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  • 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: 

    1. Summer Game Fest Wrap up! 
      1. Nintendo Direct June 2026: Every Game Announcement | IGN
      2. Everything Announced at Xbox Games Showcase 2026 | IGN
        1. Xbox pulls Gears video featuring a PS5 logo, 24 hours after announcing it as an exclusive | VGC 
        2. Everything Announced at Summer Gaame Fest 2026 | IGN
        3. PlayStation State of Play June 2026 roundup | Eurogamer.net
        4. Overall impressions
        5. DJ top 5
          1. God of War Laufey
          2. Blood Message
          3. Kingdom Hearts 4
          4. Dragons Dogma 2 Dark Arisen
          5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
          6. Sean top 5
            1. God of War Laufey
            2. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
            3. Stranger Than Heaven
            4. Kingdom Hearts 4
            5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
            6. Savion top 5
              1. God of War Laufey
              2. Control Resonant
              3. Wolverine
              4. phantom blade zero
              5. silent hill: townfall 
              6. Grade the shows
              7. Rank the showcases?

                8. Subscriber plug

                 

                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
                  • 52 min
                • 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: 

                  1. PlayStation State of Play June 2026 roundup | Eurogamer.net
                    1. Marathon adds PvE-focused mode tomorrow alongside free-to-play season 2 launch – Destructoid
                    2. First gods we see are Mongolian (Buddhist), the purple light is S  
                    3. New Modern Warfare 4 Map is 'Crazy' and Has Over 500 Possible Combinations - Insider Gaming 

                      4. Quick Hits

                      1. Dragon Age series producer says more games should be funded by product placement instead of live service | VGC
                      2. Microsoft Announces Fable Delay, Now Launches 2027 | IGN
                      3. Activision Files Trademark For Crash Bandicoot Motion Pictures - Insider Gaming
                      4. A US Bill to Keep Games Playable After They Shut Down Has Passed Its First Vote | Insider Gaming
                      5. 007 First Light is already IO’s fastest-selling game ever | VGC
                        1. Sold 1.5 million in 24 hours

                          2. 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

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                            1 hr 55 min
                          • 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: 

                            1. State of Play returns Tuesday, June 2 – PlayStation.Blog
                            2. Sony Trademarks New Game Called 'Break In' Ahead of PlayStation State of Play | Insider Gaming
                            3. Report: LittleBigPlanet and Dreams Developer Media Molecule Working on New IP With 'Open-World Content'  | MP1st
                            4. 007 First Light - 88 Opencritic | 87 Metacritic
                            5. The End Of ‘Destiny 2’: All Expansions Canceled, Maintenance Mode Incoming | Forbes
                              1. Bungie Plans Layoffs After Ending ‘Destiny 2’ Development | Bloomberg
                              2. The first, cinematic look at Marathon season 2 paints it as the horror game it always should have been | Rock Paper Shotgun 
                              3. Major Xbox hires expand leadership team to strengthen console brand | VGC
                                1. Xbox Reportedly Canceled The Family Game Pass Plan Because Of Pressure From Electronic Arts | Game Observer

                                  2. Quick Hits

                                  1. Hasbro is spending $1bn making video games, and none of them are games-as-a-service | The Game Business
                                  2. 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+ 
                                  3. Baki's Yujiro Hanma is the perfect fit for the Tekken franchise | Polygon
                                  4. Forza Horizon 6 sells 4.9 million copies despite Xbox Game Pass "cannibalizing" revenue, says analyst | GamesRadar

                                    5. 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
                                      • 1 hr 5 min
                                    • Gamer's Digest 2026-20: The GTA6 Leaks were WRONG!

                                      Did you really think GTA6 pre-orders were gonna drop today? Comment below! What we do know is no one getting GTA6 early to review.. NO ONE! And Xbox has rebranded to…… XBOX!!! All this and more on this episode of Press X to Start Gamer’s Digest 

                                      Gaming News: 

                                      r/GTA6 on Reddit: Take-Two/Rockstar's patents for GTA VI are unreal. How is ANY of this running on a PS5? GTA 5 was made for 2005 consoles, and by a company with a much smaller budget and development time frame than they have now. We are not ready for GTA 6. This will be vastly beyond our wildest expectations. 
                                      GTA 6 Review Copies Won't Be Distributed, It's Claimed - Insider Gaming
                                      Forza Horizon 6 immediately beats its predecessor's all-time Steam record with 130,000 concurrent players – and that's only counting people willing to pay $120 for early access | GamesRadar+
                                      After a fan poll, Microsoft’s new games boss is rebranding Xbox, to ‘XBOX’ | VGC
                                      - Subscriber plug
                                      Marathon Reveals New PVE Mode and Big Plans for the Future | IGN
                                      Sony Sued by Gamers Over Allegedly Pocketing Millions in Illegal Tariff Windfall
                                      Sony Seems to Be Testing a New Feature That Reveals PS5 Player Counts to the Public
                                      PlayStation Plus Price Increase Announced - Insider Gaming

                                      Quick Hits:

                                      Subnautica 2 Is Already Making Waves, Selling 2 Million Copies in Just 12 Hours
                                      Krafton Will Likely Have to Pay $250 Million Bonus for Subnautica 2 That It Tried to Avoid 

                                      What We Been Playing:

                                      Sean - Saros (beat)*
                                      Dj - Crimson Desert
                                      Savion - CD ( just doing side quests), Mixtape (pretty much done) preordered lego batman and 007

                                      1 hr 17 min
                                    • Gamer's Digest 2026-19: Are there multiple Steam Machines?

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                                      1 hr 9 min
                                    • Gamer's Digest 2026-18: Bank of America tells us how much GTA6 should COST!?

                                      Bank of America has thoughts on how much GTA6 should cost…. Who ask them.. Gamestop plans to buy Ebay.. with what money… Playstation have to payout to gamers… what in the upside down news?

                                       

                                      Gaming News:

                                      1. Rockstar should raise GTA 6’s price for good of ‘the entire industry’, says Bank of America | VGC
                                        1. GTA 6 Needs To Sell Staggering Amount Of Copies To Meet Expectations | ScreenRant
                                        2. Rockstar games like GTA release on console before PC because that’s the ‘core consumer’, Take-Two CEO Zelnick says | VGC
                                        3. GameStop's Absurd Bid To Buy eBay For $56 Billion Sounds Bad | Kotaku
                                        4. Sony PlayStation Lawsuit Refund: How To Check Eligibility and Claim Your Money - Insider Gaming
                                          1. Sony Responds to PlayStation DRM Fears With Official Statement - Insider Gaming

                                            2. Subscriber plug

                                            1. Saros Is At The Center Of A Misinformation Campaign | Kotaku
                                            2. Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma overhauls leadership team | CNBC
                                            3. Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days | The Verge 

                                              4. Quick Hits

                                              1. Open-world anime RPG Neverness to Everness hits $14 million globally on day one, led by Japan and US  - AUTOMATON WEST
                                              2. Halo Studios is ‘actively developing’ remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3, it’s claimed | VGC
                                              3. Injustice 3 in the Works at NetherRealm Studios, It's Claimed - Insider Gaming
                                              4. Reggie Fils-Aimé Says Nintendo Stopped Selling To Amazon After Being Asked To Break The Law | Kotaku

                                                5. What We Been Playing:

                                                • Sean - Saros 
                                                • Dj - NTE, Crimson Desert (Got to the actual Crimson Desert)
                                                • Savion - CD (finally got the kuku pack, starting faction quests), Mixtape
                                                  • 1 hr 5 min
                                                • Gamer's Digest 2026-17: Is Saros the Return to Returnal?

                                                  On our plate for this week: Housemarque makes its returnal to the spot light with Saros, Ubisoft brings back the best of Assassin Creed with Black Flag REsynced, and is the Playstation DRM story a big deal?

