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Blessing and Janet tackle a big new report from IGN about Nintendo's handling of contractors, discuss Overwatch 2 updates, and more. Time Stamps -  00:00:00 - Start 00:08:40 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now with the crew talking about the best and worst streaming services. There’s also a Dr. Strange Multiverse of Madness Spoiler-free Screencast review. Those are up on Youtube.com/KindaFunny and podcast services around the globe. Over on Kinda Funny Games we’ve got a new episode of Kinda Funny Wrestling where Joey Noelle is wreaking absolute havoc. That’s up right now, Youtube.com/kindafunnygames. The Roper Report  - 00:10:20 - Nintendo contractors criticize company culture and treatment 00:35:06 - Ads 00:38:04 - Blizzard has discussed Overwatch 2 updates 00:45:20 - ‘Overwatch 2’ Has Lost 99% Of Its Twitch Audience In A Week 00:52:03 - Blizzard has finally revealed its long-awaited mobile game 00:57:27 - Bungie Speaks out in Support of Roe vs. Wade 01:00:44 - Hitman 3’s game direct

Greg and Tim talk about Prince of Persia switching developers, Nintendo expecting to sell fewer Switches this year, and Tomb Raider's sales. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:11 - Housekeeping REGGIE is on the Kinda Funny Gamescast talking about his new book Disrupting the Game and answering all of Tim’s nerdy Nintendo questions! Later today we will have a SPOILER-FREE review of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness on YouTube.com/KindaFunny and on podcast services around the globe when you search for Kinda Funny Screencast! The Roper Report  - 00:06:26 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Changes Devs 00:14:33 - Nintendo expecting to sell fewer Switches this year 00:22:42 - Ads 00:25:40 - PAX East Enforcer Dies from COVID after the ShowTomb Raider Sales Revealed 00:29:35 - Tomb Raider Sales Revealed 00:33:20 - REQUIRED READING: https://bit.ly/3vCqb60 00:39:30 - Sonic Prime First Look 00:46:24 - Out today 00:56:13 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Janet Learn more about your

Blessing and Tim discuss a HUGE acquisition. Embracer Group has acquired Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and more for $300 Million. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:05 - Housekeeping Eid Mubarak to all celebrating! ICYMI: There’s a new Kinda Funny Xcast up right now breaking down what to expect from Xbox’s Games Showcase coming up in June. That features the one and only Benji Sales. That’s p on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. The Roper Report  - 00:02:32 - Embracer Group is acquiring Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal 00:27:43 - Ads 00:30:40 - Warner Bros Games could soon be for sale 00:43:44 - Now PlayStation is also hiring for an acquisitions manager 00:49:25 - Nintendo Switch Sports smashes to No.1 in the UK 00:52:04 - Out today 00:52:35 - “Why weren’t the major Switch Sports reviews labeled “reviews in progress?”” - Casey 00:59:03 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon

Blessing and Tim talk about Final Fantasy XVI, PS Plus updates, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:00 - Housekeeping A new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is live right now, and it’s us talking about the storm of Playstation news happening leading into the PS Plus revamp. You can catch that right now on Youtube.com/kidnafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady,Pranksy,& Anonymous The Roper Report  - 00:02:50 - Final Fantasy 16 Is in the 'Final Stages of Development' - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN 00:21:03 - Sony has confirmed it’s blocked PS Plus and Now subscription stacking - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:26:30 - PSN Conversion rate is whack - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:32:50 - Ad 00:36:05 - Sonic 2 Is the Highest Grossing Video Game Movie Ever In the U.S. - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN 00:41:15 - PlayStation hires former Kabam and Zynga executives to mobile business - Danielle Partis @ GiBiz 00:45:40 - Out today  Reader mail  - 00:47:48 - - Nevans Island

Greg and Bless reunite to talk Xbox's non-E3 conference, PlayStation stopping stacked subs, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:11:00 - Housekeeping Remember to check out the Kinda Funny Tik Tok, @kindafunnygames. There's an amazing episode of "KF Court" where we get to the bottom of Tim's 'Burnt Orange' jacket. It's a must-see, trust me. It’s Yom Ha-shoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, we remember the approximately six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady,Pranksy, & Anonymous The Roper Report  - 00:13:20 - Xbox’s Summer Games Showcase, Xbox Wire Editor in Chief Will Tuttle 00:23:38 - Do you think we'll get any sort of reveal of Certain Affinity's rumored Halo BR mode? - Best Friends Q:Grezick 00:40:10 - BREAKING: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Announced by Infinity Ward 00:41:16 - Ad 00:44:40 - PlayStation Stopping Sub Stackin

