Game Mess Mornings

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?

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the week with video game news! Today we chat about how PlayStation's profits are jumping despite lack of games, Jason's time at MagicCon, another statement from Asha Sharma about the goals of XBOX, Sony continuing forward despite the disc backlash, and more! 

0:00 Intro
4:02 - PlayStation’s profits jumps despite declining PS5 shipments and playtime
16:02 - Sony says it hears PlayStation disc backlash but will continue its plans
25:00- break
26:10 - MagicCon
29:20 - Xbox boss Asha Sharma says console is the core of its strength
38:00 - Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey gets the Nolan bump
41:55 - Nintendo is releasing two canceled Virtual Boy games 
45:00 - The Lego PlayStation is reportedly coming in October with a limited-time Astro Bot set
48:50 - Orbitals 'Friend's Pass' Will Provide Easier Co-Op And A Free Demo
52:00 - EA Says Saudi Takeover Deal Is Set To Close Next Week
55:40 - Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Fans Are Really Curious What A Change In The Remake’s ESRB Rating Means

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser to chat about NVIDIA raising the prices again of some of their products, Capcom feeling very positive about the chances of a Pragmata sequel, Splatoon Raiders doing big numbers in Japan, and Croc 2?

0:00 - Intro
4:20 - GTA VI marketing may finally ramp back up in August
14:00 - FF7 Revelation director says he’s working on arranging ‘some kind of physical edition’, but can’t confirm details
21:00 - Splatoon Raiders launches huge in Japan
25:00 - BREAK
26:00 - NVIDIA Price Hikes
37:50 - Xbox’s audience grew, but its business did not?
43:38 - EA CEO Got A Huge Pay Increase While Company Laid Off Devs
48:14 - Capcom Says The Likelihood Of A Pragmata Sequel Is High
49:25 - Nexus Mods wants mod installation to become “Spotify-easy”
51:46 - Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos remaster announced
52:20 - Thimbleweed Park 2 announced for PC

We've got surround sound Jeffs today on Game Mess Mornings! Jeff Grubb and Jeff Bakalar are in the house to chat about what's happening at Double Fine, Konami wants a new Silent Hill every year, Splatoon Raiders is hitting BIG, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
4:27 - Double Fine has laid off 23 staff after going independent
11:30 - Microsoft explains why Xbox discs stopped working and says a fix is coming
18:50 - Konami wants a new Silent Hill every year
29:00 - BREAK
29:35 - A Dragon Age trilogy remaster may be impossible without rebuilding BioWare knowledge
33:50 - Clair Obscur studio says it wants to bring it to Switch 2 but it’s ‘way too early to announce anything’
37:28 - Xbox is reportedly losing around $150 on every console
41:20 - Xbox and Ubisoft introduce one-way console-to-PC cross-buy
44:10 - Splatoon Raiders is currently the 7th greatest game of all time on Metacritic, according to User Score
46:50 - Today and Tomorrow