Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Tim and Fran Mirabella talk about Star Wars Jedi Survivor's leak, Sega unionizing, and Horizon getting review bombed.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:05:15 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now on youtube.com/kindafunny. Before Jedi Survivor reviews go up, you should check out Barrett’s latest video all about Jedi: Fallen Order! Watch it to set the tone for the week! The Roper Report  - 00:08:05 - PSA: Star Wars Jedi Survivor Spoilers Have Leaked Online00:18:21 - Sega of America cohort moves to unionize00:22:05 - Asus ROG Ally launches May 11 and is gonna be under $1,00000:34:53 - Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida says AI will change the nature of learning for developers00:42:39 - Metacritic pledges stricter moderation after Horizon: Forbidden West DLC gets review bombed00:55:52 - Out Today00:56:51 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janet and Mike talk about the next Horizon game being confirmed by Guerilla, Crystal Dynamics next project, and more, making history with their first time hosting KFGD together.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:04:25 - Housekeeping If you haven’t already, check out Barrett’s new video on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames all about why he loves Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to get hyped for Survivor later this week! If you missed it, a new Love, Sex, and Stuff After Dark is up on YouTube.com/KindaFunny where Tim and Nick took live call ins and learned a LOT about one Blessing Adeoye Jr! ONLY on YouTube and the livestream, there’s going to be a 30-minute post-show where SnowBikeMike comes in to talk to US KFGD hosts about YOUR YouTube Superchat questions! Stay tuned after today’s handshake to hang out with us before the next Kinda Funny stream starts! The Roper Report  - 00:10:57 - Guerrilla casually confirms Horizon Forbidden West sequel00:27:36 - Marvel's Avengers Developer Is Playtesting A Secret New Game00:35:46 - Xbox confirms players can no longer post screenshots directly to Twitter00:43:17 - Ad00:44:22 - Call of Duty: The Board Game kicks off a series meant for competitive and co-op play00:53:55 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie Holds Off Evil Dead Rise for Its Third Weekend Box Office Victory00:57:25 - Mario Movie Spoilers00:58:31 - Out Today01:00:51 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Fran(?) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim is joined by Able Gamers' Steve Spohn to chjat about Hi-Fi Rush, an Xbox sequel 10 years in the making, and more!Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:02:58 - Housekeeping Today, the dead walk, and Greg Miller is going to help you end them! That’s right, Greg’s playing Dead Island 2 on PS5 as part of a sponsored stream, and if you have the game and are watching live, Greg might come help you fight the undead! Tune in on Twitch and YouTube Friday at 11:30 am PT to watch the shenanigans! Barrett's 2nd of 4 video essays this year is OUT NOW and it's all about him looking back at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and sharing why it connected to him on a deep, personal level. Watch it to get in the Star Wars feels or reinvigorate your hype for Jedi Survivor next week! Check it out on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! We’re trying something new with YouTube SuperChats on Kinda Funny Games Daily! ONLY on YouTube and the livestream, there’s going to be a 30-minute post-show where SnowBikeMike comes in to talk to US KFGD hosts about YOUR Superchat questions! Stay tuned after today’s handshake to hang out with me, Mike, and Bless before the next Kinda Funny stream starts! The Roper Report  - 00:05:28 - Hi-Fi Rush Was A “Break Out Hit” For Xbox, Says Aaron Greenberg00:14:58 - Xbox is working on a mystery sequel that it says could take 10 years to make00:23:29 - We got new Street Fighter 6 details!00:29:49 - Ad00:30:54 - Ubisoft shows off The Division Heartland and reveals Division 2’s Year 5 roadmap00:40:14 - A Fortnite movie is not actively being worked on00:45:03 - Out Today00:48:20 - Steven’s Highlights of 2023 So FarMonday’s Hosts: Tim & Mike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim chat about PlayStation acquiring a new studio, PlayStation increasing PC game prices in certain countries, and some 4/20 fun.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:03:45 - Housekeeping Friday, the dead walk, and Greg Miller is going to help you end them! That’s right, Greg’s playing Dead Island 2 on PS5 as part of a sponsored stream, and if you have the game and are watching live, Greg might come help you fight the undead! Tune in on Twitch and YouTube Friday at 11:30 am PT to watch the shenanigans! Barrett's 2nd of 4 video essays this year is OUT NOW and it's all about him looking back at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and sharing why it connected to him on a deep, personal level. Watch it to get in the Star Wars feels or reinvigorate your hype for Jedi Survivor next week! Check it out on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! Tim and Nick are back with your favorite advice show! love, Sex, and stuff is LIVE tonight at 5pm PT on Twitch and KF YouTube! A new Kinda FUnny Xcast is up right now all about fixing Halo. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - 00:07:00 - PlayStation has significantly increased Steam game prices in some countries00:12:00 - Sony Acquiring Firewalk Studios00:21:09 - Trailer for photorealistic indie bodycam shooter Unrecord becomes an overnight internet sensation00:25:23 - Humanity gets a release date00:27:43 - Ad00:28:49 - Cliff Bleszinski wants to resurrect Lawbreakers00:30:38 - Nintendo is changing the Japanese name of the Mario Movie’s Spike to avoid offense00:34:14 - Ready at Dawn and Downpour Interactive have been impacted by Meta layoffs00:40:00 - THQ Nordic have announced another showcase00:45:30 - Out Today00:48:55 - You‘re Wrong00:50:10 - Let’s Hang Out!Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Steven Spohn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike and Andy talk about the highlights of Nintendo Indie World, big news about The Division, and video game sales for March.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:02:59 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Podcast where the guys talk all about Creator Clash is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny Barrett's next video essay is just around the corner! Join him on Wednesday, April 19th at 2pm PT (after the game stream) while he talks about why Jedi: Fallen Order is his favorite Star Wars game on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! We’re trying something new with YouTube SuperChats on Kinda Funny Games Daily! ONLY on YouTube and the livestream, there’s going to be a 30-minute post-show where SnowBikeMike comes in to talk to US KFGD hosts about YOUR Superchat questions! Stay tuned after today’s handshake to hang out with me, Mike, and Bless before the next Kinda Funny stream starts! The Roper Report  - 00:09:00 - Nintendo Indie World Recap00:25:36 - Ad00:26:41 - Ubisoft is sharing the "future of The Division franchise" in a livestream this week00:37:46 - Resident Evil 4 Remake and PlayStation 5 Topped U.S. Sales Charts in March00:42:29 - Square Enix Triples Down on Blockchain With a New Deal00:50:06 - AQUIRIS is Joining Epic and Becoming Epic Games Brasil00:53:40 - Out Today00:56:02 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dead Island 2 reviews are out! Nintendo's haviung an Indie World Showcase tomorrow, and another person has left Halo. Tim and Blessing break it all down!Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:04:00 - Housekeeping Our Dead Island 2 review is up right now as a Kinda Funny Gamescast over on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Barrett's next video essay is just around the corner! Join him on Wednesday, April 19th at 2pm PT (after the game stream) while he talks about why Jedi: Fallen Order is his favorite Star Wars game, on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! We’re trying something new with YouTube SuperChats on Kinda Funny Games Daily! ONLY on YouTube and the livestream, there’s going to be a 30-minute post-show where SnowBikeMike comes in to talk to US KFGD hosts about YOUR Superchat questions! Stay tuned after today’s handshake to hang out with me, Mike, and Bless before the next Kinda Funny stream starts! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tripod++ Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - 00:05:40 - Dead Island 2 review round up00:39:30 - Nintendo Indie World Showcase Announced for Tomorrow00:28:15 -Nintendo has an indie showcase tomorrow, and I want to hear what you HOPE to see? - Best Friends Q:Charles Jakobsen00:32:00 - Ad00:34:04 - Frank O'Connor, Halo franchise director, has left Microsoft - Justin Carter @ Game Developer00:41:38 - Playdate has sold over 50,000 units - Jordan Middler @ VGC00:44:45 - Harry Potter competitive multiplayer game Quidditch Champions announced - Tom Ivan @ VGC00:50:14 - The next Monster Hunter game has been announced00:55:30 - Diablo 4 has gone gold00:57:00 - Out Today00:59:30 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Mike and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Tim kick off the week with news of Joseph Staten's next studio, Mario movie's continued success, and Media Molecule losing a co-founder.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:04:16 - Housekeeping The 2nd of 4 episodes for Kinda Anime is now up on YouTube.com/KindaFunny and Screencast podcast services! Barrett’s 2nd video essay premieres on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames this Wednesday and it’s all about why Jedi: Fallen Order is one of his favorite games of all time! We’re trying something new with YouTube SuperChats on Kinda Funny Games Daily! ONLY on YouTube and the livestream, there’s going to be a 30-minute post-show where SnowBikeMike comes in to talk to US KFGD hosts about YOUR Superchat questions! The Roper Report  - 00:09:10 - Former Bungie Director Joseph Staten Reveals His Next Studio00:26:34 - The Super Mario Bros Movie is now ‘expected’ to hit $1 billion as it continues to beat global estimates00:37:56 - Ad00:39:01 - Media Molecule co-founder and Dreams director Mark Healey has left the studio00:50:13 - Angry Birds Developer “Rovio” is being bought by Sega00:53:37 - ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Spin Off Series ‘Knuckles’ at Paramount+ Sets its Cast00:55:50 - Dark and Darker’s developer is being sued by Nexon00:57:55 - Out Today00:59:49 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Blessing talk about Suicide Squad finally getting officially delayed, Blessing's played Xdefiant, and Ubisoft Plus coming to Xbox!Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:01:18 - Housekeeping TODAY, Kinda Funny is teaming up with our friends at Hang Time for an awesome stream where we'll channel our inner "DOM Toretto" and race across the states in The Crew 2! We’re trying something new with YouTube SuperChats on Kinda Funny Games Daily! ONLY on YouTube and the livestream, there’s going to be a 30-minute post-show where SnowBikeMike comes in to talk to US KFGD hosts about YOUR Superchat questions! The Roper Report  - 00:04:49 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been Officially Delayed to February 202400:20:13 - Ubisoft has launched a closed beta test for its free-to-play FPS XDefiant00:29:21 - Ad00:30:26 - Ubisoft Plus is now available on Xbox00:42:24 - Remedy has changed its logo00:46:27 - Cliff Bleszinski says ‘stay tuned’ for LawBreakers news00:48:53 - Splatoon 3’s latest Splatfest is going all out for Zelda00:53:00 - Out Today Reader mail  -00:54:23 - “Do you genuinely think Tears of the Kingdom is going to run well on the Switch?” - AssassinRN00:58:07 - You‘re WrongMonday’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim react to the new Zelda trailer, talk about an upcoming Street Fighter showcase, and discuss a new upcoming game, Stray Gods.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:03:03 - Housekeeping A new Xcast is up with Mike, Gary, and Parris breaking down their reactions to Redfall releasing at only 30FPS. That’s on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames This Friday, April 14th, Kinda Funny is teaming up with our friends at Hang Time for an awesome stream where we'll channel our inner "DOM Toretto" and race across the states in The Crew 2! We’re trying something new with YouTube SuperChats on Kinda Funny Games Daily! ONLY on YouTube and the livestream, there’s going to be a 30-minute post-show where SnowBikeMike comes in to talk to US KFGD hosts about YOUR Superchat questions! The Roper Report  - 00:06:23 - Nintendo’s put out the FINAL Zelda Tears of The Kingdom trailer00:27:25 - Ad00:28:31 - Lil Wayne is hosting the Street Fighter 6 Showcase00:33:10 - Hidetaka Miyazaki named one of Time’s 100 most influential people of 202300:36:52 - Shuhei Yoshida is now a PlayStation Stars digital collectible00:39:21 - The Super Mario Bros theme is the first game music selected for preservation in the Library of Congress00:43:45 - Stray Gods is coming August 3rd and it looks dope as hell00:49:08 - Out Today00:52:57 - “You should check out Trinity Fusion” - Charles Jakobsen00:54:53 - “I’ve been low-key obsessed with having destructible environments in my games…” - Chuck Diamond01:00:33 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a new State of Play coming, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is getting a new trailer, and should Redfall get delayed? Blessing and Greg talk about it all on today's Games Daily.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:07:14 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now talking about our games of the year so far. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames This Friday, April 14th, Kinda Funny is teaming up with our friends at Hang Time! Greg, Andy, and Tim will have to go as fast as possible to win this race, but your twitch subs and Youtube Super Chats will have them hit pit stops with fun challenges along the way. Come support this Friday afternoon stream to find out and enjoy the open road with us. We’re trying something new with YouTube SuperChats on Kinda Funny Games Daily! ONLY on YouTube and the livestream, there’s going to be a 30-minute post-show where SnowBikeMike comes in to talk to US KFGD hosts about YOUR Superchat questions! Stay tuned after today’s handshake to hang out with me, Mike, and Bless before the next Kinda Funny stream starts! Over on Patreon: There’s a new episode of Kinda Feudy up entirely themed around movies. The Roper Report  - 00:10:00 - Redfall is not launching with a performance mode00:24:55 - A new State of Play is coming, all about Final Fantasy 1600:31:35 - Ad00:32:40 - Tears of the Kingdom is getting one more, 3 minute long trailer00:35:45 - PlayStation may have finally stopped sending ‘thank you for your purchase’ emails for PS Plus games00:38:43 - PS Plus Extra games for April have been announced00:41:56 - THQ Nordic community manager denies claims that AEW Fight Forever is ‘basically ready’00:48:40 - Out Today00:52:44 - “Let’s give out some awards!” - JMaz00:59:41 - Squad Up: Miguel - PS Vita - SoulBlaster5901:00:55 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices