Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Greg and Tim reunite to talk about Atomic Heart reviews, Greg's played Octopath Traveler 2, and Zelda Tears of The Kingdom art book leaks!Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:11:20 - Housekeeping A new Last of Us HBO episode review is up as a Screencast. The Roper Report  - 00:14:10 - Atomic Heart review round up00:20:26 - PSA: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Art Book Has Seemingly Leaked Online00:24:03 - Miyamoto says Nintendo is ‘always working on Mario’ but isn’t ready to share anything just yet00:28:19 - Ad00:29:21 - Blizzard workers are upset after a company meeting00:39:54 - It looks like Returnal is off to a slow start on PC00:45:25 - Redfall’s Physical Release Will Contain A Disc After All00:47:50 - Out today00:52:20 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Krysta! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing is joined by Michael Higham to talk Like a Dragon Ishin! reviews, Redfall's lack of a disc version, and Cvilization 7 gettign announced!https://twitter.com/michaelphighamTime Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:02:40 - Housekeeping Remember our Wild Hearts and PS VR 2 reviews are up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Over on Patreon, we got a new episode of Kinda Feudy and we’re about to record a very magical episode of The Shit List where the 3 of us talk about the top ten Persona characters. That’ll be up later today. The Roper Report  - 00:04:35 - Like a Dragon Ishin review round up00:19:00 - Octopath Traveler 2 review round up00:25:50 - It looks like Redfall’s physical version includes a download code instead of a disc00:31:08 - Ad00:33:16 - Civilization 7 Officially has been Announced by Firaxis00:40:00 - Ex-Apex Legends and Titanfall leads form new studio, Wildlight Entertainment00:49:12 - Sega says Sonic Frontiers sales ‘greatly exceeded’ its expectations00:56:00 - Out today01:01:19 - You‘re WrongMonday’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk PlayStation VR 2 reviews, Horizon Call of The Mountain, and that hot new Tetris movie trailer.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:03:20 - Housekeeping Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames is popping off right now. Over there we have a Wild Hearts review for this week’s Kinda Funny Gamescast and our PS VR 2 + Horizon Call of The Mountain review on PS I Love You XOXO. The Roper Report  - 00:05:32 - PSVR 2 Reviews Are In, review round up00:24:12 - Horizon Call of The Mountain review round up00:28:33 - Ad00:30:41 - Wild Hearts Review Round up00:35:13 - Ubisoft says it will attend E3 2023 ‘if it happens’00:43:13 - Apple TV+ is releasing a Tetris movie00:47:40 - Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal are expected to release 5 triple-A games by March 202800:51:55 - Out today00:54:19 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Michael “The Boy” Higham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran Khan joins Tim to talk about an exciting month for PlayStation Plus, a fun crossover bewteen PowerWash Simulator and Final Fantasy 7, and more!Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:01:53 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now breaking down the Xbox characters we love the most! Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames A new Kinda Feudy poll is up right now on Blessing’s Twitter. https://twitter.com/BlessingJr/status/1625206493955096577 The Roper Report  - 00:02:50 - Horizon Forbidden West comes to PS Plus Extra in February00:20:35 - PowerWash Simulator’s FF7 pack lets you clean up Midgar00:26:55 - Ad00:29:05 - MultiVersus’ daily peak Steam player count has dropped more than 99% since launch00:40:28 - Atomic Heart Composer Mick Gordon is Donating His Fee in Support of Ukraine00:43:05 - Game Freak says it’s ‘very important’ to continue making non-Pokémon games00:46:00 - God of War: Ragnarok Devs Didn't Realize That Allies Spoiling Puzzles Would Annoy Players00:49:46 - Saudi Arabia reportedly increases Nintendo stake for second time in a month00:53:45 - Out today00:55:27 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tamoor Hussain from gamespot joins Blessing to talk God of War Ragnarok's original, Wanted: Dead reviews, and Tim's review of Blanc.