Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Tim and Mike go through all the bad and good news of the day.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:01:00 - HousekeepingGame Awards is todayThe Roper Report  -00:09:00 - FTC sues to block Microsoft’s acquisition of game giant Activision (Cat Zakrzewski and Shannon Liao at The Washington Post)00:18:39 - ‘Diablo IV’ developers work long hours, bracing for impending release:Mismanagement and disturbing script changes contributed to delays, workers say: Shannon Liao at The Washington Post00:25:55 - IGN part of Ziff Davis layoffs (Brendan Sinclair at Games Industry.biz)00:29:10 - Ad00:33:50 - Street Fighter 6 Release Date Potentially Leaked (Wario64), Final Fantasy 16 Release Date Potentially Leaked00:39:38 - Crash Bandicoot Is Teasing00:46:38 - Geoff’s Final Game Awards Tease00:53:00 - Out todayTomorrow’s Hosts:Tim and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk about Microsoft's deal with Nintendo for Call of Duty, Diablo 4 previews, and another day of Game Awards hype.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:05:26 - Housekeeping Our Game Awards announcements predictions episode of Kinda Funny Gamescast is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames All of our content will be later tomorrow! Games Daily at 1pm PT, streaming games and fun at 2pm PT, and THEN we will roll right into our Game Awards live reactions at 4:30pm PT! The Roper Report  - 00:07:40 - Microsoft reaches a 10-year deal with Nintendo for Call of Duty00:21:21 - Diablo 4 Preview Round Up00:33:34 - Ad00:36:39 - Diablo 4’s release date has seemingly appeared online00:43:40 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is getting a free update00:50:26 - Sonic’s Co-Creator has reportedly been arrested again00:54:15 - Out todayReader mail  -00:56:00 - “Your take on the Toejam & Earl movie and games was white hot” - Mikeyhavik00:59:32 - “Did Elliot overcome their gluten intolerance?” - Tucker01:00:19 - Squad Up: Oelivert - PSN - Oelivert01:00:43 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Mike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Mike talk Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Elden Ring finally getting some DLC, and a Toejam and Earl movie.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:01:15 - Housekeeping New Xcast merch has dropped! PS I Love You XOXO is recording their 2022 PS I Love You XOXO Awards episode later today and they need your input! The Roper Report   - 00:07:34 - Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion review round up00:17:36 - Elden Ring's Colosseum DLC Is Real, Free, and Releasing Tomorrow00:27:26 - A ‘ToeJam & Earl’ Movie is in the Works from Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg, Tim, and Blessing react to The Last of Us HBO trailer and talk Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Fortnite, and more.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:03:48 - Housekeeping Dead Space creator and Striking Distance Studios lead Glen Schofield Joined us for a The Callisto Protocol spoilercast! That’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Right after Games Daily - Jeff Grubb, Tamoor Hussein and the Raiders take on James, Elyse, Bruce Greene and the Chargers on today's KFFL! Game 2 will feature your 9 and 2 KF 49ers taking on the 11 and 0 Dolphins. The Roper Report  - 00:07:22 - The Last of Us HBO Official Trailer: Our Reactions00:20:04 - Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 202300:33:46 - Ad00:36:51 - Fortnite Chapter 4 adds Doom Slayer, Augmented Abilities and more00:41:44 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be released in March 2023, according to Steam00:47:21 - A Sifu Live-Action adaptation has been announced with John Wick Creator Derek Kolstad00:49:29 - Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Creative Director Tom French Has Left 343 Industries00:51:32 - The Callisto Protocol has gotten patched on PC00:52:32 - Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting a Game of the Year Edition00:55:39 - CD Projekt Red Is Sunsetting Support for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game00:57:20 - Out today00:59:20 - Squad Up: ki700 - The Kinda Funny Subreddit Game Awards Predictions!01:02:00 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Mike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Blessing talk The Callisto Protocol, Game Awards teases, and Star Wars Battlefront II.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:06:47 - Housekeeping Kinda Funny Gamescast is up and it’s our Callisto Protocol review. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Dead Space creator and Striking Distance Studios lead Glen Schofield is coming to stream the Callisto Protocol with us on Twitch and YouTube today at 11 am PT! Come for Mike and Greg trying to survive the nightmare, stay for their gruesome in-game deaths! The Roper Report  - 00:11:26 - The Callisto Protocol review round up00:17:15 - The Callisto Protocol's Steam Reviews Suffer Following Reports of Poor Performance00:21:22 - The Callisto Protocol’s roadmap has been revealed00:30:21 - 505 and Epic Games have launched a teaser site for a Game Awards reveal00:35:44 - Ad00:38:57 - Hideo Kojima has further teased his next game with new logos00:44:11 - Among Us has something to show at Game Awards00:51:35 - No Mortal Kombat at Game Awards00:54:47 - Monster Hunter Rise Is Coming to PlayStation and Xbox Game Pass Next Month00:57:03 - Star Wars Battlefront II for PSP looks set to join the PlayStation Plus Classics library01:01:27 - Fuser is shutting down01:04:22 - Out today01:07:28 - You‘re WrongMonday’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:05:21 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up and it’s a review of the Xbox Series X 2 years later. You can catch that right here on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Dead Space creator and Striking Distance Studios lead Glen Schofield is coming to stream the Callisto Protocol with us on Twitch and YouTube this Friday at 11 am PT! Come for Mike and Greg trying to survive the nightmare, stay for their gruesome in-game deaths! PORTAL PARTY: Ask people to wishlist the game on Steam and link to Steam page on VOD description (if you typically do this?) & in any social posts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2012840/Portal_with_RTX/ Ask your community to tune in to the Portal Party: Dec 6 10am PST on your channel The Roper Report  - 00:08:00 - Nintendo speaks up about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN00:16:26 - Is this more a glaring omission from Nintendo regarding theirs and Pokemon Company’s push for these games? - Best Friends Q:Nano00:21:56 - Summer Game Fest returns - Press Release00:29:43 - Valve will give away a free Steam Deck every minute during The Game Awards - Sean Hollister @ The Verge00:31:45 - Tekken 8 will reportedly be shown during The Game Awards - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:39:26 - We’ve got new Last of Us HBO posters - Logan Plant @ IGN00:36:13 - Ad00:47:00 - Twitch is implementing its own ‘panic button’ safety feature - Ash Parrish @ The Verge00:50:46 - A former Zelda director is working on an Open World Dress Up RPG - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN00:59:30 - Out today01:05:00 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Tim and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing apologizes to Need For Speed, Greg gives his thoughts on Midnight Suns reviews, and they both talk about some Weird Nintendo Decisions.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:10:00 - Housekeeping Our Screencast reactions to the new Super Mario Bros movie trailer is up now. You can see Tim and me go crazy for the reveals on Youtube.com/KindaFunny. Dead Space creator and Striking Distance Studios lead Glen Schofield is coming to stream the Callisto Protocol with us on Twitch and YouTube this Friday at 11 am PT! Come for Mike and Greg trying to survive the nightmare, stay for their gruesome in-game deaths! The Roper Report  - 00:16:55 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns Review round up00:31:48 - The Super Mario Bros movie gets its release date00:39:30 - Nintendo shuts down Smash World Tour ‘without any warning’00:46:24 - Ad00:49:36 - Elden Ring developers open up about crunch00:57:02 - Sonic Frontiers has gotten a 2023 roadmap01:00:31 - Todd Howard's Indiana Jones Game Is a 'Unique' Mash-Up of Different Genres01:04:22 - A Spanish theme park is building an Uncharted rollercoaster01:05:50 - Out today01:07:39 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:07:43 - Housekeeping Kinda Funny Podcast featuring Cliff Bleszinski is up right now! Youtube.com/KindaFunny The Roper Report  - 00:13:00 - Troy Baker Wants To Direct Or Star In Daredevil Game00:29:33 - There are no immediate plans for a new Burnout00:38:43 - PlayStation could get Call of Duty for the next 10 Years00:46:05 - Ad00:49:17 - Arma 3 studio says game footage is being used to spread fake news about the Ukraine war00:55:16 - December’s PlayStation Plus Essential games have leaked00:57:14 - Xbox is selling a new hoodie01:00:45 - Out todayTomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Tim talk Pokemon's WILD sales numbers, a new Alien game, and The Witcher remake being open world.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:03:38 - Housekeeping In case you missed it, right before break a new Xcast went up and it’s our Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 review. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. The Roper Report  - 00:07:49 - Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Sell Over 10 Million Units in Their First Three Days00:19:19 - Players claim Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Battle Stadium RNG is rigged00:23:12 - A new AAA Alien game is reportedly in development…debunked? Maybe?00:27:15 - The Witcher Remake Will Be Open World, CD Projekt Red Confirms00:31:58 - Ad00:35:11 - James Gunn confirms: DC Will Make Games Connected to Its Film Universe00:48:10 - Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision is ‘likely’ to face FTC lawsuit00:51:05- A 12-player, co-op Starship Troopers game has been announced00:54:25- Out today00:58:27 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:03:30 - HousekeepingA 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/KindaFunnyWe’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 @ VGC00:18:15 - We got a new poster for HBO’s The Last of Us - @TheLastofUs on Twitter00:19:24 - Sony claims Microsoft’s ‘true strategy’ is to ‘make PlayStation like Nintendo’ - Andy Robinson @ VGC00:29:20 - Ad00:30:30 - We’ve finally got details on Witcher 3’s next gen version - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN00:33:32 - Netflix Appears to Be Developing a AAA PC Shooter - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN00:39:35 - Riot Games could bring Valorant to consoles - Grant Taylor-Hill @ Insider Gaming00:45:25 - Sakurai Seemingly Teases Kid Icarus: Uprising For Nintendo Switch - Jason Fanelli @ Gamespot00:49:29 - The Callisto Protocol’s season pass includes new player death animations - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:54:38 - Onoma games are shutting down - @StudioOnoma on Twitter00:56:30 - Out today00:57:30 - You‘re WrongNext Week’s Hosts:Monday: Greg and TimTuesday: Greg and BlessingWednesday: Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices