Xbox Layoffs, Perfect Dark Cancelled, Initiative Closed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.02.25

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9 Feb 1h 13min

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6 Feb 1h 11min

Click this link https://www.boot.dev?promo=KINDAFUNNY and use my code KINDAFUNNY to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev. Thank you Boot.Dev for Sponsoring! Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Horizon Hunters Gathering REVEALED! - Ad - The Memory Shortage Has Come for Valve’s Steam Machine - Kyle Barr @ Gizmodo - Our Fallout Season 2 Review! - The PS5 version of Starfield could be announced soon, as insider shares potential release date - Chris Scullion @ VGC - Sony says Ghost of Yotei sales are outperforming Tsushima - Andy Robinson @ VGC - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Feb 1h 13min

Click this link https://www.boot.dev?promo=KINDAFUNNY and use my code KINDAFUNNY to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev. Thank you Boot.Dev for Sponsoring! GTA 6 marketing will kick off this summer, AMD hints 2027 for a next-gen Xbox, and a Nintendo Direct has been announced for tomorrow. Also, Overwatch Is SO Back! Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - GTA 6 Marketing Will Kick Off This Summer, as Take-Two Confidently Reaffirms November Release Date - Take-Two denies GTA 6 will launch without a physical version - Jigglypuff is Warming Up For a Pokémon 30th Anniversary 'Special Video' at The Super Bowl - AMD hints Microsoft could launch its next-gen Xbox in 2027 - BREAKING - Overwatch Drops the 2 - A Nintendo Direct has been announced for tomorrow! - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Feb 1h 23min

Click this link https://www.boot.dev?promo=KINDAFUNNY and use my code KINDAFUNNY to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev. Thank you Boot.Dev for Sponsoring! Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Obsidian isn’t making Outer Worlds 3 but will work on more games in the Avowed universe, despite ‘disappointing’ sales - Chris Scullion @ VGChttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/xbox-studio-behind-grounded-outer-worlds-is-charting-new-path?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDEyNTc3MSwiZXhwIjoxNzcwNzMwNTcxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOVZUQ1BLSVVQVEowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.-MipX4y-tgzsMMe3KXrnv4kHe71yelR3G_dYbXuLrdI&leadSource=uverify%20wall - Ubisoft union representatives call for resignation of CEO Yves Guillemot - Chris Kerr @ Game Developerhttps://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubisoft-union-representatives-call-for-resignation-of-ceo-yves-guillemot?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter - Ad - Sony patents AI-generated podcasts voiced by characters from its games - Chris Scullion @ VGC - Ex-GTA Veteran Leslie Benzies Refutes Epstein Files Allegation - Ethan Gach @ Kotaku - "The launcher sucks, let's call it what it is," Epic Game Store boss says, promising a year of big improvements to speed, new "forum-type" social features, more - Chris Tapsell @ Eurogamer - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Feb 1h 6min

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2 Feb 1h 18min

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30 Jan 1h 6min

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29 Jan 1h 19min