Game Mess Mornings 8/20/26

Jeff Grubb is joined by Mat Piscatella on the show today to chat about July's Circana Report and how the market is doing overall! We also get into a new Sony patent that makes AI play games for you, low physical sales on the Xbox, Duskbloods previews, and more!

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00:00 - Intro

5:55 - July 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights

20:30 - Nobody’s Buying New Physical Games On Xbox In The U.S.

31:26 - Break

31:40 - New Sony Patent Discusses The Possibility Of AI That Grinds Games For You

35:10 - The First Big GTA 6 Debate Is Here: Cars Needing Gas

41:40 - The Duskbloods previews are out

47:20 - Pokemon Krispy Kreme Boxes Are Being Listed For Ridiculous Sums Of Money

48:50 - This week

50:16 - Pollllll