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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 30, 2023•3 hr 15 min•Ep. 52
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? Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
May 23, 2023•3 hr 9 min•Ep. 51
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...
May 16, 2023•3 hr 20 min•Ep. 50
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 09, 2023•3 hr 17 min•Ep. 49
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at http...
May 02, 2023•3 hr 15 min•Ep. 48
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 25, 2023•3 hr 7 min•Ep. 47
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show...
Apr 18, 2023•3 hr 15 min•Ep. 46
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 11, 2023•3 hr 11 min•Ep. 45
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. Get your first month of BlueChew for free with $5 shipping by visiting bluechew.com and using the offer code JEFF! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Pat...
Apr 04, 2023•2 hr 54 min•Ep. 44
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Mar 28, 2023•3 hr 19 min•Ep. 43
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 21, 2023•3 hr 6 min•Ep. 42
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 14, 2023•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 41
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 07, 2023•3 hr 6 min•Ep. 40
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 28, 2023•3 hr 2 min•Ep. 39
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...
Feb 21, 2023•3 hr 18 min•Ep. 38
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 14, 2023•3 hr 5 min•Ep. 37
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.co...
Feb 07, 2023•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 36
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 31, 2023•3 hr 48 min•Ep. 35
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 24, 2023•3 hr 27 min•Ep. 34
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 17, 2023•3 hr 19 min•Ep. 33
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 10, 2023•3 hr 8 min•Ep. 32
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann ...
Jan 03, 2023•3 hr 11 min•Ep. 31
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 27, 2022•3 hr 21 min•Ep. 30
Get the rest on Patreon! http://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Glenn Rubenstein joins Jeff Gerstmann to discuss a pivotal moment in their shared history as well as a gigantic moment for the culture: the 1993 release of the soundtrack to the film Judgment Night. Also discussed: Son Doobie from Funkdoobiest. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 56 min
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 Ash Ketchum, and the battery life on the DualSense Edge. All that! And more! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 20, 2022•3 hr 20 min•Ep. 29
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...
Dec 13, 2022•3 hr 1 min•Ep. 28
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! Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support...
Dec 06, 2022•3 hr 3 min•Ep. 27
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...
Nov 29, 2022•3 hr 22 min•Ep. 26
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. Visit https://backblaze.com/JEFF for a fully-featured, no credit card required tri...
Nov 22, 2022•3 hr 21 min•Ep. 25
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. Get ad-free podcasts, bonus shows and more over on Patreon! Support the show at https://patreon.com/jeffgerstmann Learn more about your ...
Nov 15, 2022•3 hr 36 min•Ep. 24
