Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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Square Enix Sells Crystal Dynamics, Tomb Raider, and More - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.02.22 May 02, 2022

Show notes

Blessing and Tim discuss a HUGE acquisition. Embracer Group has acquired Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and more for $300 Million.

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00:01:05 - Housekeeping

Eid Mubarak to all celebrating!
ICYMI: There’s a new Kinda Funny Xcast up right now breaking down what to expect from Xbox’s Games Showcase coming up in June. That features the one and only Benji Sales. That’s p on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.
The Roper Report -

00:02:32 - Embracer Group is acquiring Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal

00:27:43 - Ads

00:30:40 - Warner Bros Games could soon be for sale

00:43:44 - Now PlayStation is also hiring for an acquisitions manager

00:49:25 - Nintendo Switch Sports smashes to No.1 in the UK

00:52:04 - Out today

00:52:35 - “Why weren’t the major Switch Sports reviews labeled “reviews in progress?”” - Casey

00:59:03 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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Final Fantasy 16 Nears Completion, PlayStation Plus Controversy - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.29.22 Apr 29, 2022

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Blessing and Tim talk about Final Fantasy XVI, PS Plus updates, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:00 - Housekeeping

A new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is live right now, and it’s us talking about the storm of Playstation news happening leading into the PS Plus revamp. You can catch that right now on Youtube.com/kidnafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady,Pranksy,& Anonymous

The Roper Report -

00:02:50 - Final Fantasy 16 Is in the 'Final Stages of Development' - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:21:03 - Sony has confirmed it’s blocked PS Plus and Now subscription stacking - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:26:30 - PSN Conversion rate is whack - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist

00:32:50 - Ad

00:36:05 - Sonic 2 Is the Highest Grossing Video Game Movie Ever In the U.S. - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:41:15 - PlayStation hires former Kabam and Zynga executives to mobile business - Danielle Partis @ GiBiz

00:45:40 - Out today

Reader mail -

00:47:48 - - Nevans Island

00:56:50 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

MON: Blessing and Tim

TUES: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and Janet

THURS: Greg and Tim

FRI: Greg and Bless

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Xbox’s Summer Games Showcase 2022 Announced - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.28.22 Apr 28, 2022

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Greg and Bless reunite to talk Xbox's non-E3 conference, PlayStation stopping stacked subs, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:11:00 - Housekeeping

Remember to check out the Kinda Funny Tik Tok, @kindafunnygames. There's an amazing episode of "KF Court" where we get to the bottom of Tim's 'Burnt Orange' jacket. It's a must-see, trust me.

It’s Yom Ha-shoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, we remember the approximately six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady,Pranksy, & Anonymous

The Roper Report -

00:13:20 - Xbox’s Summer Games Showcase, Xbox Wire Editor in Chief Will Tuttle

00:23:38 - Do you think we'll get any sort of reveal of Certain Affinity's rumored Halo BR mode? - Best Friends Q:Grezick

00:40:10 - BREAKING: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Announced by Infinity Ward

00:41:16 - Ad

00:44:40 - PlayStation Stopping Sub Stacking? Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:50:11 - Rogue Legacy 2 Review Round-Up

00:56:30 - Balan Wonderworld director kicked off project, sued Square Enix, Michael McWhertor @Polygon

01:00:35 - The Quarry has 186 Endings, Wesley LeBlanc @ GI

01:04:00 - BREAKING: PSN Classic leaks

01:05:00 - Out today

01:06:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Tim

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Overwatch is BACK!? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.27.22 Apr 27, 2022

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Blessing and Janet talk about Overwatch 2's beta success, Twitch's possible revenue switch ups, and Nintendo Switch Sports reviews.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:40 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now. It’s my review-in-progress of Nintendo Switch Sports along with Andy and mine’s impressions of the Overwatch 2 beta. You can catch that right now on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.
The Roper Report -

00:07:03 - Is Overwatch BACK?

00:22:17 - Nintendo Switch Sports Review Round Up

00:34:46 - Ads

00:37:55 - Nearly 60 games are reportedly leaving PS Now before the new PS Plus replaces it

00:47:53 - Twitch is revamping Creator Pay

00:55:20 - A new Disney life sim adventure game has been announced

01:01:20 - Out today

01:04:19 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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TOO MUCH PS5 NEWS! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.26.22 Apr 26, 2022

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The Last of Us Remake news! Variable refresh rate comes to PS5! PS5 demos! Gary and Greg get into all of it!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:08:00 - Housekeeping

KFW April Anarchy is live on youtube.com/kindafunnygames!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous

The Roper Report -

00:09:00 - More TLOU Remake Juice, Victoria Kennedy @ Eurogamer

00:23:52 - Timed game trials are now a requirement for some PlayStation developers, Bryant Francis @ Game Developer.om

00:40:50 - How effective are demos? - Best Friends Q:Grezick

00:47:30 - Ad

00:30:34 - Variable Refresh Rate Comes to PS5

00:55:05 - PlayStation’s got a game preservation team, Chris Scullion @ VGC

01:00:20 - Super Mario Bros Movie Delayed

01:02:09 - Out today

01:04:18 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Janet

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PlayStation's PC Push Continues - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.25.22 Apr 25, 2022

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PlayStation is hiring for a senior director of PC planning and strategy at PlayStation Global, Ravensoftware QA testers get a union election, and NPD reminds us that Elden Ring and Gran Turismo 7 are dominating the charts.

