Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Tim and Blessing close out the week with sad news, Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, has passed away.Run of Show - - Start - HousekeepingA new PS I Love You XOXO is up where the crew takes voicemail calls of your pitches for The Last of Us 3 and judge them Shark Tank style. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGamesThank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Kieren Hovasapian, Delaney TwiningThe Roper Report  - - RIP Toriyama - Isaiah Colbert @ IGN - Tim has played the Princess Peach Showtime demo - Ad - Warner Bros. might be delisting Adult Swim Games titles - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN -Spider-Man 2’s latest update accidentally unlocks debug menus which list potential DLC - Chris Scullion @ VGC - ‘Watch Dogs’ Movie In The Works At New Regency - Justin Kroll @ Deadline - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim react to the new Fallout trailer, recap the Xbox Partner Direct, and look through the BAFTA game award nominees.Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping The Xcast’s reaction to yesterday’s Xbox Partner Preview is up with a new podcast episode accompanying it. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Fallout TV Show Trailer Reaction - BAFTA Games Awards 2024 nominations have been announced - Everything announced at the March 2024 Xbox Partner Preview - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News breaks mid-show about Rooster Teeth shutting down after more than 2 decades. Greg and Roger tackle it all.Run of Show - - Start - HousekeepingWe’re an hour early because there’s an Xbox Partner Preview at 10 am followed by the Xcast LIVE!Gamescast is up and it’s our WWE 2K24 review!Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Kieren Hovasapian, Delaney TwiningThe Roper Report  - - Helldivers 2 Patch Out For PC, Soon for PS5 - Dragon’s Dogma 2 Preview Round-up - Ad - BREAKING NEWS: Rooster Teeth Shutting Down - Balatro is a Success!, PlayStack Games - Alan Wake 2 LOWERS PC Specs, Tom Warren @ The Verge - Wee News! - SuperChats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Andy talk about statements froim Warner Bros Discovery about their gaming future and Yuzu settling with Nintendo.Run of Show - 00:00:00 - Start00:06:22 - Housekeeping I’m gonna be at PAX East! I’ll be hosting a Game Showdown panel on March 22nd at 1pm in the Albatross Theater featuring Jarerd Petty, Jeff Grubb, and more. I’ll be hosting the Cyberpunk 2077 panel with the game directors in the Main Theatre on March 23rd at 3:30 PM EDT. Yesterday the final DCEU in review episode went live with the crew’s review of Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom. The Roper Report  - 00:09:04 - Warner Bros. Wants To Shift Away From "Volatile" AAA Console Games and Lean Into Free-To-Play And Mobile00:27:46 - The new game from Titanfall’s director is reportedly set in the same universe00:35:09 - Ad00:37:28 - El Paso, Elsewhere studio reveals "horror fantasy kidnapping" simulator00:43:03 - Nintendo wins $2.4M in Switch emulator lawsuit, Yuzu to shut down00:48:15 - Wee News!01:06:27 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Roger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new Xbox Partner event is happening and Blessing and Roger are here to break it all down.Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping A new WWE 2K24 let’s play is up right now with Greg and the New Day. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames ICYMI: A new Game Showdown is up right now with Tim Schafer, Andrea Rene, and Greg Rice. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Microsoft will stream an Xbox Partner Preview event this week - The Fallout TV Show is ‘A Non-Interactive Version’ of Fallout 5, Says Jonathan Nolan - Ad - Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Paper Mario remake news could be coming this week - Microsoft Made a SpongeBob SquarePants Xbox Series X - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and What's Good Games's Andrea Rene talk about the new Last of Us castings and what's next for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.Follow Andrea: https://twitter.com/andrearene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk about EA layoffs, Star Wars mandalorian game from Respawn getting canceled, and Toys For Bob going independent.Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today, Kinda Funny and the world celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! Our favorite party members Mike and Andy will be starting their journey into Rebirth with a Marathon Stream Celebration! Stop in to celebrate the big day and support the fun as these two will venture into the unknown. One twitch sub or youtube membership adds more time to the clock... How long can we make these two best friends play this game? Find out on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - EA to Lay Off Around 670 Workers, Sunsetting Games, 'Moving Away From Future Licensed IP' - Respawn's Star Wars FPS Is Canceled, But Work on Next Jedi Game, Black Panther and Iron Man Will Continue - Ad - Toys For Bob Goes INDIE - Saber Interactive is leaving Embracer group - Gearbox is close to a sale - Rockstar mandates return to office five days a week - Wee News! - SuperChatsTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & ??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Andy talk about what's next for Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog, Remedy acquiring Control, and Nintendo sues an emulator.Time Stamps - - Start - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up where we talk about what we’ve been playing: Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Tomorrow February 29th, Kinda Funny and the world celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! Our favorite party members Mike and Andy will be starting their journey into Rebirth with a Marathon Stream Celebration! Tune in tomorrow: youtube.com/Kindafunnygames The Roper Report  - - Last of Us director Neil Druckmann says he doesn’t think he has many more big games left in him - Remedy acquires full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games - Ad - Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu - A Paranormal Activity Horror Game is Due Out 2026 - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Bless tackle PlayStation layoffs, talk about the unnannounced Twisted Metal game being cancelled, and a bunch of Pokemon news including Pokemon Legends Z-A announced for 2025.Run of Show - - Start - HousekeepingCan you recite the plot of Coyote Ugly after not having seen it for 20 years? I can! A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyThank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Streaking Ain't Easy, Delaney TwiningThe Roper Report  - - Sony Announces Significant PlayStation Layoffs - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Ad - Sony Reportedly Cancels Twisted Metal Live-Service Game as Part of Mass Layoffs - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Pokémon Presents February 2024: Everything Announced - Taylor Lyles @ IGN - Insider Gaming has the insider scoop on Assassin’s Creed Infinity - Tom Henderson @ Insider Gaming - Wee News! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Ti- ope actually Bless and Tim talk about Switch 2 likely hitting in March next year, Supermassive layoffs, and more. - Start - Housekeeping In case you missed it: a new episode of Game Showdown is up right now where we debut a new game where the crew has to draw characters based on their name. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. A new Kinda Funny Gamescast went up this morning and it’s Tim & Imran interviewing the director of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Nintendo Switch 2 Reportedly Delayed to March 2025 - Ad - Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Plans to Lay Off 'Around' 90 Workers - Miyazaki says there’s a ‘high possibility’ he delegates directing for future Souls games - Final Fantasy music legend Nobuo Uematsu doesn’t think he’ll ever compose a whole game again - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices