Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin are here to end the week! Today we talk about a Baldur's Gate TV show and who is attached to making it, Nintendo possibly digging up the Wiimote back for the Switch 2, Assassin's Creed: Shadows ditching the multiplayer DLC, and more for your Friday! 

00:00 - Intro
5:52 - Mewgenics reviews
12:14 - A Baldur’s Gate TV Show Is Happening In The Worst Way Possible
18:36 - Larian Isn’t Involved With The Baldur’s Gate Show, Fans Are Not Happy
24:06 - BREAK
24:12 - Nintendo Support has a page for a Wii Remote for the Nintendo Switch 2
29:48 - Nintendo trademarks Mario & Wario and the upcoming Rhythm Heaven Groove
37:20 - Konami And M2 Announce New Goemon Switch Collection, Here Are The 13 Retro Titles Included
40:22 - Nvidia reportedly delays RTX 60 series and cancels RTX 50 Super cards
47:22 - Assassin's Creed: Shadows' Co-Op Mode Has Been Reportedly Canceled
49:16 - Minecraft gains Bluey DLC
49:54 - Poll
52:44 - Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa break down the hottest news today! We cover Valve delaying release and price details of the Steam Machine, we round up the Nintendo Partner Direct, Epic wants to bring their store to the next Xbox, and a whole lot of other stories for your Thursday! 

00:00 - Intro
5:27 - Valve confirms Steam Machine price and release details have been delayed by exploding component prices
18:47 - Nintendo Partner Direct roundup for 5th February
32:16 - Break
33:00 - Epic wants to bring its store to the next-gen Xbox 
37:35 - Overwatch 2 Is Just 'Overwatch' Again
42:35 - Voice actor page leaks Xenoblade game for 2026
45:30 - Metroid Prime 4 did sell more than a million copies in a month
48:18 - The PS5 version of Starfield could be announced soon
50:45 - Sony Reports Strong Performance Of First-Party Games
55:19 - Horizon Hunters Gathering
57:42 - RGG Doubles Down on casting Teruyuki Kagawa 
1:01:40 - Poll

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to catch up on the biggest headlines today! We talk about a whole bunch of Nintendo news around stock prices, Partner directs, and Metroid Prime 4 sales. We also catch up on rumblings of the next Xbox, GTA 6, Pokemon at the Super Bowl, and more for your Wednesday Morning!

00:00 - Intro
4:13 - Nioh 3 Reviews
8:34 - Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase set for February 5
15:48 - Nintendo Stock Nosedives 
24:11 - Nintendo Silent on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Sales
27:39 - BREAK
28:00 - Next Xbox console could be coming as soon as next year
35:50 - Why Did GTA 6 Company's Market Value Plummet By Billions? 
43:00 - Take-Two Reaffirms Its Support For GTA Online
46:58 - Two more Game Boy games have been added to Switch Online’s 
49:24 - Nintendo boss stays tight-lipped when asked about Zelda 40th anniversary plans
54:00 - Pokémon will debut a ‘special video’ during Super Bowl LX celebrating its 30th anniversary’
58:00 - Poll

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy start your week with a review round-up of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined reviews, video game company shares dropping because of Google's Project Genie AI rollout, rumors of a Metroid movie, Sony patenting a touchscreen controller, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
05:41 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined reviews
12:05 - Numerous video game company share prices dropped following Google’s Project Genie AI rollout
21:11 - BREAK
21:21 - Sony has patented a touchscreen PlayStation controller 
27:42 - Nintendo's Virtual Boy Accessory Sells Out Ahead of 2026 Release
31:52 - Rumor: A Metroid Movie Is In Development
35:59 - Xbox's New Dashboard Is Going Down Well
39:29 - SEGA talks Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds sales
43:47 - The Switch version of Apex Legends will shut down this summer
49:04 - Poll

We got Mike Minotti covering the show today while Grubb is out travelling and we have our dear friend Jesse Vitelli to help end the week. Today we talk about the upcoming Nintendo Direct, Nintendo's censorship of Dispatch, a "NEW" version of Final Fantasy 7 headed to Steam, Beyond Good & Evil 2 still coming, and more! 

Check out restart.run for more of Jesse's work! 

00:00 - Intro
08:16 - A Nintendo Direct is reportedly coming next week
15:35 - Nintendo comments on Dispatch’s Nintendo Switch 2 censorship
21:05 - Square Enix says a 'new version' of Final Fantasy 7 is coming to Steam
27:29 - BREAK
27:36 - Director assures Ubisoft ‘remains committed’ to Beyond Good & Evil 2
36:38 - Nintendo Issues Correction Over Leaked Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Games
41:13 - Yakuza Kiwami 3 studio says the full game won’t have the graphical issues
44:58 - GOG responds to Kotaku regarding AI banner ad art
47:10 - Poll
49:03 - Bomb 12