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SmashPad's flagship podcast, the Day 0 Update covers the latest news and events in the gaming industry, all backed by analysis and insight from a team of avid gamers and industry writers who combine for over 150 years of experience with the medium. The goal isn't simply to report the news, but to look beyond the headlines at the real stories that shape the gaming industry, and have a good deal of fun in the process.
SmashPad hosts Day 0 Update, a leisure show with 374 episodes published.
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the arrival of the Steam Machine at very premium devices, the GTAVI pre-order situation, and a series of bad news stories about studios shutting down and companies layin
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the potentially bad future for Don't Nod, Nintendo's bad week for its employees, and how Xbox dominated the week of news with so many bad story threads. All this and mor
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the four big showcases at Summer Game Fest along with a bunch of other stuff that was shown between them as we talk about dozens of announcements. All this and more, up
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about big new releases like 007 First Light and Mina the Hollower, the arrival of Donkey Kong 64 on NSO, and the very weird Dragon Quest showcase. All this and more, up next!
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the State of Play happening next week, two games avoiding Mina the Hollower for different reasons, and more reasons to not trust Valnet. All this and more, up next! Full
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the huge success of Subnautica 2, Kaz Harada's unfortunate new workplace, and eBay's big rejection of GameStop's acquisition proposal. All this and more, up next! Full s
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the new Star Fox game, the Switch 2's price increase, and the retirement of one of Nintendo's most influential directors. All this and more, up next! Full show notes can
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the new game being published by Extremely OK Games, the unfortunate shutdown of Spiders by Nacon, and one of the more prominent VR devs laying off the majority of its st
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the upcoming release of Splatoon Raiders, Xbox's Game Pass price drops, and some of the interesting news out of the ID@Xbox Showcase. All this and more, up next! Full sh
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the "huge" change to Alex's story in SF6, what Xbox needs to do about Game Pass, and a bad sign of what's to come in the games industry. All this and more, up next! Full
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the death of an industry legend, Rockstar Games getting hacked again, and some of the cool stuff from the Triple-I Initiative showcase. All this and more, up next! Full
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the potential for an upcoming JRPG, what happened to the Super Mario Bros. Super Show as it appears on a new channel, and the games to look forward to in our Spring Rele
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Pearl Abyss admitting to AI use in Crimson Desert, Ivy Road shutting down, Epic's massive layoffs, and the Xbox Partner Showcase. All this and more, up next! Full show n
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, Starfield coming to PS5, the end of the Krafton/Unknown Worlds lawsuit, and Nvidia's DLSS 5 disaster. All this and more, up next! Full show
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about Titanium Court winning the Grand Prize at the IGF awards, WarioWare's director leaving Nintendo, and the bad news about Mega Man: Dual Override. All this and more, up ne
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the upcoming end of Highguard, the latest claims from the people running BARB, and a rundown of the Nintendo Indie World showcase. All this and more, up next! Full show
Uploader's Note: Due to the Internet Archive not working at the moment, we're uploading this week's Let's Weekend episode to the Day 0 feed for this week as we hope this issue will be fixed by next week's episode. Sorry
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the Steam Next Fest demos we've played, some big games getting announced, and more bad news for the industry. All this and more, up next! Full show notes can be found
In this episode of the Day 0 Update: We talk about the numerous indies coming out soon, Nintendo's upcoming Pokémon release, and a bunch of bad news stories from around the industry. All this and more, up next! Full show
Uploader's Note: Due to the Internet Archive not working at the moment, we're uploading this week's Let's Weekend episode to the Day 0 feed for this week as we hope this issue will be fixed by next week's episode. Sorry
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