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Shawn joins Grubb to start your work week with video game news! We chat about how we're enjoying Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Phantom Blade Zero reviews, Arkane's deadline for a new buyer getting extended, Netflix trying to court Microsoft for Xbox shows, and more!  0:00 - Intro 11:23 - Phantom Blade Zero reviews 20:38 - Arkane now has until mid-December to find a buyer as Microsoft extends its deadline Switch 2 hacking advances from homebrew to extracting game files Netflix reportedly offered $500 million for Xbox adaptations (and talks collapsed) Creative Assembly says the disastrous Shogun 2 remaster bypassed its normal oversight Mass Effect fans move from petitions to buying billboard space Steam’s Personal Calendar Is Out of Beta, Making It Easier to Discover Upcoming Games Croc is getting an official physical Nintendo 64-compatible release (and I’m good)

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to end the week with video game news! Today we're chatting about Modern Warfare 4 reviews, the leaked Mass Effect trailer, the Switch 2 getting jailbroken, Arkane Studios needing to find a buyer, and MORE!  0:00 - Intro 5:40 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 reviews 10:50 - Leaked Mass Effect 5 trailer is salt in the wound for BioWare fans 21:40 - A Valve developer says “HLX” out loud during a public panel 30:40 - BREAK 32:05 - Switch 2 jailbreak enables Mario Kart World mods 42:20 - Here is what you need to play the games you already own on Xbox’s cloud service 49:15 - CD Projekt says roughly half of Cyberpunk 2’s quest team came from modding 50:00 - Three more Game Boy games are coming to Switch Online, including one produced by Shigeru Miyamoto 52:00 - Report: Arkane Studios has until November 13 to find a buyer 56:30 - Update on new physical game sales

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhiannon Bevan to catch up on today's news! We're talking about EA closing Bioware and the other related fallout, September 2026's US video game market highlights, Gears of Way E-Day's budget, and more! 0:00 - Intro 3:50 - EA closes Bioware and cancels Mass Effect 21:00 - A history of EA’s layoffs before this 25:00 - BREAK 26:40 - September 2026 US video game market highlights 37:00 - What the hardware price increases actually look like 41:30 - Gears of War E-Day had a development cost of over $500 million 49:50 - Rockstar is turning pieces of Miami into Vice City 50:50 - Ace Driver Victory Lap finally gets a home release 52:30 - This week

Jeff Grubb is joined by Brian Altano to chat about X Button and today's top stories! We're chatting about Final Fantasy Resonance reviews, a potential new/old Fight Night, Rider's Republic coming to the Switch 2, the new Xbox prospective prices, and more!  Check out the homies at X Button: https://www.youtube.com/@XButtonShow https://www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow 0:00 - Intro 5:35 - Final Fantasy Resonance reviews 12:34 - Nintendo Switch Sports Resort reviews 18:20 - Report claims next Xbox is targeting 2028 and could cost between $1,200 and $1,800 31:45 - AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox Series X/S and older PC hardware 35:00 - BREAK 35:35 - EA Sports is officially reviving its Fight Night boxing series 39:30 - Riders Republic is coming to Switch 2 43:00 - Tekken 6’s fan-made PC revival sparks a fight over preservation, piracy and loyalty to publishers 51:15 - DreamWorks Shrek 2 Remastered announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC

We've got Seth Macy joining us today to chat about the news but also the LAUNCH of X Button! Check out the homies at https://www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow Today Grubb and Seth Macy go over how Bungie could be involved in making the next Star Wars: Battlefront game, PlayStation 6's memory costs alone could be $680, Ghost of Yōtei’s phsycial sales, and a Shrek 2 remaster? 7:52 - PlayStation 6’s memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it’s claimed 21:25 - Bungie could be in the running to make Star Wars: Battlefront 3?  28:48 - BREAK 29:40 - Ghost of Yōtei’s estimated physical share gives that debate some numbers Steam reviews seem to like the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign 44:20 - Shrek 2 Remastered leaks through the Microsoft Store 46:00 - Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards For Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Are Reportedly Unplayable Due To Missing Download 49:00 - Saros ‘Zenith’ update now available 50:50 - Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from stores over bugs and AI art

