The DayOne Show | A Video Games Podcast · October 25, 2026 · 3 hr 16 min
Episode 336 | "Bioware is no more"
The lads return once more from the depths of the internet to talk video games, the industry and share some life stories. It's the DayOne Show Episode 336, and one of the best gaming podcasts is available on demand for your eyeholes and earholes, right now! As always, we kick off the show catching up and then diving into what we've been playing this week, and while Jesse and Nick have been dabbling with Nintendo Switch Sports Resort (a review is on the way) that star of the show is undoubtedly Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 . While Jesse has yet to dive in, we've all been playing it, and it's a very good time. Beyond that, Jon is continuing his 'insanity' run in Gears of War: E-Day , and Nick has finally rolled credits. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is also still getting plenty of playtime, though a technical issues forced Nick to start again from scratch. Jon's also been checking out Cyberpunk 2077 again, now that it's Xbox Play Anywhere. It's worth mentioning, although none of the panel here have played them, that we have reviews up for Stupid Never Dies , Final Fantasy Resonance , ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet and an in progress piece on Village in the Shade . From a news perspective, there's been a lot going on. First, a new Xbox feature piece from Fortune Magazine caused a stir and was filled with a ton of surprising details, be it Xbox Game Pass Changes , hardware timings and pricing with an Xbox Handheld suggested for 2027 and a $1200+ Console in 2028 . Xbox are also rumoured to be continuing layoffs at the company into January . An Xbox employee had a viral moment sharing his thoughts, perhaps without permission on AI in the gaming industry, saying "Gaming is the Only Industry Pretending to Not Use AI" , before promptly deleting his entire twitter account. Whoops! Arkane Lyon also made the news, with details that the developer currently working on Blade faces closure in November unless a buyer is found, though Bloomberg's Jason Schrier thinks it's all going to work out. The big news though is reserved for EA this week, who announced their ' Next Chapter' . The frustrating part of taking on all that debt after the sale is the closure of Bioware , and the cancellation of the next Mass Effect game. Hey, at least they're bringing back Fight Night , right? And it's some small consolation that the Amazon 'Mass Effect' TV Series is still going ahead at Amazon MGM, despite the end of Bioware entirely. We end the show with your community questions, and once again extend our thanks for everyone that supports DayOne so we can continue to exist in these trying times. Enjoy the show? Let us know in the comments below!