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Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin are here to end the week! Today we talk about a Baldur's Gate TV show and who is attached to making it, Nintendo possibly digging up the Wiimote back for the Switch 2, Assassin's Creed: Shadows ditching the multiplayer DLC, and more for your Friday!  00:00 - Intro 5:52 - Mewgenics reviews 12:14 - A Baldur’s Gate TV Show Is Happening In The Worst Way Possible 18:36 - Larian Isn’t Involved With The Baldur’s Gate Show, Fans Are Not Happy 24:06 - BREAK 24:12 - Nintendo Support has a page for a Wii Remote for the Nintendo Switch 2 29:48 - Nintendo trademarks Mario & Wario and the upcoming Rhythm Heaven Groove 37:20 - Konami And M2 Announce New Goemon Switch Collection, Here Are The 13 Retro Titles Included 40:22 - Nvidia reportedly delays RTX 60 series and cancels RTX 50 Super cards 47:22 - Assassin's Creed: Shadows' Co-Op Mode Has Been Reportedly Canceled 49:16 - Minecraft gains Bluey DLC 49:54 - Poll 52:44 - Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa break down the hottest news today! We cover Valve delaying release and price details of the Steam Machine, we round up the Nintendo Partner Direct, Epic wants to bring their store to the next Xbox, and a whole lot of other stories for your Thursday!  00:00 - Intro 5:27 - Valve confirms Steam Machine price and release details have been delayed by exploding component prices 18:47 - Nintendo Partner Direct roundup for 5th February 32:16 - Break 33:00 - Epic wants to bring its store to the next-gen Xbox  37:35 - Overwatch 2 Is Just 'Overwatch' Again 42:35 - Voice actor page leaks Xenoblade game for 2026 45:30 - Metroid Prime 4 did sell more than a million copies in a month 48:18 - The PS5 version of Starfield could be announced soon 50:45 - Sony Reports Strong Performance Of First-Party Games 55:19 - Horizon Hunters Gathering 57:42 - RGG Doubles Down on casting Teruyuki Kagawa  1:01:40 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to catch up on the biggest headlines today! We talk about a whole bunch of Nintendo news around stock prices, Partner directs, and Metroid Prime 4 sales. We also catch up on rumblings of the next Xbox, GTA 6, Pokemon at the Super Bowl, and more for your Wednesday Morning! 00:00 - Intro 4:13 - Nioh 3 Reviews 8:34 - Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase set for February 5 15:48 - Nintendo Stock Nosedives  24:11 - Nintendo Silent on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Sales 27:39 - BREAK 28:00 - Next Xbox console could be coming as soon as next year 35:50 - Why Did GTA 6 Company's Market Value Plummet By Billions?  43:00 - Take-Two Reaffirms Its Support For GTA Online 46:58 - Two more Game Boy games have been added to Switch Online’s  49:24 - Nintendo boss stays tight-lipped when asked about Zelda 40th anniversary plans 54:00 - Pokémon will debut a ‘special video’ during Super Bowl LX celebrating its 30th anniversary’ 58:00 - Poll

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 - Intro 05:41 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined reviews 12:05 - Numerous video game company share prices dropped following Google’s Project Genie AI rollout 21:11 - BREAK 21:21 - Sony has patented a touchscreen PlayStation controller  27:42 - Nintendo's Virtual Boy Accessory Sells Out Ahead of 2026 Release 31:52 - Rumor: A Metroid Movie Is In Development 35:59 - Xbox's New Dashboard Is Going Down Well 39:29 - SEGA talks Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds sales 43:47 - The Switch version of Apex Legends will shut down this summer 49:04 - 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 - Intro 08:16 - A Nintendo Direct is reportedly coming next week 15:35 - Nintendo comments on Dispatch’s Nintendo Switch 2 censorship 21:05 - Square Enix says a 'new version' of Final Fantasy 7 is coming to Steam 27:29 - BREAK 27:36 - Director assures Ubisoft ‘remains committed’ to Beyond Good & Evil 2 36:38 - Nintendo Issues Correction Over Leaked Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Games 41:13 - Yakuza Kiwami 3 studio says the full game won’t have the graphical issues 44:58 - GOG responds to Kotaku regarding AI banner ad art 47:10 - Poll 49:03 - 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 - Intro 04:11 -  Cairn reviews 09:40 - Xbox Gaming Revenue Declines As Console Sales Continue To Slump 20:01 - Dispatch is censored on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and this might be the reason why 26:26 - Break  26:41 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream confirms same-sex relationships, announces release date 35:05 - Fans Hate Switch 2 Game Key Cards But A New Survey Suggests They’re Buying Them Anyway 39:58 - The Disney Afternoon Collection coming to Switch 2, Switch on February 26 43:15 - Phasmophobia Will Finally Haunt Players With Its 1.0 Launch