Game Mess Mornings

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!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhys Elliot to end the week with all the video game news! We're talking about a new Nintendo patent, The Pokemon Company facing some legal battles, Switch 2 production ramping up, this week's Bomb 12, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your Thursday with a review round-up for Ball x Pit, EA employees voicing their concerns over the Saudi Arabia buyout, David Cage and Quantic Dreams making a multiplayer game, and even more news for your morning!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to chat about ASUS ROG Ally X reviews, Battlefield 6 doing well in sales, Ghost of Yotei being Europe's best PS5 launch, and more for your Wednesday!

Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin end your week with video game news! Apparently the next Xbox will be significantly more powerful than the PlayStation 6, Treyarch removing Skill-Based matchmaking, updates with Nintendo's mysterious playtest, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your Thursday with a whole slew of news! We got Battlefield 6 and Absolum review round-ups, more news about the Pikmin shorts, Discord responds to a claim that 2 million ID photos have been stolen, and Ubisoft reportedly cancelling an Assassin's Creed game due to "political concerns".

Jeff Grubb is joined by Mat Piscatella to chat about the August 2025 Circana report and US gaming trends, the mysterious Nintendo short, Clair Obscur hits 5 million in sales, skin prices in 2XKO, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli chat about Ghost of Yotei's sales so far in the UK, Nintendo clashing with the Japanese government, Red Dead Redemption 2's current console ports still happening, and whatever the hell Microsoft is up to now...

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa end the week with a review round-up of a new Nicklelodean game and LEGO Party, updates towards Xbox and Game Pass, game sales in Japan, and even more for your Friday!

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn celebrate Friday Eve with news of the runaway movie KPOP Demon Hunters heading to Fortnite, a Digimon Story: Time Stranger review round-up, Warframe heading to the Switch 2, Super Mario Bros levels finally getting found, and much more for your morning!

We've got Lex Luddy back on the show after she spent a couple weeks away in Japan! We chat about Game Pass getting a prince increase and what that means for the company, Amazon trying to revive Luna, Prototype coming back to Steam, and even more stories for your Wednesday morning!

Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti try to make sense of all of the mess happening with video games! EA is going private and has been bought out for 55 BILLION dollars, Silent Hill f hits 1 million units sold, Parasite Mutant hitting PS5 and PC soon, and even more news to jump start the week.

Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin end the week with nes about Resident Evil Requiem performing well on the Switch 2, skate season 1 updates, Doug Bowser retiring from Nintendo of America, a new PS5 Pro, Costco getting rid of the Xbox, and more!