Episodes

  • Subnautica 2 Sells 2 Million In 12 Hours With 600K+ Concurrent Players

    Subnautica 2 Sells 2 Million In 12 Hours With 600K+ Concurrent Players
    May 15 2026
    Jeff Grubb is joined by Ben Hanson to chat about Subnautica 2's huge early access release, Xbox's new controllers leaking, and more!

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    0:00:00 Intro
    0:07:17 Subnautica 2 sells 2 million in 12 hours with over 600K concurrent players
    0:15:25 Two unannounced Xbox controllers surface, including Elite Series 3 and ‘Cloud’ pad
    0:23:21 LEGO 2K Drive Is Being Delisted From Digital Storefronts Next Week
    0:32:04 WWE 2K Developers Hit Hardest By Visual Concepts Layoffs
    0:36:03 Marathon is Getting Two New PvE Modes in Season Two
    0:40:24 Square Enix Wants To Further Promote Its Multi-Platform Strategy, Especially On Switch 2
    0:45:31 PS Plus May catalog: Star Wars Outlaws, Red Dead Redemption 2, Time Crisis
    0:47:26 Tomodachi Life surpassed a million copies sold physically in Japan
    0:48:22 LEGO Zelda Great Deku Tree set being retired, here’s where you can get it
    0:50:04 Poll & outro
    0:54:10 The Bomb 12
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    57 mins
  • The Duskbloods Still Set for 2026

    The Duskbloods Still Set for 2026
    May 14 2026
    Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to start your Thursday with news on The Duskbloods still being set for 2026, a Forza Horizon 6 roundup, Best Buy telling affiliates that GTA 6 pre-orders may start next week, Fortnite Zero Build getting an overhaul, and more!

    00:00 - Intro
    7:17 - Forza Horizon 6 reviews
    15:35 - Best Buy tells affiliates it’s starting GTA 6 pre-orders next week, sparking speculation that a new trailer is coming
    25:36 - Fortnite Zero Build Is Getting A Much-Needed Overhaul This Week
    33:50 - With its latest update, Nintendo has already added most of Virtual Boy’s game library to Switch Online
    37:29 - Xbox PC app references Game Pass expansion into China and possible Disc2Digital
    45:35 - Amazon Still Eyeing A Lord Of The Rings Game After Reported MMO Cancellation
    50:50 - BioShock Creator: Switch 2 Proves Graphics Have Reached "Diminishing Returns"
    54:05 - FromSoftware/Kadokawa: The Duskbloods still set for 2026, and From may self-publish internationally
    56:00 - Dead Rising Franchise Still Alive as Capcom Considers Sequels, Remakes
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Slow Sales Start for Saros

    Slow Sales Start for Saros
    May 13 2026
    Jeff Grubb and Chuck Zimmerheld start your Wednesday morning with news on Saros having a slow start of sales, while on the other side Silent Hill is selling very well, Xbox continuing to reevaluate console exclusives, and more!

    00:00 - Intro
    4:28 - Saros had a “lukewarm start” with 300,000+ sold in 2 weeks, analytics firm estimates
    8:30 - Sony says PS Plus gets only 4–6 day-one games a year, mostly indies
    18:05 - As Xbox 'Reevaluates' Exclusives, Its Hellblade 2 PS5 Port Is Considered a Success
    26:00 - BREAK
    26:27 - Capcom updates its game sales figures with its best-ever annual financial report
    31:32 - Konami’s Silent Hill comeback looks real
    37:00 - Small discussion on AI
    44:09 - Rumor: Resident Evil Code Veronica Remake is heading much stronger in horror direction
    47:54 - Nintendo Won't Focus On Making Switch 2 Games Exclusively, Switch 1 Remains Important
    53:10 - 3D platformer Garfield: Escape from Monday announced for Nintendo Switch
    55:00 - ConcernedApe Says Haunted Chocolatier Is "Way Bigger" Than Stardew Valley
    57:00 - Poll
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Forza Horizon 6 Leaked Before Launch

    Forza Horizon 6 Leaked Before Launch
    May 11 2026
    Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to chat about Forza Horizon 6 getting leaked early, Directive 8020 reviews, some users downloading LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight early, investors still unhappy, and MORE for your Monday morning.

