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Quick Look: Lumines Arise

Hey! Lumines Arise is out in a few weeks, but Enhance sent out a preview build for me to look at! I'm glad to finally get a chance to play it, they've done a few limited demos here and there but I ...

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Bonus! 10/15/2025 - ROG Xbox Ally X Reviews Hit, Your Thoughts on Embargo Teases, and More!

For whatever reason I pre-ordered one of these newfangled Windows handhelds that Asus is shipping this week. Probably should've bugged someone about a review unit, but something about the run-up to...

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The Jeff Gerstmann Show 175: Console of the Year 2027

The PlayStation 6! The Xbox 5? Let’s catch up a bit on some next-generation hardware leaks. Also: Battlefield 6 is out and it’s cool! Plus: The final days of Windows 10, Absolum, Netflix gets i...

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Joe & Mac, Last Action Hero, Times of Lore, and More! Ranked!

Another wild week over in NES ranking land as it's time to see the NES version of Joe & Mac, a game that I... was not expecting to be quite what it was, but that's my fault! Also: Times of Lore...

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Battlefield 6 Trip Report (and Campaign Review)

OK, here’s the status report on Battlefield 6. I’ve completed the campaign and, as of this writing, been in two multiplayer matches. Pre-release access to the Battlefield Portal stuff was o...

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Quick Look: Skate Season 1 - Man, They Took Out the Coolest Part

I found myself compelled to check out the new seasons of Skate, which just started. One of the neatest things about Skate was a weird glitch that would launch your character into the air, which mad...

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Bonus! Can Xbox Ever Be Cool Again? Was It Ever Actually Cool?

A few further thoughts on this whole Xbox thing. Also, naturally, some talk of the TurboGrafx-16's run in the US. And the Saturn. Also: video game glitches, which ones are the best? Furthermore, yo...

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The Jeff Gerstmann Show 174: Yesterday’s Price is Not Today’s Price

Xbox turns Game Pass upside-down and the deal seems bad. Did Call of Duty on Game Pass really cost $300 million? No, right? Do you care about Fortnite Crew? Also: The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta...

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Quick Look: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Beta

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta launched today, so I figured I'd take a quick look at it. Here it is running on a PS5 Pro. The PC version has been continually crashing on me after every other ma...

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Quick Look: Ghost of Yotei

Hey, this video probably isn't an ideal look at every single system in the game and all that, but I thought I'd just quickly record a little bit of the game based on where I'm currently at so you c...

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Bonus! Game Pass Prices Skyrocket, The End of Rock Band 4

With the price of Game Pass going through the frickin' roof today, it seemed like a good time to stare at their charts and infographics to try to make sense of it all. Not sure that I got any close...

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The Jeff Gerstmann Show 173: Exciting News About Our Future!

Electronic Arts delivers exciting news about its future. Nintendo delivers exciting news about its future! Xbox delivers… but not to Costco? Also: Ghost of Yotei, Megabonk, and much, much more. View Post

Quick Look: Baby Steps

While I'd say I really enjoyed Getting Over It, the cottage industry of "weird climbing things" that came in its wake has always left me a little cold. I suppose it makes sense that a new game in t...

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Bonus! Let's Talk About Baby Steps, Blippo+, and More

Got some games on my mind this week along with some talk about the general reception to Skate now that's it's more widely available.

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The Jeff Gerstmann Show 172: Ghost Rewards

Ben Pack joins us to discuss how he’s been playing games with a broken wrist and the great/poor choices he’s been making in games during that time. Also: Let’s talk about Hell is Us, Don’t ...

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The Bible is Back! Bible Adventures Ranked

This week I went on a bible adventure. Three Bible Adventures, I guess, technically speaking. Also: Jimmy Connors Tennis! Tiny Toon Adventures Cartoon Workshop! Solitaire! Ranked!!!

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Here's A Look At Some Borderlands 4 Mods

Want to shoot hella fast? You can! Honestly, I think using these Borderlands 4 mods to play through the game would be an insanely mindless way to play the game. But it's always fun to tinker. Here'...

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Bonus! Podcast! 09/17/2025 - Battlefield 6 Matchmaking, Borderlands Mods, "Fairness"

IGN interviewed someone on the Battlefield 6 team about cross-play and matchmaking and some bits of it struck me funny, so let's talk about that. Also on the topic of "competitive" "fairness," Bord...

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The Jeff Gerstmann Show 171: A Premium Podcast Made For Premium Gamers

Silly me, I thought we’d get through a Gearbox launch without getting a fresh round of Gearbox’s leadership acting up on social media. Let’s talk about the game, the reaction to the way the g...

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Almost 600 NES Games Have Been Ranked! Are This Week's Additions Any Good?

Here's this week's batch of ranked NES games for your viewing... pleasure? Paperboy 2, F-15 Strike Eagle, Terra Cresta, Tom & Jerry, and... Mickey's Safari in Letterland are ready for you right...

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Quick Look: Adventure of Samsara

Atari released this the same day as Silksong and apparently no one knows it exists at all. But Adventure of Samsara seems neat? It's a search action game that has ties to Adventure... the old 2600 ...

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Borderlands 4 Review

Hey, what are your thoughts on aiming a reticle at a guy’s face and pulling (or holding!) the trigger down over and over again until he falls over? Love it? Love to shoot the same guy in the head...

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Acclaim Returns! Let's See Their Lineup

The name Acclaim is... well, it's well-known. I wouldn't say it was always associated with good games, but they licensed a ton of stuff and in the 8-bit days, they published a zillion questionable ...

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Bonus! Mario Turns 40, The Perils of Game Making, Bad Headlines

Casual conversation gets turned into "news" and context is lost in the process. It's a tale as old as time, but it's happened a few times lately, let's talk about it. As a part of that, what is a "...

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The Jeff Gerstmann Show 170: Optionally Hard

Let’s talk about the evolving nature of video game difficulty! Also: Borderlands 4 is out soon, let’s talk a little bit about that but mostly about the nature of that franchise! And more, inclu...

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Snake's Revenge, Laser Invasion, and More: RANKED!

You hear a lot of things about Snake's Revenge, but all the "well, it isn't canon" talk doesn't compare to actually playing some of it. Also: NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU FOR THE MUSIC OF CHAMPIONSHIP B...

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Quick Look: Skate

Here's a look at EA's upcoming Early Access release, Skate. We talked a bunch about it on the podcast this week and I also wrote a thing about it, so you might already know what's up, but here it i...

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Bonus! 09/03/2025 - Rippin' & Ridin'

The magic of home servers, packed with terabytes of old video games for use across your entire network! Let's talk about it! Also: Plex, people complaining about Plex, people complaining about comp...

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The Jeff Gerstmann Show 169: Know the Ledge

Skate is on its way back with an early access release on the horizon. Let's talk about it! Also: Shinobi is back, Mortal Kombat II's been delayed, Call of Duty: The Movie has been announced, Perfec...

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NES Ranking Science! Boulder Dash, TaleSpin, and More!

Sorry for the delay, here's this week's batch of ranked NES games! This week: TaleSpin, Prince of Persia, Tecmo Cup: Soccer Game, and Boulder Dash!

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