Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb is joined by Ben Hanson to chat about Subnautica 2's huge early access release, Xbox's new controllers leaking, and more! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 0:00:00 Intro 0:07:17 Subnautica 2 sel...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to start your Thursday with news on The Duskbloods still being set for 2026, a Forza Horizon 6 roundup, Best Buy telling affiliates that GTA 6 pre-orders may start next week, Fortnite Zero Build getting an overhaul, and more!  00:00 - Intro 7:17 - Forza Horizon 6 reviews 15:35 - Best Buy tells affiliates it’s starting GTA 6 pre-orders next week, sparking speculati...

Jeff Grubb and Chuck Zimmerheld start your Wednesday morning with news on Saros having a slow start of sales, while on the other side Silent Hill is selling very well, Xbox continuing to reevaluate console exclusives, and more!  00:00 - Intro 4:28 - Saros had a “lukewarm start” with 300,000+ sold in 2 weeks, analytics firm estimates 8:30 - Sony says PS Plus gets only 4–6 day-one games a year, most...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to chat about Forza Horizon 6 getting leaked early, Directive 8020 reviews, some users downloading LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight early, investors still unhappy, and MORE for your Monday morning.  00:00 - Intro 4:50 - Directive 8020 reviews 13:50 - Forza Horizon 6 leaked/cracked before launch 20:48 - Several Xbox users managed to download Lego Batman: Lega...

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the week discussing incoming price hikes for the Switch 2, Sony sharing a forecast of lower gaming business sales, Sony talking about AI within the PlayStation ecosystem, Valve trying to fight scalpers, and more for your Friday!  00:00 - Intro 1:00 - Mixtape Impressions 6:30 - Nintendo Announces Sweeping Price Hikes For Switch 2 15:20 - Switch 2 is just shy of 20 m...

Mike Minotti and Jan Ochoa fill in for Grubb to chat about all of the glowing Mixtape reviews, some news and updates coming from Take-Two, other stories, and Star Fox coming back?! 00:00 - Intro 4:00 - Mixtape reviews 13:35 - Star Fox returns 23:25 - Nintendo’s Switch 2 pricing split continues: Star Fox is cheaper digitally than physically 31:40 - BREAK 31:57 - Take-Two says Civilization VII “got...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to get into a grip of GTA 6 related stories, NetherRealm hoping to get the ball rolling on another Mortal Kombat game, how watching YouTube on the Switch 2 is still a complicated process, Disney trying to dive deeper into gaming, and more!  00:00 - Intro 2:15 - Saros 7:44 - Take-Two explains GTA 6 console-first strategy: console is Rockstar’s “core consumer” + Roc...

Jeff Grubb is joined by David "Fame" Whitaker to start the week with shocking news about GameStop announcing a shocking buyout offer to try to acquire eBay, Halo 2 and Halo 3 remakes reportedly in active development, Marathon has "years" planned out, and more for your Monday!  00:00 - Intro 3:30 - GameStop Announces Shocking Buyout Offer For eBay 14:13 - Halo 2 and Halo 3 remakes are reportedly in...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli today to end the week with Fortnite getting more Star Wars content, another storybook chapter getting added to Super Mario Galaxy 2, a Valve hardware rumor about upcoming "consoles", and a fun little voicemail for Jason! 00:00 - Intro 3:00 - Jason Voicemail 5:00 - Fortnite Is Adding New Star Wars Modes, And One Of Them Feels Like Battlefront 15:45 - Valve hard...

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn start your Thursday with an Invincible VS review roundup, we finally get to the bottom of the PlayStation store internet check drama, Star Wars: Galactic Racer getting release date, and more!  00:00 - Intro 2:27 - Shawn's Invincible VS Review 9:00 - Intro again! 10:00 - Invincible VS reviews 13:40 - PlayStation finally explains 30-day timer for digital games, says it’s on...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Myles Obenza to chat about the continued confusion over the timers happening with digital downloads at PlayStation, some updates for Final Fantasy VII on the Switch 2 and Part 3, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection updates, and more for your Wednesday!  00:00 - Intro 5:20 - New theory says PS4 and PS5 30-day digital game timers are temporary to stop piracy, become permanent af...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to start the week with a tease of Alien Isolation 2 from Sega, FairGames struggling with an early pre-alpha playtest to "find the fun", the PS5 price jumping up in price in other regions, and a bunch more stories!  00:00 - Intro  5:50 - Sega releases an Alien Isolation 2 teaser, suggesting more news is on the way 13:00 - PS5, PS4 Game Expiry DRM Concerns Escalate...

We got Eric Van Allen joining Grubb today to end week with talking about Saros reviews coming in, Microsoft Gaming reverting back to Xbox branding, Invincible VS gets a story mode, Clai Obscur celebrating a major milestone, and more!  00:00 - Intro 3:13 - Saros reviews 14:20 - Gang Of Dragon Trailer And Nagoshi Studio's YouTube Channel Vanish Amid Funding Crisis 20:56 - Stop Killing Games movement...

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn take you through your Thursday morning with stories about Shuhei Yoshida declaring gaming's future to be in indies rather than AAA, Vampire Survivors creator Poncle working on a whole bunch of stuff, and Peter Molyneux's being too much like... Cooking Mama? Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/j...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Mat Piscatela to discuss March's game market highlights here in the US, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Reviews, analysts speculating about Game Pass' price drop, class action lawsuits getting filed against Nintendo, Miyamoto and a grip of updates out of the Mario movie, and more!  00:00 - Intro 4:35 - March 2026 US video game market highlights 21:30 - Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred r...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to jump start the week with news! We're chatting about Shuhei Yoshida sharing stories of PlayStation studios, Pragmata selling well, THQ Nordic teasing 7 unanounced games headed to the Switch 2, and more! 00:00 - Intro  6:54 - Shuhei Yoshida says he was ‘fired’ from his role as PlayStation studio president because he ‘didn’t listen to’ Jim Ryan 22:40 - PRAGMATA sa...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Eka from Outerloop Games to chat about Dosa Divas and the indie space! We also get into the news to end the week with a surprise Phasmophobia event in collaboration with Alan Wake, a new/old NeoGeo console coming, Slay the Spire 2 getting review bombed, and more!  00:00 - Intro  8:20 - SNK is releasing a modern NeoGeo AES console with ‘unrivaled authenticity’ and £70 game c...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown dev team potentially reuniting, Ubisoft settling with other devs that were laid off after unionizing, loose details on the next Xbox, the Street Fighter movie and the game not settling the incest angle, and more for your Thursday morning!  00:00 - Intro  6:00 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development team rep...

Jason Fanelli joins Grubb today to chat about Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream reviews, some major Switch 2 titles getting spotted, Xbox still considering exclusivity and putting on big numbers on the PS5, and more for your Wednesday morning!  0:00 - Intro 7:00 - Tomodachi Life reviews 16:00 - Two First-Party Switch 2 Ratings Have Been Spotted 23:00 - Break 24:00 - Xbox Is Having 'Very Big Discuss...

It's Monday so it's time to start the week with some video game news! We've got Lexi Luddy on the show today to chat about Pragmata reviews, Fortnite adding an extraction shooter mode featuring Disney characters, Borderlands 4 on the Switch 2 copies are out in the wild, Xbox may not launch Call of Duty on Game Pass this year, and more news!  0:00 - Intro 6:00 - Pragmata 11:30 - Metro 2039 to be an...

Jeff Grubb and Matthew Finneman take you into the weekend by breaking down news about Level-5's upcoming games, PlayStation's Marathon reportedly costing them over $250 million, and much more! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how ma...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to chat about mixed receptions of Pokémon Champions and Samson, rumors of a new Luigi's Mansion game, a possible State of Play coming next week, Rhythm Heaven Groove getting a release date, and more!  0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Next Sony State Of Play Coming April 16 - Report 9:00 - Samson's Launch Woes Deemed "Unacceptable," Incoming Patch Aims To Beat Down Bugs 14:09...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about People of Note reviews, James Bond being another release getting delayed on the Switch 2, physical releases for the Switch 2, leakers claiming Nintendo is looking to pitch a Luigi's Mansion movie, and more stories for your Wednesday!  0:00 - Intro 4:12 - People of Note reviews 6:45 - James Bond Is The Latest Major Switch 2 Port To Get Delayed 17:35 -...

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy get your gaming week going by chatting about some serious accusations from a veteran Halo developer, Mario laughing all the way to the bank after the Galaxy movie, and much more! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly dependin...

Happy Fanelli Friday everybody! We got Jason Fanelli joining Grubb today to chat about the PS5 still being $400 in a couple places, Sony acquiring more things, Nintendo wants you to use the Gamechat button more, and more stories to end the week!  0:00 - Intro 3:53 - It Might Not Be Too Late To Buy A PS5 For Just $400 10:55 - Steam Deck 2 Ditches Semi-Custom APU for Off-the-Shelf AMD Silicon, Eyes...