Game Mess Mornings

It's MONDAY! We've got Mike Minotti joining Grubb today to talk about a grip of news coming out of D23 like Kingdom Hearts IV finally resurfacing and aiming for a 2027 release date, Mortal Shell II, online outrage at Marvel's Wolverine, and more to start your week!

00:00 - Intro
5:50 - Kingdom Hearts IV finally resurfaces: late 2027, Coco, and Square says it absolutely won't slip
10:40 - Saber CEO Apologizes To Rideshare Writer Involved In AI Controversy
16:10 - PlayStation 6 release date still hasn’t been decided, Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki says
23:00 - break - 
24:30 - Mortal Shell II reviews
28:05 - Marvel’s Wolverine Is Another Victim Of The Internet’s Endless Gaming Negativity
35:20 - Disney Is Bringing Fortnite Into Its Real-World Star Wars Rides
38:50 - Fortnite officially reveals Sora, Crash, Spyro, Mega Man, Persona and other gaming crossovers for its next season
45:00 - Indie developer of popular stock market game says Sony is blocking a PS5 release and delisting its previous games
47:50 - The Simpsons: Hit & Run Revival? Series Creator Offers Biggest Hint Yet
51:50 - Restful trails to Hayden Panettiere
52:00 - This week!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhiannon Bevan to end the week with a whole slew of news! Wolverine previews are in and we take a look at what the general temperature is with Insomniac's new game, Netflix continues to close studios, Pokémon Pokopia is still making noise with sales, and more news stories to end the week. 

00:00 - Intro
3:30 - Wolverine previews are out
11:10 - Netflix is closing the Oxenfree studio
20: 30 - 2K unveils ‘ambitious’ new sports studio stuffed with EA Sports FIFA talent
26:50 - break
27:00 - Extended Look At GTA 6 To Span Multiple Episodes According To Removed Screenshot
38:30 - Every 1 in 5 Switch 2 owner has purchased Pokemon Pokopia
43:30 - Pokémon Bank finally has an execution date
46:50 - Darksiders 4 and a new Kingdom Come are planned by the end of March 2028, Embracer says

Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to celebrate Boy Salad Summer as we talk about Streamers' content being used to train generative AI at Twitch, the CEO of Saber lashing out against a former writer, Mario Kart World competing with 8 still, and more for your Thursday morning news needs!

00:00 - Intro
04:40 - Twitch is using streamers’ content to train generative AI by default
16:16 - Saber CEO Would Have Been “Happy to Replace” Former Writer With AI, In Retrospect
26:20 - BREAK
26:40 - Physical games are selling like crazy on Switch 2
33:40 - Mario Kart World may be competing with the greatest enemy imaginable: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
37:50 - Sean Murray's new marketing philosophy for Light No Fire: maybe don't market it
40:40 - Dawn of War 4 gets bumped three months
42:53 - PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium Games For August 2026 Includes Helldivers 2
45:30 - Super Mario Sunshine hits NSO today

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn run you through the biggest news stories of the day, including Asha Sharma's hints about The Elder Scrolls VI, an analysis of Halo: Campaign Evolved's underwhelming sales, more info on Phantom Blade Zero, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
00:00 Intro
04:27 More jangling keys – Xbox CEO ignored a giant rat to talk up Elder Scrolls VI
12:47 Halo: Campaign Evolved’s Biggest Competition Might Be Halo
20:10 Meccha Chameleon has now sold 20 MILLION copies
25:41 A Switch 2 port of Crimson Desert is being planned for the first half of 2027
32:02 Phantom Blade Zero pre-orders now available, 11-minute trailer; dedicated State of Play set for August 17
38:18 Images of a 40th Anniversary Legend of Zelda Switch 2 and Pro Controller have reportedly leaked
43:54 2011 action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North gets a new Legacy Edition, with ‘more classic releases’ coming
48:16 Ghost Of Yotei Expansion, Roguelike Survival Mode, And Complete Edition Announced
51:59 Disney Confirms D23 Kingdom Hearts Panel Details
54:44 Polls & outro

Lex Luddy joins Jeff Grubb to talk about Blizzard reportedly being Xbox's "Top-Performing" studio thanks to Overwatch and Diablo, Valve hardware customers being hit by a shipping-partner data breach, and more.

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
00:00 Intro
05:26 Valve hardware customers hit by shipping-partner data breach
13:58 Blizzard Reportedly Leads Xbox as 'Top-Performing' Studio Thanks to Overwatch and Diablo
25:14 Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software
34:45 THQ Nordic says it has 12 unannounced games in development
41:00 Cancelled Quake 4 expansion gets surprise GitHub release after former XCOM 2 developer discovers it on an old hard drive
44:21 Dragon Age was always "too niche, too backwards, too old-school" in EA's eyes, former BioWare lead argues
48:13 After 10 years, players have discovered less than 1% of the planets in No Man’s Sky
51:52 SanDisk is the third company to release Xbox Series X/S Expansion Cards, with 2TB storage costing $340
53:16 This week
54:24 Outro