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My first time playing a STALKER game was at Summer Game Fest, and I think Heart of Chornobyl is going to be special

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STALKER 2

Shortly after the conclusion of the epic Xbox Games Showcase 2024 event, I returned to the Summer Game Fest Play Days to go hands-on with two upcoming Xbox console exclusive titles (and day one Xbox Game Pass launch). One of these was STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, the long-awaited sequel to the survival horror shooter … Read more

Summer game showcases ranked – from Nintendo Direct to Summer Game Fest

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – One of the Biggest Reveals of the Season (Nintendo) GameCentral looks back at the non-E3 season of video game preview events and provides a scored review for each season. If this had been pre-Covid, it would have been E3 last week, the largest video game trade show in the world, … Read more

A ranking of the summer game showcases – from Nintendo Direct to Summer Game Fest

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – One of the Biggest Reveals of the Season (Nintendo) GameCentral looks back at the non-E3 season of video game preview events and provides a scored review for each season. If this had been before Covid it would have been like this E3 last week, the largest video game fair in … Read more

Hands On: ‘Hello Kitty Island Adventure’ was by far our biggest surprise of the summer gaming fest

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Image: Sunblink “One world, connecting smiles.” That is the slogan Sanrio, the company responsible for its creation Hello Kitty, founded in 2021. The brand is all about ‘Minna Nakayoku’, which means ‘we all friends’ or ‘Getting along together’. Unity, friendship and love encompass the world of Sanrio, and it worked. For me, Hello Kitty has … Read more

Summer Game Fest Just Paved the Way for the Future of Video Games | Digital trends

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Summer Game Party When Geoff Keighley takes the stage at an event like The Game Awards, he doesn’t tend to talk about current events. That’s been a point of frustration over the years for some people who have criticized the way the gaming figurehead uses (or abuses) his platform. When Keighley took the stage at … Read more

Summer Game Fest Just Paved the Way for the Future of Video Games | Digital trends

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Summer Game Party When Geoff Keighley takes the stage at an event like The Game Awards, he doesn’t tend to talk about current events. That’s been a point of frustration over the years for some people who have criticized the way the gaming figurehead uses (or abuses) his platform. When Keighley took the stage at … Read more

Round Up: Every Nintendo Switch game we played at Summer Game Fest 2024

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Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (June 25) Subscribe to Nintendo Life at YouTube769k We’re just a few weeks away from the first brand new (non-mobile) Super monkey ball game over a decade, and Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble looks… pretty good. With plenty of cutscenes featuring the cute new monkey, tons of new stages and … Read more

Our 9 favorite demos from the summer Steam Next Fest

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Excuse me, sorry, excuse me, can I just, thank you, ah, sorry, thank you… Whew, it worked. Steam Next Fest is pretty busy, huh? As if the unholy swarm of trailers and game announcements from Summer Game Fest weren’t enough, the anxious megalords at Valve decided to drop their regular cavalcade of coming-soons onto their megastore this week. Of course, the great (and terrifying) thing about Next Fest is the overwhelming number of demos released during the event. As we speak, a small herd of video games is standing on my toes. But that’s okay, we are expert curators. Here’s a handy list of our nine favorite demos from the lot.

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