Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to jump start your weekend with news! 

Today we're talking about everyone involved with LEGO Batman's development, support for Ghost of Yotei's Co-Op mode has ended, Xbox becomes XBOX, and more for your monday! 

0:00 - Intro
4:30 - CYCLOPS IN MARVEL COSMIC INVASION
5:50 - Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight reviews
11:58 - Arkham dev Rocksteady is credited as co-developer on new Lego Batman
19:00 - Xbox’s rebrand becomes XBOX after a fan poll
25:40 - Break
25:55 - Ghost of Yotei Fans Gutted Support Has Ended for Free Co-Op Mode
36:00 - Mixtape Isn't Going Anywhere, Won't Be Delisted Over Music Licenses
40:47 - Port specialist Virtuos says it wants to bring GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 to Switch
46:20 - KOTOR remake’s cancelled Aspyr-era cinematic leaks
52:06 - GTA 6 pre-order speculation keeps spinning up
55:00 - UK Charts: Indiana Jones Commences His Great Circular Crusade On Switch 2
58:45 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Ben Hanson to chat about Subnautica 2's huge early access release, Xbox's new controllers leaking, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:07:17 Subnautica 2 sells 2 million in 12 hours with over 600K concurrent players
0:15:25 Two unannounced Xbox controllers surface, including Elite Series 3 and ‘Cloud’ pad
0:23:21 LEGO 2K Drive Is Being Delisted From Digital Storefronts Next Week
0:32:04 WWE 2K Developers Hit Hardest By Visual Concepts Layoffs
0:36:03 Marathon is Getting Two New PvE Modes in Season Two
0:40:24 Square Enix Wants To Further Promote Its Multi-Platform Strategy, Especially On Switch 2
0:45:31 PS Plus May catalog: Star Wars Outlaws, Red Dead Redemption 2, Time Crisis
0:47:26 Tomodachi Life surpassed a million copies sold physically in Japan
0:48:22 LEGO Zelda Great Deku Tree set being retired, here’s where you can get it
0:50:04 Poll & outro
0:54:10 The Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to start your Thursday with news on The Duskbloods still being set for 2026, a Forza Horizon 6 roundup, Best Buy telling affiliates that GTA 6 pre-orders may start next week, Fortnite Zero Build getting an overhaul, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
7:17 - Forza Horizon 6 reviews
15:35 - Best Buy tells affiliates it’s starting GTA 6 pre-orders next week, sparking speculation that a new trailer is coming
25:36 - Fortnite Zero Build Is Getting A Much-Needed Overhaul This Week
33:50 - With its latest update, Nintendo has already added most of Virtual Boy’s game library to Switch Online
37:29 - Xbox PC app references Game Pass expansion into China and possible Disc2Digital
45:35 - Amazon Still Eyeing A Lord Of The Rings Game After Reported MMO Cancellation
50:50 - BioShock Creator: Switch 2 Proves Graphics Have Reached "Diminishing Returns"
54:05 - FromSoftware/Kadokawa: The Duskbloods still set for 2026, and From may self-publish internationally
56:00 - Dead Rising Franchise Still Alive as Capcom Considers Sequels, Remakes

Jeff Grubb and Chuck Zimmerheld start your Wednesday morning with news on Saros having a slow start of sales, while on the other side Silent Hill is selling very well, Xbox continuing to reevaluate console exclusives, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
4:28 - Saros had a “lukewarm start” with 300,000+ sold in 2 weeks, analytics firm estimates
8:30 - Sony says PS Plus gets only 4–6 day-one games a year, mostly indies
18:05 - As Xbox 'Reevaluates' Exclusives, Its Hellblade 2 PS5 Port Is Considered a Success
26:00 - BREAK
26:27 - Capcom updates its game sales figures with its best-ever annual financial report
31:32 - Konami’s Silent Hill comeback looks real
37:00 - Small discussion on AI
44:09 - Rumor: Resident Evil Code Veronica Remake is heading much stronger in horror direction
47:54 - Nintendo Won't Focus On Making Switch 2 Games Exclusively, Switch 1 Remains Important
53:10 - 3D platformer Garfield: Escape from Monday announced for Nintendo Switch
55:00 - ConcernedApe Says Haunted Chocolatier Is "Way Bigger" Than Stardew Valley
57:00 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to chat about Forza Horizon 6 getting leaked early, Directive 8020 reviews, some users downloading LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight early, investors still unhappy, and MORE for your Monday morning. 

00:00 - Intro
4:50 - Directive 8020 reviews
13:50 - Forza Horizon 6 leaked/cracked before launch
20:48 - Several Xbox users managed to download Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, 10 days early
26:21 - BREAK
26:38 - Gears of War: E-Day may be circling September
31:17 - Investors still aren’t happy even after Nintendo raised the price of the Switch 2
40:17 - Shift Up is taking Stellar Blade 2 away from Sony publishing
44:33 - PS5 is drifting behind PS4
48:00 - Gamers To ‘Raid’ EA Headquarters To Protest $55 Billion Sale
50:50 - New “European alternative” to Unreal/Unity is being built by Guerrilla/Epic veteran
52:30 - Star Wars Zero Company gets age rating from agencies around the world
53:48 - Tomodachi Life might actually be selling Switch 2 systems