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 Raiders making waves. Marathon has its work cut out if it wants to make a splash in the extraction shooter genre.

Despite its impressive software run, a lot of Xbox fans were questioning the future of the platform in the hardware space. Many stated that there was one narrow way that Xbox could really not only remain relevant but also change the game completely and it looks like Xbox is doing that as President of Xbox Sarah Bond announced the bold step that Xbox is taking going forward. In other news, to reconcile their hurt feelings about Final Fantasy 16 coming to Xbox, all manner of fanboys descended upon the game's sales performance and player numbers using all manner of metrics, PSVR 2 looks like its failure is becoming more apparent, Death Stranding 2 is out in a few days, Gears of War Reloaded tops Playstation charts and instead of a Showcase event, Playstation gets a concert as Marathon gets delayed.

In a hilarious twist of fate, an Xbox branded handheld device shattered the urethera of the Playstation fandom who have been celebrating Xbox's multiplatform status for months on end. Now all sorts of existential questions are being asked about what constitutes an Xbox when previously the This Is An Xbox ad campaign was mocked ad nauseum, especially by me. Now the reality of Microsoft's strategy is dawning on everyone and as I discussed, the hybrid Xbox console model's potential is starting at everyone in the face. Their tears are glorious and I shall feast on them for this amazing UNO Reverse card has blessed us as we go deep into the reality that is PLATFORM WARS!

Here we go! The big annual Xbox showcase event and this week we also had State of Play from Sony. Will Xbox deliver enough to satiate people? The Nintendo Switch 2 released this week and the reception has been a bit tepid. Black Myth Wukong is now coming to Xbox exactly one year after the Playstation release. Not suspicious at all!

We are a week away from the Xbox Games Showcase and already we've had some bad news that Xbox has sidelined its handheld project 'Pembrook' according to Windows Central. What of the rest of Xbox and its expectations for next week? Last year it delivered a stellar show. This year expectations seem to be a bit mixed but why? The new Cyberpunk game was officially revealed as Cyberpunk 2 and will be hitting pre-production, MindsEye, the game behind the former GTA creator seems to be courting a lot of controversy, Shuhei Yoshida thinks Xbox Game Pass is evil , Marvel cancelled its Black Panther game, Elden Ring Nightrein has received middling reviews and The Order 1886 had sequels in the works but the poor reception of the first game led to the cancellation of the series. Joining me will be Lord Cognito ► https://www.youtube.com/@IronLordsPodcastRoundtable

Whilst the Xbox hardware division can get plenty of criticisms it looks like its software offerings, particularly in relation to Xbox Game Pass are another story entirely. Xbox Game Pass subscribers just got the Oblivion Remaster shadow drop on to the service and this is no mere remaster. Its restyled in Unreal Engine and not one of your lazy cash grabs that you see from other platform holders (you know who). Then Expedition 33 wowed everyone with huge critical acclaim and Xbox benefits by having it appear on Xbox Game Pass. Many are calling it a serious Game of the Year contender. Ghost of Yotei has also received a release date in October of this year. PC increasingly seems like the place to be and Atlus is yet another dev that cites the PC as a huge growth space, stating that PC sales for Metaphor Refantazio exceeded expectations. Joining me will be Gaming Forte ►    / @gamingforte  

Console gamers continue to get the shaft as Playstation increases the price of Playstation Plus in several regions, Nintendo continues to reveal how greedy it is, but not when it comes to trying to pay off Digital Foundry for their tech comparisons. Marathon had its reveal last week and the public reception isn't great. This may end up being another failure for Sony with its GaaS endeavour but is this just recency bias with Concord and does the game actually stand a chance to be successful? Xbox apparently has more unannounced games that are coming this year, that might be the Oblivion remake that has leaked, Housemarque confirms that we'll see gameplay later this year for Saros and more!Joining me will be Samurai Kibiji ►    / @samuraikibiji  

Nintendo has stumbled in a very big way. After the offical reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo revealed information about its game pricing and Nintendo is seeking to singlehandedly increase game pricing from $70 to $80. Nintendo is also seeking to charge for upgrades for the same games from the Nintendo Switch to the Switch 2. This has understandably incensed the gaming community who see little justification in Nintendo doing this. Internet discourse has been loaded and vehemently one-sided against Nintendo in its endeavours here and I am right there with them. Nintendo of all companies has no basis to justify this increase. It is greed pure and simple.

The industry continues to shift more and more as the lines between platform exclusivity and walled gardens get blurred. We had the Nintendo Direct and Playstation games made an appearance including Everybody's Golf Hot Shots and Patapon 1+2 Replay. These certainly won't be the last Playstation games appearing on other platforms. Talk of the Xbox and hybrid console really gained steam (pun intended) this week as Microsoft removed a UI mockup that showed Steam integration and people wonder whether there is any point in it or if Xbox is really going to commit to this. Ubisoft got a big lifeline this week as the struggling company got a sizeable investment from Tencent who bought in 25% shares in a newly created subsidiary that houses Ubisoft's biggest games.

This week we got a fair bit of news from all over. Kojima wowed everyone with a 10 minute trailer for Death Stranding 2 which looks absolutely amazing. Jez Corden from Windows Central broke the news about an OEM Xbox Handheld but it sounds kinda rubbish to me and all the bold sqwaking from the Playstation faithful about the PS5 Pro and its so-called PSSR tech morphed into waiting for the tools and FSR as they massively damage control what has been a pretty lackluster performance from a mid-gen console that looks uninspiring at best. But there is hope....coming by way of an update...in 2026! THE TOOLS!

I was away last week and since then lots of things happened. Fable got delayed (as I expected), AMD shocked everyone by slapping NVIDIA in the face with its new GPU that finally brings real competition in the graphics card space, Hazelight Studios and Josef Fares just keep on winning with Split Fiction that wows critics, Playstation had more layoffs and Ballistic Moon behind the Until Dawn series got shut down, there might be no The Last of Us Part 3 according to Neil Druckmann and a Gears of War collection is rumorued to be set to be revealed this summer coming to Xbox, PC and Playstation (spit) but without multiplayer.

Last week Xbox completely self-sabotaged itself with its Xbox Game Pass price hike and this week rumours suddenly started swirling with some insiders suggesting Xbox might be cancelling its next gen hardware. Subsequent reports have poured cold water over that but can Microsoft really be trusted here? How committed is Xbox really to the next gen machine? Battlefield 6 is doing incredibly well, beating Call of Duty's all-time concurrent players on Steam. Halo is apparently in trouble with reported leadership issues. The Playstation 6 might be coming sooner than many thought as Mark Cerny teases what's next for Sony and more.

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Its about time I got this POS on the show. Nick Marseil, the serial Playstation defender will be joining me as we talk all things Playstation, the State of Play that really did hurt his feelings (which he will vehemently deny), how Jim Ryan set back Playstation for years, the future of Xbox and Playstation in the gaming space and more.

At this point it feels like we are silly to hold out hope in Playstation delivering a good show. Another Sony State of Play that fails to appease the starving Sony fanbase that has been gagging for a good showcase or State of Play since 2023? Maybe even before that. Who knows. Either way, welcome to the Apple of Gaming.

Take Two just reconfirmed that Grant Theft Auto 6 will be coming out in 2025. I still struggle to believe it! But if its true, that means 2025 is the year of GTA 6 and everyone else needs to stay clear from its path! Not only that, we got a reveal of the new Battlefield game and sign ups for its playtest. This is it! If you wanted a good Battlefield game, how can you go wrong with none other than industry legend behind the COD Modern Warfare series and TItanfall, Vince Zampella at the helm? More Xbox games are going to Playstation and apparently Rocksteady is going back to doing what it does best; making Batman games. Sony is reported to have more layoffs but its fanbase were celebrating how many consoles Sony sold so there's that. Oh and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is a good game apparently. Not that I care. But you might.

What an insane week of gaming news. The reality of Xbox being a third party publisher hit most people, even those in denial, with the announcement of Forza Horizon 5 coming to Playstation 5 in spring! Playstation finally gets an arcade racer worthy of note! Sony also sees more restructuring as another leader gets the boot or demoted as Hermen Hulst is forced to relinquish his CO-CEO role. Then you have Spiderman 2 releasing on PC with horrible reviews, Multiversus gets cancelled, Avowed actually hits 60fps on Series X, Prince of Persia only gets 1.5 million sales, the Nvidia 50 series cards release to an absolute sh*t show, Games and service for Xbox and Game Pass see a big rise especially on PC as the hardware continues to plummet for Xbox AND MORE!

