According to reports, PlayStation is rebooting Guerilla's in development, Horizon Hunters Gathering.. adding yet another failure to their live service initiative. In other news, previews for FromSoftware's The Duskbloods is out and we predict what we might see next week at Gamescom Opening Night Live.

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0:00 Intro and Whatcha Playing

10:00 The Sinking City 2 Review

24:00 The Duskbloods Previews

34:00 Horizon Hunters Gathering Rebooted

1:03:00 Gamescom ONL Predictions

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PlayStation has had a busy week of announcements. Firstly, they've revealed that Insomniac's upcoming Wolverine will get a limited-edition console and controller ahead of launch next month. They have also revealed Ghost of Yotei is getting an expansion, launching October 1st. Phantom Blade Zero received an 11-minute-deep dive trailer with a further 20-minute State of Play coming in just a few days. In other news, SuperMassive Games is laying off a large portion of staff and Saber Interactive's CEO mocks firing an employee over AI.

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0:00 Intro and Whatcha Playing

25:00 PlayStation Announcements

55:00 SuperMassive Games Layoffs

1:04:00 Netflix Closes Night School

1:10:00 Saber CEO Crash Out

1:20:00 Handheld Gaming Future

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Halo, Xbox's flagship IP, has arrived on PlayStation for the first time and based on early sales estimates, its not doing well. GameFreak's Beast of Reincarnation is also out this week to middling reviews but is it actually bad? Plus, Sam shares this thoughts on Big Walk! Much to discuss

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This week - Kevin and Sam are joined by GamingTrend's David Burdette to preview Gears of War E-Day multiplayer suite. Halo Campaign Evolved is also officially here... we have thoughts AND PlayStation has announced the God of War: Laufey release date, putting it squarely up against Fable.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

7:30 Halo Campaign Evolved Discussion

27:00 The Incident at Galley House

29:00 Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls

40:00 Gears of War E-Day Multiplayer Preview

1:01:00 God of War: Laufey Release Date - Is Fable in trouble?

1:17:00 Xbox's Bad Financials and Asha Sharma's Plan for Success

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This week, Kevin is joined by The Expansion Pass to chat about Xbox expanding their backwards compatibility program to PC - taking one more step towards a universal library. This nostalgia is perfectly timed with a remake of Halo launching - so lets talk all about it.

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

10:00 Halo Campaign Evolved & Splatoon Raiders Impressions

45:00 Xbox Backwards Compatibility on PC

58:00 Xbox Ad Streaming Tier

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#Xbox #Halo #teeto #Nintendo

In a light news week, Kevin and Sam take a break from industry news (as there really isn't any) and instead - have a gaming podcast about GAMES! Let's chat: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Ascend to ZERO, DMC and more!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

6:00 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Impressions

18:00 DMC: Devil May Cry

27:00 Meccha Chameleon

36:00 Ascend to ZERO Review

49:00 Top 3 Games of 2026 So Far

1:05:00 Patreon Topic

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The Xbox layoffs are here - Asha Sharma has promised the biggest shakeup in Xbox history. This means mass layoffs affecting multiple teams, studios going independent and being sold. Where does Xbox go from here?

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

8:00 AC Black Flag Impressions

18:00 Xbox Reset, Layoffs, Studio Futures and More

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In another wonderful week of gaming news, more rumors about the upcoming Xbox layoffs with Arkane potentially being closed and Blade being cancelled. PlayStation takes the first step towards the all digital future - closing PS3, Vita stores and announcing no more physical games in just 18 months time..

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

13:00 PlayStation Exiting Physical Games in 2028, Closing PS3/Vita Stores

54:00 Xbox Canceling Blade? Closing Arkane?

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This week - Valve reveals the price of the Steam Machine but is it DOA? GTA 6 has revealed its price and pre-orders are live but not without controversy!

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0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

17:00 Steam Machine DOA?

30:00 Xbox Price Increased... Again

56:00 GTA 6 Pre-orders and controversy

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In an absolutely miserable week of news: Reports suggest Xbox looks set to shutter multiple first party studios along with mass layoffs. These teams include Hellblade creators Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games and the Tim Schaffer led Double Fine amongst potential others. How did we get here, what went wrong, much to discuss...

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24:00 Xbox Studio Closures

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