Game Mess Mornings

We got Eric Van Allen joining Grubb today to end week with talking about Saros reviews coming in, Microsoft Gaming reverting back to Xbox branding, Invincible VS gets a story mode, Clai Obscur celebrating a major milestone, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
3:13 - Saros reviews
14:20 - Gang Of Dragon Trailer And Nagoshi Studio's YouTube Channel Vanish Amid Funding Crisis
20:56 - Stop Killing Games movement celebrates as The Crew 2 sees further offline mode support
28:00 - break
28:40 - Microsoft Gaming reverts to Xbox branding as part of new mission statement
36:36 - Invincible VS will come with a story mode from the team behind the animated series 
41:00 - Ways Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Differs From Ubisoft's Original Pirate Adventure
48:40 - BioWare project director explains why we've not seen a proper Mass Effect 4 tease yet
55:00 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sales top eight million
1:06:00 - B12

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn take you through your Thursday morning with stories about Shuhei Yoshida declaring gaming's future to be in indies rather than AAA, Vampire Survivors creator Poncle working on a whole bunch of stuff, and Peter Molyneux's being too much like... Cooking Mama?

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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
0:04:35 Geometry Wars-Inspired Hit 'Sektori' Appears On Switch 2 eShop
0:09:31 Yoshi and the Mysterious Book previews
0:13:53 Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta reviews
0:18:13 Players Say Peter Molyneux's New God Game Is Too Much Like Cooking Mama
0:24:28 Two Point Museum announces Arty-Facts DLC
0:26:50 Shuhei Yoshida Sees Gaming's Future As Indie, Not "Generic" AAA Games
0:37:48 Vampire Survivors creator Poncle has over 15 projects in the works
0:43:33 More Call Of Duty Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Year
0:48:55 Annapurna announces Switch 2 ports of five games, with Sayonara Wild Hearts and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes out today
0:53:04 Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream tops the Japanese charts, outselling the rest of the top 10 seven times over
0:56:27 Poll & outro

Jeff Grubb is joined by Mat Piscatela to discuss March's game market highlights here in the US, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Reviews, analysts speculating about Game Pass' price drop, class action lawsuits getting filed against Nintendo, Miyamoto and a grip of updates out of the Mario movie, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
4:35 - March 2026 US video game market highlights
21:30 - Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred reviews
23:00 - break
23:50 - Analysts say Xbox Game Pass price drop is ‘unsurprising’ after COD failed to significantly increase subscriptions
32:45 - Miyamoto says he was surprised Mario Galaxy Movie reviews were even harsher than the first
37:40 - Miyamoto says he wants Peach’s origin story in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie to remain canon in future games
40:50 - Gamers file class action lawsuit against Nintendo over U.S. tariff refunds
44:50 - Ecco the Dolphin: Complete announced
47:00 - Report: Ubisoft has scrapped its Animal Crossing competitor
47:38 - Rumor: Street Fighter 6 Year 4 DLC characters leak, includes big crossover
49:08 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to jump start the week with news! We're chatting about Shuhei Yoshida sharing stories of PlayStation studios, Pragmata selling well, THQ Nordic teasing 7 unanounced games headed to the Switch 2, and more!

00:00 - Intro 
6:54 - Shuhei Yoshida says he was ‘fired’ from his role as PlayStation studio president because he ‘didn’t listen to’ Jim Ryan
22:40 - PRAGMATA sales top one million in two days
25:20 - BREAK
26:00 - THQ Nordic has 7 unannounced games headed to the Nintendo Switch 2
33:10 - Argonaut Games and Buck Bumble
35:00 - Developer Feels ‘Shut Down And Silenced’ After BAFTA Awards Pulled Her Game Over Its Subject Matter [Update]
41:20 - Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is finally coming, with designs by the late Akira Toriyama
44:00 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 developer lays off up to 90 employees
52:19 - One of the greatest run-and-gun games of the '90s is set for a reboot
55:25 - Valve received tons of new shipment Steam Controller
57:00 - As The Legend of Zelda movie wraps filming, its cinematographer shares a new look at Link
1:01:38 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie continues charge in cinemas by nearing $750 million
‘Call of Duty’ Movie, From Taylor Sheridan and Pete Berg, Lands 2028 Release Date
1:04:00 - Live-action adaptation of Elden Ring coming to cinemas in 2028

Jeff Grubb is joined by Eka from Outerloop Games to chat about Dosa Divas and the indie space! We also get into the news to end the week with a surprise Phasmophobia event in collaboration with Alan Wake, a new/old NeoGeo console coming, Slay the Spire 2 getting review bombed, and more! 

00:00 - Intro 
8:20 - SNK is releasing a modern NeoGeo AES console with ‘unrivaled authenticity’ and £70 game cartridges
16:10 - Pokémon & Zelda Rip-Off 'Pickmos' Removed From Steam As Publisher Intervenes
21:10 - Forza Horizon 6 is set to have a better launch than any of its predecessors
26:00 - BREAK
27:30 - Phasmophobia limited-time event ‘Phasmophobia by Alan Wake’ announced
31:55 - Sony's MIA Live-Service Game Is Going In The Exact Direction You'd Expect
40:10 - Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced Reportedly Drops Anchor This July
46:00 - Slay The Spire 2 Is Getting Review-Bombed All Over Again After Its Latest Update
50:40 - David Leitch is 100% confident that the Netflix Gears of War movie will be made
56:30 - Poll and Bomb 12