Episodes

  • Director Assures Beyond Good & Evil 2 is Still Coming

    Director Assures Beyond Good & Evil 2 is Still Coming
    Jan 30 2026
    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
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    56 mins
  • Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Confirms Same-Sex Relationships and Date

    Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Confirms Same-Sex Relationships and Date
    Jan 29 2026
    Jeff Grubb and Rachel Kaser are here to deliver your Thursday news! We talk about the Cairn reviews and how it's climbing up the charts, overall Xbox gaming revenue declining, Dispatch getting censored on the Switch and Switch 2, Phasmophobia finally hitting 1.0, Tomodachi Life confirming a release date and same-sex relationships, and more! Happy Birthday Rachel!

    00:00 - Intro
    04:11 - Cairn reviews
    09:40 - Xbox Gaming Revenue Declines As Console Sales Continue To Slump
    20:01 - Dispatch is censored on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and this might be the reason why
    26:26 - Break
    26:41 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream confirms same-sex relationships, announces release date
    35:05 - Fans Hate Switch 2 Game Key Cards But A New Survey Suggests They’re Buying Them Anyway
    39:58 - The Disney Afternoon Collection coming to Switch 2, Switch on February 26
    43:15 - Phasmophobia Will Finally Haunt Players With Its 1.0 Launch This Year
    49:04 - Keiji Inafune’s Comcept shuts down
    52:05 - Poll
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    58 mins
  • State of Decay 3 Development is Trucking Along

    State of Decay 3 Development is Trucking Along
    Jan 28 2026
    Jeff Grubb and friends break down today's top stories in video games. Today Jan joins in again as we talk about Code Vein II and Escape from Ever After reviews, a Ren and Stimpy collection hitting shelves soon, updates on State of Decay 3, and more for your Wednesday!
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    50 mins
  • Resident Evil Requiem Previews and a Tomodachi Life Direct

    Resident Evil Requiem Previews and a Tomodachi Life Direct
    Jan 26 2026
    Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start the week with talking more about Resident Evil Requiem, a Tomodachi Life direct happening this Thursday, a possible PlayStation stream planned for February, Highguard's global release, and a PlayStation 6??

    00:00 - Intro
    02:30 - Resident Evil previews
    13:20 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct on Thursday
    17:55 - Sony has a PlayStation stream planned for next month
    24:08 - Ad Break
    24:17 - PlayStation 6
    34:41 - Highguard Global Release Times Confirmed Ahead of Launch Showcase
    36:50 - Banjo-Kazooie's Native PC Port is Here
    39:44 - Yoshi and Birdo arrive in new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
    45:04 - Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition
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    55 mins
  • Everything From the Xbox Developer Direct

    Everything From the Xbox Developer Direct
    Jan 23 2026
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DEAR FRIEND Jason Fanelli! Today we're chatting about the Xbox Developer Direct, updates on Game Freak's new game, a Nintendo Direct this Sunday for the Mario movie, somehow some Kingdom Hearts news, and more!

    00:00 - Intro
    04:38 - Xbox Developer Direct 2026: All The Big Announcements
    18:51 - Game Freak says its Beast of Reincarnation team is ‘relatively small’
    24:40 - BREAK
    25:42 - Nintendo Direct - Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie announced for this Sunday
    31:16 - US lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review $55bn EA deal
    38:27 - Kingdom Hearts collection could eventually come to Nintendo Switch 2
    41:29 - Queen's Blood will be 'enhanced'
    49:15 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Remake Part 3 won’t be compromised on Nintendo Switch 2
    49:25 - Rocket League update enhances visual quality on Nintendo Switch 2
    50:35 - Poll
    55:00 - Bomb 12
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    57 mins
  • Explaining Ubisoft's New Structural Plans

    Explaining Ubisoft's New Structural Plans
    Jan 22 2026
    Jeff Grubb is joined by TurboShawn to talk about a whole bunch of Ubisoft news and updates after yesterday's events, Super Mario Bros. Wonder heading to the Switch 2, Bubsy 4D has a launch date, Pokemon is headed to Universal Studios, and more for yout Thursday!
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    58 mins
  • Ubisoft Cancels Prince of Persia Remake

    Ubisoft Cancels Prince of Persia Remake
    Jan 21 2026
    Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa make a meal out of today's top stories in gaming. In BREAKING NEWS we find out that Ubisoft has cancelled the Prince of Persia remake alongside 5 other games, PEAK devs have another game cooking up for this year, Halo Lead believes the PS5 port will have a positive impact, and more for your Wednesday!

    00:00 - Intro
    03:52 - Critic Reviews for MIO: Memories in Orbit
    07:02 - Donkey Kong Country Returns HD gets major free update for Switch & Switch 2
    10:40 - Peak devs’ next game looks like Overcooked in a warehouse and it’s coming this year
    16:18 - Break
    16:54 - Someone Already Brought Anthem Back To Life And Has It Running On A Private Server
    20:13 - Nintendo Might Have To Raise The Price Of The Switch 2 At The Worst Time
    25:25 - Halo leads say releasing on PS5 will grow and reconnect the community
    31:26 - CD Projekt issues DMCA notice against Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod
    35:03 - Pirates of the Caribbean director says Unreal Engine makes films look too much like games
    38:31 - Ubisoft cancels Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake and 5 other games.
    49:39 - Poll
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    51 mins
  • New Switch 2 Model Coming Soon?

    New Switch 2 Model Coming Soon?
    Jan 16 2026
    Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy end the week with video game news! We're talking about a new Switch 2 model possibly in the works, Resident Evil: Requiem being two games mashed up as one, Hi-Fi Rush getting rated for the Switch, Sonic turning 35, and more!

    00:00 - Intro
    14:14 - A potential new Nintendo Switch 2 model discovered
    24:00 - ASUS has stopped producing the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB
    29:20 - BREAK
    29:36 - Resident Evil Requiem really does look like two different RE games mashed together
    35:29 - Hi-Fi Rush Has Been Rated For The Switch... Again
    39:00 - Amazon Games confirms MMO New World has a year left before it goes offline permanently
    43:10 - Julian Gerighty, overseer of The Division, departs Massive for DICE
    47:26 - Sony wiped over 1,000 shovelware games off the PlayStation store
    50:13 - Sega is gearing up for Sonic's 35th anniversary
    51:04 - Poll
    53:52 - Bomb 12
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    58 mins