Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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You Can FINALLY Be Gay in this Nintendo Game! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.29.26 Jan 29, 2026

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Run of Show - - Start
- Sketchfest!
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct Recap, Chris Scullion @ VGC
- Ad
- Cairn Review Round-up
- More than a quarter of devs surveyed by GDC were laid off in the past two years, and half of them don’t have a new job, Chris Scullion @ VGC.news
- Meta's Reality Labs Is Still Losing A Lot Of Money, Eddie @ GameSpot
- Xbox Gaming Revenue Declines As Console Sales Continue To Slump, Hayley Williams @ gamespot
- HEY, NICK! COME HERE! Dune: Awakening Is Getting Big Changes With Chapter 3, Blair Marnell @ GameSpot
- Wee News!
- SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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REPORT: Nintendo Direct Next Week?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.28.26 Jan 28, 2026

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Run of Show - - Start
- Nintendo Direct Coming Up Next Week, Report Says
- BREAKING: Amazon Layoffs, Games Boss Bounces
- Ad
- SuperChats
- PSA: Dispatch's 'Visual Censorship' Settings Can't Be Removed On Switch
- Ubisoft Unions Call On Workers Strike In February: "Enough Is Enough!"
- A Week on From Its Company Reshuffle, Ubisoft Has Announced a Just Dance+ Price Increase
- Silent Hill 2 Remake Studio Teases Something With Creepy Website
- Wee News!
- SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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GTA 6 Won’t Have a Physical Edition?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.27.26 Jan 27, 2026

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- No Physical Edition for GTA 6?!
- Ad
- Xbox says it wants to be ‘more consistent’ with its PS5 release timing in future
- Speaking of Xbox, Fable developer Playground crafted each of its 1,000 fully voiced NPCs by hand
- Ubisoft Rips Actor’s Heart Out
- Valve’s Getting Sued
- Walmart Looks to Have Leaked Two Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Classics
- Speaking of Virtual Console… Let’s watch the Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics – Overview Trailer trailer!
- Wee News!
- SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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Tim Gettys Is a Father! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.23.26 Jan 23, 2026

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Another Nintendo Direct about the Mario Movie has been announced, Fallout season 2 is doing numbers, and Tim Gettys is officially a daddy.

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Run of Show - - Start
- Tim Gettys is a father
- Surprise Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct Announced for This Weekend
- Despite signs of a Fallout season two viewership slump, Amazon say it's Prime Video's sixth biggest season of all time
- Ad
- US lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review $55bn EA deal
- Deadlock has received a major update
- Required Reading: A Controversial Video-Game Designer Returns With a New Game and More Controversy
- Wee News!
- SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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Can Ubisoft Recover From This? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.22.26 Jan 22, 2026

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- Ubisoft shares drop 33% following its ‘major company reset’ announcement
- Beyond Good & Evil 2 Survives Ubisoft’s Project Purge
- Ubisoft asking all staff to return to office full-time to "boost the collective performance for AAA
- SuperChats
- Ad
- What Type of Splinter Cell Fan is Parris?
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Meetup In Bellabel Park Arrives On Switch 2 In March
- Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place
- Wee News!
- SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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Prince of Persia Remake CANCELLED!! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.21.26 Jan 21, 2026

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Run of Show - - Start
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake CANCELLED
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- Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Update Adds Dixie Kong, Switch 2 Enhancements, And New Mode
- Life Is Strange: Reunion Won't Bring Back Original Chloe Voice Actor
- SPEAKING OF RECASTS, Kratos Video Game Actor Reacts To Casting Of Someone Else For The TV Show
- Crimson Desert Goes Gold
- Marathon Might Be Part Of A Dying Breed Of Game, Former Art Director Says
- Apparent Project Blackbird Footage Shows The ZeniMax Online MMO That Could Have Been
- Wee News!
- SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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Fable Leaks, Large Open World?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.20.26 Jan 20, 2026

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Fable art reveals glimpses of its world, Life is Strange: Reunion has been revealed, and Doug Bowser has a new job.

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Run of Show - 00:00:00 - Start
00:06:00 - Fable Reboot Concept Art Points to Large Open World - Tom Phillips @ IGN
00:23:00 - Life Is Strange: Reunion Leaks Early, Coming Sooner Than We Thought - Kenneth Shepard @ Kotaku
00:37:24 - Ad
00:40:20 - Doug Bowser joins Hasbro’s board, fresh from retiring as Nintendo of America boss - Andy Robinson @ VGC
00:41:49 - WoW Lead Producer Leaves Blizzard To Work On Riot's Long-In-Development MMO - Eddie @ Gamespot
00:49:08 - 'Thank You All': Rockstar Games Looks to Have Granted a Terminally Ill Fan's Wish to Play GTA 6 - Tom Philips @ IGN
00:52:50 - Wee News!
00:59:50 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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Marathon Finally Has a Release Date - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.19.26 Jan 19, 2026

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Marathon finally has a release date, another rumored Resident Evil Remake, and an explosion goes off at Rockstar offices.

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Run of Show - - Start

The Roper Report -

- Marathon Releases March 5
- Ad
- Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake Reportedly Planned For Announce Later This Year
- GTA 6 Developer Rockstar North 'Open and Operational' After Fire Crews Rush to Explosion
- Former BioWare exec hits out at suggestions that it should never have made Anthem in the first place
- Nintendo Unhappy at Sega Mascot's Foot During Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Development
- Wee News!
- SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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New Nintendo Switch 2 Model Leak? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.16.26 Jan 16, 2026

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Run of Show -

00:00:00 - Start
00:16:44 - Mystery Product Code Sparks Rumours Of A New Switch 2 Model - Ollie Reynolds @ Nintendo Life

00:23:40 - A week after talking up The Division 3, boss Julian Gerighty has left Ubisoft for EA - Andy Robinson @ VGC
00:33:30 - Amazon Games' New World: Aeternum to go offline in January 2027 - Sophie Mcevoy @ GiBiz
00:39:45 - LEGO Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Final Battle Set Announced, Features Link and Zelda Fighting Ganon - Tom Philips @ IGN
00:42:00 - Wee News!
00:51:20 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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God of War Kratos Actor FINALLY Revealed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.15.26 Jan 15, 2026

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We finally have our live-action Kratos, our first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, and what’s going on with the Prince of Persia and Black Flag remakes? Thank you for the support!

Run of Show - - Start
- Ryan Hurst Cast As Kratos In Prime Video’s ‘God of War’ - Rosy Cordero @ Deadline
- ‘Tomb Raider’ First Look: Sophie Turner Becomes Lara Croft as Filming Starts on Prime Video’s Reboot Series - Giana Levy @ Variety
- Ubisoft Reuploads Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Soundtracks as Remake Announcement Looms - Tom Henderson @ Insider Gaming
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- Meta Layoffs Hit Batman: Arkham Shadow Studio Camouflaj, Game Projects Canceled - Nathan Grayson @ Aftermath
- Eidos Montreal is Developing an Unannounced ‘AAAA’ Game in Unreal Engine 5 - Tom Henderson @ Insider Gaming
- Life is Strange reveal is officially coming - @LifeIsStrange on twitter
- Sonic
- Wee News!
- SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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