Summer /r/Games Fest 2026 - XBOX Games Showcase Megathread
# XBOX Games Showcase Followed by Gears of War: E-Day Direct: Megathread
Hello! It's a beautiful summer day for video games, unless you're in the southern hemisphere, which... isn't having half-bad weather either. LycaonMoon is writing this overview, but we're getting reports that Anthlon will be doing his usual live updates... a moderator tag team!! The scandal!
# Schedule
**The stream will start at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT / 2am JST.**
The main show does not have a stated runtime but will probably run for about 45-60 minutes.
# Relevant Links:
* [XBOX Site Overview](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/03/30/xbox-games-showcase-2026-gears-of-war-e-day-direct/) * [YouTube Stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RinXA_k9f4s) * [Twitch Stream](https://www.twitch.tv/Xbox) * [Twitch Stream (American Sign Language)](https://www.twitch.tv/XboxASL)
# Live Updates:
* What is everyone looking forward to being shown, hopefully some kind of Revival can take place * The show is beginning now! * Xbox saying thanks for 25 years and looking forward to another 25 * We're starting off with a new trailer for **Gears of War E-Day** * Getting first gameplay trailer as the locust invade earth * Glory Kills seem to still be on the menu * **Gears of War E-Day** coming **October 6th 2026, console exclusive** * [**Gameplay Demo Reveal**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y85lNvF3kVQ) * **Asha Sharma** is now talking to us * **Fable** is being shown with a new trailer * Coming **23rd Feb 2027** * [**Trailer**](https://youtu.be/3iW1i78zFvk?si=MGCJYPx6Se27qrLG) * **Halo Combat Evolved** is being shown with 3 new missions * Coming **28th June 2026** * Still coming to PS5 * [**Trailer**](https://youtu.be/DPrm70EK2f0?si=gZuq7f5pebvynny5) * **Plague Tale: Resonance** receiving a new trailer * coming **27th August 2026** * Also coming Day 1 to Gamepass * [**Trailer**](https://youtu.be/jtuXbs8Wue8?si=aqBlCbqGiVhJ15gC) * **Persona 4 Revival** is now being shown with a new trailer * Also contains content from Persona 4 Golden * Coming **18th Feb 2027** * Day 1 Gamepass * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg3Enwd7Ba4) * **State of Decay 3** trailer from **Xbox Game Studios** * Coming **2027** * Will also come to PS5 * [**Gameplay Reveal Trailer**](https://youtu.be/eoLOzgHvKxQ?si=s2_yrBPLDdjbbVNg) * **Sea of Thieves** new trailer for **Custom Seas** * Seems like a User Generated Content type update, custom games, movies, sandbox etc * Coming **June 18th** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpOIvnb8RMg) * **Metro 2039** is receiving a new trailer * Coming **February 2027** * [**Gameplay Reveal Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAUfp7tP2bg) * A cute bird is committing many crimes * Gamepass Day 1 * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixtwifLrU5M) * a new game from **Koei Tecmo** and **Team Ninja** * Coming **Early 2027** * Day 1 Gamepass * [**Trailer**](https://youtu.be/uRTPi-3BhJM?is=tPJITxUE1PwCF2s4) * **Join us,** a new trailer about running your own cult to be protected from the apocalypse * **March 2027** * **Day 1 Gamepass** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52sHCWHzYLc) * **Senua,** 3rd World Premier from **Xbox Game Studios** * Looks to be **Hellblade 3** * Seems more action oriented than the previous entries * Coming **2027**, just called **Senua** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91LAY9B6lUc&pp=ygUFc2VudWE%3D) * **Fallout 76,** new announcement from Bethesda * Daily awards and free trial for Fallout 1st * **Fallout 76: Infestations** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFaR_qpZCgI) * **Doom: The Dark Ages,** DLC Trailer * Coming **July 7th** * DLC is titled **Revelations** * [**Trailer**](https://youtu.be/nL_JF1ZNllI?si=qYMC_ncUIHMD8LAb) * **Crazy Taxi** reboot is receiving it's first trailer * called **Crazy Taxi World Tour** and is coming in **2027** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz-5emVM4Ow) * A new 25th anniversary **Xbox Series X Console** that looks like the original Xbox dashboard * Coming **November 2026** * [**Reveal Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-INYU6FLgI) * **Age of Empires 4: Raiders of the North** is receiving a new trailer * Coming **Fall 2026** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmM3GFr6O5g&pp=0gcJCSgLAYcqIYzv) * **Minecraft Dungeons 2** trailer from Mojang * Coming **September 29th 2026** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5M47synfo) * **Magician: The Devil's Deal,** another **World Premier** * Magician FPS set in France from Focus as the publisher * Called * Day 1 Gamepass * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8b2Jd-2y54) * **Valor Mortis** new trailer * Staring **Vincent Cassels** * Coming **September 24th 2026** * Day 1 Gamepass * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu4O5uIMYKw) * **Elder Scrolls: Online,** from **Bethesda** for a new update * The **Thieves Guild** is back * Coming **July 8th 2026** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02NSHZnwINs) * **Microsoft Flight Simulator** from **Xbox Game Studios**, looks to be new DLC for adding national landmarks from the United States * Also adding National Championship Air Races * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvouQ7I77dw) * **Where Winds Meet** is getting an Xbox port * Available **Today** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_FI471ah5A) * **Castlevania: Belmont's Curse** new trailer * Coming **October 15th 2026** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1YYTbciSD8) * **Vivarium,** a new game from **Serenity Forge** and **Studio Mayflower** * Artstyle is very Ghibli-like * Coming **2027** * Gamepass Day 1 * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL_TyajdnGc) * **Persona 6,** World Premier from **Atlus** * Gamepass Day 1 * [**Teaser Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lwef2jan-Q) * **Spyro: A Realm Beyond,** World Premier from **Activision** * A new **Spyro The Dragon** is being shown * Coming **2027** * [**Trailer**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHFW16_mDbo) * **Clockwork Revolution** from **InXile** is being shown now * Coming **2027** * **Xbox Console Exclusive** * [**Trailer**](https://youtu.be/6B5NUd6B9I4?si=0Q_1m1dagOTfl0P4) * Matt Booty is now talking to us about Clockwork Revolution * Ending the show with **DMZ** extraction mode showcase in [Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl7TOzNEaJ8&pp=0gcJCSgLAYcqIYzv)
After this it will be the **Gears of War E-Day** Direct, there won't be any live updates for this.
# Let us know what you thought in the comments!
I'm personally excited for a new Spyro game