Podcast appearances and mentions of Jeff Grubb

Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti try to make sense of all of the mess happening with video games! EA is going private and has been bought out for 55 BILLION dollars, Silent Hill f hits 1 million units sold, Parasite Mutant hitting PS5 and PC soon, and even more news to jump start the week.

Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin end the week with nes about Resident Evil Requiem performing well on the Switch 2, skate season 1 updates, Doug Bowser retiring from Nintendo of America, a new PS5 Pro, Costco getting rid of the Xbox, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli start your Thursday with news about Xbox's Tokyo Game Show presence, Ghost of Yotei review scores, a quick State of Play recap, and a surprise Fire Emblem Game releasing on mobile!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about Baby Steps, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Hades 2 review scores! We also find time to chat about Borderlands 4 on the Switch 2 getting indefinitely delayed, Yakuza updates coming out of Tokyo Game Show, and more for your Wednesday morning.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Britton Peele to start your week with video game news! Today we chat about Silent Hill F reviews, Xbox is increasing the prices of all of their consoles, Bloodborne is on ice for a while, Tokyo Game Show news, and even more to cover the week so far.

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn end your week with rumblings of the next God of War's setting, Skate Story getting a release date on the Switch 2, Borderlands 4 getting patched, Yuji Horii and Dragon Quext VII updates, and even more to wrap up the week of video games.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about Sonic Racing and Trails in the Sky getting good initial reviews, two new characters headed to Marve's Cosmic Invasion, Epic selling more Fortnite UGC, and even more!

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli chat about a supposed State of Play popping up next week, Silent Hill F's first review looking positive, a new PS5 system update, a report about remakes and gamers, and even more for your Wednesday.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser from GamesBeat to chat about Marvel's Wolverine targetting 2026 and the Venom game still being in active development, bigger and more expensive Amiibos on the way, Borderlands 4 doing well and getting an FOV slider, and more stories to jumpstart your week!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to recap everything you missed from today's Nintendo Direct. We're talking a new/old Virtual Boy, Mario Tennis, Amiibos, a new Fire Emblem game, Mario Galaxy coming to the Switch 2, new Mega Evolutions for Pokemon, and so much more from the Direct.

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your Thursday with stories about a Kirby game remaster getting moved, Sega calling the cops on abandoned hardware, Far Cry's multiplayer being prioritized, and more for your gaming life!

Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti start your Wednesday off with news about an upcoming Nintendo Direct, Nintendo trying to patent "sub characters", Circana numbers for top selling PlayStation games, all of the Resident Evil games popping onto the Switch 2, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Rachel Kaser start your week with rumors of a new Soul Calibur game, a lot of Silksong frustrations happening post launch, progress being made for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 and Kingdom Hearts 4, and even more stories to kickstart the week. Today kicks off our month-long partnership with our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhiannon Bevan from TheGamer to chat about Hollow Knight: Silksong and Metal Gear Solid Delta sales, Star Wars Outlaws using a game key card, layoffs at Firaxis, MindsEye traumatizing IOI, and even more stories to end the week! Today kicks off our month-long partnership with our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here to start your Thursday with stories about Silksong taking down all of the online stores, Wolverine making a supposed appearance at the next State of Play, 007 impressions, and more! Today kicks off our month-long partnership with our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support!Vote on the Bomb 12! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGEh4EWQ0DuPnFyDBaQooUivEvz4jiphqPQijvKSdtjGoH9w/viewform

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli check in on how Cronos, Everybody's Golf Hot Shots, and Daemon X Machina are reviewing. We also check in on news about Take-Two's involvement in th the Perfect Dark Remaster, Resident Evil: Requiem rumors, and more this Wednesday morning.Today kicks off our month-long partnership with our friends at MSI! For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout! Big thanks to MSI for their support!

Jeff Grubb and Lex Luddy round out your week by chatting about a portable PS6 rumor, Final Fantasy XIV cracking down on mods, and the fact that Pragmata is not, in fact, a Mega Man game, MIKE.Today's episode is brought to you by our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support!

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn know how to do a podcast with ZERO tech issues, and they're bringing you one today featuring news about Resident Evil Requiem's main character arc, Tim Sweeney blaming devs for Unreal Engine issues, and a Dino Crisis remake happening... And then *not* happening.Today's episode is brought to you by our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Mat Piscatella to talk about July's US video game market highlights report from Circana, Kirby's Switch 2 update and expansion getting glowing reviews, and naturally, development troubles across the industry.Today's episode is brought to you by our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Britton Peele to chat about the possibility of a Nintendo Direct coming in September, more rumors around Forza Horizon 6's location, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance reviews, Skate 4 hitting early access, and more for your Monday!

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn are here to end the week with video game news! We cover Pete Parsons' departure from Bungie, a round up of Metal Gear Solid Delta reviews and Platinum helping out in development, Code Veronica remake rumblings, and the BOMB 12 for the week!

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli break down a couple highlights from Gamescom Opening Night Live, Starfield possibly coming to the Switch 2, a launch date for the ROG Xbox Ally Handheld, Roblox banning content, and rumblings of Final Fantasy XIV on the Switch 2?

In this episode of Epic Realms, we sit down with legendary game designer and author Jeff Grubb to explore his incredible career in tabletop and video games. Jeff shares how his early passion for wargaming grew into a role at TSR, then Wizards of the Coast, shaping iconic campaign settings like Forgotten Realms, Spelljammer, and Planescape. We dig into behind-the-scenes stories, from developing the Karameikos box set and its lasting impact on the D&D world, to creating games based on classic '80s TV shows like Dallas and All My Children. Jeff also reflects on the shift from designing RPG material to writing novels — spanning from the beloved Azure Bonds to his final novel, Star Wars: Scourge. The conversation wraps with a look at his current work on Elder Scrolls Online and the lessons learned across decades of storytelling and game design.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Seth Macy to start your week right, chatting about the fate of Fairgame$, Skate 4 having a rotating soundtrack, and a MASSIVE Kirby Air Riders Direct happening very soon.Today's episode is brought to you by our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support!

Jeff Grubb and TurboShawn are here to end your week with updates on Pokemon Legends Z-A, Sakurai insisting we will see Kirby Air Riders footage soon, headaches with using PayPal on Steam, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 not being on Switch 2 at launch, a rumor of the next Resident Evil remakes, and more! Today kicks off our month-long partnership with our friends at MSI!For the next month, they'll be offering the Giant Bomb community 10% off regularly priced Intel B860/Z890 motherboards at their US Store: https://us-store.msi.com/ - Just use code "bombcast" at checkout!Big thanks to MSI for their support!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here on your Thursday morning to chat about weekend 2 of the Battlefield 6 beta, Bandai Namco creating its own video game engine, a couple Saber Interactive, and a couple updates on an upcoming Jurassic Park: Survival!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to chat about Drag X Drive reviews, a new Halo game coming to the PlayStation 5, Chibi-Robo coming to NSO, Battlefield 6 updates, and more for your Wednesday morning!

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Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to chat about Xbox's plans around its next console, a whole slew of Battlefield 6 news around the beta, AOL ending dial-up service, a Far Cry TV show in development, and even more!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Rhys Elliot to end the week with news of a surprising new Nintendo patent, Bioshock 4 updates, PlayStation going multiplatform, Battlefield 6 jumping up the Steam charts, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa chat about how Mafia: The Old Country is doing review wise, PlayStation having a good year financially and reassuring everyone that Marathon is still on the way, recapping the Indie World showcase from today, and even more!

Jeff Grubb is joined by TurboShawn to recap his time at EVO, rumors that Silksong will not be making an appearance at Nintendo's next Indie World showcase, a possible New Super Mario Bros. collection coming, Genshin Impact getting delisted, and more for your Wednesday morning!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to chat about Darksiders 4, the next Bioshock game's developmental trouble, Nintendo increasing prices across the board, news from EVO, and even more!

Most of the team is out this week, so fill-in host Jeff Bakalar is joined by Jeff Grubb, TurboShawn, and our friend Jason Fanelli to chat about their continued adventures in Donkey Kong Bananza, what's next for Nintendo, and much, much more!Support us and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jesse Norris to discuss Persona 3 Reload and Hollow Knight: Silksong potentially making surprise appearances soon, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection's release date possibly slipping out early, and fanboys losing their minds like always.Support us and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here to talk about the games getting delisted from Steam and Itch.io, Sony's massive investment in Bandai Namco and the impications of it, Battlefield 6 getting a release date, a possible Nintendo Direct before July ends, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli are here to chat about Circana numbers for June, Forza Horizon 5 blowing up on the PlayStation 5, Outer Worlds 2's price drops, Borderlands 4 running at 30 FPS on Switch 2, and even more!

Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti start the week with video game news! We cover stories about how Battlefield 6 could be coming soon, there may be a Fire Emblem game based off of updates on LinkedIn, the Pokemon Presents will be the longest direct since 2023, Atari 50 is getting a DLC pack, Final Fantasy Tactics is getting some new additions, and more for your Monday!

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the week with a bunch of video game news! We cover a rumor that there may be a new Animal Crossing game revealed soon, FromSoftware's next game may be closer than we think, Saber Interactive is teasing a new reveal, Infamous' studio boss wants to bring back the franchise, and much more before the weekend!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa are here to chat about the mess of news we've got! We got stories about Ubisoft and the new Co-CEO of the Tencent Subsidiary, reviews for Shadow Labyrinth, layoffs at Virtuos, Zynga's boss saying Star Wars Hunters was not a failure, and even more!

Jeff Grubb is joined by Lex Luddy to talk about Donkey Kong Bananza's glowing reviews, King replacing developers with AI slop, and Opening Night Live getting notably more expensive for developers.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Kat Bailey to start the week. We chat about a banana boatload of Donkey Kong Bananza related stories, the price of the Asus ROG Ally Xbox device getting leaked, EA shelving the Need for Speed franchise, and more stories for your Monday morning!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa end the week with a bunch of news revolving around Nintendo, IOI addressing the Hitman Switch 2 port, Final Fantasy XVI's producer thinking the next title might be turn based, and more!

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa walk through a whole load of Nintendo and Donkey Kong related stories like the game initially being planned for the Switch 1, some fishy things happening with Subnautica's publisher, and even more for your Thursday! 

Jeff Grubb is joined by TurboShawn to chat about the May Circana reports, Star Wars Battlefront II jumping up in sales, Steam's 30% cut with developers, and even more stories for your Wednesday.

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jason Fanelli to start the week with rumblings of a proper Final Fantasy 9, the internet sleuths believe that Super Smash Bros. more may be headed to Nintendo Switch Online, Romero Games is now "completely closed" because of the Microsoft cuts, and more to start your week!

The endcap to Season 2 is an exclusive interview w/ former TSR designer, and current Elder Scrolls Online Senior Writer, Jeff Grubb. Jeff Grubb is an award-winning author, game designer, and world-builder. His extensive credits include AD&D's Monster Manual II, Marvel Super Heroes game system, Unearthed Arcana, Manual of the Planes (1st ed.), Spelljammer, Al-Qadim, Tempest Feud, Urban Arcana, and has contributed and assisted on many more. He is the author of numerous short stories for the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, and Thieves World settings. He is the author of Azure Bonds, The Wyvern's Spur, and the Song of the Saurials. He was also written novels set in the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Warcraft, Starcraft, and Magic: the Gathering worlds. We were immensely grateful that he took the time out of his busy schedule to sit down and talk to us a bit about the early days of TSR, the creation of Dragonlance, his contributions to Dungeons & Dragons and more. About ⅔ of the way through the interview Jeff's cat, Kia, shows up and demands some attention. We have attempted to remove as much of their meows as possible, but you may hear some in the background. The megadungeon Jeff and his friends are currently going through in their own DnD game is The Forbidden Caverns of Archaia. More information on that here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/399432/the-forbidden-caverns-of-archaia Content warning - N/A You can find us at: Jonathon - https://bsky.app/profile/falselogic.bsky.social Shivam - https://bsky.app/profile/shivambhatt.bsky.social Casual Magic w/ Shivam Bhatt - https://casualmagic.libsyn.com/ Shivam & Wheeler Love Magic - https://sites.libsyn.com/460224 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1147877956611082 Discord - https://discord.gg/MM7nEwgmZv You can find Jeff Grubb at: https://grubbstreet.blogspot.com/ We now have a Patreon for those who want to support the podcast! Benefits include seeing the show notes and getting a shout out. Details @ https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofDragonlancePodcast Intro/Outro music: Winter Night by Alexander Nakarada

giantbomb.com/joinko-fi.com/giantbombOn this episode of Game Mess Mornings, Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin dive into the latest gaming news!Headlines:Smash Bros. & Kirby Air Riders Rumor: Is Sakurai willing to make another Smash Bros. if he gets to develop a new Kirby Air Riders? We discuss the circulating rumor.Mario Kart World Patch Frustration: A new patch makes it harder to get standard three-lap races online, as the "Random" option now includes intermission courses.Nightdive Studios' Next Remaster: Rumor has it Nightdive Studios is working on a new remaster to be announced at Quakecon 2025.Amico Games on Switch & Steam: Despite previous delays, Amico has released some of its games on Switch and Steam, while still insisting a console release is coming.The Outer Worlds 2 Developed with Halo Devs: The sequel to The Outer Worlds sought advice from Halo developers to improve its gunplay and features, offering no loading screens and an $80 price tag.Peak Sells Two Million Copies: The indie hit from Landfall Games has sold two million units in just nine days, with future updates planned.Jack Black Returns as Officer Dick: Jack Black reprises his role as Officer Dick in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, joined by a new UK counterpart, Constable Richard.Gex Trilogy Finally Playable on Switch 2: A patch has been released for the Gex Trilogy, making it playable on the Nintendo Switch 2.Question of the Day:Do you believe Nintendo will release a Super Mario Maker 3 on Switch 2? Vote Yes or No!Tune in tomorrow for the results and more Game Mess Mornings! And don't forget to check out giantbomb.com/join for more from Jeff Grubb and Giant Bomb.

Jeff Grubb and Jan Ochoa start your Wednesday with news that Netflix is slowly stepping away from their video game initiative, Jurassic World Evolution 3 developers removing AI from the game, Nintendo had a hand in Death Stranding 2, and even more news!

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