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The Jeff Gerstmann Show - A Podcast About Video Games

Jeff Gerstmann brings his extreme knowledge of video games, the video game industry, and energy drinks to you each and every week.

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This one’s messy. Recorded in three chunks, the majority of the news segment was recorded on my phone after the power at the house went out. We then resume normal transmission at the end for an additional story and some emails. Also my daughter snuck in at one point and I had to gently escort her back inside! Let’s talk about Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Poly Fighter, HyperFight 2, EA’s response to the Skate mod scene, Xbox Labs, GTA on PC, and more.
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227: POWER OUTAGE

Sonic the Hedgehog finally gets an official Discord server and it’s going great. Also: Gears of War: E-Day, Titanfall 2 VR, Minecraft Dungeons II, Star Wars Galactic Racer, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and the news! Xbox says it’s not for sale, PS5 Pros are suddenly out of stock and used ones are way more expensive, Uncharted 5, the new Ape Escape game, and more!


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226: Sonic Mpreg Discord Servers

VGC’s Jordan Middler joins us to discuss the latest soccer video game! We’ll also talk about our somewhat diverging thoughts on Control Resonant, especially after a launch day patch made some pretty meaningful changes. And the Steam Frame is out, let’s talk about all the hottest and newest and biggest games from the world of virtual reality! On top of that: Microsoft CEO thinks the Xbox layoffs are “great to see.” I bet! Don’t forget we’ve also got a bit of Tokyo Game Show talk, Pokemon card hunting, and more. It’s a big show!
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225: Virtual Garage

Xbox makes more cuts, Bungie starts trying to dig their way out, Wolverine reactions are missing the point, Control Resonant gets reviewed, and more on this week’s show.



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224: Holding In The Reset Button 2K26

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PlayStation bails out of its Kojima partnership! PlayStation’s Marvel’s Wolverine is disappointing! Hot Wheels Infinite Rush hits up some kind of rush! Satellaview games! Steam Frames! Marathon! And more, all on this week’s ishdition of The Jeff Gerstmann Show!


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223: Kojima Crosses the Street

The Legend of Zelda: it’s not just a movie anymore! Let’s talk about the new version of The Ocarina of Time, how wet that elf looks, the offline update to Let It Die, Xbox’s cloud cut, Sega’s desire to cater to non-players, and some further thoughts about why I’m not sure we’ll ever see a game with the crazy scope or development time of GTA6 ever again.



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222: The Moist Child Will See You Now

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.
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221: The 1996 Hit Film, Crash

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.


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220: Big Beta Weekend, Gamescom, and More!

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!


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219: I Mean, Matt Groening Would Know, Right?

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!
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218: Six Hours Early on Netflix

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!



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217: Virtual Boy Game of the Year 2026

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!



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216: Everything Broke, Hold On

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!
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215: Stabbing that Fstab

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.


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214: Should You Buy A Steam Machine?

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.
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213: It's Grim Up North

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?


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212: How Do You Like How That (Stuff) Works

Big anniversaries this week for the N64 and for Quake! Let's talk about those, also the FUTURE OF SCIENCE, the future of Unreal Engine, a review of the Beitong Pangu, the Steam Machine, goblinAmerica, and more!


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211: 30 Years of Quake vs. 30 Years of N64 - The Ultimate Showdown

Some hands-on reporting from the worlds of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Turok Origins, Stranger Than Fiction, and Sprawl Zero. Also: last week’s “Xbox has to make some tough choices” talk turns into this week’s “massive layoff and studio closure” talk. EA gets (back) into in-game advertising. Commodore makes an expensive cell phone? Sure, why not?


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210: Hits Only

Nintendo’s Direct aired this morning and it seems like we’re all-the-way done with announcements for this year’s Summer Game Fest window of events. Let’s talk about everything that happened from PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox along with third-party stuff like Control Resonant, Crazy Taxi, Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, and more.
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209: The SGF 2026 Recap

We’re on the precipice of new video games! Let’s talk a bit about that along with Mina the Hollower, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, PlayStation fight sticks, Fable’s delay, the wild new Steam Deck price, and more.
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208: Summer Game Fest is Nigh

Destiny 2 is headed for more of a maintenance-style mode, Rocket League’s going to get updated with Unreal Engine 6, the new Modern Warfare is coming, James Bond has returned, Yoshi has also returned, and more!
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207: The End of Destiny

Mr. Do! finally joins the Arcade Archives series and there is much rejoicing! Also: Forza Horizon 6, PSN prices go up, Lego 2K Drive goes away, some Xbox controllers leak, and Nintendo wants to bring some kind of WarioWare knockoff to your phone?


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206: Happy Mr. Do! Release Window To All Who Celebrate

Sega cancels the SUPER GAME, PlayStation exec sees bright future from third-parties, Harada starts a new studio, Tezuka retires, Angry Birds goes into the Hall, Steam Controller talk, and more!


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205: Death of the Super Game

The Steam Controller goes on sale and scalpers run wild, Invincible VS is out, Xbox Mode hits Windows 11, Call of Duty to skip PS4, Capcom seems to think you might want more Pragmata someday, and more!



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204: I Will Sell You A Steam Controller For Only $599

Saros is out, let’s talk about it. So is Kiln, from Double Fine! In the news, Xbox is keeping its options open, Sega tries out a new catchphrase, MMOs on Switch 2, piracy is still (not) a threat, and more!

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203: Eccojams Vol. 2

Austin Walker is here so we can finally get some Marathon talk on this podcast! Also, he’s got a new tabletop RPG in the works called Realis! We’ll also talk about Call of Duty leaving Game Pass, Splatoon Raiders, Pragmata, Jay & Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced, AD&D, and more!
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202: Smokable Cheeseburgers with Austin Walker

VGC’s Jordan Middler is here to discuss the VGC and Pokemon Champions! Also we’ve both played Pragmata and have some things to say about Grand Theft Auto 6, the PlayStation 6, Fable, what review discs look like across regions, and all sorts of other very important video game and/or energy drink topics!


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201: Vimto Madness with Jordan Middler

Can you believe they went and made 200 of these things? Let’s talk about the important video games of the day, such as Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and Jaws for the NES! Also: the next Garry’s Mod gets a release date, a look at Logitech’s Pro X2 Superstrike, the true depths of Roblox, and more.



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200: Stay A While, Stay Forever

PlayStation 5 prices skyrocket while Nintendo tries out some new pricing for its physical game cards. Can anyone afford any of this anymore? Also: talk of an Ocarina of Time remake along with a new Star Fox hits the internet. Xbox confirms E-Day, Rec Room heads for a shutdown, and more!


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199: The Video Games, They Are Expensive

Let’s talk a bit about Marathon’s Cryo Archive weekend, Crimson Desert, DRIV3R, Epic’s massive layoffs, PlayStation pulling a grand opening/grand closing sort of thing, Switch 2 manufacturing, how leadership changes lead to strategy shifts, Borderlands 4 performance boost, and more.
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198: Just In Case You Want To Relive The Glory!

The talking flower from Super Mario Wonder now exists in physical form. Terrifying! Also: Marathon is still extremely great, PSSR gets an update, Nvidia does some astoundingly dumb stuff, Starfield heads to PS5 with new content, Subnautica 2 leadership changes back, and more!


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197: This Talking Flower Is Trying To Kill Me

Marathon has me in a real chokehold, let’s talk about how cool this game is. Also, let’s talk about how cool Pokémon Pokopia is! Cool games! In the news, Nintendo wants a refund, a bunch of questionable Xbox rumors are everywhere now, GDC gets underway, and more.


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196: Oh No, I Get It Now

Adam Boyes (Vivrato, PlayStation, Iron Galaxy) joins us to discuss the finer art of extraction in Arc Raiders. We’re also talking a lot about the Marathon Server Slam and how that’s really turning me around on this whole “extraction” thing. Also: highlights from the Steam Next Fest including Awaysis, some Resident Evil 9 talk, the grand opening and grand closing of Highguard, the state of the industry, the future of AAA games, the true end of the console wars, Xbox’s chances in the years ahead, Johnny V’s Pokemon boxers, and who the hell is funding all these video games, anyway?

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195: Adam Boyes and the Art of Extraction

A wild week in news as Xbox honcho Phil Spencer retires and is set to be replaced by someone from one of Microsoft’s AI divisions. What does this mean for the future of Xbox? Also: Sony shutters Bluepoint Games, Evo expands, and my son got way into Knack? Aw man.



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194: “Xbox Deserves This.”

Jeff is fresh (?) back from Las Vegas with some thoughts about the future of video games. Also: interviews with Greg Kasavin, Amir Rao, Evan Wells, and Chris Kohler recorded moments after their wins at the DICE awards! Then we’ll get into the news, including layoffs for 2XKO and HIghguard, the new God of War game, PlayStation’s latest State of Play, the threat (?) of a new Metal Gear, and more!
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193: DICE Summit Interviews & Recap

Another Nintendo Direct has come and gone, let’s talk about the third-party games on display. Also: Sony officially announces the multiplayer Horizon game, Epic wants to be on the next Xbox on day 1, Baldur’s Gate is coming to TV, and the MindsEye saboteurs are… going to get theirs? Plus some more talk about the future of video games and your emails!
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192: Anime-zing Video Games!

We’ve been talking about it so much that I finally had to try Bazzite out for myself, let’s talk about some of the early impressions of that! Also: Apex ditches the Switch, 2K announces way too many different editions of this year’s WWE game, Sony gets a patent on AI podcasts that tell you you’re bad at games, and more!
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191: The Year of Linux on the TV

Out of Action is out on Early Access and it’s neat, let’s talk about it! Also: Highguard, the talk around HIghguard, and the talk around the talk around Highguard. Exhausting. Hey, Nintendo’s going to release some unreleased Virtual Boy games! That’s bananas! Also: Xbox Developer Direct, some recent chatter about the PlayStation 6, and more.


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190: Unreleased Virtual Boy Games

Playing Astro Bot with the kids leads me to the next natural evolution… replaying Super Mario Bros. Special. Pretty direct cause and effect, there, really. Also: is it just me or is Microsoft kind of messing up at everything right now? Far Cry games now run at 60fps, New World gives an eviction notice to players, and lots of “Roblox is a crime” talk from you in the emails section.

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189: Windows, Am I Right?

This week’s topics include the Commodore 64 Ultimate, Nintendo’s thoughts on RAM prices, the future of the Xbox Ally X, The Division 3, 2 Live Crew, "coinslop," and the need for a new Wolfenstein game.
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188: Nintendo is the Hoodslam of Video Games

Let's try another one of these AI Energy Drinks. The last one was garbage, surely this one will be different, right? Also: CES is here and it kinda doesn'tt matter. NVIDIA rolls out a DLSS update but here at headquarters the results have been pretty bad. Sony wants to play games for you, game designers love Portal, and Anthem is on its final week.
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187: Ride or Die

Finally, the rivalry that defined the early 2000s can be settled! Let’s talk about GOG splitting off of CD PROJEKT, RAM prices, the PlayStation 6, and Actually Important things. Like, for example, what it was like to review The Guy Game. 


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186: The Guy Game vs. BMX XXX

Will I ever make it through all of Tron: Ares? Going to guess no on this one. In the news, the game industry loses a legend, the future of Forza clears up a bit, EA shareholders do the thing, and Bits & Bops is pretty incredible.
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185: Good Tech CEO vs. Evil Tech CEO

Terminator 2D wins the award for Best Amiga Game of 2025! Let’s talk about the awards and announcements of The Game Awards along with Skate Story, the desperate-seeming state of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Marathon’s date and price, the insane pitch for Atari Hotels, the future of MOBAs, and more.



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184: The Galaxy Needs Racing

Horses! I experienced Horses, let’s talk about it and the idea of it being banned from Steam and the Epic Game Store. I also played Metroid Prime 4, which also isn’t on Steam or the Epic Game Store. Hmmmm! VERY INTERESTING, I think? Also: what does the Warner Bros. sale mean for the future of Mortal Kombat? Harada plans his escape! PEGI rates an Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake of some kind! Take-Two brings on some Perfect Dark developers to start a new studio. And more!


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183: Psychic Boots

Linux adoption vs. Windows 10 vs. TPM 2.0 vs. Anti-Cheat vs. Steam Machines vs. Windows 11... where does it end? Heck, where does it start? Also: Goat Simulator 3 is broken in the right ways, an Xbox Series X was more expensive than a PS5 Pro there for a little bit, I dug out the entirety of Level 7 in S&Miner and all I have is this screenshot, the next Hitman, the next Dead Rising, and more!
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182: Blowing Up Cop Cars

Eminem comes to Hitman in a promotional opportunity that feels at least a year late! Also, Sektori seems to be very red, Timesplitters gets a cool new fangame, the Xbox 360 turns 20, Far Cry gets a TV series, Black Ops 7 sales seem down (and with good reason), and the Steam Machine is certainly not going to be like 400 bucks.



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181: Bagpipes From Baghdad????

Time to take a big hit of whatever this evil red gas is and talk about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. They say it’s the biggest Call of Duty ever, which is probably true? Kind of a big mess, really. Also: Valve is back in the box-making game and it’s exciting! The Game Awards nominees are announced, Final Fantasy XI’s dev environment is updated, and that GameTap Lady Sovereign video came up yet again.
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180: Gas-Huffers Unite

Between Q-Up and It Takes A War it’s been a good little stretch for games that might not quite be what they seem. Let’s talk about those along games that are very much what they seem, like Lumines Arise, Powerwash Simulator 2, and Grand Theft Auto VI. Plus: The five-year anniversary of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 is upon us. Wow!


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179: This Week in Deceptive Video Gaming

We missed Mortal Monday, but there’s still plenty to discuss with the new Legacy Kollection. Also: what’s up with ARC Raiders? Plus: Battlefield 6 custom server mayhem, Once Upon A Katamari review update, and that awful-looking Double Dragon game actually shipped? In the news, the Xbox Full Screen Experience officially makes its way to another handheld, Animal Crossing gets a paid update, the Simpsons come to Fortnite, and more.
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178: Virtual Springfield 2K25

Once Upon a Katamari is finally out and we have something resembling a review from an expert in the field. Speaking of fields, Wreckreation is out and it’s probably about as close as you’re going to get to a Burnout Paradise-like anytime soon. Let’s talk about that, Halo’s campaign remake, some more details around Xbox’s next hardware, Battlefield’s new battle royale, Toshinden?!??!?!?! And more?!?!!


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177: An Enthusiastic Four-Year-Old Tells You About Katamari

Double Fine shows us that a lighthouse can walk! Ball X Pit illustrated the various ways to merge your balls with other balls! Ninja Gaiden 4 shows the perils of merging Platinum’s sensibilities with the legacy of Ninja Gaiden! The ROG Xbox Ally X is out and it’s a computer! Is this the future of Xbox? If so they’ve got a lot of work to do… Also: Mindseye hits the BBC, Smash TV might be for sale, and more.
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176: This Is Not An Xbox (Yet?)

The PlayStation 6! The Xbox 5? Let’s catch up a bit on some next-generation hardware leaks. Also: Battlefield 6 is out and it’s cool! Plus: The final days of Windows 10, Absolum, Netflix gets into video games (again), The Union needs The Benz (to formally apologize), and your emails on what you plan to do about this Game Pass price hike.
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175: Console of the Year 2027

Xbox turns Game Pass upside-down and the deal seems bad. Did Call of Duty on Game Pass really cost $300 million? No, right? Do you care about Fortnite Crew? Also: The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta, Marathon gets a new test, PlayStation: The Concert gets canceled, and meanwhile there’s Nintendo over here, just posting random videos to the internet for some reason. What the heck is happening around here???


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174: Yesterday’s Price is Not Today’s Price

Electronic Arts delivers exciting news about its future. Nintendo delivers exciting news about its future! Xbox delivers… but not to Costco? Also: Ghost of Yotei, Megabonk, and much, much more.


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173:  Exciting News About Our Future!

Ben Pack joins us to discuss how he’s been playing games with a broken wrist and the great/poor choices he’s been making in games during that time. Also: Let’s talk about Hell is Us, Don’t Die Collect Loot, Unfair Flips, Yet Another Xbox Price Hike, physical prizes for earning PlayStation trophies, tactical sprinting, and more.



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172: Ghost Rewards

Silly me, I thought we’d get through a Gearbox launch without getting a fresh round of Gearbox’s leadership acting up on social media. Let’s talk about the game, the reaction to the way the game performs, and the reaction to the reaction of the way the game performs. Also: Virtual Boy is back, you sickos! Plus Skate is out today, there are rumblings of an impending Valve announcement, and your e-mails!


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171: A Premium Podcast Made For Premium Gamers

Let’s talk about the evolving nature of video game difficulty! Also: Borderlands 4 is out soon, let’s talk a little bit about that but mostly about the nature of that franchise! And more, including the anniversaries of the PlayStation and Dreamcast launches! Plus: Hollow Knight: Silksong, another potential reason for Switch 2 Game Key Cards, Sega calling the cops, preserving video games after the end of civilization, the weird history of publishers withholding review copies, and more!
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170: Optionally Hard

Skate is on its way back with an early access release on the horizon. Let's talk about it! Also: Shinobi is back, Mortal Kombat II's been delayed, Call of Duty: The Movie has been announced, Perfect Dark almost got saved until it didn't, and more!



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169: Know the Ledge

Big day for old games around these parts with the release of Gears of War: Reloaded and Metal Gear Solid Delta, but hey, don’t forget about Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary! Also: Void Breaker, details on the upcoming Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, Skate gets a date, Sony wants more iconic franchises mere years after shuttering the studios that used to make those, Acclaim gets closer to announcing games, and more!


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168: Snake vs. Gunchainsaw

This week the podcast got broken into two parts because the Gamescom Opening Night Live stream happened in the middle of it! So let’s start with some talk about Battlefield 6’s beta and my time with Drag x Drive, then we’ll come back and talk about Call of Duty Black Ops 7, Skate’s rotating soundtrack, Resident Evil Requiem, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, all these free-to-play-looking games that got announced and immediately forgotten, the state of Louisiana’s lawsuit against Roblox, New Jersey’s lawsuit against Discord, and more!





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167: Drag x Drive, Gamescom Opening Night Live, Roblox Lawsuits, More!

The Battlefield 6 beta’s first open beta weekend has come and gone, what did you think? Let’s talk about it! Also: How young is too young to get your ears pierced? Plus: Xbox seems to walk away from Contraband, Nightdive does a Nightdive thing to Heretic and Hexen, Sony CFO talks about the PlayStation live service story so far, don’t expect Dragon Age remasters anytime soon, and the weird info behind access to Switch 2 devkits.


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166: Battlefield 6 Beta Gets Big Numbers

Jeff plays a claw machine for his kids and NOBODY WINS. Also: Evo news wrap-up, Pokemon Friends, the supposed specs of the PlayStation 6, Battlefield 6’s anti-cheat hoops, gaming coverage on TV, and more!


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165: The Claw Machine of Dreams

Let’s talk about Fumes, it’s in Early Access! Also: Shadow Labyrinth, IGN’s big user study, the Roblox nightmare, the new PS5 firmware beta, Donkey Kong, Sony going after Tencent’s Horizon: Zero Dawn clone, and yes, even more.


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164: $70 is the New $80

Donkey Kong Bananza is out and it’s outstanding! Let’s talk about fur colors and digging and the best way to shout OH BANANA. Also: Atari is making a bright yellow 2600 to celebrate Pac-Man, Yves blames Star Wars, Warframe on Switch 2 is waiting on devkits, EA plans Battlefield 6 reveal, the final word on No Limit and Cash Money, the Mortal Kombat 2 movie, “retro” games, the original value of the Neo Geo, and more!


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163: Lil Wayne and Frogger for the Dreamcast Are the Same Thing

Finally, the world’s leading Bounty Bob podcast is back on the air! Let’s talk about Missile Command Delta, Delta Force, AEW All-In Texas, custom servers for Sea of Thieves, the future of Need for Speed, the very idea of a Donkey Kong movie, the Subnautica 2 mess, and more.


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162: Missile Command Delta Force

Tony Hawk returns and he’s brought a big batch of new music with him. Let’s talk about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, replacing DualSense Edge stick modules, The Feet Descendant, the status of Romero Games following its publisher bailing out on them, a follow-up on the Xbox layoffs, EA’s apparent plans for Battlefield, covering the Sega Saturn, fruit in video games, and much more!


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161: SHOW FEET

Nintendo warns Canada about a price increase, Xbox is probably bracing for layoffs, Buck Bumble is in the news, reading world chat in horny games, the point of VR, the nightmare we’ve found ourselves in as systems stack on top of systems which stack on top of pity systems, and more.


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160: Set Physics to “Cinematic”

Ben Pack joins the show and we discuss Death Stranding 2, Elden Ring: Nightreign, Grok, FBC Firebreak’s launch week changes, upcoming Xbox layoffs, the unavailability of Metroid Prime 2 and Gex Trilogy, and who should play Duke Nukem in whatever Duke Nukem nightmare Adi Shankar ends up creating.


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159: Ben Pack is... Bloodman

Let’s Talk Tron! Tron: Catalyst is out, so is FBC: Firebreak. And hey, how about some MindsEye, the Gex Trilogy, and Stellar Blade on PC? In the news, Marathon gets delayed, Sony talks PlayStation 6, Xbox commits to AMD and Windows, PlayStation handheld specs leak, and way more!


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158: Jared Leto (Still) Looks Like Some Kind of Creep

This week I’m joined by professional Mr. Do! fan, Sebmal, to discuss the last week in games, from State of Play to Showcase to Day of the Devs to Summer Game Fest and… oh, right, Nintendo released a new game playing machine of some kind? Let’s talk about Mario Kart World and all the other games available for that thing!


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157: Wrapping Up SGF & Switch 2 with Sebmal

Hey, the Switch 2 is out tomorrow night. That feels soon! Let’s talk about how we got here and how this launch and review situation compares to the PS5 and the Xbox 360, which had a wild behind-the-scenes situation that we thought was going to derail the whole launch. Also: James Bond revealed, D&D game announced, Xbox handheld derailed, and more.


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156: Tomorrow is the Day?

Splitgate 2 hits open beta! PS5 Pro gets a discount! Hellblade 2 gets haptics! Also the weird streaming retrogame thing Xbox put out isn’t awesome, the Switch 2 backwards compatibility list is shaping up, Fortnite on your phone, and more. And more!


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155: Live from Pleasantville

A terrifying ratings board leak hangs over this show like an illness, but don’t let that get you down! Let’s talk about Capcom Fighting Collection 2, A Minecraft Movie, Deadzone: Rogue, Nintendo’s Switch 1 games running better on Switch 2, Bungie’s Marathon situation, Fortnite in the App Store, Fairgames, and more.


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154: All You Can Drift

Doom is out, Capcom’s selling a lot of digital games, and Giant Bomb Co-Owner Dan Ryckert joins us to discuss Death Stranding 2, the passing of ECW icon Sabu, anime podcasts, and the what it’s like to own a video game website in the year 2025.



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153: Giant Bomb Co-Founder Meets Giant Bomb Co-Owner

Grand Theft Auto VI gets delayed and then gets a new trailer. Meanwhile, Gears of War is on its way to the PlayStation 5. Is that still weird, or have you gotten used to it yet? Also, let’s sum up some of this Giant Bomb stuff.



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152: Let’s Talk About It

A lot has happened between Oblivion and Oblivion Remastered. Let’s chart that course a bit while also discussing Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5, the Marathon Alpha, the Switch 2 pre-order debacle, FBC Firebreak, Russia seizing game developers, Discord’s CEO swap, and more.


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151: Between Two Horse Armors

Some big new releases this week are here, let’s talk about Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Manion 3, and the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster. Also: Switch 2 accessory prices are up and they want to make an OutRun movie?
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150: OutRun: The Genre: The Movie

Want to know where to buy a sick Chinese saxophone? I mean, who doesn’t, right? Tiktok gets into the trade war business while we wait for more Switch 2 pre-order details. Sony raises the price of the PlayStation 5 in some territories, Indiana Jones hits PS5, Ubisoft’s new colorblindness tools seem off, and we discuss Capcom Fighting Collection 2.
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149: China Don’t Care

It’s been just about a week since the Switch 2 was formally unveiled, how are we all feeling about it? Obviously there’s a lot of little tidbits to sift through and tariffs to fret about, so let’s go through it. Also: I’ve been playing a little Blue Prince!
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148: The Nintendo Switch 2 Aftermath

We’re less than 24 hours away from the big reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, so let’s talk about that along with some of the recent announcements the company made about Rhythm Heaven, Tomodachi Life, and Metroid Prime 4. Also: Ubisoft spins out its biggest properties, Star Wars gets an X-COM, Fatal Fury gets a soccer star, and more. Also: Disneyland.
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147: Last Chance Switch 2 Predictions

Let’s talk about some truly gross-looking stuff: Nubby’s Number Factory, Psycho Patrol R, and Bam Margera! Also: will there be another Persona 4 remake? Are the Half-Life 3 sickos right this time? How many software tiers will exist for the Switch 2’s 2025 release schedule???? 
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146: Sick Peggle for Creeps

I played some Assassin’s Creed Shadows and ONE WEIRD THING is preventing me from… OK, it’s a colorblindness thing. Now you know. But there’s more to discuss! Also: more Dave Matthews Band discussion than anyone could ever want, Microsoft’s gaming AI tool, the impending closure of Spectre Divide, and more.
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145: The Assassin’s Creed Accessibility Thing

Jeff is joined by Jason Blundell, who has worked on everything from Call of Duty to Catwoman over the course of his career. We’ll talk about his time at Nokia, where he approved N-Gage concepts, some Call of Duty Zombies easter eggs, ECTS, spending summers at Psygnosis, and find out a bit about what he’s getting up to these days.
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Bonus Interview: A Conversation With Jason Blundell

Death Stranding 2 gets its release date, we hear a bit more about Xbox’s potential plans for future hardware, Tony Hawk 4 clarified, WWE 2K25 on PC feels like a forgotten version of the game, and LET RICH GALLUP BUY A SUIT.
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144: On the Beach

Some folks—including professional wrestler, Jeff Jarrett—have come together to revive the Acclaim name as an indie publisher. Weird! Also: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 becomes official, PSVR2 gets a price cut, and a new Terminator game looks pretty cool! Plus your emails!
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143: Global Force Gold

Warner cancels Wonder Woman and shuts down three studios, NetEase looks to make more cuts, Tony Hawk’s coming back with a couple more remakes, Microsoft tests some AI stuff… also Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves beta impressions, a little Monster Hunter Wilds talk, and more!

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142: Similar To The New PlayStation 2

After a mess of visits and rain delays and bad scheduling, the time is now. Today is the day. Faster internet for me. But enough about that, let’s talk about how cool Avowed is. Also: more Tony Hawk remasters on the way, insane Marvel Rivals layoff news, Days Gone’s getting remastered, and more.
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141: Managing Your Fiber Intake

Spider-Man 2 gets patches on PC, PSN goes down and up, Warner tries to figure it all out, Football Manager takes an extra year, Eternal Strands, the impact of the Atari Jaguar, Nintendo’s shadowy ways, and more.
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140: The Shenmue Centrist

I managed to find a new flavor of energy drink out there in my travels, so let’s give that a try before we get into Tokyo Xtreme Racer, the Treyarch co-founder that flew that drone, the end of Multiversus, Horizon finally coming to PlayStation 5, the future of Need for Speed, and why I’m not a bigger player in the rumors and leaks space.
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139: I Need A Tongue Scraper!

Adam Boyes joins us to talk about his time at companies like PlayStation, Capcom, and Iron Galaxy as well as his new operation, Vivrato. We’ll talk about the various challenges facing game developers these days and how Adam intends to help. Also: Virtua Fighter 5 hits PC, Ninja Gaiden 4 gets announced, People Can Fly jumps onto another Gears prequel, and more!
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138: Adam Boyes is Here!

After spending the last several days thinking about the Switch 2, I have some thoughts about the device, its capabilities, and its place in the market. Let’s discuss these joycon mouses, what that could mean for the future of mech games, and more. Also: Sony cans a multiplayer God of War game, a Horizon MMO, and more? Weird week.
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137: The Switch 2 Goes Mouse Mode

Wirecutter’s Arthur Gies joins us to discuss his time at CES getting up close and personal with the next batch of handheld PCs. Also: Is the Switch 2 about to be announced? Probably? Let’s talk about that, Ubisoft’s future, Sony’s QuakeWorld patent, and more!
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136: The Switch 2 is Fine

CES is upon us, which can mean only one thing: new announcements for a bunch of trash no one wants or needs! Oh, wait, there are also new graphics cards and handheld gaming machines getting announced, too. So three things! Honestly, that’s better than CES has sounded in years, let’s talk about it. Also: my Game of the Year for 2024, the Switch 2 leaks, your emails, and much more!
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135: Two Thousand Dollars

Whoops, I accidentally got into Warframe. Even crazier? I think I might actually understand it now. I’ll tell you about my forays into that, we’ll talk a bit about the very little news happening out there, and then a mess of emails ranging from the wackos who think this was a bad year for video games to the best Transformers.
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134: Whoops, It’s Warframe!

Three will enter, two will leave! Let’s talk about next-generation console strategies. Also: the average person probably plays way fewer Steam games than you do, Xbox needs an overlay, Sega’s got plans for your subscription dollars, and the Sonic lyrics guy has lived and learned about the contracts he signed back in the day.
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133: Your Home For Skibidi Toilet News

Capcom makes big announcements at The Game Awards and now I can’t help but wonder what other older franchises they’ll revisit. Let’s talk about that, Onimusha, Okami 2, the other announcements from last week, Virtua Fighter 5 on PC, the form factor of the Switch 2, Christmas presents, and more!
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132: God Hand 2, Right?

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches, Path of Exile 2 has a bumpy Early Access debut, XDefiant shuts down, Suicide Squad gets an offline mode, and someone uses the phrase “I AM EXCITE” on social media. It’s a wild week, let’s talk about it!

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131: Felled By Funko Pops

We’re nearing the end of the year, but there are still a small handful of new games left to be released! Let’s talk briefly about Delta Force while also covering 30 years of the PlayStation, a new interactive Watch Dogs audio show, Riot’s plans to act against streamers acting toxic off-platform, NASCAR, and more.
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