Day 0 Update
By SmashPad
Day 0 UpdateSep 28, 2021
Day 0 Update #476 - Another Bad Week in Games
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the shutdowns of Roll7 and Intercept Games, KeokeN Interactive's layoffs due to lack of funding, and the Helldivers 2 situation. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #475 - SmashPad & Friends
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, the surprising return of Infogrames, and Embracer Group's big split. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #474 - The Secret Salami
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the good and bad Take-Two news, the upcoming Game Pass lineup, and the Nintendo Indie World Showcase. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #473 - The Possibility Space is Dead
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Star Wars Outlaws, the weird shutdown of Possibility Space, and the Triple-I Initiative showcase of some cool indie games. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #472 - Life is Strange and Toxic
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about new life of Bloodborne Kart, the Head of Roblox's admittance to child labor, and the awful toxic culture behind the Life is Strange games . All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #471 - Unembracerlands
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about some layoffs and studios leaving their former publishers, Game Informer's standalone subscription, and some games to keep an eye on this spring. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #470 - The Return of Matthew Perry
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the new Marvel game, how Rockstar's dumb return to office mandate is annoying their devs, and the latest dumb move by Jim Spanfeller to change Kotaku. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #469 - Unembracer Group
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about some new releases, a CEO for a game company experiencing actual consequences, and how many developers are escaping Embracer Group with Saber Interactive. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #468 - It's Back and Dumber Than Ever
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the effect Akira Toriyama's work has had on the games industry, the various MAR10 Day announcements, and how GamerGate has returned in a much dumber form for Round 2. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #467 - Leave Corporations While You Can
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Nintendo's big lawsuit against the devs of Yuzu, and the many bad layoff stories of this week. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #466 - Microsoft's Coming Out Party
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Microsoft's PlayStation & Nintendo lineup details, how the Elden Ring DLC will work, and the many announcements in the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #465 - Should've Been An Email
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the results of the DICE Awards, Embracer Group's latest awful news, and the light-on-details Xbox business update podcast. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #464 - Phil Spencer's Wild Ride
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about IGN's staff forming a union, all of the stuff that will be in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and the many rumors swirling about Xbox right now about them possibly releasing games on non-Xbox platforms. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #463 - Death Stranding 2's Somehow Even Weirder
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the surprisingly close release of Mario vs Donkey Kong, Square's weird news about Tokyo RPG Factory, and the new State of Play's announcements. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #462 - The Wrath of Phil Spencer
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Palworld's success, the weird case of a mobile releasing and shutting down within a few months, and the brutal wave of layoffs the industry suffered this week. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #461 - Battle of the R Logos
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Foamstars self own news, the massive amount of layoffs in the third week of 2024, and the Xbox Developer Direct. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #460 - SmashPad's Top 10 Games of 2023
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the first big layoffs of 2024, the weird Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown news, and our Top 10 Games of 2023. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #459 - A Crappy End to 2023
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about delays, cancellations, shut downs, and the early 2024 releases to anticipate. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #458 - Big Chonky Dragons
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the GTA VI trailer and The Game Awards. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #457 - Consider The Data
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Dragon's Dogma 2, Beyond Good & Evil's weird leak, and Bethesda's responses to negative Steam reviews of Starfield. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #456 - No Way Amico Home
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Persona 5 Tactica, what's been going on with the Intellivision Amico, and Ubisoft's latest in-game ad attempt. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #455 - Embraced into Unemployment
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the new wave of depressing layoffs, the controversial nominees of The Game Awards, and some Super Mario RPG talk. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #454 - Excuuuuuse Me, Princess
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the loss of Twitter exports on PlayStation, what to expect from a The Legend of Zelda movie, and the new Steam Deck OLED. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #453 - 2023: The Terrible Year for Games
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Jusant, the bad news out of Microsoft, and Bungie's nasty layoffs. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #452 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Animal Crossing
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about more Spider-Man 2 and the big feature revealed for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #451 - Super Spider-Man Bros. Wonder 2
