Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

It's a huge news day and Blessing and Tim are here to break it all down. A new Nintendo Direct, a new State of Play, an update on Hades 2 and more about the division around Unity.

Run of Show -

- Start

- Housekeeping

- Nintendo Direct Recap

 - Best Friends Q:Katie G

 - Best Friends Q:SpoomMckay

- State of Play returns TODAY - PlayStation Blog

- Will they or won't they? - Best Friends Q:Co-Op64

- Ad

- Star Wars Jedi series director Stig Asmussen is leaving Respawn - Chris Scullion @ VGC

- Unity Acknowledges 'Confusion and Frustration' Among Developers But Won't Walk Back Install Fee Plan - Kat Bailey @ IGN

- HADES II early access has been pushed to 2024 - Super Giant Blog

- EA Reportedly Ending Support For Wild Hearts Seven Months After Launch - Mike Straw @ Insider Gaming

- Out Today

- Squad Up:Zen(Monster Hunter Now) - 7499 2671 5355

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Tim & Bless

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Blessing and Andy make predictions for tomorrow's Nintendo Direct, Square Enix loses 2 billion dollars in value, and a Lies of P review round up.

Time Stamps -

- Start

- Housekeeping

- A new Nintendo Direct has been announced

- Ad

- Square Enix has lost almost $2bn in value since Final Fantasy 16 launch

- Lies of P review round up

- Assassin’s Creed Mirage and recent Resident Evil games are coming to the new iPhone 15 Pro

- The Unity debacle, a follow up

- Bethesda has detailed Starfield’s first update and upcoming features

- Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition is reportedly coming to PC

- Out Today

- You‘re Wrong

- The Post Show!

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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Blessing is joined by Janet to talk about Unity controversy, Assassin's Creed Mirage previews, and Ubisoft delays a game.

Time Stamps -

- Start

- Housekeeping

- Unity is adding a fee for each time a game is installed - Brendan Sinclair @ GiBiz

- Assassin’s Creed Mirage preview round up

- Ad

- Ubisoft's XDefiant Delayed After Being Rejected by PlayStation and Xbox - George Yang @ IGN

- CD Projekt Warns Cyberpunk PC Players to Check Their Cooling Systems Ahead of Phantom Liberty Launch - Wesley Yin Poole @ IGN

- Pokemon and Van Gogh Museum are collaborating

- Out Today

- You‘re Wrong

- The Post Show!

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy

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Blessing and Same Lake talk a whole lot about Alan Wake 2 and Remedy, Gearbox might get sold, and new Spider-Man 2 screenshots.

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Tim and Blessing chat about Starfield's huge launch, Only Up gets delisted, and Xbox goes to TGS.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:06:07 - Housekeeping

00:08:09 - Starfield is Bethesda's biggest launch of all time - Sophie McEvoy @ GamesIndustry.biz

00:19:20 - The return of a classic Nintendo series might be being teased for an ‘upcoming Nintendo Direct’ - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:32:00 - Ad

00:34:15 - BREAKING:Donald Mustard is retiring

00:37:28 - Only Up has been pulled from Steam - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN

00:44:00 - Mortal Kombat 1’s official Jean-Claude Van Damme trailer has been released - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:47:50 - Microsoft Announces Xbox Digital Broadcast for Tokyo Game Show - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN

00:53:50 - Out Today

00:56:40 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Monday: Bless & Sam Lake

Tuesday: Bless & Janet

Wednesday: Bless & Andy

Thursday: Bless & Tim

Friday: Tim & Bless

01:01:50 - The Post Show!

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Blessing and Tim tackle a HUGE news day. Nintendo Switch 2? Starfield launch success? E3 might not happen next year? Let's talk about it all and more!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:03:13 - Housekeeping

00:06:11 - Sources say Nintendo showed Switch 2 demos at Gamescom

00:25:15 - Mario voice actor Charles Martinet’s new role will involve ‘attending events and meeting fans’

00:33:12 - Ad

00:35:37 - A lot of people are playing Starfield

00:36:14 - ReedPop and ESA part ways over E3

00:45:17 - Nitara Is Joining Mortal Kombat 1, and She's Played by Megan Fox

00:48:17 - Skull and Bones loses another creative director

00:51:45 - YouTube Is Testing Out Playable Games

00:53:50 - Sifu’s final update is out today

00:58:03 - Out Today

01:01:30 - You‘re Wrong

01:03:10 - The Post Show!

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless

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Blesing and Andy chat about Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom getting no DLC, another TMNT game, and Indiana Jones maybe getting more info next year.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:07:18 - Housekeeping

00:11:20 - Zelda producer says there are no plans for Tears of the Kingdom DLC

00:21:23 - It sounds like Bethesda’s Indiana Jones game will be revealed in 2024

00:34:51 - Ad

00:37:18 - Andy’s Starfield Ship

00:43:56 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem game announced for consoles

00:53:21 - PSA: Mortal Kombat 1’s Roster has Leaked

00:57:00 - Sea of Stars already hits 250,000 sales

00:58:00 - Out Today

01:04:19 - You‘re Wrong

01:08:08 - The Post Show!

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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Greg and Bless talk about Greg's insane Starfield journey, Tim invades for Final Fantasy 16 DLC talk, and the Sag Aftra strike could hit video games.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:21:24 - Housekeeping

00:25:00 - Final Fantasy 16 is Getting Two Paid DLCs and a Free Update - Wesley Leblanc @ Game Informer

00:41:00 - SAG-AFTRA to vote on potential strike for video game actors - James Batchelor @ GiBiz

00:48:08 - Ad

00:50:26 - We’re getting a Stray movie - Nick Romano @ EW

00:54:50 - Alone In The Dark gets Delayed Until January Because October Has Too Many Monsters - Jason Fanelli @ Gamespot

00:57:00 - Jedi Survivor gets another patch

01:00:20 - Out Today

01:02:30 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Tim

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Tim and Bless talk Starfield numbers so far, Embracer causing Gearbox layoffs, and a cool new Rugrats game.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:04:12 - Housekeeping

00:11:00 - Starfield hit over 230,000 concurrent players in its first two hours on Steam

00:27:57 - Embracer has made layoffs at Gearbox Publishing

00:34:04 - A New Rugrats game is coming to NES

00:37:05 - Ad

00:39:11 - New PlayStation Stars collectible just dropped!

00:45:27 - There's a Back to the Future DLC coming to PowerWash Simulator

00:47:07 - We’ve got a couple of Devolver release dates!

00:48:32 - Out Today

00:50:43 - You‘re Wrong

Tuesday’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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Let's talk about those Starfield reviews. Blessing and our Starfield Reviewer Parris Lily join forces to talk Starfield, recap that Mario Wonder Nintendo Direct, and more!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:04:46 - “Is Starfield the most hyped new IP of all time?” - JMazski

00:11:17 - Housekeeping

00:11:10 - Starfield Review Round Up

00:26:17 - PlayStation Portal Release Date

00:28:14 - Nintendo Reveals a Ton of Super Mario Bros. Wonder Details

00:45:05 - Ad

00:47:11 - Saints Row Developer Volition Shuts Down

00:55:18 - Nearly 260 developers are now working on the next mainline Witcher game

00:57:28 - Street Fighter 6’s second DLC character, A.K.I., arrives in September

00:59:25 - Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition Rated by ESRB

01:00:13 - Out Today

01:03:06 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless

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