Game Mess Mornings

Dregs Day returns! Tamoor Hussain joins Jeff Grubb to talk about Bethesda having a whole bunch of Fallout projects in the works, PlayStation fans not wanting people to buy games on PlayStation, some funky-looking Miis, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
00:00 Intro
05:28 Bethesda confirms Obsidian Fallout game and that Fallout 5 is in preproduction
16:08 Sony killing physical games ‘doesn’t matter at all,’ says GameStop CEO
22:50 Irate PlayStation Fans Want You to Buy Games Anywhere But PS5
28:32 Saudi-backed $55 billion EA acquisition reportedly nearing EU approval
34:22 NHL 27 Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Mode Not Seen In Years, But It’s Not What It Seems
38:23 The live action God of War show is recasting Kratos after Ryan Hurst was injured on the set
41:23 Miis are back in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and fans are debating their ‘funny’ proportions
43:14 Today + This weekend
43:36 Poll & outro
47:27 The Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to chat about England losing in the World Cup, pictures coming out of Nintendo's new joy-con with a removable battery, an Indie game feeling the pressures from PlayStation ending disc support, GTA 6 could generate up to $5.2 Billion, and more for your Thursday! 

00:00 - Intro
4:20 - Nintendo support articles show inside new Switch Joy-Cons with removable battery
13:30 - Indie developer’s PS5 game trailer is flooded with anti-Sony comments over disc backlash
26:05 - break
26:25 - Denshattack!
29:45 - GTA 6 could generate up to $5.2 billion in its first week
38:30 - Former Rockstar Dev Explains GTA 6’s Console-First Approach
41:16 - Microsoft Explains Tony Hawk 1+2 XBOX Game Pass Removal
44:45 - Square Enix keeps releasing Switch 2 versions of games with no upgrade path
47:25 - Sega’s Gamescom lineup is surprisingly substantial
19:10 - Nintendo Is Kicking The Zelda Movie Promo Into Overdrive With Toys
54:34 - Today and Tomorrow!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa make a meal out of all the gaming news! We chat about our excitement over the upcoming Duskbloods network tests happening in the coming weeks, drama with the Avatar Legends game, Denshattack reviews, AI usage in Japan, and more! 
00:00 - Intro
3:20 - FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods confirms Network Test dates
11:27 - Refunds for Dying Light 2 PS4 Users as The Beast Is Cancelled for Last-Gen System
19:28 - Paramount confirms Mike Zaimont is employed by Avatar Legends dev
25:00 - BREAK
25:20 - Ratchet and Clank Ranger Rumble
28:30 - Denshattack Reviews
33:25 - Compulsion Games posts call for business partners after Xbox spinoff
38:35 - Xbox has removed Tony Hawk 1+2 from its upcoming Game Pass releases
43:00 - GOG Wants You To Make Your Own Physical Games
47:45 - Sony Staring Down $457 Million Lawsuit As Disc Deletion Decision Lingers
50:00 - New survey claims 100% of Japanese online game developers use generative AI tools
53:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen already running at '30fps and higher' on Nintendo handheld

Jeff Grubb is back and back with Jason Fanelli to chat about Games Done Quick hitting a major milestone for charity donations along with quickly dealing with a sponsor snafu, a UK group condemning PlayStation's decision for disc production, Rhythm Heaven Groove's sales, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
3:25 - Games Done Quick Raises $2.4 Million – Then Cancels an SNK Sponsorship After Community Backlash 
14:10 - UK retail group condemns PlayStation decision to stop making discs
21:10 - Xbox could reveal disc-to-digital this week
28:35 - God of War studio confirms Laufey will have a disc version, revealing its release window
34:05 - BREAK
34:20 - Rhythm Heaven Groove opens at nearly 400,000 retail copies sold in Japan
39:38 - Palworld 1.0 explodes to more than 855,000 concurrent Steam players
42:08 - Koei Tecmo CEO says it grew from 2,500 staff to over 3,000 in two years, is aiming for 5,000
48:10 - Black Ops 1 and 2 Port Player Counts Dominating Black Ops 7, It’s Claimed
51:00 - Today and Tomorrow

It's a Fanelli Friday to close out a week of Game Mike Mornings, as Mike & Jason walk you through (surprise!) more Xbox news, Ubisoft responding to the Black Flag Resynced microtransactions backlash, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
00:00 Intro
04:38 Xbox CEO Asha Sharma named as adviser to US Federal Reserve on ‘Jobs and Productivity’
07:44 Ubisoft Responds to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Microtransactions Backlash, as $60 Game Arrives With $85 of DLC
17:13 John Carmack responds to Id Software layoffs, admits Microsoft stewardship claim aging badly
24:15 Layoffs Hit GameSpot Again
29:04 Bethesda Union Workers Will Hold Rallies Next Week Protesting Mass Layoffs
34:25 Mewtwo takes over Times Square as Pokémon recreates original Pokémon Go trailer
40:19 'This Is a Deeply Odd State of Affairs' — Tech Experts Slam Activision's 'Low Effort' Call of Duty: Black Ops PS5 Port
45:51 Poll results
47:56 The Bomb 12
52:16 Outro