EA Sold for $55 billion to Saudis, Investors - Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.29.25

Summary

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Episode: EA Sold for $55 Billion to Saudis, Investors
Date: September 29, 2025
Hosts: Tim Gettys & Andy Cortez (with contributions from Barrett)

Episode Overview

This episode unpacks a historic day in gaming news: EA’s acquisition for $55 billion by a Saudi and investor consortium. Tim Gettys and Andy Cortez discuss the deal’s implications, the growing trend of massive global investment in gaming, and the complex ethical landscape now facing the industry. Other notable topics include PlayStation 5’s record-breaking generation, Magic: The Gathering's PlayStation collaboration, rapid Silent Hill sales, Fortnite’s continuous evolution, and the ongoing indie hit, Hades 2. The team keeps a characteristically energetic, irreverent tone while balancing criticism, industry enthusiasm, and humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. EA Sold for $55 Billion to Saudis and Investors

[08:29 - 18:03]

• Details of the Deal:
  • EA sold to an investor consortium: Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners.
  • All-cash transaction; $210 per share, a 25% premium on EA's share price.
  • EA leadership remains; HQ stays in Redwood City, California.
• Industry & Ethical Ramifications:
  • Saudi Arabia’s increasing influence in the gaming industry, previously owning stakes in Nintendo, Capcom, and others.
  • Human rights concerns, with hosts referencing Saudi policies and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi (see quote below).
  • Fears about creative freedom for future EA titles, particularly those with inclusive content (e.g., Mass Effect, Dragon Age).
• Cost and Company Direction:
  • EA is still financially obligated for $20 billion over coming years, foreshadowing more cost-cutting and layoffs.
  • Hosts worry about “soulless” focus on annual franchises like EAFC and Madden.
• Notable Quotes:
  • Tim Gettys: “It just really feels like there’s no solution for this. …They have the money to do whatever the fuck they want.” [15:00]
  • Andy Cortez: “This is all bad. …I really hope that any game that is in development right now—Mass Effect, Jedi 3… I hope those games get released before this deal finalizes.” [13:49]
  • Barrett (producer): “Continue to fund a genocide.” [13:46]
  • Andy Cortez: “...if you talk shit about the Crown prince, you get decapitated, you get chopped up and put into a briefcase. And that’s just, that's terrifying.” [16:23]

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2. PlayStation 5: Most Successful Generation Yet

[29:55 - 34:11]

• Headline Metrics:

  • PS5 has brought in $136 billion in sales, surpassing all previous PlayStation generations.
  • Growth attributed to worldwide expansion of gaming, more players per household.
  • Revenue includes ongoing PS4 hardware/software sales.

• Discussion:

  • Not surprising given growing market and hardware/software prices.
  • Cross-gen revenue will further blur generation-specific records in future.

• Notable Quote:

  • Andy Cortez: “This isn’t too surprising…I think this is almost as surprising as when Apple says the most powerful iPhone ever.” [31:37]

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3. EA Sale: Ethics, Money, and the Global Games Industry

[10:01 - 19:42]

• Saudi Investment Critique:
  • The panel discusses parallels with global sports, referencing how Saudi money has shaped everything from football (Cristiano Ronaldo example) to WWE and comedy festivals.
  • Raises concern over “whitewashing” human rights abuses via entertainment investments.
• Community Input:
  • Chat and super-chats express concerns about the impact on inclusive game development and “boycotting” games as a protest.
• Mass Effect & Dragon Age's Future:
  • Both beloved franchises seen as vulnerable to post-acquisition censorship or cancellation.
  • Worries about LGBTQ+ themes surviving under new ownership.

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4. Magic: The Gathering x PlayStation Collaboration

[34:32 - 38:46]

• PlayStation’s 30-year Anniversary Celebrations:
  • Announced: Magic the Gathering card set featuring iconic PlayStation franchises—Last of Us, God of War, Horizon, Uncharted, and Ghost of Tsushima.
  • Hosts debate card art styles and how adaptations can vary in quality.
• Product Impressions:
  • Andy prefers more stylized, “painted” designs over screenshot-based art.
  • Discussion extends to collectible card game aesthetics and how these crossover sets might be received by players.

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5. Silent Hill F Launches Stronger Than SH2 Remake

[39:01 - 41:38]

• Breakout News:

  • Silent Hill F sold over 1 million copies in 24 hours, outpacing the SH2 remake.
  • Represents a healthy return for Konami to meaningful new game development.

• Hosts’ Analysis:

  • Signals confidence in Konami’s ability to revitalize both new and classic franchises.

• Notable Quote:

  • Tim Gettys: “Good to see Konami be healthy again and to be putting out great, successful remakes, but then also great successful new iterations of franchises.” [39:35]

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6. K Pop Demon Hunters Coming to Fortnite

[23:24 - 27:46]

• Leaked Collab:
  • K Pop Demon Hunters reportedly main 2025 Fortnite Mares Halloween collab, featuring more than just skins (potential for game mechanics).
  • Joins other collabs: Scream, Friday the 13th, Scooby Doo.
• Daft Punk Virtual Concert:
  • Tim describes it as “one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in a video game, period.” [25:31]
  • Hosts continue to marvel at Fortnite as a platform for cultural moments, not just a battle royale.

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7. Hades 2 Success & Indie Sequel Momentum

[41:44 - 45:12]

• New Milestone:
  • Hades 2 surpasses 110,000 concurrent Steam players, doubling the original’s all-time peak.
• Indie Games Landscape:
  • Continued success for notable sequels (e.g., Hades 2) signals a healthy appetite for indie roguelikes and is hailed as “so great for a healthy industry.”
  • Frustration that the game isn’t multiplatform at launch—a missed moment for cultural impact.
• Notable Quote:
  • Tim Gettys: “We're in such a great point right now. We're getting sequels to renowned indie games that are just banging.” [42:02]

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8. Industry Odds & Ends (“Wee News Channel”)

[50:28 - 54:10]

• Battlefield 6 Release Details:
  • Launch times, no early access phase.
• SNK & PlayStation Hardware Revamps:
  • SNK re-releases Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 with rollback netcode.
  • PS5 Digital now fully matte; chat laments loss of glossy option.
• LEGO and Magic Tie-Ins:
  • LEGO Game Boy now shipping.
  • Rumors of legacy LEGO games getting Switch 2 editions.
• Community Bits:
  • Skyrim Grandma retires from Elder Scrolls videos at age 89.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote / Moment | |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 15:00 | Tim Gettys | “It just really feels like there’s no solution for this…They have the money to do whatever the fuck they want.” | | 13:49 | Andy Cortez | “This is all bad… I really hope that any game that is in development right now—Mass Effect, Jedi 3… get released…” | | 31:37 | Andy Cortez | “This isn’t too surprising…I think this is almost as surprising as when Apple says the most powerful iPhone ever.” | | 35:05 | Andy Cortez | (on Magic x PlayStation art) “The first two… you would think that they were just kind of in game renders, but they are painted in a very nice way. …The second two… a bit more stylized… a bit more what I was hoping to see from these sort of team ups.” | | 39:35 | Tim Gettys | “Good to see Konami be healthy again and to be putting out great, successful remakes, but then also great successful new iterations of franchises.” | | 42:02 | Tim Gettys | "We're in such a great point right now. We're getting sequels to renowned indie games that are just banging." | | 25:31 | Tim Gettys | (on Fortnite Daft Punk concert) "It was fucking awesome. One of the coolest things I've ever seen in a video game, period." | | 15:07 | Andy Cortez | (on Saudi investment) "They have the money to do whatever the fuck they want…absolutely terrifying that this is able to happen so easily." | | 16:23 | Andy Cortez | (on Saudi government) "You talk shit about the Crown prince, you get decapitated, you get chopped up and put into a briefcase." | | 19:15 | Andy Cortez | "Like any sort of semblance of what we thought could be used for expression... I don't have a whole lot of hope for that going forward now anymore." |

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Additional Segments & Fun Asides

• Opening Banter:
  Hosts discuss NFL, Cowboys' tie game, and the appeal of sports fandom—using Cowboys’ value as a lens for cultural dominance.
• PlayStation 30th Anniversary:
  Excited reactions to commemorative coffee table books and Reebok shoes.
  Tim Gettys: “God, Reeboks are cool. Remember everyone, this is Kind of Funny Games Daily.” [06:47]
• Community Super Chats:
  Engage with listener questions about October gaming picks (Hades 2 and Yotei recommended), criticism of Magic card art, and upcoming podcast episode 2000.
• LEGO Tangent:
  Extended riff on LEGO’s Game Boy release and the aesthetics of LEGO sets, including “nernies and greebles.”
• Cars Rant:
  Tim vents about dislike for silver window trim on cars. Leads to group ribbing, classic Kinda Funny humor.
  Tim Gettys: “I really don’t like cars that have the silver trim on the windows. I like the black trim on the windows. The silver trim looks very cheap.” [55:14]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------|------------| | EA $55bn Sale/Industry Implications | 08:29–18:03 | | PS5 Most Successful Generation | 29:55–34:11 | | Magic: The Gathering x PlayStation | 34:32–38:46 | | Silent Hill F Outsells SH2 Remake | 39:01–41:38 | | Hades 2 Concurrency, Indie Sequels | 41:44–45:12 | | K Pop Demon Hunters in Fortnite | 23:24–27:46 | | Daft Punk Fortnite Concert | 25:31 | | LEGO, SNK, Battlefield 6 News | 50:28–54:10 | | Car Window Trim Rant | 55:14–57:01 | | Community Super Chats | Throughout |

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Tone & Style

The hosts maintain their trademark blend of gaming enthusiasm, pop culture savvy, and biting honesty. Commentary swings between celebratory (for gaming milestones and indie hits) and somber/critical (regarding industry ethics and global investment politics). In-jokes, friendship, and genuine frustration with the state of the world surface throughout, making even dense news segments highly engaging.

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Summary Takeaway

This episode marks a historic and contentious turning point for the video game industry. While celebrating gaming milestones (PS5, Hades 2, Silent Hill), the hosts confront the reality that gaming is now inextricably tied to complex global financial and ethical issues—none bigger than the EA sale—and they refuse to shy away from the consequences. Nonetheless, the power of games and community persists, both in news cycles and in the hearts of the Kinda Funny crew.

Transcript

[Tim Gettys]

Include EA has been sold for $55 billion to Saudi Arabia and other investors. PS5 is, quote, the most successful PlayStation generation ever. And K Pop Demon Hunters are coming to Fortnite, baby. We'll have all this and more because this is kind of Funny Games Daily. What's up? And welcome to Kinda Funny Games daily for Monday, September 29, 2025. Of course. I'm your host, Tim Yetes. I'm joined today by beautiful Andy Cortez.

[Andy Cortez]

We them boys Cowboys.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Oh, yeah. They did some stuff.

[Andy Cortez]

They tied.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, man. Andy yesterday, tied 40 to 40. Me, me and James and Curran hung out. It was our first time in quite a while. And so they were like, hey, like, let's. We're trying to come up with a plan, which means somebody has to come up with a plan. And it's like, whoever just does it is like, that's what we're doing. And they're like, oh, yeah, there's football happening. I'm like, me, man, this is the last thing I want to do. But I, you know, big boy pants, it's fine. I can do it. We end up going to the sports bar. I walk in and just reeks of cigarettes. I'm like, oh, I hate everything about this right now. This is just not what I want. They were both late. So I'm sitting there and I'm just, like, surrounded by people yelling and screaming. They're so excited about all the things happening.

[Andy Cortez]

You could smoke in bars.

[Tim Gettys]

No, but this one day, to seem to not give a fuck.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

I was like, I didn't actively see any cigarettes, but I'm just like, okay, there's somewhere. I know something.

[Andy Cortez]

That was the incense they were using.

[Tim Gettys]

Exactly. And I'm sitting there and there's just all these people watching all these different games. Meanwhile, James is texting me and he's just like, hey, is the game on? And I'm like, yes, there are many games. Like, which game? And he's like, the 49ers. And I'm like, okay, let me look. And I was like, the Buccaneers are there and the Eagles are there and the Chargers, I think. I think that's the Chargers. I was like, I don't see the 49ers. And they're like. He was like, can you ask them to put the 49ers on? I'm like, I. I am not asking these people anything.

[Andy Cortez]

Why not?

[Tim Gettys]

Why would.

[Andy Cortez]

Well, also, it's shocking that they didn't even have this.

[Tim Gettys]

So they did. It was just behind me.

[Andy Cortez]

Ah, okay.

[Tim Gettys]

But it was just like, then I'm getting shit for all of this. I'm like, I get it. I understand that I probably deserve shit in this situation, but also, it's like, the last thing I wanted to do is ask somebody to do something that I wasn't confident wasn't already happening.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, okay. Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

You know what I mean?

[Andy Cortez]

I see.

[Tim Gettys]

Anyway, story number one, it's a very.

[Andy Cortez]

Common thing to do.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Oh, and I get that. But, like, again, yeah, I also didn't.

[Andy Cortez]

You didn't even know if they were wrong. Yeah. Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, man. I looked the out, though. By the time they got there, thank God. Current's like, it smells like here. I don't want to be here.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, nice.

[Tim Gettys]

We ended up going to this, like, nice bar. No. TV's quiet. Oh, it was so great. Yeah. So your Cowboys won. Congratulations.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, no, no. They tied. You didn't hear me?

