Kinda Funny Games Daily

A new trailer for Amy Hennig's Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has dropped! Let's react to it with Final Fantasy 16's Ben Starr, and Tales of Kenzera: Zau's Abubakar Salim. Follow Ben Starr: https://twitter.com/The_Ben_Starr Follow Abubakar Salim: https://twitter.com/Abzybabzy - Start - Housekeeping This Saturday, Blessing is hosting the “Code, Sweat, and Cheers: How we Made Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty” panel at PAX East alongside CD Projekt Red! Join him in the PAX East Main Theater on March 23rd, 2024, at 3:30 PM EDT. AND if you can't attend in person you can watch the live stream on the official PAX East Twitch channel! ALSO, SnowBikeMike is hosting the Grounded PAX East panel alongside Obsidian! This is going down at 2:30PM ET in the Albatross Theater, but you can also watch online at twitch.tv/PAX2 A new episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast is up and it’s our Dragon’s Dogma impressions. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra trailer reaction - Dragon’s Dogma

Greg and Mike talk about PlayStation's PSVR2 stock, Personal 6 coming to Xbox, and a PS5 Pro this year?! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping We’re back after doing our 6-hour stream of 14+ games yesterday. If you missed the Spring Game Showcase LIVE, catch it on youtube.com/kindafunnygames The Roper Report  - - PS5 Pro Rumors Ad - PSVR 2 Pauses Production - Persona 6 is Xbox Bound? - Xbox Game Pass Update - Alone in the Dark Review Round-Up - Wee News! - SuperChats Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & ???? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Andy talk Rise of the Ronin, Nintendo's new release day strategy, Palworld being too big, Hyper Light Breaker, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk GTA 6 expectations and Star Wars Battlefront collection launch issues. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping A new episode of Kinda Funny Xcast is up about the long wait for the next Fallout game. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Mix and Kinda Funny have teamed up for the Spring Game Showcase! 60 indies will strut their stuff FRIDAY at 10 am PT (that’s the usual KFGD time). Come watch on our channels, the mix channels, IGN, or GameSpot! KFGD on Friday is at at noon Game Showdown is going down right after at 1pm. The Roper Report - - Opinion: GTA 6 is 'Probably the Most Important Release in Games History' - Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Launch Is a Disaster - Embracer confirms $247m sale of Saber assets - Dungeons & Dragons Survival RPG Life Sim in the Works at Disney Dreamlight Valley Dev - Wee News! - NVIDIA GeForce Update! - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Blessing have a Friday on a Wednesday and chat about Summer Games Fest's new details revealed. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping A new Gamescast is up and it’s our GOTY so far! Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Mix and Kinda Funny have teamed up for the Spring Game Showcase! 60 indies will strut their stuff FRIDAY at 10 am PT (that’s the usual KFGD time). Come watch on our channels, the mix channels, IGN, or GameSpot! KFGD on Friday is at at noon Game Showdown is going down right after at 1pm. The Roper Report  - - Summer Game Fest 2024 Date and Livestream Details Officially Announced - Ad - Prince of Persia announces a Roadmap - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Queen’s Blood expansions are ‘a possibility’, says director - Former Id Software devs announce new triple-A studio Emptyvessel - ‘Helldivers 2’ Secretly Added Flying Terminids And Is Denying They Exist - Sea Of Stars Is Getting A Co-Op Mode In The Future - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless &

Greg and Blessing chat about Blessing's time with Rise of The Ronin and a Spider-Man multiplayer game trailer appearing online. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up where the crew chats about the Oscars. Youtube.com/KindaFunny The Mix and Kinda Funny have teamed up for the Spring Game Showcase! 60 indies will strut their stuff FRIDAY at 10 am PT (that’s the usual KFGD time). Come watch on our channels, the mix channels, IGN, or GameSpot! The Roper Report  - - Rise of The Ronin Preview Round Up - Insomniac’s ‘Spider-Man: The Great Web’ Multiplayer Game Trailer Leaks Online - Ad - Star Wars: Jedi director Stig Asmussen has formed a new studio - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Tim recap all of the biggest news from Mario day and chat about a PlayStation partnered studio shutting down. Run of Show - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:20 - Housekeeping In case you missed it, a new Game Showdown is live and it’s a video game spelling bee. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Kung Fu Panda 4 in review is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunny I’m streaming all three GB Movies today! The Mix and Kinda Funny have teamed up for the Spring Game Showcase! 60 indies will strut their stuff FRIDAY at 10 am PT (that’s the usual KFGD time). Come watch on our channels, the mix channels, IGN, or GameSpot! The Roper Report  - 00:13:43 - Everything Nintendo Announced On Mario Day 2024 00:23:24 - Deviation Games Is Shut Down 00:35:37 - Ad 00:37:58 - Xbox’s Sea of Thieves has topped PlayStation 5 digital pre-order charts 00:47:40 - Activision QA Workers Vote to Form Largest US Video Game Worker Union to Date 00:50:30 - Wee News! Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a

Tim and Blessing close out the week with sad news, Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, has passed away. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping A new PS I Love You XOXO is up where the crew takes voicemail calls of your pitches for The Last of Us 3 and judge them Shark Tank style. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Kieren Hovasapian, Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - - RIP Toriyama - Isaiah Colbert @ IGN - Tim has played the Princess Peach Showtime demo - Ad - Warner Bros. might be delisting Adult Swim Games titles - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN -Spider-Man 2’s latest update accidentally unlocks debug menus which list potential DLC - Chris Scullion @ VGC - ‘Watch Dogs’ Movie In The Works At New Regency - Justin Kroll @ Deadline - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim react to the new Fallout trailer, recap the Xbox Partner Direct, and look through the BAFTA game award nominees. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping The Xcast’s reaction to yesterday’s Xbox Partner Preview is up with a new podcast episode accompanying it. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Fallout TV Show Trailer Reaction - BAFTA Games Awards 2024 nominations have been announced - Everything announced at the March 2024 Xbox Partner Preview - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News breaks mid-show about Rooster Teeth shutting down after more than 2 decades. Greg and Roger tackle it all. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping We’re an hour early because there’s an Xbox Partner Preview at 10 am followed by the Xcast LIVE! Gamescast is up and it’s our WWE 2K24 review! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Kieren Hovasapian, Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - - Helldivers 2 Patch Out For PC, Soon for PS5 - Dragon’s Dogma 2 Preview Round-up - Ad - BREAKING NEWS: Rooster Teeth Shutting Down - Balatro is a Success!, PlayStack Games - Alan Wake 2 LOWERS PC Specs, Tom Warren @ The Verge - Wee News! - SuperChats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

A new Xbox Partner event is happening and Blessing and Roger are here to break it all down. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping 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 - Ad - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk about EA layoffs, Star Wars mandalorian game from Respawn getting canceled, and Toys For Bob going independent. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping 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 - Ad - Toys For Bob Goes INDIE - Saber Interactive is leaving Embracer group - Gearbox is close to a sale - Rockstar mandates return to office

Blessing and Andy talk about what's next for Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog, Remedy acquiring Control, and Nintendo sues an emulator. Time Stamps - - Start - Housekeeping 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 - Ad - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping 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 - Ad - 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Ti- ope actually Bless and Tim talk about Switch 2 likely hitting in March next year, Supermassive layoffs, and more. - Start - 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 - Ad - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Tim talk about Helldivers 2 increasing their player cap, Suicide Squad performing under expectations, and Little Devil Inside lives. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've played Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and we're here to answer your questions about it. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping 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 Learn more abou

Kinda Funny give their LIVE reaction and breakdown of the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Trailer! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Trailer Reactions - Ad - Trailer BREAKDOWN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices