Game Mess Mornings

We got Mike Minotti covering the show today while Grubb is out travelling and we have our dear friend Jesse Vitelli to help end the week. Today we talk about the upcoming Nintendo Direct, Nintendo's censorship of Dispatch, a "NEW" version of Final Fantasy 7 headed to Steam, Beyond Good & Evil 2 still coming, and more! 

Check out restart.run for more of Jesse's work! 

00:00 - Intro
08:16 - A Nintendo Direct is reportedly coming next week
15:35 - Nintendo comments on Dispatch’s Nintendo Switch 2 censorship
21:05 - Square Enix says a 'new version' of Final Fantasy 7 is coming to Steam
27:29 - BREAK
27:36 - Director assures Ubisoft ‘remains committed’ to Beyond Good & Evil 2
36:38 - Nintendo Issues Correction Over Leaked Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Games
41:13 - Yakuza Kiwami 3 studio says the full game won’t have the graphical issues
44:58 - GOG responds to Kotaku regarding AI banner ad art
47:10 - Poll
49:03 - Bomb 12

Jeff Grubb and Rachel Kaser are here to deliver your Thursday news! We talk about the Cairn reviews and how it's climbing up the charts, overall Xbox gaming revenue declining, Dispatch getting censored on the Switch and Switch 2, Phasmophobia finally hitting 1.0, Tomodachi Life confirming a release date and same-sex relationships, and more! Happy Birthday Rachel! 

00:00 - Intro
04:11 -  Cairn reviews
09:40 - Xbox Gaming Revenue Declines As Console Sales Continue To Slump
20:01 - Dispatch is censored on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and this might be the reason why
26:26 - Break 
26:41 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream confirms same-sex relationships, announces release date
35:05 - Fans Hate Switch 2 Game Key Cards But A New Survey Suggests They’re Buying Them Anyway
39:58 - The Disney Afternoon Collection coming to Switch 2, Switch on February 26
43:15 - Phasmophobia Will Finally Haunt Players With Its 1.0 Launch This Year
49:04 - Keiji Inafune’s Comcept shuts down
52:05 - Poll

Jeff Grubb and friends break down today's top stories in video games. Today Jan joins in again as we talk about Code Vein II and Escape from Ever After reviews, a Ren and Stimpy collection hitting shelves soon, updates on State of Decay 3, and more for your Wednesday!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start the week with talking more about Resident Evil Requiem, a Tomodachi Life direct happening this Thursday, a possible PlayStation stream planned for February, Highguard's global release, and a PlayStation 6??

00:00 - Intro
02:30 - Resident Evil previews
13:20 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct on Thursday
17:55 - Sony has a PlayStation stream planned for next month
24:08 - Ad Break
24:17 - PlayStation 6
34:41 - Highguard Global Release Times Confirmed Ahead of Launch Showcase
36:50 - Banjo-Kazooie's Native PC Port is Here
39:44 - Yoshi and Birdo arrive in new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
45:04 - Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DEAR FRIEND Jason Fanelli! Today we're chatting about the Xbox Developer Direct, updates on Game Freak's new game, a Nintendo Direct this Sunday for the Mario movie, somehow some Kingdom Hearts news, and more! 

00:00 - Intro
04:38 - Xbox Developer Direct 2026: All The Big Announcements
18:51 - Game Freak says its Beast of Reincarnation team is ‘relatively small’
24:40 - BREAK
25:42 - Nintendo Direct - Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie announced for this Sunday
31:16 - US lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review $55bn EA deal
38:27 - Kingdom Hearts collection could eventually come to Nintendo Switch 2
41:29 - Queen's Blood will be 'enhanced'
49:15 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Remake Part 3 won’t be compromised on Nintendo Switch 2
49:25 - Rocket League update enhances visual quality on Nintendo Switch 2
50:35 - Poll
55:00 - Bomb 12