Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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Run of Show -
00:00:00 - Start00:07:30 - The Duskbloods' promised playtest is happening next month on Switch 2 - Fran Ruiz @ Eurogamer00:27:05 - Dead Space creator Glen Schofield is retiring after 35 years - Jordan Middler @ VGC00:32:03 - Ad00:48:30 - Paramount confirms Mike Zaimont is employed by Avatar Legends dev - Bryant Francis @ Game Developer00:55:18 - Steve Buscemi is coming to the Far Cry tv show00:59 30: - Required Reading: 'The entire thing is going to fall apart:' Inside the latest round of mass layoffs at Xbox - Chris Kerr @ Game Developerhttps://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/-good-work-is-not-going-to-save-your-job-at-this-company-laid-off-xbox-devs-condemn-microsoft01:02:20 - Wee News!01:08:55 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong





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Losing talent is a big danger for Ubisoft, a Halo multiplayer project has been canceled, and Switch 2 OLED is being considered by Nintendo.



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Run of Show -
- Start - Halo Studios reportedly cancels Halo multiplayer project Ekur, which had customisable Spartans and Elites and large player battles - Robert Purchese @ Eurogamer - Ad - After laying off thousands, Ubisoft says losing "key talents and skills" is a big danger for the company - Austin Wood @ Games Radar - Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced studio Ubisoft Barcelona strikes to protest 51 staff being laid off - Chris Scullion @ VGC - Ex-Xbox studio Compulsion Games invites partners to collaborate with it after going independent - Chris Scullion @ VGC - Nintendo Reportedly Considering Switch 2 OLED Model — Though Remains Concerned Over How Much It Would Cost - Tom Philips @ IGN - ‘Deep Dive Into Kingdom Hearts’ event set for D23 2026 - Sal Romano @ Gematsu - Wee News! - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong


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God of War Laufey might’ve been confirmed for next year, EA responds to backlash about College Football, and Id software plays down the impact of its layoffs.



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Run of Show -
00:00:00 - Start00:08:30 - God of War Laufey studio hints at 2027 release window following tweet that assures players it "will be available on disc"00:34:53 - Ad00:35:53 - EA removes microtransactions from EA Sports College Football 27 following backlash00:41:22 - Id software plays down impact of layoffs, insists it still has enough staff to make ‘games and tech’00:56:18 - Aerial Knight has announced a new game: “Aerial_Knight's MrFreezy”00:58:18 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die launches August 11th00:59:50 - Wee News!01:00:55 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong


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Run of Show -
00:00:00 - Start00:08:19 - Assassin’s Creed Devs Celebrate Black Flag Remake Launch With Layoffs00:20:31 - Ads00:22:43 - Xbox CEO Asha Sharma named as adviser to US Federal Reserve on ‘Jobs and Productivity’00:41:40 - John Carmack Responds to the id Layoffs… poorly00:49:12 - Bethesda Union Plans Protest For Next Week00:52:28 - Layoffs Hit GameSpot Again01:01:14 - Wee News!01:04:05 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong



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Bethesda Devs are worried what the Xbox layoffs mean for morale and The Elder Scrolls VI.



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Run of Show -
00:00:00 - Start00:06:33 - The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Suffer Because of Xbox Layoffs00:25:35 - Id was working on a John Wick-style game, a Perfect Dark game, and multiplayer Doom00:37:50 - Ad00:40:05 - SuperChats00:42:32 - $70 EA Sports College Football 27 Locks Single-Player Content Behind Microtransactions And Earns ‘Mostly Negative’ Rating On Steam Within 24 Hours Of Release00:59:26 - GOOD NEWS FOR YA: Palworld Won’t Raise Its Price Following 1.0 Launch01:05:30 - Wee News!01:09:26 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong


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