Lex Luddy joins Grubb today to end the week with video game news! Today we chat about Ace Combat 8 being the fastest selling game in the series, Wolverine having a substantial amount of physical game sales, more titles in the Silent Hill series are already being considered, Forza Horizon 6 heading to the PS6 next year, a Cyberpunk movie in the works, and more!  0:00 - Intro 7:20 - Ace Combat 8 becomes the series’ fastest seller to one million 14:00 - Wolverine shows how much business Sony is risking with its move to all-digital 23:10 - BREAK 23:20 - Crimson Desert’s lower review scores were because critics didn’t get a ‘fair chance to explore’, exec says 31:30 - Silent Hill Producer Says ‘Second’ And ‘Third Wave’ Of Games Are Already Being Considered 38:00 - Forza Horizon 6 for PS5 launches January 26, 2027 alongside first expansion 42:00 - Order of the Sinking Star reviews 46:00 - Cyberpunk is getting a Paramount live-action movie 49:40 - Two more Leisure Suit Larry games are being delisted This week

Jason Fanelli joins Grubb on this Thursday morning to chat about his Hellraiser: Revival review, what the video game market looked like in August 2026, Xbox is starting a film and TV division, Sony selling VR patents to Meta, and more! 0:00 - Intro 5:10 - HELLRAISER REVIVAL REVIEWS 12:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen reviews 15:36 - August 2026 US Video Game Market Highlights 26:00 - BREAK 26:10 - Sony sales updates 28:40 - Xbox has a new film and television division 34:57 - Sony sells VR patents to Meta 41:05 - Star Wars Zero Company staff ‘returning to work’ after being furloughed pre-release 44:10 - Gears of War studio head addresses layoff worries after E-Day release, and says the next game won’t take ‘nearly as long’ 48:40 - Richard Garriott is officially regaining control of the Ultima series 51:30 - This week

Jeff Grubb is joined by Danreb Victorio to jumpstart your Wednesday with video game news! Today we're clarifying game streaming on the Xbox with GTA VI, GameStop charing out the wazoo for a used PS5 Pro, a reorg happening with Halo, a NEW Ape Escape game in the works, and more!  Follow Danreb: https://bsky.app/profile/danreb.bsky.social https://smashpad.com/ https://gamersoutreach.org/ 0:00 - Intro 6:00 - Xbox isn’t going to stream GTA VI to PC at launch  13:00 - GameStop is charging $1,399.99 for a used PS5 Pro 21:10 - Asha Sharma’s town hall: console first, multiple Helix devices, and claims of recovery  27:15 - Halo’s reorganization is cutting deep 33:00 - BREAK 34:00 - Watch Dogs: Legion ‘Director’s Cut’ Planned For First Half of 2027 38:00 - Ape Escape at Evening Star now has VGC corroboration 44:30 - Where is Forza Horizon 6 on PS5? 48:10 - Paramount and Warner Bros. combine video game divisions after $110bn Skydance merger 53:30 - This week

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your week with video game news! We're talking about PlayStation taking pitches to go back into their vault of IP, Rockstar explaining the density of details in GTA VI, a whole slew of AI related stories, and more!  00:00 - Intro 5:16 - Rockstar explains GTA VI’s characters, politics, NPCs, and absurd level of world detail 14:10 - GTA 6 rating pulled after revealing sex scenes and drug use 19:55 - Sony reportedly opens the PlayStation vault 29:00 - BREAK 29:20 - AI game mashup videos on social media spark debate and backlash among players and modders 36:50 - Banjo-Kazooie PC port ‘decomp’ developer says AI-generated PC ports are ‘a race to the bottom’ and ‘disrespectful’ 42:50 - Ubisoft’s ‘Motherbrain’ Gen-AI Now Serves as a ‘Global Entity’ Across Ubisoft 46:40 - Meanwhile Capcom wants RE Engine ready for an era where developers “create games together with AI” 52:00 - Jagex has officially announced RuneScape 4

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn take you into the weekend by chatting about Star Wars: Galactic Racer reviews, PlayStation bringing a slimmed-down version of PSSR to base PS5 with QSSR, and more! Check out that list of no-AI recompilations of retro games Shawn was talking about here: https://backloggd.com/u/WumpaGem/list/game-decompsrecomps-that-arent-vibe-coded/ Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive): 0:00:00 Intro 0:07:09 Star Wars: Galactic Racer reviews 0:19:21 Sony could be bringing back Ape Escape 0:27:49 QSSR joins PSSR 0:34:55 EU authorities move against nine gaming companies over virtual currencies 0:39:23 Gears E-Day doubles Gears 5’s Steam peak before its full launch 0:43:17 Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio co-founder hopes Grand Theft Auto 6 will 'blaze a trail' to higher game prices 0:46:31 Disney Not Buying Epic Games ‘Right Now’ But Is Planning More Collabs 0:49:36 Memory maker warns shortages will get worse in 2027, as CEO celebrates ‘much higher prices’ 0:50:47 Old game news: Swordcraft Story 3 gets fan-translation 0:54:57 Poll & outro 0:57:34 The Bomb 12

