Call of Duty comes to Switch 2 and wow, dude! Wow. Let’s talk about that, the weird magic of G-Sync Pulsar monitors, the Gulikit TT MAX, CICADAMATA, the GTA6 reveal, Xbox’s Disc2Digital thing, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gamescom Opening Night Live happened in the middle of this show, so we’ll talk a bit about the announcements that happened there along with the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, Blood Dungeon, the GTA6 leaks,. the end of 2XKO updates, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seems like we’re getting a new or old Simpsons: Hit & Run at some point here, huh? Also: the only podcast that DARES to compare Bug! and the Gabby’s Dollhouse game is back to talk about Mortal Shell II, Rogue Eclipse, Sony continuing to say there’s no PS6 release date yet, the success of Pokemon Pokopia, freelancing for a site covered in AI trash articles, Jeff’s Plan for Soul Calibur, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff visits a modern arcade and is blown away! Also: Marvel Tokon kinda rules, GTA6 is coming to Netflix, Persona 1 & 2 Remake mentioned, Roblox falls off a cliff into a big pile of money, the end of the PS5 generation might never happen, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Which of the many new Virtual Boy releases will win the coveted Best Virtual Boy Game award in 2026? I don’t know, let’s talk about those games a bit along with Sony’s non-discussion of physical games, Xbox’s goal of retvrning to growth, Batista as Kratos, GunZZZZZ, Weekly Active Users, and more! Get 10% Off your entire order & take advantage of Ridge’s Annual Sweepstakes by going to https://www.Ridge.com/JEFFG #Ridgepod NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to legal residents of the promotion territory, who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. Void elsewhere & where prohibited by law. Enter by 9:00 a.m. USPT on 8 September 2026. 2 winners, prizes total ARV: up to approx. $539,165 CAD / £284,170. Skill-testing question required in CA. See Official Rules at ridge.com/pages/rules for complete eligibility, entry instructions, how to enter without a purchase, entry limits, prize details, odds, and restrictions. Sponsor: The Ridge Wallet LLC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PSN and Xbox Live outages heighten awareness of just how fragile this all-digital future of ours really is! Meanwhile, Halo gets a remake, Splatoon Raiders is rad, and Marvel Tokon on PC was completely busted. Will it be fixed by launch? What’s the best racing game ever made? Let’s dig into it this week! F*%k your khakis and get The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code JEFFG15 at theperfectjean.nyc/JEFFG15 #theperfectjeanpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I've been messing around with FSR4 on the Steam Machine and it's a pretty big deal! Also: the only soccer game you'll ever need is out now, trains, Marathon gets new leadership, Wreckreation gets a sequel, Ubisoft gets nostalgic, more Fallout, more fallout, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are a lot of great things going on with the Steam Machine, but it might not quite be ready for prime time. Let’s talk about my time with it so far, the price, the comparisons to other devices, all that stuff. Also: Call of Duty goes retro with new releases of old-ass Black Ops and Black Ops II, some more fallout from the Xbox cuts, Ubisoft workers go on strike, the idea of an OLED Switch 2, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox cuts 1,600 jobs. PlayStation announces plans to exit the game disc business. Jeff buys an Ayn Thor and uses it to play Mr. Do! on two screens at once. Dark times, friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Cage takes on yet another new and exciting role, everyone braces for layoffs, Dead or Alive 6 gets re-released for some weird reason, the Steam Machine lottery happened (?), Star Fox 64 gets remade yet again, and more! There’s never been a better time to play (Nintendo 64) video games? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices