Game Mess Mornings

Jeff Grubb is joined by Myles Obenza to chat about the continued confusion over the timers happening with digital downloads at PlayStation, some updates for Final Fantasy VII on the Switch 2 and Part 3, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection updates, and more for your Wednesday! 

00:00 - Intro
5:20 - New theory says PS4 and PS5 30-day digital game timers are temporary to stop piracy, become permanent after 14 days
13:00 - Take-Two CEO Addresses Grand Theft Auto 6 Price, and the Possibility for More L.A. Noire
20:36 - Monument Valley boss says it was ‘too romantic’ about giving staff ‘long-term job security’, thinks contractors are the future
27:00 - Break 
27:30 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo is now live on Switch 2 and Xbox Series
29:51 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Part Three is “on time and on schedule”
36:12 - Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection ‘Krossplay’ update now available
40:16 - Witcher 3 veterans share Blood of the Dawnwalker gameplay and set release
44:09 - Games Done Quick is coming to Europe for the first time with 3 days of Gamescom speedruns
46:00 - A six-game collection of retro Rugrats titles is coming next month
50:07 - Digital Bros acquires Wuchang: Fallen Feathers IP

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to start the week with a tease of Alien Isolation 2 from Sega, FairGames struggling with an early pre-alpha playtest to "find the fun", the PS5 price jumping up in price in other regions, and a bunch more stories! 

00:00 - Intro 
5:50 - Sega releases an Alien Isolation 2 teaser, suggesting more news is on the way
13:00 - PS5, PS4 Game Expiry DRM Concerns Escalate as Sony Remains Silent on Issue
21:40 - FairGames Struggles to ‘Find The Fun’ in Latest Pre-Alpha Playtest
27:00 - BREAK
27:30 - PS5 Price Increases Hit Another Region, Effective from 1st May
35:20 - Assassin’s Creed Hexe Loses 50 Developers as Game Targets 2027 Release
41:20 - Fortnite Won't Remove D4vd Cosmetics After Murder Charge, But You Can Get A Refund
46:20 - Xbox starts SGF Play Days positioning
52:00 - NateTheHate says the rumoured Star Fox game will be released in June 2026
55:10 - Rumor: A Metroid Movie May Become A Reality As Two Studios Battle For Rights

We got Eric Van Allen joining Grubb today to end week with talking about Saros reviews coming in, Microsoft Gaming reverting back to Xbox branding, Invincible VS gets a story mode, Clai Obscur celebrating a major milestone, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
3:13 - Saros reviews
14:20 - Gang Of Dragon Trailer And Nagoshi Studio's YouTube Channel Vanish Amid Funding Crisis
20:56 - Stop Killing Games movement celebrates as The Crew 2 sees further offline mode support
28:00 - break
28:40 - Microsoft Gaming reverts to Xbox branding as part of new mission statement
36:36 - Invincible VS will come with a story mode from the team behind the animated series 
41:00 - Ways Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Differs From Ubisoft's Original Pirate Adventure
48:40 - BioWare project director explains why we've not seen a proper Mass Effect 4 tease yet
55:00 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sales top eight million
1:06:00 - B12

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn take you through your Thursday morning with stories about Shuhei Yoshida declaring gaming's future to be in indies rather than AAA, Vampire Survivors creator Poncle working on a whole bunch of stuff, and Peter Molyneux's being too much like... Cooking Mama?

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:04:35 Geometry Wars-Inspired Hit 'Sektori' Appears On Switch 2 eShop
0:09:31 Yoshi and the Mysterious Book previews
0:13:53 Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta reviews
0:18:13 Players Say Peter Molyneux's New God Game Is Too Much Like Cooking Mama
0:24:28 Two Point Museum announces Arty-Facts DLC
0:26:50 Shuhei Yoshida Sees Gaming's Future As Indie, Not "Generic" AAA Games
0:37:48 Vampire Survivors creator Poncle has over 15 projects in the works
0:43:33 More Call Of Duty Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Year
0:48:55 Annapurna announces Switch 2 ports of five games, with Sayonara Wild Hearts and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes out today
0:53:04 Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream tops the Japanese charts, outselling the rest of the top 10 seven times over
0:56:27 Poll & outro

Jeff Grubb is joined by Mat Piscatela to discuss March's game market highlights here in the US, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Reviews, analysts speculating about Game Pass' price drop, class action lawsuits getting filed against Nintendo, Miyamoto and a grip of updates out of the Mario movie, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
4:35 - March 2026 US video game market highlights
21:30 - Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred reviews
23:00 - break
23:50 - Analysts say Xbox Game Pass price drop is ‘unsurprising’ after COD failed to significantly increase subscriptions
32:45 - Miyamoto says he was surprised Mario Galaxy Movie reviews were even harsher than the first
37:40 - Miyamoto says he wants Peach’s origin story in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie to remain canon in future games
40:50 - Gamers file class action lawsuit against Nintendo over U.S. tariff refunds
44:50 - Ecco the Dolphin: Complete announced
47:00 - Report: Ubisoft has scrapped its Animal Crossing competitor
47:38 - Rumor: Street Fighter 6 Year 4 DLC characters leak, includes big crossover
49:08 - Poll