Summer Gaming Showcase Reactions! | Button Mash

Summer Gaming Showcase Reactions! | Button Mash

From The Ringer-Verse by The Ringer

June 8, 2026 · 1h 36m

About this episode

The episode discusses major gaming announcements and trailers from recent showcases.

After being bombarded by gaming news at Sony's PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Games Showcase, and beyond, Ben, Steve Ahlman, and Matt James get together to analyze the biggest game announcements and trailers. First, they discuss some major themes and takeaways from the week, including the onslaught of releases in store before 'GTA VI' and the industry's about-face on live-service games and console exclusivity. Then, they focus on how hype-worthy each event was and assess what they saw (and in some cases, played) of heavy hitters such as 'God of War Laufey,' 'Marvel's Wolverine,' 'Resident Evil Veronica,' 'Star Wars: Galactic Racer,' 'Final Fantasy VII Revelation,' 'Halo: Campaign Evolved,' 'Gears of War: E-Day,' and many more.Host: Ben LindberghGuests: Matt James and Steve AhlmanSenior Producer: Steve AhlmanAdditional Production: Arjuna Ramgopowel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ben Lindbergh

Guests: Matt James, Steve Ahlman

Topics covered

  • gaming news
  • game announcements
  • trailer analysis
  • console exclusivity
  • live-service games

Keywords

  • gaming news
  • PlayStation
  • Xbox
  • game trailers
  • GTA VI
  • God of War
  • Marvel's Wolverine
  • live-service games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony, PlayStation, Summer Game Fest, Xbox

Books & works: GTA VI, God of War Laufey, Marvel's Wolverine, Resident Evil Veronica, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gears of War: E-Day

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