With the biggest games franchise in the world using generative AI tools, we break down what it means for the games industry and consumers at large, along with cameos from COD Black Ops 7, Arc Raiders, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Welcome to the first episode of Day Zero. Day Zero is a podcast on video games featuring Rahul Majumdar and Rishi Alwani breaking down the bytes and bits behind the decisions that make and break the world’s greatest entertainment industry.

In an age of strong, innovative bullet-hell-and-heaven shooters, Viscera fumbles to establish its identity.

Dying Light: The Beast is a competent, often comforting sequel that retains the familiar highs of the franchise while dipping its toes in uncharted, more exciting territory.

Ghost of Yōtei is a perfection of the modern, but bloated, open-world video game, balancing narrative heft with sharp refinements in combat and exploration, all delivered with exceptional polish.

Lost Soul Aside is a disappointing action romp with stylish combat that is dragged down by painfully mediocre storytelling, characters and poor localisation.

James Gunn’s SUPERMAN has got it all — high-octane action, sincere romance, acts of heroism, kick-ass punk music, comic-book wackiness, and a message that aims to inspire the next generation to do better.

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is a delightful, weird, goofy, ambitious, and personal sequel that takes everything Kojima Productions is good at and elevates it to the highest peaks.

Stellar Blade’s PC port is excellent, performing better than expected with slight improvements over its PS5 version.