PlayStation State of Play Breakdown - Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.15.23

Is 343 Industries done with Halo? Blessing and Tim tackle the future of Halo, big games industry layoffs, and make predictions about the year. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:25 - Housekeeping A new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now featuring an unboxing of the Dualsense Edge. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames It’s a belated Kinda Funny Day! The Roper Report  - 00:07:14 - 343 Industries Will reportedly No Longer Make Halo Games 00:22:24 - In its 7th year, Nintendo is reportedly planning to increase Switch production 00:31:26 - Ad 00:32:22 - Layoffs Hit GameSpot & Giant Bomb Just Months After Fandom Buys Them 00:39:21 - Riot Games is also being hit with layOffs 00:41:26 - The Last of Us co-director calls for unionization after not getting HBO credit 00:45:22 - Majority of developers see player harassment as a serious issue, survey suggests 00:50:13 - Out today 00:52:31 - Rapid-Fire 2023 Predictions! - JakeBakesCakes 01:07:18 - You‘re Wrong Monday’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Tammi 20231h 15min

Blessing and Tim tackles PlayStation VR 2's launch lineup, Xbox layoffs, and a confirmeed Ubisoft game cancellation. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:00 - Housekeeping A new Xcast is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Tomorrow is the Kinda Funny Day Stream. That’s going down right here on Twitch and youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames right after Games Daily ATTENTION NEW AND ASPIRING GAME DEVS, there's a really cool program going down at GDC being run by some of our friends!: Amplifying New Voices is a one-day workshop that focuses on professional skill development! The Roper Report  - 00:08:41 - PlayStation has revealed the PS VR 2 full launch lineup with 13 new titles 00:22:46 - Xbox has officially been hit by Layoffs 00:25:42 - Ubisoft CEO Apologizes to Employees Over 'Ball in Your Court' Comments 00:29:10 - Ad 00:30:05 - Ubisoft's Mysterious Project Q Has Been Canceled 00:36:10 - After a year delay, EA’s PGA Tour has a release date 00:44:00 - Out today  Reader mail  - 00:48:54 - “Today I just discovered a game called Wanted: Dead…” - ThePortlandKevin 00:51:20 - “WB is copyright striking the leaked Suicide Squad image…” - Nano 00:55:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Tammi 20231h 2min

Blessing and Tim talk about Returnal for PC, Sackboy's mobile game, and layoffs at Microsoft. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:45 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast and it’s our Metacritic predictions for the year. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. The Roper Report  - 00:09:00 - Returnal Comes to PC Next Month 00:17:23 - Sackboy is the next PlayStation series coming to mobile 00:27:06 - Destruction AllStars studio Lucid Games is working with Rare on Sea of Thieves 00:32:15 - Ad 00:33:10 - Microsoft will lay off 10,000 employees 00:38:07 - We’re getting a Rainbow Six movie 00:46:06 - Out today 00:48:00 - “Why is it a bad thing for Suicide Squad to be a game as a service?” - James Davis 00:57:56 - “What established franchise or licensed property DO you want to see take on the games as a service model?” - Sam Bam 01:00:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Tammi 20231h 8min

Blessing and Tim talk Suicide Squad leaks, Fire Emblem reviews, and The Last of Us HBO's success. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:38 - Housekeeping Our Last of Us HBO episode 1 review is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny The Roper Report  - 00:05:54 - Leaked Suicide Squad image appears to confirm battle pass and more 00:24:37 - Fire Emblem Engage review round up 00:32:02 - Ad 00:32:58 - ‘The Last Of Us’ Becomes HBO’s Second-Largest Debut Since 2010 00:45:05 - Metal Gear Rising voice actor claims announcements in ‘the coming weeks’ 00:50:06 - House of the Dead: Remake is heading to PlayStation 5 this week 00:52:33 - Out today 00:53:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Tammi 20231h

Greg and Kahlief Adams from Spawn On Me talk Beyond Good and Evil 2, Silent Hill looking for more games, and the best selling games of 2022. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:05 - Housekeeping Our Last of Us HBO episode 1 review is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny Today, the Kinda Funny Football League returns! The playoffs are here and Game 1 will feature a Quarterback duel between Phil Spencer's Seahawks and Andrea Rene's Vikings. In game 2, your KF 49ers are taking on Gary Whitta, Parris Lilley and the Buccaneers. Tune in for all the first round action. The playoffs are here, baby. Get with the program u fucking loser. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - 00:09:40 - Beyond Good & Evil 2 Still In Development, Claims Ubisoft - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer 00:22:25 - Silent Hill series producer wants more indie studios to pitch Silent Hill games - Chris Scullion @ VGC 00:29:25 - NPD has revealed the best-selling games of 2022 in the United States - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:38:00 - Ad 00:42:33 - Google Stadia Has Released One Final Game Ahead of Its Shutdown On January 18 - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:43:32 - Google Stadia is enabling Bluetooth on controllers! 00:50:13 - European Union is Reportedly Preparing to Challenge Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN 00:54:08 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 Raises Over $2.6 Million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:56:20 - Out today  Reader mail  - 00:57:35 - The Callisto Protocol has fallen well short of publisher Krafton’s sales expectations. Do you think we’ll ever see a sequel? - Kozibear 01:03:15 - Squad Up:Marvel Snap pvp(Dbag Twining) - Delaney Twining 01:04:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Tammi 20231h 13min

