As the dedicated News Editor I am, I tuned into all of Summer Game Fest’s major showcases this year. Wolverine stunned me at State of Play; Stranger Than Heaven’s post-war Japan infected me with its smooth jazz and contemporary style. Guild Wars 3 exists; nuff said. Yet, a part of me was holding out for the Xbox Games Showcase – partly because Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard, the developer behind most of my favorite videogames, but also because I suspected we’d see a little bit more of Fable. In many ways, it delivered – Spyro, Halo, and most importantly, Natasia Demetriou shouting at a campfire. It had all of my childhood favorites in one place, yet, for some reason, none of the sparkle.

 While I was excited to learn more about the likes of Fable and Halo Campaign Evolved, Xbox’s 2026 showcase didn’t leave me all that excited.  PCGamesN