Crosspad Weekly Brief: what you missed in Christian gaming (Jul 20-26, 2026)
Jul 20-26, 2026
This is the weekly Crosspad catch-up: one calm place for the gaming stories you missed while life was busy. It is preference-aware, so readers who choose coverage lanes only see those lanes; readers with no preferences get the full brief.
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Video Games
The Blood of Dawnwalker's tooth-fairy time trick makes its vampire RPG more interesting for families
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.
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Age of Empires III revives The Baltic Powers for a September 10 launch and open beta
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.
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Jimothy the raccoon now has official D&D and Pathfinder table rules
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.
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Memoir '44's 2027 PC version adds a new solo campaign to the classic board game
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.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket's Ruler of the Skies adds Mega Rayquaza and deck-sharing codes on July 29
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.
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Slitherine's Warhammer Blood Bowl handoff gives Blood Bowl 3 owners a real upgrade path
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 will receive the new game free of charge.
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What I would watch next
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