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- 2 days ago1h 0m
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Review Roundup
Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn take you into the weekend by chatting about Star Wars: Galactic Racer reviews, PlayStation bringing a slimmed-down version of PSSR to base PS5 with QSSR, and more!Check out that list of no-AI recompilations of retro games Shawn was talking about here: https://backloggd.com/u/WumpaGem/list/game-decompsrecomps-that-arent-vibe-coded/Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/joinTimestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):0:00:00 Intro0:07:09 Star Wars: Galactic Racer reviews0:19:21 Sony could be bringing back Ape Escape0:27:49 QSSR joins PSSR0:34:55 EU authorities move against nine gaming companies over virtual currencies0:39:23 Gears E-Day doubles Gears 5’s Steam peak before its full launch0:43:17 Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio co-founder hopes Grand Theft Auto 6 will 'blaze a trail' to higher game prices0:46:31 Disney Not Buying Epic Games ‘Right Now’ But Is Planning More Collabs0:49:36 Memory maker warns shortages will get worse in 2027, as CEO celebrates ‘much higher prices’0:50:47 Old game news: Swordcraft Story 3 gets fan-translation0:54:57 Poll & outro0:57:34 The Bomb 12
- 3 days ago59 min
Gears of Way: E-Day Devs Fear Post-Launch Layoffs
It's spooky season! Jeff Grubb is joined by Will Crosby to give you the news. Today we're chatting about Gears of War: E-Day reviews and how the devs are worried about layoffs, Naughty Dog's newest mystery project, Capcom's plans for the other remakes, and more! 0:00 - Intro4:40 - Gears of War E-day reviews12:34 - Gears E-Day staff reportedly fear post-launch layoffs (and losing their bonuses)21:45 - Naughty Dog’s mystery project reportedly is a new Uncharted29:00 - BREAK31:10 - Ubisoft puts Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and The Division under an expanded Massive38:10 - Deadlock breaks its own player record while still in development42:35 - Kena: Scars of Kosmora slips into 202746:20 - Capcom says it has planned for Resident Evil’s remakes to catch up51:50 - Rhythm Heaven Groove outsold Fire Emblem, Silent Hill, and EA Sports FC in Japan this week55:00 - This week
- 4 days ago57 min
Valve is Making Steam Sales Algorithmic
Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here for you Wednesday news needs! We're talking about Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic to users, Xbox's disc-to-digital goes live, Suda 51's Grasshopper going fully independant, and more! 0:00 - Intro7:57 - Toem 2 reviews11:50 - Valve is making Steam sales algorithmic and personalized25:50 - After being tested by Insider members, Xbox’s disc-to-digital feature is now rolling out to all players31:55 - BREAK32:10 - Suda 51’s Grasshopper officially regains independence from NetEase, avoiding studio cull37:06 - Shuhei Yoshida says Sony and Nintendo should ‘keep the current generation as long as possible’ as Xbox goes next-gen42:00 - PS5 jailbreak scene just made a huge jump 49:30 - Xbox finally has its Platinum Trophy: “Mythic Achievements” 49:55 - Naughty Dog apparently has another mystery game that isn't The Last of Us 52:00 - Star Fox's Switch 2 update turns it into a four-player couch game52:10 - OLD GAME NEWS
- 6 days ago1h 2m
Sony is Skipping Next Year's CES
Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to start your week with the news! We do a quick review roundup for Minecraft Dungeons II, Disgaea Dev CEO is having discussions with Sony about the end of physical discs, Physint's budget, and more! 0:00 - Intro5:40 - Minecraft Dungeons II reviews18:40 - Disgaea Dev CEO Says Company Is Having ‘Discussions’ With Sony About The End Of Physical Discs31:20 - BREAK31:30 - Physint probably isn’t going to cost $400 million39:00 - GTA VI gets a 14-page Game Informer cover story tomorrow41:20 - Naughty Dog day … uh, festivities? Happen today44:00 - Nintendo Wins $4.5M In Switch Pirate Lawsuit49:30 - Sony is skipping CES in 202753:50 - Sony details God of War Laufey’s Digital Deluxe Edition contents and pre-order bonus55:53 Tour dates and pre-order times officially confirmed for Castlevania 40th Anniversary concert57:50 - This week
- 1 weeks ago1h 6m
Warzone Will Let You Turn Off Other Players' Skins
Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli are here to end the week with a whole bunch of video game news! Today we're chatting about Warzone letting you turn off other players' skins soon, Ace Combat 8 reviews, what lead to the end of Ubisoft and Nintendo's partnership, the status of the Wild Arms spiritual successor, and more! 0:00 - Intro6:50 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve reviews11:05 - How Ubisoft and Nintendo’s Partnership Ended With a Canceled Zelda Title19:20 - The Wild Arms spiritual successor is canceled26:45 - BREAK27:00 - Xbox Studio Rare Working On Various Projects, But Activision Will Decide Their Future36:15 - Warzone Will Soon Let You Turn Off Other Players' Stupid Skins42:00 - A former Starfield lead doubts there will be a sequel46:50 - The Unicorn Overlord director has a new action RPG49:30 - AnyPS5 is getting a PS5 game running on PC—but it isn’t ready for players yet56:45 - OLD GAME STUFF58:50 - It’s the weekend!
- 1 weeks ago58 min
Sony Patent Would Let You Use Tap to Pay on Controller
Jan Ochoa joins Jeff Grubb today to talk about the news! Today we talk about Sony polling game devs about killing discs and filing a patent that would let you use tap to pay on your PlayStation controller, Meta announcing new VR glasses, Quake Champions, Injustice 3, and Konami hitting the pitch with their own soccer game. 0:00 - Intro7:08 - Sony is reportedly polling PlayStation game devs about its disc-killing decision18:32 - Meta announces new VR glasses28:00 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies … VR announced30:50 - BREAK31:00 - Sony Patent Would Let You Tap Your Card or Phone on Your PlayStation Controller to Make a Payment38:10 - Quake Champions has an unusual exit from live service43:00 - Konami makes a small move against FC 27 on Switch 249:25 - Injustice 3 keeps appearing on résumés, but Ed Boon rules out the rumored playtest
- 1 weeks ago58 min
Undead Labs has Significant Layoffs After Split from Xbox
We've got Seth Macy joining Grubb on the show today! Today we're talking about more developments coming out of the layoffs happening at Xbox, Undead labs having to make some "significant" layoffs after their split from Xbox, Counter-Strike 2 adding pet chickens, a new Sonic game in development, and more! 0:00 - Intro9:30 - Any more thoughts about the future of Xbox/Halo under Activision?16:46 - Undead Labs makes 'significant' layoffs after splitting from Xbox20:00 - Counter-Strike 2 has a big update, but everybody only cares about the Tamagotchi chickens26:45 - Sonic boss Says The New Sonic Game Is Now In Development – won’t be merely Frontiers 234:35 - BREAK37:55 - Xbox’s Platinum Trophy equivalent is getting very real42:30 - Ana from Spelunky 2 is now in Blood Dungeon44:10 - Old game news50:00 - EmuDeck gets updated with Steam Frame supportGive Seth a follow:http://www.youtube.com/@sethfrommainehttps://x.com/SethFromMainehttps://ko-fi.com/sethfrommaine
- 1 weeks ago1h 0m
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will Automatically Adjust Your Level
Jeff Grubb is joined by Adriana Rodriguez to jump start your week with the news! We chat about Silent Hill Townfall reviews and Jan jumps in to share his impressions, Kojima shares his fears over Physint and what that could have meant for the studio, Wolverine selling well, FF7 Revelation helping you skip grinding, and more! 0:00 - Intro6:00 - Silent Hill Townfall reviews14:25 - Kojima feared Physint cancellation would sink his studio22:40 - BREAK22:50 - Wolverine seems to be selling well30:50 - Final Fantasy 7 Revelation can automatically fix your level38:05 - Take-Two says PC is increasingly important – but GTA 6 is still console first43:00 - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct: the stuff worth mentioning45:50 - Old game stuff50:20 - Experimental PS5 emulator running on Xbox Series X52:55 - This WeekGive Adriana a follow!https://www.instagram.com/tortillahhh/ https://www.twitch.tv/tortilla_senpai https://bsky.app/profile/tortilla-senpai.bsky.social
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