Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Greg and Gary talk about Respawn's THREE new Star Wars games, Blizzard's new survival game, more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:05:53 - Housekeeping New PSILY Up TikTok is fucking fire LEWDLE The Roper Report - 00:08:37 - EA x Star Wars00:29:10 - All PS4 trophies were briefly wiped and labeled ‘PS3’00:33:27 - Ads 00:02:04 - Ad Length00:35:31 - BREAKING: Blizzard’s New Survival Game00:41:22 - Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy Saves Carry Over00:43:40 - More union busting over at Raven00:50:19 - The Rock making another vg movie, can’t say who00:55:39 - Out today00:54:35 - NVIDIA GeForce Update00:55:00 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim start the week with a JAM PACKED news day! Let's talk about Pokemon Legends: Arceus early impressions, a mystery kirby game, Elden Ring going gold, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:03:00 - HousekeepingA new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is recording later today on Patreon. We’re gonna be talking about the PlayStation side of the Activision-Blizzard acquisition and asking Will Xbox Game Pass ever come to PlayStation? You can catch that later live on Patreon or when it goes up tomorrow for everyone on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe.Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & PranksyThe Roper Report  -00:05:12 - Pokemon Legends Arceus is apparently really good?? - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:19:05 - An unannounced Kirby game has been seemingly teased in a Japanese magazine? - Jordan Middler @ VGC00:22:36 - Elden Ring has gone gold!00:25:13 - More for Edlen Ring: From Software says Elden Ring can be completed in around 30 hours - Tom Ivan @ VGC00:26:30 - Ad00:28:48 - Unity acquires Ziva Dynamics - Chris Kerr @ GameDeveloper00:36:30 - Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and NetEase have formed new studio - Marie Dealessandri @ GiBiz00:41:08 - Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Alex Helfrecht Animated Movie ‘A Winter’s Journey’ - Anthony D'alessandro @ Deadline00:47:35 - Out todayONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS: It’s episode 1100!00:49:19 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Activision-Blizzard story continues as Phil Spencer SPEAKS. Join Blessing and Tam as they discuss Call of Duty's future, Zelda Majora's Mask coming to Switch next month, and more.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:05:40 - HousekeepingXcast is recording later today and it’s gonna be a huge episode as they dive into conversation about what Activision’s acquisition means for Xbox. You can tune into that live later today or listen when it goes up for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.And then there’s a new episode of the Kinda Funny Podcast that you can skip.Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & PranksyThe Roper Report  -00:07:30 - Phil Spencer is trying to communicate with us00:12:20 - What kind of deal could Microsoft and Sony make? - Best Friends Q:Grezick00:19:36 - Call of Duty Could Move Away From Annual Releases, According To New Report - Kat Bailey @ IGN00:32:23 - Raven Software QA workers unionize within Activision Blizzard - Nicole Carpenter @ Polygon00:39:58 - Blizzard Head Promises To Improve Culture After 'Challenging' 2021 - Jared Moore @ IGN00:38:55 - Ad00:46:20 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Is Coming to Nintendo Switch Online Next Month - Jared Moore @ IGN00:54:24 - Game developers aren't interested in NFTs and cryptocurrency, report suggests - Ed Nightingale @ Eurogamer01:01:45 - Out today01:03:35 - You‘re WrongNext Week’s Hosts:Mon: Blessing and TimTues: Greg and WhittaWed: Blessing and AndyThurs: Greg and TimFri: Blessing and Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Tim run you through today's Xbox shockwaves, good and bad news about LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:06:15 - Housekeeping There’s a new Kinda Funny Podcast up! In it, we call Fanbyte’s Michael Higham to dig through Blessing’s trash! There’s a new Peacemaker Screencast up! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey The Roper Report - 00:07:50 - PlayStation Responds to Xbox00:25:45 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Good News and Bad News00:39:14 - Ads00:40:14 - Dying Light 2 Threatens 350K Words, 40K Lines Of Dialogue00:46:17 - Halo’s BTB Still Broken00:49:25 - New World Won't See New Content In February00:50:33 - VR ain’t Dead! NPD Group00:56:17 - Hot Damn: That Horizon Cast!00:59:08 - Out today01:01:34 - NVIDIA GeForce Update01:02:20 - Squad Up: Ryan K - Xbox - BiggerActor77301:03:32 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Andy talk about the follow-ups and fallout from yesterday's news of Microsoft acquiring activision including Sony shares dropping, Bobby Kotick wanting to buy Kotaku, and more.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:04:27 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our predictions for how we see this Activision-Blizzard acquisition going. It’s a free-form conversation with me, Tim, Greg, and Andy. A lot of debate and back and forth on whether this is all a good or bad thing. Check that out now. In case you missed it: PS I Love You XOXO is up and it’s our Re-Review of Horizon Zero Dawn. We talk about what it’s been like revisiting the game and our hopes for Horizon Forbidden West. That is up right now on Youtube and podcast services around the globe. And lastly! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, &Pranksy The Roper Report -00:06:30 - Sony shares fell 13% following news of Xbox’s Activision Blizzard deal - Tom Ivan @ VGC00:13:10 - Does this signal the end for AAA 3rd Party Game Development? If so, how long do they have? - Best Friends Q: Nolan Daniels00:19:08 - Bobby Kotick wanted to buy Kotaku - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer00:29:00 - Labor organizers say Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard won’t stop them - Charlie Hall @ Polygon00:34:00 - Ad 00:36:15 - Call Of Duty Vanguard And Black Ops Cold War Were No. 1 And 2 Best-Selling Games Of 2021 In The US - Eddie @ Gamespot00:46:59 - Rainbow Six Extraction Review Round Up00:54:00 - There’s a new Horizon Forbidden West story trailer - Jonathan Dornbush @ IGN00:58:50 - Out today 01:02:20 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HOLY CRAP!