The Jeff Gerstmann Show - A Podcast About Video Games

Playing Astro Bot with the kids leads me to the next natural evolution… replaying Super Mario Bros. Special. Pretty direct cause and effect, there, really. Also: is it just me or is Microsoft kind of messing up at everything right now? Far Cry games now run at 60fps, New World gives an eviction notice to players, and lots of “Roblox is a crime” talk from you in the emails section. Get 50% off 1 month of Trade at drinktrade.com/JEFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s topics include the Commodore 64 Ultimate, Nintendo’s thoughts on RAM prices, the future of the Xbox Ally X, The Division 3, 2 Live Crew, "coinslop," and the need for a new Wolfenstein game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's try another one of these AI Energy Drinks. The last one was garbage, surely this one will be different, right? Also: CES is here and it kinda doesn'tt matter. NVIDIA rolls out a DLSS update but here at headquarters the results have been pretty bad. Sony wants to play games for you, game designers love Portal, and Anthem is on its final week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally, the rivalry that defined the early 2000s can be settled! Let’s talk about GOG splitting off of CD PROJEKT, RAM prices, the PlayStation 6, and Actually Important things. Like, for example, what it was like to review The Guy Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will I ever make it through all of Tron: Ares? Going to guess no on this one. In the news, the game industry loses a legend, the future of Forza clears up a bit, EA shareholders do the thing, and Bits & Bops is pretty incredible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Terminator 2D wins the award for Best Amiga Game of 2025! Let’s talk about the awards and announcements of The Game Awards along with Skate Story, the desperate-seeming state of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Marathon’s date and price, the insane pitch for Atari Hotels, the future of MOBAs, and more. Head to http://Fabletics.com/JEFF and sign up as a VIP to get 80% off everything. Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to http://Zocdoc.com/JEFFG to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Take advantage of Ridge’s Biggest Sale of the Year and GET UP TO 47% Off by going to http://ridge.com/JEFFG #Ridgepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Horses! I experienced Horses, let’s talk about it and the idea of it being banned from Steam and the Epic Game Store. I also played Metroid Prime 4, which also isn’t on Steam or the Epic Game Store. Hmmmm! VERY INTERESTING, I think? Also: what does the Warner Bros. sale mean for the future of Mortal Kombat? Harada plans his escape! PEGI rates an Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake of some kind! Take-Two brings on some Perfect Dark developers to start a new studio. And more! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/jeffgerstmannTry it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Linux adoption vs. Windows 10 vs. TPM 2.0 vs. Anti-Cheat vs. Steam Machines vs. Windows 11... where does it end? Heck, where does it start? Also: Goat Simulator 3 is broken in the right ways, an Xbox Series X was more expensive than a PS5 Pro there for a little bit, I dug out the entirety of Level 7 in S&Miner and all I have is this screenshot, the next Hitman, the next Dead Rising, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eminem comes to Hitman in a promotional opportunity that feels at least a year late! Also, Sektori seems to be very red, Timesplitters gets a cool new fangame, the Xbox 360 turns 20, Far Cry gets a TV series, Black Ops 7 sales seem down (and with good reason), and the Steam Machine is certainly not going to be like 400 bucks. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal: https://nordvpn.com/jeffgerstmann Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time to take a big hit of whatever this evil red gas is and talk about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. They say it’s the biggest Call of Duty ever, which is probably true? Kind of a big mess, really. Also: Valve is back in the box-making game and it’s exciting! The Game Awards nominees are announced, Final Fantasy XI’s dev environment is updated, and that GameTap Lady Sovereign video came up yet again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Between Q-Up and It Takes A War it’s been a good little stretch for games that might not quite be what they seem. Let’s talk about those along games that are very much what they seem, like Lumines Arise, Powerwash Simulator 2, and Grand Theft Auto VI. Plus: The five-year anniversary of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 is upon us. Wow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We missed Mortal Monday, but there’s still plenty to discuss with the new Legacy Kollection. Also: what’s up with ARC Raiders? Plus: Battlefield 6 custom server mayhem, Once Upon A Katamari review update, and that awful-looking Double Dragon game actually shipped? In the news, the Xbox Full Screen Experience officially makes its way to another handheld, Animal Crossing gets a paid update, the Simpsons come to Fortnite, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Once Upon a Katamari is finally out and we have something resembling a review from an expert in the field. Speaking of fields, Wreckreation is out and it’s probably about as close as you’re going to get to a Burnout Paradise-like anytime soon. Let’s talk about that, Halo’s campaign remake, some more details around Xbox’s next hardware, Battlefield’s new battle royale, Toshinden?!??!?!?! And more?!?!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Double Fine shows us that a lighthouse can walk! Ball X Pit illustrated the various ways to merge your balls with other balls! Ninja Gaiden 4 shows the perils of merging Platinum’s sensibilities with the legacy of Ninja Gaiden! The ROG Xbox Ally X is out and it’s a computer! Is this the future of Xbox? If so they’ve got a lot of work to do… Also: Mindseye hits the BBC, Smash TV might be for sale, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The PlayStation 6! The Xbox 5? Let’s catch up a bit on some next-generation hardware leaks. Also: Battlefield 6 is out and it’s cool! Plus: The final days of Windows 10, Absolum, Netflix gets into video games (again), The Union needs The Benz (to formally apologize), and your emails on what you plan to do about this Game Pass price hike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox turns Game Pass upside-down and the deal seems bad. Did Call of Duty on Game Pass really cost $300 million? No, right? Do you care about Fortnite Crew? Also: The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta, Marathon gets a new test, PlayStation: The Concert gets canceled, and meanwhile there’s Nintendo over here, just posting random videos to the internet for some reason. What the heck is happening around here??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Electronic Arts delivers exciting news about its future. Nintendo delivers exciting news about its future! Xbox delivers… but not to Costco? Also: Ghost of Yotei, Megabonk, and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Pack joins us to discuss how he’s been playing games with a broken wrist and the great/poor choices he’s been making in games during that time. Also: Let’s talk about Hell is Us, Don’t Die Collect Loot, Unfair Flips, Yet Another Xbox Price Hike, physical prizes for earning PlayStation trophies, tactical sprinting, and more. Head to drinkag1.com/JEFF to get a FREE Welcome Kit, including a bottle of Vitamin D and 5 AG1 Travel Packs (a $76 value), when you first subscribe! That’s drinkag1.com/JEFF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Silly me, I thought we’d get through a Gearbox launch without getting a fresh round of Gearbox’s leadership acting up on social media. Let’s talk about the game, the reaction to the way the game performs, and the reaction to the reaction of the way the game performs. Also: Virtual Boy is back, you sickos! Plus Skate is out today, there are rumblings of an impending Valve announcement, and your e-mails! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s talk about the evolving nature of video game difficulty! Also: Borderlands 4 is out soon, let’s talk a little bit about that but mostly about the nature of that franchise! And more, including the anniversaries of the PlayStation and Dreamcast launches! Plus: Hollow Knight: Silksong, another potential reason for Switch 2 Game Key Cards, Sega calling the cops, preserving video games after the end of civilization, the weird history of publishers withholding review copies, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices