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Assassin's Creed Valhalla Director Returns to Ubisoft
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- Game Mess Mornings
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- Aug 5, 2026
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- 3921
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Summary
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