Blessing and Janet talk about Overwatch 2's beta success, Twitch's possible revenue switch ups, and Nintendo Switch Sports reviews. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:40 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now. It’s my review-in-progress of Nintendo Switch Sports along with Andy and mine’s impressions of the Overwatch 2 beta. You can catch that right now on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. The Roper Report  - 00:07:03 - Is Overwatch BACK? 00:22:17 - Nintendo Switch Sports Review Round Up 00:34:46 - Ads 00:37:55 - Nearly 60 games are reportedly leaving PS Now before the new PS Plus replaces it 00:47:53 - Twitch is revamping Creator Pay 00:55:20 - A new Disney life sim adventure game has been announced 01:01:20 - Out today 01:04:19 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Last of Us Remake news! Variable refresh rate comes to PS5! PS5 demos! Gary and Greg get into all of it! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:08:00 - Housekeeping KFW April Anarchy is live on youtube.com/kindafunnygames! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous The Roper Report  - 00:09:00 - More TLOU Remake Juice, Victoria Kennedy @ Eurogamer 00:23:52 - Timed game trials are now a requirement for some PlayStation developers, Bryant Francis @ Game Developer.om 00:40:50 - How  effective are demos? - Best Friends Q:Grezick 00:47:30 - Ad 00:30:34 - Variable Refresh Rate Comes to PS5 00:55:05 - PlayStation’s got a game preservation team, Chris Scullion @ VGC 01:00:20 - Super Mario Bros Movie Delayed 01:02:09 - Out today 01:04:18 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Janet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PlayStation is hiring for a senior director of PC planning and strategy at PlayStation Global, Ravensoftware QA testers get a union election, and NPD reminds us that Elden Ring and Gran Turismo 7 are dominating the charts. Time Stamps -  00:00:00 - Start 00:03:46 - Housekeeping KFW April Anarchy pops off today. This is the Kinda Funny Wrestling payperview that’s totally free on Twitch right after KFGD. See Alanah defend her title against Joey and Elyse, Johnny Ace take on the Milk Mommy for the Kinda Funny Championship, and so much more. If you miss it live, it’ll be on youtube.com/kindafunnygames tomorrow. The Roper Report  - 00:05:30 - Sony is hiring a 'senior director for PC planning and strategy' 00:18:39 - 21 Raven Software QA employees will be allowed to have a union election 00:24:45 - Activision Financial Results 00:30:52 - Ads 00:34:03 - Let’s get into the NPD with Mat Piscatella over on Twitter 00:40:50 - The Top 20 of 2022 00:53:33 - Out today 00:56:28 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Wh

A Sony Santa Monica dev PROMISES you'll get God of War this year, we have all new PlayStation Plus release dates, and Splatoon 3 is coming in September! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:20 - Housekeeping PS I Love You XOXO is live and arguing that Naughty Dog shouldn’t make another Uncharted! If you missed it, Blessing and Janet hosted the Skybound Games PAX East Showcase yesterday on the PAX twitch channel . There was new gameplay from Escape Academy and WrestleQuest, Blessing called himself the puzzle papi, and Janet called her family game nights “unhinged.” Great time! Don’t forget to wishlist WrestleQuest and Escape Academy on Steam, and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the walking dead game’s first season on April 24th. KFW April Anarchy is Monday! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous The Roper Report  - 00:06:49 - God of War Ragnarok 2022 Release Reconfirmed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.22.22 00:18:30 - All New PlayStation Plus Release Dates, Jim Ryan on the Blog 0

Come meet Last Spartan Standingn with Tim and Greg! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:00 - Housekeeping Don’t forget Blessing and Janet are hosting the Skybound Games PAX East Showcase TODAY, 10am on the PAX Twitch channel twitch.tv/paxeast. They will be debuting new footage of WrestleQuest, Escape Academy, and more. There will also be a new Walking Dead documentary celebrating the game’s 1st season, featuring Greg Miller and Gary Whitta. We’ll also find out if Blessing knows what a DDT is. New Gamescast is up! Evil Dead and a buncha indies! Thank you to our Patreon Producers:FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous The Roper Report  - 00:08:00 - Halo’s Battle Royal Revealed! (Kinda) - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.21.22 Alex Wakeford @ HaloWaypoint 00:24:20 - Bobby Kotick fucking sucks, Ben Fritz, Keach Hagey, Kirsten Grind and Emily Glazer @WSJ 00:30:25 - The Rock Producing It Takes Two Movie, Joe Otterson @ Variety 00:36:40 - Ad 00:38:16 - PlayStation and Xbox’s Ideas for Ads, Paul Tassi @ Forbes 00:51:40 - TIMB

Blessing and special guest Shannon Liao of The Washington Post talk about hints at more Uncharted, Last of Us Remake possibly being 2022, and Sonic Origin's official re-reveal. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:11:26 - Housekeeping Janet and Blessing will be hosting the Skybound Games PAX East Showcase tomorrow at 10am pacific on the PAX Twitch channel twitch.tv/paxeast. There will be exclusive looks at Escape Academy and WrestleQuest, and a brand new documentary celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Walking Dead game’s 1st season. Greg and Gary also appear in that, so check it out and support the team. In case you missed it, we reacted to a fun Indie Showcase by our friends at Six One Indie! That’s up on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and worth checking out if you want to discover some cool indie games. The Roper Report  - 00:13:17 - Naughty Dog recruiter has seemingly hinted at plans for more Uncharted games 00:20:44 - A PlayStation animator could be hinting at a Last of Us remake for 2022 00:30:30 -

