Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy start your week with a review round-up of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined reviews, video game company shares dropping because of Google's Project Genie AI rollout, rumors of a Metroid movie, Sony patenting a touchscreen controller, and more! 00:00 - Intro05:41 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined reviews12:05 - Numerous video game company share prices dropped following Google’s Project Genie AI rollout21:11 - BREAK21:21 - Sony has patented a touchscreen PlayStation controller 27:42 - Nintendo's Virtual Boy Accessory Sells Out Ahead of 2026 Release31:52 - Rumor: A Metroid Movie Is In Development35:59 - Xbox's New Dashboard Is Going Down Well39:29 - SEGA talks Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds sales43:47 - The Switch version of Apex Legends will shut down this summer49:04 - Poll

We got Mike Minotti covering the show today while Grubb is out travelling and we have our dear friend Jesse Vitelli to help end the week. Today we talk about the upcoming Nintendo Direct, Nintendo's censorship of Dispatch, a "NEW" version of Final Fantasy 7 headed to Steam, Beyond Good & Evil 2 still coming, and more! Check out restart.run for more of Jesse's work! 00:00 - Intro08:16 - A Nintendo Direct is reportedly coming next week15:35 - Nintendo comments on Dispatch’s Nintendo Switch 2 censorship21:05 - Square Enix says a 'new version' of Final Fantasy 7 is coming to Steam27:29 - BREAK27:36 - Director assures Ubisoft ‘remains committed’ to Beyond Good & Evil 236:38 - Nintendo Issues Correction Over Leaked Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Games41:13 - Yakuza Kiwami 3 studio says the full game won’t have the graphical issues44:58 - GOG responds to Kotaku regarding AI banner ad art47:10 - Poll49:03 - Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb and Rachel Kaser are here to deliver your Thursday news! We talk about the Cairn reviews and how it's climbing up the charts, overall Xbox gaming revenue declining, Dispatch getting censored on the Switch and Switch 2, Phasmophobia finally hitting 1.0, Tomodachi Life confirming a release date and same-sex relationships, and more! Happy Birthday Rachel! 00:00 - Intro04:11 -  Cairn reviews09:40 - Xbox Gaming Revenue Declines As Console Sales Continue To Slump20:01 - Dispatch is censored on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and this might be the reason why26:26 - Break 26:41 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream confirms same-sex relationships, announces release date35:05 - Fans Hate Switch 2 Game Key Cards But A New Survey Suggests They’re Buying Them Anyway39:58 - The Disney Afternoon Collection coming to Switch 2, Switch on February 2643:15 - Phasmophobia Will Finally Haunt Players With Its 1.0 Launch This Year49:04 - Keiji Inafune’s Comcept shuts down52:05 - Poll

Jeff Grubb and friends break down today's top stories in video games. Today Jan joins in again as we talk about Code Vein II and Escape from Ever After reviews, a Ren and Stimpy collection hitting shelves soon, updates on State of Decay 3, and more for your Wednesday!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start the week with talking more about Resident Evil Requiem, a Tomodachi Life direct happening this Thursday, a possible PlayStation stream planned for February, Highguard's global release, and a PlayStation 6??00:00 - Intro02:30 - Resident Evil previews13:20 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct on Thursday17:55 - Sony has a PlayStation stream planned for next month24:08 - Ad Break24:17 - PlayStation 634:41 - Highguard Global Release Times Confirmed Ahead of Launch Showcase36:50 - Banjo-Kazooie's Native PC Port is Here39:44 - Yoshi and Birdo arrive in new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie45:04 - Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DEAR FRIEND Jason Fanelli! Today we're chatting about the Xbox Developer Direct, updates on Game Freak's new game, a Nintendo Direct this Sunday for the Mario movie, somehow some Kingdom Hearts news, and more! 00:00 - Intro04:38 - Xbox Developer Direct 2026: All The Big Announcements18:51 - Game Freak says its Beast of Reincarnation team is ‘relatively small’24:40 - BREAK25:42 - Nintendo Direct - Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie announced for this Sunday31:16 - US lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review $55bn EA deal38:27 - Kingdom Hearts collection could eventually come to Nintendo Switch 241:29 - Queen's Blood will be 'enhanced'49:15 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Remake Part 3 won’t be compromised on Nintendo Switch 249:25 - Rocket League update enhances visual quality on Nintendo Switch 250:35 - Poll55:00 - Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb is joined by TurboShawn to talk about a whole bunch of Ubisoft news and updates after yesterday's events, Super Mario Bros. Wonder heading to the Switch 2, Bubsy 4D has a launch date, Pokemon is headed to Universal Studios, and more for yout Thursday!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa make a meal out of today's top stories in gaming. In BREAKING NEWS we find out that Ubisoft has cancelled the Prince of Persia remake alongside 5 other games, PEAK devs have another game cooking up for this year, Halo Lead believes the PS5 port will have a positive impact, and more for your Wednesday!00:00 - Intro03:52 - Critic Reviews for MIO: Memories in Orbit07:02 - Donkey Kong Country Returns HD gets major free update for Switch & Switch 210:40 - Peak devs’ next game looks like Overcooked in a warehouse and it’s coming this year16:18 - Break16:54 - Someone Already Brought Anthem Back To Life And Has It Running On A Private Server20:13 - Nintendo Might Have To Raise The Price Of The Switch 2 At The Worst Time25:25 - Halo leads say releasing on PS5 will grow and reconnect the community31:26 - CD Projekt issues DMCA notice against Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod35:03 - Pirates of the Caribbean director says Unreal Engine makes films look too much like games38:31 - Ubisoft cancels Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake and 5 other games. 49:39 - Poll

