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What Was Worth A Damn About Summer Game Fest 2026?

Yeah, it’s Keighley o’clock again. I won’t do the whole spiel about Geoff Keighley or the games presentations associated with him - they’re vapid, bloated productions run by gaming PR’s favourite host, but you know that already (OR you know that now). Other folks have better, more entertaining material poking fun at the whole farce of the thing, whereas my aim is simply to find the potential gems amid the middling fare. This year’s Summer Game Fest was definitely among the more underwhelming and anemic in my experience, but I still managed to find some noteworthy titles, my reactions to which I have presented below. Have a look and see if anything strikes your fancy. Star Wars: Zero Company Developed by Bit Company and Respawn Entertainment Published by Electronic Arts Releasing August 27, 2026 for Windows PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The initial reveal for this game gave a strong impression that the central idea for this game was “What if XCOM, but with Star Wars stuff?” What they sh...
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State of Affairs for the Blog


 
Hello to all the fans I may or may not have! SO... it's been a fucking while, huh?

Time, money, and personal issues made it less than convenient to keep up posts on this here blog, much as I wanted to expand into new and untested waters.  I wish it weren't the case, I'm sorry to have not kept up updates of some kind, but I hope that you'll still take the time to read this post (and, indeed, the forthcoming material which I'm about to discuss).

I just put up a Patreon page that I urge you to consider checking out and maybe contributing to if at all possible - it helps ease my personal troubles AND enables me to do more with this blog and the KURT OF CAMBRIDGE brand as a whole.  Even if you aren't able to contribute, I'd ask that - should my material past and future resonate with you to any degree - you think about sharing said Patreon with your friends, family and assorted acquaintances.  Every little bit helps, after all.

Regardless, I'm pushing on with new content - reviews, think pieces, any and all pop-culture writing I can generate based on material of interest to me and (potentially) to you.  In the spirit of that, here is what you can look forward to in the near future
  • Within the next two weeks, an OUTLAST review (yes, the original 2013 game, because why the hell not and also kind of relevant)
  • My thoughts on the likes of the first three Mega Man games, Castlevania for NES, Mega Man X and potentially a game or two more - expect this towards the end of May
  • I'm toying with the idea of more Let's Play or equivalent material for the YouTube channel
Hopefully, you'll find something to like about the writing I have coming up.  Please feel free to comment below and tell me what you think, or suggest other games/assorted works you wish me to cover.
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