Game Mess Mornings

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 - Intro5:40 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 reviews10:50 - Leaked Mass Effect 5 trailer is salt in the wound for BioWare fans21:40 - A Valve developer says “HLX” out loud during a public panel30:40 - BREAK32:05 - Switch 2 jailbreak enables Mario Kart World mods42:20 - Here is what you need to play the g...

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 - Intro3:50 - EA closes Bioware and cancels Mass Effect21:00 - A history of EA’s layoffs before this25:00 - BREAK26:40 - September 2026 US video game market highlights37:00 - What the hardware price increases actually look like41:30 - Gears of War E-Day had a development cost of over $500 million49:50 - Rockstar is turning pi...

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/@XButtonShowhttps://www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow0:00 - Intro5:35 - Final Fantasy Resonance reviews12:34 - Nintendo Switch Sports Resort reviews18:20 - Report claims next Xbox is targeting 2028 and could cost between $1,200 and $1,80031:45 - AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 t...

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/XButtonShowToday 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 memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it’s claimed21:25 - Bungie could be in the running to make Star Wars: Battlefront 3? 28:48 - BREAK<br...

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 - Intro7:20 - Ace Combat 8 becomes the series’ fastest seller to one million14:00 - Wolverine shows how much business Sony is risking with its move to all-digital23:10 - BREAK23:20 - Crimson Des...

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 - Intro5:10 - HELLRAISER REVIVAL REVIEWS12:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen reviews15:36 - August 2026 US Video Game Market Highlights26:00 - BREAK26:10 - Sony sales updates28:40 - Xbox has a new film and television division34:57 - Sony sells VR patents to Meta41:05 - Star Wars Zero Company staff ‘returning to work’ afte...

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.socialhttps://smashpad.com/https://gamersoutreach.org/0:00 - Intro6:00 - Xbox isn’t going to stream GTA VI to PC at launch 13:00 - GameStop is charging $1,399.99 for a used PS5 Pro21:10 - As...

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 - Intro5:16 - Rockstar explains GTA VI’s characters, politics, NPCs, and absurd level of world detail14:10 - GTA 6 rating pulled after revealing sex scenes and drug use19:55 - Sony reportedly opens the PlayStation vault29:00 - BREAK29:20 - AI game mashup videos on social media spark debate and backlash amo...

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 ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/joinTimestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):0:00:00 Intro0:07:09 S...

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 - Intro4:40 - Gears of War E-day reviews12:34 - Gears E-Day staff reportedly fear post-launch layoffs (and losing their bonuses)21:45 - Naughty Dog’s mystery project reportedly is a new Uncharted29:00 - BREAK31:10 - Ubisoft puts Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and The Division under an expanded Massive38:10 - D...

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 - Intro7:57 - Toem 2 reviews11:50 - Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic and personalized25:50 - After being tested by Insider members, Xbox’s disc-to-digital feature is now rolling out to all players31:55 - BREAK32:10 - Suda 51’s Grasshopper officially regains independence from NetEase, avoiding studio cull37:06 - Shuhei Yoshida says Sony and Nintendo should ‘keep the current generat...

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 - Intro5:40 - Minecraft Dungeons II reviews18:40 - Disgaea Dev CEO Says Company Is Having ‘Discussions’ With Sony About The End Of Physical Discs31:20 - BREAK31:30 - Physint probably isn’t going to cost $400 million39:00 - GTA VI gets a 14-page Game Informer cover story tomorrow41:20 - Naughty Dog day … uh, festi...

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 - Intro6:50 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve reviews11:05 - How Ubisoft and Nintendo’s Partnership Ended With a Canceled Zelda Title19:20 - The Wild Arms spiritual successor is canceled26:45 - BREAK27:00 - Xbox Studio Rare Working On Var...

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 - Intro7:08 - Sony is reportedly polling PlayStation game devs about its disc-killing decision18:32 - Meta announces new VR glasses28:00 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies … VR announced30:50 - BREAK31:00 - Sony Patent Would Let You Tap Y...

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 - Intro9:30 - Any more thoughts about the future of Xbox/Halo under Activision?16:46 - Undead Labs makes 'significant' layoffs after splitting from Xbox20:00 - Counter-Strike 2 has a big update, but everybody only cares about the Tamagotchi chickens26:45 - Sonic boss Says The New Sonic G...

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 - Intro6:00 - Silent Hill Townfall reviews14:25 - Kojima feared Physint cancellation would sink his studio22:40 - BREAK22:50 - Wolverine seems to be selling well30:50 - Final Fantasy 7 Revelation can automatically fix your level38:05 - Take-Two s...

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 - Intro4:00 - Control Resonant reviews16:35 - Twitch CEO says Grand Theft Auto 6’s multiplayer mode will launch next year25:30 - BREAK25:50 - Denuvo has sued the cracker behind DRM removals for at least 26 games33:15 - The Witcher 4 Studio Switch to Unreal Engine 5 to Spe...

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 - Intro3:33 - Xbox’s TGS showcase was mostly updates … and Kojima19:10 - Sony’s PC games mysteriously disappeared from Steam in the UK24:00 - Break24:10 - GTA 6 is getting a 34-song album of original music31:30 - Xbox advertising patent38:30 - Media Molecule’s New Gam...

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 - Intro4:25 - Fire Emblem reviews17:17 - Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter reviews20:30 - Wardogs sells 2 million27:35 - Layoffs at Mindseye Studio34:20 - BREAK34:40 - 007 First Light on Switch 2 slips to March 202738:40 - Steam Deck 2 remains in development despite the RAM crisis42:30 - GTA 6’s musicians are starting a coordinated-looking tease campaign 46:50 - Nightdive’s boss...

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 - Intro5:00 - Blizzard announced Diablo and StarCraft games that are years away ‘to show confidence’19:50 - WoW Forever is basically Blizzard making its own alternate-history World of Warcraft23:40 - Wardogs sold 1.25 million copies in 24 hours28:50 - BREAK30:13 - Moss series developer Polyarc shuts down33:30 - SOMEBODY GOT YELLED AT: Level-5 CEO had t...