Kinda Funny Games Daily

Tim, Blessing, Greg and Barrett react to the new Assassin’s Creed Shadows trailer, The Division Heartland has been canceled, and we got our first look at The Last of Us season 2. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST is an interview with Ninja Theory’s studio-head about Hellblade. STREAM is Mike and Greg jumping back into Starfield. If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway This Friday at 1pm, join us for the end of Nick's Epic Pokémon Nuzlocke. It’s the exciting conclusion of the saga that Kris Anka called: "Very annoying and anxiety inducing". The Roper Report  - - Assassin’s Creed Shadows Trailer Reaction - Ad - Ubisoft Cancels The Division Heartland - We’ve got our first look at Last of Us Season 2 - ‘Mortal Kombat 2’ Lands an October 2025 Release Date - Yosuke Saito working on new project with Yoko Taro and Keiichi Okabe - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk about PlayStation's two new CEOs, a deep dive into PS5’s sales numbers, and a Tomb Raider tv show is on the way. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST is Greg Miller’s worst takes STREAM is the Pokemon Nuzlocke continued If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get Gregway today! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Fargo Brady, & Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - - PlayStation names Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino as its new CEOs - Christopher Dring @ GiBiz - PS5 hits 59m as Helldivers 2 breaks PlayStation’s launch sales record - Andy Robinson @ VGC - Ad - Amazon Confirms Tomb Raider Series for Prime Video, With Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Writer and Executive Producer - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Former Marvel's Midnight Suns & XCOM Designer Jake Solomon Announces a New studio - Marcus Stewart @ Game Informer - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Greg talk about Square Enix ditching exclusives and changing their strategy, Assassin’s Creed Red is now Assassin's Creed Shadows, AND Sony might be forming a new studio. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST is the crew talking about what we’ve been playing. STREAM is more Pokemon Nuzlocke If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: Today’s Gregway is recs for San Francisco and Japan. And you can get a Kinda Funny Podcast this afternoon about the crew’s celebrity allegiances, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report  - - Square Enix Will Aggressively Pursue a Multiplatform Strategy - Assassin’s Creed Red is now Assassin’s Creed Shadows - Ad - BREAKING: Square Enix - Sony forms new studio with ex-Deviation Games devs - A new Doom game could be revealed at the Xbox showcase in June - Marvel Rivals apologizes after banning negative reviews - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn mo

Blessing and Tim are beffudled by statements from Xbox leadership, God of War Ragnarok PC could be announced soon, AND a new gaming handheld has been announced. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST is Greg’s Hellblade 1 2024 Review. After that is Game Showdown and it’s a Kinda Feudy episode! The STREAM afterwards is the Pokemon Nuzlocke continued. If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: Today’s Gregway is Greg talking about the new college football game Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Fargo Brady , & Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - - Xbox president says studio closures were made to keep business ‘healthy for the long term’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC - Ad - Microsoft’s new Xbox mobile gaming store is launching in July - Tom Warren @ The Verge - God of War: Ragnarok is Reportedly the Next PlayStation Exclusive to Hit PC - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - ROG Ally X has been Announced - Taylor Lyles @ IGN -The Rogue Prince of Persia has been postponed

Greg and Blessing tackle more big Xbox news: Xbox plans more cuts, Xbox is still figuring out Call of Duty and Game Pass, AND could Hellblade 2 come to PlayStation? Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - Our Animal Well and Cryptmaster review STREAM - Nick’s Pokemon Nuzlocke If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Karl Jacobs, Fargo Brady , & Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - - Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings - Jason Schreier @ GiBiz - Ad - Animal Well Review Round Up - Nintendo Switch abandons Twitter functionality - Capcom announces seventh consecutive year of record results - Jordan Middler @ IGN - Netflix Launches Roblox ‘Digital Theme Park’ Featuring ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘One Piece,’ ‘Cobra Kai’ and More - Jennifer Maas @ Variety - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Tim! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim is joined by Abubakar Salim of Surgent Studios and Tales of Kenzera: Zau to talk about Perfect Dark trouble, another update on Redfall, and Nintendo announced the Nintendo World Championships game. Follow Abubakar Salim: https://twitter.com/Abzybabzy Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - A conversation about our review scale STREAM - Greg playing Spider-Man Web of Shadows If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get Gregway later today The Roper Report  - - Xbox’s Perfect Dark reboot is in ‘a very rough state’, it’s claimed - Arkane Austin Was Working on a Big Redfall Update for May Before Microsoft Ditched the Game and Closed the Studio - Ad - A PlayStation Showcase is on Track for May 2024 With First-Party News, Insiders Claim - Nintendo Announces Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition - Helldivers 2 Community Manager is Seemingly Gone After a PlayStation Login Meltdown - Wee News! - SuperChats Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn

Blessing and Tim talk about Microsoft closing Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin and more Bethesda studios, Nintendo finally speaks up about the Switch 2, and more. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - Featuring Gary Whitta, Parris and Greg talking about the big Xbox news today. Today’s stream is more Pokemon Nuzlocke If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: Today’s Gregway is Barrett sounding off on if this is an end of an era for Star Wars animation, and make sure you don’t miss Greg’s hour-long Gregway stream from yesterday. The Roper Report  - - Xbox Is Shutting Down Four Bethesda Studios - Ad - Nintendo confirms it will announce its next console ‘this fiscal year’ - Media Molecule’s next project is ‘more of a game than a creative tool’ - Remedy Cancels Mysterious Multiplayer Game Kestrel - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & ??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Roger talk Helldivers 2 fixing its problematic update, Hades 2 surprise dropping, and a cancelled Donkey Kong game from Vicarious Visions. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: Our Hades 2 Early Access impressions And a Hades 2 stream If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: Today’s Gregway is Bless and Roger catching up on the latest rap beef updates And you can get Kinda Funny Podcast this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report  - - PlayStation Reverses Course on Helldivers 2 PSN Account Requirement - Ghost of Tsushima developer wants you to know you can play it on Steam without linking to a PSN account - Ad - Hades 2 early access is out now - Activision rejected Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 in favor of supplementary Call of Duty work, it’s claimed - Details Emerge Of A Canceled Donkey Kong Project From Vicarious Visions - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad

Greg and Tim talk about some Helldivers 2 controversy (forcing PSN accounts) and rumors about the next Resident Evil. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD: Gamescast is the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Spoilercast After Gamescast is the Game Showdown Season 2 Premiere Join Nick and the PokeCrew TODAY for another fun-filled Marathon stream as they battle their way to The Elite Four. Will they call Kris Anka so many times he blocks their number? Come find out at 1pm after Game Showdown only on twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Helldivers 2 PC players will be forced to link to a PSN account later this month - Resident Evil 9 could be released in January, it’s claimed - Ad - Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for Switch has been rated by the ESRB - Nintendo takes down more than 8,500 clones of Switch emulator Yuzu with a single DMCA notice - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Monday’s Hosts: Greg & Roger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap

Blessing and Snowbike Mike talk about Elden Ring only getting one DLC, Take Two closes down two studios, and Sony pulls Horizon from the PlayStation Plus catalog. Run of Show - - Start - HLTB The Game: https://howlongtobeat.com/play - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: The PS I Love You XOXO goodbye episode, followed by The Kinda Funny games afternoon stream kicking off with a sponsored hour of PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle Chomp Champs! It’s a 64-player battle royale to be the last PAC standing. Will it be Greg, Nick, Mike, or Andy? Find out today at noon on Twitch and YouTube! After PAC-MAN, Nick continues his Pokemon Nuzlocke run – and tomorrow, it’s another fun-filled Marathon stream as the PokeCrew battle their way to The Elite Four. If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: Today’s Gregway is Greg talking about Starfield and if you should wait for the update to play. And you can get Planet of The Apes 2001 In Review this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. Thank you to o

Greg and Parris talk Starfield and its upcoming May update, the next Batman Arkham game being in VR, and Helldivers 2 becomes the 7th best selling PlayStation published game OF ALL TIME. Time Stamps - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: The XCast Goodbye episode of Gamescast More of Nick’s Pokemon Nuzlocke on the game stream Speaking of: Join Nick and the PokeCrew THIS FRIDAY for another fun-filled Marathon stream as they battle their way to The Elite Four. Will they call Kris Anka so many times he blocks their number? Come find out this Friday at 12pm PT only on twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames If that wasn’t enough streaming fun, Tomorrow, the Kinda Funny games afternoon stream kicks off with a sponsored hour of PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle Chomp Champs! It’s a 64-player battle royale to be the last PAC standing. Will it be me, Nick, Mike, or Andy? Find out Thursday at noon on Twitch and YouTube! The Roper Report  - - Starfield's Biggest Update Since Launch Arrives On May 15 - Ad

Blessing and Tim talk about Xbox announcing their June showcase, the reported Call of Duty direct, and big changes at Square Enix. Run of Show - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:10 - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: The Fallout Season 1 Spoilercast as your Gamescast After that, Nick’s Pokemon Nuzlocke continues If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: Today’s Gregway is Bless and Roger reacting to Kendrick’s new diss track towards Drake. And you can get the Kinda Funny Podcast (the Kinda Daddy Podcast) this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report  - 00:06:33 - The Xbox games showcase airs June 9th, followed by a Call of Duty Direct 00:26:22 - Ad 00:27:33 - Todd Howard Seemingly Teasing Two Unannounced Fallout Projects 00:37:04 - Square Enix Takes $140 Million Hit in ‘Content Abandonment Losses’ as It Revises Game Pipeline 00:44:49 - Housemarque’s teased Returnal announcement is a graphic novel 00:46:50 - Wee News! 00:54:58 - SuperChats 00:58:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hos

Blessing and Tim chat about rumors of a Kingdom Hearts movie from Disney, Kingdom Hearts 4 maybe coming next year, and Houseqmarque teasing Returnal news. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST is a one on one interview with Greg Miller and Todd Howard! That’s going down live on Twitch and Youtube and will be up right after on podcast services around the globe. And then after that, the Kinda Funny stream will be Greg and a crew of Helldivers including Kevin, Gary Whitta and more celebrating Greg’s Birthday! Right here on Twitch and Youtube. The Roper Report  - - A Kingdom Hearts Movie is Reportedly In The Works - Kingdom Hearts 4 Might Be Releasing In 2025, Insider Claims - Housemarque Teases Something For Returnal's Three-Year Anniversary This Week - Ad - Peripheral firm claims Switch 2 Joy-Cons use ‘electromagnetic suction’, have extra buttons - Tekken 8 Reveals Second DLC Character, Brand-New Story, and More - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘

Blessing and Greg close out the week with a bunch of Switch 2 talk, Fallout 4 remastered is having trouble, and there's a new studio from Before Your Eyes devs. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping A new Mad Max in Review is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunny We’re doing a Kinda Funny Townhall on Monday, the 29th at 9:30am right before KFGD that you don’t wanna miss. That’ll be going down right here on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and Twitch. The Roper Report  - - Switch 2 reportedly has magnetic Joy-Cons, might not support existing ones - Ad - Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update Riddled With Issues - Call of Duty and Diablo boost Microsoft's gaming revenues, but Xbox sales continue to fall - Before Your Eyes devs form new studio Nice Dream Games - Indie developers are selling a 300+ game bundle for $8 for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong Monday’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim chat about Paper Mario Thousand Year Door, Blizzcon being cancelled, and Stellar Blade gets a new game plus mode. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Game Showdown has been canceled! For just tomorrow. The show will be back next week on Friday for the season 1 premiere. A new Kinda Funny XCast is up and about why Xbox needs to update achievements. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Karl Jacobs, Kieren Hovasapian, & Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - - Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door Preview Round Up - BREAKING NEWS: Blizzcon has been canceled - Ad - Stellar Blade’s day one update adds New Game Plus - Tom Ivan @ VGC - Garry's Mod is removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related items from its Steam Workshop following takedown request - Andy Chalk @ PC Gamer - Hunter x Hunter Nen Impact First Gameplay has been revealed - George Foster @ The Gamer - Outriders developer People Can Fly has canned Project Dagger - Chris Kerr @ Game Developer - W

Greg and Blessing talk about the Stellar Blade reviews, the Stellar Blade controversy, and more reviews. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping New episodes of PS I Love You XOXO and Gamescast are up and they’re our reviews of Stellar Blade (PSILY) and a Tales of Kenzera review along with Hades 2, Sand Land and more game impressions (Gamescast). Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Stellar Blade Review Round Up - Sony Says Stellar Blade Art Referencing Racist Language Was Unintentional and Will be Patched Out - Ad - The Cricket…is BACK - Another Crab’s Treasure Review Round Up - 2K faces community backlash after banning leading WWE 2K24 creator - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim debate Samus in Fortnite, talk about Embracer CEO's response to criticism, and Infogrames makes a return so we learn a new song! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg is joined by David Crouse, Director of Veteran Services @stackupdotorg, to chat about big Embracer changes, Tales of Kenzera: Zau reviews, and Lakeith Stanfield starring in an El Paso, Elsewhere movie. Follow Stack Up: https://twitter.com/StackUpDotOrg Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping In case you missed it, a new Game Showdown is available featuring Elyse and James Willems! Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Embracer Group announces plans to split into three separate companies - Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors hopes to stick around until at least 2041 - Tales of Kenzera: Zau Review Round Up - Ad - Eiyuden Chronicles Review Round Up - ‘El Paso, Elsewhere’ Film Adaptation in the Works With LaKeith Stanfield in Talks to Star - IGN x ID@Xbox Digital Showcase Returns April 29, 2024 - Rare opens a new eco-friendly studio building - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Snowbike Mike chat about the Fallout being renewed, Todd Howard won't put dates on upcoming games, and a big Dragon's Dogma 2 update. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping We’re recording Game Showdown today with a couple of special guests that you won’t wanna miss. That’s happening right after KFGD on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames A new PS I Love You XOXO is up with me and Janet Garcia where we talk about if PlayStation’s been dry, PlayStation Pro predictions and Janet’s first time playing Persona. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up where Nick, Mike, Joey, and Roger talk about who has the most brain rot at the company! The Roper Report  - - ‘Fallout’ has been Officially Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon - Todd Howard wants to avoid putting dates on Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 - Ad - Dragon’s Dogma 2 update will reduce the infection frequency of Dragonsplague - Eiyuden Chronicle is ‘moving forward with a sequel’ - Kena: Bridge of Spirits has been rate

Blessing and Roger talk about the latest Fallout news, Larian (Baldur's Gate 3) has 2 new games in development, and EA's Black Panther is open world. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Moon Studios — the folks behind Ori — are launching their action RPG No Rest for the Wicked into Early Access Thursday, and we’ve partnered with them for a sponsored stream! Come see Andy and Mike delve into the GORGEOUS game, get some Twitch drops, and MAYBE win a copy for yourself! Thursday at 11 am PT after KFGD on youtube and twitch! A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and Parris talks about his time jumping back into Fallout 76 We’re recording PS I Love You XOXO later today and it’s the return of Janet Garcia. Me and her are gonna do a Question Bucket episode. Write into kindafunny.com/PSILY with your questions to get them read on the show. The Roper Report  - - Fallout 4 was Europe’s best selling game last week, following the TV show’s release - Todd Howard Confirms New Vegas i