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- 1 weeks ago1h 0m
Netflix Offered Microsoft $500 Million for Xbox Adaptations
Shawn joins Grubb to start your work week with video game news! We chat about how we're enjoying Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Phantom Blade Zero reviews, Arkane's deadline for a new buyer getting extended, Netflix trying to court Microsoft for Xbox shows, and more! 0:00 - Intro11:23 - Phantom Blade Zero reviews20:38 - Arkane now has until mid-December to find a buyer as Microsoft extends its deadlineSwitch 2 hacking advances from homebrew to extracting game filesNetflix reportedly offered $500 million for Xbox adaptations (and talks collapsed)Creative Assembly says the disastrous Shogun 2 remaster bypassed its normal oversightMass Effect fans move from petitions to buying billboard spaceSteam’s Personal Calendar Is Out of Beta, Making It Easier to Discover Upcoming GamesCroc is getting an official physical Nintendo 64-compatible release (and I’m good)
- 1 weeks ago1h 6m
Arkane Studios Has Until November 13 to Find a Buyer
Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to end the week with video game news! Today we're chatting about Modern Warfare 4 reviews, the leaked Mass Effect trailer, the Switch 2 getting jailbroken, Arkane Studios needing to find a buyer, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro5:40 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 reviews10:50 - Leaked Mass Effect 5 trailer is salt in the wound for BioWare fans21:40 - A Valve developer says “HLX” out loud during a public panel30:40 - BREAK32:05 - Switch 2 jailbreak enables Mario Kart World mods42:20 - Here is what you need to play the games you already own on Xbox’s cloud service49:15 - CD Projekt says roughly half of Cyberpunk 2’s quest team came from modding50:00 - Three more Game Boy games are coming to Switch Online, including one produced by Shigeru Miyamoto52:00 - Report: Arkane Studios has until November 13 to find a buyer56:30 - Update on new physical game sales
- 1 weeks ago56 min
EA Closes Bioware and Cancels Mass Effect
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 - Intro3:50 - EA closes Bioware and cancels Mass Effect21:00 - A history of EA’s layoffs before this25:00 - BREAK26:40 - September 2026 US video game market highlights37:00 - What the hardware price increases actually look like41:30 - Gears of War E-Day had a development cost of over $500 million49:50 - Rockstar is turning pieces of Miami into Vice City50:50 - Ace Driver Victory Lap finally gets a home release52:30 - This week
- 1 weeks ago56 min
Next Xbox Console Prices Could Be $1,800
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! Check out the homies at X Button:https://www.youtube.com/@XButtonShowhttps://www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow0:00 - Intro5:35 - Final Fantasy Resonance reviews12:34 - Nintendo Switch Sports Resort reviews18:20 - Report claims next Xbox is targeting 2028 and could cost between $1,200 and $1,80031:45 - AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox Series X/S and older PC hardware35:00 - BREAK35:35 - EA Sports is officially reviving its Fight Night boxing series39:30 - Riders Republic is coming to Switch 243:00 - Tekken 6’s fan-made PC revival sparks a fight over preservation, piracy and loyalty to publishers51:15 - DreamWorks Shrek 2 Remastered announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
- 2 weeks ago58 min
Bungie Could Be Involved with the Next Star Wars: Battlefront?
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/XButtonShowToday 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 claimed21:25 - Bungie could be in the running to make Star Wars: Battlefront 3? 28:48 - BREAK29:40 - Ghost of Yōtei’s estimated physical share gives that debate some numbersSteam reviews seem to like the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign44:20 - Shrek 2 Remastered leaks through the Microsoft Store46:00 - Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards For Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Are Reportedly Unplayable Due To Missing Download49:00 - Saros ‘Zenith’ update now available50:50 - Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from stores over bugs and AI art
- 3 weeks ago1h 0m
Ace Combat 8 is the Fastest Selling Game in the Series
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 - Intro7:20 - Ace Combat 8 becomes the series’ fastest seller to one million14:00 - Wolverine shows how much business Sony is risking with its move to all-digital23:10 - BREAK23:20 - Crimson Desert’s lower review scores were because critics didn’t get a ‘fair chance to explore’, exec says31:30 - Silent Hill Producer Says ‘Second’ And ‘Third Wave’ Of Games Are Already Being Considered38:00 - Forza Horizon 6 for PS5 launches January 26, 2027 alongside first expansion42:00 - Order of the Sinking Star reviews46:00 - Cyberpunk is getting a Paramount live-action movie49:40 - Two more Leisure Suit Larry games are being delistedThis week
- 3 weeks ago57 min
Sony Sells VR Patents to META
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 - Intro5:10 - HELLRAISER REVIVAL REVIEWS12:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen reviews15:36 - August 2026 US Video Game Market Highlights26:00 - BREAK26:10 - Sony sales updates28:40 - Xbox has a new film and television division34:57 - Sony sells VR patents to Meta41:05 - Star Wars Zero Company staff ‘returning to work’ after being furloughed pre-release44:10 - 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 series51:30 - This week
- 3 weeks ago58 min
NEW Ape Escape Game in Development
Jeff Grubb is joined by Danreb Victorio to jumpstart your Wednesday with video game news! Today we're clarifying game streaming on the Xbox with GTA VI, GameStop charing out the wazoo for a used PS5 Pro, a reorg happening with Halo, a NEW Ape Escape game in the works, and more! Follow Danreb:https://bsky.app/profile/danreb.bsky.socialhttps://smashpad.com/https://gamersoutreach.org/0:00 - Intro6:00 - Xbox isn’t going to stream GTA VI to PC at launch 13:00 - GameStop is charging $1,399.99 for a used PS5 Pro21:10 - Asha Sharma’s town hall: console first, multiple Helix devices, and claims of recovery 27:15 - Halo’s reorganization is cutting deep33:00 - BREAK34:00 - Watch Dogs: Legion ‘Director’s Cut’ Planned For First Half of 202738:00 - Ape Escape at Evening Star now has VGC corroboration44:30 - Where is Forza Horizon 6 on PS5?48:10 - Paramount and Warner Bros. combine video game divisions after $110bn Skydance merger53:30 - This week
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