Game Mess Mornings

We got Jason Fanelli joining Grubb to start the week! We're chatting about Bandai Namco developing a new fighting game, Resident Evil Requiem passing 6 million sales, Mario Galaxy movie projected to have a big opening, and maybe a new Simpsons Hit & Run game might be on the way!

00:00 - Intro
4:40 - Mario Galaxy movie expecting a $160 million opening
13:14 - Don’t forget there’s 2 weeks left for free GameChat as afterwards you need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription
21:00 - Break
21:25 - Bandai Namco reportedly developing a new fighting game
30:34 - As it passes 6 million sales, Capcom officially confirms Resident Evil Requiem is the series’ fastest selling game
35:00 - Slay the Spire 2 has already sold over 3 million copies
39:50 - The Simpsons writer delivers hopeful message about a Hit & Run return
47:00 - Star Wars: Galactic Racer physical edition to be distributed by PLAION
50:00 - Turns out all your Pokémon Go data will be used to train robots
53:10 - Games with loot boxes to get minimum 16 age rating across Europe
56:55 - Poll

This is not an Xbox. This is a news show and we got Lex Luddy joining Grubb today! To end the week we chat about some Crimson Desert previews, Xbox retiring the "This is an Xbox" campaign and marching towards AI, gaming trends from Roblox players, and even more! 

0:00 - Intro
6:31 - Crimson Desert Console Gameplay Finally Released, But Only Of The PS5 Pro Version
13:42 - Microsoft quietly retires 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign
26:29 - BREAK 
27:02 - Xbox Is Marching Forward With AI Features But Says It Wants To Protect Content Creators 
35:00 - Elden Ring On Switch 2 Shows Big Improvements After Months Of "Performance Adjustment"
41:00 - PC gaming projected to overtake console revenue by 2028
47:19 - Roblox and Minecraft players are less likely to play traditional AAA video games
52:00 - Marvel Maximum Collection Brings Six Superhero Titles To Switch This Month
53:20 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Set For Massive First Weekend At The Box Office
54:14 - Poll 
59:30 - Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb is back from GDC and here to talk about the news! Today we're talking about Pokopia selling very well, rumors and rumblings about the next generation of consoles and when they might come out, Jeff Kaplan's new game, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
3:50 - Pokémon Pokopia surpasses 2.2m units in first four days
9:13 - Xbox unveils first tech details of its next generation console, codenamed Project Helix
15:52 - Windows 11’s Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April
19:17 - Rumour: Both PlayStation 6 and Xbox Helix are launching holiday 2027
29:52 - BREAK
30:03 - A Lego PlayStation Is Coming This Year, Report Claims
33:38 - Silent Hill 2 Remake has surpassed five million players
37:04 - Overwatch Director Reveals His Next Game And It Looks Like Red Dead Redemption 2 Meets Rust
42:00 - Valve claps back against New York attorney general lawsuit in rare public response
47:06 - eShop reveals Super Meat Boy 3D coming to Nintendo Switch 2 end of month
51:26 - Poll

Mike Minotti and his brother AJ Minotti are here to share the news! To celebrate 311 day we're talking about Nintendo shares surging after Pokopia's success, a LEGO PlayStation coming soon, Fall Guys Show-bucks getting a price increase, and the Jay and Silent Bob game finally releasing after almost 10 years. 

0:00 - Intro
5:00 - Nintendo Shares Surge After Reports of Pokémon Pokopia Success
12:00 - A Lego PlayStation is reportedly coming later this year
17:20 - Mega Man Voice Actor Won't Return for Dual Override as Capcom Reportedly Won't Hire Him With 'The Protections of a Union Contract'
23:06 - New Super Mario Bros. Wonder Trailer Shows Off Elephant Rosalina
29:03 - BREAK
29:33 - A decade after it was announced, the Jay and Silent Bob beat ’em up is finally coming next month
35:58 - Price Increases for Fall Guys Show-Bucks Coming April 8
40:19 - Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii: English translations of Japanese games lose ‘flavour’ because it’s ‘a simple language’
47:10 - Poll

Mike Minotti and Jan Ochoa take over while Grubb is at GDC to start the week with your video game news! We see breaking news of massive layoffs happening at EA over their Battlefield studios, Nintendo sueing the US Government, Final Fantasy 7 Part 3 remake news, and even more! 

0:00 - Intro
5:14 - Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs
13:40 - Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound’, is building a ‘AAA original IP’  for consoles and PC 
19:30 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Director Reveals Gameplay Mechanics and Locations Fans Can Expect 
28:40 - BREAK
28:59 - WarioWare series director Goro Abe has left Nintendo
29:10 - Falcom announces Dragon Slayer Project for console
36:50 - Amazon hikes Pokopia price as new Pokémon game seemingly sells out everywhere
41:00 - Monster Hunter Stories 3 Reviews
46:03 - Slay the Spire 2 hits nearly 575,000 concurrent players, almost beating Silksong's record
49:42 - Layoffs at EA
55:20 - Valve insists it will release Steam Machine and Steam Frame in 2026, after blog said it ‘hoped’ to