Kinda Funny Games Daily

Greg and Tim chat about big layoffs at Niantic, Baldur's Gate getting out the way of Starfield, and Greg laughs at PC gamers again. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:50 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Xcast is available right now all about the last huge week of Xbox news. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames It’s Joey’s half birthday which means you get 25% off everything on our RT store with the code CHRISTMASINJUNE! kindafunny.com/oldstore We’re live reacting to the Annapurna Purna Showcase today at noon! If you miss us live, catch the video on youtube.com/kindafunnygames! The Roper Report  - 00:09:51 - Pokémon Go Dev Lays Off 230 Employees 00:33:09 - Baldur's Gate 3 PC Coming Sooner Than Expected, PS5 Version Delayed Slightly 00:38:37 - Ad 00:39:43 - Sega says it’s not open to acquisition talks following Microsoft interest 00:45:12 - Bloober Team is done making psychological horror games 00:52:34 - Sony Accidentally Reveals That Call of Duty is Worth $800 Million to PlayStation Alone 00:55:32 - Valve is

Bless and Greg talk about a bombshell Jim Ryan email about Xbox, Final Fantasy 16 hitting a huge milestone, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:04 - Housekeeping A new Gamescast is up! Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - 00:04:55 - Sony’s PlayStation chief privately said Microsoft’s Activision deal wasn’t about Xbox exclusives 00:14:02 - Microsoft wanted to acquire Square Enix 00:32:58 - Ad 00:34:05 - Final Fantasy 16 Sold 3 Million Copies During Launch Week 00:37:49 - Red Dead Redemption got rated in South Korea 00:42:17 - A new report says Star Wars Eclipse is targeting 2026 00:47:14 - AEW Review Round Up 00:52:15 - The Next Nintendo Console 00:52:52 - What the heck is Dave The Diver? 00:56:47 - The Cycle: Frontier is shutting down 00:59:21 - Out Today 01:04:33 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Bless chat about some Microsoft acquistions that could've happened, was Cyberpunk's hate warranted, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:09:30 - Housekeeping Come celebrate Tim’s BIRTHDAY with us on Friday June 30! We'll be streaming all afternoon long celebrating all things Tim Gettys on Twitch and Youtube. A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now! It's Joey's half birthday which means you get 25% off everything on our RT store with the code CHRISTMASINJUNE! Xcast is recording today and the crew is talking about everything going on at the Xbox FTC trial, Perfect Dark, and more! Write in with your questions, and tune in live today on Patreon or on Thursday when the episode is up for everyone. The Roper Report  - 00:13:39 - Microsoft explored buying Sega, Bungie and IO Interactive 00:30:04 - It looks like IO Interactive’s fantasy RPG is an Xbox exclusive 00:39:16 - Ad 00:40:24 - The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Already The Second Best Selling Game Of 2023 00:46:10 - Nintendo

Greg and Blessing break down everything going on with a new report about Perfect Dark, Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:14 - Housekeeping Our Elemental episode of Pixar in Review is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny The Roper Report  - 00:12:30 - Xbox’s Perfect Dark Reboot Is Still Years Away 00:41:49 - Ad 00:42:55 - Alan Wake 2 is digital-only because it gives Remedy "more time to polish" 00:52:15 - Sonic Superstars Release Date May Have Been Leaked by Retailers 00:55:30 - Bandai Namco’s having a showcase 00:57:00 - Xbox reveals Barbie Xbox Series S 00:58:40 - Out Today 01:01:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sonic turns 30 (and Bless surprises Tim on the ocassion)! E3 might be cancelled for the next 2 years! Tim and Bless talk about it all. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:10 - Housekeeping A new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now and the crew is breaking down PlayStation’s multiplayer plan and Blessing’s video about it. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Right after KFGD and the post show, Blessing will be joining the stream team to play Mortal Kombat 1! The Roper Report  - 00:11:38 - E3 2024 and 2025 Canceled According to Los Angeles Tourism Board 00:28:09 - Ad 00:29:16 - Sonic Frontiers ‘Birthday Bash’ DLC adds a New Game Plus mode today 00:35:08 - Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2’s games have reportedly leaked 00:39:15 - Guerilla Games has memorialized Lance Reddick 00:42:21 - Embracer Group Paid $395 Million for ‘Lord of the Rings’ Rights 00:46:44 - A Nintendo shareholder meeting was disrupted by ranting Splatoon 3 fan 00:51:37 - Out Today  Reader mail  - 00:54:53 - “How would you rank this year

