Gamer's Digest 2026-23: Our TOP 5 Games from Summer Game Fest + Showcases
GAMES GAMES GAMES! We give our top 5 games from all of the announcements from All the showcases from Summer Game Fest, then grade and rank them! All this and more on Gamer’s Digest!
Gaming News:
Summer Game Fest Wrap up!
Nintendo Direct June 2026: Every Game Announcement | IGN
Everything Announced at Xbox Games Showcase 2026 | IGN
Xbox pulls Gears video featuring a PS5 logo, 24 hours after announcing it as an exclusive | VGC
Everything Announced at Summer Gaame Fest 2026 | IGN
PlayStation State of Play June 2026 roundup | Eurogamer.net
Overall impressions
DJ top 5
God of War Laufey
Blood Message
Kingdom Hearts 4
Dragons Dogma 2 Dark Arisen
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Sean top 5
God of War Laufey
The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
Stranger Than Heaven
Kingdom Hearts 4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
Savion top 5
God of War Laufey
Control Resonant
Wolverine
phantom blade zero
silent hill: townfall
Grade the shows
Rank the showcases?
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What We Been Playing:
Sean - 007
Dj - Crimson Desert
Savion - CD ( just doing side quests), Mixtape (pretty much done but didn’t finish) paused lego batman and chapter 10 missions for 007
18 Jun 2026
Gamer's Digest 2026-22: June Playstation State of Play went CRAZY!
On our plate for this week:
New God of War Laufey revealed at Playstation’s State of Play plus alot more, and call of duty is back with modern warfare 4 Kpop solider hunters
Gaming News:
PlayStation State of Play June 2026 roundup | Eurogamer.net
Marathon adds PvE-focused mode tomorrow alongside free-to-play season 2 launch – Destructoid
First gods we see are Mongolian (Buddhist), the purple light is S
New Modern Warfare 4 Map is 'Crazy' and Has Over 500 Possible Combinations - Insider Gaming
Quick Hits
Dragon Age series producer says more games should be funded by product placement instead of live service | VGC
Microsoft Announces Fable Delay, Now Launches 2027 | IGN
Activision Files Trademark For Crash Bandicoot Motion Pictures - Insider Gaming
A US Bill to Keep Games Playable After They Shut Down Has Passed Its First Vote | Insider Gaming
007 First Light is already IO’s fastest-selling game ever | VGC
Sold 1.5 million in 24 hours
What We Been Playing:
Sean - 007
Dj - 007
Savion - CD ( just doing side quests), Mixtape (pretty much done but didn’t finish) paused lego batman and chapter 5 missions for 007
18 Jun 2026
Gamer's Digest 2026-21: BIG Surprises at next State of Play?
On our plate for this week:
State of Play is coming around the corner and its looking like a big one. Rumors swirling around a “Newish” game called Break-in and Media molecule making a open-world game??
Gaming News:
State of Play returns Tuesday, June 2 – PlayStation.Blog
Sony Trademarks New Game Called 'Break In' Ahead of PlayStation State of Play | Insider Gaming
Report: LittleBigPlanet and Dreams Developer Media Molecule Working on New IP With 'Open-World Content' | MP1st
007 First Light - 88 Opencritic | 87 Metacritic
The End Of ‘Destiny 2’: All Expansions Canceled, Maintenance Mode Incoming | Forbes
Bungie Plans Layoffs After Ending ‘Destiny 2’ Development | Bloomberg
The first, cinematic look at Marathon season 2 paints it as the horror game it always should have been | Rock Paper Shotgun
Major Xbox hires expand leadership team to strengthen console brand | VGC
Xbox Reportedly Canceled The Family Game Pass Plan Because Of Pressure From Electronic Arts | Game Observer
Quick Hits
Hasbro is spending $1bn making video games, and none of them are games-as-a-service | The Game Business
Take-Two CEO says it out loud: "The big tech companies who laid off thousands of people and said it was because of AI were not telling the truth" | GamesRadar+
Baki's Yujiro Hanma is the perfect fit for the Tekken franchise | Polygon
Forza Horizon 6 sells 4.9 million copies despite Xbox Game Pass "cannibalizing" revenue, says analyst | GamesRadar
What We Been Playing:
Sean - Saros (Platinum)
Dj - Crimson Desert, getting Hyped for 007
Savion - CD ( just doing side quests), Mixtape (pretty much done but didn’t finish) on chapter 1? 2? of lego batman and prologue mission for 007
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YouTube views
127,381
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
18 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
10 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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58
Social presence
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YouTube
82
Engagement
90
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