The DayOne Show | A Video Games Podcast

As we get to the halfway point of July, we're all dealing with the fallout of the Xbox cuts, and of course, there's plenty of videogames we've played and reviewed. All this and more in the DayOne Show Episode 323!
As always, we kick off the show talking through all the games we've been playing, and as you'll see, we've been playing a LOT of games. We've got reviews from Jesse for Denshattack! which channels the Dreamcast era with ease and has been received very positively across the world as it releases on all platforms and Game Pass. If you were a fan of The Alters, we've also got a review for the new DLC - The Last Variable, which is really good.
But that's not all! Our review for D-Topia is now available, a cute, narrative puzzler from Annapurna. It’s got some surprisingly dark themes, but it’s also sadly, a little dull. Next up, we’ve got Kaz, a blisteringly fast arcade roguelike where you use your cursor keys to play a digital whack-a-mole of sorts. It’s cute, has a banging soundtrack, and is well worth picking up on PC. We've also got a review in progress for co-op cosmic horror extraction game The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu and if you're after a great twin-stick shooter, you should absolutely check out Pathogenic, a woefully overlooked twin-stick shooter where you play a disease and upgrade your self on a cellular level as you make your way through the human body to kill your host.
Beyond that we dig into all the news of the week, which mostly deals with the fallout of Microsoft's savage Xbox cuts. Following tons of reports, leaks and rumors, Bethesda have just come out and admitted what's going on and shares a huge update on what's next for franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Starfield and Fallout.
The latter game series gets the spotlight, with confirmed remasters of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, along with the confirmation that Obsidian Entertainment once again return to the wasteland as they officially begin work on a new project in the Fallout universe.
Beyond that we talk about id Software, the confirmed new direction for Xbox as they return to exclusivity and of course answer your community questions in the DayOne Show Episode 323!

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:
More details emerge following the Xbox layoffs, that sees the leadership team from ZeniMax Online Studios depart the company.
Activision detail 'Kill Block' a new modular map system for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4.
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 delayed in coming to Game Pass due to licensing issues
The Coalition partner with NVIDIA for Gears of War: E-DAY
Glen Schofield retires from video games
All this 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:
Unions rally against Xbox layoffs, and id Software confirm they're carrying on despite the cuts.
Obsidian working on Fallout, and Avowed 2 cancelled - expect it also is being worked on
Call of Duty Black Ops 1 & 2 come to PlayStation
EA Removes Microtransactions from College Football 27 Modes Following Fan Backlash
Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced sells two million copies on day one
All this and more!

It's been a week. The big Xbox 'Reset' is in full swing, but after all the layoffs and studio changes, we're still not really sure on what the plan actually is. Let's discuss what's going on in The DayOne Show Episode 322!
This week, we're joined by the lovely Sam Tolbert, who's starting to feel like a part of the furniture around here! Before we dig into the big topics, we spend some time talking about the games we've been enjoying this week.
Jon has been having a wonderful time sailing around the Caribbean in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, and after 30+ hours with Ubisoft's remade classic, piracy and the open sea remains as addictive and engaging as ever. Jesse took some time to cover new Game Pass addition Ascend to Zero, a new bullet-heaven survivors like game with a pretty unique twist where you can pause time itself.
Both Sam and Jesse have been playing Doom The Dark Ages: Revelations, a new campaign-sized DLC for the latest Doom game from id Software. It is unabashedly excellent, and it hurts to see what id Software went through this week considering they've made something so genuinely fantastic.
Oh yeah - that's right. In spite of how great games are, and how many great games there are, this week saw the next great big 'Xbox Reset' kick-in. 3200 roles are being eliminated, with multiple studios affected. Obsidian are working on Fallout, id Software are moving forward after the cuts, and we've yet to see what else is going to happen. Xbox bid goodbye to Undead Labs and Ninja Theory, who will have new owners, and Compulsion Games and Double Fine, who are returning to independence. We also await with a decent amount of uncertainty to see what happens with Arkane Lyon, who are also being moved on from Xbox, and are going through a consultation process.
Suffice it to say, this week has been all kinds of awful, and rather than give everyone another blow-by-blow of all the headlines, we thought we would take a different approach with things.
We wanted to zoom out and ask the big questions - after all of this turmoil, it's not yet clear to us what Xbox actually want to achieve? Is it truly bringing consoles back into focus? Are they really willing to make that enormous financial investment - and loss - to sell Xbox console again? There's a huge number of unknowns, and we dive into these topics for a general, roundtable conversation. Of course, the community will have their say too!

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 move that has the industry scratching its collective head.
Elder Scrolls is years away per Jason Schrier, and Obsidian have been tasked with working on a new Fallout
All this and more!