Performance Shooting, Games, and Combat Simulation Content. Nerd, gun, gear, training, and leadership stuff. The occasional nuanced take. Opinions are my own.
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An indie RTS wave is upon us.
Defilade. ZeroSpace. Falling Frontier. GroundInFlames. And a dozen more.
I did deep research on 16 emerging indie RTS titles. Four of them alone account for over 1.3 million Steam wishlists.
Every game broken down: why it stands out, and what it says about where the genre is going.
All in the next Tactical Gaming EXSUM on Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox, and catch up on the first two installments while you're there (first reply).
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Jump into Gray Zone Warfare at its lowest price yet!
🔥 35% OFF on Steam: bit.ly/4ducpqV
I'll take 2.
JUST IN: Palmer Luckey's genetically modified military dog startup, Warhound, comes out of stealth, aiming to create enhanced canines for the U.S. military.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This is NOT Palmer's company at all, his company Anduril is only supplying the tech for the dogs, and this is a wholly owed Collosal entiity
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GZW: Rogue Ops (Update 0.5) is OUT NOW!
A massive update & a brand new gameplay loop is here.
🔸 Build & upgrade your Hideout
🔸 Crafting & smuggling are finally here
🔸 Explore 3 major new locations
🔸 New weapons & hundreds of weapon parts
🔸 Expanded story & missions
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EXOSHOCK releases October 29 in Early Access.
The Firefight Redefined. Solo or 4-player co-op.
VR & PC players. Same squad. Full cross-play.
Watch the release date trailer:
WISHLIST NOW:
Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3…
Meta Quest 3/3S:
meta.com/experiences/exoshoc…
COMMAND THE CHAOS.
Wild.
Vibe your way to 50K.
The 2026 Epic AI MegaJam begins Nov 12: epic.gm/epic-ai-megajam-2026
ALT Red pill or blue pill meme from The Matrix, about choosing between two paths. Two open hands are held out on a black background. The red pill is labeled “Ship awesome games in a weekend.” The blue pill is labeled “Wait months to prototype.”
So stoked.
EXOSHOCK Early Access launches October 29 on Quest 3/3S & Steam (PCVR + flatscreen) for $19.99.
Hybrid FPS built for VR. 4 player online co-op with cross-play so flatscreen gamers & VR players can fight together in PVE or go solo with AI.
More content & platforms (including PS5/PSVR2) on the road to 1.0.
Wishlist now:
Steam → store.steampowered.com/app/3…
Quest → meta.com/experiences/exoshoc…
Pretty bummed to see WARDOGS in the hurt locker. Between the Season 2 progression and balance stuff plus the region locking move to combat cheaters, reviews slipping into "Mixed" territory isn't really a surprise.
Still my main squeeze for the foreseeable future, though.
Also a cool realtime use-case of my content market research app. The WARDOGS Dossier automatically updated with the relavent time-sequences Intel items, labeled each appropriately and served the analysis, and called APIs where able to fact check claims and assumptions.
That it caught the sentiment shift item this morning informed by a steam review floor break is really cool.
Big day for @GrayZoneWarfare ! I'm working on a couple other projects, but can't wait to jump back into Lamang next week 👌.
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Join us for Operation Dead Drop, a special in-game event featuring top creators, and celebrate today's launch of Rogue Ops with us!
🔸 Oct 22
🔸 11 AM EDT / 5 PM CEST
🔸 twitch.tv/grayzonewarfare
We're working hard on the first 0.5 hotfix, addressing issues identified thanks to your feedback during the Supporter Preview.
In the meantime, we'd love to invite you to Operation Dead Drop, a special launch stream featuring top creators!
🔸 Oct 22
🔸 11 AM EDT / 5 PM CEST
🔸 twitch.tv/grayzonewarfare
Tune in, get your exclusive rewards, and celebrate the release of Rogue Ops with us!
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I've wanted to make this game for almost a decade. After years of building it, breaking it, losing it, redoing it several times, and even abandoning it entirely, the free demo is out on Steam. Very cool!
You're an armored bulldozer against a whole town who is out to get you, from the local police to the National Guard. Lots of destruction and explosions.
It would mean the world to me if you tried it. Thanks!