Game Mess Mornings 01/07/26

Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli start your Wednesday with the most played PlayStation games of 2025, Fallout getting a player boost, Ubisoft shutting down the newly unionized Halifax studio, Mario Tennis Fever featuring 38 playable characters, and more stories for your morning. 00:00 - Intro 05:23 - PlayStation’s most-played games of 2025 are identical to 2024’s list 15:00 - Fallout 4 doubles concurrent players on Steam following Fallout S2 premiere 20:00 - Ubisoft shuttering freshly-unionised Halifax studio, 71 jobs affected 28:23 - AD Break! 30:17 - Mario Tennis Fever features 38 playable characters 40:02 - Nintendo Switch's Hulu App Will Be Discontinued Next Month 44:24 - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo is now available on eShop 48:32 - Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles sells a million copies in a few months 52:26 - New Report Says Dave Filoni Is About To Run All Of ‘Star Wars’ 57:27 - Poll!