The Last of Us Season 2 Reviews Are In! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.08.25

Blessing and Tim talk about EA layoffs, Star Wars mandalorian game from Respawn getting canceled, and Toys For Bob going independent. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today, Kinda Funny and the world celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! Our favorite party members Mike and Andy will be starting their journey into Rebirth with a Marathon Stream Celebration! Stop in to celebrate the big day and support the fun as these two will venture into the unknown. One twitch sub or youtube membership adds more time to the clock... How long can we make these two best friends play this game? Find out on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - EA to Lay Off Around 670 Workers, Sunsetting Games, 'Moving Away From Future Licensed IP' - Respawn's Star Wars FPS Is Canceled, But Work on Next Jedi Game, Black Panther and Iron Man Will Continue - Ad - Toys For Bob Goes INDIE - Saber Interactive is leaving Embracer group - Gearbox is close to a sale - Rockstar mandates return to office five days a week - Wee News! - SuperChats Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & ??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Blessing and Andy talk about what's next for Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog, Remedy acquiring Control, and Nintendo sues an emulator. Time Stamps - - Start - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up where we talk about what we’ve been playing: Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Tomorrow February 29th, Kinda Funny and the world celebrate the launch of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! Our favorite party members Mike and Andy will be starting their journey into Rebirth with a Marathon Stream Celebration! Tune in tomorrow: youtube.com/Kindafunnygames The Roper Report  - - Last of Us director Neil Druckmann says he doesn’t think he has many more big games left in him - Remedy acquires full rights to the Control franchise from 505 Games - Ad - Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu - A Paranormal Activity Horror Game is Due Out 2026 - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Greg and Bless tackle PlayStation layoffs, talk about the unnannounced Twisted Metal game being cancelled, and a bunch of Pokemon news including Pokemon Legends Z-A announced for 2025. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Can you recite the plot of Coyote Ugly after not having seen it for 20 years? I can! A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunny Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Streaking Ain't Easy, Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - - Sony Announces Significant PlayStation Layoffs - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Ad - Sony Reportedly Cancels Twisted Metal Live-Service Game as Part of Mass Layoffs - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Pokémon Presents February 2024: Everything Announced - Taylor Lyles @ IGN - Insider Gaming has the insider scoop on Assassin’s Creed Infinity - Tom Henderson @ Insider Gaming - Wee News! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Greg and Ti- ope actually Bless and Tim talk about Switch 2 likely hitting in March next year, Supermassive layoffs, and more. - Start - Housekeeping In case you missed it: a new episode of Game Showdown is up right now where we debut a new game where the crew has to draw characters based on their name. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. A new Kinda Funny Gamescast went up this morning and it’s Tim & Imran interviewing the director of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - - Nintendo Switch 2 Reportedly Delayed to March 2025 - Ad - Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Plans to Lay Off 'Around' 90 Workers - Miyazaki says there’s a ‘high possibility’ he delegates directing for future Souls games - Final Fantasy music legend Nobuo Uematsu doesn’t think he’ll ever compose a whole game again - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Greg and Tim talk about Helldivers 2 increasing their player cap, Suicide Squad performing under expectations, and Little Devil Inside lives. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping A new PS I Love You XOXO is up all about PlayStation’s Live Service plan after Helldivers 2. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Game Showdown is going down after this episode of KFGD on Youtube and Twitch. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Karl Jacobs, Streaking Ain't Easy, Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - - Helldivers 2 increases player cap to 700,000 but CEO warns it will still likely max out - Chris Scullion @ VGC - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League ‘Has Fallen Short of Our Expectations’, Warner Bros. Says - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN - Ad - Little Devil Inside lives - John Carson @ The Indie Informer - US game revenue gets a 15% bump in January - Jeffrey Rousseau @ GiBiz - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong - SuperChats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We've played Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and we're here to answer your questions about it. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Our Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Review is up right now as a Gamescast. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames ICYM: Game Showdown LIVE is coming to PAX East with me and a crew of guests! If you wanna watch Kinda Funny's Trivia Show LIVE in the PAX audience, it's going down Friday March 22nd at 1pm in the Albatross Theater. I’ll also be hosting the Cyberpunk 2077 panel on March 23rd, 2024, at 3:30 PM local time, in the Main Theatre of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The Roper Report  - - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Review Round Up - Your FF7 Questions Answered! - Ad - Sony is now testing PSVR 2 support for PC - Project L officially has a title - FromSoftware's Miyazaki Responds to Calls for Bloodborne Remake on PS5 - From Software isn’t ruling out Elden Ring 2 or a second expansion - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Kinda Funny give their LIVE reaction and breakdown of the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Trailer! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Trailer Reactions - Ad - Trailer BREAKDOWN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Greg and Blessing Break down everything announced at the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping - Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Breakdown - Ad - BRING MOTHER 3 TO THE WEST - Borderlands Trailer Reacts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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