Bend Reportedly Aims to Reveal AND Release Its Co-Op Game in 2027
Bend Reportedly Aims to Reveal AND Release Its Co-Op Game in 2027  
Podcast: Game Mess Mornings
Published On: Mon Nov 02 2026
Description: Jeff Grubb and Jon Martin bring you into a new week with news about Yakuza creator Toshiro Nagoshi's new studio dissolving, Bend studio's new co-op game, Ocarina of Time midnight launch fun, and more.Support us directly and get new episodes ad-free by signing up for Giant Bomb Premium at https://www.giantbomb.com/joinTimestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):00:00 Intro04:22 Nagoshi Studio has been dissolved11:01 Nintendo announces Zelda: Ocarina of Time UK midnight launch, with free N64 boxes up for grabs18:36 Bend reportedly aims to reveal AND release its co-op game in 202727:33 Digital Foundry: Modern Warfare 4's Switch 2 compromises30:02 Speaking of Call of Duty – Activision will remove real Itaewon disaster footage from MW432:32 Modder uses AI to port Switch 2 games to Switch 136:05 Rumored Persona remake footage appears online41:30 Phantom Blade Zero passes four million sales in 72 hours43:46 Anthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering47:49 Old game stuff: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Is Getting an AI-Free SNES Port, and You Can Play It Now49:35 Until Dawn 2 live from Alamo Drafthouse (?)49:57 This Week50:23 Poll & outro