Tim and Blessing talk about a possible Dead Space movie in the works, Skull & Bones getting a release date "soon" and the future of Assassin's Creed. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - “By the end of the PS5 console era, which PlayStation studio do you think will have published the most games?” - Parker 00:13:21 - Housekeeping A new episode of The Blessing Show is up right now on youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. A new KF Next Gen podcast is going up on Patreon this Saturday, it’s a Fantasy Movie Draft episode. This morning on Patreon we also got a brand new Kinda Feudy and today we’re posting a new episode of The Shit List. On Monday the 16th, the Kinda Funny Football League returns! The playoffs are here and Game 1 will feature a Quarterback duel between Phil Spencer's Seahawks and Andrea Rene's Vikings. In game 2, your KF 49ers are taking on Gary Whitta, Parris Lilley and the Buccaneers. Tune in Monday for all the first round action. The playoffs are here, baby. Get with the program u fucking loser. The Roper Report  - 00:15:30 - A Dead Space movie could be in the works 00:25:33 - Assassin’s Creed fans were hungry for a smaller-scale game, says Mirage director 00:29:32 - A New Skull and Bones release date coming ‘very soon’ 00:32:22 - Ad 00:33:25 - High On Life And Rick And Morty Creator Facing Domestic Violence Charges 00:35:52 - Google and Nvidia Join Sony in Questioning Xbox's Attempted Activision Acquisition 00:39:15 - Five Dates is getting a sequel called Ten Dates 00:45:19 - Out today  Reader mail  - 00:47:20 - “What video game franchise would you like to take on an “Insert Franchise Here” versus Predator movie?” - Gavataris 00:49:59 - You‘re Wrong Monday’s Hosts: Greg & Kahlief Adams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Tammi 20231h 2min

Greg is joined by Stella from IGN to announce the Dice Awards Nominees, talk more Ubisoft and Xbox Developer_Direct details, and a fun Marvel Snap update. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:58 - Housekeeping A new episode of The Blessing Show is up right now on youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. The Roper Report  - 00:04:28 - The DICE Award Nominees REVEALED 00:34:43 - Ad 00:35:45 - Ubisoft’s CEO reportedly tells staff the onus is on them to reverse the company’s fortunes 00:38:51 - Xbox Germany says it will announce Forza and Redfall release dates in the Developer_Direct 00:45:22 - Xbox consoles are now ‘carbon aware’ 00:48:05 - Marvel Snap’s PvP update is scheduled to launch in late January 00:50:11 - Saudi Arabia has increased its stake in Nintendo 00:53:06 - Out today  Reader mail  - 00:54:20 - “If you could take your two favorite video games and combine them into a new one, what would the results be?” - Sean B 00:57:58 - Squad Up: PLayStation - SoulBlaster59 00:58:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Tammi 20231h 7min

Blessing and Greg talk about what the Xbox & Bethesday Developer_Direct might look like, Naughty Dog changing up their style, and Oculus' creator digging PS VR 2. Time Stamps -  00:00:00 - Start 00:03:41 - Housekeeping The first episode of the year of The Blessing Show is up right now! If you don’t know, The Blessing Show is my video series where I break down what’s up in the gaming industry and this new episode is the first episode shot from the spare bedroom. Check it out and watch me recap 2022 on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. The brand new PS I Love You XOXO and Xcast crossover episode is now available. It’s our video game fantasy draft where we pick teams of the best of the best video game releases of 2023. That’s up on both PS I Love You & Xcast podcast feeds and Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - 00:09:07 - Xbox and Bethesda officially confirm their Developer_Direct Livestream 00:21:58 - Big things are poppin over at Ubisoft 00:32:58 - Ad 00:34:02 - Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann wants to focus less on cutscenes and ‘traditional narrative’ 00:40:26 - Oculus Founder 'Blown Away' by Sony's PSVR2 00:47:22 - Final Fantasy 16 Producer Denies Existence of PC Version 00:49:55 - Simon Pegg is Playing the Headmaster Black in Hogwarts Legacy 00:52:00 - EA to Remove Madden NFL 23 CPR Touchdown Celebration Following Damar Hamlin Incident 00:54:31 - A new single-player MechWarrior game is in development 00:56:18 - Out today 00:59:18 - Squad Up: Ry Gillon - PS5 - MrNiceGuyRy47 00:59:52 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Stella Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Tammi 20231h 8min