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:02:00 - HousekeepingPSILY’s re-review of Horizon Zero Dawn is live!R6 Extraction Let’s Play JUST went live!Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurveyThank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes)Black JackPranksyThe Roper Report   -00:03:49 - Xbox Buys Activision Blizzardhttps://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/00:26:15 - I am wondering the effects this will have to a more casual gamer. - Best Friends Q:Andy00:28:35 - Is Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision-Blizzard concerning from a monopoly standpoint? - Best Friends Q:Jordan Deeb00:46:00 -  Ad01:03:00 - E3 Online Event is Dead?.01:07:08 - Nobody Saves the World Review Round-UpMetacritic @ 8:44 am: 77 11 Xbox / 81 17 PC01:14:40 - Out todayTomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk all about PlayStation's Project Spartacus and what Xbox's Phil Spencer had to say about it.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:04:00 - HousekeepingPS I Love You XOXO is recording later today and it’s our Re-Review of Horizon Zero Dawn. I’ve played the DLC, Greg has been playing, and Janet has platinumed the game. Get your questions and write-ins into Patreon.com/kindafunnygames to be a part of the show and catch that episode when it goes up for everyone tomorrow.Also! There’s a new episode of Xcast that went up over the weekend with the full crew talking about Xbox expectations for exclusives in 2022. Catch that right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.And lastly! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurveyThank you to our Patreon Producers:James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & PranksyThe Roper Report  -00:06:30 - Phil Spencer responds to Project Spartacus - Tom Ivan @ VGC00:28:55 - Ad00:30:28 - Several PlayStation Studios Asked to Put Their Games on PC - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN00:38:50 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 Sets a New Record By Raising Over $3.4 Million for Charity00:44:30 - Activision Blizzard has gotten rid of almost 40 employees for workplace misconduct - Tom Ivan @ VGC00:47:06 - Video Game CEOs Made Tens of Millions of Dollars in 2020 - Rebekah Valentine @ IGN00:52:12 - Out today Reader mail  -00:53:00 - I finally did it. I got my LG OLED, - Jordan Lee Rowan00:54:40 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tam close out the week with a discussion about VoiceverseNFTs, Respawn, and PlayStation Now quietly going away?Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:04:15 - Housekeeping It’s a big Friday: Peacemaker episodes 1-3 reactions are being recorded today and going up ASAP on Youtube.com/kindafunny as a Kinda Funny Screencast. Everybody is playing Everybody’s Golf on Twitch right after this to decide the rivalry of Andy vs Greg. Then of course Xcast records later today on Patreon.com/KindaFunnyGames and goes live for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. The Roper Report - 00:10:00 - Troy Baker Is Working With NFTs, but Fans Are Unimpressed00:30:10 - Sony pulling PlayStation Now cards from retail stores00:38:33 - Ads00:41:50 - Respawn isn’t canceling secretive third game after losing director00:50:56 - A PS5 version of Apex Legends has been spotted on PSN00:52:32 - Out today00:53:50 - NVIDIA GeForce Update Reader mail -00:54:45 - “Sony's Spartacus update to PlayStation Plus should include streaming access to the movies they produce…” - luciddre4m01:00:00 - You‘re WrongNext Week’s Hosts:Mon: Blessing and TimTues: Greg and Gary WhittaWed: Blessing and AndyThurs: Greg and TimFri: Blessing and Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Tim talk Pokemon, DICE Awards nominees, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:04:15 - HousekeepingNick’s BdayKinda Funny’s Game of the Year Gamescast is up RIGHT NOW!Big Friday:Peacemaker 1-3 reactions in the AM!Kinda Funny Everybody’s Golf on Twitch!Scream in Review!Xcast!Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & PranksyThe Roper Report  -00:11:12 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus 13-minute Gameplay preview00:23:50 - DICE Awards Noms00:38:32 - Ad00:41:47 - Hitman 3’s Year 2 Content Revealed00:44:30 - Is January truly shaping up to be the best month in Gamepass history? - dhruvenator00:48:20 - Xbox Ones are no longer being made, Tom Warren @ The verge00:53:40 - New Uncharted Movie Poster00:57:00 - Out today00:59:40 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy has played God of War 2018's PC version and is ready to talk to Blessing about reviews, Stalker 2 getting delayed, Kirby and The Forgotten Land getting a release date, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:09:05 - HousekeepingGamescast is recording today and it’s our GAME OF THE YEAR episode! Tune in live on Patreon at 12:30 pm pt to catch the episode or watch it as it goes live for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & PranksyThe Roper Report  -00:12:20 - God of War on PC Review Round Up00:19:35 - BREAKING: Sony’s Firesprite takes over Twisted Metal, as Motorstorm director is hired - Andy Robinson @ VGC00:28:30 - Stalker 2 has been delayed to December - Andy Chalk @ PC Gamer00:32:40 - Kirby and The Forgotten Lands is coming in March - Ash Parrish @ GiBiz00:36:50 - Ad00:40:10 - Xbox Series S and X hits 1m UK sales in strong December - Christopher Dring @ GiBiz00:46:40 - Sony Is Dealing With PlayStation 5 Shortage by Making More PS4s - Takashi Mochozuky & Debby Wu @ Bloomberg00:53:00 - PlayStation has published the PSN top downloads of 2021 - Justin Massongill @ PS Blog00:59:45 - Out today01:01:00 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices