Blessing is joined by the developer of Immortality and Telling Lies, Half Mermaid's Sam Barlow, to chat about two new games they just announced, layoffs at Riot, and the status of the games industry.  

Follow Sam Barlow: https://twitter.com/mrsambarlow

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The Roper Report  -

  - Half Mermaid Productions teases two new titles – ‘Project C’ and ‘Project D’
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  - Riot lays off 530 staff and Riot Forge shutting down
  - Games industry leader predicts 2024 will be ‘the year of closures’
  - We may have Death Stranding 2’s full title
  - A Pastel Pink Joy-Con set will launch alongside Princess Peach Showtime
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Immortality’s Sam Barlow Joins Us, Reveals 2 New Games - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.23.24

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Greg and Mike talk about Call of Duty launching on Game Pass according to a new report, Grand Theft Auto 6 gets a release window, and 2K is about to reveal a sequel to one of its biggest franchises. Also the boys live react to College Football 25's new trailer

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Today after, KFGD, you’ll get:
GAMESCAST is our Final Fantasy 16 Spoilercast featuring Ben Starr.
After that is Game Showdown.
Then after is more Pokemon with the Nuzlocke crew.
If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway and it’s all about how special touchstones
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The Roper Report  -
  - Microsoft to add next Call of Duty to Xbox Game Pass, WSJ reports - Tom Warren @ The Verge
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  - ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ Sets Fall 2025 Release as Take-Two Posts $2.9 Billion Quarterly Loss - Jennifer Maas @ Variety
  - 2K will reveal a sequel to one of its ‘biggest and most beloved franchises’ next month - Andy Robinson @ VGC
  - College Football 25 New Trailer Live Reaction
  - Dauntless and Fae Farm studio Phoenix Labs confirms layoffs and game cancellations - Tom Ivan @ VGC
  - Valve’s next game, a hero shooter called Deadlock, has seemingly leaked - Jordan Middler @ VGC
  - Wee News!
  - SuperChats
  - You‘re Wrong
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Call of Duty is Launching On Xbox Game Pass - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.17.24

Tim and Blessing talk about a new report about Xbox’s multiplatform plan, Toys For Bob is teasing something maybe Crash or Spyro related, and Lego and PlayStation might be working on a new Horizon game.

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Today after, KFGD, you’ll get:
GAMESCAST is our Starfield Update review with Greg, Mike, & Parris
The STREAM is more Pokemon Niklock
If you’re a Kinda Funny Member:
You can get today’s Gregway
And you can get Mad Max Fury Road in Review this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services.
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The Roper Report  -
  - Microsoft bosses reportedly pushing for no "red line" around which Xbox games launch on PlayStation - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer
  - Activision Opens New Studio Tasked With Creating Narrative-Based AAA Franchise - Kat Bailey @ IGN
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  - Toys for Bob has Updated their Website - Michael Cripe @ IGN
  - Lego and Playstation Are Working On A New Game Called ‘Lego Horizon Adventures’ - Tom Henderson @ Insider Gaming
  - Geoff Keighley has revealed the list of partners for Summer Game Fest
  - Wee News!
  - You‘re Wrong
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More Xbox Games Are Reportedly Coming to PS5 - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.16.24

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.

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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.

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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
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  - 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
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Trailer Reaction - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.15.24

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.

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Today after, KFGD, you’ll get:
GAMESCAST is Greg Miller’s worst takes
STREAM is the Pokemon Nuzlocke continued
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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
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  - 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
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PlayStation's New Leaders & The State of PS5 - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.14.24

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.

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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
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  - 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
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Immortality’s Sam Barlow Joins Us, Reveals 2 New Games - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.23.24

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