Game Mess Mornings

Lex Luddy joins Jeff Grubb to talk about Blizzard reportedly being Xbox's "Top-Performing" studio thanks to Overwatch and Diablo, Valve hardware customers being hit by a shipping-partner data breach, and more.

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00:00 Intro
05:26 Valve hardware customers hit by shipping-partner data breach
13:58 Blizzard Reportedly Leads Xbox as 'Top-Performing' Studio Thanks to Overwatch and Diablo
25:14 Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software
34:45 THQ Nordic says it has 12 unannounced games in development
41:00 Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive
44:21 Dragon Age was always "too niche, too backwards, too old-school" in EA's eyes, former BioWare lead argues
48:13 After 10 years, players have discovered less than 1% of the planets in No Man’s Sky
51:52 SanDisk is the third company to release Xbox Series X/S Expansion Cards, with 2TB storage costing $340
53:16 This week
54:24 Outro

We've got a Fanelli Friday today! Jason Fanelli joins Jeff Grubb to end the week to chat about Marvel Tōkon launching with "Mixed" Steam reviews, Quake's 30th Anniversary, a whole block of Take-Two and GTA VI news, and more to end your week! 

0:00 - Intro
4:10 - Marvel Tōkon Launches To Abysmal 44% Rating On Steam
17:39 - MachineGames and id Software celebrate Quake’s 30th Anniversary with a brand-new episode
22:35 - Break
22:40 - Devolver Digital Wants To Go Private Again Following A 95 Percent Collapse In Its Share Price
32:55 - The Legend Of Zelda Live-Action Movie May Have Found Its Ganondorf
36:30 - Sam Neil Filmed ‘Legend Of Zelda’ Role Prior To Death
39:50 - Take-Two sticks to annual bookings outlook, says on track for 'GTA VI' November launch
Take-Two Defends GTA 6’s $80 Price, Calls It “Phenomenal Value”
49:10 - Take-Two CEO Predicts That We’ll All Be Streaming Our Games In Three Years
55:30 - Poll & Bomb12

Jeff Grubb is joined by Chuck Zimmerheld to give you the news! We're talking about GTA VI and Netflix's special preview event, Tomodachi Life hitting BIG, Switch 2 is still Nintendo's fastest selling system, Diablo 4 and FF XIV on the Switch 2, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
4:40 - GTA VI’s next presentation is a Netflix timed exclusive
11:10 - Switch 2 remains Nintendo’s fastest-selling system
22:40 - Tomodachi Life is officially a megahit
26:40 - Space Ace Updates
27:00 - Break
27:50 - Sony is reportedly putting warning labels on PS5s about decision to ditch discs
36:53 - Capcom says the move to an all-digital future won’t have a ‘significant impact’ on its sales
43:00 - Sony is making PSSR 2.0 the default on PS5 Pro
47:00 - The long awaited Switch 2 version of Diablo 4 is reportedly coming in September
48:45 - Final Fantasy 14 team says it's working on Switch 2 port's 'unacceptable' load times

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about the repercussions of EA getting acquired by Saudi Arabia, Beast of Reincarnation reviews, the director of Assassin's Creed Valhalla returning to Ubisoft, Marvel Rivals shrinking, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
5:20 - EA could be set for ‘mass layoffs’ as it aims to cut costs following Saudi acquisition
16:20 - Beast of Reincarnation reviews
20:30 - Game Freak is planning regular Beast of Reincarnation updates, starting next week
27:15 - BREAK
27:30 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla director makes sudden return to Ubisoft, and will lead the series moving forward
34:40 - Marvel Rivals is shrinking by as much as 40GB
38:00 - FIFA's first non-EA published soccer game has already suffered major layoffs
42:50 - What in the hell is going on with Black Ops 1+2 sales on PlayStation?
49:50 - Uh, meanwhile, Halo: Campaigned Evolved sputtered out of the gate
57:50 - Happening this week
59:00 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jeff Bakalar to start your week with news! We're talking about Big Walk reviews, a new Nintendo Direct dropping tomorrow, we might see Wolverine's butt in the upcoming game, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
6:40 - Big Walk reviews
14:57 - New Nintendo Direct dropping tomorrow dedicated to Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave
21:50 - Wolverine’s Going To Get His Butt Out In Insomniac’s New Game
29:25 - break 
29:30 - Xbox console price increases in Europe and UK fully revealed, with Series X now costing €200 more
38:40 - No, Xbox isn't quitting Steam
45:50 - Ubisoft’s NFT RPG Champions Tactics is shutting down, shortly after it scrapped its blockchain use
47:38 - Square Enix Insists That Cursed Kingdom Hearts Art Was Not AI-Generated
51:40 - Saudi Arabia’s EA deal should close tomorrow
55:10 - What's Poppin?

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the week with video game news! Today we chat about how PlayStation's profits are jumping despite lack of games, Jason's time at MagicCon, another statement from Asha Sharma about the goals of XBOX, Sony continuing forward despite the disc backlash, and more! 

0:00 Intro
4:02 - PlayStation’s profits jumps despite declining PS5 shipments and playtime
16:02 - Sony says it hears PlayStation disc backlash but will continue its plans
25:00- break
26:10 - MagicCon
29:20 - Xbox boss Asha Sharma says console is the core of its strength
38:00 - Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey gets the Nolan bump
41:55 - Nintendo is releasing two canceled Virtual Boy games 
45:00 - The Lego PlayStation is reportedly coming in October with a limited-time Astro Bot set
48:50 - Orbitals 'Friend's Pass' Will Provide Easier Co-Op And A Free Demo
52:00 - EA Says Saudi Takeover Deal Is Set To Close Next Week
55:40 - Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Fans Are Really Curious What A Change In The Remake’s ESRB Rating Means

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser to chat about NVIDIA raising the prices again of some of their products, Capcom feeling very positive about the chances of a Pragmata sequel, Splatoon Raiders doing big numbers in Japan, and Croc 2?

0:00 - Intro
4:20 - GTA VI marketing may finally ramp back up in August
14:00 - FF7 Revelation director says he’s working on arranging ‘some kind of physical edition’, but can’t confirm details
21:00 - Splatoon Raiders launches huge in Japan
25:00 - BREAK
26:00 - NVIDIA Price Hikes
37:50 - Xbox’s audience grew, but its business did not?
43:38 - EA CEO Got A Huge Pay Increase While Company Laid Off Devs
48:14 - Capcom Says The Likelihood Of A Pragmata Sequel Is High
49:25 - Nexus Mods wants mod installation to become “Spotify-easy”
51:46 - Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos remaster announced
52:20 - Thimbleweed Park 2 announced for PC

We've got surround sound Jeffs today on Game Mess Mornings! Jeff Grubb and Jeff Bakalar are in the house to chat about what's happening at Double Fine, Konami wants a new Silent Hill every year, Splatoon Raiders is hitting BIG, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
4:27 - Double Fine has laid off 23 staff after going independent
11:30 - Microsoft explains why Xbox discs stopped working and says a fix is coming
18:50 - Konami wants a new Silent Hill every year
29:00 - BREAK
29:35 - A Dragon Age trilogy remaster may be impossible without rebuilding BioWare knowledge
33:50 - Clair Obscur studio says it wants to bring it to Switch 2 but it’s ‘way too early to announce anything’
37:28 - Xbox is reportedly losing around $150 on every console
41:20 - Xbox and Ubisoft introduce one-way console-to-PC cross-buy
44:10 - Splatoon Raiders is currently the 7th greatest game of all time on Metacritic, according to User Score
46:50 - Today and Tomorrow

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn start your week right by breaking down the PlayStation "blackout" boycott from fans, Yoshi-P and Naoki Hamaguchi's comments on a theoretical Final Fantasy VI remake, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
06:34 PSA: Xbox is experiencing another major outage
07:21 PlayStation fans are planning a weeklong “blackout” over Sony’s disc decision
28:19 Sony dates God of War: Laufey and confirms the next game reconnects directly to it
32:29 Yoshi-P says a Final Fantasy VI remake could require four or five games
42:12 Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced ‘exceeded annual expectations’ in its first two weeks, Ubisoft says
45:26 Tomb Raider: Catalyst appears to have moved to 2028
49:24 Today and Tomorrow
50:51 Polls & outro

Editor's note: Yeah, this one kinda sounds like sh**! But, I did my best to make it listenable for y'all as a fun little bonus GMM since Grubb's been out on the road for a few days. Enjoy! -Shawn

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