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Greg and Gary run through the rumors of the oncoming acquisition war, talk about the industry's hate of NFTs, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:06 - Housekeeping PSILY - All about Bungie revolutionizing PlayStation! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Pranksy, Manny The Bagel boy Sanchez, & Black Jack The Roper Report  - 00:08:32 - More PlayStation Acquisitions Coming, Christopher Dring @ GIB 00:15:00 - My question is, what direct benefit does Sony purchasing Bungie have on the consumer? - Best Friends Q:Nick 00:26:37 - Ad 00:27:41 - NYT Buys Wordle, Josh Wardle - Wordle Creator 00:34:00 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS 00:40:55 - Team17 Publicly Condemned By Former Business Partner For Selling NFTs, George Yang @ GameSpot 00:54:08 - FTC Looking at Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition, David McLaughlin @ Bloomberg 00:55:15 - More Dark Pictures Anthology Incoming! Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN 00:57:35 - Out today 00:58:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hos

Blessing is joined by special guest Cam Hawkins to talk Sony buying Bungie, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Quantic Dream, and a whole bunch more in a PACKED news day! Follow Cam: https://twitter.com/CamFinalMix Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:00 - Housekeeping We’re recording PSILY on Patreon later today. You can catch that live if you’re a Patreon Supporter or catch the episode tomorrow on youtube and podcast services around the globe for the PlayStation conversation that you love. TODAY (January 31st) at 3 pm PT on twitch.tv/andycortez, the Nitro Rifle will be competing against other streamers in The TurboTax Expert Invitational. Will he get unlucky and have to play Overcooked? Or will his FPS skills come into play with Halo or Apex Legends? Tune in to twitch.tv/andycortez at 3pm PT to find out and cheer him on! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:06:39 - Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion 00:28:40 - Final F

Blessing and Tamoor talk about a rumored new Halo Infinite mode and Monster Hunter clone from Xbox, From Software speaking on Elden Ring's difficulty, and Tam gives a rant about NFTs! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:08:00 - Housekeeping Xcast is recording live later today on Patreon and goes up for everyone tomorrow on Youtube and podcast services around the globe. Right after this show, Greg’s doing a Kinda Funny community podcast-a-thon! He’s doing five different KFBF podcasts right after KFGD live on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Come watch them all! The Roper Report - 00:09:00 - Certain Affinity may be working on a new Halo Infinite mode as well as an Xbox ‘Monster Hunter clone’ 00:23:49 - FromSoftware speaks on Elden Ring’s difficulty 00:36:24 - Ads 00:38:30 - Yacht Club is about to make a mega announcement! 00:50:11 - Ubisoft's NFT bosses say players just "don't get it" 01:03:06 - Epic Games Store gave away 765m free games last year, helping it reach 194m users 01:04:26 - Netflix signs partnership t

Greg and Tim talk about the new Star Wars 1313 footage, Rainbow Six Extraction's success, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping New episode of the Kinda Funny Podcast up! Let’s talk about lollipops! Thank you to our Patreon Producers:James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:07:00 - Star Wars 1313: The Boba Fett Game We Almost Got, Darryn Bonthuys @ GameSpot 00:16:24 - Ed Boon’s going into the DICE HOF 00:22:40 - Rainbow Six Extraction Hits, via BenjiSales on Twitter 00:31:40 - Ubi’s shutting down Hyperscape 00:34:50 - Ubisoft Singapore Update, Jared Moore @ IGN 00:37:38 - Ad 00:39:58 - GI’s Next Cover is Elden Ring, Daniel Tack @ GI 00:47:00 - Another Uncharted One Day? Rachel Webber @ Games Radar 00:51:54 - Sony London working on an Online PS5 Game, Jared Moore @ IGN 00:54:24 - Rumbleverse DELAYED, iron Galaxy 00:56:23 - Horizon Forbidden West Goes Gold, Angie Smets @ PS Blog 00:58:00 - Out today 01:01:10 - Squad Up:The Nano Biologist(Rainbow Si

Blessing and Andy are joined by Laura Kate Dale who reviewed Pokemon Legends: Arceus! Let's talk about Pokemon, the next 3 Call of Duty games coming to PlayStation, and so much more. Follow Laura on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping A new episode of Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our 2022 predictions. You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe. And then a fun one for me: On Tuesday, February 8th I’m gonna be streaming some Rare Replay and also celebrating Black History Month in an Xbox Twitch takeover. You can tune into that on Twitch.tv/Xbox at noon pt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:06:24 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus reviews are in! 00:24:10 - Do you think these review scores do have a bias to them because of it being a new pokemon game and not a remake? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:28:00 - Ad 0

Greg and Gary talk about Respawn's THREE new Star Wars games, Blizzard's new survival game, more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:53 - Housekeeping New PSILY Up TikTok is fucking fire LEWDLE The Roper Report - 00:08:37 - EA x Star Wars 00:29:10 - All PS4 trophies were briefly wiped and labeled ‘PS3’ 00:33:27 - Ads 00:02:04 - Ad Length 00:35:31 - BREAKING: Blizzard’s New Survival Game 00:41:22 - Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy Saves Carry Over 00:43:40 - More union busting over at Raven 00:50:19 - The Rock making another vg movie, can’t say who 00:55:39 - Out today 00:54:35 - NVIDIA GeForce Update 00:55:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim start the week with a JAM PACKED news day! Let's talk about Pokemon Legends: Arceus early impressions, a mystery kirby game, Elden Ring going gold, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping A new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is recording later today on Patreon. We’re gonna be talking about the PlayStation side of the Activision-Blizzard acquisition and asking Will Xbox Game Pass ever come to PlayStation? You can catch that later live on Patreon or when it goes up tomorrow for everyone on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:05:12 - Pokemon Legends Arceus is apparently really good?? - Chris Scullion @ VGC 00:19:05 - An unannounced Kirby game has been seemingly teased in a Japanese magazine? - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:22:36 - Elden Ring has gone gold! 00:25:13 - More for Edlen Ring: From Software says Elden Ring can be complet

The Activision-Blizzard story continues as Phil Spencer SPEAKS. Join Blessing and Tam as they discuss Call of Duty's future, Zelda Majora's Mask coming to Switch next month, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:40 - Housekeeping Xcast is recording later today and it’s gonna be a huge episode as they dive into conversation about what Activision’s acquisition means for Xbox. You can tune into that live later today or listen when it goes up for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. And then there’s a new episode of the Kinda Funny Podcast that you can skip. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:07:30 - Phil Spencer is trying to communicate with us 00:12:20 - What kind of deal could Microsoft and Sony make? - Best Friends Q:Grezick 00:19:36 - Call of Duty Could Move Away From Annual Releases, According To New Report - Kat Bailey @ IGN 00:32:23 - Raven Software QA workers unioniz

Greg and Tim run you through today's Xbox shockwaves, good and bad news about LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:15 - Housekeeping There’s a new Kinda Funny Podcast up! In it, we call Fanbyte’s Michael Higham to dig through Blessing’s trash! There’s a new Peacemaker Screencast up! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey The Roper Report - 00:07:50 - PlayStation Responds to Xbox 00:25:45 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Good News and Bad News 00:39:14 - Ads 00:40:14 - Dying Light 2 Threatens 350K Words, 40K Lines Of Dialogue 00:46:17 - Halo’s BTB Still Broken 00:49:25 - New World Won't See New Content In February 00:50:33 - VR ain’t Dead! NPD Group 00:56:17 - Hot Damn: That Horizon Cast! 00:59:08 - Out today 01:01:34 - NVIDIA

Blessing and Andy talk about the follow-ups and fallout from yesterday's news of Microsoft acquiring activision including Sony shares dropping, Bobby Kotick wanting to buy Kotaku, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:27 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our predictions for how we see this Activision-Blizzard acquisition going. It’s a free-form conversation with me, Tim, Greg, and Andy. A lot of debate and back and forth on whether this is all a good or bad thing. Check that out now. In case you missed it: PS I Love You XOXO is up and it’s our Re-Review of Horizon Zero Dawn. We talk about what it’s been like revisiting the game and our hopes for Horizon Forbidden West. That is up right now on Youtube and podcast services around the globe. And lastly! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understa

