Game Mess Mornings

Jon Martin joins us today to chat about more updates on GTA VI before their big gameplay reveal today, physical Switch 2 games getting progressively worse, Konami wanting to release more Silent Hill Games, Metal Gear Solid 4 finally escaping the PS3, Panic and the Playdate actually giving people refunds from tariffs, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
7:13 - GTA 6 Netflix Trailer’s Beefy Runtime Revealed, Footage Captured On PS5
12:10 - GTA VI gets a ton of new official details before today’s big gameplay reveal
19:50 - Physical games on Switch 2 somehow keep getting worse
30:00 - BREAK
31:06 - Konami wants annual Silent Hill games and is working on “many” unannounced projects
36:25 - 18 minutes of Fable gameplay
40:10 - Panic is actually refunding the tariffs people paid on Playdates
43:40 - Metal Gear Solid 4 escapes the PS3 today
47:02 - Kingdom Hearts 4 information will have to wait after ‘a bit of a gap’
51:50 - This week
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Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to jump start your Wednesday with news! We talk about our early impressions and a review round up of Star Wars: Zero Company, Rockstar addressing the GTA VI leaks, recapping Opening Night Live, and more!
#gmm #gamemessmornings #giantbomb 

0:00 - Intro
8:50 - Star Wars: Zero Company Reviews
17:17 - Rockstar Games addresses Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leaks
25:00 - 
26:40 - Xbox Reveals Plan To Save Fans’ Physical Game Collections In A Digital Future
30:50 - Persona 6 will have PS5 Physical Release
35:30 - Opening Night Live happened
45:10 - Ubisoft Charges Steam Players $10 For ’90s Classic Heroes Of Might And Magic 3 And Forgets To Actually Give Them The Game
47:30 - You’ll Be Able to Get a Persona 6 PS5 Physical Copy at Retail Stores
49:53 - Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement delayed to 2027
53:00 - Companies Back Off Multiplatform Messaging As Xbox Pulls PS5 Mentions And Sony Doubles Down On Console Exclusivity
58:30 - PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September 2026 Revealed
59:06 - This Week
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Grubb is joined by Chuck Zimmerheld to jump start your week with video game news! We're talking about the mystery game at Gamescom MAYBE being a new Ori, Sony reminding users that they do not own their digital games, Nintendo going after emulators, Call of Duty on the Switch 2, and more! 
00:00 - Intro
4:25 - The mystery Xbox sequel was apparently Ori — but Ori’s creator says the rumor is “nonsense”
12:12 - Sony sends PlayStation users a reminder they don't own their digital games just as a fan boycott over ending discs kicks off
20:40 - break
22:20 - Blood of Dawnwalker console footage confirms no 60fps mode at launch
28:50 - Nintendo Wipes Out Hundreds Of Switch Emulator Repositories
36:44 - People have played Call of Duty on Switch 2
42:00 - Game Freak suggests Pokémon Champions was built partly so it could change battles in future games
49:50 - Nvidia is reportedly warning major customers of 15%+ AI-server price hikes
#gmm #gamemessmornings #giantbomb 
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Jeff Grubb is joined by Josh Coulson from TheGamer to chat about Riot ending active development for fighting game 2XKO, Take-Two issuing subpoenas to Microsoft and Discord over GTA VI leaks, FromSoftware's network test for The Duskbloods ending early, and more!

00:00 - Intro
04:20 - FromSoftware Gives Up On Today’s The Duskbloods Network Test After Two Hours Of Failed Logins
13:00 - Riot is effectively putting 2XKO into maintenance mode 
19:40 - Take-Two Subpoenas Trove Of Records From Microsoft And Discord As It Hunts For GTA 6 Leaker
29:30 - Break
29:50 - Microsoft has stopped giving Circana its actual digital game-sales data
38:00 - Compulsion Games pulls off management buyout and separates from Xbox
41:00 - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls sold fewer than 3,000 units in Japan in its first week
46:30 - Bungie reportedly had "5 or 6 games" in development, including Marathon and Destiny 2 – but most fell apart after Sony's $3.6 billion acquisition
51:50 - Xbox Leak Claims Limited Edition Anniversary Series X Will Cost A Whopping $900

Jeff Grubb is joined by Mat Piscatella on the show today to chat about July's Circana Report and how the market is doing overall! We also get into a new Sony patent that makes AI play games for you, low physical sales on the Xbox, Duskbloods previews, and more! 

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00:00 - Intro
5:55 - July 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights
20:30 - Nobody’s Buying New Physical Games On Xbox In The U.S.
31:26 - Break
31:40 - New Sony Patent Discusses The Possibility Of AI That Grinds Games For You
35:10 - The First Big GTA 6 Debate Is Here: Cars Needing Gas
41:40 - The Duskbloods previews are out
47:20 - Pokemon Krispy Kreme Boxes Are Being Listed For Ridiculous Sums Of Money
48:50 - This week
50:16 - Pollllll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about PlayStation going back to the drawing board with Horizon Hunters Gathering, Xbox announcing a new game at Gamescom, Control Resonant not getting a physical release until October, and more news for hump day! 

00:00 - Intro
04:30 - PlayStation co-op spin-off Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly being overhauled after poor testing feedback
23:30 - Surprise Xbox Game To Be Announced At Gamescom, Insider Says
26:37 - break
26:45 - GTA 6 has already generated an estimated $395 million in preorders
30:19 - Notice that Control Resonant isn’t getting a physical version until October 15
31:25 - Sands of Time gets a substantial GOG preservation update
35:33 - Shuhei Yoshida says he told Clair Obscur studio not to call it a turn-based RPG, because it would put people off
39:29 - Dishonored’s Harvey Smith launches new studio with former Arkane staff to make immersive sims
44:40 - EA workers trapped in a maelstrom of cynicism and doubt after Saudi buyout

It's MONDAY! We've got Mike Minotti joining Grubb today to talk about a grip of news coming out of D23 like Kingdom Hearts IV finally resurfacing and aiming for a 2027 release date, Mortal Shell II, online outrage at Marvel's Wolverine, and more to start your week!

00:00 - Intro
5:50 - Kingdom Hearts IV finally resurfaces: late 2027, Coco, and Square says it absolutely won't slip
10:40 - Saber CEO Apologizes To Rideshare Writer Involved In AI Controversy
16:10 - PlayStation 6 release date still hasn’t been decided, Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki says
23:00 - break - 
24:30 - Mortal Shell II reviews
28:05 - Marvel’s Wolverine Is Another Victim Of The Internet’s Endless Gaming Negativity
35:20 - Disney Is Bringing Fortnite Into Its Real-World Star Wars Rides
38:50 - Fortnite officially reveals Sora, Crash, Spyro, Mega Man, Persona and other gaming crossovers for its next season
45:00 - Indie developer of popular stock market game says Sony is blocking a PS5 release and delisting its previous games
47:50 - The Simpsons: Hit & Run Revival? Series Creator Offers Biggest Hint Yet
51:50 - Restful trails to Hayden Panettiere
52:00 - This week!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhiannon Bevan to end the week with a whole slew of news! Wolverine previews are in and we take a look at what the general temperature is with Insomniac's new game, Netflix continues to close studios, Pokémon Pokopia is still making noise with sales, and more news stories to end the week. 

00:00 - Intro
3:30 - Wolverine previews are out
11:10 - Netflix is closing the Oxenfree studio
20: 30 - 2K unveils ‘ambitious’ new sports studio stuffed with EA Sports FIFA talent
26:50 - break
27:00 - Extended Look At GTA 6 To Span Multiple Episodes According To Removed Screenshot
38:30 - Every 1 in 5 Switch 2 owner has purchased Pokemon Pokopia
43:30 - Pokémon Bank finally has an execution date
46:50 - Darksiders 4 and a new Kingdom Come are planned by the end of March 2028, Embracer says

Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to celebrate Boy Salad Summer as we talk about Streamers' content being used to train generative AI at Twitch, the CEO of Saber lashing out against a former writer, Mario Kart World competing with 8 still, and more for your Thursday morning news needs!

00:00 - Intro
04:40 - Twitch is using streamers’ content to train generative AI by default
16:16 - Saber CEO Would Have Been “Happy to Replace” Former Writer With AI, In Retrospect
26:20 - BREAK
26:40 - Physical games are selling like crazy on Switch 2
33:40 - Mario Kart World may be competing with the greatest enemy imaginable: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
37:50 - Sean Murray's new marketing philosophy for Light No Fire: maybe don't market it
40:40 - Dawn of War 4 gets bumped three months
42:53 - PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium Games For August 2026 Includes Helldivers 2
45:30 - Super Mario Sunshine hits NSO today

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn run you through the biggest news stories of the day, including Asha Sharma's hints about The Elder Scrolls VI, an analysis of Halo: Campaign Evolved's underwhelming sales, more info on Phantom Blade Zero, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
00:00 Intro
04:27 More jangling keys – Xbox CEO ignored a giant rat to talk up Elder Scrolls VI
12:47 Halo: Campaign Evolved’s Biggest Competition Might Be Halo
20:10 Meccha Chameleon has now sold 20 MILLION copies
25:41 A Switch 2 port of Crimson Desert is being planned for the first half of 2027
32:02 Phantom Blade Zero pre-orders now available, 11-minute trailer; dedicated State of Play set for August 17
38:18 Images of a 40th Anniversary Legend of Zelda Switch 2 and Pro Controller have reportedly leaked
43:54 2011 action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North gets a new Legacy Edition, with ‘more classic releases’ coming
48:16 Ghost Of Yotei Expansion, Roguelike Survival Mode, And Complete Edition Announced
51:59 Disney Confirms D23 Kingdom Hearts Panel Details
54:44 Polls & outro