                                                   

                                                  Gaming News: 

                                                  • Saros Reviews Round Up | OpenCritic
                                                  • Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Showcase Confirms Lack of DLC And Multiplayer - Insider Gaming 
                                                    • Assassin's Creed Hexe Loses 50 Developers as Game Targets 2027 Release | Insider Gaming
                                                    • PS5 and PS4 Digital Games May Require 30-Day DRM Check-In or Risk Losing Access | MP1st

                                                      • Subscriber plug

                                                      • The new vampire RPG from ex-Witcher developers finally has a confirmed release date | Polygon 
                                                      • ‘Their favourite games were already built with AI’: Google exec says almost every big studio uses AI, but not all disclose it | VGC
                                                      • "Xbox will be where the world plays": Microsoft confirms Xbox is once again looking into acquisitions, huge manifesto for the future detailed | Windows Central  

                                                        • Quick Hits

                                                        • Crimson Desert Has Sold So Well Developer Pearl Abyss Has Reportedly Given Every Employee a $3,400 Bonus | IGN
                                                        • Marathon Was One Of March's Best-Selling Games In The U.S. | Kotaku 
                                                        • Resident Evil Requiem was already the fastest-selling game in the series, so for 7 million copies sold in under 2 months, Capcom had to break out the cake
                                                        • Final Fantasy 14 Is Coming To Switch 2, But With An Annoying Caveat | GameSpot
                                                        • Troy Baker Is Ready to Swap Voice Acting for Game Development | IGN

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                                                          What We Been Playing:

                                                          • Sean - Pragmata (Finished)
                                                          • Dj - Crimson Desert (Got to the actual Crimson Desert)
                                                          • Savion - CD (finally got the kuku pack)
                                                            • 1 hr 8 min
                                                          • Gamer's Digest 2026-16: Xbox GamePass Price is Dropping, But...

                                                            On our plate for this week: 

                                                            GamePass is finally coming down in price but with a catch? Are you ready for the new God of War? And Ubisoft is bringing back the best Assassin Creed…

                                                             

                                                            Gaming News: Time code: 00:00

                                                            Game Pass Gets Price Drop, New Call Of Duty Games No Longer Included - GameSpot
                                                            God of War Faye Spin-Off Claimed to Feature Tyr and Multiple Mythologies | MP1st
                                                            Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced Releases July 9, 2026 - Insider Gaming
                                                            Subscriber plug
                                                            Arc Raiders studio contacted by crime scientist "intrigued by how players are interacting," dev says only 30% of players focus on PvP: "It kind of blew the whole extraction shooter open" | Games Radar
                                                            ‘Elden Ring’: Alex Garland’s A24 Video Game Movie Reveals Full Cast, 2028 Release Date and It’s Being Shot for Imax | Variety 
                                                            ‘Call of Duty’ Movie Gets Mission Ready With Summer 2028 Release Date Variety 
                                                            Quick Hits
                                                            #CrimsonDesert has sold through over 5 million copies worldwide! | Pearl Abyss YT channel
                                                            All-New IP PRAGMATA Surpasses One Million Units Sold in Two Days!– Highly innovative and original gameplay earns strong reception from players around the globe – | Press Release | CAPCOM
                                                            Fallout: New Vegas dev says don't expect a remaster, argues Bethesda doesn't have the source code or 'the engineering knowhow' | PC Gamer
                                                            Shuhei Yoshida Says Jim Ryan Fired Him From PlayStation Studios "Because I Didn’t Listen to Him" | This Week in Video Games
                                                            PlayStation Starts Following UK Laws On Age Verification | Gameranx 

                                                            What We Been Playing:

                                                            Sean - Pragmata
                                                            Dj - Crimson Desert (Oh..this is Game of Thrones)
                                                            Savion - CD

                                                            1 hr 9 min
                                                          • Gamer's Digest 2026-15: Disney is Making an Extraction Shooter?

