Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Jeff Grubb is joined by Jon Martin to end the week chatting about the May 2026 Circana report on the video game market, XBOX prices increasing significantly, layoffs at Bungie, GTA 6 listings on Amazon, Star Fox plushies coming to North America, and more!

00:00 - Intro
3:42 - May 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights
15:46 - Microsoft Announces Significant Price Rises for Xbox
29:10 - BREAK
29:20 - Bungie layoffs revealed to have affected nearly 300 jobs at Destiny 2 maker
32:25 - Amazon GTA 6 listing mentions unannounced features including ‘Larger map’ and ‘NPC routines’
38:20 - Retiring Mario and Zelda director Takashi Tezuka clarifies he’ll still be involved at Nintendo
42:00 - Bandai Namco Announces TEKKEN! CARTOON With First Teaser Trailer and Staff Reveal
44:00 - The Star Fox plushies are coming to North America
45:50 - Dragon’s Dogma II: Dark Arisen preview
48:00 - Nintendo Raises base salary for employees
50:55 - Poll
56:00 - B12

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