For as much negative stuff that we say about Microsoft (not our fault really), Jarret believes in Phil Spencer. We discuss that, Joystiq closing, XBox holiday sales, Ubisoft killing off game keys, problems at APEX 2015 and more.

On this weeks Mashcast we discuss promising Windows 10 announcments, more trouble with H1Z1, CS:GO match fixing, and more.

2.8 Million sales for The War Z, H1Z1 botched launch, out of touch video game executives, the GDC State of the Industry, and more.

Lag, OP weapons, Arc Blade... There are so many things to talk about when mentioning what needs fixing in the Crucible. We discuss that and more in this Mashcast+.

Some important things we've missed over the past few weeks, promising job openings at Microsoft, Playstation Now going live, Farcry 4 temporarily stripped from users, and more.

We discuss the Playstation Experience, Street Fighter's exclusivity, the so called Destiny expansion "The Dark Below", Microsoft making gains with the XBox One in November, and more.

Free AC: Unity DLC, Sony going hard in China, and a CS:GO hacking scandal.

Buggy games, XBox One price drop, obsolete Metacritic, and more.

Thinking with portals, what happens when you threaten Gaben, and what defines and MMO.

Hatred, the death of reviews, Gamersgate, and more.