We've got surround sound Jeffs today on Game Mess Mornings! Jeff Grubb and Jeff Bakalar are in the house to chat about what's happening at Double Fine, Konami wants a new Silent Hill every year, Splatoon Raiders is hitting BIG, and more! 00:00 - Intro4:27 - Double Fine has laid off 23 staff after going independent11:30 - Microsoft explains why Xbox discs stopped working and says a fix is coming18:50 - Konami wants a new Silent Hill every year29:00 - BREAK29:35 - A Dragon Age trilogy remaster may be impossible without rebuilding BioWare knowledge33:50 - Clair Obscur studio says it wants to bring it to Switch 2 but it’s ‘way too early to announce anything’37:28 - Xbox is reportedly losing around $150 on every console41:20 - Xbox and Ubisoft introduce one-way console-to-PC cross-buy44:10 - Splatoon Raiders is currently the 7th greatest game of all time on Metacritic, according to User Score46:50 - Today and Tomorrow

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn start your week right by breaking down the PlayStation "blackout" boycott from fans, Yoshi-P and Naoki Hamaguchi's comments on a theoretical Final Fantasy VI remake, and more!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):Timestamps:00:00 Intro06:34 PSA: Xbox is experiencing another major outage07:21 PlayStation fans are planning a weeklong “blackout” over Sony’s disc decision28:19 Sony dates God of War: Laufey and confirms the next game reconnects directly to it32:29 Yoshi-P says a Final Fantasy VI remake could require four or five games42:12 Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced ‘exceeded annual expectations’ in its first two weeks, Ubisoft says45:26 Tomb Raider: Catalyst appears to have moved to 202849:24 Today and Tomorrow50:51 Polls & outro

Editor's note: Yeah, this one kinda sounds like sh**! But, I did my best to make it listenable for y'all as a fun little bonus GMM since Grubb's been out on the road for a few days. Enjoy! -ShawnSupport us directly, get new episodes ad-free, and make silly stuff like the Giant Bomb Road Trip happen by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin chat about the hottest gaming news of the day, including XBOX backwards compatibility coming to PC, June's video game market highlights, and more!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):00:00 Intro04:20 Play More of the Games You Love, Wherever You Play with XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC13:36 June 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana25:26 Warner Bros. Acquisition Is Stuck In Legal Limbo Again29:55 PEGI’s new age ratings will restrict FC 27 to kids over 1634:31 Marathon’s PvE Mode Just Tripled The Game’s Player Count38:41 ARMADILLO RACING!!!41:28 Splatoon Raiders reviews43:58 Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 reveals Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch frame rate, resolution45:57 Odds & ends48:03 Today and tomorrow48:37 Polls & outro

Grubb and TurboShawn are starting your week off right with NOTHING BUT GOOD NEWS! ...Like Valve saying we're cooked, Xbox executives talking about unclear exclusivity plans, and more.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):00:00 Intro05:05 Valve says there's no end in sight to the memory crisis, and prices are only going to increase14:24 ‘We are committed to making this clearer’: Xbox exec says it’s ‘not obvious’ to players which games will be exclusive24:15 Marathon’s director confirms he’s quit Bungie, four months after launch30:07 ZA/UM Studios to lay off up to 32 workers two months after releasing Zero Parades: For Dead Spies34:57 Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition Set to Release on PS5 & Xbox Series S|X With New Content40:41 New Sony Patent Suggests PlayStation 6 Will Fix One of PS5’s Biggest Issues44:58 PlayStation Patent Reveals Sony Looking Into Modular Controller With Touchscreen Interface49:38 Call Of Duty Movie Gets A Key Update About Its Setting54:29 Poll & outro

Dregs Day returns! Tamoor Hussain joins Jeff Grubb to talk about Bethesda having a whole bunch of Fallout projects in the works, PlayStation fans not wanting people to buy games on PlayStation, some funky-looking Miis, and more!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):00:00 Intro05:28 Bethesda confirms Obsidian Fallout game and that Fallout 5 is in preproduction16:08 Sony killing physical games ‘doesn’t matter at all,’ says GameStop CEO22:50 Irate PlayStation Fans Want You to Buy Games Anywhere But PS528:32 Saudi-backed $55 billion EA acquisition reportedly nearing EU approval34:22 NHL 27 Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Mode Not Seen In Years, But It’s Not What It Seems38:23 The live action God of War show is recasting Kratos after Ryan Hurst was injured on the set41:23 Miis are back in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and fans are debating their ‘funny’ proportions43:14 Today + This weekend43:36 Poll & outro47:27 The Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to chat about England losing in the World Cup, pictures coming out of Nintendo's new joy-con with a removable battery, an Indie game feeling the pressures from PlayStation ending disc support, GTA 6 could generate up to $5.2 Billion, and more for your Thursday! 00:00 - Intro4:20 - Nintendo support articles show inside new Switch Joy-Cons with removable battery13:30 - Indie developer’s PS5 game trailer is flooded with anti-Sony comments over disc backlash26:05 - break26:25 - Denshattack!29:45 - GTA 6 could generate up to $5.2 billion in its first week38:30 - Former Rockstar Dev Explains GTA 6’s Console-First Approach41:16 - Microsoft Explains Tony Hawk 1+2 XBOX Game Pass Removal44:45 - Square Enix keeps releasing Switch 2 versions of games with no upgrade path47:25 - Sega’s Gamescom lineup is surprisingly substantial19:10 - Nintendo Is Kicking The Zelda Movie Promo Into Overdrive With Toys54:34 - Today and Tomorrow!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa make a meal out of all the gaming news! We chat about our excitement over the upcoming Duskbloods network tests happening in the coming weeks, drama with the Avatar Legends game, Denshattack reviews, AI usage in Japan, and more! 00:00 - Intro3:20 - FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods confirms Network Test dates11:27 - Refunds for Dying Light 2 PS4 Users as The Beast Is Cancelled for Last-Gen System19:28 - Paramount confirms Mike Zaimont is employed by Avatar Legends dev25:00 - BREAK25:20 - Ratchet and Clank Ranger Rumble28:30 - Denshattack Reviews33:25 - Compulsion Games posts call for business partners after Xbox spinoff38:35 - Xbox has removed Tony Hawk 1+2 from its upcoming Game Pass releases43:00 - GOG Wants You To Make Your Own Physical Games47:45 - Sony Staring Down $457 Million Lawsuit As Disc Deletion Decision Lingers50:00 - New survey claims 100% of Japanese online game developers use generative AI tools53:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen already running at '30fps and higher' on Nintendo handheld

Jeff Grubb is back and back with Jason Fanelli to chat about Games Done Quick hitting a major milestone for charity donations along with quickly dealing with a sponsor snafu, a UK group condemning PlayStation's decision for disc production, Rhythm Heaven Groove's sales, and more! 00:00 - Intro3:25 - Games Done Quick Raises $2.4 Million – Then Cancels an SNK Sponsorship After Community Backlash 14:10 - UK retail group condemns PlayStation decision to stop making discs21:10 - Xbox could reveal disc-to-digital this week28:35 - God of War studio confirms Laufey will have a disc version, revealing its release window34:05 - BREAK34:20 - Rhythm Heaven Groove opens at nearly 400,000 retail copies sold in Japan39:38 - Palworld 1.0 explodes to more than 855,000 concurrent Steam players42:08 - Koei Tecmo CEO says it grew from 2,500 staff to over 3,000 in two years, is aiming for 5,00048:10 - Black Ops 1 and 2 Port Player Counts Dominating Black Ops 7, It’s Claimed51:00 - Today and Tomorrow