This Year 49:04 - Keiji Inafune’s Comcept shuts down 52:05 - 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 - Intro 02:30 - Resident Evil previews 13:20 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct on Thursday 17:55 - Sony has a PlayStation stream planned for next month 24:08 - Ad Break 24:17 - PlayStation 6 34:41 - Highguard Global Release Times Confirmed Ahead of Launch Showcase 36:50 - Banjo-Kazooie's Native PC Port is Here 39:44 - Yoshi and Birdo arrive in new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie 45:04 - 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 - Intro 04:38 - Xbox Developer Direct 2026: All The Big Announcements 18:51 - Game Freak says its Beast of Reincarnation team is ‘relatively small’ 24:40 - BREAK 25:42 - Nintendo Direct - Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie announced for this Sunday 31:16 - US lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review $55bn EA deal 38:27 - Kingdom Hearts collection could eventually come to Nintendo Switch 2 41:29 - Queen's Blood will be 'enhanced' 49:15 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Remake Part 3 won’t be compromised on Nintendo Switch 2 49:25 - Rocket League update enhances visual quality on Nintendo Switch 2 50:35 - Poll 55:00 - 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 - Intro 03:52 - Critic Reviews for MIO: Memories in Orbit 07:02 - Donkey Kong Country Returns HD gets major free update for Switch & Switch 2 10:40 - Peak devs’ next game looks like Overcooked in a warehouse and it’s coming this year 16:18 - Break 16:54 - Someone Already Brought Anthem Back To Life And Has It Running On A Private Server 20:13 - Nintendo Might Have To Raise The Price Of The Switch 2 At The Worst Time 25:25 - Halo leads say releasing on PS5 will grow and reconnect the community 31:26 - CD Projekt issues DMCA notice against Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod 35:03 - Pirates of the Caribbean director says Unreal Engine makes films look too much like games 38:31 - 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 - Intro 14:14 - A potential new Nintendo Switch 2 model discovered 24:00 - ASUS has stopped producing the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB 29:20 - BREAK 29:36 - Resident Evil Requiem really does look like two different RE games mashed together 35:29 - Hi-Fi Rush Has Been Rated For The Switch... Again 39:00 - Amazon Games confirms MMO New World has a year left before it goes offline permanently 43:10 - Julian Gerighty, overseer of The Division, departs Massive for DICE 47:26 - Sony wiped over 1,000 shovelware games off the PlayStation store  50:13 - Sega is gearing up for Sonic's 35th anniversary 51:04 - Poll 53:52 - 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/join Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive): 00:00 Intro 01:26 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Marketing Continues to Use Generative AI 08:18 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Adds New Jump, Strafing, And Walking Backwards 13:13 Monster Hunter Wilds Modder Uncovers Bizarre Reason Why PC Performance Might Be So Bad 19:20 Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake could be shadow dropped very soon 23:25 Quick Fatal Fury Update 24:28 New Details About Yakuza Kiwami 3 26:32 Steam Machine Verified requirements will have 'fewer constraints' than Steam Deck, says Valve 32:59 Rumor: PS5 Pro's Big PSSR Update Releasing by March, Improves Graphics and Performance 39:28 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 Studios 48:38 Amazon unveils first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in new Tomb Raider series 50:55 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 - Intro 04:28 - Multiple Ecco the Dolphin games officially in development 10:40 - The Disney Afternoon Collection seems to be coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Switch 16:00 - Nintendo’s share price has dropped 33% in the last five months in Japan 24:55 - BREAK 25:00 - Animal Crossing DLC 30:35 - Bobby Kotick alleges a lawsuit against Microsoft’s Activision acquisition was secretly aimed at helping Embracer Group 39:10 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake rated by ESRB 43:31 - 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 ad 51:25 - Games Workshop bans AI from creative process 53:50 - 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 - Intro 04:12 - Nintendo president shares an update on the company’s plans 23:49 - Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch 2? 29:07 - BREAK 29:27 - Why memory shortages will continue for years 35:50 - 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 favourite 45:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 Won't Be Coming To Switch 2 47:10 - Dragon Quest XI has sold over 9 million copies 47:44 - ANTHEM Shuts Down Today 48:43 - Poll