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Ubisoft Shuts Down Halifax Studio Jan 07, 2026

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Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli start your Wednesday with the most played PlayStation games of 2025, Fallout getting a player boost, Ubisoft shutting down the newly unionized Halifax studio, Mario Tennis Fever featuring 38 playable characters, and more stories for your morning.
00:00 - Intro
05:23 - PlayStation’s most-played games of 2025 are identical to 2024’s list
15:00 - Fallout 4 doubles concurrent players on Steam following Fallout S2 premiere
20:00 - Ubisoft shuttering freshly-unionised Halifax studio, 71 jobs affected
28:23 - AD Break!
30:17 - Mario Tennis Fever features 38 playable characters
40:02 - Nintendo Switch's Hulu App Will Be Discontinued Next Month
44:24 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo is now available on eShop
48:32 - Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles sells a million copies in a few months
52:26 - New Report Says Dave Filoni Is About To Run All Of ‘Star Wars’
57:27 - Poll!

The Witcher 3 is Getting a New Expansion? Jan 05, 2026

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Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy are back from break to start the year and your day with some VIDEO GAME NEWS! Today we're talking about some surprise Witcher 3 expansions, ASUS officially announcing price hikes, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora getting a player boost, and more for your Monday!

Naughty Dog has Mandated Overtime Dec 19, 2025

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Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the year with some video game news! We chat about Naughty Dog mandating overtime for Intergalactic, Bethesda not missing the Switch 2 for future releases, Larian having an AMA to address AI usage and implementation, and more!

Larian Under Fire for Allegedly Shifty Hiring Process Dec 18, 2025

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Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are back from recording GOTY podcasts! Today we cover Larian not only getting caught up for implementing use of AI but also shifty hiring processes, Nintendo planning smaller Switch 2 cart sizes, Sony and Nintendo both settling different lawsuits, and more!

Every Major Announcement From The Game Awards 2025 Dec 12, 2025

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Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to walk you through the slew of announcements from The Game Awards 2025!
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Report: 3 Minute Trailer at the Game Awards Costs Over $1 Million Dec 11, 2025

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Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser to walk you through a Thursday calm before the Game Awards storm, with stories ranging from Nintendo paying 41% more for RAM to Kotaku sources revealing that a 3-minute trailer at The Game Awards costs over $1 million.
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Call of Duty Will No Longer Release Back-to-Back Black Ops or Modern Warfare Games Dec 10, 2025

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Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn are here to break down news about Call of Duty no longer releasing back-to-back entries in the Black Ops and Modern Warfare series, Take-Two establishing a new 2K studio led by former execs from The Initiative, and how Netflix "Didn't Attribute Any Value" to WB Games in their acquisition bid.
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TGA Statue May Be Related to Altered Beast? Dec 08, 2025

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Jeff Grubb is joined by Lexi Luddy to chat about building PCs, the mysterious TGA studio might be related to Altered Beast, Star Wars game leaks, Harada leaving Bandai Namco, and more to jumpstart the week with video game news.

Netflix Agrees to Buy Warner Bros, Including Game Devs Dec 05, 2025

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Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to end the week with a whole slew of news! We chat about Netflix agreeing to buy Warner Bros and what that could mean for video games, Mario Kart World potentially getting DLC, reviews for the new Five Nights at Freddy's movie, Splitgate 2 getting folded into a "new" release, and more headlines for your Friday.

ESRB Rates Death Stranding 2 fo the PC Dec 04, 2025

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Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa get together to chat about Micron shutting down and what that potentiall means for building PCs, Metroid Prime 4 requiring an Amiibo to listen to music, MLB the Show Mobile launching early in smaller markets, Death Stranding 2 getting rated by the ESRB, and more!

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