The Jeff Gerstmann Show - A Podcast About Video Games (Jeff Gerstmann | QCODE)

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

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???? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff went off and played some Atari Jaguar CD games and has lived to tell the gruesome tale, but first we’ll talk about Metroid Prime getting Remastered, the true viability of Microsoft’s Game Pass, the new Cosmic Smash, the magic of Kirby’s Tilt ‘n’ Tumble, Girl Scout cookies, 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

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

It’s Thanksgiving week and we’re on one over here at The Jeff Gerstmann Show. Let’s talk about the frantic weirdness of Call of Duty’s new DMZ mode, a bit of the Warzone 2.0, and hey, how about some Evil West? Was Yuji Naka SET UP?????? Let’s discuss! Also a fair amount of wrestling talk now that AEW Fight Forever has been pushed to 2023 as well as Kenny Omega’s SNK boss vibes as he gets ready for Wrestle Kingdom. Visit https://backblaze.com/JEFF for a fully-featured, no credit card required trial of Backblaze. Get your first month of Bluechew for free (plus shipping) by going to http://bluechew.com/JEFF and using offer code JEFF. Get $50 off your very own Lomi at http://lomi.com/JEFF and use offer 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

Jeff Gerstmann returns for 2024 with his review of the CRKD Nitro Deck, a little talk about Tekken 8’s bizarre colorblind options, that Quest 2 “price drop,” the imminent onset of CES, 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

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

Fighting game news out of Evo like City of the Wolves, Reptile, and Ninja Turtles get discussed! Let’s also talk about the Payday 3 beta, Viewfinder, my new endeavor to rank every NES game released in the US of A, the future of Modern Warfare, Red Dead Remaster, 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

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

The nominees for The Game Awards have been announced, let’s look ‘em over! Also: details on the new Call of Duty Warzone update, a tantalizing Control 2 update, Sony gets more anime, some PS5 Pro games are looking worse (for now), and this podcast is not an Xbox. 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

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

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

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s almost time for Gamescom Opening Night Live, so let’s cover some of the news that’s already happening in the pre-Gamescom era, like the way Microsoft is lining up Ubisoft to take over cloud operations for the Activision Blizzard lineup. Or how about Charles Martinet! That guy’s not going to voice Mario anymore? That’s weird! Plus some Xenotilt and Immortals of Aveum talk, all on this densely packed episode 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

Atari buys another pile of old games, Epic loses to Apple on appeal, and we discuss XDefiant, the new Street Fighter 6 news, the future of Nintendo films, Sega’s unionization efforts, fairness in fighting game tournaments, how NDAs and embargoes worked back in the day, and way 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

Let’s catch up with Street Fighter 6 and Diablo IV while also talking about some Slayers X and Halls of Torment. Then we’ll get into Apple’s new virtual reality headset and how that has to be one of the silliest presentations I’ve seen in a long, long time. We’ll also discuss the 1-2 Switch sequel, Yuji Naka behind bars, Nintendo’s hardware, 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

Xbox raises prices and shuffles up their subscription offering in a crummy way while saying it’ll lead to a better service in the future. Also: thoughts on the Concord beta, the future of Driver, PlayStation’s list for ChinaJoy, WWE Superstars in Call of Duty, and more Banjo-Kazooie talk than you get most weeks. Subscribe now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Gerstmann returns to discuss installing a new graphics card and how putting a 4090 in his machine revealed an insidious software issue. Then we’ll talk monitors, RTX Remix, The Game Awards, the latest in the ongoing merger wars, and the very idea of NINE Bayonetta games??? That seems like a lot of Bayonetta games. 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

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

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

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After close to a week with LG’s new 240hz OLED monitor, Jeff Gerstmann has some thoughts. He also has some thoughts about Microsoft’s layoffs and Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment in AI, some more Ubisoft talk, and the upcoming end of Marvel’s Avengers support. 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

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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! 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

Happy Sonic Tuesday to all who celebrate. Let’s talk about Sonic Frontiers, God of War: Ragnarok, the state of Halo Infinite, AEW Fight Forever (not) coming to Game Pass on Day 1, Arcade Paradise’s new cabinets, the process of dumping Neo Geo Pocket Color carts, the snow festival, and yes, the wild price of the PlayStation VR2. 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

Strange things are afoot in the Deathverse this week as Jeff Gerstmann comes to you live from his brand-new water park to discuss PlayStation movies, the MSX, Forza Motorsport, the end of Oculus Quest 1 support, and both versions of Syndicate. 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

Is it true that you have to get way into Rush if you want to move to Canada? We’ll attempt to find out as we discuss Hi-Fi Rush, Meet Your Maker, that incredible-looking Tekken 8 trailer, the future of Street Fighter, the end of Rumbleverse, the end of all onine games, some delisting of Xbox 360 games, Sir Tim Schafer’s royal royalness, and even more hits from our digital future! The podcast is go! 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

Ubisoft is back in the news as the company cancels more games and manages to delay Skull and Bones yet again. Let’s speculate wildly about Beyond Good & Evil 2, marvel at the ongoing situation over at Motorsport Games, and eyeball Sony’s hottest downloads for 2022. Also: my bad slippers dream. All this 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

Last week was a pretty big week for new games, so let’s discuss Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Need for Speed Unbound, and The Callisto Protocol. We’ll also spend some time talking about Elevator Action Returns, that ol’ Goat Simulator 3, and the news! Fortnite is on the latest technology, Microsoft wants to get this Activision deal done already, and apparently NetherRealm isn’t announcing a new game at The Game Awards this week. Nuts! 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

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

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 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

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After dealing with an increasingly faulty monitor, I’ve replaced it! Let’s talk about the power of 360hz displays. Also: If the AI bubble pops, what will that mean for graphics cards? In the news: Bungie layoffs, the abrupt Game Informer shutdown, Peter Moore is doin’ fine, and another round of Half-Life rumor madness is upon us! Also: Cooking Mama: Sweet Shop for 3DS??? 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

Jeff nukes a lobby in Combat Master, finishes Street Fighter 6’s World Tour, and wraps-up Diablo IV’s campaign. But let’s also talk about Metal Gear Solid 4 running on an Xbox 360, the future of Halo, Nintendo’s next hardware, and the lasting value of actual game journalism. 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 reconvene and discuss Counter-Strike 2, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Facebook’s VR price cut its future headsets, the Austrian court system, Cities Skyline 2, that “impossible” Killzone 2 trailer, and the art of dusting out your PC. 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 show is here and it’s time to talk about Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Let’s also delve into the new Metal Gear Solid collection while discussing the franchise’s place in history. We’ll also cover some of the layoffs at PlayStation studios, Xbox’s next steps, and the different ways in which Discovery feels like an impossible problem to solve in this day and age. 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 show they said could never exist… now available for your listening enjoyment! Due to the stop ‘n’ start nature of labor, we’re still not at the hospital yet! This baby will be here before too long, but while things are both extremely quiet and extremely tense, let’s get a podcast in and discuss the layoffs at Epic, the quality of El Paso, Elsewhere, Jim Ryan’s departure, PlayStation’s overall strategy, the cancelation of Hyenas, 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

SGF2023 is over and it’s time to talk about Starfield, Alan Wake 2, Mortal Kombat 1, the new Prince of Persia, the potential of Foamstars, Remnant 2, Embracer’s brutal restructuring, the FTC’s moves on Microsoft, and maybe even that Avatar game. Sivako! 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

Diablo IV’s season is upon us and people are… unhappy! In other news, Ubisoft complies with data regulations, the ESRB wants to use your face to protect your kids, Blizzard wants Overwatch 2 on Steam, and Jeff wants John Cena in Mortal Kombat 1. We’re left wanting on this week’s edition of the program! 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

Capcom makes more zombie games, Nintendo intends to make more Switch 2s, and Xbox wants to make more cloud users. More Crazy Taxi reboot details! Also a discussion of Street Uni X, NeoSprint, Cosmic Smash VRS, FragPunk, that WCW documentary that Vice just ran, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I've spent around 20 or 25 hours with the PC version of Starfield. Here's where I'm at with it so far. 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’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. 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

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. 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

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

The Game Awards has unveiled this year’s nominees, so let’s take a look at that. Also: How about Puzzmo, the new daily puzzle page from Zach Gage and crew? We’ll also go over the entirety of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the new OLED Steam Deck, Remedy’s move out of free-to-play, a GTA6 letter from Rockstar, 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

Let’s talk about the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer and then get into the end of the Call of Duty DMZ “beta,” Sony and Discovery’s long list of questionable television shows that you are no longer allowed to digitally own, new games in Atari 50, Eminem, another route to get PC VR in your Quest, and more. Get it ad-free 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

What is indie? I don’t know, no one does. Forget about it. Let’s talk about that OLED Steam Deck, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Bungie’s Destiny 2 delay, Starfield’s sad Steam review responses, KillZone Shadowfall, CM Punk, and hey… who the heck is going to buy Eurogamer and GI.biz? You? Is it you? 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

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live Gold, the Famicom turns 40, Jeff tells the story about that Penny Arcade comic strip and the potential job offer that came afterwards, and we’re also talkin’ Xenotilt, Exoprimal, and Diablo IV’s upcoming Season 1 all on this week’s edition 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

We talk a bit about the end of Bad Company while also getting into the latest Need for Speed addition, letting catboys subsidize your gaming, the latest entries into the Video Game Hall of Fame, the Diablo IV beta, Trackmania on consoles, the latest album from 100 gecs, and how to properly spell esports. 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 Mario movie is smashing all types of records while people seem decidedly mixed on it. Should I take my daughter to see it or would she have an absolute meltdown in a movie theater? We’ll also discuss Terra Nil, Crime Boss: Rockay City, Crab Champions, Nintendo’s new live show, the end of Dreams, and way 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

Is the next Mortal Kombat going to be the first Mortal Kombat? Can we build a Subway inside of Tears of the Kingdom and make Koroks make us hot sandwiches for the rest of eternity? Why does this show air on Tuesday, anyway? All of these questions and many more are answered within this, the 50th episode of this podcast! 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

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s take a break from returning all of these bootleg controllers to the stores we bought them from to enjoy a podcast about Alan Wake 2, PS5 drive pairing, Nintendo’s tournament regulations, Bungie’s layoffs, the Digital Eclipse acquisition, The Finals, 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

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phil Spencer talks handhelds, Bethesda workers strike, Tetris Forever talk, PlayStation 5 Pro capture woes, and yes, another long list of names to read aloud! It’s Wednesday! The power is back!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unity continues fumbling around as it burns up whatever goodwill it had left in the game development community! Meanwhile, a zillion documents about upcoming Xbox hardware leak out… is this the end of physical media in green boxes? Also Mortal Kombat 1, Titanfall 2, F-Zero 99? That’s a lot of numbers! There ain’t no need to get your face wet, push play on this episode immediately! 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 discuss the future of Mortal Kombat as well as Nintendo skipping out on E3, Konami potentially showing up at E3, a list of web domains owned by NBC Universal, IO Interactive’s next moves, and way more! Today! On 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

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

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! SHOW NOTES: Reverse hair loss with @iRestorelaser and get $625 off with the code JEFFG at irestorelaser.com/JEFFG! #irestorepod 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

This week we’re talking about Sega’s purchase of Angry Birds and how that can only mean that Billy Hatcher’s return is nigh. We’ll also get into North Dakota’s take on Sony’s exclusivity arrangements, the state of Halo, the potential… return? Of LawBreakers? As well as Mr. Sun’s Hatbox, Eminem’s recent output, Jeff’s love of Tron, and how wrestling reporters and video game reporters are kind of the same thing sometimes. 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

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

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

Dave Lang of Iron Galaxy Studios joins us to discuss the shutdown of Rumbleverse, the development mindset of WCW Backstage Assault, AI tools in game dev, and that Macklemore single. We'll also discuss Resident Evil 4, ths simple pleasures of Hitman, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the impending shutdown of MultiVersus, 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

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

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

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

Starfield is here and after spending another 10 hours or so with it since last we spoke, it’s starting to look a little rough around the edges, so let’s catch up on that! Then we’ll talk about Sega’s Hyenas, s&box, the closure of Volition, the PlayStation Plus Price Hike, 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

Digital Eclipse’s Mike Mika joins us to discuss the process of digging in the crates and building Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection, as well as his time developing Intellivision Amico games and much, much more. We’re also talking about McPixel 3, Sonic Frontiers, Control 2, Street Fighter 6, and The Game Awards nominees. Also more???? Dang, that’s a podcast. 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

Gamescom comes and Gamescom goes, the new PSP is formally announced and priced, Baldur’s Gate 3 gets waived onto Xbox earlier than anticipated, oh, and also Armored Core VI, The Making of Karateka, Immortals of Aveum, AEW Fight Forever’s Stadium Stampede mode, and Whisker Squadron: Survivor are discussed! Also your questions about everything from Famitsu to Minivans! 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

Sony and Discovery reach a deal to keep some of the worst-sounding television shows on the planet from disappearing out of your libraries! Spider-Man 2 was expensive to make, what does that mean for games, if anything? Rockstar and Nvidia hacker sentenced! Bobby bounces! 2024 rear trigger plans! 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

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

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff decided he had to find out about the Asus ROG Ally for himself so he went out and bought one. How is it? Find out inside! We’ll also discuss the Mortal Kombat 1 stress test, last week’s Nintendo Direct, the future of physical video games, Xbox (not) buying Bungie again, and the most frightening energy drink in the history of this program. 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

Ben Pack, joins us this week to discuss Counter-Strike 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, the new Steam Deck OLED, Super Mario Wonder, Wonder Woman, the launch of the PlayStation 4, FCF, and what life is like now that he’s the interim CEO of OpenAI. 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 ESA is officially calling E3 dead and I don’t believe it for a minute… but I’d probably believe it for at least the next few years. Let’s go over that whole thing and then get into all these huge Fortnite expansions like Lego Fortnite, then we’ll talk Sebil Engineering, The Game Awards, Sega’s batch of announcements, The Day Before debacle, and Epic’s victory in court over Google. 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 post originally said "if you're seeing this, it means I'm heading to the hospital to watch my wife have a baby! Be back soon, wish us luck, all that good stuff." That's not 100% accurate, but it's close enough. Yesterday my wife started contractions, signaling that we're nearing the end of the road on this whole having a baby thing. Around the same time, both of our kids came down with... something. My son's got a fever, my daughter doesn't. We ended up sending my wife out in an attempt to keep her from getting sick, which so far has worked out. But the sickness is lingering. I haven't come down with anything yet and... yeah, I don't know. The person who was going to watch the kids while we go to the hospital is someone we really don't want to get covid, so now we're faced with trying to ascertain what, exactly, these kids have and deciding if the existing plan is still good or not. So far the tests have been negative. Seems likely that my wife will go into proper labor today, but hey, who knows. Either way, I'll be out of range for a little bit while we get all this stuff done. Wasn't expecting this last-minute illness in the plans, but it'll all be fine in the end. 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

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! 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

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

With Redfall coming in mediocre and the UK moving to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Microsoft, what’s next for the Xbox brand? Feels a little dicey, to be honest. We’ll also cover the buggy launch of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the endearing jank of Combat Master, that Gran Turismo movie trailer, the future of Titanfall, the allure of Bluesky over Twitter and the silliness of a Vampire Survivors animated series. 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 dark and wonderful world of Clickolding. Oh, also the darker and also wonderful world of Warframe, NES World Championships, and the new release of SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom. In the news, someone at Capcom says “SNK” out loud, digital games dominate sales, the FTC talks mess about these Game Pass changes, Halo (the TV show) gets canned, and NetherRealm lays off its mobile team. 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

Sony offers a list of PS5 Pro games, Nintendo cuts forecasts while reminding us that Mario Kart is, like, the most popular game they make, start your own instant record collection for just 500 bones, some talk about the way reviews used to get assigned, and way more on this week’s installment of this show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Enough of this silly PlayStation 5 Pro talk, it’s time to live in the now! It’s time to move on to the PlayStation 6! We’ll also talk about the first game announced for Nintendo’s next Switch, layoffs at Xbox, this entire Annapurna Interactive mess, the next game in the Battlefield franchise, skate., Tony Hawk, Flappy Bird, and BattleTech centers! 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