The DayOne Show | A Video Games Podcast

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: Before the bad news, let's have some good! Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is out, and we've reviewed it. Ubisoft did good work here! Alright, now on to the bad - following the Xbox reset , id Software have been gutted in a mo...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: Layoffs hit Xbox - 3200 roles are being cut and five studios divested Obsidian Entertainment, the team behind Avowed, The Outer Worlds 2 and Grounded 2 are losing around 25% of their staff. id Software is reported to have lost nearly half the...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: The Xbox Reset has begun - all the details Double Fine goes indie So does Compulsion Games Ninja Theory to obtain new ownership And so does Undead Labs! Asha Sharma's Full memo detailed What to do you think about the big reset at Xbox? Let...

Ahead of what's likely to be one of the most brutal weeks for the video game industry, the boys gather once more to talk about what we've been playing, the latest in news and of course, the biggest topic - the death of physical games media. All this and more in The DayOne Show Episode 321! Before we dig into the news, we of course tackle the latest games we've been playing, and for the...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: PlayStation announce the end of physical disc production and announce the closure of the PS3 and PS Vita stores starting this August. The Verge detail Microsoft's plans for a disc-to-digital program , though it's currently undecided as...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: Undead Labs joins other Xbox Game Studios on the potential chopping block Xbox has reportedly frozen 3rd party deals according to a games industry podcast Xbox's PR Team 'Assembly' also reportedly begins layoffs Xbox hardware price...

What an absolutely crazy week in video games - and honestly, not really in a good way. Yes, we got Grand Theft Auto VI details, and the Steam Machine was finally dated, but everything else was not so great. Let's get into it in The DayOne Show Episode 320! Jon, Jesse and even Nick - who tunes in to join us from his holiday in Greece - break down all this week's new, but before that as alwa...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: The big story - Grand Theft Auto 6 Preorders and Ultimate Edition Detailed PlayStation says that GTA6 ' Plays best on PS5 ' and then deletes all social media posts (they're back up now with the digital PlayStation in the image inst...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: Steam Machines reviews are out, and the 512Gb version (without a controller) retails for over $1000USD . The best games of 2026 so far ! Jon's picks out of Steam Next Fest Xbox Entertainment Weekly Article shares news on Sea of Thieves mov...

I think we're all experiencing a little whiplash. After an incredible Summer Game Fest full of fantastic gaming shows and reveals, we now have a week full of potential closures, companies potentially being spun off, and others looking to go indie again. Let's break it all down in The DayOne Show Episode 319! This week, the lovely Nick is on holiday in Greece, so we're reinforced by the...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: Unreal Engine 6 Detailed , including great tech demos from Gears of War: E-DAY and Neon Giant's No Law . GTA6 Box Art and pre-order go live date revealed Jason Schrier on Xbox's 'Reset' - "It's going to be bad." N...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: The big story - Xbox are in 'reset' mode , and are apparently discussing multiple studio closures , affecting Double Fine, Compulsion Games and Ninja Theory We talk through some of our latest previews and reviews from SGF and more Game...

We're back from Summer Game Fest, and have regrouped to gather once for another live show. Showcases, video games and terrible margins - we're going to cover it all in the DayOne Show Episode 318! This week has of course been all about the big summer showcases. While Sony's State of Play broadcast sort of kicked us off, it was Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest live show that began...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: We're back from Summer Game Fest, which saw fantastic showcases, be it SGF itself , the Xbox show or Nintendo's Direct . We've got a ton of previews live with more on the way - including Halo Campaign Evolved , Tomb Raider: Legacy...

Ahead of the Xbox Games Showcase, we got together for a special live show in Los Angeles to discuss the weeks gaming news and throw out our predictions, dreams and wishes for the big show from Xbox. It's the DayOne Show Episode 317! There's plenty to talk about this week, from Aarsal's late review of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth , 007 First Light and of course, our recent preview of Exodu...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: ASUS announce a new Xbox Ally X with an OLED screen for the X20 Anniversary. Fable has been delayed to 2027 to give it space, says Xbox Xbox fall out with fans over proposed inclusion of competitor platform logos in the Xbox Games Showcase thi...

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 is here, and we've played it. The SteamDeck's price is skyrocketing, and everyone is afraid of Asha Sharma's latest internal memos. Join Nick, Jesse, and Aarsal in The DayOne Show Episode 316! It's been a busy week in games as well as news, so there's plenty to talk about on this episode. With Jon out at UK Games Expo for Console Wars the Card Game...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: We played the new Call of Duty , and Aarsal is back from LA to talk about it . We've got the new reviews in for Mina the Hollower and Echo Generation 2 ! Steam Deck has soared in price Fable and other Xbox games rated in Korea New Witcher...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: We kick things off talking about IOI's newest game, 007 First Light . Good news, it's fantastic. Xbox announced new 'World Cup' themed controllers via Design Labs. Destiny 2 ends ongoing support , and Bungie may be facing layof...

From live Forza Shows to incredible video games, it's been another busy week, and the start of a marathon! Let's talk about all the weeks happenings in The DayOne Show Episode 315! We've been enjoying Forza Horizon 6 along with everyone else this week in what has been a quieter week in terms of video games releases overall. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is out, and while a lat...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: PlayStation State of Play Announced PS+ Price Increases Virtua Fighter Crossroads Leaks Xbox Leadership Changes Part 2! Subnautica 2 sells like crazy Embracer Group splits in two , Warhorse working on a Middle-Earth RPG And more!

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: Reports indicate PlayStation are halting Single Player Narrative games from going to PC PlayStation Plus price increases Xbox Game Pass May Wave 2 Announced Forza Horizon 6 breaks records Xbox Controller Leaks Xbox announces ' Xbox Player...

Two big games launched this week, and there's plenty of news to talk about. Let's get into things in The DayOne Show Episode 314! We kick off the show talking about a bunch of the games we've been playing this week! The biggest of course is Forza Horizon 6 , which is as incredible as you were probably hoping it to be. We've also been diving into titles like Directive 8020 , Subnaut...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: Forza Horizon 6 Reviews are in! GTA6 Pre-orders begin next week per leaked Best Buy Affiliate email Xbox might be looking at a disc-to-digital program Capcom are doing well, and also seem to be all in on Gen AI Overwatch is coming to Fortnite...

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: The latest video game reviews are here, including Directive 8020 , Outbound , Call of the Elder Gods and Black Jacket . Forza Horizon 6 Leaks Early , Playground hand out strict bans Gears of War: E-Day Release Window suspected PlayStation Fina...