It's spooky season! Jeff Grubb is joined by Will Crosby to give you the news. Today we're chatting about Gears of War: E-Day reviews and how the devs are worried about layoffs, Naughty Dog's newest mystery project, Capcom's plans for the other remakes, and more!  0:00 - Intro 4:40 - Gears of War E-day reviews 12:34 - Gears E-Day staff reportedly fear post-launch layoffs (and losing their bonuses) 21:45 - Naughty Dog’s mystery project reportedly is a new Uncharted 29:00 - BREAK 31:10 - Ubisoft puts Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and The Division under an expanded Massive 38:10 - Deadlock breaks its own player record while still in development 42:35 - Kena: Scars of Kosmora slips into 2027 46:20 - Capcom says it has planned for Resident Evil’s remakes to catch up 51:50 - Rhythm Heaven Groove outsold Fire Emblem, Silent Hill, and EA Sports FC in Japan this week 55:00 - This week

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here for you Wednesday news needs! We're talking about Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic to users, Xbox's disc-to-digital goes live, Suda 51's Grasshopper going fully independant, and more!  0:00 - Intro 7:57 - Toem 2 reviews 11:50 - Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic and personalized 25:50 - After being tested by Insider members, Xbox’s disc-to-digital feature is now rolling out to all players 31:55 - BREAK 32:10 - Suda 51’s Grasshopper officially regains independence from NetEase, avoiding studio cull 37:06 - Shuhei Yoshida says Sony and Nintendo should ‘keep the current generation as long as possible’ as Xbox goes next-gen 42:00 - PS5 jailbreak scene just made a huge jump  49:30 - Xbox finally has its Platinum Trophy: “Mythic Achievements”  49:55 - Naughty Dog apparently has another mystery game that isn't The Last of Us  52:00 - Star Fox's Switch 2 update turns it into a four-player couch game 52:10 - OLD GAME NEWS

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to start your week with the news! We do a quick review roundup for Minecraft Dungeons II, Disgaea Dev CEO is having discussions with Sony about the end of physical discs, Physint's budget, and more!  0:00 - Intro 5:40 - Minecraft Dungeons II reviews 18:40 - Disgaea Dev CEO Says Company Is Having ‘Discussions’ With Sony About The End Of Physical Discs 31:20 - BREAK 31:30 - Physint probably isn’t going to cost $400 million 39:00 - GTA VI gets a 14-page Game Informer cover story tomorrow 41:20 - Naughty Dog day … uh, festivities? Happen today 44:00 - Nintendo Wins $4.5M In Switch Pirate Lawsuit 49:30 - Sony is skipping CES in 2027 53:50 - Sony details God of War Laufey’s Digital Deluxe Edition contents and pre-order bonus 55:53 Tour dates and pre-order times officially confirmed for Castlevania 40th Anniversary concert 57:50 - This week

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli are here to end the week with a whole bunch of video game news! Today we're chatting about Warzone letting you turn off other players' skins soon, Ace Combat 8 reviews, what lead to the end of Ubisoft and Nintendo's partnership, the status of the Wild Arms spiritual successor, and more!  0:00 - Intro 6:50 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve reviews 11:05 - How Ubisoft and Nintendo’s Partnership Ended With a Canceled Zelda Title 19:20 - The Wild Arms spiritual successor is canceled 26:45 - BREAK 27:00 - Xbox Studio Rare Working On Various Projects, But Activision Will Decide Their Future 36:15 - Warzone Will Soon Let You Turn Off Other Players' Stupid Skins 42:00 - A former Starfield lead doubts there will be a sequel 46:50 - The Unicorn Overlord director has a new action RPG 49:30 - AnyPS5 is getting a PS5 game running on PC—but it isn’t ready for players yet 56:45 - OLD GAME STUFF 58:50 - It’s the weekend!

Jan Ochoa joins Jeff Grubb today to talk about the news! Today we talk about Sony polling game devs about killing discs and filing a patent that would let you use tap to pay on your PlayStation controller, Meta announcing new VR glasses, Quake Champions, Injustice 3, and Konami hitting the pitch with their own soccer game.  0:00 - Intro 7:08 - Sony is reportedly polling PlayStation game devs about its disc-killing decision 18:32 - Meta announces new VR glasses 28:00 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies … VR announced 30:50 - BREAK 31:00 - Sony Patent Would Let You Tap Your Card or Phone on Your PlayStation Controller to Make a Payment 38:10 - Quake Champions has an unusual exit from live service 43:00 - Konami makes a small move against FC 27 on Switch 2 49:25 - Injustice 3 keeps appearing on résumés, but Ed Boon rules out the rumored playtest