Xbox and PlayStation are fighting again. Blessing and Tim chat about the console wars, new Starfield details, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:20 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now and the crew has on the one and only Todd Howard to discuss all things Starfield. That’s up over on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames A new episode of The Blessing Show is up right now and it’s all about what’s up with PlayStation’s multiplayer strategy. Watch it over on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Secret Invasion Breakdown With Erik Voss The Roper Report  - 00:10:09 - Xbox also says its lost the console wars 00:17:06 - Sony says it will withhold PS6 details from Activision if it’s acquired by Microsoft 00:24:04 - Microsoft Expects the Next Generation of Consoles to Come Out in 2028 00:31:17 - Ad 00:32:25 - Todd Howard Says Only 10% of Starfield Planets Have Life on Them 00:45:25 - Spider-Man 2’s title track is being debuted in a few days 00:47:32 - Sonic Central is back 00:52:12 - Season develop

A new Nintendo Direct!? Final Fantasy 16 reviews!? Let's break it all down with Greg and Jerica! https://twitter.com/JKGamesPodcast Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:02 - Housekeeping Today, The Kinda Funny Xcast will host Todd Howard from Bethesda Game Studios to talk all things Starfield! If you wanna get involved and ask any questions to Todd about the game write in to KindaFunny.com/xcast A new episode of The Blessing Show is up right now and it’s all about what’s up with PlayStation’s multiplayer strategy. Watch it over on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Deal of the week: get 20% off of your order from our RT Store merch with code JABRONI! The Roper Report  - 00:09:32 - Final Fantasy 16 Review Round Up 00:29:26 - Ad 00:30:33 - Nintendo Direct Recap 00:50:08 - Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass 00:54:03 - EA Sports and EA Games are Splitting Apart 00:58:47 - Out Today 01:00:05 - Squad Up: OMGzus - Diablo IV - OMGzus#1893 01:00:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bles

Blessing is joined by special guest Jerica "Jerkachu" Hannah to talk about our expectations for the Nintendo Direct! https://twitter.com/JKGamesPodcast Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:10:49 - Housekeeping A new episode of The Blessing Show is premiering today at 11am PT right after KFGD. It’s all about PlayStation’s live service games. It’s the season finale, wrapping up this year’s episodes, so tune in at 11am on the dot for a jam packed episode. The Roper Report  - 00:13:50 - A new nintendo Direct is happening TOMORROW 00:37:51 - Ad 00:38:59 - BREAKING: Immortals of Aveum Delayed 00:46:27 - Ubisoft says it should have held Mario + Rabbids sequel for Nintendo’s next console 00:49:03 - Square Enix staff have been asking the Final Fantasy head for a Final Fantasy 6 remake 00:51:43 - Geoff Keighley acknowledges Summer Game Fest diversity criticism 00:55:22 - Out Today 00:56:38 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Jerica Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Indie Informer Jill Grodt joins Greg to talk Final Fantasy XVI, Xbox on VR, and more! Support Jill's work at http://www.theindieinformer.com! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:13:40 - Housekeeping A new episode of The Blessing Show is premiering tomorrow at 11am PT right after KFGD and it’s all about what’s up with PlayStation’s multiplayer strategy. It’s the season finale, wrapping up this year’s episodes, so tune in at 11am on the dot for a jam packed episode. The Roper Report  - 00:17:18 - BEWARE: Final Fantasy 16 Is Out There 00:25:25 - No VR for Xbox 00:35:31 - Ad 00:36:38 - PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 was once ‘running beautifully’ on Xbox 360 00:40:16 - Lies of P Demo is a Hit 00:46:28 - Gaming Goes to the movies! 00:53:37 - SGF Winners 00:58:07 - Out Today 00:59:03 - Diablo IV - polishdovahk #1772 01:00:47 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Jerica Hannah from JK Game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Greg talk Xbox games Xbox TV shows, Xbox movies, and Xbox boxes. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:50 - Housekeeping The Flash In Review is Live and rad! PS I Love You XOXO is Janet and Greg drinking and is rad! The SEASON FINALE of The Blessing Show is premiering on Tuesday right after Kinda Funny Games Daily. That’s right, only mere weeks after the previous episode, Bless and Rog are back to close out the year’s episodes. So grab popcorn and tune in this Tuesday right after KFGD for a jam packed episode. The Roper Report  - 00:11:39 - Matt Booty Is Talking! 00:28:42 - Ad 00:31:54 - Xbox Confident in Halo’s Future 00:36:16 - Top Nintendo Switch piracy subreddit banned after 3 years 00:41:09 - Dan Houser’s New Studio 00:46:18 - You can Preorder Spider-Man 2 Today 00:50:17 - CD Projekt Adding Legendary Witcher Sword to Cyberpunk 2077 00:51:32 - Skyrim Granny ain’t in Starfield and WILL NEVER PLAY IT! 00:53:32 - Out Today - SPIDEY Newegg Code - SSZCTA622 00:57:12 - You‘re Wrong Monday’s Hosts:

