With the curtain finally being lifted on Nintendo's successor console, we discuss the reveal and what we expect from the Switch 2 throughout the rest of 2025, all before chatting about PlayStation's recently axed live-service projects, and then getting lost in a discussion about how the next few years and the rise of artificial intelligence will change the video game industry.

We look back at 2024 and ahead to what could be an all-time year for gaming and movies in 2025.

With The Game Awards almost here, we do a last-minute recap of the categories and nominees and discuss what we expect to win each award and also what we would like to see come out on top and win in each respective category.

In this episode of The Gamereactor Show, Ben and Alex spend a bunch of time recapping the second and final season of Arcane, where they talk about why they love the series so much. Between casting choices, art direction, pacing, narrative, emotional depth, and more, we make the amazing animated series the main talking point in this episode, before also then briefly touching on the latest controversy surrounding Avowed.

Ben and Alex discuss whether we're experiencing Horizon fatigue and if 2024 will go down as one of the worst years on record for first-party PlayStation software.

We look back on the latest instalment into Activision's shooter series and ask the question if Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be the first and last Call of Duty to be launched on Game Pass, all before switching over to talking about the discourse surrounding Dragon Age: The Veilguard, before chatting a little about Life is Strange: Double Exposure too.

Alex and Ben talk about the trend of developers making GaaS titles or remakes, and how this has affected the games industry.

Ben and Alex talk all about the recent revealing of the PS5 Pro and the monumental flop of Concord, before chatting a bit about Astro Bot and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II too.

We recap Gamescom and Opening Night Live before discussing Star Wars Outlaws and if the ongoing controversy is warranted or not.

Ben and Alex preview Gamescom before getting lost in an enthralling discussion about Australian breakdancing sensation Dr. Rachel "Raygun" Gunn.