TGA Top 5 Debate Heats Up; Showa American Story PC Specs Revealed
Today’s roundup brings five stories spanning awards chatter, system requirements, demo data, and performance leaks. The Game Awards recently asked players online to name their five best games of 2026 so far, drawing nominations ranging from AAA blockbusters to distinctive indie works. Separately, NEKCOM Entertainment published full PC requirements for its B-movie-style post-apocalyptic RPG Showa American Story, Capcom shared completion statistics from the Onimusha: Way of the Sword demo, and Rusty Lake’s The Lake Servant received handheld verification ahead of its August 13 launch. Early footage of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered on Switch 2 also surfaced online, revealing notable performance struggles.
The Game Awards organization launched a discussion on social media asking players to name the five best games of 2026 so far. The topic quickly heated up, with the comment section drawing nominations that include both highly anticipated AAA titles and distinctive indie projects. Frequently mentioned games include 007: First Light, Resident Evil 9: Requiem, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Remastered, Nioh 3, and Adventurer Elliot’s Thousand-Year Tale. With official judging still some time away, the conversation remains open as more releases arrive.
Showa American Story, the B-movie-style post-apocalyptic RPG from NEKCOM Entertainment, now has full PC specifications listed, with an entry bar low enough for mainstream machines. Minimum requirements include Windows 10 64-bit, an Intel Core i5-5575R, 8GB RAM, and a GTX 960, while recommended specs rise to a Core i7-4770K, 16GB RAM, and a GTX 1660 Ti — both tiers needing 50GB of storage. Capcom also shared completion-time data from the Onimusha: Way of the Sword demo (June 3–July 27). Players finishing within 40 minutes led at 40.6%, followed by 27.7% at 50 minutes, 10.4% at 60 minutes, and 11.6% beyond an hour; only 0.2% cleared it in under 20 minutes. With over three-quarters done within 50 minutes yet over a tenth stuck past an hour, the combat system clearly poses a learning curve.
The Lake Servant, developed by Dutch indie studio Rusty Lake, has received handheld PC verification ahead of its August 13, 2026 launch across multiple platforms, including iOS and Android, with Simplified Chinese support. Set decades before Rusty Lake: Roots, the prequel casts players as the Vanderboom mansion’s new butler, solving puzzles tied to the family’s alchemy secrets; a free demo with 15–30 minutes of content is available. Separately, leaked Switch 2 footage of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, shared by blogger “scarlet works” two days before release, shows the cartridge running without a day-one patch but with unstable performance — docked mode targets 1080p/30fps yet drops frames even in the opening prison, while Cyrodiil’s open world brings stuttering and brief freezes, with visuals that remain acceptable. These issues aren’t unique to Switch 2: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC versions have struggled since launch despite multiple Bethesda updates. Not an ideal first impression for Switch 2 owners.
