Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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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

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