The Jeff Gerstmann Show - A Podcast About Video Games

Pokemon Unite’s shutting down in March, what does this mean for my esports career? Also: EA closes BioWare, Phantom Blade Zero is out, Modern Warfare 4’s got some good ideas, Street Fighter V runs on PHP, and more.

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Call of Duty’s multi-phased rollout means that the single-player campaign is now available. Let’s talk about that crazy thing. Also: Justice is scoring GTA6, Steam updates its achievements, people are using AI to clone indie games, Xbox thinks you should sell your unused Xbox, and more!

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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