252: Stardew Valley With a Serial Killer

Alex is back from Los Angeles to talk about the games he saw at Summer Game Fest like Control Resonant, Resident Evil Veronica, Silent Hill: Townfall, Onimusha, and many others, plus we note a bunch of the notables from the week's events, including FF7: Revelation, Persona 6, the Ocarina of Time remake, scads of cool indies, Doom Guy's questionable helmet removal, and plenty more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:04:42) Alex's LA and SGF experience
(00:12:12) Control Resonant | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Sep 24, 2026
(00:27:13) First Break
(00:32:36) Resident Evil Veronica | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | 2027
(00:39:58) Silent Hill: Townfall | [PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Sep 24, 2026
(00:45:11) The Lost Wild | [PlayStation 5] | 2027
(00:49:47) Mr. Records | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | TBD
(00:53:39) Star Wars: Galactic Racer | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Oct 06, 2026
(00:54:22) Grave Seasons | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Q3 2026
(00:56:55) My Arms Are Longer Now | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | 2026
(00:59:15) Screenbound | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Sep 10, 2026
(01:00:59) Turok: Origins | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | Q4 2026
(01:04:09) Onimusha: Way of the Sword | [PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S] | Sep 25, 2026
(01:07:55) Saw: Genesis (Early Access) | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | TBD
(01:12:41) Blood Message | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | TBD
(01:14:16) N Plus Infinity Times Two | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | 2027
(01:15:56) Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Q3 2026
(01:17:15) Super Yooka-Laylee Kart | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | TBD
(01:20:55) Second Break
(01:20:56) Even more games!
(01:21:19) El Paso, Elsewhere 2 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | TBD
(01:21:48) 2 Fights in 2 Tight Spaces (Early Access) | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jun 07, 2026
(01:22:07) Stage Tour | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Q4 2026
(01:23:02) Truck-Kun Is Supporting Me From Another World?! | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 29, 2026
(01:23:25) Star Trek: Outposts Unknown | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | TBD
(01:23:33) Star Trek: Shadow Frontier | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2] | 2027
(01:24:11) Tupac in Stranger Than Heaven
(01:30:57) Final Fantasy VII Revelation | [PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Q2 2027
(01:33:23) Microsoft and their showcase and direction
(01:40:31) Senua | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] | 2027
(01:42:24) Whole lot of sequels out there
(01:43:11) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | [Nintendo Switch 2] | 2026
(01:48:52) Star Fox | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Jun 25, 2026
(01:51:52) Blood Dungeon | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Q3 2026
(01:52:34) Carcass Clad | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | TBD
(01:53:29) Exodus | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | 2027
(01:54:33) Some themes during the showcases
(01:57:00) Persona 6 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | TBD
(01:57:50) Guild Wars 3 (Beta) | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Q4 2027
(01:59:25) Final Fantasy Resonance | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Oct 22, 2026
(02:00:57) Tenebris Somnia | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Oct 16, 2026
(02:02:09) Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations | [PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 07, 2026
(02:02:58) Mighty Cuphead Adventure | [Sega Master System/Mark III] | TBD
(02:04:09) Big Walk | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2] | Aug 04, 2026
(02:05:16) Noticeable absences
(02:07:51) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S] | Oct 23, 2026
(02:09:00) Are there TOO MANY games?
(02:12:09) Some hard choices about future hardware
(02:18:14) Wrapping up
(02:19:11) Watchcast
(02:21:05) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:23:37) NXL Content Updates
(02:27:10) See ya!