Grading the Nintendo Direct - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.27.24

Wolverine’s director is now working on Perfect Dark, Nintendo’s finally put their music up on streaming, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has the franchises biggest launch weekend. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST is Greg’s 1-man walkthrough of his Dragon Age: The Veilguard Journal! Then, Greg and Andy are taking you on a magical quest with Nick the Dwarf! We’re heading into the world of Dragon Age: The Veilguard to satisfy our thirst for gold, power, and maybe even a romance or two? The adventure comes in part, thanks to our friends at NVIDIA GeForce. If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway about single player DLC. And you can get MCU In Review this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report  - - Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is BioWare's Biggest Launch Ever On Steam - PlayStation Tidbits - Ad - Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Begins With Almost 500,000 Concurrent Players On Steam - Let’s take a look at Death Stranding 2’s WIP Title Screen - Meta's AR/VR Reality Labs division records further losses of $4.4 billion - Pokemon TCG Pocket Players Think Farfetch’d Is OP - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - Mike’s Resident Evil 4 Review The STREAM is a sponsored Dragon Age The Veilguard If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway The Roper Report  - - PlayStation's Wolverine creative director is now leading Xbox’s Perfect Dark - Nintendo made a music streaming app for Switch Online subscribers - Ad - ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ Scores Franchise’s Biggest-Ever Launch Weekend, Microsoft Gaming Says - Outlast is getting a movie adaptation from Saw studio Lionsgate - Matt Wales - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A report about the cost of Concord, Shawn Layden says we need to bring back AA games, and Apex Legends 2 isn’t in the cards at EA. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review The STREAM is a sponsored Phasmophobia stream w/ Mike, Gre, Nick, and Andy. If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway The Roper Report  - - Concord's Initial Development Deal Was $200 Million, But It Wound Up Costing Sony Much More - Ex-PlayStation boss says platform holders must do more to restore the ‘double-A’ games category - Ad - AAA vs AA - EA CEO Suggests Company Isn't Interested in Doing an Apex Legends 2 - Ubisoft launches first-ever blockchain game - BREAKING: Layoffs at GameSpot - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bungie says Marathon is on track, Mike’s played a new ESPN Fortnite game, the next Mass Effect will have a mature tone, and in the middle of the show it breaks from Jason Schreier that Sony is shutting down Concord studio Firewalk. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - Indiana Jones & The Great Circle preview impressions If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway And you can get Kinda Funny Podcast this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report   - - Bungie claims Marathon is ‘on track’, but it’s not yet ready to show gameplay - ESPN is launching a game inside Fortnite - Superchats - BioWare says new Mass Effect will have ‘a mature tone and photorealistic visuals - Xbox Insiders can now test the Windows Xbox App's redesigned home screen BREAKING: Firewalk is shutting down - Black Ops 6 is adding Infected mode and Nuketown this week - Wee News! - SuperChats & You’re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our review of Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Reviews for Dragon Age: The Veilguard are out, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is seeming like a hit. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - Dragon Age The Veilguard review The STREAM is the Kinda Funny Basketball Game draft If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway And you can get Kinda Funny Podcast this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report  - - Life is Strange Review - Ad - Dragon Age Review Round Up - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Outperforms Modern Warfare 2 and 3 on Steam, Though Still Falls to Warzone - Epic is simplifying Fortnite’s pass progression systems - Wee News! - SuperChats - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analyst predictions on Call of Duty 6 & Game Pass, Overwatch 2 is bringing back 6v6 testing, and the What Remains of Edith Finch devs tease their next game. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - Black Ops 6 first impressions Game Showdown After that The STREAM is Black Ops 6! If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway The Roper Report  - - Black Ops 6 Could Boost Game Pass by Up to 4 Million Subscribers, but at What Cost? - Ad  - Overwatch 2 is officially bringing back 6v6 in testing this December - Giant Sparrow (What Remains of Edith Finch) teases their next game - Baldur's Gate 3 Publishing Director Says Ubisoft's 'Sub Above Sales' Strategy 'Isn't Sensible' - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong & Superchats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - Metaphor vs Persona The STREAM is Alien Isolation w/ Nick If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway And you can get Venom: The Last Dance In Review this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. The Roper Report  - - Early Reviews For Amazon's Yakuza Series Call It "Lackluster" - Ad - SuperChats - Tales of Kenzera: ZAU dev Surgent Studios is making an Afro-Gothic RPG inspired by Planescape: Torment - Yooka-Replaylee is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S and ‘Nintendo platforms’ - Helldivers 2 Xbox port requires “both partners” to agree on something, reveals Arrowhead - Balatro Update - Ubisoft Updates - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

God of War on Amazon gets a new showrunner, Prince of Persia’s devs get moved to some surprising new projects, and The Day Before devs cancel their kickstarter and announce another new game. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - is “How to interview” After that is a reaction to the Fallout Day 2024 stream The STREAM is Alan Wake 2 The Lake House If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway The Roper Report  - - God of War’ Amazon TV Series Enlists Ronald D. Moore as New Showrunner - Prince of Persia Devs Move to Three New Projects at Ubisoft - Ad   - The Day Before Dev Cancels Failing Kickstarter and Announces Another Game in the Same Breath - Xbox Series X Is Finally Outselling the Series S - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong & SuperChats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks For The Support! Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping Today after, KFGD, you’ll get: GAMESCAST - Arkham Shadow Review (So Far) The STREAM after is Blumhouse’s new horror game Fear the Spotlight and interviewing the devs! If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway The Roper Report  - - Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Quits YouTube With Final Video Teasing Mystery New Game - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Team Disbanded At Ubisoft, It’s Claimed - Ad - The Wolf Among Us 2 not canceled, Telltale confirms - Netflix Shuts Down ‘AAA’ Gaming Studio - Alan Wake 2 on PS5 Pro Details - Microsoft has a new Wireless Headset - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong & SuperChats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spider-Man 2 getting no DLC has been confirmed, Nintendo’s playtest is for some kind of MMO? AND Lego Horizons recasts Sylens. Run of Show - - Start - Housekeeping If you’re a Kinda Funny Member: You can get today’s Gregway and a Shout-Out to Parents (When All Hell Breaks Loose). And you can get Kinda Funny Podcast this afternoon, and tomorrow on YouTube and Podcast services. A new episode of Kinda Anime released this morning where Barrett & Mike talk about DanDaDan, Dragon Ball Z, & My Hero Season 7 Part 2. AND Barrett got the special opportunity to interview the English dub voice actors behind Endeavor, Dabi, and Shoto! It’s also a HUGE week of partnerships: Tomorrow @ 9 am PT, we’re streaming two hours of Batman: Arkham Shadow with Ryan Payton! Then, in the afternoon, we’re streaming Blumhouse’s new horror game Into the Spotlight and interviewing the devs! The Roper Report  - - With Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 Confirmed to Be Skipping Story DLC, Fans Are Waving Goodbye and Wondering What’s Next - Details on the mystery Nintendo Switch Online Playtest Program have been shared - Ad - Lego Horizon recasts Sylens, previously played by the late Lance Reddick - Bandai Namco to publish medieval fantasy RPG from former Witcher devs - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves and more join the Secret Level voice cast - The name of It Takes Two studio Hazelight’s next game has seemingly been revealed - Wee News! - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices