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HAPPY FANELLI FRIDAY! We've got Jason Fanelli joining Grubb today to talk about updates with Kojima's Physint, Ubisoft and Steam, the upcoming EA merger, and more!0:00 - Intro4:24 - Saudi wealth fund weighs EA-Savvy merger, Bloomberg News reports13:20 - PlayStation cancelled Hideo Kojima’s Physint because Death Stranding and its sequel did meet revenue expectations22:50 - BREAK23:07 - Ubisoft is 'testing' making its games far less annoying to launch on Steam30:09 - That Zelda Direct was absolutely enormous38:40 - Guess what was the biggest Nintendo Direct trailer in Japan42:35 - VR headset shipments have fallen 18%48:36 - Footage of PlayStation’s Fairgames allegedly leaks via playtest

We've got Taylor Cocke joining Grubb today to chat about virtually EVERYTHING from today's Nintendo Direct and we're getting ports, a new Kirby, AND A NEW METROID GAME! We also chat about the massive Steam leaks, EA using generative AI, and more for your Wednesday morning.0:00 - INTRO4:00 - Nintendo Direct29:30 - Break29:40 - Steam may have just suffered one of the biggest videogame leaks in years35:20 - Xbox disc-to-digital: reports of publishers "opting out" were premature39:10 - EA is reportedly using generative AI for NHL 27 commentary45:35 - Riot is considering making normal, premium videogames48:10 - PowerWash Simulator studio FuturLab reportedly laid people off without telling their managers 51:10 - GameStop is becoming a collectibles company that happens to sell videogames 53:50 - GOG is letting you print your own old PC big boxes55:55 - This week

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn roll right into news and recap all of the highlights (and lowlights) of both State of Plays that happened today! We also get into a new Disney game, skings heading to Battlefield 6, Rhythm Heaven doing well in Japan, and more for your Thursday! 00:00 - Intro5:15 - STATES OF PLAY RECAP32:20 - BREAK32:50 - Sony Is Making 59% More Revenue Per PlayStation User Since PS4 Generation, Says Analyst40:20 - FRONTIER ANNOUNCES DISNEY AGREEMENT FOR A NEW GAME 43:00 - BATTLEFIELD 6 MAY ALREADY BE BREAKING ITS "GROUNDED SKINS" PROMISE46:10 - Rhythm Heaven is still huge in Japan50:15 - The Witcher Remake is on hold while its studio works on The Witcher 3’s expansion51:00 - Sonic is allowed to fire guns in Fortnite because he’s an android, not the real one, Sonic Team boss says53:30 - Konami Show!54:00 - This Week

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to jumpstart your week with news! We chat about multiple State of Play showcases planned for September 3rd, rumblings that Sony may be reconsidering ending disc production, an Onimusha review roundup, and more for your Monday! 0:00 - Intro4:50 - States of Play on Thursday15:04 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword Review Roundup23:50 - BREAK24:00 - Word out of Gamescom is that Sony might postpone its all-digital future, but nothing is official34:20 - Just Dance accidentally leaks a Nintendo Direct?39:15 - “Aggressively” Selling PS5s Isn’t Needed, As Sony Focuses On Making More From Existing Owners45:33 - A 12TB Steam “teraleak” spills more than a decade of lost PC gaming history49:50 - Take-Two says its investigation into the GTA 6 leaker is ‘rapidly evolving’ as it requests another Discord subpoena52:54 - Fable’s main quest will take ‘around 15-20 hours’ to beat, Xbox says54:25 - EA confirms leaked Iron Man game footage is real56:10 - Multiple developers report equipment stolen from their Gamescom booths1:00:00 - Rovio Copenhagen to close after Sonic Blitz cancellation

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 - Intro7:13 - GTA 6 Netflix Trailer’s Beefy Runtime Revealed, Footage Captured On PS512:10 - GTA VI gets a ton of new official details before today’s big gameplay reveal19:50 - Physical games on Switch 2 somehow keep getting worse30:00 - BREAK31:06 - Konami wants annual Silent Hill games and is working on “many” unannounced projects36:25 - 18 minutes of Fable gameplay40:10 - Panic is actually refunding the tariffs people paid on Playdates43:40 - Metal Gear Solid 4 escapes the PS3 today47:02 - Kingdom Hearts 4 information will have to wait after ‘a bit of a gap’51:50 - This week____________________This episode is brought to you by Video Game Town, a truly indie website that is constantly striving to employ and pay some of your favorite writers to build a new community for smart and fun gaming coverage. Check them out at videogame.town for daily pieces! You can directly support them on Patreon at patreon.com/videogametown for exclusive articles and podcasts.

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 - Intro4:25 - 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 off20:40 - break22:20 - Blood of Dawnwalker console footage confirms no 60fps mode at launch28:50 - Nintendo Wipes Out Hundreds Of Switch Emulator Repositories36:44 - People have played Call of Duty on Switch 242:00 - Game Freak suggests Pokémon Champions was built partly so it could change battles in future games49:50 - Nvidia is reportedly warning major customers of 15%+ AI-server price hikes#gmm #gamemessmornings #giantbomb ________________This episode is brought to you by Video Game Town, a truly indie website that is constantly striving to employ and pay some of your favorite writers to build a new community for smart and fun gaming coverage. Check them out at videogame.town for daily pieces! You can directly support them on Patreon at patreon.com/videogametown for exclusive articles and podcasts.

