Game Mess Mornings

We've got Lexi Luddy on the show today to join Grubb to discuss Mario Kart 8 Deluxe getting new DLC, Pikmin 3 getting a surprise upgrade, Sony making assumptions on what consumers believe, Double Fine having a lofty goal with their Kickstarter, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
5:00 - Nintendo just updated Mario Kart – no, the other Mario Kart
10:15 - Pikmin 3 Deluxe also gets a surprise Switch 2 upgrade
17:05 - Nintendo Switch Online Nintendo Classics gets a new drop of old games
23:00 - Nintendo Direct rumors
28:40 - Mini Grubb Guesser
31:50 - Break
32:05 - Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy
Grand Theft Auto 6 Footage Got More Views Than Anything Else on Netflix Last Week
39:40 - Minecraft's Minecoin wallet is becoming less cross-platform on Nintendo hardware
42:15 - Double Fine says it'll make Brütal Legend 2 if its Kickstarter reaches $100 million
45:20 - NVIDIA DLSS 5 launches tomorrow

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to jumpstart your week with news! We chat about multiple State of Play showcases planned for September 3rd, rumblings that Sony may be reconsidering ending disc production, an Onimusha review roundup, and more for your Monday! 

0:00 - Intro
4:50 - States of Play on Thursday
15:04 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword Review Roundup
23:50 - BREAK
24:00 - Word out of Gamescom is that Sony might postpone its all-digital future, but nothing is official
34:20 - Just Dance accidentally leaks a Nintendo Direct?
39:15 - “Aggressively” Selling PS5s Isn’t Needed, As Sony Focuses On Making More From Existing Owners
45:33 - A 12TB Steam “teraleak” spills more than a decade of lost PC gaming history
49:50 - Take-Two says its investigation into the GTA 6 leaker is ‘rapidly evolving’ as it requests another Discord subpoena
52:54 - Fable’s main quest will take ‘around 15-20 hours’ to beat, Xbox says
54:25 - EA confirms leaked Iron Man game footage is real
56:10 - Multiple developers report equipment stolen from their Gamescom booths
1:00:00 - Rovio Copenhagen to close after Sonic Blitz cancellation

It's a Fanelli Friday everybody! Jason Fanelli joins Grubb to end the week with news about the White House and more tariffs on semiconductors, DLSS 5 coming out for everyone, Metal Gear Solid 4 players, and a whole slew of GTA VI news!

0:00 - Intro
4:40 - The White House is considering another semiconductor tariff plan 
12:30 - Looks like you can try DLSS 5 out today yourself
21:00 - BREAK
22:20 - Grand Theft Auto 6 details
39:41 - Cyberleek's GTA 6 leak flood looks to have ended in the most unsurprising way possible: a $250,000 crypto grift
43:15 - Elden Ring on Switch 2 launches today
45:42 - 92% of new Metal Gear Solid 4 players immediately destroyed a statues dick

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Jon Martin joins us today to chat about more updates on GTA VI before their big gameplay reveal today, physical Switch 2 games getting progressively worse, Konami wanting to release more Silent Hill Games, Metal Gear Solid 4 finally escaping the PS3, Panic and the Playdate actually giving people refunds from tariffs, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
7:13 - GTA 6 Netflix Trailer’s Beefy Runtime Revealed, Footage Captured On PS5
12:10 - GTA VI gets a ton of new official details before today’s big gameplay reveal
19:50 - Physical games on Switch 2 somehow keep getting worse
30:00 - BREAK
31:06 - Konami wants annual Silent Hill games and is working on “many” unannounced projects
36:25 - 18 minutes of Fable gameplay
40:10 - Panic is actually refunding the tariffs people paid on Playdates
43:40 - Metal Gear Solid 4 escapes the PS3 today
47:02 - Kingdom Hearts 4 information will have to wait after ‘a bit of a gap’
51:50 - This week
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Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to jump start your Wednesday with news! We talk about our early impressions and a review round up of Star Wars: Zero Company, Rockstar addressing the GTA VI leaks, recapping Opening Night Live, and more!
#gmm #gamemessmornings #giantbomb 

0:00 - Intro
8:50 - Star Wars: Zero Company Reviews
17:17 - Rockstar Games addresses Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leaks
25:00 - 
26:40 - Xbox Reveals Plan To Save Fans’ Physical Game Collections In A Digital Future
30:50 - Persona 6 will have PS5 Physical Release
35:30 - Opening Night Live happened
45:10 - Ubisoft Charges Steam Players $10 For ’90s Classic Heroes Of Might And Magic 3 And Forgets To Actually Give Them The Game
47:30 - You’ll Be Able to Get a Persona 6 PS5 Physical Copy at Retail Stores
49:53 - Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement delayed to 2027
53:00 - Companies Back Off Multiplatform Messaging As Xbox Pulls PS5 Mentions And Sony Doubles Down On Console Exclusivity
58:30 - PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September 2026 Revealed
59:06 - This Week
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