Tim is joined by Ben Starr, the voice actor behind Clive from Final Fantasy XVI, to dive into the news of the day! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:36 - Housekeeping Summer, summer, summertiiiiime! Buy two, get one free this week on our RT storefront with code KFSUMMER at checkout! The Roper Report  - 00:08:54 - Sony says not releasing its first-party games on PS Plus on day one is ‘working’ 00:20:37 - The Last of Us comes to Universal Studios’s Halloween Horror Nights 00:23:58 - Dead Cells is getting an animated series 00:33:00 - Ad 00:36:12 - Forza studio Turn 10 is working on a new car customisation game for mobile 00:42:35 - 4 new PS VR2 games have been announced 00:50:09 - Subway Surfers studio Kiloo Games lays off staff before July closure 00:52:27 - Star Ocean: The Second Story R Remake Leaked 00:54:47 - Kojima’s hanging out with Nic Cage 00:57:17 - Out Today 00:59:57 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Armored Core 6 impressions, Xbox partnering with more studios, and everything from Xbox Games Showcase Extended! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:30 - Some More SGF Shout Outs! 00:11:11 - Housekeeping It’s that time again! Join Mike, Nick, James, and Elyse for another 90s Action Movie Watch-a-long this Wednesday night at 7:30pm! They’ll be watching the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, Total Recall. Jump on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames at 7:30pm Pacific Time this Wednesday to watch along with them. Summer, summer, summertiiiiime! Buy two, get one free this week on our RT storefront with code KFSUMMER at checkout! The Roper Report  - 00:17:09 - Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon preview round up 00:30:36 - Microsoft signs deal with Outriders studio People Can Fly for a new Xbox game 00:38:41 - Ad 00:41:54 - The Length of the Modern Development Cycle 00:53:10 - Everything Announced at the Xbox Game Showcase Extended 00:56:29 - Lego 2K Goooal has been rated in South Korea 00:58:35 - PS5 Game streaming is h

We are BACK from Summer Game Fest to talk about Starfield, Embracer, Todd Howard, Titanfall 3, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:12:05 - Housekeeping Xbox Showcase and Post-Show! Ubi Showcase and Post-Show! Gamescast SGF! It’s that time again! Join Mike, Nick, James, and Elyse for another 90s Action Movie Watch-a-long this Wednesday night at 7:30pm! They’ll be watching the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, Total Recall. Jump on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames at 7:30pm Pacific Time this Wednesday to watch along with them. Thank you to our Patreon Producer:Kasey Andrew, Delaney Twining, & James Hasting The Roper Report  - 00:15:06 - Brace for Embracer Layoffs, Nicole Carpenter @ Polygon 00:37:01 - Ad 00:40:25 - Hi-Fi Rush Update Trailer Reaction 00:43:00 - FTC Looking to Block Blizz/Micro, Jordan Novet and Lauren Feiner @ CNBC 00:43:50 - Random SGF Tidbits 00:46:00 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Adds a New Ending to the Base Game, Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN: 00:48:40 - SGF Will RETURN! 00:50:15 - Pragmata D

The Ubisoft Forward just ended! Let's breakdown our thoughts. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:45 - Housekeeping 00:03:00 - Reviewing the Ubisoft Forward 00:25:00 - Ad 00:28:12 - Breaking Down the Showcase Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SanchoWest and Chloe Naylor got the nerdy news you need to know about! Follow Sancho at http://www.twitch.tv/sanchowest Chloe at http://www.twitter.com/echochlo Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:07 - Getting to know the Guests! 00:02:28 - Housekeeping Kinda Funny’s Summer Game Fest reactions from yesterday are up right now on Youtube and as a Gamescast! The Summer Game Fest celebrations continue this weekend with live reactions to the Xbox Game Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, and more! Stay tuned right here on Youtube.com/KidnaFunnyGames and Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames Today’s the day – YOU can get Greg Miller as your manager in WWE 2K23! Grab him now in My Faction, and tell 2K you want him in the next game’s My Rise! The Roper Report  - 00:07:53 - The Legend of Zelda Movie Coming From Illumination? 00:13:50 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Headlines Summer Game Fest! 00:53:59 - Ad 00:57:11 - Persona Leaks! 01:02:33 - Devolver Digital Wrap-up 01:07:18 - The Most Popular Diablo Class is… 01:11:26 - Out Toda

