#365: I bring you the future
Microsoft fires the starting gun on next gen (sorta).
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#364: Smash hits
The Playlist, Feb '26.
#363: Say nothing
Xbox's new boss hits the interview circuit. Sort of.
#362: Gank Spencer
On Phil Spencer's sudden, yet overdue, retirement.
#361: Pointless
And there goes Bluepoint.
#360: Yokoi watch
This newsletter is best enjoyed from a distance of two to three inches.
#359: Turn the page
Thoughts on (grits teeth) a very good book.
#358: Back in your box
Valve admits it's a bad time to launch a console. Is anyone at Microsoft listening?
#357: Backseat drivers
The Playlist, January 2026.
#356: Critical hits
Larian's boss takes aim at dissenting voices, with predictable results.
#355: Light fantastic
Papa's gun.
#354: Les incompétents
Ubisoft goes from very bad to somehow even worse.
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#353: Pile of joy
2026: the year of the backlog (kinda).
#352: Dark night
VR's endgame nears as Meta pulls the plug.
Free Reads
#351: The song remains the same
2025's most popular games are the same as 2024's. Should we be worried? (Yes! But not about that!)
#350: The Hit Points Reader Awards 2025
You've been!
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#349: Games Of The Year 2025
He's been!
Newsletter
#348: Friday night takeaway
What we learned about the game industry in 2025.
#347: Belle époque
I stayed up late to watch The Game Awards. Why? I don't know!
#346: Degrees of motion
360: 20.
Free Reads
#345: From the ashes
Went looking for a decent cricket game. Absolutely failed to find one.
Newsletter
#344: The audience
Valve has built it. Will they come?
#343: Old money
Follow me down, deep down where Marge lives.
#342: Surrender
Microsoft, and the US government, lay Halo to rest.