                                                            Who’s excited to get griefed by a dude in a mickey mouse helmet while your trying to extract clubhouse tokens.. Epic and Disney are, Marathon is adding more to their extraction formula, and Xbox Game Pass may be changing….again

                                                            Gaming News

                                                            • Epic Games is working on an Arc Raiders-like Disney extraction shooter slated to release by the end of the year | GamesIndustry.biz 
                                                            • Marathon Gets New Experimental Mode | IGN
                                                            • Marathon Reportedly Had a Budget of Over $200 Million — and While the Pressure Is on Bungie to Gain More Players, It Is Not Facing an Imminent, Concord-Style Shutdown | IGN

                                                              • Subscriber plug

                                                              • Xbox Game Pass ‘has become too expensive,’ says Microsoft’s new gaming chief in leaked memo | TheVerge
                                                              • Xbox Is Reportedly Considering a Return To Exclusive Games: "There Are Very, Very Big Discussions Internally," Insider Says | WccfTech
                                                              • Pete Hines says he quit Bethesda post-Xbox because ‘it’s part of something not genuine’ | VGC 
                                                              • ‘Bloodborne’ Video Game Getting R-Rated Animated Movie Adaptation From Sony | Variety
                                                                • Filming has wrapped with Legend of Zelda

                                                                  • Quick Hits

                                                                  • GTA Leak Raises Take-Two Interactive Stock Value By Over $1 Billion | Insider Gaming 
                                                                  • 007 First Light is Delayed on the Nintendo Switch 2 | Insider Gaming 
                                                                  • No Man's Sky's adds Pokémon-inspired battles in major game update | Polygon
                                                                  • The FAA wants gamers to apply for air traffic control jobs | BBC

                                                                    • What We Been Playing

                                                                    Dj -Crimson Desert (Oh..this is Game of Thrones), Pokopia (playing Bob the Builder)
                                                                    Savion - Crimson Desert

                                                                    1 hr 10 min
                                                                  • Gamer's Digest 2026-14: Is Playstation Teasing Uncharted 5?

                                                                    Lenovo Legion Go 2 is 2 High 2 Buy, or is it? Did we just get an Uncharted 5 tease, and Playstation 6 may unfortunately be sooner than we expected. All this and more on this episode of Press X to Start Gamer’s Digest!

                                                                    Gaming News

                                                                    • Best Buy Lists Lenovo Legion Go 2 at Twice the Price of the ROG Xbox Ally X | Windows Report
                                                                    • Uncharted 5? Fans Believe Cryptic Naughty Dog Dev Post Is Teasing The Game | GameSpot
                                                                    • 'PlayStation 6 Is Not Many Years Away': Leaks Suggest Sony Is Working On Imminent Generational Transition With Handheld Support and 'PlayGo' Smart Delivery | WccfTech
                                                                      • AMD Wouldn't Waste Resources Doing Validation If They Thought The PlayStation 6 Could Be Delayed, Leaker Claims | WccfTech
                                                                      • Last Of Us Online Was ‘80 Percent’ Done When It Was Canceled | Kotaku

                                                                        • Subscriber plug

                                                                        • Super Mario becomes the only animated movie series to open globally at more than $350 million twice | VGC
                                                                        • EXCLUSIVE: Eidos Montreal Cancels 7+ Year In-Development Title That Cost Hundreds of Millions | Insider Gaming
                                                                        • US patent office revokes Nintendo’s patent on summoning characters to make them battle | VGC
                                                                        • PlayStation Games on PC Took 3 Years to Earn $300M | Insider Gaming
                                                                          • PlayStation Studios Removes Nearly All PC References From Websites | Game Observer

                                                                            • Quick Hits

                                                                            • The Google Pixel 10 can now play Steam games, thanks to the latest GameNative release | Android Police

                                                                              • What We Been Playing:

                                                                              • Sean - Bayonetta 3
                                                                              • Dj -Crimson Desert, Pokemon Pokopia

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