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and unfortunate treatment the devs of the recent Skull Island game received from their publisher. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #450 - Bowser's Thicc Princess Kink
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the new PS5, Bowser's kinks, and the now completed Activision Blizzard acquisition. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #449 - The Friday The 13th of Capitalism
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about some new releases, the official word on how to pronounce Cait Sith, and the awful week of layoff news. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #448 - October Will Kill Us All
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the release schedule for the rest of 2023, the massive layoffs at Epic Games, and two big figures in the industry leaving their posts. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #447 - Waiting for the Real Plans
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the onslaught of JRPGs in early 2024, the big walk back of Unity's runtime fee, and the latest news and leaks on the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #446 - The Disunity of Unity
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the Nintendo Direct, the State of Play, and the very stupid and bad announcement from Unity that angered the entire independent development community last week. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #445 - Papa Shigeru Miyamoto
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Starfield, the latest bad E3 news, and the news about not getting DLC for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #444 - Embracing Death
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about The Making of Karateka, the Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and the death of Volition after many years of their publishers failing them. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #443 - Wrap My Xbox
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the many announcements of GDC, the new PlayStation hardware, and the silly new way to customize the look of your Xbox Series X. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #442 - Eight Strikes and You're Out
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about The Making of Karateka, Alan Wake 2's delay, and the interesting Walking Dead game that should've existed years ago. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #441 - Commercially Accurate Prices
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the barebones Red Dead Redemption port that has made the internet mad, the Game Boy Pokemon game you can play on Switch now, and why we're not excited about this new South Park game. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #440 - Return of the Wii U
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the return of Wii U multiplayer servers, some Baldur's Gate 3 talk, and a preview of what's coming out in August and September. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #439 - Pikmin Are Too Dumb To Live
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk Pikmin 4, the Sea of Stars controversy, and the Final Fantasy game that's finally coming to Xbox over 10 years after launch. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #438 - Excited for Glorbo
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the big Blizzard move to Steam, EA standing up to their toxic FIFA audience, and our excitement for the new Glorbo feature in World of Warcraft. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #437 - The Gex Effect
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the VGHF study about the current state of video games, Bungie's successful lawsuit against an absolute turd of a person, and the shocking news that somebody has finally threatened to release the Gex trilogy on modern consoles. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #436 - Sega's Boring Blockchain Revelation
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Dave the Diver, Sega's juicy mid-90s document leaks, and Sega's shocking revelations about the prospects of play to earn games. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #435 - A Big Week for Capitalism
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie, AEW: Fight Forever, and the onslaught of capitalism this past week. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #434 - One Woman to Rule Them All
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about our first few hours of Final Fantasy XVI, Pikmin 1 & 2, and the Nintendo Direct. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #433 - The Skull and Bones Conundrum
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the remaining Summer Game Fest showcases, the demos we've played this past week, and the unsurprising Embracer Group news. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #432 - Some People Call Me The Space Cowboy
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk Starfield, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and everything else that happened at the Summer Game Fest events over this past week. All this and more, up next!
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Day 0 Update #431 - Bobby Kotick Says The Darnedest Things
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk even more about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo's next big release, and the stupid things Bobby Kotick said to Variety. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #430 - What a Thrill
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk even more about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the PlayStation Showcase, and the new Dragon Quest game. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #429 - Nicolas Cage's Kingdom of Tears
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk more about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the definitely new additions to Nintendo Switch Online, and which game will be the first to contain Nic Cage's appearance. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #428 - Link's Stretched Out Portals
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the new Game Freak project, and the latest bumpy development milestone in Open Road's journey. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.
Day 0 Update #427 - Redfall vs Ravenlok
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Redfall and Ravenlok, the return of Double Dragon, and the secret third Zelda game on the Philips CDi that got a fan demake. All this and more, up next!
Full show notes can be found here.