Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to walk you through the slew of announcements from The Game Awards 2025! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser to walk you through a Thursday calm before the Game Awards storm, with stories ranging from Nintendo paying 41% more for RAM to Kotaku sources revealing that a 3-minute trailer at The Game Awards costs over $1 million. Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn are here to break down news about Call of Duty no longer releasing back-to-back entries in the Black Ops and Modern Warfare series, Take-Two establishing a new 2K studio led by former execs from The Initiative, and how Netflix "Didn't Attribute Any Value" to WB Games in their acquisition bid. Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Pr...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lexi Luddy to chat about building PCs, the mysterious TGA studio might be related to Altered Beast, Star Wars game leaks, Harada leaving Bandai Namco, and more to jumpstart the week with video game news.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to end the week with a whole slew of news! We chat about Netflix agreeing to buy Warner Bros and what that could mean for video games, Mario Kart World potentially getting DLC, reviews for the new Five Nights at Freddy's movie, Splitgate 2 getting folded into a "new" release, and more headlines for your Friday.

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa get together to chat about Micron shutting down and what that potentiall means for building PCs, Metroid Prime 4 requiring an Amiibo to listen to music, MLB the Show Mobile launching early in smaller markets, Death Stranding 2 getting rated by the ESRB, and more!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jesse Vitelli to discuss Octopath Traveller 0 and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond review scores, Yacht Club Games is in a "make-or-break" situation, Yuji Hori can't talk about a possible Chrono Trigger remake, Helldivers 2 dramatically cutting its install size, and much more for your Wednesday!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lexi Luddy to start the week with video game news! We chat about Nintendo acquiring a support studio, Campcom working on a new Dead Rising game, a mysterious statue popping up because of The Game Awards, and more to get back into the swing of things.

Jeff Grubb and Britton Peele are here to start a short week on the website with news of the Metroid Prime 4 demo being available at Walmarts and other retailers, RAM shortages could potentially lead to another Xbox price hike, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 underperforming, the Steam Machine price could be clearer, and more for your Monday morning.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to end the week with some news! We're talking about Ubisoft's delayed earnings call results and the company urging that several planned remakes are still on the way, recapping the Xbox Partner showcase, and Nintendo BANNING a custom board modeled after a Kirby character.

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa make a meal of todays new stories! We cover how nearly half of US kids surveyed want in-game currency for Christmas this year, Battlefield 6 is one of the top selling games this year, speculation about the Steam Machine, and even more stories to jumpstart your day!

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy start your Wednesday with Kirby Air Riders review scores, Epic bringing Unity games to Fortnite, Megabonk's creator dipping from The Game Awards, and even more news for the morning!

Jeff Grubb starts the week with Jason Fanelli breaking down stories about folks freaking out of Metroid Prime 4, leaks from the Zelda movie set, congress calling for AI regulations, and Sony shutting Concord down again?

Jeff Grubb is joined by our resident hacker Chuck Zimmerheld to chat about Metroid Prime 4 and what the internet has to say about Samus' new friend, Call of Duty review scores coming in, some Switch 2 news, and more to end your week!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your Thursday by talking all about Valve's newest announcement being a fleet of new things. We got a Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and their new VR headset: The Steam Frame. We also tie off today by hitting a couple other headlines.

Jeff Grubb is joined by our friend Alyssa Mercante today to talk about the casting updates to the Mario Galaxy movie, why The Game Awards may have quietly closed the Future Class for this year, announcements from the State of Play Japan presentation, and even more!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to chat about some rumblings of a new Crash Team Racing, Halo Infinite getting its last planned update, Shigeru Miyamoto taking steps away from active game development, and Pillsbury leaking details on the new Mario movie! Thanks to Deku Deals for making today's episode possible. Make a list and get some deals at: https://www.dekudeals.com/giantbomb

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli chat about Grand Theft Auto 6 getting delayed, morale at Rockstar cratering according to an employee, Bioshock 4 still coming according to the devs, and more to end the week!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about Nintendo getting into the acquisition business with some development studios, Rockstar claiming that they let go of employees due to leaks and not union busting, Sonic Rumble skings costing up to $60, and even more for your Thursday mornings.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Clarke to chat about review for Arc Raiders and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, the PlayStation finally getting cloud streaming, PS5-PC Cross-buy could be in the works, a grip of Nintendo news, and even more!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to talk about Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection's strong reviews, ARC Raiders's huge opening weekend, and Rockstar being under fire after a recent round of layoffs. Today's episode is brought to you by Deku Deals! Learn more at http://dekudeals.com/giantbomb

In whatever the  opposite of a Dreg's Day is, Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to chat about Battlefield 6's battle royale potentially shadowdropping next week , more Fallout new and old coming your way, and a new Halo project getting announced... Any minute now? Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser to talk about Sarah Bond reiterating that exclusives are "outdated", a new report of Microsoft suddenly looking for bigger profit margins out of Xbox, and Krafton putting all their eggs in the AI basket. Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn are here to piece your gaming life back together, including breaking down stories about Remedy's CEO stepping down, the Scarface PS2 game getting a mysterious re-release, and what players are buying as shown by September's Circana report. Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to start your week with news about a Resident Evil 0 remake making the rounds again, Fortnite-ification and AI involvement in the next Halo title, Arc Raiders having a successful weekend, and more for your Monday!