SG 262 | Summer Game Fest + State of Play + Xbox Games Showcase + Nintendo Direct
Episode notes
The episode reviews the intense week of announcements made up of Summer Game Fest, State of Play, Xbox Games Showcase and Nintendo Direct, with an overall positive assessment that was nevertheless uneven in impact. State of Play highlights include Wolverine’s violent and more linear gameplay, Marvel Tōkon, the return of Rayman Legends Retold, Kemuri, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Phantom Blade Zero and Until Dawn 2. They also discuss the opening of Summer Game Fest and a wide run of announcements, including Cuphead 2, Alien Isolation 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, Guild Wars 3, Clutch, The Wolf Among Us 2 and Final Fantasy VII Revelation.
The conversation then moves to the Xbox showcase, focusing especially on Gears of War E-Day, Fable, Halo Campaign Evolved, Persona 4 Revival, Persona 6, Metro 2039 and Sea of Thieves’ creation tools. Nintendo Direct brings Xenoblade Genesis, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Wave, Duskbloods, Kingdom Hearts 4 and the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The closing section compares the performance of the four events and opens a debate on costs, outsourced services and Xbox’s future hardware strategy.
Chapters
- 0:00 Start of the show
- 5:54 State of Play: Wolverine and new reveals
- 11:28 Phantom Blade Zero and other PlayStation announcements
- 18:57 Summer Game Fest: opening and announcements
- 25:26 Summer Game Fest: The Last Ronin and major announcements
- 41:04 Xbox Games Showcase: Gears of War E-Day and Fable
- 52:39 Xbox Games Showcase: Persona, Metro and Sea of Thieves
- 1:00:13 Xbox and Nintendo Direct: games and hardware
- 1:08:32 Nintendo Direct: Xenoblade, Fire Emblem and Zelda
- 1:15:36 Event assessment and Xbox strategy