PlayStation State of Play Breakdown - Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.15.23

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 - Start 00:03:45 - 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 countries 00:12:00 - Sony Acquiring Firewalk Studios 00:21:09 - Trailer for photorealistic indie bodycam shooter Unrecord becomes an overnight internet sensation 00:25:23 - Humanity gets a release date 00:27:43 - Ad 00:28:49 - Cliff Bleszinski wants to resurrect Lawbreakers 00:30:38 - Nintendo is changing the Japanese name of the Mario Movie’s Spike to avoid offense 00:34:14 - Ready at Dawn and Downpour Interactive have been impacted by Meta layoffs 00:40:00 - THQ Nordic have announced another showcase 00:45:30 - Out Today 00:48:55 - You‘re Wrong 00:50:10 - Let’s Hang Out! Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Steven Spohn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Apr 20231h

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 - Start 00:02:59 - 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 Recap 00:25:36 - Ad 00:26:41 - Ubisoft is sharing the "future of The Division franchise" in a livestream this week 00:37:46 - Resident Evil 4 Remake and PlayStation 5 Topped U.S. Sales Charts in March 00:42:29 - Square Enix Triples Down on Blockchain With a New Deal 00:50:06 - AQUIRIS is Joining Epic and Becoming Epic Games Brasil 00:53:40 - Out Today 00:56:02 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Apr 20231h 1min

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 - Start 00:04:00 - 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 up 00:39:30 - Nintendo Indie World Showcase Announced for Tomorrow 00:28:15 -Nintendo has an indie showcase tomorrow, and I want to hear what you HOPE to see? - Best Friends Q:Charles Jakobsen 00:32:00 - Ad 00:34:04 - Frank O'Connor, Halo franchise director, has left Microsoft - Justin Carter @ Game Developer 00:41:38 - Playdate has sold over 50,000 units - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:44:45 - Harry Potter competitive multiplayer game Quidditch Champions announced - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:50:14 - The next Monster Hunter game has been announced 00:55:30 - Diablo 4 has gone gold 00:57:00 - Out Today 00:59:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Mike and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Apr 20231h 6min

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 - Start 00:04:16 - 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 Studio 00:26:34 - The Super Mario Bros Movie is now ‘expected’ to hit $1 billion as it continues to beat global estimates 00:37:56 - Ad 00:39:01 - Media Molecule co-founder and Dreams director Mark Healey has left the studio 00:50:13 - Angry Birds Developer “Rovio” is being bought by Sega 00:53:37 - ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Spin Off Series ‘Knuckles’ at Paramount+ Sets its Cast 00:55:50 - Dark and Darker’s developer is being sued by Nexon 00:57:55 - Out Today 00:59:49 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Apr 20231h 5min

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 - Start 00:01:18 - 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 2024 00:20:13 - Ubisoft has launched a closed beta test for its free-to-play FPS XDefiant 00:29:21 - Ad 00:30:26 - Ubisoft Plus is now available on Xbox 00:42:24 - Remedy has changed its logo 00:46:27 - Cliff Bleszinski says ‘stay tuned’ for LawBreakers news 00:48:53 - Splatoon 3’s latest Splatfest is going all out for Zelda 00:53:00 - Out Today  Reader mail  - 00:54:23 - “Do you genuinely think Tears of the Kingdom is going to run well on the Switch?” - AssassinRN 00:58:07 - You‘re Wrong Monday’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Apr 20231h 5min

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 - Start 00:03:03 - 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 trailer 00:27:25 - Ad 00:28:31 - Lil Wayne is hosting the Street Fighter 6 Showcase 00:33:10 - Hidetaka Miyazaki named one of Time’s 100 most influential people of 2023 00:36:52 - Shuhei Yoshida is now a PlayStation Stars digital collectible 00:39:21 - The Super Mario Bros theme is the first game music selected for preservation in the Library of Congress 00:43:45 - Stray Gods is coming August 3rd and it looks dope as hell 00:49:08 - Out Today 00:52:57 - “You should check out Trinity Fusion” - Charles Jakobsen 00:54:53 - “I’ve been low-key obsessed with having destructible environments in my games…” - Chuck Diamond 01:00:33 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Apr 20231h 6min

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 - Start 00:07:14 - 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 mode 00:24:55 - A new State of Play is coming, all about Final Fantasy 16 00:31:35 - Ad 00:32:40 - Tears of the Kingdom is getting one more, 3 minute long trailer 00:35:45 - PlayStation may have finally stopped sending ‘thank you for your purchase’ emails for PS Plus games 00:38:43 - PS Plus Extra games for April have been announced 00:41:56 - THQ Nordic community manager denies claims that AEW Fight Forever is ‘basically ready’ 00:48:40 - Out Today 00:52:44 - “Let’s give out some awards!” - JMaz 00:59:41 - Squad Up: Miguel - PS Vita - SoulBlaster59 01:00:55 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Apr 20231h 10min

Tim and Andy talk about Media Molecule ending support for Dreams, Nintendo Live in Seattle, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:50 - Housekeeping We partnered with NVIDIA so you can watch Andy show off the absolutely STUNNING Ray Tracing Overdrive Mode in Cyberpunk 2077 LIVE right after this on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and youtube.com/kindafunnyanmes We’re trying something new with YouTube SuperChats on Kinda Funny Games Daily! ONLY on YouTube and the livestream on Twitch, 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! There’s a new Kinda Funny Podcast up on Youtube.com/KindaFunny. Over on Patreon: Remember there’s Gregways going up every single weekday. The Roper Report  - 00:04:54 - Sony ending support for Dreams in September 00:16:05 - Nintendo announced Nintendo Live Seattle 00:27:24 - Ad 00:28:30 - Nintendo Subpoenas Discord for Identity of Tears of the Kingdom Leaker 00:35:02 - PC Game Pass has fully launched in 40 new countries 00:43:05 - Bithell Games is working on more Tron games 00:47:06 - A playable 20-foot Donkey Kong arcade machine is coming to the Museum of Play in New York 00:52:00 - Out Today  Reader mail  - 00:53:23 - “Do you think you’ll ever get seduced by a From Soft game?” - Marco Hutchens 01:00:04 - Squad Up: Howard - PlayStation - Owenlars2 01:00:38 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Apr 20231h 6min