Blessing and Tim break down those weird FF7 teases, Final Fantasy 9 remake, and Capcom Showcase expectations. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:48 - Housekeeping We’re live reacting to Summer Game Fest right after this episode of KFGD. So stay tuned, we’ll be doing some predictions and having fun all the way up to the Showcase. Watch it live or later on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Speaking of, Thank you to Amazon Gaming and Summer Gamefest for partnering with us this showcase season! Go to http://amazon.com/summergamefest all summer long to discover the top new & upcoming games! We are shutting down our RT Store so we've got some hot merch deals for ya! Use code KFGAMES for 15% off til the 10th! ICYMI: There’s a new episode of The Blessing Show up right now The Roper Report  - 00:07:03 - We’ve gotten our 7th Twitter update on Final Fantasy Rebirth 00:25:04 - A Final Fantasy 9 remake is currently in development, reports claim 00:30:39 - Ad   00:03:11 - Length 00:34:37 - Capcom has confirmed several

Blessing and Andy talk about next week's Ubisoft Forward and give predictions of everything we may or may not see. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:54 - Ubisoft Predictions 00:27:19 - Housekeeping A new episode of The Blessing Show is up right now! A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up where the crew gives their predictions for the Xbox Games Showcase The Roper Report  - 00:29:36 - ‘P3RE’ Domain Update Suggests Persona 3 Remake Announcement Is Coming 00:39:09 - Ad 00:42:20 - Street Fighter 6 is the second game in a month to earn a coveted ‘Famitsu 40’ 00:55:22 - Hideo Kojima’s getting a documentary 00:57:44 - TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Dimension Shellshock DLC Adds Usagi Yojimbo 01:01:09 - Out Today 01:03:33 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:40 - Housekeeping A new episode of The Blessing Show premieres right after today’s KFGD right after KFGD. So if you’re watching live, stay tuned to catch the episode right here on the YouTube channel. If you’re listening later, go check out the episode all about how to announce a video game. https://twitter.com/BlessingJr/status/1666123997963223040 A new episode of The Kinda Funny Gamescast is up and it’s our Summer Game Fest predictions. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Over on Patreon: A new episode of Kinda Feudy is up right now! Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Kasey Andrew,Delaney Twining,James Hasting The Roper Report  - 00:09:19 - Apple Officially Reveals Vision Pro, Its New $3,499 Mixed Reality Headset - Taylor Lyles @ IGN 00:31:55 - Capcom has announced the Capcom showcase 00:36:00 - Ad 00:39:05 - Diablo 4 Already Has Two Expansions In The Works - Cameron Koch @ Gamespot 00:41:18 - Diablo is Blizzard’s fastest selling game ever 00:45:04 - The Starfield Xbox

Greg is joined by Mark Bozon to chat about new details for the Xbox Games Showcase and Street Fighter selling 1 million! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:08:03 - Housekeeping The brand new episode of The Blessing Show is out tomorrow at 11am right after KFGD, right here on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. ONLY on YouTube and the livestream, there’s going to be a 30-minute post-show where SnowBikeMike comes in to talk to US KFGD hosts about YOUR YouTube Superchat questions! Stay tuned after today’s handshake to hang out with us before the next Kinda Funny stream starts! Over on Patreon: There’s a brand new episode of the Next Gen podcast up right now. Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Kasey Andrew, Delaney Twining, &James Hasting The Roper Report  - 00:09:44 - Microsoft Promises No Full CG Trailers for Xbox Showcase First-Party Games - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN 00:20:28 - Street Fighter 6 Hits Over 1 Million Players During Opening Weekend - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN 00:28:45 - WWE Announced Multi-Year Partners

Tim and Blessing congratulate Greg for being featured in WWE 2K23, Imran joins us for Everybody 1, 2 Switch, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth seems like it's going well. Time Stamps - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices