Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Amy Hennig's back in the Star Wars business, Crazy Taxi's back in the headlines, and Greg's back to pissing off the audience. Come watch a happy Gary Whitta!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:03:30 - HousekeepingEpisode 3 is live on youtube.com/kindafunnygames!https://youtu.be/wAWGP6nGTf0?t=1216https://kindafunny.com/platinumGen and I need you! Charity stream tonight at 8 pm pt!https://www.twitch.tv/kindafunnygames/Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & AnonymousThe Roper Report  -00:06:05 - Amy Hennig’s NEW Star Wars Game, Michael McWhertor @ polygon00:15:50 - any possibility that Project Ragtag could be resurrected - Best Friends Q:TheSheepWhisper00:17:45 - Crazy Taxi (and Jet Set Radio) REBOOT?! Ta-kashi Mochi-zuki @ Bloomberg00:29:09 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Coming SOONER, Jeff Grubb @ GameBeat00:34:03 - BREAKINg: Avengers Lives00:35:50 - Ad00:41:13 - Elden Ring Gets a Major Patch, Joe Skrebbels @ IGN00:58:06 - VIDEO GAMES GO TO THE MOVIES!01:00:45 - Out today01:03:00 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Shannon Liao of Washington Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PlayDate Reviews are in and Blessing and Janet are here to share theirs!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:09:38 - Housekeeping KFW aka Kinda Funny Wrestling has a new home right here on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames. Episode 1 went up yesterday in case you missed it. Episode 2 follows today and then episode 3 records live on Twitch after KFGD and will be up tomorrow. So if you’ve missed out on KFW, you can catch up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. SPEAKING OF KINDA FUNNY GAMES: A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now and Mike and Parris are joined by Chris Charla, the director of ID @ Xbox. They have a good conversation breaking down ID @ Xbox, you can catch that right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous The Roper Report  -00:11:00 - PlayDate Review Round Up00:37:08 - Ad00:38:50 - Portal’s co-writer wants to make Portal 3 - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN00:47:05 - Ghost of Tsushima Appears to Have Received Its Final Planned Patch - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN00:52:32 - Shin Megami Tensei 5 Has Sold Over 1 Million Units Worldwide - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN00:54:52 - Future Xbox Games Might Have Ads - Zack Zweizen @ Kotaku01:00:15 - Sonic Origins has been rated in South Korea - Chris Scullion @ VGC01:01:15 - Babylon’s Fall dropped to less than 10 concurrent PC players this week - Andy Robinson @ VGC01:04:22 - Netflix Announces a 'First-Of-Its-Kind' Deal With an Exploding Kittens Game and Animated Series - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN01:06:00 - Out todayTomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg shows up for the first time this week to talk about Kojima, Halo maps, and Cyberpunk 2077 with Tim!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:05:00 - HousekeepingThe Lost World: JP youtube.com/kindafunnygamesThank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & AnonymousThe Roper Report -00:07:20 - PlayStation isn’t buying Kojima00:26:11 - CYBERPUNK POSTULATING00:38:15 - Ad00:40:25 - 343 Shows off Halo Infinite Maps00:51:48 - The Mini Indie Showcase PAX East Edition Announced00:54:05 - Out today00:59:00 - You‘re WrongNext Week’s Hosts:Mon: Bless and Shannon Liao of Washington PostTues: Greg and GaryWed: Bless and JanetThur: Greg and TimFRI: Greg and Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janet and Tim breakdown the latest CD Projekt Red delay, Fez's 10th anniversary, Niantic's new AR game, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:04:00 - HousekeepingThere’s a new Kinda Funny Podcast up right now and it’s a farewell and remembrance of Portillo. You can watch that right now on Youtube.com/kindafunny and on podcast services around the globe.Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & AnonymousThe Roper Report  -00:04:50 - Witcher 3’s Next Gen Delay - Amelia Zollner @ IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/witcher-3-next-gen-delayed-again-ps5-xbox-series-x00:16:56 - Pokémon Go developer Niantic is making an AR pet game called Peridot - Andrew Webster @ The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/13/23021722/peridot-niantic-ar-pet-game-iphone-android-pokemon-go00:25:00 - Why Pedro Pascal hasn’t finished TLOU - Logan Plant @ IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/pedro-pascal-last-of-us-hbo-mandalorian-dave-filoni00:37:25 - Ad00:39:20 - No Man's Sky creator says next game is "pretty ambitious" - Ishraq Subhan https://www.eurogamer.net/no-mans-sky-creator-says-next-game-is-pretty-ambitious00:48:47 - Fez at 10 years old: Phil Fish resurfaces for a rare interview https://www.eurogamer.net/fez-at-10-years-old-phil-fish-resurfaces-for-a-rare-interview00:55:50 - Out today00:59:30 - Reader Mail - Success story! - The Nano Biologist01:01:15 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Bless and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Janet reignite Switch Pro theories with BOTW sequel speculation, discuss a mystery Bandai Namco game, and more.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:06:33 - Housekeeping There’s a new Kinda Funny Podcast up right now and it’s a farewell and remembrance of Portillo. You can watch that right now on Youtube.com/kindafunny and on podcast services around the globe. The Roper Report  - 00:07:05 - Is Zelda Breath of The Wild 2 ACTUALLY next-gen?00:23:05 - Bandai Namco appears to be making an HD remaster of a Nintendo game00:31:31 - Ads00:33:40 - Oddworld: Soulstorm’s director claims that their PS Plus deal was devastating00:47:03 - Aspyr is acquiring Beamdog00:50:24 - A California Lawyer has Quit Over an Allegation that Governor Gavin Newsom Meddled in the Activision Case00:56:31 - Sony and Nintendo are updating their subscription guidelines01:01:34 - Out today01:02:16 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Janet & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Gary talk about Halo Infinite's next move, Bugsnax's big update, and Nintendo's new building!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:04:29 - Housekeeping KFW Midday Mayhem episode 2 posts on youtube.com/kindafunnyplays today! Come watch Alanah and Janet battle for the Kinda Funny Twitch Championship! We’re recording a VERY special Kinda Funny Podcast with Greg and Gen about Portillo today. Catch it live on Patreon at 12:30 pm PT or tomorrow on podcast services. The Roper Report  -00:06:35 - Can Certain Affinity Reinvigorate Halo Infinite?00:27:20 - BugSnax Coming to Everything, DLC Previews00:33:31 - Ads 00:02:06 - Length00:35:40 - RIP Vicarious Visions00:47:57 - Still work to be done on Cyberpunk00:51:21 - Nintendo is Expanding… its building01:08:00 - Out today01:09:15 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Janet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim tackle a WILD news day. Let's talk about Kingdom Hearts' new game announcements, PlayStation investing a billion in Epic, and more.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:05:40 - HousekeepingI have a PlayDate unboxing up right now on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames. There’s also a short version of that over on Tik Tok.ICYMI: A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now breaking down everything you need to know about Halo Season 2. That’s of course available on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe.Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & AnonymousThe Roper Report  -00:07:00 - Kingdom Hearts 4 has been announced - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN00:20:03 - The Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer appears to tease a Star Wars crossover - Jordan Middler @ VGC00:23:50 - Kingdom Hearts 4 will be upgraded to Unreal 5 by release and ‘take visuals several levels higher’ - Andy Robinson @ VGC00:26:02 - The Nvidia Leak CONTINUES its streak - Wes Fenlon @ PC Gamer00:31:45 - Ad00:33:50 - Sony invests in Epic - Marie Dealessandri @ GiBiz00:38:20 - Nintendo Switch Sports Preview Round up00:46:15 - Braid, Carto, & Ethereal Devs have Announced New Indie Studio - Andrew McMahon @ Twinfinite00:01:39 - Sonic 2 is a huge success - Igor @ Engadget00:50:50 - Out today00:51:15 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Andy close the week out with details on Halo's new season, Metroid Dread talk, and Blessing's superior way of eating waffles along with other food items.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:15:32 - HousekeepingA new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now. That’s me and Janet talking about the new season, backlog season, and talking about what the rest of the year looks like for games. You can catch that on youtube.com/kindafunnygames, and podcast services around the globe.Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & AnonymousThe Roper Report  -00:16:11 - Halo Infinite season 2 launches in early May - Nicole Carpenter @ Polygon00:26:09 - Metroid Dread Has a New Boss Rush Mode - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN00:33:50 - Ad00:40:08 - We have our Bafta Games Awards results - Marie Dealessandri @ GiBiz00:43:55 - This year’s new Need for Speed game is reportedly now current-gen only - Jordan Middler @ VGC00:51:06 - The Sonic movie director says he’d love to make a Smash Bros movie - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:59:23 - What is Idris Elba hiding???01:03:00 - Out today01:04:45 - You‘re WrongNext Week’s Hosts:MON: Blessing and TimTUES: Greg and GaryWED: Blessing and JanetTHURS: Greg and BlessingFRI: Bless and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tam and Tim reunite for another Tim Tam Thursday to talk Remedy, Max Payne, Riot, Deus Ex, and more! Follow Tam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tamoorhTime Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:07:00 - HousekeepingA new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now with us recapping our weekend at Achievement Hunter Live.The Roper Report  -00:09:00 - Activision QA Gets a Big Win!00:12:14 - Remedy Is Remaking Max Payne 1 And 200:18:52 - Riot Games Tells Workers to Return to Office Without Vaccine or Mask Requirements00:26:50 - Canned Deus Ex Movie Script Changed A Major Aspect Of The Game00:34:14 - Ads00:37:00 - You Can Now Switch TV Inputs With Your Xbox Controller00:42:22 - Epic and Lego partner to build a metaverse for kids00:50:37 - Out today00:54:49 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Janet talk about Xbox Series X's becoming more available, Ubisoft making a new Ghost Recon while pushing NFTs, and a THQ Nordic showcase coming in August.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:06:04 - Will Janet Kill Chaos?00:09:00 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now with us recapping our weekend at Achievement Hunter Live. The Roper Report  - 00:10:54 - Is the console shortage finally coming to an end?00:19:24 - Sources say: A New Ghost Recon is In Development00:30:20 - Ads 00:02:44 - Ad Length00:33:04 - A THQ Nordic Digital Showcase is set for August 12th00:41:01 - The Skywalker Saga has smashed Lego’s Steam user record by 1200%00:51:53 - SNK is now almost entirely owned by the Saudi crown prince’s foundation00:58:20 - Out today00:59:08 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tam & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices