Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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WB Games Doubles Down on Live Service After Suicide Squad - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.05.24 Mar 05, 2024

Show notes

Blessing and Andy talk about statements froim Warner Bros Discovery about their gaming future and Yuzu settling with Nintendo.

Run of Show -

00:00:00 - Start

00:06:22 - Housekeeping

I’m gonna be at PAX East!
I’ll be hosting a Game Showdown panel on March 22nd at 1pm in the Albatross Theater featuring Jarerd Petty, Jeff Grubb, and more.
I’ll be hosting the Cyberpunk 2077 panel with the game directors in the Main Theatre on March 23rd at 3:30 PM EDT.
Yesterday the final DCEU in review episode went live with the crew’s review of Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom.
The Roper Report -

00:09:04 - Warner Bros. Wants To Shift Away From "Volatile" AAA Console Games and Lean Into Free-To-Play And Mobile

00:27:46 - The new game from Titanfall’s director is reportedly set in the same universe

00:35:09 - Ad

00:37:28 - El Paso, Elsewhere studio reveals "horror fantasy kidnapping" simulator

00:43:03 - Nintendo wins $2.4M in Switch emulator lawsuit, Yuzu to shut down

00:48:15 - Wee News!

01:06:27 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Roger

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Xbox Partner Preview Announced For This Week - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.04.24 Mar 04, 2024

Show notes

A new Xbox Partner event is happening and Blessing and Roger are here to break it all down.

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A new WWE 2K24 let’s play is up right now with Greg and the New Day. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
ICYMI: A new Game Showdown is up right now with Tim Schafer, Andrea Rene, and Greg Rice. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
The Roper Report -

- Microsoft will stream an Xbox Partner Preview event this week

- The Fallout TV Show is ‘A Non-Interactive Version’ of Fallout 5, Says Jonathan Nolan

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- Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Paper Mario remake news could be coming this week

- Microsoft Made a SpongeBob SquarePants Xbox Series X

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy

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The Last of Us HBO Adds 4 New Cast Members! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.01.24 Mar 01, 2024

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Blessing and What's Good Games's Andrea Rene talk about the new Last of Us castings and what's next for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.

Follow Andrea: https://twitter.com/andrearene

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EA Suffers Layoffs, Respawn Star Wars Game Canceled - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.29.24 Feb 29, 2024

Show notes

Blessing and Tim talk about EA layoffs, Star Wars mandalorian game from Respawn getting canceled, and Toys For Bob going independent.

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Today, Kinda Funny and the world celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! Our favorite party members Mike and Andy will be starting their journey into Rebirth with a Marathon Stream Celebration! Stop in to celebrate the big day and support the fun as these two will venture into the unknown. One twitch sub or youtube membership adds more time to the clock... How long can we make these two best friends play this game? Find out on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
The Roper Report -

- EA to Lay Off Around 670 Workers, Sunsetting Games, 'Moving Away From Future Licensed IP'

- Respawn's Star Wars FPS Is Canceled, But Work on Next Jedi Game, Black Panther and Iron Man Will Continue

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- Toys For Bob Goes INDIE

- Saber Interactive is leaving Embracer group

- Gearbox is close to a sale

- Rockstar mandates return to office five days a week

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & ???

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Last of Us’s Neil Druckmann is Almost Done With Large Games - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.28.24 Feb 28, 2024

Show notes

Blessing and Andy talk about what's next for Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog, Remedy acquiring Control, and Nintendo sues an emulator.

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A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up where we talk about what we’ve been playing: Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
Tomorrow February 29th, Kinda Funny and the world celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! Our favorite party members Mike and Andy will be starting their journey into Rebirth with a Marathon Stream Celebration! Tune in tomorrow: youtube.com/Kindafunnygames
The Roper Report -

- Last of Us director Neil Druckmann says he doesn’t think he has many more big games left in him

- Remedy acquires full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games

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- Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu

- A Paranormal Activity Horror Game is Due Out 2026

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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Huge Layoffs Hit PlayStation - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.27.24 Feb 27, 2024

Show notes

Greg and Bless tackle PlayStation layoffs, talk about the unnannounced Twisted Metal game being cancelled, and a bunch of Pokemon news including Pokemon Legends Z-A announced for 2025.

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Can you recite the plot of Coyote Ugly after not having seen it for 20 years? I can! A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunny

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Streaking Ain't Easy, Delaney Twining

The Roper Report -

- Sony Announces Significant PlayStation Layoffs - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN

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- Sony Reportedly Cancels Twisted Metal Live-Service Game as Part of Mass Layoffs - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN

- Pokémon Presents February 2024: Everything Announced - Taylor Lyles @ IGN

- Insider Gaming has the insider scoop on Assassin’s Creed Infinity - Tom Henderson @ Insider Gaming

- Wee News!

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Nintendo Switch 2 Coming in March...2025?? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.26.24 Feb 26, 2024

Show notes

Greg and Ti- ope actually Bless and Tim talk about Switch 2 likely hitting in March next year, Supermassive layoffs, and more.

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- Housekeeping

In case you missed it: a new episode of Game Showdown is up right now where we debut a new game where the crew has to draw characters based on their name. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.
A new Kinda Funny Gamescast went up this morning and it’s Tim & Imran interviewing the director of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
The Roper Report -

- Nintendo Switch 2 Reportedly Delayed to March 2025

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- Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Plans to Lay Off 'Around' 90 Workers

- Miyazaki says there’s a ‘high possibility’ he delegates directing for future Souls games

- Final Fantasy music legend Nobuo Uematsu doesn’t think he’ll ever compose a whole game again

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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Helldivers 2 FINALLY Increases Player Cap - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.23.24 Feb 23, 2024

Show notes

Greg and Tim talk about Helldivers 2 increasing their player cap, Suicide Squad performing under expectations, and Little Devil Inside lives.

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A new PS I Love You XOXO is up all about PlayStation’s Live Service plan after Helldivers 2. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

Game Showdown is going down after this episode of KFGD on Youtube and Twitch.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Streaking Ain't Easy, Delaney Twining

The Roper Report -

- Helldivers 2 increases player cap to 700,000 but CEO warns it will still likely max out - Chris Scullion @ VGC

- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League ‘Has Fallen Short of Our Expectations’, Warner Bros. Says - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN

- Ad

- Little Devil Inside lives - John Carson @ The Indie Informer

- US game revenue gets a 15% bump in January - Jeffrey Rousseau @ GiBiz

- Wee News!

- You‘re Wrong

- SuperChats

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Your Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Questions Answered - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.22.24 Feb 22, 2024

Show notes

We've played Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and we're here to answer your questions about it.

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Our Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Review is up right now as a Gamescast. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
ICYM: Game Showdown LIVE is coming to PAX East with me and a crew of guests! If you wanna watch Kinda Funny's Trivia Show LIVE in the PAX audience, it's going down Friday March 22nd at 1pm in the Albatross Theater.
I’ll also be hosting the Cyberpunk 2077 panel on March 23rd, 2024, at 3:30 PM local time, in the Main Theatre of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
The Roper Report -

- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Review Round Up

- Your FF7 Questions Answered!

- Ad

- Sony is now testing PSVR 2 support for PC

- Project L officially has a title

- FromSoftware's Miyazaki Responds to Calls for Bloodborne Remake on PS5

- From Software isn’t ruling out Elden Ring 2 or a second expansion

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Greg

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