1020: Angling For 4th Place
This week! We dive back into some of the summer showcases, including Xbox and Nintendo Direct, talk about Xbox’s strategy reset, and then discuss the games we’ve been playing. That’s Pragmata, 007 First Light, the Star Fox demo, Sin & Punishment, and more! Join us, won’t you?
Links of interest:
PlayStation State of Play June 2, 2026
Summer Game Fest
- Stranger Than Heaven
- Nobody Is Happy That Yakuza Studio’s Next Game Is Performing Digital Necromancy On Tupac
- Mighty Cuphead Adventures (Master System)
Nintendo Direct June 9, 2026
- Nintendo Direct Presentation
- Nintendo Direct
- Rhythm Heaven Groove
- Rayman Legends Retold
- DK Challenge
- Splatoon Raiders
- Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
- Final Fantasy Resonance
- Kingdom Hearts IV
- Andrew Bluett Kingdom Hearts Retrospective
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Orbitals
- Big Walk
- One Piece: Grand Gourmet
- Stellar Blade (Switch 2)
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Xenoblade Genesis
- Pokémon Pokopia
- Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
- Survivaton (Vampire Survivors x Jujutsu Kaisen)
Xbox Reset
- Xbox: The Next 100 Days / Xbox Reset
- Xbox could be about to close one of its studios as part of cuts, it’s claimed
Xbox Games Showcase
- Xbox Games Showcase
- Xbox Games Showcase Recap
- Gears of War E-Day
- Gears of War E-Day was supposed to be a PS5 game
- Halo Campaign Evolved
- Fable
- Clockwork Revolution
- Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
- Crazy Taxi World Tour
- Crazy Taxi Producer Clarifies AI Use
- Magicians
- Vivarium
- Senua
- Xbox Series X25
Also Discussed
- Barbie Collection from Atari/Digital Eclipse
- Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee Remake
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
- Star Fox
- Pragmata
- Sin & Punishment
- 007 First Light
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- Ink Me Up (Splatfest Versus) - Splatoon (Rock Cover) || Shady Cicada
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