The DayOne Show | A Video Games Podcast

Tuesday is here and we're back with a brand new episode of Headlines, our twice weekly news focused show to bring you up to speed on the latest stories in gaming. On this episode of Headlines, Gears of War: E-Day suffers DDOS attacks and Epic Games goes all in on AI.

On this Episode: Gears E-Day Faces DDOS Attacks

• New on DayOne - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Ratatan and Valor Mortis
• Gears of War: E-Day Suffers DDOS Attacks Causing Player Disruption
• Epic Games Move to 'AI-First' Development Approach
• GTA 6 Leaker Threatens to Release Full PC Build of Game
• GTA6 PC Release Planned for Q1, 2027 Per New Report
• All this and more!

After another solid week in video games, Jon, Nick and Jesse return to chat about all the latest news, games, and Nick's habitual cutscene skipping. Jump in for The DayOne Show Episode 334!

As always, we kick off the show by diving into what we've been playing. Gears of War: E-Day is a frequent topic of conversation with it's excellent Horde Siege mode, and the usual 'Insanity' campaign run through, though Nick is still taking it slow in his ongoing hunt for every collectible. Jesse has reviewed a number of titles releasing this week, from the horny horror of Hellraiser: Revival to the sumptuous expansion in Dragons Dogma 2: Dark Arisen.

This week has also seen a number of games release, including a couple for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. First there's Neon Abyss 2, which has launched everywhere in 1.0 form following a year or so in Early Access on PC. We also have Forever Ago, a new narrative focused game about love, loss and regret which Jon has been playing following an excellent review from Joe Cumbo on the site.

Despite all the great video games, there's also been plenty of industry goings-on to dive into, in what feels like a very Xbox-centric week. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma held a town hall at Xbox HQ and revealed that Gen-10 (Project Helix) will be a 'Family of Devices' with some being made by third party partners. Xbox also announced a new division - Xbox XP - which will focus on 4 verticals for Microsoft including a focus on film and TV entries in popular franchises.
There was some reporting around Xbox, streaming and GTA6 and crypto-scam leaker Cyberleek returned to threaten Rockstar with the release of the full game unless he gets money, or Rockstar makes a physical version. Oh, and Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a movie in partnership with Paramount and CDPR.

All this and more, including Nick defending his thoughts on videogame cutscenes in The DayOne Show Episode 334, available now on demand.

Another crazy week in video games, with even more releases and a brand new Xbox division to dive into! On this episode of Headlines, we take a look at Xbox XP, a new team set up to deliver success in key areas for Xbox, as well as new GTA6 Gameplay leaks.

On this Episode: Headlines | Xbox XP Division Announced

• New on DayOne – Reviews for Neon Abyss 2 and Forever Ago (both new to Xbox Game Pass) as well as Dragons Dogma II: Dark Arisen and Hellraiser: Revival.
• Xbox Announce ‘XP’, a New Division Focused on Expanding Xbox’s Most Popular Franchises
• Xbox CEO Confirms Next-Gen Helix “Family of Devices” in Town Hall Meeting
• Xbox Plans Improvements for ID@Xbox Publishing
• Google Announce ‘Playground’, an AI-Powered Game Creation Platform
• New GTA6 Leak Shares 25 Minutes of Gameplay
• The Music of GTA6 is Now Available to Preview
• All this and more!

October begins and we're back with another episode of Headlines, DayOne's twice-weekly, news focused live show that covers the latest and greatest stories from across the video game industry. On this episode of Headlines, we dive into the recent leaks regarding the Elite Series 3 Controller and the latest reviews from the team.

On this Episode: Headlines | Ubisoft's 'Mother Brain' Gen-AI System Detailed

• New on DayOne - Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Warhammer Survivors
• Our friends over at Insider Gaming report on Ubisoft's 'Mother Brain' Gen-AI platform.
• Star Wars: Galactic Racer is Out Now - And It's Free on Amazon Luna
• New Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller Details Leak
• Nacon Announce Revolution 5 Unlimited PS5 Controller
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 'DMZ' Deep Dive
• Embark Studios' ARC Raiders and The Finals to Get Movie and TV Adaptations
• All this and more!

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Emergence Day has finally arrived and it’s time for Jon, Nick and Jesse to sit down and catch up on all of the incredible games this week in the DayOne Show Episode 333!

In a nice change, the big topic this week isn’t on news, or rumours and industry drama, but on the games. None is making more conversation than Gears of War: E-Day, out now in “Early Access” on Xbox and PC. We’ve been playing it, and all agree it’s a genuinely incredible experience, and the best Gears has ever looked, sounded or felt to actually play, ever.

