Game Mess Mornings

Prolific gaming news expert Jeff Grubb is here to dish out all of the hottest headlines from the around the world of video games!

Game Mess Mornings is a leisure podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 772 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 92. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Game Mess Mornings, a leisure show with 772 episodes published.

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  PlayStation Cancelled Kojima's Physint

  Sep 11, 20261h 6m

  HAPPY FANELLI FRIDAY! We've got Jason Fanelli joining Grubb today to talk about updates with Kojima's Physint, Ubisoft and Steam, the upcoming EA merger, and more! 0:00 - Intro 4:24 - Saudi wealth fund weighs EA-Savvy merger, Bloomberg News reports 13:20 - PlayStation cancelled Hideo Kojima’s Physint because Death Stranding and its sequel did meet revenue expectations 22:50 - BREAK 23:07 - Ubisoft is 'testing' making its games far less annoying to launch on Steam 30:09 - That Zelda Direct was absolutely enormous 38:40 - Guess what was the biggest Nintendo Direct trailer in Japan 42:35 - VR headset shipments have fallen 18% 48:36 - Footage of PlayStation’s Fairgames allegedly leaks via playtest

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  Ikea Releases Skyrim Mod with Matt Berry as a Bookshelf

  Sep 10, 20261h 4m

  We've got TurboShawn joining Grubb today for the news. We're talking Wolverine reviews, Sony trying to cancel Physint and Kojima finding a new publishing partner, a "Customer Appreciation Sale" at Nintendo, Matt Berry is in a Skyrim mod, and many more! 0:00 - Intro 3:15 - Wolverine reviews 18:20 - Sony tried to cancel PHYSINT, and Xbox is now publishing it 33:33 - BREAK 33:50 - Nearly 1,900 Blizzard employees get a major union contract — including AI rules 38:40 - Nintendo announces a ‘Customer Appreciation Sale’ in America, says its tariff refunds made it possible 43:40 - Steam now requires Australian users to have a credit card to purchase R18+ games, and no, a simple bank debit card won't work 48:40 - Ikea has released a Skyrim mod where players are accompanied by a Kallax shelving unit voiced by Matt Berry 51:50 - SNK’s NeoGeo AES re-release delayed by nearly a year due to components shortage 53:00 - HEY WHAT IN ALL THE HELLS IS THIS DLSS 5 BULLSHIT?! 57:50 - Nintendo Adding VRR Support

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  NEW 2D Metroid Game Announced

  Sep 9, 202659 min

  We've got Taylor Cocke joining Grubb today to chat about virtually EVERYTHING from today's Nintendo Direct and we're getting ports, a new Kirby, AND A NEW METROID GAME! We also chat about the massive Steam leaks, EA using generative AI, and more for your Wednesday morning. 0:00 - INTRO 4:00 - Nintendo Direct 29:30 - Break 29:40 - Steam may have just suffered one of the biggest videogame leaks in years 35:20 - Xbox disc-to-digital: reports of publishers "opting out" were premature 39:10 - EA is reportedly using generative AI for NHL 27 commentary 45:35 - Riot is considering making normal, premium videogames 48:10 - PowerWash Simulator studio FuturLab reportedly laid people off without telling their managers 51:10 - GameStop is becoming a collectibles company that happens to sell videogames 53:50 - GOG is letting you print your own old PC big boxes 55:55 - This week

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  Two Nintendo Directs Scheduled For Next Week

  Sep 4, 202659 min

  Jeff Grubb and Chuck Zimmerheld are ending the week with video game news! We're talking about Nintendo dropping two Directs on us next week, Sony's State of Play getting bombarded with negative comments, Xbox capping cloud gaming sessions, and more! 00:00 - Intro 5:00 - Nintendo just announced TWO Directs for next week 19:50 - Sony's State of Play got hijacked by “NO DISC NO BUY” and “DESTINY 3” 24:30 - Xbox is capping cloud gaming to 15 hours and charging for extra playtime 34:30 - break 34:45 - The physical edition of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation needs to download extra game data on all formats 38:40 - UK PS5 and Xbox sales jumped by a third following GTA 6’s Netflix reveal 41:35 - Something is happening with StarCraft 44:50 - Saber is now explicitly promising no generative AI in its big licensed games 47:00 - Konami had a surprisingly substantial showcase

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  Recapping the State of Plays

  Sep 3, 202659 min

  Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn roll right into news and recap all of the highlights (and lowlights) of both State of Plays that happened today! We also get into a new Disney game, skings heading to Battlefield 6, Rhythm Heaven doing well in Japan, and more for your Thursday! 00:00 - Intro 5:15 - STATES OF PLAY RECAP 32:20 - BREAK 32:50 - Sony Is Making 59% More Revenue Per PlayStation User Since PS4 Generation, Says Analyst 40:20 - FRONTIER ANNOUNCES DISNEY AGREEMENT FOR A NEW GAME 43:00 - BATTLEFIELD 6 MAY ALREADY BE BREAKING ITS "GROUNDED SKINS" PROMISE 46:10 - Rhythm Heaven is still huge in Japan 50:15 - The Witcher Remake is on hold while its studio works on The Witcher 3’s expansion 51:00 - Sonic is allowed to fire guns in Fortnite because he’s an android, not the real one, Sonic Team boss says 53:30 - Konami Show! 54:00 - This Week

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