{"podcast":{"title":"Game Mess Mornings","slug":"game-mess-mornings-5219402","podcast_index_feed_id":5219402,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5928689/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/game-mess-mornings","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8e92055dc70987e9a55497265a3cc688.jpg","author":"Giant Bomb","episode_count":775,"summary":"Prolific gaming news expert Jeff Grubb is here to dish out all of the hottest headlines from the around the world of video games!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T06:18:25.571114+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-mess-mornings-5219402"},"episode":{"title":"Ubisoft Responds to AC: Black Flag Resynced Microtransactions Backlash","slug":"ubisoft-responds-to-ac-black-flag-resynced-microtransactions-backlash","published_at":"2026-07-10T17:08:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-mess-mornings-5219402/ubisoft-responds-to-ac-black-flag-resynced-microtransactions-backlash","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-mess-mornings-5219402","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ubisoft-responds-to-ac-black-flag-resynced-microtransactions-backlash--72917061","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72917061/e6962186_c747_4bc3_8cbf_48438841471c.mp3","summary":"It's a Fanelli Friday to close out a week of Game Mike Mornings, as Mike & Jason walk you through (surprise!) more Xbox news, Ubisoft responding to the Black Flag Resynced microtransactions backlash, and more! Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/join Timestamps ( note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive ): 00:00 Intro 04:38 Xbox CEO Asha Sharma named as adviser to US Federal Reserve on ‘Jobs and Productivity’ 07:44 Ubisoft Responds to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Microtransactions Backlash, as $60 Game Arrives With $85 of DLC 17:13 John Carmack responds to Id Software layoffs, admits Microsoft stewardship claim aging badly 24:15 Layoffs Hit GameSpot Again 29:04 Bethesda Union Workers Will Hold Rallies Next Week Protesting Mass Layoffs 34:25 Mewtwo takes over Times Square as Pokémon recreates original Pokémon Go trailer 40:19 'This Is a Deeply Odd State of Affairs' — Tech Experts Slam Activision's 'Low Effort' Call of Duty: Black Ops PS5 Port 45:51 Poll results 47:56 The Bomb 12 52:16 Outro","meta_description":"It's a Fanelli Friday to close out a week of Game Mike Mornings, as Mike & Jason walk you through (surprise!) more Xbox news, Ubisoft responding to th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3187,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/game-mess-mornings-5219402/episodes/ubisoft-responds-to-ac-black-flag-resynced-microtransactions-backlash/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-mess-mornings-5219402/ubisoft-responds-to-ac-black-flag-resynced-microtransactions-backlash.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}