Another crazy week in video games! An Xbox Games Showcase is now locked in, and FanFests make a triumphant return with a worldwide tour. We chat through it all in the DayOne Show Episode 308.

Before we dig into the new, we of course have to touch on all the fantastic video games we've been playing! I reviewed Darwin's Paradox!, a new puzzle platformer from ZDT Studios and Konami. I've also been checking out smaller title like Raccoin and Gunboat God and I'm previewing Forza Horizon 6 - more on that next week!
Nick played and reviewed Super Meat Boy 3D, which has been a fun and incredibly frustrating time. Jesse reviewed and was subsequently delighted by the fantastic metroidvania Grime II, which is available now if you want to check it out.
We also want to extend a big thank you to the community and everyone that joined us for our DayOne Spring Subathon, which saw us make a significant dent in our fundraising goals for the year, and a ton of new members via our new site memberships. You guys rock!

In news, it's been a very Xbox focused week, with the Xbox Games Showcase announced and a Gears of War: E-Day Direct attached for good measure. In welcome news, Xbox FanFest is coming back, and even better is going on a world tour that sees the event expand to multiple locations this year. Hell, there's even an Xbox/Fanta collab this year.
In other news, State of Decay 3 made a surprise Alpha announcement, and revealed new details in a YouTube interview. EIDOS Montreal suffered layoffs again, and the US Patent office rejected Nintendo's claim on 'summoning a character and letting it fight for you.' SHIFTUP acquired UNBOUND, Shinji Mikami’s new studio and Jason Blundell revealed his third new studio after Sony closed his last one. Oh, and speaking of Sony, they acquired a new 'Machine-Learning' outfit 'Cinermsive Labs'.
All this and more this week, alongside your community questions, so jump in!

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 chat about the biggest April Fools Stories from yesterday
• Xbox FanFest Tour Announced - they're hitting all the places
• Subathon tomorrow! We're excited.
• The biggest games we're excited for in April
• Nintendo loses US Patent on Summoned Characters
• Stellar Blade dev SHIFT UP have purchased Shinji Mikami’s new studio UNBOUND
• Xbox unveil new PC Remote Developer Tools
• Jason Blundell opens another new game studio
• Mindseye is getting a new level to prove the conspiracy against the developer
• Elder Scolls Online comes to PC, Play Anywhere
• PS Plus For April is confirmed
• 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:

• DayOne Memberships go live for all - Support us directly, get cool stuff!
• We've released a few reviews - Darwin's Paradox!, Super Meat Boy 3D, Grime II!
• The Subathon is scheduled for this Friday!
• PlayStation raises Prices across the board.
• Xbox June Showcase Announced, Gears of War: E-DAY Direct to follow.
• Xbox FanFest returns to LA this year, alongside some 'lovely' Xbox 25th Anniversary merch.
• Xbox reveal a big collaboration with Fanta
• Nintendo rumors suggest a new Starfox game and a remake for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Eidos Montreal Layoffs and developer Ivy Road Closes.
• 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:

• A New look for Headlines
• Sony shuts down another studio
• Black Ops 7 Season 3
• Marathon is very popular...on PC!
• Metacritic release their top publishers for 2025
• Nintendo raises price on physical games
• PlayStation and Xbox Spring Sales kick off
• Forza Horizon 6 PC Specs and RayTracing Detailed
• 7 Days to Die developer joins Behavior Interactive
• NEX Playground raises hardware prices
• Mouse P.I. For Hire Physical Editions Announced
• And more!

You can enjoy a succinct, hour long news focused show from DayOne every Tuesday and Thursday.

Headlines has a new home!

Our twice weekly news focused show will now be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be!

On this episode:

• New on DayOne - Screamer Reviews, Memberships are close to launch
• Xbox Partner Preview "Stranger than Heaven, The Expanse and STALKER 2"
• Minecraft Dungeons 2 announced
• Sales! RE9 did great, but Nintendo are cutting back on production of Switch 2
• Crimson Desert - Sales, updates and more
• Epic Games Laysoff 1000+ Staff
• NACON: Insolvency comes for 3 games studios and a motion capture company
• Capcom talks GenAI
• Assassin's Creed & Netflix
• And a few more things!

You can enjoy a succinct, hour long news focused show from DayOne every Tuesday and Thursday.

Another week, another deluge of awesome video games and hot topics to discuss. From big releases like Crimson Desert to the 'Yassification' of all our video games, we get into all the drama in the DayOne Show Episode 306!

We're joined this week by the lovely MVG, who once again joins the panel to talk about the latest goings on. First up, video games! Jesse finally released his Crimson Desert review, and the game is now out for everyone worldwide - though there are a host of issues and hiccups folks are assuredly contending with.

I've released a lengthy preview for Capcom's Pragmata, taking on New York in a couple of hours of gameplay while I was at GDC earlier this month. MVG has been enjoying Resident Evil Reqiuem - he's on his third playthrough - and Nick is...playing Fortnite.

In news, we kick things off with the discussion around Xbox One, and how the big console from 2013 has finally been hacked - only took 13 years! We also get MVG's take on Project Helix and the challenges Microsoft face in making that hybrid system a reality.
Other big topics this week are a of course the 'Yassification' of all our video games thanks to NVIDIA DLSS 5,. which was shown off this week. It earned a fair amount of criticism - with content creators coming under fire. The gaming community was also up in arms about whether it's good or bad. Other big news topics saw Starfield finally come to PS5, so I'm collecting my flowers. We have a preview of both the Free Lanes and Terran Armada updates, if you're keen.
Krafton are back in the news, with a judge siding with the then fired CEO and reinstating him. Definitely one of the crazier stories this week. Xbox Game Pass have announced their second wave for March, with Absolum coming for Ultimate subscribers. Xbox also announced new features for console users, and hell - there's a bunch of other things we disc

What a week it's been! Between some great game releases and more than a few glimpses at the next generation of Xbox consoles, the crew return to break it all down and hopefully have some fun along the way. It's the DayOne Show Episode 305!

While the crew have been busy covering the industry, I've returned from a fantastic trip to GDC, where I've caught up with developers and publishers, in addition to checking out a whole heap of games. Suffice to say, I've got plenty of previews to write!
In terms of games, I've reviewed Toxic Commando, which is out now and is pretty good if somewhat stupid fun for your multiplayer crew, if such things take your fancy. Jesse is hard at work playing through Crimson Desert, which you can expect to see more on later this week. Nick is still ploughing through Resident Evil Requiem, and he's having a very good time doing so.

Beyond all those wonderful games, GDC and Xbox's new hardware, codenamed 'Project Helix' has been the hot topic of discussion. The wizard that is the lovely Jason Ronald took to the stage for the keynote speech, as Xbox lifted the lid on their vision for what's next - a new Xbox console that plays all your existing Xbox content, as well as all your PC games. Is this as good as it sounds? We'll have to wait to find out. We managed to snag a video of the talk, because we're good like that.
In other news, the team chatted through other hot topics, be it the Xbox faithful longing to see the return of exclusive content and whether this new machine is a PC or a console or if it really matters at all. Backwards compatibility also came back as a topic, as Xbox tease more to come, and dedicated Xbox fans start a website to allow the community to vote on the games we all want to see return.
We also tackle all your community questions, as well as have some fun at deciding the new name for the next generation Xbox. Tune in, have fun and as always, thank you for supporting us directly.