EP18. Game of the Year So Far | Biggest Disappointments of 2026

June 30 · 50 min · Episode 18 · 72.5 MBExplicit

0:00-50:22

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It's time for our mid-year GOTY conversation! We'll reveal our top 5 games of 2026... so far. But, what's a year in gaming without disappointments? So, that's why we'll also reveal which games let us down the most in 2026. Plus, PlayStation apparently isn't anywhere near done making live service games — so we'll try to unpack why they haven't learned their lesson.

Timestamps:
00:01:29 – Sony's live service strategy isn't dead
00:15:55 – Game of the year (so far)
00:36:01 – Biggest disappointments
00:41:03 – Most anticipated games left in 2026