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Out of nowhere, excellent tactics game Battle Bros gets a pile of dreadful swords - its first proper patch in a yearThe tactics and management simulation game Battle Brothers has received its first significant update in a year from developers Overhype Studios. This patch introduces three new weapons: the Pollaxe, Executioner's Sword, and Estoc, along with new, more challenging bandit enemy types called Brigand Marauders and updated noble house troops. The update aims to improve enemy viability in the mid-game and add more variety to combat encounters.
Your allies in turn-based tactics game Menace can now be completely wiped out by the [REDACTED], but at least the new patch gives us battle tanksThe latest update for the turn-based tactics game Menace introduces new features including tanks and wheat fields, alongside significantly increased difficulty. Players now face the risk of losing entire allied factions on planets, and new game over conditions have been added, such as losing all squad leaders or having all planets overrun by the Menace.
Griffin Gaming Partners launches new $100 million fund to champion world-class indie gamesGriffin Gaming Partners has launched a new $100 million Special Opportunities Fund (SOF) aimed at providing project-based revenue-sharing financing for indie games. This initiative offers an alternative to traditional equity investments, seeking to better support smaller studios. The fund has already invested in fifteen titles, including nine announced projects across various genres.
Menace's first major early access update overhauls its least interesting faction and jettisons its reviled promotion tax system: 'We have done away with it'Menace has received its first major early access update, "Redacted," which overhauls the Constructs faction and removes the disliked promotion tax system. The update also adjusts supply costs and introduces a new high-tier unit for the Constructs. The game is a turn-based tactics title developed by Overhype Studios.
MENACE celebrates 250,000 copies sold with a new updateHooded Horse and Overhype Studios announced that their sci-fi turn-based tactics game MENACE has surpassed 250,000 copies sold since its early access launch. A new update celebrates this milestone by adding new missions, rare loot, and the ability for infantry to cut through wire fences.
Menace's first roadmap, while light on details and dates, is here to give you an idea of what's on the wayOverhype Studios has released a roadmap for their early access game Menace, outlining planned updates including new weapons, items, enemy variants, missions, and UI/AI improvements. Major updates will feature three drops of new squad leaders based on story factions and characters, alongside two main story expansions. The developers are prioritizing flexibility over a rigid schedule, stating they will adapt development based on what makes the most sense to add next.