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Unit 500: Weekly Gaming News, Rumors & Leaks
Weekly gaming news, rumors and leaks, briefed from a back room above Akihabara. Every rumor gets a verdict: legit, likely or LOL.
The show in 30 seconds
What is Unit 500?
Three minutes a week on the gaming stories that matter. Juno brings the news and the leaks, Sky rates every rumor LEGIT, LIKELY or LOL, then it is what drops this week and one Boss Fight for you to settle.
- Solid source, likely real
- Plausible, not proven
- Do not get your hopes up
Latest briefing
Cancelled Mass Effect Trailer LEAKED (It's Real) + GTA 6 Review Date: LIKELY | Unit 500 Ep. 3
The Mass Effect game EA cancelled? Its trailer leaked, and Bloomberg says it's real. Plus a leaked date for the first GTA 6 reviews. It's Halloween week on Unit 500, so the hosts dressed up.
Week of October 28 · Briefing 情報
This week’s intel
The stories and the rumors, with where each one came from. Rumors carry a rating, and none of them are confirmed until the publisher says so.
- Leak
The cancelled Mass Effect's trailer leaked, and it's real
A day after EA closed BioWare, a trailer for the cancelled Mass Effect, with a "Mass Effect Universe" title card, appeared on Reddit. Bloomberg's Jason Schreier says it is real. A #SaveMassEffect petition has passed 200,000 signatures; EA has said nothing about reviving it.
- News
Xbox COO Helen Chiang leaves Microsoft after three months
Xbox's first chief operating officer left Microsoft on October 23, about three months into the job. Microsoft: "We don't discuss individual personnel matters."
- Xbox
Source: Notebookcheck (The Verge)
- News
Arkane Lyon gets until December 13 to find a buyer
Microsoft gave the Dishonored studio, which is making Marvel's Blade, one more month to find a buyer: the deadline moved from November 13 to December 13.
Source: Power Up Gaming (PC Gamer)
- News
Modern Warfare 4 hits 94% positive on Steam
Early access reached 94% positive user reviews on Steam, the best for a Call of Duty since Black Ops in 2010. The full game launched October 23.
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
- PC
Source: TechSpot
- Rumor
GTA 6 reviews go live November 18, a day before launch
A ResetEra poster with some correct calls says the review embargo lifts November 18; NateTheHate says review codes go out around the end of October. A day early is how GTA 5 and Red Dead 2 went. Rockstar has not confirmed it.
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
Source: Notebookcheck (BlackBate on ResetEra, NateTheHate)Unconfirmed by the publisher
- Rumor
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still in pre-production
French outlet Origami reports the game is still in pre-production and now planned solo-first; Insider Gaming backs much of it. Ubisoft has not commented.
Source: Power Up Gaming (Origami, Insider Gaming)Unconfirmed by the publisher
- Rumor
PS6 costs about $200 less to build than the next Xbox
Leaker Kepler_L2 puts the PS6 bill of materials around $200 below the next Xbox's. One leaker, and build cost isn't the price on the box; Sony and Microsoft haven't confirmed anything.
- PS6
Source: G2A News (Kepler_L2)Unconfirmed by the publisher
Dropping this week 発売予定
Release Radar
What is dropping this week, and where.
| Date | Game | Platforms |
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| Tue · Oct 27 | Remothered: Red Nun's LegacyOut now: Halloween horror |
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| Wed · Oct 28 | Phantom Blade Zero |
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| Thu · Oct 29 | The Wolf Among Us RemasteredSwitch version delayed |
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| Thu · Nov 5 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
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| Tue · Nov 10 | Shrek 2 Remastered |
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| Thu · Nov 19 | Grand Theft Auto VI |
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Your hosts
Your hosts, Sky & Juno
Juno Sato chases the leaks. Sky Hayashi decides whether they are worth your time. One hypes, one checks, and you get the verdict in three minutes. Both are AI-generated hosts.
Fact filesBoss Fight ボス戦
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Pick a side. Results on Wednesday’s episode.
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FAQ 質問
Questions, answered
What is Unit 500?
Unit 500 is a weekly gaming news show. Each briefing covers the week’s biggest gaming news, rumors and leaks in about three minutes, with the source for every story and what is releasing that week.
When do new episodes come out?
A new briefing comes out every week on YouTube. Shorts from each episode run through the week, and every episode gets a page on this site with show notes and sources.
What do LEGIT, LIKELY and LOL mean?
Every rumor and leak gets a rating. LEGIT means a solid source and it is probably real. LIKELY means plausible but not proven. LOL means do not get your hopes up. No rumor is confirmed until the publisher says so.
Who hosts Unit 500?
Unit 500 is hosted by Sky Hayashi and Juno Sato, who are AI-generated characters. Their faces and voices are synthetic. The news, release dates and sources they report are real and checked before every episode.
Is Unit 500 affiliated with game publishers or platforms?
No. Unit 500 is an independent HipBits show. It is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by any game publisher, developer or platform holder.
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