Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb is joined by Steve Saylor to chat about Grand Theft Auto 6's price being announced and preorders going live, Tencent is looking to offload some investments, Sony cracking down on shovelware, and more for your Wednesday morning! 

00:00 - Intro
6:18 - Grand Theft Auto 6 is $80 and you can not get it on a disc
19:50 - GTA 6 is best on PS5, according to Sony
30:00 - BREAK
30:14 - Tencent Looking to Offload Game Dev Investments, Even at a Loss
39:52 - Sony’s shovelware crackdown will remove more than 900 games from one publisher
46:44 - Lords of the Fallen 2 Retreats from Insane Fall Release Schedule, Delayed into 2027
49:15 - Netflix Reveals Horror Game Starring Troy Baker and Sadie Sink
51:35 - The Studio Behind This Acclaimed PS5 Metroidvania Is Closing Its Doors
52:58 - What's Happening?!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Taylor Cocke today to chat about GTA 6's leaked price being incorrect, a whole grip of PlayStation news including how the company is handling AI and PC ports, Onimusha potentially releasing earlier in the year, the Steam Controller, and MORE!

00:00 - Intro
4:40 - GTA 6’s “Leaked” Prices Are Probably Bogus, Reliable Insider Says
14:20 - PlayStation’s PC port era appears over as Sony scrubs key policy language
BREAK
29:10 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword may be Releasing Earlier than Planned
35:20 - CDProjekt Red CEO says Cyberpunk didn’t finish its ‘redemption arc’
Meccha Chameleon sells 7 million copies in 12 days
44:35 - Unreal Engine veteran leaves Epic Games, says the industry is at ‘a pivotal point’
53:44 - Devil May Cry Remake ‘Pretty Far Along,’ It’s Claimed
56:00 - Meccha Chameleon sells 7 million copies in 12 days
57:00 - If You Haven’t Reserved A Steam Controller Yet, You’ll Have To Wait Until Next Year

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa end the short week at GBHQ with recapping Adventures of Elliot reviews, GTA 6 news and updates, Unreal Engine 5 getting updated for Switch 2 improvements, and more stories for your gaming needs! 

00:00 - Intro
3:32 - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales reviews
7:00 - GTA 6 Preorders Begin June 25, Cover Art Revealed
14:14 - Epic introduces major Unreal Engine 5 update that runs ‘twice as fast’ on Nintendo Switch 2
18:05 - Fortnite Will Let You Make The Simpsons Games, And You Can Bet Someone Will Make Hit & Run
26:15 - BREAK
26:20 - Sonic Team head talks about how SEGA was once ready to stop making Sonic games
31:35 - Black Ops 1 And 2 Are Coming To PS4 And PS5
33:50 - Capcom should have a strong Gamescom
37:16 - MSI prices its latest handheld at $1,800

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to power through your Wednesday with Devil May Cry 5 having its most successful year, stolen data from Nintendo, SanDisk releasing a costly PS5 SSD, Microsoft announcing a new Senua's Saga as bait to sell Ninja Theory, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
4:45 - Microsoft reportedly announced Senua as bait for a Ninja Theory buyer
18:57 - Sony patents PlayStation controller with buttons that can get harder or trap your fingers
24:00 - BREAK
24:10 - Nintendo says hacker group’s stolen employee data is ‘limited and old’ despite $2M ransom threat
28:00 - PSN populated profiles with random adult and unreleased games
31:50 - SanDisk’s new PS5 SSD costs nearly $3,000
40:00 - Devil May Cry 5 just had its most successful year yet
44:04 - Bungie Set To Lose Roughly 400 Staff In Summer Layoffs, It’s Claimed
47:30 - Classic gaming brand Commodore announces its next product: a flip-phone that blocks social media and browsers

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to jumpstart your week with a whole slew of XBOX updates across the board, the UK government trying to ban social media for anyone under the age of 16, Capcom's development strategy, and what to expect from the Ocarina of Time remake! 
00:00 - Intro
3:46 - Nintendo narrowly won the summer showcase audience
8:46 - Nintendo says Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake will have ‘timeless gameplay’, implying no massive overhaul
15:47 - Capcom says abandoning auteur-led development helped create its current run
21:40 - Microsoft Considering Spinning Off Xbox
29:15 - Xbox Game Studios boss Craig Duncan steps down
31:00 - Microsoft CEO says ‘YouTube monetizes Xbox better than we do’, ahead of expected layoffs
34:25 - BREAK
34:45 - Electronic Arts launches EA Advertising
40:00 - Ubisoft’s Next Ghost Recon Game Reportedly Running Into Big Problems
46:20 - UK government announces ban on social media for under-16s, including YouTube and possibly Twitch
50:00 - Nintendo may only get $30,000 out of its lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair