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This is a blog post, where VGC writers post irreverent and (occasionally) entertaining coverage of video game culture.What did we make of Summer Game Fest 2026?In this special episode of VGC: The Video Game podcast, VGC’s Jordan Middler and Andy Robinson are joined by Alex Donaldson and Stephen Totilo to chat about Summer Game Fest 2026.Big announcements include Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, Resident Evil: Veronica and more.During Summer Game Fest, use the code “SGF26” for 20% off a new membership to Patreon.com/VideoGamesChronicle. If you join the Insider tier or above, you’ll be sent a game code, courtesy of our friends…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for us gamers, as Summer Game Fest rolls around with all of its new reveals and sneak peeks – including a first look at Mr. Records, a musical adventure from indie developer Glee Cheese.During tonight’s Day of the Devs showcase, we saw various exciting world premieres – but Mr. Records undeniably stands out as one of the most unique, with rhythm-based gameplay and a banger soundtrack. Headed by the devs behind Headbangers: Rhythm Royale and A Musical Story, Mr. Records places players in the shoes of George, an elderly record shop manager…
Our Summer Game Fest 2026 liveblog is covering all of the main show’s news and announcements, but fear not if you can’t tune in – our Everything Announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 roundup will help you catch up. Or, for all the Geoff, all at once, just check the Summer Game Fest 2026 tag. Io Interactive’s Hitmanly Bond adventure 007 First Light is getting some DLC, and the DLC involves PIRATES. Specifically, it involves pirate king Bawma, played by singer and actor Lenny Kravitz, who makes a fleeting appearance in the main game. In the upcoming DLC, players will…
Playtonic has announced Super Yooka-Laylee Kart, an arcade racing adventure it says is built around “high-skill gameplay, tactical rivalries, and revenge-fuelled comebacks”.The game, which is so far only announced for PC, is being developed by a team that includes Diddy Kong Racing and Mickey’s Speedway USA designer Martin Wakeley, and DKR artist Kevin Bayliss.According to an announcement, Super Yooka-Laylee Kart will include a “deep” story campaign, online multiplayer, the ability to create custom races, rules and tournaments, and up to 8-player local split-screen multiplayer.“Built around precision-focused arcade racing, Super Yooka-Laylee Kart combines expressive mechanics, advanced techniques, weapons, and high-stakes competitive…
The Xbox brand has been through many highs and lows over the years, and it’s safe to say its current position is akin to a stalled rollercoaster cart so close to the ground its inhabitants can just step out and grab an ice cream cone.Hardware sales and overall revenue have been on a steady decline for months. After cutting thousands of Xbox jobs, canceling numerous projects, and shuttering studios in 2025, Microsoft announced a buyout program for employees to leave voluntarily, a first in the company’s 51-year history. Longtime Xbox boss Phil Spencer and president Sarah Bond abruptly left the…
Our Summer Game Fest 2026 liveblog is covering all of the main show’s news and announcements, but fear not if you can’t tune in – our Everything Announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 roundup will help you catch up. Or, for all the Geoff, all at once, just check the Summer Game Fest 2026 tag. Good news, people who suck at getting away with murder in quintessential pandemic lockdown game Among Us. Developers Innersloth have announced a single player detective spin-off, Among Us Story: On Guard, in which you play a spaceship security guy trying to catch an Imposter…
The critically acclaimed Mafia: The Old Country will be getting story expansion DLC.Titled Man of Honor, the DLC will be released on August 14, 2K and Hangar 13 announced.The expansion will add two new chapters in protagonist Enzo’s story, as well as extra content for the game’s Free Ride mode.“Set in Sicily during the winter of 1905, Enzo Favara has proven himself a reliable soldier of the Torrisi crime family in the months since his initiation,” the new story DLC’s description reads.“Now, the Don entrusts him and Cesare with a delicate assignment of assisting Ennio Salieri, a man of honour…
The Hitman Classic Trilogy is getting a full remaster from IO Interactive and Saber Interactive. It’s a very interactive situation out here.Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered abruptly appeared on Steam tonight following a Summer Game Fest presentation from IO Interactive, attended by GamesRadar+. Hitman: Codename 47, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, and Hitman: Contracts are back and – arguably – looking better than ever. A release date is not listed on Steam, but the collection is apparently “coming soon,” and by soon Saber and Io mean in 2027. It’s also coming to PS5 and Xbox.The trailer blurb reads: “The legendary trilogy that…
Our Summer Game Fest 2026 liveblog is covering all of the main show’s news and announcements, but fear not if you can’t tune in – our Everything Announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 roundup will help you catch up. Or, for all the Geoff, all at once, just check the Summer Game Fest 2026 tag. Square Enix have announced the third part of their Final Fantasy 7 action RPG remake trilogy. It’s called Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, and it’s out on all platforms including PC in spring 2027. Yep, there’s no wait for a port this time. We get…
This week, ArenaNet teased something was coming. Its messaging, which spanned all of its Guild Wars-related social channels, indicated that it would be ‘world shifting.’ Well, it’s now been revealed at Summer Game Fest that, after much enthusiastic speculation online, Guild Wars 3 is officially coming. The Guild Wars 3 announcement trailer promises “a modern evolution of the MMO.” Speaking at the showcase, ArenaNet Studio Head Colin Johanson says: “Guild Wars 3 is an epic world that is both beautiful and fun to explore, where the joy of movement is powered by your character’s momentum, and combat will usher in…