Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Tamoor Hussain from gamespot joins Blessing to talk God of War Ragnarok's original, Wanted: Dead reviews, and Tim's review of Blanc.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:30 - “What’s up with your top 3 animals list?” - Nathan

00:09:35 - Housekeeping

00:11:00 - Wanted: Dead review round up

00:20:06 - Blanc Review Round Up

00:26:50 - Ad

00:28:58 - Apex Legends Devs Want it to 'Last 20 Years Like Counter-Strike'

00:42:13 - Rumor: Sony Is Plotting Wireless Earbuds for PS5

00:47:19 - Kratos was originally going to have a different fate in God of War Ragnarök

00:55:11 - Out today

00:57:40 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Imran

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Imran is back! He joins Tim to talk about NPD sales, Xbox Game Pass cannibalizing sales, and Metroid Prime Remastered not crediting the original devs properly.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:55 - Housekeeping

00:03:43 - Dead Space Was the Best-Selling New Game in the U.S. in January 2023

00:17:25 - Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales

00:25:40 - Ad

00:27:48 - Original Metroid Prime devs criticize remaster for omitting credits

00:36:55 - The Super Mario Bros Movie Super Bowl ad brings back the Super Show rap

00:46:04 - Dead Island 2 is coming out a week early

00:48:12 - Psychonauts 2's Making-Of Documentary Is Now Available to Everyone for Free

00:53:40 - Out today

 Reader mail  -

00:54:25 - “Is The Legend of Zelda an RPG Franchise?” - newajseyes

00:59:29 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tam

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It's Friday baybeeee. Tim and Blessing talk PlayStation State of Play rumors, Evil Within 3 teases, and Sega's newly announced Yoko Taro game.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:05 - Housekeeping

A new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now with Blessing and Greg unboxing PS VR 2. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

There’s a reaction to that new Fast X trailer up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny

Thank you to our Patreon Producers:

Delaney Twining

The Roper Report  -

00:10:40 - Two PlayStation State of Play showcases rumored to be airing before June - Hirun Cryer @ GamesRadar

00:31:25 - Ad

00:34:34 - The Evil Within 3 has seemingly been teased in a Hi-Fi Rush Easter egg - Jordan Gerblick @ GamesRadar

00:39:44 - Alan Wake 2 is now ‘playable from start to finish’, Remedy says - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:43:50 - A ‘Plus’ edition of Sonic Origins has reportedly been rated in Korea - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:48:20 - Sega announces new game “404 Game Re:set” - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:55:30 - Out today

00:56:50 - You‘re Wrong

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Blessing and Tim breakdown the Nintendo Direct, predict teh future of Nintendo, and all in all have a grand ol' time.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:30 - Tim’s Metroid Prime Thoughts

00:09:33 - Housekeeping

00:11:05 - A quick Nintendo Direct Recap

00:36:01 - Ads

00:38:09 - Andrew McLean’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Story

00:43:50 - PlayStation is doing their own indie round-up!

00:51:16 - PUBG owner Krafton is opening its first Canadian AAA studio

00:54:20 - Earthworm Jim 4 Has Reportedly Been Canceled

00:58:36 - Sonic Frontiers sells 2.9m worldwide

01:01:30 - Out today

01:03:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless

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Blessing and Greg talk about Switch games possibly increasing in price, Judas from Ken Levine getting a launch window, and more Activision Blizzard acquisition updates.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:08:45 - Housekeeping

00:10:30 - Nintendo briefly listed Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for $70 on the eShop

00:27:44 - Nintendo says it’s not planning Switch price cuts as its console business ‘enters uncharted territory’

00:38:31 - Ad

00:40:49 - Ken Levine’s new game now has an official launch window

00:46:44 - UK Government Says Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal Could Harm Gamers

00:52:44 - Forspoken is getting improvements

00:54:20 - Out today

00:57:45 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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Let's predict what we'll see at tomorrow's Nintendo Direct and talk about Nintendo sales numbers, Take Two Layoffs, and a cool new Hot Wheels game.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:00 - Housekeeping

00:05:00 - We’re officially getting a Nintendo Direct tomorrow

00:31:31 - Ad

00:33:38 - Nintendo Switch Surpasses PS4 and Game Boy to Become 3rd Best Selling Console of All Time

00:39:00 - We also got Switch Software sales

00:43:10 - Nintendo Announces 10 Percent Pay Raise For Devs Despite Lower Profits

00:45:20 - Take-Two is planning layoffs

00:49:12 - Mario Kart: Home Circuit Developers Are Now Making a Hot Wheels Version

00:54:20 - Out today

00:57:20 - Tim’s Question

00:59:39 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg

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Hogwarts Legacy reviews are up and we (and many other outlets) don't have one. Let's talk about why that is.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:26 - Housekeeping

00:07:29 - Hogwarts Legacy review round up

00:22:48 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Dawn of Ragnarok has won a Grammy

00:27:22 - Dragon Age Dreadwolf gameplay leaks, showing ‘God of War-style’ combat

00:31:11 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Adds Much Requested Fast Travel Feature

00:34:49 - The Last Case of Benedict Fox gets a release date!

00:36:35 - Ad

00:38:44 - Out today

00:44:01 - Required Reading: https://blog.playstation.com/2023/02/06/mlb-the-show-23-new-storylines-mode-the-negro-leagues-season-1/

00:46:45 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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Knockout City, Rumbleverse, Marvel's Avengers, you name it! They're dropping like flies and Tim and Blessing are joined by Mike to talk about why!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

Mike has played PS VR 2 and he joined the PS I Love You XOXO crew to talk about his thoughts on it and Gran Turismo 7. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

New episodes of Remember Blank, Remember NFL Blitz & Remember The Warriors, are up right now on Patreon.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers:

Delaney Twining

The Roper Report  -

00:06:45 - Knockout City is Shutting Down - Rebekah Valentine @ IGN

00:12:55 - Crossfire X is also shutting down - blog post

00:16:45 - Do you think fresh experiences are enough to survive in the “games as a service” reality of today’s climate? - Best Friends Q:Steve the Virtual Machine

00:35:30 - Ad

00:36:44 - The Last of Us Part 1's PC Port has been delayed - George Yang @ IGN

00:42:50 - Hi-Fi Rush is Steam Deck verified!

00:47:38 - It Takes Two has sold 10 million copies

00:51:09 - Out today

 Reader mail  -

00:52:45 - How you think the next non dlc installment or game from PS studios will review compared to the last game? - JMaz

01:02:00 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Monday: Greg and Tim

Tuesday: Greg and Blessing

Wednesday: Blessing and Greg

Thursday: Blessing and Tim

Friday: Tim and Blessing

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It's a big news day! Blessing and Tim talk a rumored Nintendo Direct, a secret Titanfall game cancelled, and Wolverine maybe coming next year.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:23 - Housekeeping

00:07:21 - A new Nintendo Direct could drop next week, it’s claimed

00:22:25 - EA cancels a secret Apex Legends/Titanfall game in development

00:37:21 - Ad

00:38:37 - Marvel’s Wolverine could release as soon as late next year

00:41:55 - Gears 6 is reportedly The Coalition’s next game after 2 other titles were canceled

00:50:00 - Wild Hearts will have free post-launch content and no microtransactions, it’s claimed

00:53:11 - We got PlayStation financial results baby!

00:58:07 - Sony is Testing Discord Voice Chat on PlayStation 5

01:02:04 - Back 4 Blood Support Ending

01:04:15 - Out today

01:08:37 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is getting delayed, Rumbleverse and a bunch of games are shutting down, and Halo is resetting. Blessing and Greg talk about all this and more.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:08:20 - Housekeeping

00:10:26 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has been delayed

00:16:35 - “Is the Horizon franchise cursed?” - KBABZ

00:23:21 - EA is shutting down Apex Mobile and Battlefield mobile

00:26:38 - Amazon has reportedly bought the rights to the Tomb Raider franchise for "600 million"

00:32:07 - Ad

00:33:23 - Rumbleverse is shutting down

00:42:45 - Halo Infinite Won't Get Story DLC

00:58:23 - The PlayStation Plus Collection is Going Away

01:01:07 - God of War Ragnarok Hits Big Sales Numbers

01:02:55 - Out today

01:04:13 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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