Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here to help you with your Wednesday morning. Today on the show we're talking about Sony scaling back PC ports for PlayStation exclusives, Highguard shutting down after 3 months, Crimson Desert and some review drama, and more for your Wednesday! 

0:00 - Intro
2:46 - Sony reportedly scaling back PC ports for PlayStation exclusives
15:28 - 3 months after closing The Game Awards, Highguard is officially shutting down
23:58 - BREAK
24:07 - Tencent's Role In US Gaming Market Faces Political Uncertainty
32:44 - Studio That Worked On Fallout Denies It's Behind A New Vegas Remaster
36:15 - Crimson Desert Marketing Director Responds To Review Drama: ‘We’re Not Hiding Anything’
43:14 - Three classic titles are coming to #NintendoSwitch2 and #NintendoSwitch on March 10.
47:02 - Resident Evil Requiem Is Capcom's Fastest-Selling Horror Hit Yet
52:54 - Capcom makes the majority of its sales on PC, and it expects the 'ratio to continue increasing
54:11 - Nintendo confirmed for PAX East 2026
56:24 - Poll

We've got Jon Martin joining us to jump start the week with news! We've got a review roundup of Pokopia and Esoteric Ebb, Bungie making adjustments to Marathon, Santa Monica Studio working on something new in the God of War universe, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
4:48 - Bloodborne Rumblings 
8:25 - Pokémon Pokopia reviews
13:00 - Esoteric Ebb reviews
17:00 - Nintendo Indie World 
29:17 - BREAK
20:00 - Santa Monica Studio Is Working On A New Series In The God Of War Universe
29:26 - Starfield on PS5 release date ‘confirmed’ by reliable insider
33:30 - Retroid Pocket
36:50 - Bungie promises updates to Marathon's PvP
42:10 - This Windows gaming handheld has a screen that folds in half
47:00 - Evercade announces a Super Pocket unit dedicated to Rare classics
52:18 - Resident Evil Requiem almost cracks 350,000 concurrent players on Steam over launch weekend
55:40 - Nacon has delayed this week's Connect showcase to May 2026
56:00 - Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Players Are Accidentally Losing Hours Of Progress

Jeff Grubb is joined by Baron Jones of LV1 Gaming to talk about the 30th anniversary Pokémon Presents, news about PlayStation's approach to PC ports, the story behind Highguard's development, and more!

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Timestamps:
0:00:00 Intro
0:08:37 Pokémon Presents Recap
0:22:01 The Story Behind the Failure of ‘Highguard’
0:27:17 Sony is "backing away from putting their exclusive console stuff on PC"
0:35:42 Sony confirms a major PS5 Pro upgrade is rolling out today with Resident Evil Requiem
0:40:03 Nvidia Promises ‘Very Tight’ Graphics Card Supply Won’t Improve Any Time Soon As Prices Spike
0:43:48 Nintendo Already Made A Subtle Switch 2 Price Hike, Expert Says
0:47:48 Guitar Hero studio RedOctane returns with spiritual successor Stage Tour
0:50:07 Marathon Server Slam Gets Big Player Numbers on Steam, Bungie Acknowledges UI and PvP Frequency Complaints
0:52:12 Resident Evil Requiem arrives to an immense bang on Steam, smashing series all-time player records
0:54:03 Poll
0:57:26 The Bomb 12
1:00:52 Outro

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa sit and chat about rumored Bluepoint pitches, layoffs at the skate studio, Valve getting taken to court, and more news! 

0:00 - Intro
4:30 - Bluepoint almost made a remake of Bloodborne and a spin-off to Ghost of Tsushima
15:42 - Skate studio sees layoffs
22:06 - Break
22:14 - US: Physical copies of Resident Evil Requiem are pretty much sold out
29:12 - Valve being sued by the state of New York for promoting gambling to children through loot boxes
35:50 - God Of War Sons Of Sparta Co-Op Can Now Be Accessed Right Away
38:45 - Casting call seemingly confirms Wolfenstein 3 is coming and reveals new character
43:19 - Marvel MaXimum Collection is a new compilation of retro 8-bit and 16-bit Marvel games
46:40 - Sony Apparently Has Gran Turismo Running On Switch 2, Just Don't Expect To See It
49:30 - Poll

We've got M.H. Williams joining us on Game Mess Mornings today to chat about Resident Evil Requiem review scores, more rumblings happening over at Xbox, two PlayStation games getting a big preview over the weekend, Discord delaying the age verification following huge backlash from its users, and more! 

0:00 - Intro
4:57 - Resident Evil Requiem reviews
12:46 - Xbox CEO Says New Hardware Announcements Are Coming "Soon"
18:50 - Are Xbox Exclusives Coming Back? New CEO Doesn’t Rule It Out
27:55 - Xbox Boss On AI: "We're Committed To Art Made By People"
35:25 - Break
35:30 - PS5 and PC players can try PlayStation’s two big upcoming live service games this weekend
40:28 - Final Fantasy 7 just got a new version, and fans aren't loving it
45:50 - Discord delays global age verification following enormous backlash
53:30 - Marvel's Wolverine For PS5 Gets September Release Date, Two Months Before GTA 6
56:35 - Poll