Xbox finally had its much awaited Developer Direct 2025 and boy was it a good one! With game reveals, release dates for them all and titles like Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight and Expedition 33 all looking promising. Ninja Gaiden 4 was the surprise announcement and the remake of Ninja Gaiden 2 got a shadow drop. Xbox Game Pass all of a sudden looks extremely potent to even the most blinkered of fanboys who hate on the service. A shift in narratives has taken place but is it enough for Xbox?

It has not been a great week for Playstation. After the insight from Shuhei Yoshida about the state of Playstation, we immediately got news that 2 Playstation live service games got cancelled. One of them was a God of War live service game being developed by Bluepoint. This has caused a huge stir with Playstation fans, showing just how lost Sony is with its live service pivot. Nintendo also revealed the much-awaited Switch successor.

Shuhei Yoshida no longer works at Playstation and now is able to talk freely about the gaming giant. In a remarkably candid interview with Kinda Funny, he discusses the failures of Playstation amongst other things. I go live solo to talk about all this and some of the incredible attempts at damage controlling from Playstation zealots.

Finally gaming news is starting to churn again! Not only did we have CES which had Nvidia reveal the next generation of graphics cards including the beastly Nvidia RTX 5090 that make the PS5 Pro look like a a measly toy, we got a whole range of GPU's that got a lot of people talking. Xbox then announced its Developer Direct which is supposed to include a suprise reveal of an unannounced game. Then we got rumours from insider Nate The Hate that not only is The Master Chief Collection and Flight Sim coming to Playstation but Final Fantasy 7 Remake and FF7 Rebirth will be coming to Xbox! Nintendo also suffered even more leaks! Things are getting crazy now!

The expectations were high for Sony to acquire Kodakawa, as news broke out that both parties were interested in a potental acquisition by Sony. However, this week it was announced that Sony would only be acquiring a 10% stake in the company that has delivered incredible hits as Bloodborne, Sekiro and Elden Ring to name but a few. This week Satya Nadella boasted proudly about Microsoft's strategy of "redefining Xbox fans" and "what it means to be an Xbox fan". And so began the purging of anger by the hardcore fans, some of whom had unshakeable faith even when the god-awful Redfall was released. Mark Cerny did a little ted talk for the PS5 Pro to clarify some misunderstandings but hilariously, came out with terms like "Flopflation" and also caused some 'tech experts' to end up with egg on their faces with the way they were deep throating the Playstation 5 Pro. Just get a PC guys. PC is the future.

We just had the best ever Game Awards show ever. A bevy of incredible reveals, announcements and surpises. Playstation won big with several awards including the coveted Game of the Year award and Xbox was there to fondle everyone. There were also some oddities in the awards winners and some controversies including Naughty Dog's new game.

Xbox stepping on rakes is an almost weekly affair at this point but this rake is a big one. One that smacked Xbox so hard that its concussed even the most hardcore of Xbox fans. Xbox Game Pass has now seen price massive price hikes and changes that have caused subscribers to leave the service in droves! This is a storm Xbox may not be able to weather! In other news, Saudi Arabia got into gaming in a BIG way with the monstrous acquisition of EA. Can EA be saved or will this make them even worse? We're getting more news on Halo as the future of the IP is supposed to be revealed shortly. Ghost of Yotei is out and Phil Spencer wants to bring back Lost Odyssey??Joining me will be Fonz ► https://www.youtube.com/@Fonz_Gaming

Xbox finally gets a win with Indiana Jones from Machine Games as reviewers sing its praises. Marvels Rivals gets a huge dose of players as the game breaks the live service mould of late by delivering a promising free to play title with potentially long legs and Path of Exile 2 might just be a sleeper hit and take over the space Diablo enjoys.

Oh and Valve is thinking of entering the console space that could change the face of the industry. Safe.

Are videogames too woke now? This topic keeps rearing its head but the art director at Obsidian did nothing to swell the debate but add fuel to it with his controversial statements that even got Elon Musk involved. You see it all the time. Pronouns in games, switched gender roles, or issues regarding race. Is their merit in the arguments of those detractors that bemoan developers seeking inclusivity? Is the drive for inclusivity coming at the cost of the cogency and integrity of the stories told in games? Or is the discontent being amplified by bad actors who are just grifting? We also talk about Sony and its potential acquisition of Kodakawa. I believe we should welcome it barring the concerns regarding the monopoly in anime. In other news, Elon Musk is apparently looking to get into game development using AI to make gaming great again, apparently. We got an egregious copy of the Horizon games with Light of Motriam, reviewers are now playing have Indiana Jones, the driector of the Final Fantasy series says he wants FF7 on more platforms and a lot more.

