Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Greg, Tim, and Blessing react to The Last of Us HBO trailer and talk Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Fortnite, and more.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:48 - Housekeeping

00:07:22 - The Last of Us HBO Official Trailer: Our Reactions

00:20:04 - Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 2023

00:33:46 - Ad

00:36:51 - Fortnite Chapter 4 adds Doom Slayer, Augmented Abilities and more

00:41:44 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be released in March 2023, according to Steam

00:47:21 - A Sifu Live-Action adaptation has been announced with John Wick Creator Derek Kolstad

00:49:29 - Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Creative Director Tom French Has Left 343 Industries

00:51:32 - The Callisto Protocol has gotten patched on PC

00:52:32 - Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting a Game of the Year Edition

00:55:39 - CD Projekt Red Is Sunsetting Support for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

00:57:20 - Out today

00:59:20 - Squad Up: ki700 - The Kinda Funny Subreddit Game Awards Predictions!

01:02:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Mike

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Tim and Blessing talk The Callisto Protocol, Game Awards teases, and Star Wars Battlefront II.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:06:47 - Housekeeping

00:11:26 - The Callisto Protocol review round up

00:17:15 - The Callisto Protocol's Steam Reviews Suffer Following Reports of Poor Performance

00:21:22 - The Callisto Protocol’s roadmap has been revealed

00:30:21 - 505 and Epic Games have launched a teaser site for a Game Awards reveal

00:35:44 - Ad

00:38:57 - Hideo Kojima has further teased his next game with new logos

00:44:11 - Among Us has something to show at Game Awards

00:51:35 - No Mortal Kombat at Game Awards

00:54:47 - Monster Hunter Rise Is Coming to PlayStation and Xbox Game Pass Next Month

00:57:03 - Star Wars Battlefront II for PSP looks set to join the PlayStation Plus Classics library

01:01:27 - Fuser is shutting down

01:04:22 - Out today

01:07:28 - You‘re Wrong

Monday’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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Blessing and Tim go VIRTUAL to talk about what Nintendo has to say about Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, Summer Game Fest getting announced, and Game Awards updates.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:21 - Housekeeping

00:08:00 - Nintendo speaks up about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:16:26 - Is this more a glaring omission from Nintendo regarding theirs and Pokemon Company’s push for these games? - Best Friends Q:Nano

00:21:56 - Summer Game Fest returns - Press Release

00:29:43 - Valve will give away a free Steam Deck every minute during The Game Awards - Sean Hollister @ The Verge

00:31:45 - Tekken 8 will reportedly be shown during The Game Awards - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:39:26 - We’ve got new Last of Us HBO posters - Logan Plant @ IGN

00:36:13 - Ad

00:47:00 - Twitch is implementing its own ‘panic button’ safety feature - Ash Parrish @ The Verge

00:50:46 - A former Zelda director is working on an Open World Dress Up RPG - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:59:30 - Out today

01:05:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Tim and Blessing

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Blessing apologizes to Need For Speed, Greg gives his thoughts on Midnight Suns reviews, and they both talk about some Weird Nintendo Decisions.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:10:00 - Housekeeping

00:16:55 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns Review round up

00:31:48 - The Super Mario Bros movie gets its release date

00:39:30 - Nintendo shuts down Smash World Tour ‘without any warning’

00:46:24 - Ad

00:49:36 - Elden Ring developers open up about crunch

00:57:02 - Sonic Frontiers has gotten a 2023 roadmap

01:00:31 - Todd Howard's Indiana Jones Game Is a 'Unique' Mash-Up of Different Genres

01:04:22 - A Spanish theme park is building an Uncharted rollercoaster

01:05:50 - Out today

01:07:39 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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Greg and Blessing talk Troy's wishes for a Daredevil game, a new Burnout not coming anytime soon, and Call of Duty possibly being on PlayStation for the next 10 years.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:07:43 - Housekeeping

00:13:00 - Troy Baker Wants To Direct Or Star In Daredevil Game

00:29:33 - There are no immediate plans for a new Burnout

00:38:43 - PlayStation could get Call of Duty for the next 10 Years

00:46:05 - Ad

00:49:17 - Arma 3 studio says game footage is being used to spread fake news about the Ukraine war

00:55:16 - December’s PlayStation Plus Essential games have leaked

00:57:14 - Xbox is selling a new hoodie

01:00:45 - Out today

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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Greg and Tim talk Pokemon's WILD sales numbers, a new Alien game, and The Witcher remake being open world.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:38 - Housekeeping

00:07:49 - Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Sell Over 10 Million Units in Their First Three Days

00:19:19 - Players claim Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Battle Stadium RNG is rigged

00:23:12 - A new AAA Alien game is reportedly in development…debunked? Maybe?

00:27:15 - The Witcher Remake Will Be Open World, CD Projekt Red Confirms

00:31:58 - Ad

00:35:11 - James Gunn confirms: DC Will Make Games Connected to Its Film Universe

00:48:10 - Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision is ‘likely’ to face FTC lawsuit

00:51:05- A 12-player, co-op Starship Troopers game has been announced

00:54:25- Out today

00:58:27 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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Blessing and Tim talk God of War Ragnarok sales, PlayStation makes more statements about Xbox, The Witcher 3 next gen update, and a new big studio from Netflix.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:30 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now and it’s worth the dollar. Me and Roger join the crew and we talk Twitter drama, Andy tik tok drama, and the crew goes to Jack in The Box… drama. That’s on Youtube.com/KindaFunny

We’re off the rest of the week for Thanksgiving. We’ll be back with more Kinda Funny content on Monday.

The Roper Report  -

00:06:07 - God of War Ragnarök is PlayStation’s ‘fastest-selling first-party game ever’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:18:15 - We got a new poster for HBO’s The Last of Us - @TheLastofUs on Twitter

00:19:24 - Sony claims Microsoft’s ‘true strategy’ is to ‘make PlayStation like Nintendo’ - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:29:20 - Ad

00:30:30 - We’ve finally got details on Witcher 3’s next gen version - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:33:32 - Netflix Appears to Be Developing a AAA PC Shooter - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:39:35 - Riot Games could bring Valorant to consoles - Grant Taylor-Hill @ Insider Gaming

00:45:25 - Sakurai Seemingly Teases Kid Icarus: Uprising For Nintendo Switch - Jason Fanelli @ Gamespot

00:49:29 - The Callisto Protocol’s season pass includes new player death animations - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:54:38 - Onoma games are shutting down - @StudioOnoma on Twitter

00:56:30 - Out today

00:57:30 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Monday: Greg and Tim

Tuesday: Greg and Blessing

Wednesday: Blessing and Greg

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Blessing and Tim talk about what a Sony Santa Monica Castlevania could look like, Sony removing easy platinums, and big things poppin' in the Chinese games industry.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:40 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now. It’s our Pokemon and Somerville reviews PLUS an interview with Karen Fukuhara from The Boys and Callisto Protocol. That’s up on youtube.com/kindafunnygames.

A new Kinda Feudy is up on Patreon where Bless asks the guys to name one of Starfox’s buddies.

The Roper Report  -

00:06:34 - God of War Ragnarök’s director says he wants to work on Castlevania next - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:18:06 - Sony is removing Shovelware and Easy Platinum Games from PlayStation Store - Josh Coulson @ The Gamer

00:24:55 - Sony plans to expand incubator for Chinese games - Danielle Partis @ GiBiz

00:33:32 - Ad

00:34:40 -The hardest Tetris game is officially coming to consoles for the first time - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:42:40 - Ubisoft has confirmed that its games are returning to Steam - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:45:00 - The Xbox 360 controller is making a comeback - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:50:00 - Out today

01:07:37 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Tim

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Blessing and Tim talk Star Wars Jedi: Survivor rumors, Mortal Kombat teases, Ninja Gaiden hope, and Mari Kart DLC.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:10:25 - Housekeeping

A new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now and it’s our God of War Ragnarok spoilercast featuring me, Greg, Tim, Andy, and the director of God of War Ragnarok Eric Williams. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

The Roper Report  -

00:12:38 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is gonna be at The Game Awards - Tom Henderson @ Insider Gaming

00:19:04 - Ed Boon is being cheeky on Twitter - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer

00:28:20 - Ad

00:30:21 - Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive are seemingly in the works - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:46:19 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s third wave of new tracks hits in December - Andrew Webster @ The Verge

00:48:32 - Bayonetta 4 has been casually announced - Anthony Wood @ IGN

00:52:30 - Playtonic Friends’ Lil Gator Game will be released in December - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:54:55 - CM Punk seemingly removed from AEW video game cover - Jordan Middler @ VGC

01:01:20 - Out today

01:03:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Tuesday: Tim and Blessing

Wednesday: Blessing and Tim

Thursday: we’re out

Friday: we’re out

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Locked up... they won't let him go fast. Blessing and Tim talk about Sonic's co-creator getting arrested, Pokemon running like garbo, and Splinter Cel concept art.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:21 - Housekeeping

00:07:13 - Legendary Sonic Designer Yuji Naka has been arrested In Japan

00:11:40 - Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Are a Technical Mess

00:25:59 - Ad

00:29:15 - The director of Fallout New Vegas would be open to working on the series again

00:35:26 - Ubisoft releases new art for Splinter Cell Remake

00:42:00 - Let’s check this game out: Gori: Cuddly Carnage!

00:47:09 - Out today

00:48:33 - Squad Up: Gondors Condor - Switch - SW-3242-5955-0514

00:49:53 - You‘re Wrong

Mondays Hosts: Bless & Tim

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