After years of rampant speculation, Rockstar finally puts gamers out of their misery by announcing that the trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is going to be revealed in December! This week Sony also confirmed the reports of internal issues besieging Playstation and its GaaS pivot as several GaaS games have been delayed. Xbox drew some flak from developers as it announced that it would be using AI for development.

Playstation's GAAS pivot seems to be in a poor state with reports of more layoffs at Bungie and that Marathon early impressions aren't that great. Did Sony make a mistake purchasing Bungie? Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 gets a low review score from IGN which set the internet ablaze along with an ad that appears on Xbox consoles when you boot it up. Indie game Quantum Error gets ridiculed for its poor review scores after the developer engaged in console wars to market the game. Was the tactic successful though? Blizzcon graced fans this week with some big updates for Warcraft. Xbox finally got a power win with Alan Wake 2 but is it too little too late? We discuss all this and more!

A watershed moment in gaming has just taken place. The record breaking acquisition of Activision Blizzard King has been completed and now Xbox owns some of the most recognised intellectual property in the gaming sphere. We discuss this and more!

Love him or hate him, Playstation executive Jim Ryan has made a huge impact on Sony's business and will go down as a legendary figure in the gaming industry. This week he announced that he was stepping down from his role. Is there a deeper story there especially with his failure to halt Microsoft's Activision Blizzard King deal? Mass lay offs afflict the industry and we here that State of Decay might be coming 2027 and the Kotor remake for Playstation may actually be cancelled.

Joining us on the panel this week will be the following guest:

A huge week for gaming news as the biggest leak to have ever besieged Xbox took place as a result of its own blunder. The leaks laid bare a huge part of Microsoft's strategy with Xbox including publishers it considered acquiring. Most shockingly, Nintendo was on the cards! Then a major breakthrough took place when the CMA announced that it provisionally approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard King!

Playstation announced a surprise State of Play this week and we got a look at already announced titles with Spider-Man 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth getting a lot of attention. Starfield's metacritic keeps dropping sitting at 83 at present leading many to bemoan the existence of media bias against Xbox and Final Fantasy 7 Remake's lifetime sales have been announced at 7 million. Is that actually impressive? This week we also discuss The Crew, Armored Core and lots more!

The big Xbox console exclusive is finally here! Starfield has a lot riding on it and the reviews and early access are out. Has Bethesda done enough to redeem itself after Fallout 76? Does Starfield live up to the hype? Does Xbox get some respite? Meanwhile, Playstation announced a significant price hike for its subscription services. Is Playstation starting to lose touch with gamers as it flaunts its success with little care for its fans?

David Jaffe

The biggest gaming convention of the year is still going on and we were fortunate to attend. T

his week so lots of news as a result from Starfield gameplay leaking, the Playstation Explore specs getting leaked, loads of other games to discuss and more!