Xbox is finally getting in gear with its game releases but its not all smooth sailing with Stalker 2 receiving mixed critical reception and plagued with many bugs whilst the PC community embraces it wholeheartedly with decent player numbers. Avowed gets early previews by select content creators and things are looking positive for it. Will this game be met well critically? The Game Award nominations have been announced and Playstation leads the way with Xbox coming in second. Controversies are The Game Awards go hand in hand and this one is no exception with some seemingly odd choices. Oh and I'm addicted to Balatro. Joining me will be the legendary King David!

After confirming that there is no red line on any Xbox games coming to Playstation and other platforms, Microsoft officially launched its new marketing campaign that doubled down on its open platform strategy. But will this strategy, at the cost of the Xbox console gamer, work? Is Xbox actually forward facing in this strategy?

After confirming that there is no red line on any Xbox games coming to Playstation and other platforms, Microsoft officially launched its new marketing campaign that doubled down on its open platform strategy. But will this strategy, at the cost of the Xbox console gamer, work? Is Xbox actually forward facing in this strategy?

Its good to be back after a 2 week hiatus! We got huge gaming news this week. Death Stranding got shadow dropped dropped on Xbox out of nowhere! A former PlayStation exclusive now joins Xbox. It looks like third parties aren't so amenable to Playstation deals like before. This could signal a change in the landscape of exclusives going forward. I’ll dive into what this means for Xbox and PlayStation and the industry as a whole. And, of course, the PlayStation 5 Pro is finally here. We finally see what the machine is capable of. I’ll be going over the details and sharing my thoughts on whether this mid-gen upgrade is worth it. Are the specs and performance improvements enough to justify the hype? On top of all that, Call of Duty has hit record-breaking numbers with its launch on Game Pass. There’s so much to discuss, so tune in live, join the chat, and let’s get into it. Hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you don’t miss out on the latest gaming news and deep dives.

Out of no where 343 or should I say Halo Studios made some huge announcements and revealed the future look of Halo games with the move to Unreal Engine 5. It impressed many but also caused some controversy. Metaphor: ReFantazio is Atlus' fastest selling game, with excellent Steam player counts and huge critical success despite the concern trolling from some odd concerns of the internet.

Starfield's first big DLC is out and it has not been met with rave reviews. Some have lashed out at reviewers speaking ill of it. Is this trademark overreaction and defensiveness? Silent Hill 2 on the other hand has shocked many including me with its great critical reception. Bloober Team have defied the doubters. It looks like Ubisoft might be getting positioned to be bought out after a series of failures. Tencent is eyeing them up. Joining me will be Everborn Saga!

We have now had both Sony and Microsoft present their games shows this week. Expectations should have been high for the State of Play but with a fanbase beaten down in submission, anything from first party, even a singular title, would have pacified the fanbase suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. And that's exactly what happened! Is Ghost of Yotei enough to justify years of anaemia from Playstation and its first party studios? Xbox also had their Tokyo Game Show and Xbox fans were hoping for some big news, namely from Square Enix and the Final Fantasy series. Speculation swirled that Xbox would also show its rumoured handheld and none of that happened. Will this really move the needle for Xbox in a territory that its struggling in? Preorders for the PS5 Pro went live and instantly the deluxe edition sold out. Scalpers are already marketing their spoils of war. Unfortunately, I wasn't one of the benefactors here. Lots of news otherwise to discuss and much more! Joining me will be Rand Al Thor!

After several reports about Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy Rebirth underperforming on Playstation, Square Enix have finally officially confirmed the reports. What does this mean for the future of Final Fantasy? Is the appeal of this legendary IP waning? Is this because of the exclusivity strategy? Final Fantasy 16 also released on PC this week but to not so spectacular player numbers on Steam. We also got a look at reported early look at the Switch 2 and some reported specs that put it alongside the PS4 Pro and Xbox Series S. Nintendo has also decided to do what Nintendo loves doing and that's file a lawsuit, this time against Pocket Pair behind the hit game Palworld. Vince Zampella of EA confirmed that a new Battlefield was in the works and is going back to the series' roots, Xbox had a showing at TGS (which hasn't happened yet at the time I am typing this so it could be a whole nothing burger), a State of Play is coming next week and ANOTHER Remaster from Sony that nobody asked for is happening with Horizon: Zero Dawn. I got all this and more to discuss.