Incredibly, E-Day doesn’t stand alone this week in terms of squadmates on the battlefield that is the release calendar. This week has seen a ton of great games release, or their embargos lifted. We’ve got indie metroidvania ‘End of Abyss‘, which is dark, gorgeous and full of challenge and mystery, even if it needed a little more time in the oven.

There’s also the crowd-pleasing ‘Minecraft Dungeons 2‘, which while not necessarily a critical success certainly seems to be landing well with players, and is a vast improvement on the first game in the series. Lastly, we’ve got ‘Star Wars: Galactic Racer‘, which has reviewed very highly, and comes thoroughly recommended as an incredibly addictive AAA arcade racer. Really feels like something for everyone this week!

On the news front, there’s not a huge amount to talk about. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma declared Xbox is ‘not for sale’ in a recent interview with the New York Times, as Xbox continues to make moves for its console fan-base, with Mythic Achievements available for Xbox insiders on all test rings, and the Disc-to-Digital program is now available to all on console.
Sony also revealed God of War Laufey pre-orders are now live, and confirmed Naughty Dog are working on a couple of Last of Us projects, along with sharing that we’ll see more from Intergalactic in 2027. All this and more in the DayOne Show Episode 333!

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A new metroidvania title that seems to take the best bits of games like Little Nightmares, Dead Space and throws in a little twin-stick shooting for good measure. This debut release from the team at Section 9 may have flown under your radar, so see if this is one you should pick up with our End of Abyss Review.

October begins, and with it, so does Emergence Day! Gears of War: E-Day hogs the spotlight this episode, as reviews have dropped worldwide for what is The Coalition's best ever game. Beyond that, on this episode of Headlines, we dive into recent comments from Xbox CEO on the sale of the brand and more!

On this Episode: Headlines | Emergence Day Begins!

Gears of War: E-Day is the game that cements The Coalition as one of the top developers in gaming. A picture-perfect campaign, full of grit, emotion, brilliant design, and sheer spectacle, takes us through the start of it all. The eponymous Emergence Day sees us through three days and nights of the fall of humanity.

It is a stunning achievement, with excellent gameplay, pacing, and writing. Paired with the incredible delights of Horde Siege and a solid PvP multiplayer, E-Day is as thoroughly compelling a package as I have played this generation.

Our Gears of War: E-Day Review:

It’s the start of a brand-new week, and the team are back with our roundup of the latest video game industry news in Headlines, our twice-weekly, concise, news focused live show. On this episode, Jesse and Jon discuss some upcoming projects in ‘The Last of Us’ universe.
On this Episode: Headlines | The Last of Us has Multiple Projects in the Works

• New on DayOne – Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park, Fangtopia and Minecraft Dungeons II
• Naughty Dog news, with two ‘The Last of Us’ projects in the pipeline and a reveal date for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
• ARC Raiders is Testing a PvE Matchmaking Experience Following Community Feedback
• All this and more!

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We're back to talk video games after another turbulent and hectic week in this crazy interesting. We'll break it down in The DayOne Show Episode 332!

As we head into the show, there's plenty of games to talk about this week, and we've also been playing plenty we can't yet talk about. First up is Rivage, a new sci-fi puzzler where the player is trapped in a time loop. Jon's played it, and doesn't like it very much. What he did like is Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, which is an absolute blast to play, even if it's very silly.

Jesse's been juggling plenty of things, from new previews for both The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park and a final look at Valor Mortis before release. The big one however, was Silent Hill: Townfall, which sadly, he didn't love, even though it's mostly reviewed pretty positively. If you're after even more game content, don't forget to check out our reviews for Woodo, Nascar 26, Warcraft 3: Forsaken Kingdom and Sin: Reloaded, just for starters! Nick said he's not played any games this week. Boo, Nick! Boo!

Plenty of News to Deal with!

On the news front, it's fair to say there's a lot to talk about, with PHYSINT/Kojima drama kicking us off, with exorbitant budget rumours, and disagreements among video game pundits and journalists over the whole affair.
The big stuff though, was once again focused around a beleaguered Xbox, who once again angered fans and the industry by detailing the next steps of their ongoing "reset" of the business. This time around saw Halo Studios hit hard with job cuts and Halo move over to Activision, along with Rare and World's Edge. Will it all work out? All this and more in The DayOne Show Episode 332!

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