[Tim Gettys]

Nope. Nope, I didn't. I didn't at all. Yeah, it's hide.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. You could tie in the NFL, you know, you can't. Yeah, they used to not be able to, but they put in a rule recently just for, like, hey, we don't want players to keep on banging their heads and getting concussions and stuff. So if you. If it's a tie at the end of the first overtime, because you get an overtime.

[Tim Gettys]

Okay.

[Andy Cortez]

If you're tied. But if it's still a tie after the first overtime, then you tie. You don't go into second overtime there. Yeah, it's like a, you know, player safety sort of thing.

[Tim Gettys]

I respect the safety part of it.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. Yeah, Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

I really don't respect the. The game.

[Andy Cortez]

One, two and two, baby. One, two and one, actually.

[Tim Gettys]

Wow.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. Wow.

[Tim Gettys]

Is that a rarity? That sounds crazy.

[Andy Cortez]

You know, ties have it at least once a year.

[Tim Gettys]

Are you stoked about the tie? Are you stoked?

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. Because I thought we're going to get our ass.

[Tim Gettys]

Okay.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay. You know.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

I thought it was going to be a, you know, dismantling. The Green Bay packers are very good.

[Tim Gettys]

I know that. We'll. We'll get away from this topic very soon, I promise you. But the Cowboys, why are they such a big deal? Why does. Why does it feel like the Cowboys are, like, the face of sports?

[Andy Cortez]

Because they are worth the most. They have the most fans because they were winning a lot in the 90s when media was not social media, when everybody started getting fragmented in their own little groups of fandom, it was like everybody was a fan of Michael Jackson and everybody's fan of the Beatles and everybody's a fan of Britney Spears, the bachelor boys monoculture. And the Cowboys were winning a lot in the 90s when kind of, you know, people were getting turned on to the NFL a bit more. And so they got just like Michael Jordan had fans all across the nation and you'd see Bulls fans wherever you went because they were winning. The Cowboys are successful in the 90s and a lot of fans are just all over the country because of that. And they've, they've been. Yeah, that's. That too, that too. But I mean they've been, you know, shitty really since then. But it's like that fandom is familial and your kids grow up to root for the same squad that you do. And yeah, yeah, they are. I, I don't know if there's any soccer clubs across the world that are worth more, but the Cowboys are worth most in, in America. Like.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, it's great they're out here tying, fucking get good.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, yeah, they're shit.

[Tim Gettys]

They've been big for a very long time. This isn't a transition to that transition to PlayStation celebrating 30 years, you know.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay. It's been 30 years since they won.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, exactly, yeah. PlayStation the first 30 years is a new large format photography book. Did you see this this morning?

[Andy Cortez]

No. No.

[Tim Gettys]

Utterly gorgeous. I want this right now. I will be pre ordering it later. It's a super cool photo book. Just going through a bunch of prototypes and like official stuff too. But like there's a ton of controllers here that I've never seen and like just looks at different hardware of PlayStation over the years and it's just like cool stuff.

[Andy Cortez]

Like ew, I don't like the face. No, that, no, that one was a gross one.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. But yeah, very, very excited about this. I'm really into like the, the coffee table books, like the really nice premium. It comes at a pre premium price. Like I think it's like 125 or something.

[Andy Cortez]

Whoa. I would have assumed like 70.

[Tim Gettys]

And the deluxe edition's 300 something.

[Andy Cortez]

And it's like what does it come with?

[Tim Gettys]

Just like a slip thingy? I don't know. It's crazy man. And it's limited to 1994 because. 1994, why are they doing that?

[Andy Cortez]

Why do they do that?

[Tim Gettys]

They really love 1994 PlayStation.

[Andy Cortez]

Why do they do the limited thing? Remember how many things they could have sold of the 23rd or whatever it was?

[Tim Gettys]

I can't believe I didn't get that. But they're also putting out and This I need pictures for PlayStation Cross Reebok 30th Anniversary Shoes. There's a bunch of different ones here. They're fucking awesome.

[Andy Cortez]

Well, they're all just different. Oh, it's not just one.

[Tim Gettys]

There's three different.

[Andy Cortez]

Why do they look dirty?

[Tim Gettys]

Because they're Reeboks.

[Andy Cortez]

I like the gray on the bottom. Looks worn. It looks like someone's worn them.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, that weird twill effect. But one of them has the, the pump on the top. But it's the PlayStation logo.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, that's kind of neat.

[Tim Gettys]

And the like shoelace like container like holder thing at the top is like. It looks like the controller port.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, okay. Oh, okay. Okay. Man, that is really embossed, huh? The PlayStation logo is like really understand this real. That is very 3D.

