The Jeff Gerstmann Show

Let's catch up on a couple of weeks of news, get into the nitty gritty of what it is we're trying to accomplish around here, and... take some emails? And hey, Jeff Gerstmann is here! Wow!

Jeff is back from playing video games and is ready to tell you all about Sonic Frontiers, Street Fighter 6, and Rumbleverse. Plus more details on tne next moves for the Intellivision Amico, the future of Call of Duty, and how Riff Raff should start referring to himself as "Neon White" while dressing up like Vader.

Jeff Gerstmann returns for another Tuesday podcast. This week's topics include purchasing a Steam Deck, Todd Howard casually uttering the words "Fallout 5," Tony Hawk casually uttering the words "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4," and the head of Illumination casually uttering the words "When people hear Chris Pratt’s performance (as Mario), the criticism will evaporate."

The Jeff Gerstmann Show returns and it's time to talk about Dragon's Dogma, the power of Pocket Fighter, the wild music of Disney Speedstorm, Chris Pratt's Mario voice, Michael Jackson, Hyenas, and Del's plans for Sega Saturn domination.

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?

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.

It's been so long since John Riccitiello has come up on a podcast that I practically forgot how to spell his name! But here we are, and now I remember exactly where all the I's go. Let's talk about Unity and Escape Academy and Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium and Warframe... and Soulframe??? Also: Bay Area Hip-Hop and Ganbare Neo Poke-Kun, the perfect match!

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! About video games!

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?

World Wide Web Developer Ben Pack joins the show to discuss just how good MultiVersus is, Evo 2022, all that new rollback netcode, Pac-Man The Movie, all these battle passes, the Xbox Game Pass Family Plan, Harada's next move, the worst Elden Ring DLC name of all time, Street Fighter 6, feet, and more!

The main problem with Goku doing all the Fortnite dances, honestly, is that real Goku wouldn't be coordinated enough to actually perform any of the dances. Let's talk about the magic of Fortnite Dragon Ball Z, Gremlins in MultiVersus, the launch of Rumbleverse, this new attempt to bring back the original NFL Blitz arcade games, Rollerdrome, ADACA, Spider-Man Remasters, and more!

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? The Jeff Gerstmann Show is here!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

Jeff Gerstmann survived, and now he’s back to tell you all about the next Cyberpunk game, The Finals playtest, the abysmal gameplay of H*ntai Survivors, some more Google Stadia fallout, the end of OnRush, and the absolute evils of Cocomelon. Oh, also a boatload of game music talk courtesy of the Gerstmann Advisory Panel! What a show!

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.

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!

It's time to go deep as we discuss the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II campaign, a little hands-on time with God of War: Ragnarok, those Gotham Knights, the 83 new Silent Hill games, and, heck, I guess we got into some other stuff somewhere along the way, too.

Are Xbox prices going up? Are PSN engagement numbers falling? Is the sky falling? Is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II's SBMM ruining the entire video game industry? And where, exactly, is LaBron James? Solve all of these mysteries today on the lastest installment of The Jeff Gerstmann Show.

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.

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.

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.

Jeff Gerstmann is faced with a sudden and unexpected dilemma: how does one entertain two boys, one aged six and the other aged nine? Listen as he grapples with this topic (Combat????) while also discussing Astlibra Revision, Quake with raytracing, the Splinter Cell radio drama, Australian lootboxes, and the “seedy underbelly” of E3.

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!

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.

Jeff reports in after another weekend with Street Fighter 6, brags about all the guns he leveled up in MW2, then gets into the dark patterns of Fortnite, free two-day delivery on the next Tomb Raider, the end of Ask Ketchum, and the battery life on the DualSense Edge. All that! And more!

It’s the last podcast of 2022! Everyone else has closed up shop for the rest of the year, so news is slight, but let’s talk about the upcoming games of 2023, the dark underbelly of idle games, this unfortunate port of The Rumble Fish 2, the power of Hyper Gunsport, and more!

Twitch Website is on fire and we must turn to alternative means for streaming on this first podcast of 2023. We’ll talk about playing Unreal Tournament maps inside of Halo Infinite, visiting a fake K-Mart, some Hitman consolidation, and the ongoing disaster happening around video card pricing and availability as Nvidia plans to launch yet another GPU this week. This week? This week!

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.

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!

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.

It’s time to celebrate the best games of 2022 in this extra-long, ad-free presentation! Brought to you by Patreon Dot Com Slash Jeff Gerstmann! We’re also covering the news about E3 2023 as well as discussing some new releases like Dead Space, Forspoken, and Pizza Tower! This podcast literally has it all.

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!

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!

Sony’s new headset is just about out and Jeff has spent hours climbing and driving and shooting and… well, pretty much just those three things. He’s here to talk about the quality of the headset, its games, as well as Returnal on PC, Blizzard’s internal woes, the shakeup at Firaxis, just how dope Northern State truly was, and more! It's a PSVR2 review extravaganza!

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!

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.

We’re talking Dead Cells Castlevania this week along with what it took to finally get Jeff to uninstall Destiny 2. Starfield’s got a date, Sony’s got a batch of new reasons why Microsoft shouldn’t own Activision, and newly unearthed footage of Spaceworld 2000 leads to a jersey discussion.

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.

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!

Jeff’s back from the city of Los Angeles to talk about his time with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and his time watching Wrestlemania 39. A new Trackmania season begins, Meet Your Maker is out, and E3 is… dead? Sleeping? We’ll also talk about monetizing VR Teens, the BAFTAs, and what we actually want out of the future of video games.

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.

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.

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!

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.

What if Scorpion was dummy thicc? What’s up with Xbox? Two equally weighty questions that we’ll spend the bulk of the show discussing.

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!

The haunted computer strikes in the middle of the night, but we’ve recovered in time to talk about Tears of the Kingdom, a little Lego 2K Drive, the future of Overwatch, this AEW: Fight Forever release date, the popularity of PlayStation VR2, and, yes, the latest moves from Intellivision and the Amico… brand? Amico Home?

It’s a big week for big sequels, so we’re going to spend a lot of this show talking about Street Fighter 6 and Diablo IV. Also… remember that PlayStation Showcase? Let’s recap that a bit and also talk about Embracer’s big dip, Dolphin’s chances of making Steam, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, and more.

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!

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!

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.

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.

Gollum has done it again! We’ll cover the fallout from the Lord of the Rings stuff, as well as Mars First Logistics, AEW Fight Forever, the future of the GoXLR, another three years of mania, a touch of news, your emails, and… there’s a can of Hard Monster sitting here, so let’s find out about that.

The latest energy drink news collides with the latest video game news as we talk about Chuck Schumer’s attempts to stop Logan Paul’s energy drink as well as the next UFC game, Black Panther, Sega of America’s new union, Yuji Naka’s prison sentence, and the startling lack of access to classic games in these modern times.

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.

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!

Well, we’ve got two news stories discussing new hardware, so it must be that weird mid-point in the cycle. Let’s discuss Nintendo’s potential Switch 2 and the PlayStation 5 Pro. We’ll also talk about Disney Illusion Island, Ratchet & Clank on PC, Remnant 2’s hidden class, and more!

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.

Embracer’s secret not-partner revealed! Quake II discussed! GTA roleplayers, nervously optimistic! A new South Park game? The Baldur’s Gate 3 discussion, discussed! All that and more on another jam-packed installment of The Jeff Gerstmann Show!

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!

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!

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!