Operation Backlog Completion 2026
Jun 122022
 

Table of Contents

Not-E3 2022 Schedule
Limited Run Games
Summer Game Fest
Devolver Digital Marketing Countdown to Marketing 2022
Netflix Geeked Week 2022 Games Showcase
Tribeca Games Spotlight
Freedom Games Summer Showcase
Guerrilla Collective
Wholesome Direct
Future Games Show
Xbox & Bethesda
PC Gaming Show
Capcom
Xbox Games Showcase 2022 Extended

PC Gaming Show

All right, the second showcase today was the PC Gaming Show, and this time I decided to just cover the games that stood out to me the most instead of going through each and every one (especially since the showcase lasted two hours).

They actually started we a game that was shown last year and looks as interesting now as it did then: Soulstice.

They also showed an interesting tactical game called Tactical Breach Wizards, which I wasn’t too interested in at first until I noticed that it seems to have a fair amount of dialogue and some humor mixed in.

A fair amount of time was also devoted to a game called The Invincible, which is based on a sci-fi novel I’m not familiar with. It seems to be focused on exploration and narrative, and it looks like it could be good.

The Alters is a game about working with alternate versions of yourself, which is an interesting premise, and a new horror game called Decarnation looks particularly creepy.

Speaking of creepy, there was a new trailer for the System Shock remake, another look at Immortality, and another trailer for Scorn, which went into more detail about the game. Scorn won’t have any dialogue, making use of its atmosphere and environment instead.

Ahead of that, there was also an announcement for a tactical RPG called Demonschool. I’m not sold on it yet, but I’ll keep my eye on it.

Deliver Us Mars was also shown, which I’m looking forward to since I enjoyed their previous game, Deliver Us the Moon.

Gloomwood also looks like an interesting game, as does the unusually-titled Backfirewall_, a puzzle game about an old operating system that doesn’t want to be updated.

No big surprises came from the PC Gaming Show, but these were the highlights for me. Which games from this presentation stood out the most to you?

Jun 122022
 

Table of Contents

Not-E3 2022 Schedule
Limited Run Games
Summer Game Fest
Devolver Digital Marketing Countdown to Marketing 2022
Netflix Geeked Week 2022 Games Showcase
Tribeca Games Spotlight
Freedom Games Summer Showcase
Guerrilla Collective
Wholesome Direct
Future Games Show
Xbox & Bethesda
PC Gaming Show
Capcom
Xbox Games Showcase 2022 Extended

Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022

Microsoft held its showcase today, one of the few major shows being held. They started with Redfall, that co-op vampire shooter that was announced a while back, although I’m not particularly interested in it. The next game was a big surprise, though: a trailer for the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong.

No release date, but it looks great. There’s also a good chance it’ll be out within the next 12 months, since they said later on that every game in the showcase would be. Maybe I’ll play the first Hollow Knight by then.

They showed a strange game called High On Life, and then Riot Games had a short segment about bringing their games to Game Pass. Then we got to see A Plague Tale: Requiem.

As someone who isn’t a racing game fan, I thought they devoted a bit too much time for Forza Motorsport, but I’m sure Forza fans were happy. They also showed new content for Microsoft Flight Simulator, including a new update bringing the Pelican from Halo to the game.

Overwatch 2 got a new trailer, they announced a strategy game called Ara: History Untold, and then expansions were revealed for Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout 76.

Back to racing, Forza Horizon 5 is getting Hot Wheels content.

The next game was Ark 2, and then they showed a new trailer for Scorn, a creepy-looking horror game.

Flintlock: Siege of Dawn is an open world RPG, Minecraft Legends is a spin-off described as a strategy action game, Lightyear Frontier is an open world farming game in space (combining this Not-E3’s trends of farming games and space games), and Gunfire Reborn is a shooter with cute animals (and apparently is already out on other platforms), but it was the game after that which caught my attention.

The Last Case of Benedict Fox is a spooky Metroidvania, and I was hooked by the atmosphere even before I saw the gameplay. I will definitely have my eye on this one.

As Dusk Falls was shown again, as well as Naraka: Bladepoint (already out but now coming to consoles), and then a narrative game called Pantiment.

Then they showed Grounded, which I thought was already out, but I guess that must have been Early Access. The full game is coming out now.

The next announcement was Ereban: Shadow Legacy, a stealth action game.

Diablo IV got a new trailer to announce its Necromancer class, which I admit was a pretty cool trailer even though I’m not interested in Diablo.

New content was also announced for Sea of Thieves.

Another new announcement was up next, a game called Ravenlok that might be the one I’m most interested in from this show. It looks like some sort of fairytale action game, and it’s beautiful.

The developers of Limbo and Inside announced their next game, Cocoon, a top-down puzzle game.

Next was a new game from Team Ninja, which at first I thought might related to Nioh, but actually it’s an action fantasy game called Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. I want more details about this one. The setting looks very cool, so I want to learn more about the gameplay.

Then came a shocking announcement… well, actually one I saw rumored but dismissed because it seemed too unlikely… Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal are coming to Xbox and PC. The first will be Persona 5 Royal on October 21.

This probably means my hopes of a Persona 3 remake combining the best of both versions won’t come true, but it’s still a nice surprise. Although it’s rather strange that P3 and P4 are coming to Xbox platforms ahead of modern PlayStation platforms. Sometimes it feels like Atlus picks platforms by drawing them from a hat.

Anyway, Kojima appeared to announce that he’s working with Microsoft on a game, but he didn’t say what it is except that it’s a “never-before-seen concept” and something he’s always wanted to make. So that should be interesting.

Finally, after mentioning it earlier in the show, they closed with an extended look at Starfield. I may be one of the few people not interested in Starfield, but at least there were some other cool announcements at this show! What game are you most interested in from the Xbox and Bethesda showcase?

Jun 112022
 

Table of Contents

Not-E3 2022 Schedule
Limited Run Games
Summer Game Fest
Devolver Digital Marketing Countdown to Marketing 2022
Netflix Geeked Week 2022 Games Showcase
Tribeca Games Spotlight
Freedom Games Summer Showcase
Guerrilla Collective
Wholesome Direct
Future Games Show
Xbox & Bethesda
PC Gaming Show
Capcom
Xbox Games Showcase 2022 Extended

Future Games Show

After the previous two showcases today, one more remained: the Future Games Show.

They began with a game called Outpost, a horror game called Luto, and another look at Nightingale, which was shown the other day, and then a racing game called Tray Racers.

The publisher Kwalee then showed off four games, Wildmender, Die by the Blade, Scathe, and Robobeat.

Morbid Metal was next, then Turbo Golf Racing, yet another look at American Arcadia, Alaskan Truck Simulator, and then an interesting puzzle game called The Entropy Centre, which looks very Portal-inspired.

Then they went through a brief montage of games from Ukrainian developers: Puzzles for Clef (which was also in the Wholesome Direct), Zero Losses, and intriguing noir mystery game called This Rain Will Never End, Farlanders, and Through the Nightmares.

The next games were Lost in Play, Brewmaster, Bramble: The Mountain King (which I remember from a previous year), and a mob-themed game called Enemy of the State.

Then they visited the “virtual show floor” to look at Tarnishing of Juxtia, ORX, A Twisted Tale, Power Chord, Reptilian Rising, Potion Permit, Melatonin (the last two of which we saw earlier today as well), Once Upon a Jester, and Bail or Jail.

Back to the regular presentation style, they announced Sunday Gold, Do Not Open, and Bright Memory Infinite, and then an extremely cool-looking horror Metroidvania called The Last Faith, which is probably the most interesting game I’ve seen all day.

Definitely have my eyes on that one.

Team17 featured next, with Thymesia (also quite cool), Autopsy Simulator (I’m not saying I’m obsessed with The Great Ace Attorney, but my first thought was, “Here’s a game for Maria”), The Unliving, Sunday Gold even though it was just shown earlier in this same showcase, Sweet Transit, Bator (which we saw at another showcase), The Knight Witch, and Killer Frequency.

After those, they showed a game called Tinykin, Serial Cleaners, and AirportSIM.

They love montages, so we got another montage: Fueled Up, Dinkum, Multiversus, Mythbusters: The Game, Shadows of Doubt, Last Time I Saw You, Instinction, and Beyond Sunset.

Phonopolis, Being and Becoming, and Arctic Awakening were the next games shown. I actually played a demo of Arctic Awakening recently, although I ran into some trouble with bugs.

Next came F1 Manager 22, a brawler called Divine Knockout, and a platformer called Planet of Lana.

Then they announced that Deadly Premonition 2 is coming to Steam, which would have been a big surprise if it hadn’t already been teased a couple days ago. I have yet to play Deadly Premonition 2 to compare it to the first game.

We got another look at Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, and then Palworld, which you might remember as a bright and colorful Pokémon-esque game where your monsters have guns. Very weird.

Finally, they concluded with a trailer for a horror game called Ill.

That’s the last of the showcases for today, but two more will take place tomorrow! Which games did you enjoy the most from this year’s Future Games Show?