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This week on The Spectator Mode Podcast, we kick things off with what we’ve been playing before diving back into the rest of our Summer Game Fest 2026 coverage. That includes the stuff we couldn’t talk about last time, such as Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and more.

We also discuss Sega’s recent financials, Bungie revealing Marathon’s new Vault Breaker PvE mode, and why the upcoming Steam Machine has us feeling more than a little frustrated.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction
01:01 Mortal Shell II Open Beta impressions
01:54 Final Fantasy XIV, Trails Through Daybreak, and Steam Demos
03:25 Blood Dungeon Demo impressions
06:39 Lunistice impressions
09:40 Echoes of the End impressions
15:21 Arknights: Endfield
16:47 Gaming Chat With an Uber Driver
23:36 Keith's Son Wants to Play Dark Souls II Without Him
25:36 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 SGF 2026 Impressions
53:19 Star Wars: Galactic Racer SGF 2026 Impressions
1:11:54 Sega Financials and Underperforming Games
1:22:07 Marathon Vault Breaker PvE Mode Revealed
1:28:39 Steam Machine Controversy
1:53:27 Final Thoughts and Outro

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Keith and Scott attended Summer Game Fest 2026, and got to check out some of amazing upcoming titles, and play a number of them. However, due to embargos we had to delay this episode of the show until we could talk about certain things. This one is a bit late due being in LA and some of the stuff we discussed was still under NDA/embargo at the time. So, enjoy our Summer Game Fest 2026 recap.

Timestamps coming soon!

Head over to our website to check out our Summer Game Fest content: https://www.theouterhaven.net/tag/summer-game-fest-2026/


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Spectator Mode Podcast returns with a packed episode as we talk about the games we’ve been playing, Epic Games revealing Unreal Engine 6, Bungie adding PvE modes for Marathon, our impressions of Forza Horizon 6, and why PlayStation’s PC strategy continues to frustrate players. We also get into why exclusives still matter in today’s gaming landscape and break down the latest Echoes of Aincrad system trailer.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction
01:45 - Games we’ve played
12:13 - Epic Games revealed Unreal Engine 6
23:17 - Bungie to add PVE modes to Marathon
31:32 - Forza Horizon 6 impressions
52:00 - PlayStation continues to frustrate PC gamers
1:03:20 - Yes, exclusives still matter
1:32:01 - Echoes of Aincrad system trailer

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