Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here to start your Thursday with news on how the Super Mario Galaxy movie is performing, speculations about how the PS6 handheld will perform, RACCOIN performing well, and more for your morning video game news!  00:00 - Intro 3:17 - Report claims PS6 handheld surpasses Xbox Series S in graphics tests 16:40 - ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Already Breaking Records With Best...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jesse Vitelli to chat about Mario Galaxy review scores, the Nintendo Switch 2 jumping up in sales, the US patent office revoking Nintendo's patent, a new MindsEye mission will apparently reveal corporate espionage, and more!  00:00 - Intro 04:03 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie becomes punching bag for critics 11:16 - Nintendo Switch 2 sales jumped 154% in March month-on-mont...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are back from PAX East to chat about all of the price increases from PlayStation, Nintendo possibly planning a new Star Fox, rumors of a Super Metroid remake, Crimson Desert selling 5 million sales, and more stories!  00:00 - Intro 5:48 - New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player 18:15 - Rumored PS6 cost for Sony  27:11 - BREAK 27:33 - Source...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Ronell Crawford to talk about Nintendo's games being cheaper digitally than physically in the future, Fox McCloud joining the Super Mario Galaxy movie, the cost of game development being too d*mn high, 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 v...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Phil Salvador from the Video Game History Foundation to chat about Super Mario Bros. Wonder for the Switch 2 reviews, Screamer reviews, PlayStation shutting down Jason Blundell's first-party studio, Marathon selling 1.2 million copies, and more!  Follow Phil!  https://bsky.app/profile/philsalv.bsky.social 00:00 - Intro 4:50 - Reviews for Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Aftermath's Nathan Grayson to talk about a new Minecraft Dungeons getting announced, Death Stranding 2 and Resident Evil 3(?!) seeing success on Steam, and AI. AI everywhere. (BuzzLightyearMeme.png) Get more from Nathan and the Aftermath crew at https://aftermath.site/ ! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.gia...

Jeff Grubb is joined by MinnMax's own Ben Hanson to end the news week! Today we chat about CD Projekt's upcoming projects, Pearl Abyss has a huge launch on Steam despite the mixed reviews, Switch 2's boost mode draining the battery significantly, and more!  00:00 - Intro 7:40 - Witcher 4 And New IP At CD Projekt Get Fresh Updates; Here's The Latest 15:53 - Pearl Abyss has huge launch on Steam and...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Britton Peele to chat about Crimson Desert scores and Grubb's early impressions on the game, PlayStation dropping "PlayStation Network" as a brand, LEGO Party getting an update, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance getting a special SEGA villains DLC, and more!  00:00 - Intro 4:20 - Crimson Desert reviews 16:28 - Report: Sony Is Planning To Ditch ‘PlayStation Network’ As A Brand 25:25...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here to jumpstart your Wednesday with video game news! We're talking about the continued fallout from Nvidia's DLSS 5 demo and the CEO chimes in, Subnautica 2 finally getting an early-access release, IOI splitting from MindsEye, Street Fighter 6's playerbase increasing, and more!  00:00 - Intro 5:55 - Nvidia CEO responds to widespread criticism of DLSS 5 16:51 - Nvidia...

We got Jason Fanelli joining Grubb to start the week! We're chatting about Bandai Namco developing a new fighting game, Resident Evil Requiem passing 6 million sales, Mario Galaxy movie projected to have a big opening, and maybe a new Simpsons Hit & Run game might be on the way! 00:00 - Intro 4:40 - Mario Galaxy movie expecting a $160 million opening 13:14 - Don’t forget there’s 2 weeks left f...

This is not an Xbox. This is a news show and we got Lex Luddy joining Grubb today! To end the week we chat about some Crimson Desert previews, Xbox retiring the "This is an Xbox" campaign and marching towards AI, gaming trends from Roblox players, and even more!  0:00 - Intro 6:31 - Crimson Desert Console Gameplay Finally Released, But Only Of The PS5 Pro Version 13:42 - Microsoft quietly retires...

Jeff Grubb is back from GDC and here to talk about the news! Today we're talking about Pokopia selling very well, rumors and rumblings about the next generation of consoles and when they might come out, Jeff Kaplan's new game, and more!  0:00 - Intro 3:50 - Pokémon Pokopia surpasses 2.2m units in first four days 9:13 - Xbox unveils first tech details of its next generation console, codenamed Proje...

Mike Minotti and his brother AJ Minotti are here to share the news! To celebrate 311 day we're talking about Nintendo shares surging after Pokopia's success, a LEGO PlayStation coming soon, Fall Guys Show-bucks getting a price increase, and the Jay and Silent Bob game finally releasing after almost 10 years.  0:00 - Intro 5:00 - Nintendo Shares Surge After Reports of Pokémon Pokopia Success 12:00...

Mike Minotti and Jan Ochoa take over while Grubb is at GDC to start the week with your video game news! We see breaking news of massive layoffs happening at EA over their Battlefield studios, Nintendo sueing the US Government, Final Fantasy 7 Part 3 remake news, and even more!  0:00 - Intro 5:14 - Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs 13:40 - Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound’, is buildin...

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli take you into the weekend by chatting about the initial teaser for Xbox's upcoming "Project Helix" console, Nintendo celebrating MAR10 Day and the upcoming Galaxy movie, Arc Raiders recording private Discord DMs 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...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa again to chat about Docked and WWE 2K26 reviews, Ubisoft sharing updates on the Assassin's Creed franchise, more confusing details on Crimson Desert, Kena: Bridge of Spirits heading to the Switch 2, and even more!  0:00 - Intro 5:30 - Docked reviews 10:00 - WWE 2K26 reviews 17:10 - Ubisoft Gives Updates On Assassin's Creed Franchise 27:00 - Break 27:35 - Crimson D...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here to help you with your Wednesday morning. Today on the show we're talking about Sony scaling back PC ports for PlayStation exclusives, Highguard shutting down after 3 months, Crimson Desert and some review drama, and more for your Wednesday!  0:00 - Intro 2:46 - Sony reportedly scaling back PC ports for PlayStation exclusives 15:28 - 3 months after closing The Game...

We've got Jon Martin joining us to jump start the week with news! We've got a review roundup of Pokopia and Esoteric Ebb, Bungie making adjustments to Marathon, Santa Monica Studio working on something new in the God of War universe, and more!  0:00 - Intro 4:48 - Bloodborne Rumblings  8:25 - Pokémon Pokopia reviews 13:00 - Esoteric Ebb reviews 17:00 - Nintendo Indie World  29:17 - BREAK 20:00 - S...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Baron Jones of LV1 Gaming to talk about the 30th anniversary Pokémon Presents, news about PlayStation's approach to PC ports, the story behind Highguard's development, and more! Check out Baron and the crew on https://www.youtube.com/@LV1Gaming20 ! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timesta...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa sit and chat about rumored Bluepoint pitches, layoffs at the skate studio, Valve getting taken to court, and more news!  0:00 - Intro 4:30 - Bluepoint almost made a remake of Bloodborne and a spin-off to Ghost of Tsushima 15:42 - Skate studio sees layoffs 22:06 - Break 22:14 - US: Physical copies of Resident Evil Requiem are pretty much sold out 29:12 - Valve being sued by...

We've got M.H. Williams joining us on Game Mess Mornings today to chat about Resident Evil Requiem review scores, more rumblings happening over at Xbox, two PlayStation games getting a big preview over the weekend, Discord delaying the age verification following huge backlash from its users, and more!  0:00 - Intro 4:57 - Resident Evil Requiem reviews 12:46 - Xbox CEO Says New Hardware Announcemen...

We have Lex Luddy on the show today with Grubb to try and dissect the current happenings over at Xbox with Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond leaving, pitches that Bluepoint Games originally had, spending numbers from January, and more!  00:00 - Intro 4:33 - Phil Spencer leaves Xbox, new Microsoft Gaming CEO steps in 26:10 - BREAK 26:28 - Before closing, Bluepoint Games pitched two remakes to Sony 36:20...

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the week with a whole bunch of video game news! We cover the sudden closing of Bluepoint games and the internal email sent to the studio, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen coming to the Switch, a wild story between Finji and TikTok, and more!  00:00 - Intro 4:33 - Here’s The Email About Why PlayStation Shut Down A Studio That Put Out Great Games 21:30 - Demon Tides rev...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to discuss updates on Elder Scrolls VI, Nintendo making a Xenoblade Chronicles Switch 2 edition, Christopher Judge teasing some possible changes in the God of War Trilogy, Kristen Bell casted as Amy the Hedgehog, and more news for your Thursday!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to hit you with the news! We've got some new details surrounding Highguard's future and it's development, a NEW Sonic game, a review roundup for God of War: Sons of Sparta, and rumores recirculating around a remake of Chrono Trigger!  00:00 - Intro 7:40 - God of War: Sons of Sparta reviews 14:40 - Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse 18:40 - The Internet Isn’t Safe...