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy end the week with video game news! We're talking about a new Switch 2 model possibly in the works, Resident Evil: Requiem being two games mashed up as one, Hi-Fi Rush getting rated for the Switch, Sonic turning 35, and more! 00:00 - Intro14:14 - A potential new Nintendo Switch 2 model discovered24:00 - ASUS has stopped producing the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB29:20 - BREAK29:36 - Resident Evil Requiem really does look like two different RE games mashed together35:29 - Hi-Fi Rush Has Been Rated For The Switch... Again39:00 - Amazon Games confirms MMO New World has a year left before it goes offline permanently43:10 - Julian Gerighty, overseer of The Division, departs Massive for DICE47:26 - Sony wiped over 1,000 shovelware games off the PlayStation store 50:13 - Sega is gearing up for Sonic's 35th anniversary51:04 - Poll53:52 - Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to talk about SNK's continued use of generative AI to market Fatal Fury, Animal Crossing bizarrely adding a bunch of new movement options, and a PC modder potentially finding a reason for Monster Hunter Wilds' performance issues.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):00:00 Intro01:26 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Marketing Continues to Use Generative AI08:18 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Adds New Jump, Strafing, And Walking Backwards13:13 Monster Hunter Wilds Modder Uncovers Bizarre Reason Why PC Performance Might Be So Bad19:20 Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake could be shadow dropped very soon23:25 Quick Fatal Fury Update24:28 New Details About Yakuza Kiwami 326:32 Steam Machine Verified requirements will have 'fewer constraints' than Steam Deck, says Valve32:59 Rumor: PS5 Pro's Big PSSR Update Releasing by March, Improves Graphics and Performance39:28 IOI Lowers 007 First Light Hardware Requirements After 'Miscommunication'43:54 Ryan Hurst tapped to play Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios48:38 Amazon unveils first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in new Tomb Raider series50:55 Polls & outro

