Episode 332 | "Activision Runs Halo & the Fallout Around Xbox's Continued Reset"

<p>We&#39;re back to talk video games after another turbulent and hectic week in this crazy interesting. We&#39;ll break it down in The DayOne Show Episode 332!</p><p>As we head into the show, there&#39;s plenty of games to talk about this week, and we&#39;ve also been playing plenty we can&#39;t yet talk about. First up is <a href="https://playday.one/2026/09/22/rivage-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rivage</a>, a new sci-fi puzzler where the player is trapped in a time loop. Jon&#39;s played it, and doesn&#39;t like it very much. What he did like is <a href="https://playday.one/2026/09/25/ace-combat-8-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve</a>, which is an absolute blast to play, even if it&#39;s very silly. </p><p>Jesse&#39;s been juggling plenty of things, from new previews for both <a href="https://playday.one/2026/09/24/the-division-2-echoes-of-central-park-gives-an-odd-first-impression-preview/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park</a> and a final look at <a href="https://playday.one/2026/09/21/valor-mortis-the-final-preview/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Valor Mortis</a> before release. The big one however, was <a href="https://playday.one/2026/09/21/silent-hill-townfall-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Silent Hill: Townfall</a>, which sadly, he didn&#39;t love, even though it&#39;s mostly reviewed pretty positively. If you&#39;re after even more game content, don&#39;t forget to check out our reviews for <a href="https://playday.one/2026/09/23/woodo-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Woodo</a>, <a href="https://playday.one/2026/09/24/nascar-26-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nascar 26</a>, <a href="https://playday.one/2026/09/24/warcraft-iii-forsaken-kingdom-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Warcraft 3: Forsaken Kingdom</a> and <a href="https://playday.one/2026/09/23/sin-reloaded-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sin: Reloaded</a>, just for starters! Nick said he&#39;s not played any games this week. Boo, Nick! Boo!</p><p><strong>Plenty of News to Deal with!</strong></p><p>On the news front, it&#39;s fair to say there&#39;s a <em>lot</em> to talk about, with PHYSINT/Kojima drama kicking us off, with exorbitant budget rumours, and disagreements among video game pundits and journalists over the whole affair. <br>The big stuff though, was once again