Game Mess Mornings

Our friend Jason Fanelli joins Grubb to end the week with video game news! We're chatting about the State of Play that happened yesterday and all of the different releases and announcements from it! We also hit up the Bomb 12 and determine that Boom Boom from the Mario franchise has a soul!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your Thursday by talking about High on Life 2 reviews, the rumored God of War Metroidvania game possibly being multiplatform, updates on Duskbloods and Elden Ring on the Switch 2, and more stories to get you through the day.  00:00 - Intro 3:27 - High on Life 2 reviews 7:16 - Rumored God of War Metroidvania Game Could Be Multiplatform 24:19 - Designer claims ‘most’ o...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jesse Norris to chat about Pokopia previews, a possible Nintendo Direct possibly coming, the Nintendo DS possibly coming to Nintendo Switch Online, no Wolverine at the State of Play, more Silent Hill, and even more stories!  00:00 - Intro 7:36 - Nintendo Direct apparently in third week of February with 3D Mario, according to rumor Leaker claims Wii, Nintendo DS, and SEGA CD...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to discuss reviews for Yakuza Kiwami 3, a new State of Play on the horizon, leaked screenshots for Generation 10 of Pokemon, PS6 and new Xbox hardware rumors, and more to jump start the week!  00:00 - Intro 5:50 - Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties reviews 22:12 - PlayStation State Of Play Confirmed For February 12 28:57 - BREAK 29:20 - Pokemon Super Bowl Ad For 30th...

Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin are here to end the week! Today we talk about a Baldur's Gate TV show and who is attached to making it, Nintendo possibly digging up the Wiimote back for the Switch 2, Assassin's Creed: Shadows ditching the multiplayer DLC, and more for your Friday!  00:00 - Intro 5:52 - Mewgenics reviews 12:14 - A Baldur’s Gate TV Show Is Happening In The Worst Way Possible 18:36 - Laria...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa break down the hottest news today! We cover Valve delaying release and price details of the Steam Machine, we round up the Nintendo Partner Direct, Epic wants to bring their store to the next Xbox, and a whole lot of other stories for your Thursday!  00:00 - Intro 5:27 - Valve confirms Steam Machine price and release details have been delayed by exploding component prices...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to catch up on the biggest headlines today! We talk about a whole bunch of Nintendo news around stock prices, Partner directs, and Metroid Prime 4 sales. We also catch up on rumblings of the next Xbox, GTA 6, Pokemon at the Super Bowl, and more for your Wednesday Morning! 00:00 - Intro 4:13 - Nioh 3 Reviews 8:34 - Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase set for Febr...

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy start your week with a review round-up of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined reviews, video game company shares dropping because of Google's Project Genie AI rollout, rumors of a Metroid movie, Sony patenting a touchscreen controller, and more!  00:00 - Intro 05:41 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined reviews 12:05 - Numerous video game company share prices dropped following Google’s Pr...

We got Mike Minotti covering the show today while Grubb is out travelling and we have our dear friend Jesse Vitelli to help end the week. Today we talk about the upcoming Nintendo Direct, Nintendo's censorship of Dispatch, a "NEW" version of Final Fantasy 7 headed to Steam, Beyond Good & Evil 2 still coming, and more!  Check out restart.run for more of Jesse's work!  00:00 - Intro 08:16 - A Ni...

Jeff Grubb and Rachel Kaser are here to deliver your Thursday news! We talk about the Cairn reviews and how it's climbing up the charts, overall Xbox gaming revenue declining, Dispatch getting censored on the Switch and Switch 2, Phasmophobia finally hitting 1.0, Tomodachi Life confirming a release date and same-sex relationships, and more! Happy Birthday Rachel!  00:00 - Intro 04:11 -  Cairn revi...

Jeff Grubb and friends break down today's top stories in video games. Today Jan joins in again as we talk about Code Vein II and Escape from Ever After reviews, a Ren and Stimpy collection hitting shelves soon, updates on State of Decay 3, and more for your Wednesday!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start the week with talking more about Resident Evil Requiem, a Tomodachi Life direct happening this Thursday, a possible PlayStation stream planned for February, Highguard's global release, and a PlayStation 6?? 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Resident Evil previews 13:20 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct on Thursday 17:55 - Sony has a PlayStation stream planned fo...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DEAR FRIEND Jason Fanelli! Today we're chatting about the Xbox Developer Direct, updates on Game Freak's new game, a Nintendo Direct this Sunday for the Mario movie, somehow some Kingdom Hearts news, and more!  00:00 - Intro 04:38 - Xbox Developer Direct 2026: All The Big Announcements 18:51 - Game Freak says its Beast of Reincarnation team is ‘relatively small’ 24:40 - BREAK...

Jeff Grubb is joined by TurboShawn to talk about a whole bunch of Ubisoft news and updates after yesterday's events, Super Mario Bros. Wonder heading to the Switch 2, Bubsy 4D has a launch date, Pokemon is headed to Universal Studios, and more for yout Thursday!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa make a meal out of today's top stories in gaming. In BREAKING NEWS we find out that Ubisoft has cancelled the Prince of Persia remake alongside 5 other games, PEAK devs have another game cooking up for this year, Halo Lead believes the PS5 port will have a positive impact, and more for your Wednesday! 00:00 - Intro 03:52 - Critic Reviews for MIO: Memories in Orbit 07:02 -...

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy end the week with video game news! We're talking about a new Switch 2 model possibly in the works, Resident Evil: Requiem being two games mashed up as one, Hi-Fi Rush getting rated for the Switch, Sonic turning 35, and more!  00:00 - Intro 14:14 - A potential new Nintendo Switch 2 model discovered 24:00 - ASUS has stopped producing the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB 2...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to talk about SNK's continued use of generative AI to market Fatal Fury, Animal Crossing bizarrely adding a bunch of new movement options, and a PC modder potentially finding a reason for Monster Hunter Wilds' performance issues. Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps (...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa today to chat about Bobby Kotick making statements against Microsoft, Animal Crossing DLC on the way, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake getting rated by the ESRB, Season 2 of Battlefield 6, and MULTIPLE ECCO THE DOLPHIN GAMES IN DEVELOPMENT? 00:00 - Intro 04:28 - Multiple Ecco the Dolphin games officially in development 10:40 - The Disney Afternoon Collec...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to discuss a whole slew of updates from Nintendo's president, memory shortages will continue to happen, Baldur's Gate 3 will not be heading to Switch 2, Anthem shutting down today, and more!  00:00 - Intro 04:12 - Nintendo president shares an update on the company’s plans 23:49 - Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch 2? 29:07 - BREAK 29:27 - Why memory shortages will c...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser today to chat about updates with Larian's plans with AI and their games, an older Fire Emblem game heading to Nintendo Switch Online, rumblings of The Division 3, Arc Raiders implementing anti-cheat measures, and more!  #gmm #gamemessmornings #giantbomb #videogamenews   00:00 - Intro 05:30 - Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance Joins Switch Online’s GameCube Classics...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your Thursday with brand new Dual Sense and Joy-Con 2 colors, Wolfenstein 3 reportedly in development, a new StarCraft game in the works, the Switch 2 underperforming during the holidays, South Park heading to Fortnite, and more! 00:00 - Intro 03:02 - Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Were Reportedly Not Amazing Over The Holidays 15:18 - Wolfenstein 3 reportedly in development...

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli start your Wednesday with the most played PlayStation games of 2025, Fallout getting a player boost, Ubisoft shutting down the newly unionized Halifax studio, Mario Tennis Fever featuring 38 playable characters, and more stories for your morning. 00:00 - Intro 05:23 - PlayStation’s most-played games of 2025 are identical to 2024’s list 15:00 - Fallout 4 doubles concurr...

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy are back from break to start the year and your day with some VIDEO GAME NEWS! Today we're talking about some surprise Witcher 3 expansions, ASUS officially announcing price hikes, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora getting a player boost, and more for your Monday!

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the year with some video game news! We chat about Naughty Dog mandating overtime for Intergalactic, Bethesda not missing the Switch 2 for future releases, Larian having an AMA to address AI usage and implementation, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are back from recording GOTY podcasts! Today we cover Larian not only getting caught up for implementing use of AI but also shifty hiring processes, Nintendo planning smaller Switch 2 cart sizes, Sony and Nintendo both settling different lawsuits, and more!