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June 9, 2025This week, June 2–8, 2025, was a gaming bonanza. Summer Game Fest 2025, Xbox Games Showcase, Future Games Show, and PC Gaming Show unleashed a torrent of reveals, from The Outer Worlds 2 to Resident Evil Requiem. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 kept its GOTY grip, Oblivion remake rumors swirled, and Apple’s Epic lawsuit loss shook the industry. Here’s what defined this week’s gaming pulse.Summer Game Fest 2025 Kicks Off with a BangSummer Game Fest 2025, hosted by Geoff Keighley on June 6, set the tone with a two-and-a-half-hour livestream packed with surprises. Resident Evil Requiem stunned with a world premiere, Lies of P: Overture shadow-dropped, and Death Stranding 2: On The Beach got a June 24 release date with a story trailer featuring Neil and Lucy, per @eurogamer. Dune: Awakening hit early access with nearly 100k concurrent players, per @eurogamer, while Mortal Shell 2 and Scott Pilgrim EX sparked hype. Stranger Than Heaven (formerly Project Century) and Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree from Bandai Namco rounded out the show, per @ign. X posts, like @GamerGuildTV, called it a “new E3,” blending indie gems like Ill (body horror) with AAA heavyweights. @HerrClay noted the week’s stacked schedule, and it delivered.Xbox Games Showcase and Outer Worlds 2 Direct DeliverThe Xbox Games Showcase on June 8 was a juggernaut, followed by The Outer Worlds 2 Direct. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, set 15 years before the original, introduced Sophia, a treasure-hunter on the run, per @polygon. Gears of War: Reloaded (August 26) flexed 4K/60 FPS campaign and 120 FPS multiplayer, with a beta starting June 13, per @xbox. The Outer Worlds 2 (October 29) promised deeper RPG systems and sharper satire, per @xbox. A surprise “Xbox PC” branding on third-party trailers and the ROG Xbox Ally handheld tease, per @tomsguide, fueled buzz. X posts raved about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (starring Milo Ventimiglia, set in 2035) and a Persona 4 remake, per @techradar. Phil Spencer teased a 2026 Fable and a “classic” return, per @xbox, sending X wild.Future Games Show and PC Gaming Show Bring DiversityThe Future Games Show Summer Showcase (June 7) spotlighted over 50 titles. SCUM, a prison riot survival game, left early access on June 17, per @gamesradar, with a 100-key giveaway. Herdling, a lush flock-tending adventure, and The Finals Season 7 (June 12) shone, per @gamespot. Joe & Mac Retro Collection hit Kickstarter on June 10, bundling the ‘90s trilogy, per @gamesradar. The PC Gaming Show (June 8) revealed Guntouchables, a brash co-op roguelike (June 17), and Arcane Eats, a fairyland restaurant sim, per @pcgamer. FBC: Firebreak and Anno 177: Pax Romana (November 17) got release dates, per @pcgamer. X praised the indie-AAA mix, though some felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume.Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Unshakable ReignClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (April 24) kept dominating, with 2 million copies sold, per @XBorgHQ. Sandfall Interactive’s RPG, a Galaxies Games Showcase standout, blends haunting visuals, turn-based combat, and philosophical depth. @IGN’s “genre-defining masterpiece” label and 92 Metascore, per @MortisWes, held firm. NVIDIA’s DLSS support, per @NVIDIAGeForce, made PC visuals pop. Last week’s summer epilogue tease fueled GOTY chatter, with @Misery_AZ pairing it with Doom: The Dark Ages as 2025’s peak. It’s the indie icon June couldn’t ignore.Oblivion Remake Rumors Keep SimmeringThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion stayed hot after its April 22 remaster (PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS5), topping PS5 charts, per @WindowsCentral. Leaks via @Eurogamer pushed 2027 remake talk, promising 4K visuals and mod support. @RinoTheBouncer hyped a reborn Cyrodiil, but some X posts feared a Skyrim clone. The remaster’s 4K/60 FPS, new lighting, and modern combat, per @JamieMoranUK, kept it trending. With The Elder Scrolls VI distant, per @GameSpot, Oblivion was June’s nostalgic anchor.Apple’s Epic Loss Shakes the App StoreApple’s loss in its Epic Games lawsuit remained a hot topic. On April 30, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Apple violated a 2021 injunction, banning its 27% commission on external payments and anti-steering rules, per @Reuters. Epic’s Tim Sweeney celebrated on X, eyeing Fortnite’s App Store return, per @TechCrunch. @jason_kint called it a “sledgehammer” to Apple’s control, while @dhh hailed it for devs. Apple’s May 7 appeal, claiming it’s forced to “give away” services, per @Reuters, kept the fight alive. X posts see it as a win for devs and players, potentially lowering costs, but Apple’s $73.4M legal fee demand shows the battle’s far from over.Switch 2 Launch Ignites HypeNintendo’s Switch 2 launched June 5 ($449.99), with Mario Kart World and Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition (June 5) leading the charge, per @nme. @HerrClay hyped Puyo Puyo Tetris and Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma day-one drops. A day-one update added “important features,” per @tech.yahoo, and X buzzed with midnight launch party posts. @GamerGuildTV called it a “game-changer,” though some griped about the $450 price tag.Indies Fight for AirBig reveals buried indies like Camper Van: Make it Home, a cozy interior design game from Wholesome Direct, per @engadget. Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers (May 28) and Blue Prince (92 Metascore, per @MortisWes) struggled, per @pcgamer. Galaxies’s Bionic Bay and UNBEATABLE held on, but X posts echoed April’s indie woes—blockbusters like Doom ruled.The Wrap-UpJune 2–8 was a showcase extravaganza: Summer Game Fest, Xbox, Future Games, and PC Gaming Show dropped Resident Evil Requiem, The Outer Worlds 2, and more. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Oblivion kept hearts racing, Apple’s Epic loss shook the industry, and Switch 2 launched with a bang. @GamerGuildTV nailed it—this week was “insane.” What’s your highlight—Doom’s carnage, Expedition 33’s depth, or Epic’s win? Drop it below—I’m listening.
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