HOLY CRAP! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:00 - Housekeeping PSILY’s re-review of Horizon Zero Dawn is live! R6 Extraction Let’s Play JUST went live! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes) Black Jack Pranksy The Roper Report   - 00:03:49 - Xbox Buys Activision Blizzard https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/ 00:26:15 - I am wondering the effects this will have to a more casual gamer. - Best Friends Q:Andy 00:28:35 - Is Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision-Blizzard concerning from a monopoly standpoint? - Best Friends Q:Jordan Deeb 00:46:00 -  Ad 01:03:00 - E3 Online Event is Dead?. 01:07:08 - Nobody Saves the World Review Round-Up Metacritic @ 8:44 am: 77 11

Blessing and Tim talk all about PlayStation's Project Spartacus and what Xbox's Phil Spencer had to say about it. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping PS I Love You XOXO is recording later today and it’s our Re-Review of Horizon Zero Dawn. I’ve played the DLC, Greg has been playing, and Janet has platinumed the game. Get your questions and write-ins into Patreon.com/kindafunnygames to be a part of the show and catch that episode when it goes up for everyone tomorrow. Also! There’s a new episode of Xcast that went up over the weekend with the full crew talking about Xbox expectations for exclusives in 2022. Catch that right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. And lastly! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey Thank you to our

Blessing and Tam close out the week with a discussion about VoiceverseNFTs, Respawn, and PlayStation Now quietly going away? Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:15 - Housekeeping It’s a big Friday: Peacemaker episodes 1-3 reactions are being recorded today and going up ASAP on Youtube.com/kindafunny as a Kinda Funny Screencast. Everybody is playing Everybody’s Golf on Twitch right after this to decide the rivalry of Andy vs Greg. Then of course Xcast records later today on Patreon.com/KindaFunnyGames and goes live for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. The Roper Report - 00:10:00 - Troy Baker Is Working With NFTs, but Fans Are Unimpressed 00:30:10 - Sony pulling PlayStation Now cards from retail stores 00:38:33 - Ads 00:41:50 - Respawn isn’t canceling secretive third game after losing director 00:50:56 - A PS5 version of Apex Legends has been spotted on PSN 00:52:32 - Out today 00:53:50 - NVIDIA GeForce Update  Reader mail - 00:54:45 - “Sony's Spar

Greg and Tim talk Pokemon, DICE Awards nominees, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:15 - Housekeeping Nick’s Bday Kinda Funny’s Game of the Year Gamescast is up RIGHT NOW! Big Friday: Peacemaker 1-3 reactions in the AM! Kinda Funny Everybody’s Golf on Twitch! Scream in Review! Xcast! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:11:12 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus 13-minute Gameplay preview 00:23:50 - DICE Awards Noms 00:38:32 - Ad 00:41:47 - Hitman 3’s Year 2 Content Revealed 00:44:30 - Is January truly shaping up to be the best month in Gamepass history? - dhruvenator 00:48:20 - Xbox Ones are no longer being made, Tom Warren @ The verge 00:53:40 - New Uncharted Movie Poster 00:57:00 - Out today 00:59:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy has played God of War 2018's PC version and is ready to talk to Blessing about reviews, Stalker 2 getting delayed, Kirby and The Forgotten Land getting a release date, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:09:05 - Housekeeping Gamescast is recording today and it’s our GAME OF THE YEAR episode! Tune in live on Patreon at 12:30 pm pt to catch the episode or watch it as it goes live for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:12:20 - God of War on PC Review Round Up 00:19:35 - BREAKING: Sony’s Firesprite takes over Twisted Metal, as Motorstorm director is hired - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:28:30 - Stalker 2 has been delayed to December - Andy Chalk @ PC Gamer 00:32:40 - Kirby and The Forgotten Lands is coming in March - Ash Parrish @ GiBiz 00:36:50 - Ad 00:40:10 - Xbox Series S and X hits 1m UK sales in strong December - Christopher Dring @ GiBi

Greg and Gary talk about Horizon Forbidden West being in the wild, Phil Spencer's bevy of juicy quotes, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping PSILY is live with IGN’s Taylor Lyles, and it’s all about PSVR 2! Spotify ratings! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:12:40 - BEWARE: Horizon Forbidden West Leaked, Andy Robinson @ VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-horizon-forbidden-west-build-has-leaked-weeks-before-release/ 00:24:30 - Big Philly Styles all in it – getting Spencer with it! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-phil-spencer.html?showTranscript=1 00:44:10 - Ad 00:47:45 - Meanwhile, we have Xbox units shipped, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:54:50 - Duncan Jones wants a Full Throttle Movie, Eddie over at GameSpot https://www.gamespot.com/articles/warcraft-director-wants-to-make-a-full-throttle-movie-publishes-94-page-script-online/1100-6499512/ 00:58:25 - Out today 01:00:45 -

Blessing and Tim talk about Take Two's HUGE acquisition of Zynga, a new From Software Armored Core game, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:45 - Housekeeping As a reminder we dropped a HOT new line of merch over on kindafunny.com/store. So go check that out if your torso needs some new shirts. Kinda Funny also has a new Tik Tok account! If you want decent laughs at quick bursts you can follow the account @KindaFunnyGames on Tik Tok. Remember: You can rate and review podcasts now on Spotify. Do me a favor and give Kinda Funny Games Daily and PS I Love You XOXO 5 stars if you have spotify. And if you don’t have Spotify, download Spotify and do me a solid. Also, one more request, it’s Janet Garcia’s birthday! Go over on Twitter and tweet at her @Gameonysus and give her the best birthday wishes. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:09:00 - Take-Two acquires Zynga - Danielle Partis @ GiBiz 00:18:05 - From Software’s next game

Tam and Tim discuss the latest E3 updates, a potential Mario Kart 9, and an update on the Days Gone story. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:20 - This Day in History 00:04:43 - Housekeeping 7 on 7 TODAY! New Merch up now! Thank you to our Patreon Producers:  James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes)  Black Jack Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:08:29 - E3 2022 Will Be Online-Only Again Due To Pandemic 00:19:35 - Fallout TV Series Going Into Production This Year, Westworld Creator To Direct 00:25:56 - Mario Kart 9 Is Reportedly In Development With A "New Twist" 00:34:30 - Ads 00:37:34 - The Magic Circle studio working on South Park game 00:40:58 - Update: Days Gone Sales Numbers Likely Lower Than 8 Million After Director Reveals Source Was Site That Tracks Trophies 00:47:10 - Out today 00:48:50 - You‘re Wrong 00:51:55 - Post Show Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Bless & Tim Tuesday - Greg & Whitta Wednesday - Bless & Andy Thursday - Greg & Tim Friday - Bless & Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a

Greg and Tim talk about the sales drama over Ghost of Tsushima and Days Gone, watch a new Horizon Forbidden West trailer, and go to the rumor mill! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping 7 on 7 TOMORROW! New Merch up now! My return to the Kinda Funny Podcast is up! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:09:04 - Yesterday, we talked about Ghost of Tsushima doing 8m, QT: Days Gone ALSO sold 8 million, Jeff Ross, Days Gone Game Director on Twitter https://twitter.com/JakeRocket/status/1478878095570579456 00:30:30 - Ad 00:33:45 - We got a new Horizon Forbidden West Trailer; let’s watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-6je9T8_aA 00:37:55 - Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Castlevania with NFTs!, Danielle Partis @ GIB https://www.konami.com/games/memorial-nft/en/ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-06-konami-unveils-35th-castlevania-anniversary-nft-collection 00:40:35 - Activision SPEAKS on the Raven Software S

Janet and Andy break down the PSVR 2 reveal, the new Horizon VR game, Ubisoft Plus coming to Xbox, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:33 - Housekeeping If you like all the PlayStation News you’re getting today, remember that a new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is live and all about us predicting PlayStation’s 2022. We JUST dropped a new line of merch on kindafunny.com/store, and it’s HOT. This Friday we’re going to be live all day on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames to celebrate 7 years of Kinda Funny. Tune in for Mario Party shenanigans and pure chaos right after KFGD this Friday. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report  - 00:07:00 - Sony Confirms its Next VR Headset is Called 'PSVR 2' - Taylor Lyles @ IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/psvr-2-name-reveal-new-game-reveal 00:22:40 - Horizon Call of the Mountain has been revealed for PlayStation VR2 - PS Blog - Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPNn-jwAC9c 00:35:20 - Ubisoft+ Coming