Concord gets removed from sale and prepped for refunds just two weeks after its launch. Meanwhile, the Black Ops 6 beta is lewd, Annapurna ties up with Remedy, the PS5 Pro could be right around the corner, and the true meaning of Nintendo’s Seal of Quality. Also some Halo talk here for episode One One Seven because why not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Pack joins to discuss Star Wars Outlaws, Concord, Deadlock, Avowed, the state of the union, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will anyone ever get to the bottom of this whole Banana thing? Jeff has been staring at it for awhile and has some further (final?) thoughts. Also: Atari 50 gets more games, Gamescom plans revealed, Matt Booty talks Tango, Dr. Disrespect says “no crimes were committed,” and we get to that Dipset email that was mentioned last week. Real rollercoaster of a show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Go ad-free! http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann It's time to go deep as we discuss the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II campaign, a little hands-on time with God of War: Ragnarok, those Gotham Knights, the 83 new Silent Hill games, and, heck, I guess we got into some other stuff somewhere along the way, too. Thanks to our sponsors! Back up your PC or Mac with Backblaze for only $7/month: http://backblaze.com/jeff Get two years of razor blades for free with the purchase of a razor at https://hensonshaving.com/jeff Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Go ad-free: http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann  Noclip’s Danny O’Dwyer joins us to discuss the rapidly changing media landscape, the Bayonetta 3 voice actor scandal, that new Mortal Kombat they just announced, repackaging old games for a new audience, Facebook’s new VR acquisitions, and more!  Thanks to our sponsors!  Get 40% your order and get three free towels by visiting http://trymiracle.com/JEFF and using the promo code JEFF Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ad-free shows! http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Longtime friend of the show Dave Snider joins us to talk about the rise of Dave Games, his increasing addiction to flight sims, and Linux on the Desktop? Is it finally time for Linux on the Desktop??? We're also covering Street Fighter 6, Overwatch 2, Brazil's take on the Microsoft/Activision deal, and much, much more. Thanks to our sponsors! Get 20% off your entire order at Rhone by visting rhone.com/JEFF and using the promo code JEFF! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Go ad-free today! http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Jeff Gerstmann survived, and now he’s back to tell you all about the next Cyberpunk game, The Finals playtest, the abysmal gameplay of Hentai Survivors, some more Google Stadia fallout, the end of OnRush, and the absolute evils of Cocomelon. Oh, also a boatload of game music talk courtesy of the Gerstmann Advisory Panel! What a show! Thanks to our sponsors! Get 20% off your entire order at Rhone by visting rhone.com/JEFF and using the promo code JEFF! Get 40% off and THREE FREE TOWELS from Miracle Brand by visiting trymiracle.com/JEFF and using the promo code JEFF! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get an ad-free show at Patreon: https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Well, me and the family have been laid up with everybody’s favorite illness this week, and we’re still making our way through it. Even recording this short hour of talk took it out of me, which really caught me by surprise. Also catching me by surprise this week is the end of Google Stadia, which happened while I was recording. Nice when that works out. There’s also some game talk and other news, as well as a hot BONUS in the form of an extended chunk of the first episode of the Patreon-exclusive podcast, Game Boyz II Men! I hope you enjoy the bonus and I hope to be back enough next week to put on a proper Tuesday show. See ya soon. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get an ad-free version of this show at http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann OK, you distract the janitor when he goes for out for his lunch break. While he’s distracted, I’ll reach down and clone his security card. Then we’ll bust into the school later that night and change our grades and never have to go to summer school ever again! Let’s also talk about these insane new Nvidia 4090 cards, that Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, the Modern Warfare 2 beta, the horrors of Hyper Demon, PSVR2, and hecka more! Thanks to our sponsors! ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off your first order by visiting zbiotics.com/JEFF and using the code JEFF at checkout. MIRACLE BRAND: Get 40% off and THREE FREE TOWELS at trymiracle.com/JEFF and use the offer code JEFF at checkout. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fall harvest season is upon us, which must mean it’s time for Nintendo to announce 62 new farming games! We’re also talking about Splatoon 3, the ongoing issues that still make Cyberpunk 2077 a drag, this weird GoldenEye announcement, Babylon’s Fall’s Fall, and, somehow, the rise of the influencer era and what it meant for video game coverage. Get an ad-free version of this show at http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann today! Thanks to our sponsors! Get 25% off and a 7-day free trial of Blinkist by visiting http://blinkist.com/JEFFG and using the code JEFFG at checkout! Get 15% off your first order at Zbiotics by visting http://zbiotics.com/JEFF and using the code JEFF at checkout! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Splitgate gets into the good news/bad news zone, SOCOM gets a “loving homage” on Steam, and why using AI for QA probably won’t solve all the problems, all on this week’s installment of The Jeff Gerstmann Show! Head over to http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann to get an ad-free version of this show! Thanks to our sponsors! Download Speedify today at https://speedify.com/jeff/  Get your first month of BlueChew for FREE: Visit bluechew.com and use the code JEFF Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everything was going great until Pac-Man came along and messed it all up. Let's talk about Pac-Man World Re-Pac, the rising price of the PlayStation 5, Denuvo on the Switch, the future of the Steam Deck, and the future of FTR in AEW Fight Forever! Thanks to our sponsors! Get 15% off your first order of Zbiotics: Visit zbiotics.com/jeff and use the code JEFF Get 40% off and three free towels at Miracle Brand when you visit https://trymiracle.com/jeff and use the promo code JEFF at checkout! Get an ad-free version of this show by signing up over at patreon.com/jeffgerstmann today! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Saints Row is out today and we need to talk about it. Then we'll briefly touch on some Dead Island 2, Arcade Paradise, the sheer joy of Midnight Fight Express, and Sega's plans for Space Channel 5 and Comix Zone movies? Thanks to our sponsors! Feals: Become a member today and save 50% off your first order of Focus Melts and get free shipping by going to http://feals.com/jeff and using the offer code JEFF at checkout. Get 15% off your first order of Zbiotics: Visit zbiotics.com/jeff and use the code JEFF Get an ad-free version of this show by signing up over at patreon.com/jeffgerstmann today! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nintendo’s DIrect is over with, let’s pick up the pieces and discuss Metroid Prime 4, the new Legend Zelda Starring Zelda game, Capcom’s new Marvel collection, Starfield’s paid mods, the future of Fallout, and, via your emails, a long discussion of esports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The main problem with Goku doing all the Fortnite dances, honestly, is that real Goku wouldn't be coordinated enough to actually perform any of the dances. Let's talk about the magic of Fortnite, Gremlins in MultiVersus, the launch of Rumbleverse, this new attempt to bring back the original NFL Blitz arcade games, Rollerdrome, ADACA, Spider-Man Remasters, and more! Get an ad-free version of this podcast today at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Thanks to our sponsors! Get 40% off and three free towels at Miracle Brand when you visit https://trymiracle.com/jeff and use the promo code JEFF at checkout! Get your first month of BlueChew for FREE: Visit bluechew.com and use the code JEFF Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Wide Web Developer Ben Pack joins the show to discuss just how good MultiVersus is, Evo 2022, all that new rollback netcode, Pac-Man The Movie, all these battle passes, the Xbox Game Pass Family Plan, Harada's next move, the worst Elden Ring DLC name of all time, Street Fighter 6, feet, and more! Thanks to our sponsors! Feals: Become a member today and save 50% off your first order of Focus Melts and get free shipping by going to http://feals.com/jeff and using the offer code JEFF at checkout. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Gerstmann doesn't have his Atari Hotels shirt and this, friends, simply will not stand. Your votes determined the live outcome of this three-month merch fiasco. Also we're talking Grand Theft Auto VI, Trackmania servers, the future of Mortal Kombat, and... do you think Sony will raise the price of the PlayStation 5? No, right? R... right? Thanks to our sponsors! Get 40% off and three free towels at Miracle Brand when you visit https://trymiracle.com/jeff and use the promo code JEFF at checkout! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Gerstmann and Glenn Rubenstein have been in and around the game industry since the early 1990s. And now, for the first time, they'll get into that history. Here, in the intro episode, we set up how Glenn got his start writing for a newspaper in the first place and the disturbingly bad video game that nearly derailed this friendship before it ever got started! Future episodes of Game Boyz II Men will appear exclusively on Patreon for folks at the Co-Conspirator tier or higher! Find out more at http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox gets a Discord integration, Ubisoft gets to cancel a few games, and somehow virtual reality just got more expensive? What? Also your final word on Stray along with some hot talk on MultiVersus, Ex-Zodiac, Live A Live, and more! This podcast is a podcast! Get an ad-free version of this show and much, much more over on Pateron! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been so long since John Riccitiello has come up on a podcast that I practically forgot how to spell his name! But here we are, and now I remember exactly where all the I's go. Let's talk about Unity and Escape Academy and Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium and Warframe... and Soulframe??? Also: Bay Area Hip-Hop and Ganbare Neo Poke-Kun, the perfect match!   Thanks to our sponsors! Get 40% off and three free towels at Miracle Brand when you visit https://trymiracle.com/jeff and use the promo code JEFF at checkout! Get 20% off your Speedify order and a seven-day free trial by going to https://speedify.com/jeff/ and using the promo code JEFF at checkout! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

E3 is back on the menu as ReedPop steps in to help run the show, Jeff Gerstmann offers his thoughts on the Exoprimal beta, the Klonoa reissue, and the sheer audacity of shipping a God of War Ragnarok collector's edition version of a game that comes with a SteelBook case but doesn't actually come with a game disc to put in it. Get an ad-free version of this podcast, bonus shows, and more over at http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Thanks to our sponsors! Get 20% off your Speedify order and a seven-day free trial by going to https://speedify.com/jeff/ and using the promo code JEFF at checkout! Get five dollars off your Magic Spoon order by visiting http://magicspoon.com/jeff and using the promo code JEFF at checkout! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff reviews the Steam Deck, digs into some Last Call BBS, talks up DNF Duel, and gets into the news, including that Skate 4 trailer, the new Atari compilation, Zero Wing coming to the Switch, and that stupid blockchain console that's been making the rounds. Also Asher Roth is discussed? Are we going to have to start a hip-hop podcast around here? Find out more about the show over on Patreon! http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann/ Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey! Learn more about our operation by visting patreon.com/jeffgerstmann, OK? Thanks to our sponsors! Get 40% off your order and a free three-piece towel set: Visit trymiracle.com/jeff and use code JEFF at checkout Get 15% off your first order of Zbiotics: Visit zbiotics.com/jeff and use the code JEFF Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey! Learn more about our operation by visting patreon.com/jeffgerstmann, OK? Thanks to our sponsors! Get 15% off your first order of Zbiotics: Visit zbiotics.com/jeff and use the code JEFF Get your first month of BlueChew for FREE: Visit bluechew.com and use the code JEFF Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The week-ish of new game news has come to an end. Let’s talk about everything that surfaced at the big press conferences, from Black Ops 6 to Perfect Dark, Gears of War: E-DAY to Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and more! Also: time spent with Bodycam, Destiny 2, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, and more. Get ad-free episodes on Patreon! https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey! Learn more about our operation by visting patreon.com/jeffgerstmann, OK? Thanks to our sponsors! Get $5 off a variety pack of Magic Spoon: Visit magicspoon.com/jeff and use the code JEFF Get your first month of BlueChew for FREE: Visit bluechew.com and use the code JEFF Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey! Learn more about our operation by visting patreon.com/jeffgerstmann, OK? Thanks to our sponsors! Get $5 off a variety pack of Magic Spoon: Visit magicspoon.com/jeff and use the code JEFF Get your first month of BlueChew for FREE: Visit bluechew.com and use the code JEFF Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You simply _must_ record a 0th episode of your show, otherwise what are you even doing?Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s talk about Concord, Astro Bot, and the other stuff shown last week at PlayStation’s State of Play. Also: a preview of what to expect from Friday’s Summer Game Fest event, the Xbox showcase, and more. Let’s also cover some games, like Selaco, Arctic Eggs, and MultiVersus! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arthur Gies from Wirecutter joins as we discuss this year’s Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, The Rogue Prince of Persia, the future of the non-Intellivision Amico, a supposed Doom prequel, the future of FIFA video games, the state of games media, and way, way more. Find Arthur online at https://twitch.tv/aegies today! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s talk all about Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, which is out now. Also: Diablo IV’s loot overhaul, Mullet Madjack, RetroArch on iOS, Ghost of Tsushima on PC, Sakurai’s Saga: Fast Start Times, Microsoft’s AI laptop ambitions and what that might mean for the future of Xbox, and a game that isn’t NBA Jam… but it sure looks like it wants to be NBA Jam. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PlayStation gets not one but two CEOs! Square Enix forms a three-year plan! Animal Well! Xbox looks a little lost out there! Also: I must’ve entered some kind of fugue state and before I knew what was going on I had reinstalled Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint and played like seven hours of it? Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hades II is out in Early Access, let’s talk about it! Also: Xbox shuts down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and more? The Helldivers 2 PSN fiasco gets recapped, XDefiant gets a launch date, and your emails! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk about hitting 33333333333 in Tekken 8, as well as Stellar Blade’s frustrating animation stuff, the absolute joy of playing Minishoot’ Adventures, and Xbox’s upcoming summer showcase event with Call of Duty, Gears of War, and more. Also Square’s out there canceling more games? I’ll also take your emails! And read them! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Embracer splits into three separate companies! Hades II Technical Test Talk Today! Horizon OS (no, not that one, the other one)! LittleBigPlanet pulls the plug! Dynowarz: Destuction of Sponylous on your iPhone? El Paso Elsewhere on the silver screen???? A wild week awaits you on this week’s installment of The Jeff Gerstmann Show! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two parts merge together as we discuss the news of the week up front, like Black Myth: Wukong breaking some Steam records and Adam Boyes stepping down at Iron Galaxy. Then we discuss Gamescom Opening Night Live show, where Peter Molyneux resurfaced with a brand new video game??? Also Indiana Jones is coming to PS5 and Borderlands 4 is official now. Hey! VIdeo games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keanu lands the role of a lifetime! Meanwhile Lawbreakers is back? Nintendo makes an enemy out of my daughter, Fallout 4 gets fixed after all these years, and a man gets arrested for hacking Pokemon games. Also: Clicker Arena isn’t enough of a clicker to be called a clicker and people are unhappy about it! Cheech & Chong Watch 2024 continues on this week’s installment of The Jeff Gerstmann Show Hosted By Jeff Gerstmann! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 3DS and Wii U servers have been pulled offline for good, but Cheech & Chong are coming to Call of Duty, so everything is going to be juuuuust fiiiiiine. Also: the next Battlefield game gets more developers, Microsoft planning for more backwards compatibility, Roblox probably planning to media train more of its executives, and more of the week in video game news! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Embracer sells Gearbox to Take-Two and says it’s done with its restructuring… does that mean they’re going to start buying stuff all over again? Also: Eddy Gordo hits Tekken 8, Guild Wars 3 officially confirmed, Jim Ryan retires, and a lot of talk about where all of this stuff is heading over the next few years. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Atari 400 Mini is out this week and I’ve been messing around with it a bit, so let’s talk about the golden era of Atari’s 8-bit home computer products. Also: Are third-party publishers looking to ditch Xbox? How about a little Dragon’s Dogma 2 talk? Oh, and some Horizon Forbidden West since that’s out on PC now, along with a new Call of Duty release for phones. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s talk about the recently released Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story! Also these leaked PlayStation 5 Pro specs are apparently the real deal. Also: Sony Supposedly Pauses PSVR2 Production, Saber splits, South Korea notices a devkit, Denuvo: still bad, and more on this week’s installment of The Jeff Gerstmann Show! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff sinks into Sixty Four’s world of big black cubes. Also, new Contra! MultiVersus makes its re-entry as Warner attempts to delist a bunch of other games! The future of consoles according to Peter Moore and Shawn Layden! EA’s flimsy-sounding plans for AI! And more! Get the show ad-free at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann  Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here’s the final analysis of the new GameScent device and its various smells. Also: Balatro, WWE2K24, EA’s latest round of layoffs, studios going indie, and Nintendo’s Yuzu lawsuit. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s time to dig deep into the Sir Mix-A-Lot catalog, but first we’ll get into some Skull & Bones, a little Last Epoch, the PlayStation layoffs, Ninja Five-0, those Xbox games coming to Switch and PS5, and more. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week there are a ton of games to talk about, like Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, Helskate, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. Let’s also talk about the far-flung future and the next-generation of consoles, from the latest PS5 Pro talk to whatever the heck Xbox is going to do next. Don’t wait for the Helldivers 2 servers to be up to listen to this one, you might never make it! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Xbox business update gets scheduled for later this week, so let’s talk about the few new developments in that whole thing that have happened over the last week. We’ll also cover the latest Switch 2 reports about backwards compatibility and custom hardware, Disney’s Fortnite-fueled metaverse, Helldivers 2, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and… at the end Jeff gets mad about Minecraft. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff is back this week to discuss Thank Goodness You’re Here! Also he spends some time likening a current free-to-play game to smoking cigarettes. In the news: a bunch of streamers invest in a new shooter? Krafton picks up Tango Gameworks! Facebook shuts down a studio responsible for one of VR’s coolest games! The Borderlands movie is apparently bad? Looking into this, this seems impossible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s starting to look a lot like Xbox games are going to appear on PlayStation and Switch. Let’s walk through what we do know, what we don’t know, and what we think we might know as we sit at the edge of next week’s Xbox “business update.” Also: Death Stranding 2, Kojima returns to action-espionage even if it isn’t Metal Gear Solid, new guitars, and more! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tekken 8 is out, let’s talk about it! Suicide Squad was subject to a bunch of review-related shenanigans, let’s talk about that, too! Also: Microsoft lays off 1,900 people, Embracer cuts another 97 folks, and a lot of discussion of “Goku” and “Vegeta.” Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s try to talk about Palworld without morphing into copyright cops or armchair lawyers in the process! Also: 2023 sales data, Riot’s layoffs, the future of the game industry, “two years of pain,” and much more! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices