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Gears of War E Day, despite its critical acclaim, seems to have had tremendously low sales given its rumoured budget of $500 million. Is it time to kill Xbox Game Pass?

Xbox just asked if it go back to exclusives for everything except Call of Duty. Could Xbox do the unthinkable and the necessary?!

The Coalition have done it. Gears of War E Day has taken the gaming world by storm delivering a visually astounding heavyweight title with the tightest Gears gameplay ever. But the game is not without its controversies, also spurred on by the sea of Playstation fanboys still bitter over the lacklustre nature of Insomniac's Wolverine.

Another set of mass layoffs besieges Xbox but the Xbox community remains defiant in its jubilation mostly because the Halo IP might get a lifeline as Halo Studios gets shuttered down to support studio status and Activision takes over the IP. Major changes are announced as Xbox makes it clear, its not messing around anymore.

Xbox seems to be gaining steam as its goodwill continues to rise amidst the Kojima connection whereas Playstation continues to get absolutely ridiculed on social media with other brands even chipping to take shots at the market leader.

Not a great week for the Playstation Nation as the long-standing ties between Sony and industry legend Hideo Kojima come to an abrupt end as Physint not only gets cancelled for Playstation but its Xbox that saves the IP! Then Wolverine's reviews come out and it turns out to me pretty mediocre by what people expect from 'Sony's standards'. Is Playstation's spell over the industry now over? Can Xbox...

Finally! GTA 6 got its gameplay reveal and boy was it something. Oh and DLSS 5 got leaked which basically made every manlet cry about "AI slop" as their ageing AMD cards and old consoles made them lash out on the next generation of tech.

Man what a horrid week for Rockstar and their staff. GTA 6 has leaked again just mere days before the big grand gameplay reveal. Its not a good situation. Meanwhile Xbox is withdrawing from disclosing NPD's, China just puts Western devs to shame....again and Playstation is being Playstation.

The previews for Wolverine are out along with new gameplay clips and details. These have divided gamers. One half thinks that the game looks great and the mechanics are fine and that Logan sitting down to pee or exclusively drinking almond milk doesn't make him a b*tch and then there's the other half whose brains are actually functioning.

Well what do you know; it looks like The Coalition still has it. The Gears of War E-Day beta is out and it is such a joy to play. Meanwhile Rockstar finally announced when the next Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer is out including a deep dive! Its happening! Friendly Fire is a 3 man gaming podcast starring friends (for now) who dont hold back! Starring:Fonz Gaming ► https://www.youtube.com/@Fonz_GamingZ...

Sony has confirmed that it will continue to ignore all fan outcry about pulling away from physical media as many media pundits come to the rescue for the company to justify its decisions that are at odds with many vocal fans. Halo Campaign Evolved is out and the embargo on the Gears of War E Day multiplayer early look has lifted. Friendly Fire is a 3 man gaming podcast starring friends (for now) w...

Bethesda has laid out its biggest most ambitious roadmap in years and what should be a cause for celebration has been soured by the usual suspects getting their violins out as their knees crumble at the weight of their enormous crocodile tears. Sign up for exclusive greatness at ► https://septicsauce.com/

The biggest restructuring of Xbox in history and the most brutal set of layoffs yet and Xbox has survived the purge. Some argue that this sets Xbox up to be more competitive than it has been for over a decade.

Another week goes by and the gaming industry plummets again in negativity with Playstation coming out with the shock announcement that its completely pulling away from physical media. The entire industry mocks Playstation and Sony and Playstation become the joke of the industry with even Domino's pizza and KFC jumping in to batter the brand.

What a brutal week for gaming. Mass Lay offs have completely decimated what's left of Bungie. Compulsion Games are reported to have started lay offs, GTA 6's price has people worried about the new increase baseline for game costs and more. There is a lot to get into this week! Friendly Fire is a 3 man gaming podcast starring friends (for now) who dont hold back! Starring:Fonz Gaming ► http...

The debut of the new podcast series called Friendly Fire couldn't have started at a more crazy time! Xbox is about to get gutted rawly as Xbox CEO Asha Sharma initiates a hard reset that will see casualties in the form of entire studios and game cancellations the likes of which we have never seen before! Fonz: https://www.youtube.com/@Fonz_Gaming/featuredZalker: https://www.youtube.com/@Zalker...

As Playstation announces (to its staff) that it is withdrawing from PC releases of single player games, the burning question regarding Xbox exclusivity rages on as Forza Horizon 6, the highest rated game of the year so far, that attains a massive 6 million players in just a matter of days, has people questioning whether Xbox even needs Playstation. Would you sacrifice Game Pass or day one games on...

Looks like Playground Games and Xbox are on to another winner as the undisputed king of racers is back with a sequel that still manages to stun critics and the masses. Forza Horizon 6 is an absolute dream and will be regarded as the best racer of this generation. Xbox renames itself to XBOX in all caps (whatever that means), updates Achievements and does some stuff with cloud controllers, Marathon...

Well contrary to the rather alarming leap in logic made by some corners of the internet, Playstation too is susceptible to market forces and component prices. Anyone with a working brain knows this but many were in denial. Now Sony has said that the PS6's fate is determined by the component prices. Add to that, Bungie's value continues to plummet marking just how terrible an acquisition it...

Asha Sharma might be the MVP that we didn't deserve! Xbox has unveiled its manifesto and gameplan and one big point is that Xbox is reconsidering its exclusivity strategy! How many of you accosted me for my unrelenting and scathing criticism of Xbox's exclusivity strategy?! Its time for repentance!

Xbox Head Asha Sharma comes out to admit that Xbox Game Pass is too expensive, there are rumblings of fierce debates raging on about Xbox exclusivity at Xbox HQ, Replaced has finally released, Capcom scores another big win with Pragmata and more! Joining me is Fonz ► https://www.youtube.com/@Fonz_Gaming

Previews for the next big title from Xbox, Forza Horizon 6, have come out and they have been very positive. Could this be this generation's best racer? Cyberpunk gets an update on Playstation that sets the stables and the PC crowd in a frenzy, Marathon's budget got revealed which makes its future look more uncertain, Xbox might be getting rid of Call of Duty on Game Pass and the Xbox Paras...

Xbox is taking 2026 very seriously. It looks like Asha Sharma is off to a good start by bringing Xbox Fanfest back. Gears of War E Day surprises me by not only being revealed and having a deep dive this summer but is also slated for a release this year! State of Decay 3 is also not dead with alpha playthroughs available next month! There is all sorts going on at the moment including Halo Studios l...

I have been away for the last couple of weeks and boy has A LOT happened during those 2 weeks. The drama of this generation continues with all kinds of crazy developments. PlayStation has had a particularly tough week as it not only shuts down another studio it also rolls out a massive global price hike for its console that is almost 6 years old! This despite reassuring customers it wouldnt do so....

Well, there it is! The doubters have been proven wrong as Microsoft shows its commitment to gaming by revealing that it will indeed be releasing a new console which has now been revealed as Project Helix! Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reveals that Sony is indeed pulling away from PC as far as its single player first party games are concerned. Marathon has released and Highguard is officially abou...