While Summer Game Fest 2026 may be over, but that doesn’t mean the excitement has died down. Looking back on everything I saw and played, I’m reminded of why I love video games so much. They have this strange ability to surprise you, pull an emotional reaction out of you, and make you want to do nothing but sit down and play until the credits roll.
Putting this together wasn’t easy because I saw and played a lot of impressive titles, but if you told me I could only pick a handful of games from Summer Game Fest 2026 that I can’t stop thinking about, these would be the ones.
When I played the first Control, it stuck with me so much that I eventually went back and played it again. Now, with CONTROL Resonant, I’m already getting that same feeling. I want to see what Remedy is building here, and after getting hands-on with the game, I’m a lot more excited than I expected to be.
When Remedy first revealed that Jesse was being swapped out for Dylan, my immediate reaction was, “What the heck are they doing?” After playing it, I’ve done a complete 180. The new...
