Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhiannon Bevan to catch up on today's news! We're talking about EA closing Bioware and the other related fallout, September 2026's US video game market highlights, Gears of Way E-Day's budget, and more!

0:00 - Intro
3:50 - EA closes Bioware and cancels Mass Effect
21:00 - A history of EA’s layoffs before this
25:00 - BREAK
26:40 - September 2026 US video game market highlights
37:00 - What the hardware price increases actually look like
41:30 - Gears of War E-Day had a development cost of over $500 million
49:50 - Rockstar is turning pieces of Miami into Vice City
50:50 - Ace Driver Victory Lap finally gets a home release
52:30 - This week

Jeff Grubb is joined by Brian Altano to chat about X Button and today's top stories! We're chatting about Final Fantasy Resonance reviews, a potential new/old Fight Night, Rider's Republic coming to the Switch 2, the new Xbox prospective prices, and more! 

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0:00 - Intro
5:35 - Final Fantasy Resonance reviews
12:34 - Nintendo Switch Sports Resort reviews
18:20 - Report claims next Xbox is targeting 2028 and could cost between $1,200 and $1,800
31:45 - AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox Series X/S and older PC hardware
35:00 - BREAK
35:35 - EA Sports is officially reviving its Fight Night boxing series
39:30 - Riders Republic is coming to Switch 2
43:00 - Tekken 6’s fan-made PC revival sparks a fight over preservation, piracy and loyalty to publishers
51:15 - DreamWorks Shrek 2 Remastered announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC

We've got Seth Macy joining us today to chat about the news but also the LAUNCH of X Button! Check out the homies at https://www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow

Today Grubb and Seth Macy go over how Bungie could be involved in making the next Star Wars: Battlefront game, PlayStation 6's memory costs alone could be $680, Ghost of Yōtei’s phsycial sales, and a Shrek 2 remaster?

7:52 - PlayStation 6’s memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it’s claimed
21:25 - Bungie could be in the running to make Star Wars: Battlefront 3? 
28:48 - BREAK
29:40 - Ghost of Yōtei’s estimated physical share gives that debate some numbers
Steam reviews seem to like the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign
44:20 - Shrek 2 Remastered leaks through the Microsoft Store
46:00 - Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards For Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Are Reportedly Unplayable Due To Missing Download
49:00 - Saros ‘Zenith’ update now available
50:50 - Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from stores over bugs and AI art

Lex Luddy joins Grubb today to end the week with video game news! Today we chat about Ace Combat 8 being the fastest selling game in the series, Wolverine having a substantial amount of physical game sales, more titles in the Silent Hill series are already being considered, Forza Horizon 6 heading to the PS6 next year, a Cyberpunk movie in the works, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
7:20 - Ace Combat 8 becomes the series’ fastest seller to one million
14:00 - Wolverine shows how much business Sony is risking with its move to all-digital
23:10 - BREAK
23:20 - Crimson Desert’s lower review scores were because critics didn’t get a ‘fair chance to explore’, exec says
31:30 - Silent Hill Producer Says ‘Second’ And ‘Third Wave’ Of Games Are Already Being Considered
38:00 - Forza Horizon 6 for PS5 launches January 26, 2027 alongside first expansion
42:00 - Order of the Sinking Star reviews
46:00 - Cyberpunk is getting a Paramount live-action movie
49:40 - Two more Leisure Suit Larry games are being delisted
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Jason Fanelli joins Grubb on this Thursday morning to chat about his Hellraiser: Revival review, what the video game market looked like in August 2026, Xbox is starting a film and TV division, Sony selling VR patents to Meta, and more!

0:00 - Intro
5:10 - HELLRAISER REVIVAL REVIEWS
12:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen reviews
15:36 - August 2026 US Video Game Market Highlights
26:00 - BREAK
26:10 - Sony sales updates
28:40 - Xbox has a new film and television division
34:57 - Sony sells VR patents to Meta
41:05 - Star Wars Zero Company staff ‘returning to work’ after being furloughed pre-release
44:10 - Gears of War studio head addresses layoff worries after E-Day release, and says the next game won’t take ‘nearly as long’
48:40 - Richard Garriott is officially regaining control of the Ultima series
51:30 - This week