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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...

Its been a busy week of gaming news. Marathon had its public server slam and impressions are not that great. Playstation is rumoured to be withdrawing away from PC releases of its single player exclusives and Xbox leader Asha Sharma has been doing the rounds with interviews and the Xbox community is lapping it up...all over again. Resident Evil Requiem has come out wowing many and Wolverine has a...

What an insane week for gaming! So much turmoil and drama. Firstly, Sony suddenly kills Playstation studio Bluepoint, responsible for delivering great titles out of the blue which results in the Playstation community calling for Hermen Hulst to be fired and the very next day, industry legend and Head of Xbox Phil Spencer announces his retirement! And Sarah Bond then decides to resign with him! In...

Watch my solo stream moments after it was announced that Phil Spencer was retiring and Sarah Bond was resigning.

The internet seems to suggest that Playstation's State of Play was actually a good show which is at odds with my impression of it and it suggests to me that Stockholm Syndrome has set in for many onlookers who have adjusted their expectations after successive bland Sony shows have now caused people to accept a lower standard from the market leader. But maybe I'm wrong? Playstation is getti...

Having missed Developer Direct, there is a lot for us to catch up on including the deep dives of Fable and Forza Horizon 6! However, Xbox financials and milestones look horrendous with decline in all key areas. What is the future of Xbox with these kind of consistent downtrends? Should fans be concerned? Joining me will be Jez Corden ► https://www.youtube.com/@jez.c

We have entered a strange phase in the industry where PC parts have absolutely skyrocketed because of the AI crazy amongst the industry. Insider Gaming has reported about talks of next gen consoles being delayed. Where does this leave the console platforms, particularly Xbox which is set to release its new hybrid console sooner than Playstation? 2026 is a fundamentally important year for Xbox not...

Xbox has announced its Developer Direct which will now be confirmed to have a deep dive into the next Fable game, Forza Horizon 6 and Beast of Incarnation along with one surprise title. Nvidia delivered a major upgrade with DLSS 4.5, murmurs of GTA 6 being delayed yet again surface from Jason Shreier, The Division 3 has been announced, Blizzard are apparently working on a Starcraft title, Wolfenst...

Industry legend Vince Zampella sadly passed away this previous week in a car crash and he left behind an incredible gaming legacy that changed the modern landscape in gaming. We take a look back at what he contributed to the gaming space and what the industry has lost. Gaming in 2025 was incredible and 2026 looks even better. Is the gaming industry finally healing itself? Are we in gaming nirvana...

How on Earth was The Game Awards 2025 a D rated show?! The court of public opinion was a lot more harsher than I was and usually, its the other way round!

It has been quiet on the news front the last couple of weeks but now things are really starting to pick up with a big blow to the PC gaming community with insane price hikes to RAM and Crucial shutting down because Micron wants to invest into AI....yeah. Metroid Prime 4 has been awaited for several years and its review reception has been quite lukewarm compared to the lofty heights of previous ent...

Its been a crazy week as Steam steps into the console arena with its compact PC device designed to plug into your TV that has caused all manner of distress on the internet for people who are labelling it a PC or console depending on whatever narrative suits them. Did Valve just completely derail Xbox's next-gen ambitions? Sony also angered a lot of fans by announcing 2 mobile games from their...

The details of the next Xbox are starting to come out and there are some very intriguing details there that even detractors of Xbox are quite clearly silently intrigued. Halo Studios revealed Halo Campaign Evolved but we now hear that both Halo 2 and 3 are having remakes too. Meanwhile, the multiplayer space FINALLY gets a tetanus shot this generation with Battlefield 6, Battlefield RedSec and Arc...

The downward spiral of the Xbox brand continues in magnificent fashion as we start to understand just why Xbox is in the state it is in, who really is in control of this once amazing gaming brand and then with the reveal of one of its pillars that made the entire Xbox console viable in the first place, Halo, releasing on the Playstation 5 day and date. HARAM!Sign up for exclusive greatness at ► ht...