The Geekly Grind

The GG Dispatch - Episode 34 [Deluxe Episode! Summer Showcases, Nintendo Direct Guesses, Embracer Shuts Down Pieces Interactive and More!]

Welcome back to The GG Dispatch! Jeremy and Alan are playing catch-up after an unforeseen power outage derailed last week's episode. Tune in for our summary of the new for the weeks of 6/10 and 6/17, including:
Game Showcase summaries and thoughts (Summer Game Fest, Xbox Showcase, Ubisoft Forward etc)
Nintendo Direct guesses
Starfield due for at least one more Story Expansion
Embracer Studio shuts down Pieces Interactive
And more~!

The GG Dispatch - Episode 33 [Summer Game Fest is Coming, New Sony Bosses Talk Strategy, Destiny DLC leaks, and more!]

Jeremy and Alan are back after their Memorial Day break to talk about the week's biggest headlines in gaming news! 
This week:
Playstation State of Play Thoughts
Summer Game Fest incoming!
New Sony CEOs Talk Strategy
Sony’s Neil Druckmann is misquoted…by Sony?!
Destiny: Final Shape DLC is leaked early
Embracer wants to charge more than $70 for a game

The GG Dispatch - Episode 32 [Call of Duty coming to Game Pass (officially), Assassins Creed franchise heads to Japan and more!)

Hello geeks, and welcome back to another episode of The GG Dispatch! 
On today's episode:
Call of Duty is Coming to Game Pass
Assassin’s Creed Goes to Japan
Emulators now officially in app store for Apple TV
Transistor Turns 10

GG Dispatch - Episode 31 [Xbox's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week, and more!]

Jeremy and Alan are back again with the latest in gaming news. This week (in our longest episode yet!)we discuss:
Jeremy's thoughts on Animal Well
Xbox’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Nintendo Switch 2 acknowledge by Nintendo, will not be at June Direct
Square Enix will aggressively release multiplatform going forward
Square Enix announces layoffs
New CEOs for Playstation announced
 

The GG Dispatch - Episode 30 [Helldivers 2 PSN Debacle, Shadow of the Erdtree will be sole DLC for Elden Ring, next Batman Arkham game in VR and more!]

Jeremy and Alan are back with another episode of the GG Dispatch! Tune in to learn more about:
 
Helldivers 2 PSN Linking Debacle
 
Shadow of the Erdtree will be Elden Ring’s only DLC
 
Next Batman Arkham Game is Exclusive to Meta Quest VR
 
Nintendo World Championships coming to Switch
 

The GG Dispatch - Episode 29 [Magnetic Joy-Cons, Fallout series lands huge audience, possible Game of Thrones MMO and more!]

Welcome to The GG Dispatch, where Alan and Jeremy talk about the biggest headlines in gaming news from the past week! 
This week we discuss the following:
Switch 2 Rumors: Backwards Compatibility and Magnetic Joycons
 
Fallout [Prime Series] Popularity Continues to Impress
 
Game of Thrones MMO in development
 
Vampire Survivors releases massive free update
 
Stellar Blade Controversy 

The GG Dispatch - Episode 28 [Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox [?], Fallout series renewed for second season, physical media leaving Target and more!]

Happy Tuesday everyone! On our latest episode of The GG Dispatch, we're discussing:
Helldivers 2 Coming to Xbox?
Fallout Season 2 Confirmed
Target Abandoning Physical Media
First Game Emulator Hits iOS App Store
Metaphor Refantazio has October Release date

The GG Dispatch - Episode 27 [Fallout TV discussion, New Prince of Persia Roguelite, Mike Ybarra on tipping game devs, Keanu Reeves' latest role and more!]

Jeremy and Alan are back to discuss the week's biggest headlines in gaming news! This week's episode includes conversation around:
New Prince of Persia Roguelite
Former Blizzard Exec, Mike Ybarra, wants to “tip” developers
Supremely Weird Shutdown on Game Dev Studio Possibility Space
More PS5 Pro Leaks
Keanu Reeves voicing...?
No Rest for the Wicked enters Early Access This Week

The GG Dispatch - Episode 26 [How Long Will We Play Video Games, Larian director slams layoffs, Xbox spotlights backwards compatibility department and more!]

Jeremy and Alan cover the week's headlines (and discourse) in the latest episode of The GG Dispatch! Today:
Discourse Deep Dive: When do we stop playing games/trends of younger generations
Xbox dedicated to preserving games as it works on powerful new system
Larian Publisher Director slams layoff in gaming industry
Life is Strange developer has toxic environment
People keep playing old games

The GG Dispatch - Episode 25 [GTA 6 Release Date Concerns, Phil Spencer contemplates handheld Xbox system, Tekken 8 adding a Waffle House stage (?) and more!]

We're back! After a brief break last week we have some stories to cover to get you caught up on the latest in gaming news, including:
GTA 6 Might Slip Into 2026
 
An Xbox Handheld? Phil Spencer Keep Talking About It
 
White Xbox Series X With no Disc Drive Spotted
 
Take-Two Buys Gearbox from Embracer
 
Tekken 8 Director Wants to Know About Waffle House