Episode
State of Play Slated for June 2
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- Game Mess Mornings
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- May 20, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3610
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Summary
Jeff Grubb is joined by Rachel Kaser to check out the April 2026 game market, PlayStation's upcoming State of Play, a cancelled Dungeons & Dragons game, and more for your Wednesday! 0:00 - Intro 4:40 - Nintendo Direct in June 9:14 - April 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana: 20:10 - PlayStation announces June 2 State of Play, with Wolverine leading 29:18 - Break 29:30 - Dungeons & Dragons game from Star Wars Jedi director has been cancelled by Hasbro 34:45 - Embracer says it will ‘more actively’ explore Deus Ex, TimeSplitters, and Saints Row partnerships 40:30 - Warhorse confirms both a The Lord of the Rings RPG and more Kingdom Come are in development 45:10 - Forza Horizon 6 becomes Xbox’s biggest Steam launch 47:09 - Amazon Reveals Pokémon Winds & Waves Price? 49:29 - CI Games Ends Lords of the Fallen 2 PC Publishing Deal With Epic Games 52:09 - Xbox Game Pass titles for the rest of May have been revealed 51:20 - Quantic Dreams Kills Its MOBA 54:55 - Poll