Playstation is finally getting into its stride with its first party releases. Its recent State of Play wasn't exactly brilliant but it was saved by the showings of 2 first party Playstation games, Saros and Wolverine. Ghost of Yotei has also received great reviews, besting the original and apparently even benefits from a better visual upgrade than many anticipated. Meanwhile, Xbox had a tepid Tokyo Game Show but announced Forza Horizon 6 set in Japan. It is a timed console exclusive which also sparked some arguments as you can imagine. The Xbox Ally had its price revealed and the ROG Ally X has an eye watering price point in the US.

Sony finally revealed the worst kept console secret that is the PS5 Pro that has been met with lots of criticism and ridicule after a very limp presentation and a shocking price reveal. Will PS5 Pro make a splash that it needs to with the hardcore? Is the price indicative of the perils of a lack of competition in the console space? Microsoft also announced another 650 employees losing their jobs at Xbox.

What an insane week for Playstation. Concord gets shut down in what will be regarded as one of the biggest fails in modern gaming and then in the same week Sony delivers Astro Bot, regarded by many journalists as Playstation's best exclusive game! A new mascot is about to take hold for Playstation delivering quality that may match Nintendo's platformer's standards. However, the debate rages on about the state of the industry as a whole including Playstation's future.

PlayStation and its live service and multiplayer pivot is not going so well. Concord from Firewalk Studios has seen abysmal numbers of players on Steam and doesn't seem to be making a meaningful splash on console either. The reviews are also middling yet some diehard fans maintain that the game is good. To make matters worse, Marathon's director at Bungie has been fired over inappropriate conduct. This comes off the back of reports that the game's development is not going well. Will Marathon be another failure in Sony's strategy? In other news, Black Myth Wukong shuts down many naysayers with its blistering success and raises questions regarding the validity of concerns regarding diversity in games in the West. Call of Duty Black Ops 6's beta hits and the marketing is in full swing, showing lots of potential. Square Enix confirms that it will now double down efforts with Xbox and Final Fantasy 14 appears to have performed strongly according to Square. What does the future of Xbox look like now that it has essentially become a third party publisher? Get exclusive content on Patreon ►   / septicsauce  

Well there it is. The nail in the coffin of the glorious console war that has raged on between Xbox and Sony for decades. With Xbox's first party title Indiana Jones now confirmed to be coming to Playstaton and Spencer essentially admitting that the floodgates are open, most Xbox exclusives will merely be timed exclusives going forward. We have a lot to discuss and starting now, I will be having guests on the show!

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Ahead of its Xbox's Gamescom showing, insiders report that another big Xbox game will be losing exclusivity and that will be announced this coming week. What will it be and are Xbox fans losing faith in the brand as the brand appears to be losing its identity. Black Myth Wukong reviews have been released with overall positive reviews with one review really summing up how fed up people are of woke ideologiies and rationales seeping into gaming narratives. Final Fantasy 16 is rumoured to be coming to Xbox. Replaced got delayed to 2025, Marathon is supposedly in development hell, Max Payne 1 and 2 are in full production, Space Marines 2 looks very impressive and Playstation's hardware decline got some people very defensive. I discuss all this and more! Get exclusive content on Patreon ►   / septicsauce  

It has been an eventful week that's for sure. Bungie laid off 200 staff but in the process revealed just how bad an acquisition this was by Playstation. Senior executives leave, projects cancelled and the industry wonders how exactly Sony will get value for its $3.6bn. Xbox financials got revealed and whilst the revenue and MAU's grew massively thanks to the Activision Blizzard King merger, the hardware sales tell a very grim tale. Avowed also got officialy delayed till February 2025.
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Things dont look good for Playstation first party title Concord which has had a closed and open beta with a lukewarm reception and really low player numbers. Is Sony's GaaS pivot proving to be a big mistake? In other news and a shock to absolutely no one, its revealed Xbox has a pitiful marketing budget being outdone by Playstation. Halo the TV series gets cancelled, Call of Duty's beta will be available to all Xbox Game Pass subscribers and more.

Xbox's first party lineup looks amazing. We are set to get some really diverse and incredible looking titles and Gears of War looks like one of the best ones yet. But I've felt Gears of War needed a change since the second game. Gears of War E Day might be the type of Gears game I've been harping on about for years on podcasts. This one could be something special. Xbox ditches its hardware focus with the announcement of Xbox cloud support for people who use the Amazon Firestick. Is this a good strategy? In other news, Playstation fanboys blame SEGA's financial losses on Xbox for some reason, Helldivers sees its player numbers plummet by 90%, Forza Horizon 4 is being delisted and Playstation still doesn't have a roadmap. Get exclusive content on Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/SepticSauce

More Xbox games are going to be going to Playstation. Phil Spencer confirmed this at the Xbox showcase event and Matt Booty this week also doubled down on it but suggested that this would be adopted on a case by case basis. But his words also alluded to Xbox exclusives just being nothing more than timed exclusives. Just how for will Xbox go with this multiplat strategy? Are Playstation and Xbox just timed exclusive boxes anyway? This week also saw controvery surrounding Black Myth Wukong whereby Windows Central's interview with Xbox and their statement led many people to conclude that Sony had secretly money-hatted the exclusivity of Black Myth Wukong to deprive Xbox of access for the game at launch. Sony is allegedly pulling PSVR 2 funding and that should surprise....nobody.

What an incredible showcase! Xbox managed to reinvigorate the Xbox fanbase in one fell swoop with a showcase for the ages! The fallout of that has been a sight to behold with haters desperately finding ways to reconcile their hatred of Xbox with what was undeniably an incredible show.

The Playstation fandom is currently dealing with a very similar set of feelings as the Xbox hardcore fanbase as the reality of the platform's multiplatform strategy dawns on them. Playstation first party title Returnal is now rumoured to be going to Xbox and this has caused all manner of emotions to fly. Helldivers 2 embraced Halo this week with its Halo ODST collaboration which made the reality hit different for a lot of people.

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Oh its been an eventful week and boy are we in store for some madness. The night before the Xbox showcase event and I am already hearing about how this show is going to be one for the ages. So much drama this week with reports of a Halo CE Remaster coming to Playstation followed up by Guerilla Games co-developing a LEGO game with the Horizon IP that is appearing on ..... Nintendo Switch! Playstation is now third party?! The fallout from fanboys from all corners has been insane. Join me for what will be a special episode of the sauce!

State of Fail. We've had Playstation's State of Play event from Playstation and by in large, this has been met negatively as it marks yet another event that has disappointed many. Sony's Hermen Hulst outlined Sony's multiplatform strategy and Xbox has its big showcase event next week!

We're coming up to the Xbox summer showcase event and things are already leaking! Doom: The Dark Ages just got leaked and is a Doom game set in a medieval inspired doom world. Its also a multiplatform title confirmed to come to Xbox and Playstation. Hellblade 2's reception has been divisive but one thing that cannot be denied is its visual prowess that has astonished many. Only the most blinkered of fanboys is in denial about this. Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann is working on an ambitious new game and we get a lot more information on Black Myth Wukong which is shaping up to become something very special!

Hellblade 2 review keys have gone out and I have had the pleasure of playing the game and completing it. Will Hellblade 2 match expectations?

After rampant speculation last week that Call of Duty would not appear on Xbox Game Pass, it appears that the Wall Street Journal now confirms that this is not true. Call of Duty will be appearing on the Xbox Game Pass subscription day one.

Playstation also had its earnings call and it looks like Playstation will be focusing on engagement over sales figures as well as bracing itself for lower hardware sales going forward. A bigger focus on live service will also be at play. Will this sit well with the Playstation faithful or are they still in denial despite Sony's own words? I discuss all this and more!

Xbox is seeing a lot more success as a third party publisher it seems, especially on Playstation! Xbox dominated the PlayStation sales chart, Game Pass broke records making crazy revenue numbers and the naysayers are writhing around uncomfortably to justify their old narratives regarding its sustainability. The Playstation 6 had its specs leaked. Battlefield 6 got its multiplayer reveal and it looks like Vince Zampella and Co are about to deliver a true Battlefield experience!