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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 think of the Xbox Game Showcase 2026?Gears of War E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are Xbox console exclusives, but what does that mean for the future of Xbox titles?Join Jordan Middler, Tamoor Hussain, and Alex Donaldson to break down the show.You can find every major announcement from the show here.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…
While there’s good reason to associate Exodus with Mass Effect, it’s more than the fact that they are both, at the end of the day, space sci-fi RPGs. There’s also the strong BioWare DNA; Archetype Entertainment founder and former BioWare creative James Ohlen may have left the studio last year, but it doesn’t take much digging to find a lot of BioWare experience is still there. In fact, the three developers I spoke with directly for our Exodus Big Preview have BioWare on their resume.But the inspirations for Exodus are much wider and varied than that. In fact, when I…
It’s hard to conceive of a nastier workplace than Mouthwashing’s spaceship – that delirious, foam-clogged labyrinth of cracked sunsets and fire-freshness – but developers Wrong Organ are certainly upping the ante with their new game Carcass Clad. Announced just today, it’s a co-op simulation about a tank crew traversing a gutted and unholy city, loosely inspired by the 1939 “Winter War” between Finland and the Soviet Union. Three players must collaborate to operate a dreadful machine, while going up against other dreadful machines covered in squirming and screaming “divine livestock”. Each player handles a different part of the tank.…
Valheim 1.0 is coming, and with it we’ll be travelling to the Deep North. It’s the last area of the map to be fleshed out, and developer Iron Gate is finally almost ready to unleash it upon the world. To discover what it has to offer, I joined Producer Sara Uvalic and Creative Director Robin Eyre for a trek into the new region. Along the way, we tackled gargantuan trolls, got lost deep underground in a network of winding tunnels, and got to grips with the survival game’s new grappling hook. The Deep North itself is absolutely beautiful, a picturesque…
Xbox has revealed the Collector’s Editions for Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gears of War: E-Day and Fable.All three games will be getting special Collector’s Editions, all of which will include high quality statues.The Halo: Campaign Evolved Collector’s Edition is available for Xbox Series X, PS5 and PC, priced at $199.99, and includes:Halo: Campaign Evolved physical game disc on XBOX Series X and PlayStation 5Voucher for Premium Edition upgrade, which includes up to five days of early access starting July 23, 2026, and in-game cosmeticsCollectible SteelBook12” Master Chief StatueReplica LED Cortana Chip with rechargeable cordThree original Concept Art pieces (11” x 17”)Modernized…
Valheim 1.0 finally has a release date, with its long awaited Deep North biome set to arrive in just two months’ time.Announced during today’s PC Gaming Show, viking survival game Valheim 1.0 is set to leave early access on September 9. Considering that it first launched on PC back in early 2021, it’s been a pretty long time coming, but that’s also given it plenty of time to build up a dedicated fanbase. With over 255k reviews logged on Steam at the time of writing, with a Very Positive rating, I imagine more than a few people are going to…
The very essence of videogame design is giving the player control. You choose where your character goes; you choose what your character does. In Where Birds Sleep, however, you don’t get to choose. You don’t get to be the good guy, yet you don’t get to be the bad guy. You live by the consequences of your actions; consequences that cannot be changed. Where Birds Sleep makes you feel helpless; it breaks your heart, and forces you to question your morality. It’s unlike any videogame I’ve ever played. It’s a game where you’re not in control. You are Cormo, who,…
Xbox says its freshly announced console exclusives, Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution, “are not timed exclusives”, suggesting there are no plans to bring them to PS5 in the future.In a statement clarifying its stance, the platform holder said all previously announced multiplatform releases, like Halo: Campaign Evolved and Forza Horizon 6, will still proceed as planned.“As part of our focus on the return of Xbox, we also announced that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be Xbox console exclusives,” it said.“These are not timed exclusives. Games already announced for multiplatform releases will stick to that plan…
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 opened with a celebration of Xbox’s 25-year anniversary, followed by a message reading “here’s to the next 25.” That’s a bold statement, given the publisher has been shaken by delays and had mixed results with its Game Pass pivot in recent years, but tonight’s showcase certainly brought the goods.We saw more of upcoming RPGs Fable and Clockwork Revolution, a Persona 6 announcement, and the return of Spyro – and those are just some of the showcase’s biggest reveals. While you can check out everything announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 for a more blow-by-blow account…
We now have a launch date for Minecraft Dungeons 2, and I couldn’t be happier to hear it. The first rather snuck up on me, with a relatively slow start that took a while to ramp up to the pace of the action RPGs it was inspired by. However, once you get through the initial campaign and start unlocking more fancy gear pieces and buildcrafting options, it begins to blossom into a game that has all the trappings of Diablo, but with that signature blocky style. I’ve therefore been clutching at any Minecraft Dungeons 2 news I can get my…