In terms of news, it's been kind of a quiet week. But in terms of video games? It's been incredible! We talk through plenty of the latest releases, and cover the latest topics the industry has generated! It's the DayOne Show Episode 310!
Where to start? Well, let's kick things off with our review of REPLACED, a new cyberpunk 2.5D action side scroller with an old school pixel art-style that is absolutely stunning in motion. It's got a few rough edges, but it's finally out on Xbox, PC and Game Pass.
Jesse swooped in this week with not one but two reviews for the other big games dropping this week for players. First up, we have Capcom's latest IP, the utterly gorgeous Pragmata, which is out now on consoles and PC. Suffice to say, we're really loving it, and Jesse gave it a lot of high praise.
Jesse also really enjoyed MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, a new black and white noir-cartoon boomer shooter that's surprisingly deep. It's quirky, funny and full of cheese - and that's just the great jokes! You can check out his review right here.
Beyond that, we've also all been playing a bunch of Gunboat God, a gorgeous side scrolling shooter with a unique art style. The lovely Aarsal has released his review on Hades 2 which is now available on Xbox, PlayStation and Game Pass. We've got a new Members Only look at Minos, and there's a preview for a new quirky puzzle game called Yerba Buena, which lets you apply different properties to the game environment. It's pretty clever!
Outside of all the games we've been playing, there has been a few news topics to dive into this week. Xbox came into the headlines thanks to a new report from The Verge that leaked an internal memo. Here, Asha Sharma shared that she felt Game Pass was 'too expensive', and suggests it's being revisited. Not only that, a later report suggests that even a 1st party only game pass tier is possibly on the cards.
Elsewhere, Matt Booty appeared on the Official Xbox Podcast to talk about the Xbox June Showcase, internal team co-operation and that the Gears of War E:Day Direct is thirty minutes long, which is exciting to hear. Oh, and the Gears of War movie at Netflix is officially happening, so that's nice. We also got afirst look at Metro 2039 from 4A Games, and it looks horrific (and pretty!).
Tons more besides, so jump in and enjoy the show! And if you really love what we do, consider joining the gang and becoming a DayOne Member. It's the best way to support our team directly.
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