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 - Start 00:03:30 - Housekeeping Episode 3 is live on youtube.com/kindafunnygames! https://youtu.be/wAWGP6nGTf0?t=1216 https://kindafunny.com/platinum Gen and I need you! Charity stream tonight at 8 pm pt! https://www.twitch.tv/kindafunnygames/ Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous The Roper Report  - 00:06:05 - Amy Hennig’s NEW Star Wars Game, Michael McWhertor @ polygon 00:15:50 - any possibility that Project Ragtag could be resurrected - Best Friends Q:TheSheepWhisper 00:17:45 - Crazy Taxi (and Jet Set Radio) REBOOT?! Ta-kashi Mochi-zuki @ Bloomberg 00:29:09 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Coming SOONER, Jeff Grubb @ GameBeat 00:34:03 - BREAKINg: Avengers Lives 00:35:50 - Ad 00:41:13 - Elden Ring Gets a Major Patch, Joe Skrebbels @ IGN 00:58:06 - VIDEO GAMES GO TO THE MOVIES! 01:00:45 - Out today 01:03:0

PlayDate Reviews are in and Blessing and Janet are here to share theirs! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:09:38 - 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 Up 00:37:08 - Ad 00:38:50 - Portal’s co-writer wants to make Portal 3 - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:47:05 - Ghost of Tsushima Appears to Have Received

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 - Start 00:05:00 - Housekeeping The Lost World: JP youtube.com/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous The Roper Report - 00:07:20 - PlayStation isn’t buying Kojima 00:26:11 - CYBERPUNK POSTULATING 00:38:15 - Ad 00:40:25 - 343 Shows off Halo Infinite Maps 00:51:48 - The Mini Indie Showcase PAX East Edition Announced 00:54:05 - Out today 00:59:00 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Mon: Bless and Shannon Liao of Washington Post Tues: Greg and Gary Wed: Bless and Janet Thur: Greg and Tim FRI: 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 - Start 00:04:00 - 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. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous The 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-x 00:16:56 - 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-go 00:25:00 - Why Pedro Pascal hasn’t finished TLOU - Logan Plant @ IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/pedro-pascal-last-of-us-hbo-mandalorian-dave-filoni 00:37:25 - Ad 00:39:20 - No Man's Sky creator says next game is "pretty a

Blessing and Janet reignite Switch Pro theories with BOTW sequel speculation, discuss a mystery Bandai Namco game, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:33 - 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 game 00:31:31 - Ads 00:33:40 - Oddworld: Soulstorm’s director claims that their PS Plus deal was devastating 00:47:03 - Aspyr is acquiring Beamdog 00:50:24 - A California Lawyer has Quit Over an Allegation that Governor Gavin Newsom Meddled in the Activision Case 00:56:31 - Sony and Nintendo are updating their subscription guidelines 01:01:34 - Out today 01:02:16 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’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 - Start 00:04:29 - 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 Previews 00:33:31 - Ads 00:02:06 - Length 00:35:40 - RIP Vicarious Visions 00:47:57 - Still work to be done on Cyberpunk 00:51:21 - Nintendo is Expanding… its building 01:08:00 - Out today 01:09:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’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 - Start 00:05:40 - Housekeeping I 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, & Anonymous The Roper Report  - 00:07:00 - Kingdom Hearts 4 has been announced - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:20:03 - The Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer appears to tease a Star Wars crossover - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:23:50 - Kingdom Hearts 4 will be upgraded to Unreal 5 by release and ‘take visuals several levels higher’ - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:26:02 - The Nvidia Leak CONTINUES its streak - Wes Fenlon @ PC Gamer 00:31:45 - Ad 00:3

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 - Start 00:15:32 - Housekeeping A 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, & Anonymous The Roper Report  - 00:16:11 - Halo Infinite season 2 launches in early May - Nicole Carpenter @ Polygon 00:26:09 - Metroid Dread Has a New Boss Rush Mode - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN 00:33:50 - Ad 00:40:08 - We have our Bafta Games Awards results - Marie Dealessandri @ GiBiz 00:43:55 - This year’s new Need for Speed game is reportedly now current-gen only - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:51:06 - The Sonic movie director says he’d love to make a Smash Bros movie - Chris Sculli

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/tamoorh Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - Housekeeping A 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 2 00:18:52 - Riot Games Tells Workers to Return to Office Without Vaccine or Mask Requirements 00:26:50 - Canned Deus Ex Movie Script Changed A Major Aspect Of The Game 00:34:14 - Ads 00:37:00 - You Can Now Switch TV Inputs With Your Xbox Controller 00:42:22 - Epic and Lego partner to build a metaverse for kids 00:50:37 - Out today 00:54:49 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices