Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Blessing is joined by the developer of Immortality and Telling Lies, Half Mermaid's Sam Barlow, to chat about two new games they just announced, layoffs at Riot, and the status of the games industry. Follow Sam Barlow: https://twitter.com/mrsambarlowRun of Show - - Start - Housekeeping We’re proud to announce that we’ve teamed up with the indie exchange for the ULTIMATE spring game showcase! The game submission deadline for the MIX/KF Spring Showcase is Feb 2nd. Head to kindafunny.com/SpringShowcase to get your game submitted. 2 new reviews are up right now! Tekken 8 Review is up on Kinda Funny Gamescast and Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Review is up on Xcast. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames A new Kinda Funny podcast is up where the crew ranks the days of the week. Youtube.com/KindaFunny The Roper Report  - - Half Mermaid Productions teases two new titles – ‘Project C’ and ‘Project D’ - Ad - Riot lays off 530 staff and Riot Forge shutting down - Games industry leader predicts 2024 will be ‘the year of closures’ - We may have Death Stranding 2’s full title - A Pastel Pink Joy-Con set will launch alongside Princess Peach Showtime - Wee News! - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and special guest Andrea Rene talk about everything going on with Palworld. Follow Andrea: https://twitter.com/andreareneRun of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Kinda Funny Happy Hour preview is live because we’re doing a new one Wednesday! This is where we field calls and party with the $25 Patrons, so come hang out! We’re proud to announce that we’ve teamed up with the indie exchange for the ULTIMATE spring game showcase! The game submission deadline for the MIX/KF Spring Showcase is Feb 2nd. Head to kindafunny.com/SpringShowcase to get your game submitted. The Roper Report  - - Palworld Has Huge Weekend and Sells 5 Million - Palworld Pokémon plagiarism accusations pile up as CEO respondsREQUIRED READING: https://twitter.com/DBakaba/status/1749122283346473182 - BREAKING: Palworld Coming to PS5? - Ad - WWE 2K24 Release Date Announced, Cover Star Revealed - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Limits New Game Plus Access to Digital Deluxe and Ultimate Editions - Wee News! - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Special Guest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Tim talk about Palworld being the first break out hit of the year, an Xbox Developer_Direct recap, and Square Enix wanting to change their game strategy.Run of Show - - Start - HousekeepingOur live reactions to yesterday’s Xbox Developer_Direct are up right now! Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGamesWe’re proud to announce that we’ve teamed up with the indie exchange for the ULTIMATE spring game showcase! The game submission deadline for the MIX/KF Spring Showcase is Feb 2nd. Head to kindafunny.com/SpringShowcase to get your game submitted. https://twitter.com/KindaFunnyVids/status/1743345396657856876Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Delaney TwinningThe Roper Report   - - Palworld is killing it in sales - Xbox Dev Direct Recap - Xbox Wire - Square Enix President Says the Company Wants to Release Fewer, More Diverse Games - Rebekah Valentine @ IGN - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xbox's expansion into cross-platform gaming, Until Dawn getting a movie adaptation, and 2023 video game sales in the US are discussed in this podcast episode. They also explore the possibility of an interactive video game movie and speculate about Xbox releasing a handheld console. Other topics include layoffs at game developers, game ratings, and the release of Prince of Persia: The Last Crown.

Bless and Andy talk about Larian boss's comments about subscription models, Dave The Diver's devs next game, and sad news for Thunderful.Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our video game fantasy draft. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Larian boss says the studio’s games won’t come to subscription services - Dave the Diver Developer’s Next Game Is a MOBA Called Wakerunners - Ad - Xbox 'Incorrectly Posted News' That Final Fantasy XIV Online's Open Beta Was Live - Thunderful announces restructuring that will cut 20% of its workforce - 2K has announced a Top Spin reboot with a teaser trailer - Wee News! - NVIDIA GeForce Update - SuperChats - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Bless talk about Indiana Jones expectations along with new details about the Xbox Dev_Direct, The Last of Us 2 Remastered reviews are in, and Blessing explains Keith Lee.Run of Show - - Rockstar Owner Take-Two is Locked in a Trademark Dispute With Remedy Over 'R' Logo - Game Developers Choice Awards release their finalists - Square Enix’s Foamstars will launch next month via PlayStation Plus - Wee News! - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this podcast, Greg and Tim discuss the Elden Ring Steam update, the rumored death of Halo Battle Royale, an actor going after an AI chatbot, GameStop's exit from the NFT marketplace, and layoffs at a Gearbox-owned studio. They also mention being able to insta-pop the TLOU2 Platinum via Trophy Transfer.

Tim and Greg talk about some rumored Sega reboots, big Last of Us news, and Golden Sun coming to Switch.Run of Show - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your hosts for DICE 2024 -- IGN's Stella Chung and Kinda Funny's Greg Miller -- dream of the Switch 2, talk about Indy's possible title, and call their boss.Run of Show - - Start - HousekeepingA new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is up right now and it’s our Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown review. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGamesIn case you missed it, our Game of The Year episode is up where we crown KF’s GOTY. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGamesThank you to our Patreon Producer Delaney Twinning!The Roper Report  - - An AI company may have just revealed the Nintendo Switch 2’s name and release month - Tomas Franzese @ Digital Trends - Fans Think They've Discovered the Full Name of MachineGames' Indiana Jones Game - Rebekah Valentine @ IGN - Twitch is cutting one-third of its staff - Ash Parrish & Jay Peters @ The Verge - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake II lead 2024 DICE Awards nominations - Game Developer - Ad - SAG-AFTRA's new agreement lets game devs use AI voices - Justin Carter @ Game Developer - BREAKING NEWS: Discord Layoffs - PS5 ‘V2 DualSense’ With ‘Exceptional 12-Hour Battery Life’ Spotted Online - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Wee News! - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Blessing tackle a HUGE news day. Last of Us has its Abby and Xbox is doing as Developer_Direct!Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping There is no Games Daily on Wednesday (tomorrow) because at 10am PT on YouTube and Twitch, we will be livestreaming our Kinda Funny Game of the Year episode where all of us will live react to our cumulative Top 10 Games List for 2023! The Roper Report  - - ‘Last of Us’ Season 2 Casts Kaitlyn Dever as Abby - Ad - Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct event confirmed for January 18 - Sea of Thieves could be released for PlayStation and Switch, it’s claimed - Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League Preview Round Up - Sony shows footage of mysterious Patapon project - Unity is Cutting About 1,800 People In Company's Largest Layoff - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: NO SHOW! GAME OF THE YEAR TOMORROW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices