Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin bring you into a new week with news about Yakuza creator Toshiro Nagoshi's new studio dissolving, Bend studio's new co-op game, Ocarina of Time midnight launch fun, 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...

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn take you into Spooky Weekend with talks about Ocarina of Time's remake being better thanks to younger devs, Gears of War: E-Day's rocky sales numbers, and EA shuting down BioWare... "Because" of Star Wars Battlefront 3? 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...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to deliver you video game news! Today we chat about The Duskbloods getting delayed to 2027 and the reasons for doing so, Walmart messing up preorders for The Legend of Zelda Switch 2, No Man's Sky having a Halloween update, potential espionage happening, and more!  0:00 - Intro 5:55 - The Duskbloods Is Officially Delayed Until 2027 13:20 - Somehow, The Legend Of Z...

Lex Ludi joins Grubb this Wednesday to chat about the news! Today we cover Valve and their stance on AI tools with game development, game-key cards, GTA VI already smashing records before its even out, and a whole bunch of other headlines.  0:00 - Intro 4:30 - Valve won’t restrict developers’ AI tools, despite complaints about clones and discoverability 15:40 - Retailer claims Nintendo policy prev...

Shawn joins Grubb to start your work week with video game news! We chat about how we're enjoying Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Phantom Blade Zero reviews, Arkane's deadline for a new buyer getting extended, Netflix trying to court Microsoft for Xbox shows, and more!  0:00 - Intro 11:23 - Phantom Blade Zero reviews 20:38 - Arkane now has until mid-December to find a buyer as Microsoft extends its d...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to end the week with video game news! Today we're chatting about Modern Warfare 4 reviews, the leaked Mass Effect trailer, the Switch 2 getting jailbroken, Arkane Studios needing to find a buyer, and MORE!  0:00 - Intro 5:40 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 reviews 10:50 - Leaked Mass Effect 5 trailer is salt in the wound for BioWare fans 21:40 - A Valve devel...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhiannon Bevan to catch up on today's news! We're talking about EA closing Bioware and the other related fallout, September 2026's US video game market highlights, Gears of Way E-Day's budget, and more! 0:00 - Intro 3:50 - EA closes Bioware and cancels Mass Effect 21:00 - A history of EA’s layoffs before this 25:00 - BREAK 26:40 - September 2026 US video game market highlig...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Brian Altano to chat about X Button and today's top stories! We're chatting about Final Fantasy Resonance reviews, a potential new/old Fight Night, Rider's Republic coming to the Switch 2, the new Xbox prospective prices, and more!  Check out the homies at X Button: https://www.youtube.com/@XButtonShow https://www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow 0:00 - Intro 5:35 - Final Fantasy...

We've got Seth Macy joining us today to chat about the news but also the LAUNCH of X Button! Check out the homies at https://www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow Today Grubb and Seth Macy go over how Bungie could be involved in making the next Star Wars: Battlefront game, PlayStation 6's memory costs alone could be $680, Ghost of Yōtei’s phsycial sales, and a Shrek 2 remaster? 7:52 - PlayStation 6’s mem...

Lex Luddy joins Grubb today to end the week with video game news! Today we chat about Ace Combat 8 being the fastest selling game in the series, Wolverine having a substantial amount of physical game sales, more titles in the Silent Hill series are already being considered, Forza Horizon 6 heading to the PS6 next year, a Cyberpunk movie in the works, and more!  0:00 - Intro 7:20 - Ace Combat 8 bec...

Jason Fanelli joins Grubb on this Thursday morning to chat about his Hellraiser: Revival review, what the video game market looked like in August 2026, Xbox is starting a film and TV division, Sony selling VR patents to Meta, and more! 0:00 - Intro 5:10 - HELLRAISER REVIVAL REVIEWS 12:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen reviews 15:36 - August 2026 US Video Game Market Highlights 26:00 - BREAK 26:10...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Danreb Victorio to jumpstart your Wednesday with video game news! Today we're clarifying game streaming on the Xbox with GTA VI, GameStop charing out the wazoo for a used PS5 Pro, a reorg happening with Halo, a NEW Ape Escape game in the works, and more!  Follow Danreb: https://bsky.app/profile/danreb.bsky.social https://smashpad.com/ https://gamersoutreach.org/ 0:00 - Intr...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your week with video game news! We're talking about PlayStation taking pitches to go back into their vault of IP, Rockstar explaining the density of details in GTA VI, a whole slew of AI related stories, and more!  00:00 - Intro 5:16 - Rockstar explains GTA VI’s characters, politics, NPCs, and absurd level of world detail 14:10 - GTA 6 rating pulled after revealing s...

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn take you into the weekend by chatting about Star Wars: Galactic Racer reviews, PlayStation bringing a slimmed-down version of PSSR to base PS5 with QSSR, and more! Check out that list of no-AI recompilations of retro games Shawn was talking about here: https://backloggd.com/u/WumpaGem/list/game-decompsrecomps-that-arent-vibe-coded/ Support us directly and get new episodes...

It's spooky season! Jeff Grubb is joined by Will Crosby to give you the news. Today we're chatting about Gears of War: E-Day reviews and how the devs are worried about layoffs, Naughty Dog's newest mystery project, Capcom's plans for the other remakes, and more!  0:00 - Intro 4:40 - Gears of War E-day reviews 12:34 - Gears E-Day staff reportedly fear post-launch layoffs (and losing their bonuses)...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here for you Wednesday news needs! We're talking about Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic to users, Xbox's disc-to-digital goes live, Suda 51's Grasshopper going fully independant, and more!  0:00 - Intro 7:57 - Toem 2 reviews 11:50 - Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic and personalized 25:50 - After being tested by Insider members, Xbox’s disc-to-digital feat...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to start your week with the news! We do a quick review roundup for Minecraft Dungeons II, Disgaea Dev CEO is having discussions with Sony about the end of physical discs, Physint's budget, and more!  0:00 - Intro 5:40 - Minecraft Dungeons II reviews 18:40 - Disgaea Dev CEO Says Company Is Having ‘Discussions’ With Sony About The End Of Physical Discs 31:20 - BREAK...

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli are here to end the week with a whole bunch of video game news! Today we're chatting about Warzone letting you turn off other players' skins soon, Ace Combat 8 reviews, what lead to the end of Ubisoft and Nintendo's partnership, the status of the Wild Arms spiritual successor, and more!  0:00 - Intro 6:50 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve reviews 11:05 - How Ubisoft and N...

Jan Ochoa joins Jeff Grubb today to talk about the news! Today we talk about Sony polling game devs about killing discs and filing a patent that would let you use tap to pay on your PlayStation controller, Meta announcing new VR glasses, Quake Champions, Injustice 3, and Konami hitting the pitch with their own soccer game.  0:00 - Intro 7:08 - Sony is reportedly polling PlayStation game devs about...

We've got Seth Macy joining Grubb on the show today! Today we're talking about more developments coming out of the layoffs happening at Xbox, Undead labs having to make some "significant" layoffs after their split from Xbox, Counter-Strike 2 adding pet chickens, a new Sonic game in development, and more!  0:00 - Intro 9:30 - Any more thoughts about the future of Xbox/Halo under Activision? 16:46 -...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Adriana Rodriguez to jump start your week with the news! We chat about Silent Hill Townfall reviews and Jan jumps in to share his impressions, Kojima shares his fears over Physint and what that could have meant for the studio, Wolverine selling well, FF7 Revelation helping you skip grinding, and more!  0:00 - Intro 6:00 - Silent Hill Townfall reviews 14:25 - Kojima feared P...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Tamoor Hussain to end the week with a bunch of game news! Today we do a review round up of Control Resonant, Twitch's CEO might know when GTA 6's multiplayer is coming, Denuvo is suing crackers, insight into the Japanese gaming market, and more!  0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Control Resonant reviews 16:35 - Twitch CEO says Grand Theft Auto 6’s multiplayer mode will launch next year...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here to give you the news! Today we're talking about updates from Xbox coming out of the Tokyo Game Show like casting getting revealed for Kojima's Physint, PlayStation games disappearing from Steam in the UK, GTA 6 getting and original music album, and more!  0:00 - Intro 3:33 - Xbox’s TGS showcase was mostly updates … and Kojima 19:10 - Sony’s PC games mysteriously d...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Dean Dobbs today to chat about Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Trails in the Sky 2nd reviews, Wardogs continuing to sell very well, layoffs happening at Mindseye, and more!  0:00 - Intro 4:25 - Fire Emblem reviews 17:17 - Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter reviews 20:30 - Wardogs sells 2 million 27:35 - Layoffs at Mindseye Studio 34:20 - BREAK 34:40 - 007 First Light on Switch...

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to jump start your week with news! Today we're catching up on some of the bigger announcements coming out of Blizzcon, Wardogs selling a million copies in 24 hours, Polyarc shutting down, and more!  0:00 - Intro 5:00 - Blizzard announced Diablo and StarCraft games that are years away ‘to show confidence’ 19:50 - WoW Forever is basically Blizzard making its own alt...