Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Greg is back with Tim to talk about Helldivers 2's huge success on PC and PlayStation and Nintendo values dipping.

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In case you missed it, a new Game Showdown went up on Friday over on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.

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The Roper Report  -

- Helldivers 2 continues to dominate Steam, beats GTA5, Destiny 2 all-time player peaks - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer

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- Sony’s value reportedly dropped by $10 billion following ‘disappointing’ PlayStation financials - Chris Scullion @ VGC

- Nintendo shares dip following reports of a 2025 release for Switch 2 - Chris Scullion @ VGC

- Cal Kestis Actor talks about being in a Live-Action Project - Anthony Wood @ IGN

- The upcoming Crazy Taxi reboot is a triple-A game, according to Sega - Chris Scullion @ VGC

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

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Blessing and Tim chat about tnew reports that the Nintendo Swittch 2 is launching in 2025 and debate about what's bigger: GTA 6 or the Nintendo Switch 2.

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Our reaction to the Xbox Business Update is up right now as well as our Xcast breakdown of it. Those are up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

Two drops are on the merch store! Kinda Funny Broadcast and the Cozy collection are available for the next two weeks on kindafunny.com/store, grab ‘em while you can! https://kindafunny.shop/

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The Roper Report  -

- Nintendo Switch 2 could now launch in 2025, it’s claimed - Andy Robinson @ VGC

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- New Report Says Respawn Is Developing A First-Person Star Wars Mandalorian Game - Tom Henderson @ Insider Gaming

- Bandai Namco cancels development of "at least" five games - Liv Ngan @ Eurogamer

- Embracer CEO says layoffs are "something that everyone needs to get through" - Marie Dealessandri @ GiBiz

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

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Blessing and Tim talk about every Xbox being a screen, more Nintendo Direct rumors, and more Embracer news.

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We’re reacting to the special edition of the Xbox podcast later today at noon and recording Xcast right after. Tune in right here on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and Twitch to watchalong.

A new KF Podcast is up titled “Would you throw a football at a 2 Year Old”. Youtube.com/KindaFunny

The Hulk Hogan Vs The Rock episode of WWE Wrestlemania in Review is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunny

CD PROJEKT RED will be hosting a special panel during PAX East 2024 titled "Code, Sweat, and Cheers: How we Made Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty" with our very own Blessing Adeoye Jr. moderating the discussion! If you are at PAX East, come hang out March 23rd, 2024, at 3:30 PM local time, in the Main Theatre of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, but even if you aren't, you can watch at home on the official PAX East Twitch channel!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Streaking Ain't Easy, Delaney Twining

The Roper Report  -

- Ahead of its business update, Microsoft reportedly told staff ‘every screen is an Xbox’ - Andy Robinson @ VGC

- What’s up with this February Direct?

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- Sony could release a new Astro Bot game this year, it’s claimed - Tom Ivan @ VGC

- Embracer says it's looking out for shareholders after cutting almost 1,400 jobs - Chris Kerr @ Game Developer

- Avatar: The Last Airbender competitive multiplayer fighting game announced - Sal Romano @ Gematsu

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

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A big PlayStation news day! Let's talk about being in the latter half of the console's life cycle, no big franchise first party games this year, sales updates, and Dan in Real Life.

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Greg and Andy talk about some new Xbox reports, Andy previews Splatoon, and IGN is doing an E3.

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- Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment are Reportedly the First Two Xbox Games to Launch on Rival Consoles

- Andy’s Splatoon Preview!

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- It was a ‘truly awful idea’ to spend $125 million on Immortals of Aveum, former developer says

- IGN to Host IGN Live, an In-Person Fan Event in LA This June

- DC Universe Online dev Dimensional Ink hit with layoffs

- Spiritual Successor To SSX Was In The Works, But Not Anymore

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy

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Blessing and Snowbike Mike tackle a HUGE Xbox episode. Let's talk about the update this week, more rumors, and One Piece comning to Fortnite??

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- BREAKING: Xbox Will Talk About Its Future This Thursday

- Microsoft Has No Plans to Stop Making Consoles, according to Phil

- Starfield Going To Playstation 5 Is False, It’s Claimed

- New Data Suggests That PS5 Has Outsold Xbox Series X/S 2-to-1

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- SuperChats!

- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Sparks 'Yellow Paint' Debate Once Again

- Helldivers 2 defies studio expectations after selling 1 million copies

- One Piece And Final Fantasy Are Reportedly Coming To Fortnite

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Andy

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Tim and Greg talk Kojima, VR, Knuckles, and more!

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Our Helldivers 2 review is up right now as a new episode of PS I Love You XOXO. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

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Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Streaking Ain't Easy, & Delaney Twining

The Roper Report  -

- Hideo Kojima Says if Your Mother Walks in on You Playing His New Action-Espionage Game, ‘She’ll Think You’re Watching a Movie’ - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN

- Helldivers 2 passes God of War to become PlayStation’s biggest Steam launch yet - Carli Velocci @ Polygon

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- Ubisoft Will Not Increase Investment in VR Following Disappointing Sales of Assassin's Creed Nexus VR - Taylor Lyles @ IGN

- After Over 5 Years of Support, the Developers of Dead Cells Are Finally Moving On - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN

- Required Reading: Former Overwatch 2 artist alleges shocking mistreatment by Blizzard management - Rick Lane @ PC Gamer

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

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Blessing and Tim talk about Disney investing in Fortnite, react to the new Knuckles trailer, and chat about bad news for Toys For Bob.

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- Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic

- A new Knuckles trailer just dropped

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- Ubisoft says Assassin’s Creed Codename Red will be released by March 2025

- Toys for Bob’s Future is Unclear Amid Studio Closure and Layoffs

- FTC files complaint against Microsoft over recent Xbox layoffs

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Greg

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Greg and Blessing chat about what's Greg's thoughts are on Xbox going multiplatform, Spider-Man 2 getting New Game Plus, and news on Cyberpunk 2077.

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00:02:00 - Greg’s Takeaway from the Xbox Rumors

00:24:23 - Housekeeping

00:26:55 - Ad

00:27:55 - New Game Plus is finally coming to Spider-Man 2

00:37:54 - Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Hires industry veterans

00:43:01 - Suicide Squad’s Main Villian might be The Next Playable Character

00:44:12 - SUICIDE SQUAD SPOILERS

00:52:15 - Capcom survey asks players if they want to see sequels or remakes of lapsed series

00:57:30 - Wee News!

00:59:48 - SuperChats

01:02:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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Blessing and Tim talk Xbox's response to their games coming to other platforms, IGN is unionizing, and we got Nintendo sales numbers!

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- Phil has spoken

- IGN workers are unionizing, sign the petition here: bit.ly/IGNCG-Petition

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- Elden Ring mobile game reportedly under development at Tencent

- Latest Nintendo Quarterly Results Reveal 20 Million Zelda Sales

- Wee News!

- SuperChats

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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