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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 1H

State of Play Slated for June 2

from Game Mess Mornings · host Giant Bomb

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 - Intro4:40 - Nintendo Direct in June9:14 - April 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana:20:10 - PlayStation announces June 2 State of Play, with Wolverine leading29:18 - Break29:30 - Dungeons & Dragons game from Star Wars Jedi director has been cancelled by Hasbro34:45 - Embracer says it will ‘more actively’ explore Deus Ex, TimeSplitters, and Saints Row partnerships40:30 - Warhorse confirms both a The Lord of the Rings RPG and more Kingdom Come are in development45:10 - Forza Horizon 6 becomes Xbox’s biggest Steam launch47:09 - Amazon Reveals Pokémon Winds & Waves Price?49:29 - CI Games Ends Lords of the Fallen 2 PC Publishing Deal With Epic Games52:09 - Xbox Game Pass titles for the rest of May have been revealed51:20 - Quantic Dreams Kills Its MOBA54:55 - Poll

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 - Intro4:40 - Nintendo Direct in June9:14 - April 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana:20:10 - PlayStation announces June 2 State of Play, with Wolverine leading29:18 - Break29:30 - Dungeons & Dragons game from Star Wars Jedi director has been cancelled by Hasbro34:45 - Embracer says it will ‘more actively’ explore Deus Ex, TimeSplitters, and Saints Row partnerships40:30 - Warhorse confirms both a The Lord of the Rings RPG and more Kingdom Come are in development45:10 - Forza Horizon 6 becomes Xbox’s biggest Steam launch47:09 - Amazon Reveals Pokémon Winds & Waves Price?49:29 - CI Games Ends Lords of the Fallen 2 PC Publishing Deal With Epic Games52:09 - Xbox Game Pass titles for the rest of May have been revealed51:20 - Quantic Dreams Kills Its MOBA54:55 - Poll

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