Game Mess Mornings

Lex Luddy joins Jeff Grubb to talk about Blizzard reportedly being Xbox's "Top-Performing" studio thanks to Overwatch and Diablo, Valve hardware customers being hit by a shipping-partner data breach, and more.

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00:00 Intro
05:26 Valve hardware customers hit by shipping-partner data breach
13:58 Blizzard Reportedly Leads Xbox as 'Top-Performing' Studio Thanks to Overwatch and Diablo
25:14 Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software
34:45 THQ Nordic says it has 12 unannounced games in development
41:00 Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive
44:21 Dragon Age was always "too niche, too backwards, too old-school" in EA's eyes, former BioWare lead argues
48:13 After 10 years, players have discovered less than 1% of the planets in No Man’s Sky
51:52 SanDisk is the third company to release Xbox Series X/S Expansion Cards, with 2TB storage costing $340
53:16 This week
54:24 Outro

We've got a Fanelli Friday today! Jason Fanelli joins Jeff Grubb to end the week to chat about Marvel Tōkon launching with "Mixed" Steam reviews, Quake's 30th Anniversary, a whole block of Take-Two and GTA VI news, and more to end your week! 

0:00 - Intro
4:10 - Marvel Tōkon Launches To Abysmal 44% Rating On Steam
17:39 - MachineGames and id Software celebrate Quake’s 30th Anniversary with a brand-new episode
22:35 - Break
22:40 - Devolver Digital Wants To Go Private Again Following A 95 Percent Collapse In Its Share Price
32:55 - The Legend Of Zelda Live-Action Movie May Have Found Its Ganondorf
36:30 - Sam Neil Filmed ‘Legend Of Zelda’ Role Prior To Death
39:50 - Take-Two sticks to annual bookings outlook, says on track for 'GTA VI' November launch
Take-Two Defends GTA 6’s $80 Price, Calls It “Phenomenal Value”
49:10 - Take-Two CEO Predicts That We’ll All Be Streaming Our Games In Three Years
55:30 - Poll & Bomb12

Jeff Grubb is joined by Chuck Zimmerheld to give you the news! We're talking about GTA VI and Netflix's special preview event, Tomodachi Life hitting BIG, Switch 2 is still Nintendo's fastest selling system, Diablo 4 and FF XIV on the Switch 2, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
4:40 - GTA VI’s next presentation is a Netflix timed exclusive
11:10 - Switch 2 remains Nintendo’s fastest-selling system
22:40 - Tomodachi Life is officially a megahit
26:40 - Space Ace Updates
27:00 - Break
27:50 - Sony is reportedly putting warning labels on PS5s about decision to ditch discs
36:53 - Capcom says the move to an all-digital future won’t have a ‘significant impact’ on its sales
43:00 - Sony is making PSSR 2.0 the default on PS5 Pro
47:00 - The long awaited Switch 2 version of Diablo 4 is reportedly coming in September
48:45 - Final Fantasy 14 team says it's working on Switch 2 port's 'unacceptable' load times

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about the repercussions of EA getting acquired by Saudi Arabia, Beast of Reincarnation reviews, the director of Assassin's Creed Valhalla returning to Ubisoft, Marvel Rivals shrinking, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
5:20 - EA could be set for ‘mass layoffs’ as it aims to cut costs following Saudi acquisition
16:20 - Beast of Reincarnation reviews
20:30 - Game Freak is planning regular Beast of Reincarnation updates, starting next week
27:15 - BREAK
27:30 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla director makes sudden return to Ubisoft, and will lead the series moving forward
34:40 - Marvel Rivals is shrinking by as much as 40GB
38:00 - FIFA's first non-EA published soccer game has already suffered major layoffs
42:50 - What in the hell is going on with Black Ops 1+2 sales on PlayStation?
49:50 - Uh, meanwhile, Halo: Campaigned Evolved sputtered out of the gate
57:50 - Happening this week
59:00 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jeff Bakalar to start your week with news! We're talking about Big Walk reviews, a new Nintendo Direct dropping tomorrow, we might see Wolverine's butt in the upcoming game, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
6:40 - Big Walk reviews
14:57 - New Nintendo Direct dropping tomorrow dedicated to Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave
21:50 - Wolverine’s Going To Get His Butt Out In Insomniac’s New Game
29:25 - break 
29:30 - Xbox console price increases in Europe and UK fully revealed, with Series X now costing €200 more
38:40 - No, Xbox isn't quitting Steam
45:50 - Ubisoft’s NFT RPG Champions Tactics is shutting down, shortly after it scrapped its blockchain use
47:38 - Square Enix Insists That Cursed Kingdom Hearts Art Was Not AI-Generated
51:40 - Saudi Arabia’s EA deal should close tomorrow
55:10 - What's Poppin?