The Jeff Gerstmann Show - A Podcast About Video Games

The talking flower from Super Mario Wonder now exists in physical form. Terrifying! Also: Marathon is still extremely great, PSSR gets an update, Nvidia does some astoundingly dumb stuff, Starfield heads to PS5 with new content, Subnautica 2 leadership changes back, and more!

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Marathon has me in a real chokehold, let’s talk about how cool this game is. Also, let’s talk about how cool Pokémon Pokopia is! Cool games! In the news, Nintendo wants a refund, a bunch of questionable Xbox rumors are everywhere now, GDC gets underway, and more.

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Adam Boyes (Vivrato, PlayStation, Iron Galaxy) joins us to discuss the finer art of extraction in Arc Raiders. We’re also talking a lot about the Marathon Server Slam and how that’s really turning me around on this whole “extraction” thing. Also: highlights from the Steam Next Fest including Awaysis, some Resident Evil 9 talk, the grand opening and grand closing of Highguard, the state of the industry, the future of AAA games, the true end of the console wars, Xbox’s chances in the years ahead, Johnny V’s Pokemon boxers, and who the hell is funding all these video games, anyway?

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A wild week in news as Xbox honcho Phil Spencer retires and is set to be replaced by someone from one of Microsoft’s AI divisions. What does this mean for the future of Xbox? Also: Sony shutters Bluepoint Games, Evo expands, and my son got way into Knack? Aw man.

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Jeff is fresh (?) back from Las Vegas with some thoughts about the future of video games. Also: interviews with Greg Kasavin, Amir Rao, Evan Wells, and Chris Kohler recorded moments after their wins at the DICE awards! Then we’ll get into the news, including layoffs for 2XKO and HIghguard, the new God of War game, PlayStation’s latest State of Play, the threat (?) of a new Metal Gear, and more!
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