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa today to chat about Bobby Kotick making statements against Microsoft, Animal Crossing DLC on the way, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake getting rated by the ESRB, Season 2 of Battlefield 6, and MULTIPLE ECCO THE DOLPHIN GAMES IN DEVELOPMENT?00:00 - Intro04:28 - Multiple Ecco the Dolphin games officially in development10:40 - The Disney Afternoon Collection seems to be coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Switch16:00 - Nintendo’s share price has dropped 33% in the last five months in Japan24:55 - BREAK25:00 - Animal Crossing DLC30:35 - Bobby Kotick alleges a lawsuit against Microsoft’s Activision acquisition was secretly aimed at helping Embracer Group39:10 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake rated by ESRB43:31 - Season 2 of Battlefield 6 has been delayed so it can be ‘further polished and refined’ 49:29 - Forza Horizon 6’s release date may have been revealed early by an in-game ad51:25 - Games Workshop bans AI from creative process53:50 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to discuss a whole slew of updates from Nintendo's president, memory shortages will continue to happen, Baldur's Gate 3 will not be heading to Switch 2, Anthem shutting down today, and more! 00:00 - Intro04:12 - Nintendo president shares an update on the company’s plans23:49 - Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch 2?29:07 - BREAK29:27 - Why memory shortages will continue for years35:50 - Nintendo is monitoring high RAM prices and tariff impacts very closely,41:21 - Final Fantasy VII Remake director says younger employees state that Final Fantasy 13 is their favourite45:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 Won't Be Coming To Switch 247:10 - Dragon Quest XI has sold over 9 million copies47:44 - ANTHEM Shuts Down Today48:43 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser today to chat about updates with Larian's plans with AI and their games, an older Fire Emblem game heading to Nintendo Switch Online, rumblings of The Division 3, Arc Raiders implementing anti-cheat measures, and more! #gmm #gamemessmornings #giantbomb #videogamenews 00:00 - Intro05:30 - Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance Joins Switch Online’s GameCube Classics Library12:23 - The Xbox Developer Direct will feature a secret fourth game20:24 - Xbox Exclusive RPG Avowed Is Coming To PS5 With New Features27:15 - AD BREAK29:30 - Larian will not use generative AI for Divinity concept art41:06 - Arc Raiders Dev Promises New Anti-Cheating Measures44:25 - Massive Entertainment describes The Division 3 as a "monster"48:04 - Towerborne will be launching in full in February49:54 - Disappointed In The Switch 2's Joy-Con Colours? Dbrand Has You Covered52:59 - Poll58:41 - THE BOMB 12

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your Thursday with brand new Dual Sense and Joy-Con 2 colors, Wolfenstein 3 reportedly in development, a new StarCraft game in the works, the Switch 2 underperforming during the holidays, South Park heading to Fortnite, and more!00:00 - Intro03:02 - Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Were Reportedly Not Amazing Over The Holidays15:18 - Wolfenstein 3 reportedly in development19:40 - Xbox Developer Direct Returns January 22 With Fable And Forza Horizon 626:13 - AD BREAK28:07 - GTA 6 not content complete29:28 - StarCraft shooter reported to revealed by Blizzard at BlizzCon in September33:50 - South Park is coming to Fortnite this week41:30 - Nintendo’s new ‘My Mario’ kids range will go on sale in the US and Europe next month45:25 - PlayStation reveals its boldest controllers and console covers yet, ‘The Hyperpop Collection’ 46:55 - The first Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con color variants have been announced, and they’re out next month49:25 - Poll

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli start your Wednesday with the most played PlayStation games of 2025, Fallout getting a player boost, Ubisoft shutting down the newly unionized Halifax studio, Mario Tennis Fever featuring 38 playable characters, and more stories for your morning.00:00 - Intro05:23 - PlayStation’s most-played games of 2025 are identical to 2024’s list15:00 - Fallout 4 doubles concurrent players on Steam following Fallout S2 premiere20:00 - Ubisoft shuttering freshly-unionised Halifax studio, 71 jobs affected28:23 - AD Break!30:17 - Mario Tennis Fever features 38 playable characters40:02 - Nintendo Switch's Hulu App Will Be Discontinued Next Month44:24 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo is now available on eShop48:32 - Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles sells a million copies in a few months52:26 - New Report Says Dave Filoni Is About To Run All Of ‘Star Wars’57:27 - Poll!

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy are back from break to start the year and your day with some VIDEO GAME NEWS! Today we're talking about some surprise Witcher 3 expansions, ASUS officially announcing price hikes, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora getting a player boost, and more for your Monday!

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the year with some video game news! We chat about Naughty Dog mandating overtime for Intergalactic, Bethesda not missing the Switch 2 for future releases, Larian having an AMA to address AI usage and implementation, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are back from recording GOTY podcasts! Today we cover Larian not only getting caught up for implementing use of AI but also shifty hiring processes, Nintendo planning smaller Switch 2 cart sizes, Sony and Nintendo both settling different lawsuits, and more!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to walk you through the slew of announcements from The Game Awards 2025!Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser to walk you through a Thursday calm before the Game Awards storm, with stories ranging from Nintendo paying 41% more for RAM to Kotaku sources revealing that a 3-minute trailer at The Game Awards costs over $1 million.Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join