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The GamesBeat Decides podcast is the weekly show from VentureBeat's gaming team. The staff decides all of the biggest issues in gaming so you don't have to think for yourself. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamesbeat-decides/support

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    400: PERSONA 4 REMAKE CONFIRMED VIA ANGER

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 125:21


    Oh hey! It's episode 400! Let's talk about the cancelled Blank Panther game and those angry Persona 4 voice actors!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    399: BORDERLANDS 4 PRICING

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 97:01


    Randy talks too much about Borderlands 4 pricing.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    398: DOOM: THE DARK AGES HITS HARD

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 111:07


    Let's talk about Doom: The Dark Ages and some other new games! And what is the Mt. Rushmore of Gaming Guns?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    397: IS XBOX MAKING THE "SWITCH KILLER"?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 109:17


    Producer notes: Due some technical hiccups the quality of the audio isn't the best. So apologies for that!Xbox is cooking a handheld, Mafia is very Italian, GTA 6 got delayed! and look! AJ is back! LFG!!!!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    396: GAMING IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 175:49


    Xbox is rising prices, oh look AJ is here!!!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamem

    395: OBLIVION RULES THE WORLD AGAIN

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 129:48


    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was shadow dropped!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    394: EXCITED FOR MARATHON?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 116:36


    Marathon had a big reveal, but is anyone really that excited?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    393: WHEN CAN WE PREORDER A SWITCH 2?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 107:55


    The tariff saga continues. When will North America finally get to preorder Switch 2s?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    392: IS $80 GAMES TOO MUCH FROM NITENDO?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 110:15


    The day after the Switch 2 event, prices remain the big talking point. Did Nintendo overreach?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemess Discord: https://discord.gg/gamemess 

    391: A WEIRD/NEAT NINTENDO DIRECT

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 131:32


    The Switch 1 Direct had some of what we expected and a lot that we didn't!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    390: PERSONA 4 REMAKE MIGHT BE SOON

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 94:29


    We all knew that a Persona 4 remake would happen eventually, but it could be coming sooner than we thought.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gameme

    389: OBLIVION REMAKE IS SOONER THAN WE THINK?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 95:56


    Rumors are suggesting that the Oblivion remake, which hasn't even been announced yet, might release soon.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    388: SPLIT FICTION IS CO-OP BLISS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 133:06


    Split Fiction is great! And not just because the reviews say so, but specifically because I, Mike Minotti, say so!Play Name that Concord along! https://imgur.com/a/ZhVgj2FRemember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    387: RIP MONOLITH PRODUCTIONS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 123:30


    Warner Bros. Games shut down Monolith Productions, two other studios, and cancelled the Wonder Woman game. Let's try to make sense of these bad decisions!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gameme

    386: TONY HAWK'S PRO SKATER WILL SAVE US

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 122:45


    Whelp, looks like THPS 3+4 is all but certain!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemes

    385: WE LOVE AVOWED

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 88:09


    We've played Avowed and want to talk about it!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    384: GRAND THEFT AUTO VI NOT DELAYED ... YET

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 97:24


    Take-Two says that GTA VI is still on track for a release this year.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    383: BETTING IT ALL ON MASS EFFECT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 111:34


    BioWare might be on its last leg. What's going on at the Mass Effect studio?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    382: NINJA GAIDEN IS SO BACK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 120:59


    Xbox put on a good show, and we have a lot more to talk about too!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    381: SWITCH 2 IS REALLY REAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 118:08


    It happened. Now let's talk about that Switch 2 reveal.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemes

    380: GAME OF THE YEAR 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 73:39


    379: THE YEAR OF DREAMS?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 100:56


    Switch 2, GTA6, Silksong, and ... Half-Life 3?? How crazy is 2025 gonna be?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    378: RECOVERING FROM THE GAME AWARDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 71:42


    How did we do with our Game Awards predictions?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    377: TGA 2024 PREDICTIONS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 90:26


    What's getting announced and what's gonna win at The Game Awards?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    376: VERY THANKFUL EPISODE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 23:55


    In this Thanksgiving special the boys pick the Mt. Rushmore of November games.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    375: GAME AWARDS DRAMA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 100:15


    Shadow of the Erdtree's nomination for Game of the Year at The Game Awards has some people angry.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    374: WHY WAS AVOWED DELAYED?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 115:31


    Let's talk about Avowed, Dragon Quest III, and a big video game strike.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    373: GTA VI SET FOR FALL

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 98:10


    Grand Theft Auto VI's release window narrows.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    372: IS WOLVERINE IN TROUBLE?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 69:47


    Wolverine loses its creative director, the kool-aid man has warm blood and Halloween rules!!!Support our friend Bailey https://www.patreon.com/baileymeyersRemember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    371: RAYMAN RETURNS?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 102:50


    Is Rayman gonna make a comeback? Would anyone care? And let's play a Halloween game!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemess Discord: https://discord.gg/gamemess 

    370: CONTROL SPINS OFF

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 75:49


    Firebreak is a new co-op game set in the Control universe. Let's talk about that!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    369: NINTENDO ALARM CLOCK?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 103:26


    Nintendo is making an alarm clock! OK!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    368: IS BLIZZARD MAKING ANOTHER SHOOTER?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 132:25


    Blizzard might be working in another starcraft shooter, Tony Hawk is giving us hope and we are probably going to start some beef by fixing another list

    367: BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS AT TGS 2024?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 106:39


    Playstation did their thing early this week, Tokyo Game Show is taking over the world and Jeff couldnt get a PS5Pro #skillissueRemember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    366: POKEMON IS SUING PALWORLD! AND GAME PATENTS ARE LAME!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 94:55


    The Pokemon Company and Nintendo are suing the Palworld devs, Jeff flew a plane and State of Play soon?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    365: IS PS5 PRO A MISTAKE?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 125:06


    Well, let's talk about the PlayStation 5 Pro!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    364: Astro Bot Is Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 106:57


    Astro Bot is amazing. Also, we both have COVID!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess 

    363: Will the PlayStation 5 Pro underwhelm?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 98:38


    **editors note: there might be something weird going on with the ads so im sorry if you get ads outside the usual breaks. Hopefully it wont happend in future episodes.o7 cristian out!**PS5 Pro rumors are swirling and an announcement seems imminent, but will the new console be worth much excitement?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    362: ARE XBOX GAMES NO LONGER PLATFORM EXCLUSIVE?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 149:00


    Gamescom news, Indy spelunks his way into the PS5 and Shawn is here to keep us in check.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    361: THE VEILGUARD HAS A RELEASE DATE!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 79:28


    Veilguard release date leaked and then was confirmed, and Tango Gameworks is back from the dead thanks to *check notes... PUBG?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    360: PEOPLE DON'T LIKE BORDERLANDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 128:35


    Early reviews are in for the Borderlands movie and YIKES.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    359: DOES DESTINY HAVE A FUTURE?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 90:33


    What does the future of Bungie and Destiny look like after this week's terrible layoffs?Support our friend Raremonkey: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-helios-harpy-find-medical-answersRemember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    358: UNION WAVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 95:57


    Gaming unions are beginning to sprout up, and voice actors are striking.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    357: NINTENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOESN'T HAVE WHAT??

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 122:49


    Are we able to enjoy Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition even with its glaring missing features?Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemess Discord: https://discord.gg/gamemessClosest to the Messy Pin rules:Every round you will be given a Certified (a.k.a older than 10 years) Retro game.The goal is to predict the game's MetaCritic score.In this version we will be using a Closest to the Pin Scoring System. We will NOT be using Price is Right RulesThe score difference between your guess and the correct answer will be cumulated after every round, at the end of the game, lowest total score wins!If you guess the exact number, instead of a 0, you can deduct 5 points from your total score!

    356: WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH GAME PASS?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 96:59


    Xbox announced some big changes to Game Pass on all platforms this week. What do they mean for the future of the service? Jeff is joined by AJ Minotti to talk you through it all, chat about the other big news of the week, and compete in a draft of the best sports video games!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    355: DAWNTRAIL DRAMA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 127:21


    Mike brought his brother AJ in to talk about Final Fantasy XIV's new expansion. Speaking of expansions, let's do a Mt. Rushmore of them!Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    354: SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE HITS HARD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 78:35


    Elden Ring's expansion is selling well, creating discourses, and getting patched.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    353: SOMEHOW BUBSY RETURNED

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 109:00


    Limited Run Games announced a bunch of new titles, including ... Bubsy? We're also gonna decide the Mt. Rushmore of gaming crossovers.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    352: SGF: The Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 90:51


    We talk about everything we saw at SGFRemember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

    351: ASTRO BOT SAVES US

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 110:51


    A new Astro Bot game is announced! Let's examine that and the rest of the PlayStation State of Play.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemessDiscord: https://discord.gg/gamemess 

    350: NEIL DRUCKMANN WANTS TO COOK

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 139:31


    Neil wants to fill the gap between gamers and non-gamers. And Call of Duty drops a very goofy teaser.Remember our motto: "BUY A SHIRT!"Merch: https://game-mess.creator-spring.com/Patreon: https://patreon.com/gamemess Discord: https://discord.gg/gamemess

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