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:04:30 - “What’s up with your top 3 animals list?” - Nathan00:09:35 - Housekeeping It’s review season! Keep your eyes peeled to podcast feeds since episodes of PS I Love You, Gamescast and Xcast could post at any time. The Roper Report  - 00:11:00 - Wanted: Dead review round up00:20:06 - Blanc Review Round Up00:26:50 - Ad00:28:58 - Apex Legends Devs Want it to 'Last 20 Years Like Counter-Strike'00:42:13 - Rumor: Sony Is Plotting Wireless Earbuds for PS500:47:19 - Kratos was originally going to have a different fate in God of War Ragnarök00:55:11 - Out today00:57:40 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:01:55 - Housekeeping Magic Mike’s Last Dance in Review is up right now. Youtube.com/KindaFunny If you missed it, Barrett and I did a trailer breakdown of the 2nd Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer from last week’s direct. You can check that out over on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - 00:03:43 - Dead Space Was the Best-Selling New Game in the U.S. in January 202300:17:25 - Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales00:25:40 - Ad00:27:48 - Original Metroid Prime devs criticize remaster for omitting credits00:36:55 - The Super Mario Bros Movie Super Bowl ad brings back the Super Show rap00:46:04 - Dead Island 2 is coming out a week early00:48:12 - Psychonauts 2's Making-Of Documentary Is Now Available to Everyone for Free00:53:40 - Out today Reader mail  -00:54:25 - “Is The Legend of Zelda an RPG Franchise?” - newajseyes00:59:29 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:03:05 - HousekeepingA new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now with Blessing and Greg unboxing PS VR 2. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGamesThere’s a reaction to that new Fast X trailer up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyThank you to our Patreon Producers:Delaney TwiningThe Roper Report  -00:10:40 - Two PlayStation State of Play showcases rumored to be airing before June - Hirun Cryer @ GamesRadar00:31:25 - Ad00:34:34 - The Evil Within 3 has seemingly been teased in a Hi-Fi Rush Easter egg - Jordan Gerblick @ GamesRadar00:39:44 - Alan Wake 2 is now ‘playable from start to finish’, Remedy says - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:43:50 - A ‘Plus’ edition of Sonic Origins has reportedly been rated in Korea - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:48:20 - Sega announces new game “404 Game Re:set” - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:55:30 - Out today00:56:50 - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim breakdown the Nintendo Direct, predict teh future of Nintendo, and all in all have a grand ol' time.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:02:30 - Tim’s Metroid Prime Thoughts00:09:33 - Housekeeping Our reactions to yesterday’s Direct is up right now with a Gamescast post show. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up, Mike and Gary talk to the Game and Marketing Directors from Velan Studios about shutting down Knockout City. The Roper Report  - 00:11:05 - A quick Nintendo Direct Recap00:36:01 - Ads00:38:09 - Andrew McLean’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Story00:43:50 - PlayStation is doing their own indie round-up!00:51:16 - PUBG owner Krafton is opening its first Canadian AAA studio00:54:20 - Earthworm Jim 4 Has Reportedly Been Canceled00:58:36 - Sonic Frontiers sells 2.9m worldwide01:01:30 - Out today01:03:55 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:08:45 - Housekeeping Later today we’re reacting live to the Nintendo Direct! That’s happening right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames and Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and right after, we’ll record a live Gamescast breaking down everything we just saw. And that’ll be up everywhere you can get the Gamescast, The Roper Report  - 00:10:30 - Nintendo briefly listed Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for $70 on the eShop00:27:44 - Nintendo says it’s not planning Switch price cuts as its console business ‘enters uncharted territory’00:38:31 - Ad00:40:49 - Ken Levine’s new game now has an official launch window00:46:44 - UK Government Says Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal Could Harm Gamers00:52:44 - Forspoken is getting improvements00:54:20 - Out today00:57:45 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:01:00 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny podcast is up where we determine who has the longest tongue at Kinda Funny. Youtube.com/KidnaFunny Also, if you like Kinda Funny Podcast, there’s a new Kinda Funny Next Gen Podcast up right now on Patreon where the crew tries to determine a new name for the show. That’s up on Patreon.com/KindaFunny The Roper Report  - 00:05:00 - We’re officially getting a Nintendo Direct tomorrow00:31:31 - Ad00:33:38 - Nintendo Switch Surpasses PS4 and Game Boy to Become 3rd Best Selling Console of All Time00:39:00 - We also got Switch Software sales00:43:10 - Nintendo Announces 10 Percent Pay Raise For Devs Despite Lower Profits00:45:20 - Take-Two is planning layoffs00:49:12 - Mario Kart: Home Circuit Developers Are Now Making a Hot Wheels Version00:54:20 - Out today00:57:20 - Tim’s Question00:59:39 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices