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  • Netflix Offered Microsoft $500 Million for Xbox Adaptations

    Netflix Offered Microsoft $500 Million for Xbox Adaptations
    2026/10/26
    Shawn joins Grubb to start your work week with video game news! We chat about how we're enjoying Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Phantom Blade Zero reviews, Arkane's deadline for a new buyer getting extended, Netflix trying to court Microsoft for Xbox shows, and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    11:23 - Phantom Blade Zero reviews
    20:38 - Arkane now has until mid-December to find a buyer as Microsoft extends its deadline
    Switch 2 hacking advances from homebrew to extracting game files
    Netflix reportedly offered $500 million for Xbox adaptations (and talks collapsed)
    Creative Assembly says the disastrous Shogun 2 remaster bypassed its normal oversight
    Mass Effect fans move from petitions to buying billboard space
    Steam’s Personal Calendar Is Out of Beta, Making It Easier to Discover Upcoming Games
    Croc is getting an official physical Nintendo 64-compatible release (and I’m good)
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  • Arkane Studios Has Until November 13 to Find a Buyer

    Arkane Studios Has Until November 13 to Find a Buyer
    2026/10/23
    Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to end the week with video game news! Today we're chatting about Modern Warfare 4 reviews, the leaked Mass Effect trailer, the Switch 2 getting jailbroken, Arkane Studios needing to find a buyer, and MORE!

    0:00 - Intro
    5:40 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 reviews
    10:50 - Leaked Mass Effect 5 trailer is salt in the wound for BioWare fans
    21:40 - A Valve developer says “HLX” out loud during a public panel
    30:40 - BREAK
    32:05 - Switch 2 jailbreak enables Mario Kart World mods
    42:20 - Here is what you need to play the games you already own on Xbox’s cloud service
    49:15 - CD Projekt says roughly half of Cyberpunk 2’s quest team came from modding
    50:00 - Three more Game Boy games are coming to Switch Online, including one produced by Shigeru Miyamoto
    52:00 - Report: Arkane Studios has until November 13 to find a buyer
    56:30 - Update on new physical game sales
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  • EA Closes Bioware and Cancels Mass Effect

    EA Closes Bioware and Cancels Mass Effect
    2026/10/22
    Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhiannon Bevan to catch up on today's news! We're talking about EA closing Bioware and the other related fallout, September 2026's US video game market highlights, Gears of Way E-Day's budget, and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    3:50 - EA closes Bioware and cancels Mass Effect
    21:00 - A history of EA’s layoffs before this
    25:00 - BREAK
    26:40 - September 2026 US video game market highlights
    37:00 - What the hardware price increases actually look like
    41:30 - Gears of War E-Day had a development cost of over $500 million
    49:50 - Rockstar is turning pieces of Miami into Vice City
    50:50 - Ace Driver Victory Lap finally gets a home release
    52:30 - This week
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  • Next Xbox Console Prices Could Be $1,800

    Next Xbox Console Prices Could Be $1,800
    2026/10/21
    Jeff Grubb is joined by Brian Altano to chat about X Button and today's top stories! We're chatting about Final Fantasy Resonance reviews, a potential new/old Fight Night, Rider's Republic coming to the Switch 2, the new Xbox prospective prices, and more!

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    0:00 - Intro
    5:35 - Final Fantasy Resonance reviews
    12:34 - Nintendo Switch Sports Resort reviews
    18:20 - Report claims next Xbox is targeting 2028 and could cost between $1,200 and $1,800
    31:45 - AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox Series X/S and older PC hardware
    35:00 - BREAK
    35:35 - EA Sports is officially reviving its Fight Night boxing series
    39:30 - Riders Republic is coming to Switch 2
    43:00 - Tekken 6’s fan-made PC revival sparks a fight over preservation, piracy and loyalty to publishers
    51:15 - DreamWorks Shrek 2 Remastered announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
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  • Bungie Could Be Involved with the Next Star Wars: Battlefront?

    Bungie Could Be Involved with the Next Star Wars: Battlefront?
    2026/10/19
    We've got Seth Macy joining us today to chat about the news but also the LAUNCH of X Button! Check out the homies at https://www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow

    Today Grubb and Seth Macy go over how Bungie could be involved in making the next Star Wars: Battlefront game, PlayStation 6's memory costs alone could be $680, Ghost of Yōtei’s phsycial sales, and a Shrek 2 remaster?


    7:52 - PlayStation 6’s memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it’s claimed
    21:25 - Bungie could be in the running to make Star Wars: Battlefront 3?
    28:48 - BREAK
    29:40 - Ghost of Yōtei’s estimated physical share gives that debate some numbers
    Steam reviews seem to like the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign
    44:20 - Shrek 2 Remastered leaks through the Microsoft Store
    46:00 - Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards For Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Are Reportedly Unplayable Due To Missing Download
    49:00 - Saros ‘Zenith’ update now available
    50:50 - Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from stores over bugs and AI art
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  • Ace Combat 8 is the Fastest Selling Game in the Series

    Ace Combat 8 is the Fastest Selling Game in the Series
    2026/10/09
    Lex Luddy joins Grubb today to end the week with video game news! Today we chat about Ace Combat 8 being the fastest selling game in the series, Wolverine having a substantial amount of physical game sales, more titles in the Silent Hill series are already being considered, Forza Horizon 6 heading to the PS6 next year, a Cyberpunk movie in the works, and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    7:20 - Ace Combat 8 becomes the series’ fastest seller to one million
    14:00 - Wolverine shows how much business Sony is risking with its move to all-digital
    23:10 - BREAK
    23:20 - Crimson Desert’s lower review scores were because critics didn’t get a ‘fair chance to explore’, exec says
    31:30 - Silent Hill Producer Says ‘Second’ And ‘Third Wave’ Of Games Are Already Being Considered
    38:00 - Forza Horizon 6 for PS5 launches January 26, 2027 alongside first expansion
    42:00 - Order of the Sinking Star reviews
    46:00 - Cyberpunk is getting a Paramount live-action movie
    49:40 - Two more Leisure Suit Larry games are being delisted
    This week
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  • Sony Sells VR Patents to META

    Sony Sells VR Patents to META
    2026/10/08
    Jason Fanelli joins Grubb on this Thursday morning to chat about his Hellraiser: Revival review, what the video game market looked like in August 2026, Xbox is starting a film and TV division, Sony selling VR patents to Meta, and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    5:10 - HELLRAISER REVIVAL REVIEWS
    12:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen reviews
    15:36 - August 2026 US Video Game Market Highlights
    26:00 - BREAK
    26:10 - Sony sales updates
    28:40 - Xbox has a new film and television division
    34:57 - Sony sells VR patents to Meta
    41:05 - Star Wars Zero Company staff ‘returning to work’ after being furloughed pre-release
    44:10 - Gears of War studio head addresses layoff worries after E-Day release, and says the next game won’t take ‘nearly as long’
    48:40 - Richard Garriott is officially regaining control of the Ultima series
    51:30 - This week
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  • NEW Ape Escape Game in Development

    NEW Ape Escape Game in Development
    2026/10/07
    Jeff Grubb is joined by Danreb Victorio to jumpstart your Wednesday with video game news! Today we're clarifying game streaming on the Xbox with GTA VI, GameStop charing out the wazoo for a used PS5 Pro, a reorg happening with Halo, a NEW Ape Escape game in the works, and more!

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    0:00 - Intro
    6:00 - Xbox isn’t going to stream GTA VI to PC at launch
    13:00 - GameStop is charging $1,399.99 for a used PS5 Pro
    21:10 - Asha Sharma’s town hall: console first, multiple Helix devices, and claims of recovery
    27:15 - Halo’s reorganization is cutting deep
    33:00 - BREAK
    34:00 - Watch Dogs: Legion ‘Director’s Cut’ Planned For First Half of 2027
    38:00 - Ape Escape at Evening Star now has VGC corroboration
    44:30 - Where is Forza Horizon 6 on PS5?
    48:10 - Paramount and Warner Bros. combine video game divisions after $110bn Skydance merger
    53:30 - This week
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