Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin chat about the hottest gaming news of the day, including XBOX backwards compatibility coming to PC, June's video game market highlights, 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
04:20 Play More of the Games You Love, Wherever You Play with XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC
13:36 June 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana
25:26 Warner Bros. Acquisition Is Stuck In Legal Limbo Again
29:55 PEGI’s new age ratings will restrict FC 27 to kids over 16
34:31 Marathon’s PvE Mode Just Tripled The Game’s Player Count
38:41 ARMADILLO RACING!!!
41:28 Splatoon Raiders reviews
43:58 Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 reveals Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch frame rate, resolution
45:57 Odds & ends
48:03 Today and tomorrow
48:37 Polls & outro

Grubb and TurboShawn are starting your week off right with NOTHING BUT GOOD NEWS! ...Like Valve saying we're cooked, Xbox executives talking about unclear exclusivity plans, 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
05:05 Valve says there's no end in sight to the memory crisis, and prices are only going to increase
14:24 ‘We are committed to making this clearer’: Xbox exec says it’s ‘not obvious’ to players which games will be exclusive
24:15 Marathon’s director confirms he’s quit Bungie, four months after launch
30:07 ZA/UM Studios to lay off up to 32 workers two months after releasing Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
34:57 Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition Set to Release on PS5 & Xbox Series S|X With New Content
40:41 New Sony Patent Suggests PlayStation 6 Will Fix One of PS5’s Biggest Issues
44:58 PlayStation Patent Reveals Sony Looking Into Modular Controller With Touchscreen Interface
49:38 Call Of Duty Movie Gets A Key Update About Its Setting
54:29 Poll & outro

Dregs Day returns! Tamoor Hussain joins Jeff Grubb to talk about Bethesda having a whole bunch of Fallout projects in the works, PlayStation fans not wanting people to buy games on PlayStation, some funky-looking Miis, 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
05:28 Bethesda confirms Obsidian Fallout game and that Fallout 5 is in preproduction
16:08 Sony killing physical games ‘doesn’t matter at all,’ says GameStop CEO
22:50 Irate PlayStation Fans Want You to Buy Games Anywhere But PS5
28:32 Saudi-backed $55 billion EA acquisition reportedly nearing EU approval
34:22 NHL 27 Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Mode Not Seen In Years, But It’s Not What It Seems
38:23 The live action God of War show is recasting Kratos after Ryan Hurst was injured on the set
41:23 Miis are back in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and fans are debating their ‘funny’ proportions
43:14 Today + This weekend
43:36 Poll & outro
47:27 The Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to chat about England losing in the World Cup, pictures coming out of Nintendo's new joy-con with a removable battery, an Indie game feeling the pressures from PlayStation ending disc support, GTA 6 could generate up to $5.2 Billion, and more for your Thursday! 

00:00 - Intro
4:20 - Nintendo support articles show inside new Switch Joy-Cons with removable battery
13:30 - Indie developer’s PS5 game trailer is flooded with anti-Sony comments over disc backlash
26:05 - break
26:25 - Denshattack!
29:45 - GTA 6 could generate up to $5.2 billion in its first week
38:30 - Former Rockstar Dev Explains GTA 6’s Console-First Approach
41:16 - Microsoft Explains Tony Hawk 1+2 XBOX Game Pass Removal
44:45 - Square Enix keeps releasing Switch 2 versions of games with no upgrade path
47:25 - Sega’s Gamescom lineup is surprisingly substantial
19:10 - Nintendo Is Kicking The Zelda Movie Promo Into Overdrive With Toys
54:34 - Today and Tomorrow!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa make a meal out of all the gaming news! We chat about our excitement over the upcoming Duskbloods network tests happening in the coming weeks, drama with the Avatar Legends game, Denshattack reviews, AI usage in Japan, and more! 
00:00 - Intro
3:20 - FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods confirms Network Test dates
11:27 - Refunds for Dying Light 2 PS4 Users as The Beast Is Cancelled for Last-Gen System
19:28 - Paramount confirms Mike Zaimont is employed by Avatar Legends dev
25:00 - BREAK
25:20 - Ratchet and Clank Ranger Rumble
28:30 - Denshattack Reviews
33:25 - Compulsion Games posts call for business partners after Xbox spinoff
38:35 - Xbox has removed Tony Hawk 1+2 from its upcoming Game Pass releases
43:00 - GOG Wants You To Make Your Own Physical Games
47:45 - Sony Staring Down $457 Million Lawsuit As Disc Deletion Decision Lingers
50:00 - New survey claims 100% of Japanese online game developers use generative AI tools
53:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen already running at '30fps and higher' on Nintendo handheld

Jeff Grubb is back and back with Jason Fanelli to chat about Games Done Quick hitting a major milestone for charity donations along with quickly dealing with a sponsor snafu, a UK group condemning PlayStation's decision for disc production, Rhythm Heaven Groove's sales, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
3:25 - Games Done Quick Raises $2.4 Million – Then Cancels an SNK Sponsorship After Community Backlash 
14:10 - UK retail group condemns PlayStation decision to stop making discs
21:10 - Xbox could reveal disc-to-digital this week
28:35 - God of War studio confirms Laufey will have a disc version, revealing its release window
34:05 - BREAK
34:20 - Rhythm Heaven Groove opens at nearly 400,000 retail copies sold in Japan
39:38 - Palworld 1.0 explodes to more than 855,000 concurrent Steam players
42:08 - Koei Tecmo CEO says it grew from 2,500 staff to over 3,000 in two years, is aiming for 5,000
48:10 - Black Ops 1 and 2 Port Player Counts Dominating Black Ops 7, It’s Claimed
51:00 - Today and Tomorrow

It's a Fanelli Friday to close out a week of Game Mike Mornings, as Mike & Jason walk you through (surprise!) more Xbox news, Ubisoft responding to the Black Flag Resynced microtransactions backlash, 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
04:38 Xbox CEO Asha Sharma named as adviser to US Federal Reserve on ‘Jobs and Productivity’
07:44 Ubisoft Responds to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Microtransactions Backlash, as $60 Game Arrives With $85 of DLC
17:13 John Carmack responds to Id Software layoffs, admits Microsoft stewardship claim aging badly
24:15 Layoffs Hit GameSpot Again
29:04 Bethesda Union Workers Will Hold Rallies Next Week Protesting Mass Layoffs
34:25 Mewtwo takes over Times Square as Pokémon recreates original Pokémon Go trailer
40:19 'This Is a Deeply Odd State of Affairs' — Tech Experts Slam Activision's 'Low Effort' Call of Duty: Black Ops PS5 Port
45:51 Poll results
47:56 The Bomb 12
52:16 Outro

Mike Minotti is joined by Lex Luddy to talk about further layoffs from Xbox, further layoffs from Ubisoft, further concern about Bethesda RPGs, 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
05:06 Big questions for Microsoft’s intentions for id Software
18:36 Obsidian ‘cancels Avowed 2 to focus on new Fallout’
26:34 The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Suffer Because of Xbox Layoffs, Bethesda Staff Say, Fearing Delays, Crunch, and Generational Talent Being Replaced by Contractors
31:30 Fired Marathon director says he’s settled a lawsuit with Sony and been inserted into the credits
33:00 Ubisoft Barcelona Celebrates Successful Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Launch With Layoffs
40:08 You can now try one of Nintendo’s best Switch 2 games for free
42:39 Persona 4 Revival Producer Confirms Some Noteworthy Character Changes Are Coming
45:41 Former VG247 editors launch new publication, Respec
46:48 Polls & outro

Giant Bomb's father & son duo of Mike and Jeff Bakalar break down news of Mario Kart Tour shut down with no offline version planned, Xbox Game Pass reportedly losing millions of users since 2024, 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
03:46 Mario Kart Tour is being shut down and no offline version is planned
09:56 Xbox Game Pass has reportedly lost millions of users since 2024
16:24 College Football 27 Is Pissing Everyone Off
24:33 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced reviews
35:25 Toys for Bob still wants to work on Banjo-Kazooie: ‘We’re huge fans’
39:21 Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis to end service on October 7
43:17 Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy & GBA Library With Four More Titles
49:35 Polls & outro

Mike Minotti and Jan Ochoa start your week with trying to make sense of the growing situation of the massive layoffs happening at Xbox, Nintendo to stop selling the original Switch 1 in Europe by 2027, Cyberpunk 2077 hitting a massive sales milestone, and more for your Monday! 

00:00 - Intro
4:00 - Xbox to reduce staff by approximately 3,200 throughout FY27
29:00 - BREAK
29:14 - Nintendo will stop selling the Nintendo Switch in 2027
32:27 - WayForward announces next Shantae game at Anime Expo with 2027 release window
34:25 - Cyberpunk 2077 Just Hit Another Massive Sales Milestone
37:50 - Halo: Campaign Evolved’s boxed version will come with physical discs so that players can ‘have tangible items to add to your collection’
43:40 - Hideo Kojima ‘really sad’ about PlayStation killing discs, ‘frightened’ for future of ownership
47:00 - More traditional Final Fantasy remakes could happen, as Square Enix says it'll follow what "truly resonates" with fans, even if that's not open-world action
55:26 - Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is happening this week