Game Mess Mornings 8/05/26

Jeff Grubb is joined by Jan Ochoa to chat about the repercussions of EA getting acquired by Saudi Arabia, Beast of Reincarnation reviews, the director of Assassin's Creed Valhalla returning to Ubisoft, Marvel Rivals shrinking, and more! 

0:00 - Intro

5:20 - EA could be set for ‘mass layoffs’ as it aims to cut costs following Saudi acquisition

16:20 - Beast of Reincarnation reviews

20:30 - Game Freak is planning regular Beast of Reincarnation updates, starting next week

27:15 - BREAK

27:30 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla director makes sudden return to Ubisoft, and will lead the series moving forward

34:40 - Marvel Rivals is shrinking by as much as 40GB

38:00 - FIFA's first non-EA published soccer game has already suffered major layoffs

42:50 - What in the hell is going on with Black Ops 1+2 sales on PlayStation?

49:50 - Uh, meanwhile, Halo: Campaigned Evolved sputtered out of the gate

57:50 - Happening this week

59:00 - Poll