The Save File
G'day Gamers,
What a week of gaming showcases. There was something for everyone, but my favourite moments were the Rayman Legends remake and the extended looks at both Wolverine and the new God of War. Fable finally got a date, there's a new Spyro game, and Clockwork Revolution really caught my eye. I reckon I'm going to have to play FF7 Rebirth so I can experience the conclusion to the trilogy with everyone else.
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Let's get into it,
Watch The Internet Carry On..
Faye + A Cube = New God of War
Sony ran over an hour on June 2 and bookended it with two heavyweights, Wolverine to open and God of War to close. September this year looks awful for my wallet but amazing for my gaming collection.
Here are some of the highlights.
Marvel's Wolverine (PS5, Sept 15) – Insomniac's extended gameplay look, with Logan infiltrating a compound and some genuinely brutal combat, plus Jean Grey, Mystique and Sabretooth.
God of War Laufey (PS5, TBA) – The closer. Faye, also known as Laufey, is the playable lead this time, battling through the Everywhen. No date, but a 23-minute reveal says it's a long way along.
Until Dawn 2 (2027) – A standalone Firesprite follow-up, new cast, abandoned tropical island, with Dacre Montgomery and Neil Newbon on board.
Control Resonant (Sept 24) – New trailer for Remedy's sequel, with Dylan Faden as the lead.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Sept 25) – Story trailer, and a demo is out now.
Silent Hill: Townfall (Sept 24) – This game looks terrifying in the best way possible.
Dune: Awakening (Sept 22) – The survival MMO hits consoles with a new single-player mode.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls (Aug 6) – Magneto, Green Goblin and Carnage confirmed for the launch roster.
Rayman Legends Retold (Oct 1) – The artwork in this game looks amazing, glad to see Rayman back and with new content included.
No Rest for the Wicked (Oct 1) – Moon Studios' action RPG hits 1.0 on PS5 and PC.
Best SGF I’ve Seen
Summer Game Fest: FF7 Revelation Revealed
Geoff Keighley's main event was one of the most stacked SGF lineups in years. It was easily the best SGF I have ever seen.
Here are some of the best bits:
Final Fantasy VII Revelation (PS5/Xbox/Switch 2/PC, Spring 2027) – The trilogy's finale, launching on everything at once.
Resident Evil Veronica (2027) – The long-rumoured Code Veronica remake, Claire in Paris.
Alien: Isolation 2 (TBA) – Officially titled at last, coming to PS5, Xbox, Switch 2 and PC.
TMNT: The Last Ronin (TBA) – PlatinumGames on the controls, first game from the new Paramount Games Studio.
Cuphead Sequel + Mighty Cuphead Adventure – Studio MDHR announced two new games, including a full sequel.
Stellar Blade: Blood Rain (TBA) – Shift Up's sequel, new lead Evie who fights with her fists.
Gen Atlas (TBA) – The next game from the director of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.
Guild Wars 3 (PC/PS5) – The MMO sequel is real, beta in Fall 2027.
The Blood of Dawnwalker (Sept 3) – The vampire RPG teasing a journey well beyond medieval Europe.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer (Oct 6) and Star Wars Zero Company (Aug 27) – Pod racing and single-player tactics with Anakin.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance (2027) – The big expansion, Elder Dragons incoming.
The Wolf Among Us 2 (2027) – It lives, with a remaster of the first game this holiday.
Console war looming?
Xbox Games Showcase: The Return Of Exclusives
I was up at 3am watching this one and I certainly wasn’t disapointed! My highlights were the Spryo annoucement, the clockwork revoultion trailer & I’m now tempted to dive into the Persona series after seeing peoples reactions to P6.
Almost everything here is day one on Game Pass.
Gears of War: E-Day (Oct 6) – First gameplay, Xbox console exclusive, open beta from Aug 6.
Fable (Feb 23, 2027) – Hayley Atwell as Isabel, and Jack of Blades returns.
Halo: Campaign Evolved (July 28) – The UE5 remake, also on PS5 and Steam, with three new prequel missions in Operation: METEORITE.
Senua (2027) – Ninja Theory's surprise new action-adventure in the Hellblade universe.
Spyro: A Realm Beyond (Spring 2027) – First original Spyro in almost 20 years, Tom Kenny back on voice.
State of Decay 3 (2027) – First gameplay for the survival sequel, up to four-player co-op.
Persona 6 announced, plus Persona 4 Revival dated for Feb 18, 2027.
DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations (July 7) – Campaign expansion with the new Chain Spear.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (Oct 23) – First look at the returning DMZ extraction mode.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Aug 27) – A prequel following Sophia, 15 years before the first game.
Clockwork Revolution – inXile's time-bending steampunk RPG, also an Xbox console exclusive. My personal highlight from this showcase.
Crazy Taxi: World Tour (2027), Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Oct 15, from the Dead Cells team), and Valor Mortis (Sept 24) rounded out the third-party run.
Minecraft Dungeons II (Sept 29) – The dungeon-crawler sequel, with the terrifying Twisted Warden.
Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition – A translucent green console and controller for the 25th anniversary, out November.
In Case You Missed It
33 Players At Once??
33 Immortals launches this Wednesday The 33-player co-op roguelike came out of Day of the Devs with a June 10 full release. Thirty-three randoms in one round sounds like beautiful chaos.
Trine 6 is on the way The co-op puzzle-platformer series returns with two new adventurers joining the old crew, shown off during Day of the Devs.
Playtonic is making a kart racer Super Yooka-Laylee Kart is a pixel-art racer with a story campaign and 8-player split-screen, leaning into that old-school Super Mario Kart feel.
The Duck Detective devs revealed Apple Crumble A fully voiced murder mystery where someone's trying to off your grandma at her own 84th birthday. Happy Broccoli Games, take my money.
Fields of Mistria is hitting 1.0 The well-loved Stardew-like locked in an August 5 full release at the Wholesome Direct, finally adding marriage and kids.
Hidden Folks 2 was announced The hand-drawn black-and-white search-and-find game gets a sequel in 2027, also out of the Wholesome Direct.
Star Trek: Outposts Unknown is a thing A world-premiere outpost builder where you captain the U.S.S. Resonant across strange new worlds, revealed at the PC Gaming Show with a demo out now.
Toy Story is getting the Digital Eclipse treatment A Toy Story Retro Collection and a Toy Story 3 remaster were announced ahead of the weekend.
The Forza Horizon 5 director's studio revealed Clutch An open-world action-driving game from a new studio, and one to watch given the pedigree.
Release Radar
Bring A Friend This Week
Solarpunk (PS5/Xbox/Switch 2/PC) – June 8 A cozy open-world survival craft game set on floating sky islands, from a two-person German studio that pulled over a million wishlists. Build a home in the sky, farm, automate with sun and wind, and explore by airship solo or in co-op.
Killer Bean (PC) – June 8 The coffee-bean assassin finally gets his game, a slow-mo shootdodge action roguelike in the Max Payne mould, built solo over years by animator Jeff Lew. Into Steam Early Access at $20.
NBA The Run (PS5/Xbox/PC) – June 9 A 3v3 arcade street basketball game with 30+ NBA stars and five fictional streetball legends.
Bellwright (PS5/Xbox) – June 9 The medieval open-world survival RPG that shifted over a million copies on Steam comes to console. Build settlements, recruit villagers and lead a rebellion across the kingdom of Karvenia, solo or in co-op.
Destiny 2: Monument of Triumph (PS5/PS4/Xbox/PC) – June 9 The final content update for Destiny 2, a send-off love letter to nine years of Guardians before Bungie moves on and the game settles into maintenance mode. The end of an era.
33 Immortals (Xbox/PC) – June 10 Thunder Lotus, the Spiritfarer studio, throws 33 players into one chaotic co-op roguelike raid against a wrathful god. Gamepass day one.
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Till next time,
Jayden
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