    00:00 - Intro
    4:50 - Directive 8020 reviews
    13:50 - Forza Horizon 6 leaked/cracked before launch
    20:48 - Several Xbox users managed to download Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, 10 days early
    26:21 - BREAK
    26:38 - Gears of War: E-Day may be circling September
    31:17 - Investors still aren’t happy even after Nintendo raised the price of the Switch 2
    40:17 - Shift Up is taking Stellar Blade 2 away from Sony publishing
    44:33 - PS5 is drifting behind PS4
    48:00 - Gamers To ‘Raid’ EA Headquarters To Protest $55 Billion Sale
    50:50 - New “European alternative” to Unreal/Unity is being built by Guerrilla/Epic veteran
    52:30 - Star Wars Zero Company gets age rating from agencies around the world
    53:48 - Tomodachi Life might actually be selling Switch 2 systems
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    59 mins
  • Price Hikes Coming for Switch 2

    Price Hikes Coming for Switch 2
    May 8 2026
    Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the week discussing incoming price hikes for the Switch 2, Sony sharing a forecast of lower gaming business sales, Sony talking about AI within the PlayStation ecosystem, Valve trying to fight scalpers, and more for your Friday!

    00:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Mixtape Impressions
    6:30 - Nintendo Announces Sweeping Price Hikes For Switch 2
    15:20 - Switch 2 is just shy of 20 million units, but Nintendo is forecasting a slowdown
    30:00 - break
    30:20 - Sony forecasts lower gaming business sales amid memory price surge
    39:00 - Sony is admitting Bungie is not worth what Sony thought it was worth
    44:00 - 'Human Creativity Must Remain at the Centre': Sony Talks AI within PlayStation
    48:11 - PS6 Release Date and Price Not Decided Yet, Says Sony
    50:45 - Valve opens a Steam Controller reservation queue to fight scalpers
    53:00 - Poll and Bomb 12
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • NEW Star Fox Game Coming Soon

    NEW Star Fox Game Coming Soon
    May 7 2026
    Mike Minotti and Jan Ochoa fill in for Grubb to chat about all of the glowing Mixtape reviews, some news and updates coming from Take-Two, other stories, and Star Fox coming back?!

    00:00 - Intro
    4:00 - Mixtape reviews
    13:35 - Star Fox returns
    23:25 - Nintendo’s Switch 2 pricing split continues: Star Fox is cheaper digitally than physically
    31:40 - BREAK
    31:57 - Take-Two says Civilization VII “got it wrong,” major update will let players stay one civ all game
    39:00 - Zelnick says Take-Two “wasted a lot of time and money” on BioShock 4 dead ends
    45:45 - Capcom’s Pragmata hits 2 million in 16 days
    50:00 - RGG’s Stranger Than Heaven gets a deeper reveal, winter launch window, and Snoop Dogg
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    59 mins
  • Take-Two has a Console-first Strategy for GTA 6

    Take-Two has a Console-first Strategy for GTA 6
    May 6 2026
    Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to get into a grip of GTA 6 related stories, NetherRealm hoping to get the ball rolling on another Mortal Kombat game, how watching YouTube on the Switch 2 is still a complicated process, Disney trying to dive deeper into gaming, and more!

    00:00 - Intro
    2:15 - Saros
    7:44 - Take-Two explains GTA 6 console-first strategy: console is Rockstar’s “core consumer” + Rockstar should raise GTA 6’s price for good of ‘the entire industry’, says Bank of America
    25:00 - BREAK
    25:32 - NetherRealm is “actively pursuing” a new Mortal Kombat
    29:50 - You Can Watch YouTube On Switch 2, But It Isn't Pretty
    32:35 - IO Interactive’s Project Fantasy Is In a “Very Healthy Space”
    36:58 - Capcom: 90% of Resident Evil Requiem players prefer third-person with first person more divisive
    41:20 - Disney CEO On Why Gaming Could Be The Company's Next Big Growth-Driver
    49:00 - MindsEye studio reportedly lays off 170 employees, following update parodying alleged attacks
    54:40 - Xbox has scrapped its Copilot AI companion on consoles, Asha Sharma says
    58:00 - Xbox Game Pass May wave is stacked: Forza Horizon 6, Mixtape, Subnautica 2 Early Access
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • GameStop Announces Shocking Offer to Buy eBay

    GameStop Announces Shocking Offer to Buy eBay
    May 4 2026
    Jeff Grubb is joined by David "Fame" Whitaker to start the week with shocking news about GameStop announcing a shocking buyout offer to try to acquire eBay, Halo 2 and Halo 3 remakes reportedly in active development, Marathon has "years" planned out, and more for your Monday!

    00:00 - Intro
    3:30 - GameStop Announces Shocking Buyout Offer For eBay
    14:13 - Halo 2 and Halo 3 remakes are reportedly in active development
    27:00 - BREAK
    27:22 - Marathon Has 'Years' of Story Planned Out, Says Bungie, and Players Will 'Help Shape It'
    37:30 - Pragmata is looking like a real new Capcom IP
    43:59 - Marvel Tokon adds Hulk and Black Panther
    48:20 - Resident Evil Requiem producer says DLSS 5 anger ‘shows we got Grace’s original design right’
    53:00 - Sony boss thinks game business woes is caused by "over-investements during COVID-19"
    57:10 - Steam Controller launches today
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    1 hr and 1 min