Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are back from PAX East to chat about all of the price increases from PlayStation, Nintendo possibly planning a new Star Fox, rumors of a Super Metroid remake, Crimson Desert selling 5 million sales, and more stories! 

00:00 - Intro
5:48 - New Price Changes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player
18:15 - Rumored PS6 cost for Sony 
27:11 - BREAK
27:33 - Sources: Nintendo is planning a new Star Fox and a major Zelda remake this year, but no 3D Mario
36:10 - RUMOR: Super Metroid remake coming from MercurySteam, alongside a new Metroid game
42:55 - As Crimson Desert nears 5 million sales, Pearl Abyss CEO says it’s looking into a Switch 2 port
45:27 - Devil May Cry 5 seemingly coming to Nintendo Switch 2, getting new Devil Hunter Edition
47:06 - Super Mario Galaxy movie has 2 post credit scenes
48:45 - This summer’s Xbox Games Showcase is confirmed for June, followed by a Gears of War E-Day Direct

Jeff Grubb is joined by Ronell Crawford to talk about Nintendo's games being cheaper digitally than physically in the future, Fox McCloud joining the Super Mario Galaxy movie, the cost of game development being too d*mn high, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:03:08 Switch 2 games in the U.S. will have different prices for their physical and digital versions
0:12:08 Fox McCloud is officially appearing in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
0:20:07 STFU FRIDAY ON A THURSDAY: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has absolutely no profanity filter
0:25:49 More AAA games are reportedly costing $300 million or more to make
0:41:03 Eight PlayStation studios have closed since PS5 was launched: Here's the full list
0:45:29 RAM Crisis Is Forcing Super-Popular Kids Console To Raise Prices Again
0:51:01 Capcom Addresses The Street Fighter 6 Incest Storyline Fans Have Been Losing Their Minds Over
0:53:55 Jak And Daxter Fans, Prepare To Have Your Heart Broken
0:54:56 Poll & outro
0:58:46 THE BOMB 12

Jeff Grubb is joined by Phil Salvador from the Video Game History Foundation to chat about Super Mario Bros. Wonder for the Switch 2 reviews, Screamer reviews, PlayStation shutting down Jason Blundell's first-party studio, Marathon selling 1.2 million copies, and more! 

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00:00 - Intro
4:50 - Reviews for Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
12:01 - Critic Reviews for Screamer
18:31 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream ‘Welcome Version’ demo now available    
25:54 - BREAK
26:06 - PlayStation shutters first-party partner studio Dark Outlaw Games
35:57 - Analytics firm estimates that Marathon has sold 1.2 million copies, but says only 19% are on PS5
41:34 - Xbox boss pushes for Game Pass overhaul, including Netflix collaboration
48:14 - The RAMpocalypse Is Already Claiming Its First PC Gaming Handheld
52:00 - Square Enix was Metacritic’s No. 1 ranked publisher last year, thanks to 9 ‘good’ games
54:00 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Aftermath's Nathan Grayson to talk about a new Minecraft Dungeons getting announced, Death Stranding 2 and Resident Evil 3(?!) seeing success on Steam, and AI. AI everywhere. (BuzzLightyearMeme.png)

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
00:00 Intro
05:43 Minecraft Dungeons is getting a sequel this year, and it’s coming to PS5 and Switch 2
09:43 Crimson Desert Caught Using AI Images, Resulting Apology Written For Suckers
16:59 Crimson Desert gets a new patch which improves controls and adds new item storage
22:27 Square Enix has partnered with Google to put an AI chat bot in Dragon Quest X
31:35 Sega’s Stranger Than Heaven will headline an Xbox Partner event this week
36:54 Death Stranding 2 is off to a great start on Steam
41:58 February 2026 Circana report
49:47 Resident Evil 3 reaches its highest concurrent player number on Steam in six years
54:18 It seems Resident Evil Code Veronica Remake is being directed by RE2 & RE4 Remake team
55:34 Outro

Jeff Grubb is joined by MinnMax's own Ben Hanson to end the news week! Today we chat about CD Projekt's upcoming projects, Pearl Abyss has a huge launch on Steam despite the mixed reviews, Switch 2's boost mode draining the battery significantly, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
7:40 - Witcher 4 And New IP At CD Projekt Get Fresh Updates; Here's The Latest
15:53 - Pearl Abyss has huge launch on Steam and mixed user reviews
24:40 - BREAK
24:47 - Switch 2 boost mode noticeably affects battery life
30:10 - Reinstated Subnautica 2 Dev Says Krafton's Release Date Announcement Was Potentially "Damaging"
38:01 - Fortnite Adding Peak Skins That Will Probably Cost More Than Peak Itself
42:55 - Destiny 2 And Magic Are Gathering For A Big In-Game Collab
47:45 - Jim Carrey Is Back For Sonic The Hedgehog 4, With Big Stars In Tow
55:06 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits hits Switch on March 26
55:21 - Europe vs Nintendo
58:07 - Poll
1:02:31 - Bomb 12