The first week and a bit of June is full of game showcases and announcements to get fans hyped. Summer Games Fest had some fantastic highlights, with Resident Evil 9: Requiem and Lies of P: Overture shadow-dropping being two of several focal points. The June 8 Xbox Showcase, though, is on an entirely different level. Despite Summer Games Fest having some of the most hyped-up announcements anyone could've expected, it was a slow burn to get to those points. There were plenty of trailers, but with the event spanning several hours, it took a while to get to them. Compare this to the Xbox Showcase's back-to-back trailers for massive titles like Persona 4 Revival, a new Call of Duty, and Grounded 2. It generated more hype in its first hour than SGF did in its entire runtime. Image via Xbox Don't get me wrong—I have highlights from both showcases. Seeing Sonic Racing CrossWorlds feature both Hatsune Miku and Minecraft within it during SGF was a hilarious, unexpected twist that had me chuckling for a while. My favorite part of the Xbox Games Showcase, on the other hand, was the announcement of Grounded 2, especially after remembering how much I enjoyed playing the first game with friends. One of those friends was also very excited about Planet of Lana 2, reminding me that I need to play it at some point. Showcases and festivals make video gaming much more fun. While sure, I found the Xbox Showcase more interesting overall, I still had an absolute blast with SGF. My interest in these almost came close to my overwhelming joy for the Wholesome Direct this past Saturday, but that's an entirely separate conversation. Did you watch both the Summer Games Fest and Xbox Games Showcase? Which one was your favorite? Let us know in the comments below! The post Xbox’s Showcase was far better than Summer Games Fest in every single way, don’t you agree? appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Following its first announcement trailer just a few months ago, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds managed to top the excitement by showcasing an ever-growing roster of fan-favorite characters to race with. It's little surprise that racing games have been a massive part of the Sonic franchise for decades, given the hedgehog's need for speed, with CrossWorlds taking the concept to even greater heights. Racing with iconic characters from the series across land, air, sea, space, and even time, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has plenty of unique mechanics to set it apart from previous entries in the franchise. View the full article
'Weird' is one of those words I try to avoid because it usually just means "I'm not going to even attempt to understand or unpack the specific thing this is going for", but supernatural hotel renovator There Are No Ghosts At The Grand really stood out to me this evening for a tone that felt pretty singular in a weekend weighed down by soulslikes and shooters. Broadly, it looks like your Powerwash Sims and House Flippers, but with the added wrinkle that neither of the games feature dapper old gents crooning ska ditties at you. Here's a trailer. Read more View the full article
Here's something I didn't know about Trash Goblin, a cozy shopkeeping sim featured in today's PC Gaming Show 2025: one of the characters who regularly comes into your shop is a hopeless romantic who also happens to be a mushroom. Their name is, perfectly, Mushromeo... Read more.View the full article
In a special episode of the VGC podcast, we review Xbox’s Summer Showcase, two days before it happened. What did we get right? And what did we miss? The point of the exercise is, other than seeing how much we could get right before the show (State of Decay was one notable absentee), a broader discussion between VGC’s Jordan Middler, Andy Robinson, and Eurogamer’s Alex Donaldson, about leak culture, and how the press deal with information ahead of official announcements. As is typical of most major showcases, we decided to keep most of what we knew – which was obtained via various sources, and not supplied by publishers under any sort of confidential agreement – under wraps. Read More... View the full article
For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]
Grounded 2, the sequel to Obsidian's Honey I Shrunk The Kids 'em up, has been announced for a July 29th release into Xbox's Game Preview program - effectively early access. It's looking very similar to the previous game so far - a creative survival game where regular garden features like spiders and plants becoming terrifying foes and imposing megastructures. Trailer below. It's got some early Offspring in it! God. Smash is 21 years old. Shrink me into a pile of dust. Read more View the full article
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle contained at least one big lad, that I remember. Now it's expansion is sending you to the land of the big lads. At this evening's Xbox Game Showcase, Machine Games announced the first DLC for their first-person archaeol-'em-up, titled The Order of Giants. The trailer below doesn't show much, but there's a release date: September 4th. Read more View the full article
Atlus have announced a remake of Persona 4, called Persona 4 Revival, possibly because they have run out of ideas, just like everyone else. I snark, I snark, it's the summer of video games, we're allowed to do a bit of that. Here's the short trailer showing the flashified protag-kun running through the city streets in his school uniform. Read more View the full article
h *****. Bad news, everyone. Someone went and unlocked the Heavenly Spear, unleashing a hundred years of war on the land and its people. Also there's a lady who is also a spider, and she's pretty keen on getting her hands on it and seems pretty evil? It's all just going from bad to worse... Read more.View the full article
The PC Gaming Show is back in 2025, once more celebrating all things PC gaming. Jam-packed with over 50 games, join us on Sunday June 8 for more exclusive announcements, developer interviews and world premieres than you can shake a stick of RAM at.View the full article
Tick tock, that's the sound of your life marching ever closer to the grave. Better squeeze in another video game. Clockwork Revolution is the steampunk time travel shooter from RPG folks InXile Entertainment. The developers of this have been quiet the last couple of years, but it's back with an appearance at Xbox showcase, this time with an extensive trailer you'll find below. Read more View the full article
For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]
You want more Indy, you got more Indy—or at least you'll get it in September with the release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's first DLC, The Order of Giants... Read more.View the full article
Grounded 2 has been announced at the Xbox Games Showcase. The game is coming to Xbox Game Preview on July 29, on Xbox Series X/S and PC. It’s the second of three games that will be released by Obsidian this year, after Avowed, with The Outer Worlds 2 coming in October. Read More... View the full article
Lies of P has just recorded its highest concurrent player count on Steam following the recent surprise launch of the game's Overture DLC. Already regarded as one of the best soulslike games outside the FromSoftware silo, Lies of P is more popular than ever right now. View the full article
Privacy Notice: We utilize cookies to optimize your browsing experience and analyze website traffic. By consenting, you acknowledge and agree to our Cookie Policy, ensuring your privacy preferences are respected.
The first week and a bit of June is full of game showcases and announcements to get fans hyped. Summer Games Fest had some fantastic highlights, with Resident Evil 9: Requiem and Lies of P: Overture shadow-dropping being two of several focal points. The June 8 Xbox Showcase, though, is on an entirely different level. Despite Summer Games Fest having some of the most hyped-up announcements anyone could've expected, it was a slow burn to get to those points. There were plenty of trailers, but with the event spanning several hours, it took a while to get to them. Compare this to the Xbox Showcase's back-to-back trailers for massive titles like Persona 4 Revival, a new Call of Duty, and Grounded 2. It generated more hype in its first hour than SGF did in its entire runtime. Image via Xbox Don't get me wrong—I have highlights from both showcases. Seeing Sonic Racing CrossWorlds feature both Hatsune Miku and Minecraft within it during SGF was a hilarious, unexpected twist that had me chuckling for a while. My favorite part of the Xbox Games Showcase, on the other hand, was the announcement of Grounded 2, especially after remembering how much I enjoyed playing the first game with friends. One of those friends was also very excited about Planet of Lana 2, reminding me that I need to play it at some point. Showcases and festivals make video gaming much more fun. While sure, I found the Xbox Showcase more interesting overall, I still had an absolute blast with SGF. My interest in these almost came close to my overwhelming joy for the Wholesome Direct this past Saturday, but that's an entirely separate conversation. Did you watch both the Summer Games Fest and Xbox Games Showcase? Which one was your favorite? Let us know in the comments below! The post Xbox’s Showcase was far better than Summer Games Fest in every single way, don’t you agree? appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article