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56:16

PlayStation Reportedly Going Back in the Vault

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/10/05

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 - Intro5:16 - Rockstar explains GTA VI’s characters, politics, NPCs, and absurd level of world detail14:10 - GTA 6 rating pulled after revealing sex scenes and drug use19:55 - Sony reportedly opens the PlayStation vault29:00 - BREAK29:20 - AI game

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60:27

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Review Roundup

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/10/02

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/joinTimestamps (note,

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59:05

Gears of Way: E-Day Devs Fear Post-Launch Layoffs

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2026/10/01

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 - Intro4:40 - Gears of War E-day reviews12:34 - Gears E-Day staff reportedly fear post-launch layoffs (and losing their bonuses)21:45 - Naughty Dog’s mystery project reportedly is a new Uncharted29:00 - BREAK31:10 - Ubisoft puts

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57:40

Valve is Making Steam Sales Algorithmic

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/30

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 - Intro7:57 - Toem 2 reviews11:50 - Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic and personalized25:50 - After being tested by Insider members, Xbox’s disc-to-digital feature is now rolling out to all players31:55 - BREAK32:10 - Suda 51’s Grasshopper officially regains

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62:23

Sony is Skipping Next Year's CES

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/28

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 - Intro5:40 - Minecraft Dungeons II reviews18:40 - Disgaea Dev CEO Says Company Is Having ‘Discussions’ With Sony About The End Of Physical Discs31:20 - BREAK31:30 - Physint probably isn’t going to cost $400 million39:00 - GTA VI gets a 14-page Game Informer cover

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66:57

Warzone Will Let You Turn Off Other Players' Skins

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/25

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 - Intro6:50 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve reviews11:05 - How Ubisoft and Nintendo’s Partnership Ended With a Canceled Zelda Title19:20 - The Wild Arms spiritual successor is

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58:28

Sony Patent Would Let You Use Tap to Pay on Controller

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/24

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 - Intro7:08 - Sony is reportedly polling PlayStation game devs about its disc-killing decision18:32 - Meta announces new VR glasses28:00 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual

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58:34

Undead Labs has Significant Layoffs After Split from...

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/23

We've got Seth Macy joining Grubb on the show today! Today we're talking about more developments coming out of the layoffs happening at Xbox, Undead labs having to make some "significant" layoffs after their split from Xbox, Counter-Strike 2 adding pet chickens, a new Sonic game in development, and more! 0:00 - Intro9:30 - Any more thoughts about the future of Xbox/Halo under Activision?16:46 - Undead Labs makes 'significant' layoffs after splitting from Xbox20:00 - Counter-Strike 2 has a big

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60:56

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will Automatically Adjust...

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/21

Jeff Grubb is joined by Adriana Rodriguez to jump start your week with the news! We chat about Silent Hill Townfall reviews and Jan jumps in to share his impressions, Kojima shares his fears over Physint and what that could have meant for the studio, Wolverine selling well, FF7 Revelation helping you skip grinding, and more! 0:00 - Intro6:00 - Silent Hill Townfall reviews14:25 - Kojima feared Physint cancellation would sink his studio22:40 - BREAK22:50 - Wolverine seems to be selling well30:50 -

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61:10

GTA 6's Multiplayer Coming in 2027?

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/18

Jeff Grubb is joined by Tamoor Hussain to end the week with a bunch of game news! Today we do a review round up of Control Resonant, Twitch's CEO might know when GTA 6's multiplayer is coming, Denuvo is suing crackers, insight into the Japanese gaming market, and more! 0:00 - Intro4:00 - Control Resonant reviews16:35 - Twitch CEO says Grand Theft Auto 6’s multiplayer mode will launch next year25:30 - BREAK25:50 - Denuvo has sued the cracker behind DRM removals for at least 26 games33:15 - The

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56:25

Cast Revealed for Kojima's Physint

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/17

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here to give you the news! Today we're talking about updates from Xbox coming out of the Tokyo Game Show like casting getting revealed for Kojima's Physint, PlayStation games disappearing from Steam in the UK, GTA 6 getting and original music album, and more! 0:00 - Intro3:33 - Xbox’s TGS showcase was mostly updates … and Kojima19:10 - Sony’s PC games mysteriously disappeared from Steam in the UK24:00 - Break24:10 - GTA 6 is getting a 34-song album of original music31:30

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56:19

007: First Light Switch 2 Port Moved to 2027

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/16

Jeff Grubb is joined by Dean Dobbs today to chat about Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Trails in the Sky 2nd reviews, Wardogs continuing to sell very well, layoffs happening at Mindseye, and more! 0:00 - Intro4:25 - Fire Emblem reviews17:17 - Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter reviews20:30 - Wardogs sells 2 million27:35 - Layoffs at Mindseye Studio34:20 - BREAK34:40 - 007 First Light on Switch 2 slips to March 202738:40 - Steam Deck 2 remains in development despite the RAM crisis42:30 - GTA 6’s

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60:40

Blizzard Announced New Diablo and StarCraft Games

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/14

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to jump start your week with news! Today we're catching up on some of the bigger announcements coming out of Blizzcon, Wardogs selling a million copies in 24 hours, Polyarc shutting down, and more! 0:00 - Intro5:00 - Blizzard announced Diablo and StarCraft games that are years away ‘to show confidence’19:50 - WoW Forever is basically Blizzard making its own alternate-history World of Warcraft23:40 - Wardogs sold 1.25 million copies in 24 hours28:50 - BREAK30:13 -

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65:32

PlayStation Cancelled Kojima's Physint

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/11

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

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63:52

Ikea Releases Skyrim Mod with Matt Berry as a Bookshelf

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2026/09/10

We've got TurboShawn joining Grubb today for the news. We're talking Wolverine reviews, Sony trying to cancel Physint and Kojima finding a new publishing partner, a "Customer Appreciation Sale" at Nintendo, Matt Berry is in a Skyrim mod, and many more! 0:00 - Intro3:15 - Wolverine reviews18:20 - Sony tried to cancel PHYSINT, and Xbox is now publishing it33:33 - BREAK33:50 - Nearly 1,900 Blizzard employees get a major union contract — including AI rules38:40 - Nintendo announces a ‘Customer

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58:44

NEW 2D Metroid Game Announced

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/09

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

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58:42

Two Nintendo Directs Scheduled For Next Week

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/04

Jeff Grubb and Chuck Zimmerheld are ending the week with video game news! We're talking about Nintendo dropping two Directs on us next week, Sony's State of Play getting bombarded with negative comments, Xbox capping cloud gaming sessions, and more! 00:00 - Intro5:00 - Nintendo just announced TWO Directs for next week 19:50 - Sony's State of Play got hijacked by “NO DISC NO BUY” and “DESTINY 3”24:30 - Xbox is capping cloud gaming to 15 hours and charging for extra playtime34:30 - break34:45 - The

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59:17

Recapping the State of Plays

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/03

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

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59:46

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Gets New DLC

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/09/02

We've got Lexi Luddy on the show today to join Grubb to discuss Mario Kart 8 Deluxe getting new DLC, Pikmin 3 getting a surprise upgrade, Sony making assumptions on what consumers believe, Double Fine having a lofty goal with their Kickstarter, and more! 00:00 - Intro5:00 - Nintendo just updated Mario Kart – no, the other Mario Kart10:15 - Pikmin 3 Deluxe also gets a surprise Switch 2 upgrade17:05 - Nintendo Switch Online Nintendo Classics gets a new drop of old games23:00 - Nintendo Direct

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65:44

States of Plays are Reported for this Week

Game Mess Mornings ·

2026/08/31

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

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