Is 343 Industries done with Halo? Blessing and Tim tackle the future of Halo, big games industry layoffs, and make predictions about the year.

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The Roper Report  -

00:07:14 - 343 Industries Will reportedly No Longer Make Halo Games
00:22:24 - In its 7th year, Nintendo is reportedly planning to increase Switch production
00:31:26 - Ad
00:32:22 - Layoffs Hit GameSpot & Giant Bomb Just Months After Fandom Buys Them
00:39:21 - Riot Games is also being hit with layOffs
00:41:26 - The Last of Us co-director calls for unionization after not getting HBO credit
00:45:22 - Majority of developers see player harassment as a serious issue, survey suggests
00:50:13 - Out today
00:52:31 - Rapid-Fire 2023 Predictions! - JakeBakesCakes
01:07:18 - You‘re Wrong
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Is 343 Industries Done With Halo? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.20.23

The world’s most popular daily video game news podcast hosted by Greg “GameOverGreggy” Miller, Tim Gettys, and Blessing Adeoye Jr, alongside a cast of games industry veterans and guests covering the latest in PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and all of gaming.

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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.

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GAMESCAST - A conversation about our review scale

STREAM - Greg playing Spider-Man Web of Shadows

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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
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Perfect Dark Reboot is Reportedly in Rough Shape - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.08.24

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.

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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

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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 & ???
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Xbox Shuts Down Four Bethesda Studios - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.07.24

Greg and Roger talk Helldivers 2 fixing its problematic update, Hades 2 surprise dropping, and a cancelled Donkey Kong game from Vicarious Visions.

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Today after, KFGD, you’ll get:

Our Hades 2 Early Access impressions

And a Hades 2 stream

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Today’s Gregway is Bless and Roger catching up on the latest rap beef updates

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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
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PlayStation Fixes its Helldivers 2 PSN Requirement - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.06.24

Greg and Tim talk about some Helldivers 2 controversy (forcing PSN accounts) and rumors about the next Resident Evil.

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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
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Helldivers 2 Makes a Big Mistake - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.03.24

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.

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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.

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Today’s Gregway is Greg talking about Starfield and if you should wait for the update to play.

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The Roper Report  -

  - Elden Ring will only get one DLC in Shadow of the Erdtree, but FromSoftware isn't ruling out a full sequel for the RPG - Hirun Cryer @ Games Radar
  - Take-Two Interactive Shuts Down Two Game Studios - Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg
  - Ad
  - Sony is pulling Horizon Zero Dawn from the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog - Tom Ivan @ VGC
  - Tetris is partnering with 7-Eleven to release a handheld - Jordan Middler @ VGC
  - A Video offers the first good look at Super Nintendo World at Universal Epic Universe - Tom Ivan @ VGC
  - Wee News!
  - SuperChats
  - You‘re Wrong
Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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Is 343 Industries Done With Halo? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.20.23

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