUIRED: Q3 2026 release schedule calendar with fantasy book covers and magical elements --> D&D Beyond has published a Q3 2026 partnered content release schedule showing what creators and publishers will release through the platform this quarter.
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Bandai Will Debut a New Naruto Card Game at Gen Con 2026
Bandai Card Games is bringing Naruto back to the card table. ICv2 reports that Bandai has announced Naruto Card Game, a new TCG that will debut at Gen Con 2026. The announcement gives Naruto fans a real timeline rather than just a brand tease.
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Atomic Mass Games Sets August Launch for Two Star Wars: Legion Expansions
Atomic Mass Games has two new Star Wars: Legion boxes headed to retail on August 14, according to ICv2: Galactic Bounty Hunters and Rebel AT-RT. For Legion players, this is a useful spread. One box adds named Operative characters, while the other gives Rebel armies a support vehicle.
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Halo: Flashpoint Faction Focus - The UNSC
Mantic Games has published a new Halo: Flashpoint faction focus for the UNSC, giving tabletop players a clearer look at how humanity's military arm is being built out for the skirmish game.
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The easiest conversation starter this week is Steamforged Refocuses on Warmachine After Redundancies and Crowdfunding Pullback. It is a good reminder that gaming coverage is not only about what is new. It is also about what kind of attention, habits, and shared time these games invite from us and from our families.
What I would watch next
- Which stories turn into sustained community interest instead of one-day noise.
- Whether tabletop and wargames coverage keeps giving readers practical entry points.
- Where family-aware readers need more context than normal gaming coverage gives them.
Thanks for reading. Crosspad is building a steadier kind of gaming coverage: curious, fair, family-aware, and not afraid to ask what our games are training us to love.
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