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Jeff Grubb is joined by Mat Piscatella on the show today to chat about July's Circana Report and how the market is doing overall! We also get into a new Sony patent that makes AI play games for you, low physical sales on the Xbox, Duskbloods previews, and more!
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00:00 - Intro 5:55 - July 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights 20:30 - Nobody’s Buying New Physical Games On Xbox In The U.S. 31:26 - Break 31:40 - New Sony Patent Discusses The Possibility Of AI That Grinds Games For You 35:10 - The First Big GTA 6 Debate Is Here: Cars Needing Gas 41:40 - The Duskbloods previews are out 47:20 - Pokemon Krispy Kreme Boxes Are Being Listed For Ridiculous Sums Of Money 48:50 - This week 50:16 - Pollllll