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! Follow Mat Piscatella on Bluesky athttps://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social 00:00 - Intro5:55 - July 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights20:30 - Nobody’s Buying New Physical Games On Xbox In The U.S.31:26 - Break31:40 - New Sony Patent Discusses The Possibility Of AI That Grinds Games For You35:10 - The First Big GTA 6 Debate Is Here: Cars Needing Gas41:40 - The Duskbloods previews are out47:20 - Pokemon Krispy Kreme Boxes Are Being Listed For Ridiculous Sums Of Money48:50 - This week50:16 - Pollllll

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 - Intro5:50 - Kingdom Hearts IV finally resurfaces: late 2027, Coco, and Square says it absolutely won't slip10:40 - Saber CEO Apologizes To Rideshare Writer Involved In AI Controversy16:10 - PlayStation 6 release date still hasn’t been decided, Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki says23:00 - break - 24:30 - Mortal Shell II reviews28:05 - Marvel’s Wolverine Is Another Victim Of The Internet’s Endless Gaming Negativity35:20 - Disney Is Bringing Fortnite Into Its Real-World Star Wars Rides38:50 - Fortnite officially reveals Sora, Crash, Spyro, Mega Man, Persona and other gaming crossovers for its next season45:00 - Indie developer of popular stock market game says Sony is blocking a PS5 release and delisting its previous games47:50 - The Simpsons: Hit & Run Revival? Series Creator Offers Biggest Hint Yet51:50 - Restful trails to Hayden Panettiere52:00 - This week!

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 - Intro04:40 - Twitch is using streamers’ content to train generative AI by default16:16 - Saber CEO Would Have Been “Happy to Replace” Former Writer With AI, In Retrospect26:20 - BREAK26:40 - Physical games are selling like crazy on Switch 233:40 - Mario Kart World may be competing with the greatest enemy imaginable: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe37:50 - Sean Murray's new marketing philosophy for Light No Fire: maybe don't market it40:40 - Dawn of War 4 gets bumped three months42:53 - PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium Games For August 2026 Includes Helldivers 245:30 - Super Mario Sunshine hits NSO today

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.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 Intro05:26 Valve hardware customers hit by shipping-partner data breach13:58 Blizzard Reportedly Leads Xbox as 'Top-Performing' Studio Thanks to Overwatch and Diablo25:14 Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software34:45 THQ Nordic says it has 12 unannounced games in development41:00 Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive44:21 Dragon Age was always "too niche, too backwards, too old-school" in EA's eyes, former BioWare lead argues48:13 After 10 years, players have discovered less than 1% of the planets in No Man’s Sky51:52 SanDisk is the third company to release Xbox Series X/S Expansion Cards, with 2TB storage costing $34053:16 This week54:24 Outro

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 - Intro4:40 - GTA VI’s next presentation is a Netflix timed exclusive11:10 - Switch 2 remains Nintendo’s fastest-selling system22:40 - Tomodachi Life is officially a megahit26:40 - Space Ace Updates27:00 - Break27:50 - Sony is reportedly putting warning labels on PS5s about decision to ditch discs36:53 - Capcom says the move to an all-digital future won’t have a ‘significant impact’ on its sales43:00 - Sony is making PSSR 2.0 the default on PS5 Pro47:00 - The long awaited Switch 2 version of Diablo 4 is reportedly coming in September48:45 - Final Fantasy 14 team says it's working on Switch 2 port's 'unacceptable' load times

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 - Intro6:40 - Big Walk reviews14:57 - New Nintendo Direct dropping tomorrow dedicated to Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave21:50 - Wolverine’s Going To Get His Butt Out In Insomniac’s New Game29:25 - break 29:30 - Xbox console price increases in Europe and UK fully revealed, with Series X now costing €200 more38:40 - No, Xbox isn't quitting Steam45:50 - Ubisoft’s NFT RPG Champions Tactics is shutting down, shortly after it scrapped its blockchain use47:38 - Square Enix Insists That Cursed Kingdom Hearts Art Was Not AI-Generated51:40 - Saudi Arabia’s EA deal should close tomorrow55:10 - What's Poppin?

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 - Intro4:20 - GTA VI marketing may finally ramp back up in August14:00 - FF7 Revelation director says he’s working on arranging ‘some kind of physical edition’, but can’t confirm details21:00 - Splatoon Raiders launches huge in Japan25:00 - BREAK26:00 - NVIDIA Price Hikes37:50 - Xbox’s audience grew, but its business did not?43:38 - EA CEO Got A Huge Pay Increase While Company Laid Off Devs48:14 - Capcom Says The Likelihood Of A Pragmata Sequel Is High49:25 - Nexus Mods wants mod installation to become “Spotify-easy”51:46 - Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos remaster announced52:20 - Thimbleweed Park 2 announced for PC