Game Mess Mornings

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

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

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

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