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E3 2023: Ubisoft Pulls Out - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.27.23 Mar 27, 2023

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Greg and Tim talk about the new Zelda gameplay that's coming tomorrow, Muiltiversus is going offline, and Ubisoft is pulling out of E3.

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00:05:10 - Housekeeping

John Wick 4 in review is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny.
Over on Patreon:
We got a new episode of The Shit List where Blessing and Tim break down the top 10 games that revived a franchise
The Roper Report -

00:09:37 - A Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay Presentation is Coming Tomorrow

00:16:36 - Multiversus’ open beta is going offline in June

00:37:08 - Ad

00:39:17 - The first in-game screenshot of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has seemingly leaked

00:45:23 - Microsoft says it has stopped its Xbox Game Pass $1 trial offer

00:50:46 - Another AAA studio made up of former Playground Games staff has been formed

00:56:40 - The Nintendo 3DS & Wii U Eshops shut down

01:00:46 - Out Today

01:02:14 - You‘re Wrong

01:03:10 - BREAKING NEWS: Ubisoft Pulls Out

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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Bye, Bye Ash Ketchum - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.24.23 Mar 24, 2023

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Tim and Blessing talk Pokemon anime's finale, Resident Evil 4's numbers, and a big step toward Xbox acquiring Activision Blizzard.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:25 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now and it’s a one on one between Greg and Tim.
A new PSILY is also up and it’s our review of Tchia!
The Roper Report -

00:09:40 - A trailer reveals the new, post-Ash era Pokemon anime is Pokemon Horizons

00:17:49 - Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal Takes Major Step Forward in CMA Investigation

00:28:59 - Ad

00:30:05 - Chewy Chewy Haha

00:32:52 - Resident Evil 4 Remake Mercenaries Mode Arrives Early Next Month

00:35:53 - Resident Evil 4 Remake is the series’ biggest Steam launch to date

00:44:04 - The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Finally Gets a Release Date

00:48:42 - Out Today

00:50:30 - “What are your gaming plans for this weekend?” - Benchjc

00:53:41 - You‘re Wrong

Monday’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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God of War-inspired TMNT Game Announced, Sounds Incredible - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.23.23 Mar 23, 2023

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Simon Cardy from IGN joins Tim Gettys! A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game has been announced, a new GTA-like game has been revealed in a new Roblox-like game, and Fortnite's new creator tools are looking incredible.

Follow Simon: https://twitter.com/CardySimon

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00:03:00 - Housekeeping

A new Xcast is up right now featuring Chris from ID@Xbox! Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
Over on Patreon there’s an electrifying new episode of Kinda Feudy where I attempt to once again retain my championship run.

00:05:20 - “What do you think this years 10/10 games will be?” - Marco

The Roper Report -

00:09:20 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is getting a new AAA game

00:14:40 - GTA V’s former producer is releasing his next game inside of another game, “Everywhere”

00:19:39 - Epic launches Unreal Editor for Fortnite

00:26:19 - Ad

00:27:25 - Lego 2K Drive has been officially revealed

00:34:17 - Elden Ring Wins Game of the Year at the 23rd Annual Game Developer Choice Awards

00:39:25 - Atari is Acquiring System Shock Developer Night Dive Studios

00:42:07 - The Lords of the Fallen (Sequel to Lords of the Fallen) has been renamed to… Lords of the Fallen

00:50:00 - Out today

00:52:43 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless

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Spider-Man 2 in September?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.22.23 Mar 22, 2023

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Tony Todd -- Venom himself -- spilled the beans, so Greg and Tim are eating them beans. Also, Counter Strike 2 has been announced!

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00:06:25 - Housekeeping

Gamescast is live with Redfall impressions!
The Roper Report -

00:09:19 - Spider-Man 2 in September?

00:22:30 - Counter Strike 2 Revealed!

00:25:12 - Redfall Tidbits!

00:37:59 - Ad

00:39:05 - Have a Nice Death Review Round-Up

00:47:36 - Man, Remedy has a lot of games!

00:50:33 - Ubisoft is gonna use AI Writers

00:56:25 - UPDATES!

00:57:40 - Out today

00:58:12 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Simon Cardy

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Twitch Hit With Layoffs - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.21.23 Mar 21, 2023

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Twitch hit with layoffs, a new Lego racing game soon to be announced, and more on this episode with Mike and Andy!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:08:21 - Housekeeping

Yesterday was our Kinda Funny Games Showcase (GDC Edition) stream. If you missed it, the full stream is up right now over on youtube.com/kindafunnygames.
The Roper Report -

00:10:45 - Twitch lays off hundreds of employees

00:17:50 - EA is Delisting Mirrors Edge, Battlefield, and more

00:22:37 - Lego and 2K will officially reveal a new driving game this week

00:33:12 - Ad

00:34:18 - XCOM’s Jake Solomon is forming a new studio and ‘likely won’t make a turn-based game’

00:41:30 - Respawn opens third studio to keep Apex Legends going for '10 to 15 years'

00:49:21 - Crash Team Rumble release date and closed beta confirmed

00:54:42 - Out today

01:00:08 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Greg

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Resident Evil 4 Review Round Up - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.17.23 Mar 17, 2023

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A Resident Evil 4 Review round up, a new Persona game, and more on this episode with Tim and Blessing!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:35 - Housekeeping

Our Resident Evil 4 review is up right now as a Gamescast! Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
Kinda Funny Games Showcase returns next Monday as a 7 hour stream featuring 14 games! Come hang out all day on Twitch and Youtube starting at 10am PT.
For weeks now Andy has carried Mike and Nick through the Lands Between in their seamless co-op Elden Ring play through. Join them today as Andy puts his sanity and possibly his health on the line as they try to play all day long with your help during their Elden Ring mini marathon stream!
The Roper Report -

00:09:00 - Resident Evil 4 Remake Review Round Up

00:25:10 - Ad

00:26:16 - Persona 5 is getting a new spin-off game

00:35:56 - Starfield Gets Restricted Rating in Australia

00:38:58 - Three former Blizzard leads have set up new AAA studio

00:42:26 - Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Comes With A Fork And Spoon Preorder Bonus In Japan

00:47:35 - Out today

00:51:55 - Squad Up: Restivethought - PS5 - Destiny 2

00:53:00 - You‘re Wrong

Monday’s Hosts: NO GAMES DAILY! All Day GDC Stream!

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Reacting to Redfall’s New Story Trailer w/ Andrea Rene - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.16.23 Mar 16, 2023

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Blessing is joined by Andrea and they discuss that new Redfall trailer, Fortnite's new creative mode, and a new studio from former Criterion devs.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:56 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up about MLB The Show. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
Kinda Funny Games Showcase returns next Monday as a 7 hour stream featuring 14 games! Come hang out all day on Twitch and Youtube starting at 10am PT.
For weeks now Andy has carried Mike and Nick through the Lands Between in their seamless co-op Elden Ring play through. Join them this Friday as Andy puts his sanity and possibly his health on the line as they try to play all day long with your help during their Elden Ring mini marathon stream!
The Roper Report -

00:08:25 - Redfall gets a new trailer!

00:16:28 - Former Criterion leads have formed a new studio

00:24:13 - Ads

00:25:18 - Fortnite's Unreal Engine 5 Editor Arrives Next Week

00:37:21 - FIFA’s president says its EA Sports FC rival will be ‘the best e-game for any girl or boy’

00:47:13 - BAFTA’s recognizing Shuhei Yoshida!

00:49:03 - March's Nintendo Switch Online Games

00:50:05 - Out today

00:51:14 - You‘re Wrong

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How We Would Reboot Metal Gear Solid - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.15.23 Mar 15, 2023

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Blessing and Greg talk about a possible Castlevania trademark, how they'd run Konami, and Ghostwire Tokyo coming to Xbox.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:12:15 - Housekeeping

A new PS I Love You is up right now and it’s our WWE 2K23 review! Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
Today right after KFGD, Greg Miller and SnowBikeMike are gonna Bust ghosts LIVE on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames in Two Point Campus’ “School Spirits” DLC, which is now available on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch AND you can Get Two Point Campus for 30% off during the Steam Spring Sale from March 16-23 and PlayStation's Essentials Sale from March 15-29.
Kinda Funny Games Showcase returns next Monday as a 7 hour stream featuring 14 games! Come hang out all day on Twitch and Youtube starting at 10am PT.
For weeks now Andy has carried Mike and Nick through the Lands Between in their seamless co-op Elden Ring play through. Join them this Friday as Andy puts his sanity and possibly his health on the line as they try to play all day long with your help during their Elden Ring mini marathon stream!
The Roper Report -

00:15:48 - A new Konami trademark could refer to Castlevania

00:36:50 - Ad

00:37:56 - Ghostwire: Tokyo is coming to Xbox in April

00:40:30 - Microsoft is handing out ten year deals like they’re Oprah on a good day

00:44:48 - A New Unreal Engine 5 Psychological Horror Game has been announced

00:49:21 - IO Interactive has opened a new studio in Turkey

00:52:08 - PlayStation Plus Extra & Premium Games lineup for March has been revealed

00:54:54 - Out today

00:56:36 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andrea

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PlayStation 5 Pro Could Come in 2024 - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.14.23 Mar 14, 2023

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Blessing and Andy talk about a new report about a PS5 Pro, Hyper Light Breaker looking dope as hell, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:00 - Housekeeping

TLOU Spoilercast with Neil Druckmann is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny.
Wednesday March 15th right after KFGD, Greg Miller and SnowBikeMike are gonna Bust ghosts LIVE on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames in Two Point Campus’ “School Spirits” DLC, which is now available on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch AND you can Get Two Point Campus for 30% off during the Steam Spring Sale from March 16-23 and PlayStation's Essentials Sale from March 15-29.
Kinda Funny Games Showcase returns next Monday as a 7 hour stream featuring 14 games! Come hang out all day on Twitch and Youtube starting at 10am PT.
For weeks now Andy has carried Mike and Nick through the Lands Between in their seamless co-op Elden Ring play through. Join them this Friday as Andy puts his sanity and possibly his health on the line as they try to play all day long with your help during their Elden Ring mini marathon stream!
As a reminder it is review season, still! So episodes of Gamescast, PS I Love You could be pushed around this week. Keep a lookout on your podcast feeds for new episodes!
The Roper Report -

00:06:38 - Report: PS5 Pro is In Development, Could Release Late 2024

00:17:05 - Hyper Light Breaker has been Delayed To Fall

00:31:05 - Ad

00:32:12 - A prequel to The Last of Us was planned at one point

00:40:04 - PS Plus is getting a New Day One Release in April

00:44:27 - IO Interactive says the next major Hitman game is ‘a little bit on hiatus’

00:50:21 - Microsoft announces a 10-year partnership to bring Xbox games to cloud service Boosteroid

00:52:00 - Out today

00:55:33 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg

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We’ve Played Dead Island 2! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.13.23 Mar 13, 2023

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Greg and Tim bring on Snowbike Miike for a Dead Island 2 preview, Last of Us Season 2 details, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:06:02 - Housekeeping

Kinda Funny Games Showcase returns next Monday as a 7 hour stream featuring 14 games! Come hang out all day on Twitch and Youtube starting at 10am PT.
For weeks now Andy has carried Mike and Nick through the Lands Between in their seamless co-op Elden Ring play through. Join them this Friday as Andy puts his sanity and possibly his health on the line as they try to play all day long with your help during their Elden Ring mini marathon stream!
Wednesday for the stream Greg and Mike are going to check out the Two Point Campus Ghost Hunting DLC. SpoOoOoOooOOoOOoky!
Our Last of Us HBO breakdown of the finale is up right now on the Screencast feed and on Youtube.com/KindaFunny
The Roper Report -

00:09:35 - Mike’s played Dead Island 2!

00:21:20 - HBO’s The Last of Us season 2 ‘won’t cover all of the second game’

00:29:43 - TLOU2 Spoilers

00:38:20 - Back to Gaming News: Nintendo thinks Zelda Tears of the Kingdom will justify its $70 price tag

00:45:25 - Ad

00:46:29 - Xbox Confirms It Won't be on E3 2023 Showfloor

00:53:46 - The Pokémon Company is hiring someone with ‘deep knowledge’ of NFTs and the metaverse

00:57:04 - Stalker 2 studio claims it’s been hacked by Russians and asks players to ignore leaks

00:59:36 - Out today

01:01:48 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andrea

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