Episodes

  • Microsoft Gaming Reverts Back to Xbox Branding

    Microsoft Gaming Reverts Back to Xbox Branding
    Apr 24 2026
    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
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Players Say Peter Molyneux's New Game Is Too Much Like Cooking Mama

    Players Say Peter Molyneux's New Game Is Too Much Like Cooking Mama
    Apr 23 2026
    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
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Miyamoto Surprised at Harsh Mario Movie Reviews

    Miyamoto Surprised at Harsh Mario Movie Reviews
    Apr 22 2026
    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
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    53 mins
  • THQ Nordic Teasing 7 Upcoming Games for Switch 2

    THQ Nordic Teasing 7 Upcoming Games for Switch 2
    Apr 20 2026
    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
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Phasmophobia Getting an Alan Wake II Event

    Phasmophobia Getting an Alan Wake II Event
    Apr 17 2026
    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
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    58 mins
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Team Potentially Reuniting

    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Team Potentially Reuniting
    Apr 16 2026
    Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown dev team potentially reuniting, Ubisoft settling with other devs that were laid off after unionizing, loose details on the next Xbox, the Street Fighter movie and the game not settling the incest angle, and more for your Thursday morning!

    00:00 - Intro
    6:00 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development team reportedly reunites, set to pitch new ideas to Ubisoft
    14:40 - Ubisoft Settles With Developers Who Were Laid Off After Unionizing
    19:40 - Starfield Nintendo Switch 2 rating has now appeared
    24:40 - 44% of games industry professionals have considered leaving the industry as a result of redundancies
    31:00 - Break
    33:00 - Xbox CCO details unified approach for next-gen Project Helix console
    39:00 - Street Fighter 6’s Long-Awaited Incest Nerf Is Here And Does Basically Nothing
    44:00 - Street Fighter exudes visual identity and charisma in its official trailer
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    53 mins
  • Forza Horizon 5 Sells Incredibly well on PS5

    Forza Horizon 5 Sells Incredibly well on PS5
    Apr 15 2026
    Jason Fanelli joins Grubb today to chat about Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream reviews, some major Switch 2 titles getting spotted, Xbox still considering exclusivity and putting on big numbers on the PS5, and more for your Wednesday morning!

    0:00 - Intro
    7:00 - Tomodachi Life reviews
    16:00 - Two First-Party Switch 2 Ratings Have Been Spotted
    23:00 - Break
    24:00 - Xbox Is Having 'Very Big Discussions' About Exclusivity, Says Reporter
    32:00 - Some more positive data for Xbox games on PlayStation
    37:00 - Rockstar leak reveals why GTA 6 PC launch is on the back burner
    42:00 - PS5 sales reached year highs as consumers raced to beat Sony’s price increases
    46:00 - Jock Blaney, voice of Wolf O’Donnell and Bill Grey in Star Fox 64, has passed away
    48:00 - Poll
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    54 mins
  • Fortnite Adding an Arc Raiders-Style Mode with Disney Characters

    Fortnite Adding an Arc Raiders-Style Mode with Disney Characters
    Apr 13 2026
    It's Monday so it's time to start the week with some video game news! We've got Lexi Luddy on the show today to chat about Pragmata reviews, Fortnite adding an extraction shooter mode featuring Disney characters, Borderlands 4 on the Switch 2 copies are out in the wild, Xbox may not launch Call of Duty on Game Pass this year, and more news!

    0:00 - Intro
    6:00 - Pragmata
    11:30 - Metro 2039 to be announced on April 16
    14:20 - Fortnite Adding An Arc Raiders-Style Game With Disney Characters
    BREAK
    25:00 - Borderlands 4 Nintendo Switch 2 copies apparently spotted in the wild despite the game being put on hold indefinitely
    31:00 - Hacker group confirms it will release stolen Rockstar Games data
    36:35 - Microsoft Might Not Launch Call Of Duty 2026 On Xbox Game Pass
    43:00 - Xbox’s Biggest PS5 Port Yet Is Crashing So Much Some Are Calling It ‘Unplayable’
    49:00 - Fable is still expected to release in autumn 2026
    54:00 - Poll
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    59 mins