Showcase season is done — and this week it delivered. Greg, Ty, and Uly break down everything that mattered across Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase 2026.

On the list: Persona 6 officially revealed (and it's going darker — finally), Castlevania: Belmont's Curse confirmed as a direct follow-up to the Netflix anime with Rose Belmont as the lead, Resident Evil Veronica and why dropping "Code" from the title is actually a smart move, the surprisingly very real Wolf Among Us 2, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, Monster Hunter Ascendance, Palworld 1.0, Star Trek Shadow Frontier (yes, a horror Trek game), and Metro 2039.

On the Xbox side: Persona 6 drops at the showcase, Fable gets a Twilight Princess-level dark glow-up, Gears of War E-Day stays exclusive (and the guys are fine with it), Halo gets a muted reaction, and collector's edition pricing gets a full roast.

The State of Play breakdown is exclusive on GZ Chop Shop UNCUT — Patreon only.

Also: Greg fumbled the intro badly. Bloopers are on Patreon. Ty called it at the five-minute mark.

Topics covered this episode:

• Summer Game Fest 2026 full rundown
• Resident Evil Veronica — the lore deep dive you didn't know you needed
• Wolf Among Us 2 confirmed
• Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, Palworld 1.0, Monster Hunter Ascendance
• Star Trek Shadow Frontier + Bloober trust
• Persona 6 official reveal — darker tone, adult cast speculation
• Castlevania: Belmont's Curse lore breakdown (Trevor & Sypha's daughter confirmed)
• Fable goes dark — Playground doing a Twilight Princess
• Gears of War E-Day Xbox exclusive reaction
• Halo Campaign Evolved — a muted response
• Collector's edition pricing roast
• Which showcase won the week?

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