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00:03:46 - Housekeeping

KFW April Anarchy pops off today. This is the Kinda Funny Wrestling payperview that’s totally free on Twitch right after KFGD. See Alanah defend her title against Joey and Elyse, Johnny Ace take on the Milk Mommy for the Kinda Funny Championship, and so much more. If you miss it live, it’ll be on youtube.com/kindafunnygames tomorrow.
The Roper Report -

00:05:30 - Sony is hiring a 'senior director for PC planning and strategy'

00:18:39 - 21 Raven Software QA employees will be allowed to have a union election

00:24:45 - Activision Financial Results

00:30:52 - Ads

00:34:03 - Let’s get into the NPD with Mat Piscatella over on Twitter

00:40:50 - The Top 20 of 2022

00:53:33 - Out today

00:56:28 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta

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God of War Ragnarok 2022 Release Reconfirmed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.22.22 Apr 22, 2022

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A Sony Santa Monica dev PROMISES you'll get God of War this year, we have all new PlayStation Plus release dates, and Splatoon 3 is coming in September!

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00:04:20 - Housekeeping

PS I Love You XOXO is live and arguing that Naughty Dog shouldn’t make another Uncharted!

If you missed it, Blessing and Janet hosted the Skybound Games PAX East Showcase yesterday on the PAX twitch channel . There was new gameplay from Escape Academy and WrestleQuest, Blessing called himself the puzzle papi, and Janet called her family game nights “unhinged.” Great time! Don’t forget to wishlist WrestleQuest and Escape Academy on Steam, and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the walking dead game’s first season on April 24th.

KFW April Anarchy is Monday!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous

The Roper Report -

00:06:49 - God of War Ragnarok 2022 Release Reconfirmed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.22.22

00:18:30 - All New PlayStation Plus Release Dates, Jim Ryan on the Blog

00:20:30 - Syphon Filters Rated in Korea, Sal Romano @ Gematsu

00:30:38 - Ad

00:34:10 - Tales from the Borderlands is BACK!

00:38:08 - Speaking of BL, BL3 is getting cross-play, Eddie @ GameSpot

00:42:00 - Splatoon 3 release Date

00:43:00 - - Best Friends Q:BanderSN

00:45:40 - Skate 4 Skate Parks! Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:51:50 - QUICK UPDATE: Judge says gender discrimination suit against PlayStation is light on facts, Stephen Totilo @ Axios

00:53:20 - TIMBITS!

01:01:00 - Out today

01:02:50 - Next Week’s Wrong

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Halo Infinite's Battle Royal Revealed! (Kinda) - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.21.22 Apr 21, 2022

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Come meet Last Spartan Standingn with Tim and Greg!

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Don’t forget Blessing and Janet are hosting the Skybound Games PAX East Showcase TODAY, 10am on the PAX Twitch channel twitch.tv/paxeast. They will be debuting new footage of WrestleQuest, Escape Academy, and more. There will also be a new Walking Dead documentary celebrating the game’s 1st season, featuring Greg Miller and Gary Whitta. We’ll also find out if Blessing knows what a DDT is.

New Gamescast is up! Evil Dead and a buncha indies!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers:FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous

The Roper Report -

00:08:00 - Halo’s Battle Royal Revealed! (Kinda) - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.21.22 Alex Wakeford @ HaloWaypoint

00:24:20 - Bobby Kotick fucking sucks, Ben Fritz, Keach Hagey, Kirsten Grind and Emily Glazer @WSJ

00:30:25 - The Rock Producing It Takes Two Movie, Joe Otterson @ Variety

00:36:40 - Ad

00:38:16 - PlayStation and Xbox’s Ideas for Ads, Paul Tassi @ Forbes

00:51:40 - TIMBITS

00:56:00 - Out today

01:01:46 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim

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More Uncharted? Last of Us Remake in 2022?? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.20.22 Apr 20, 2022

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Blessing and special guest Shannon Liao of The Washington Post talk about hints at more Uncharted, Last of Us Remake possibly being 2022, and Sonic Origin's official re-reveal.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:11:26 - Housekeeping

Janet and Blessing will be hosting the Skybound Games PAX East Showcase tomorrow at 10am pacific on the PAX Twitch channel twitch.tv/paxeast. There will be exclusive looks at Escape Academy and WrestleQuest, and a brand new documentary celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Walking Dead game’s 1st season. Greg and Gary also appear in that, so check it out and support the team.
In case you missed it, we reacted to a fun Indie Showcase by our friends at Six One Indie! That’s up on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and worth checking out if you want to discover some cool indie games.
The Roper Report -

00:13:17 - Naughty Dog recruiter has seemingly hinted at plans for more Uncharted games

00:20:44 - A PlayStation animator could be hinting at a Last of Us remake for 2022

00:30:30 - Ads 00:01:04 - Length

00:31:36 - We finally have the re-reveal and release date for Sonic Origins

00:42:33 - A lil playstation update

00:43:30 - Ghostbusters VR Announced

00:50:35 - Nintendo of America receives labor complaints for alleged NLRA violations

00:56:29 - Out today

00:57:36 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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Star Wars: Amy Hennig's NEW Game - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.19.22 Apr 19, 2022

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Amy Hennig's back in the Star Wars business, Crazy Taxi's back in the headlines, and Greg's back to pissing off the audience. Come watch a happy Gary Whitta!

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00:03:30 - Housekeeping

Episode 3 is live on youtube.com/kindafunnygames!

https://youtu.be/wAWGP6nGTf0?t=1216

https://kindafunny.com/platinum

Gen and I need you! Charity stream tonight at 8 pm pt!

https://www.twitch.tv/kindafunnygames/

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous

The Roper Report -

00:06:05 - Amy Hennig’s NEW Star Wars Game, Michael McWhertor @ polygon

00:15:50 - any possibility that Project Ragtag could be resurrected - Best Friends Q:TheSheepWhisper