[Tim Gettys]

You gotta be able to pump it up. Remember that shit.

[Andy Cortez]

That's crazy.

[Tim Gettys]

God, Reeboks are cool. Remember everyone, this is Kind of Funny Games Daily. Each and every weekday we run you through the video game news you need to about. And you might learn about the Dallas Cowboys live on YouTube, Twitch and podcast services around the globe. If you love what we do, please support us with the kind of funny membership on wherever best suits you. Whether that's YouTube, Spotify, Apple or Patreon. You get our shows ad free and a daily exclusive. Greg Way. For a chance to be part of this show, submit your YouTube super chats as we go. JB writes in saying, I put in 20 hours to Hades 2 this weekend. Game of the year. Oh, what a time. What a goddamn time. Me and Barrett were just talking about it. Took down Kronos a couple times.

[Andy Cortez]

Death to Kronos.

[Tim Gettys]

It's so good little housekeeping for you. We're an 11 person business. All about live talk shows today after Games Daily you're going to get a Gamescast where Greg builds his outer worlds. Two characters after Gamescast is going to be the KF podcast. And after that Nick is going to stream alone because Mike is gone. Mike and Roger. Call of Duty next. Getting into a whole bunch of. You got a little boo boo. You see that?

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, I did see that. Yeah. He's one more thing to lose.

[Tim Gettys]

Thank you to our Patreon producers, Carl Jacobs, Omega, Buster and Delaney. The Psalm twining. Today's Greg way is 21 minutes with even more video game review stories from Greg Miller. Today we're brought to you by the Kind of Funny Games Daily Episode 2000 and our new merch line that I can't wait for you to see. But we'll tell you all about that later. For now, let's begin with what is and forever will be the Roper Report. It's time for some news. We have seven stories today.

[Andy Cortez]

Baker's Dozen.

[Tim Gettys]

Story number one, EA sold for $55 billion. This comes from Chris Scullion at VGC. Everyone strap in. A lot of words are coming your way. Electronic Arts has confirmed that it will be acquired by a group of private investors, including Saudi Arabia's. Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. In a statement, EA said it had entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor consortium comprised of pif, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. The all cash transaction values EA at around 55 billion. And we'll see the concert consortium. Consortium. Jesus. I've never heard that word in my life.

[Andy Cortez]

Really?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Have you?

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah. Sort of. Cool. Acquiring 100% of the company, EA stockholders will receive $210 per share in cash, which is 25% premium on the company's last unaffected share price of $168 and a premium on its all time highest share price of $179. EA says the transaction, which has been approved by its board of directors and is expected to close in Q1 of its fiscal year 2027, meaning by the end of June 2026, positions EA to accelerate innovation and growth to build the future of entertainment. The deal will see EA continuing to be led by its current CEO, Andrew Wilson and will remain headquartered in Redwood City, California, which Andy once stayed at a hotel to do.

[Andy Cortez]

It's beautiful out there. It's really nice out there.

[Tim Gettys]

Crisp, 20 minutes away from here.

[Andy Cortez]

But they do things different out there.

[Tim Gettys]

In a statement, Wilson said, our creative and passionate teams at EA have delivered extraordinary experiences for hundreds of millions of fans, built some of the world's most iconic IP and created significant value for blah, blah, blah. You get it. I'm more energized than ever about the future we are building. The pif, or Public Investment Fund, is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and is reportedly central to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's goal of making the Saudi economy less reliant on proceeds from oil. The fund already owns billions of stock in other video game companies such as Take Two and owns other companies such as snk. In recent years, Saudi Arabia officials have said its investments in the games industry will help modernize the kingdom, but they have come with negative fallout due to the country's highly criticized human rights abuses. You don't say. Notably, the Crown Prince has been accused of by US Intelligence of ordering the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The county has also had historically cracked down on female activists and LBGTQI plus rights with legal represent repercussions for the individuals including imprisonment, fines or the death penalty, according to Amnesty International. So let's bring in some reporting from game developers. Chris Kerr the Sovereign Wealth Fund, which bills itself as a catalyst of change on its website, is chaired by Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler and Crown PR Mohammed bin Salman. As noted by the BBC, Mohammed bin Salman was linked to the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who recently criticized his policies and leadership. Advocacy groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have spoken out against Muhammad bin Salman and Saudi Arabia for, among other things, attempting to control the media, restricting free speech, legally prohibiting LGBTQ + relationships and gender expression, outlawing protest and demonstrations and discriminating against women. Human Rights Watch specifically claims PIF has facilitated and benefited directly from serious human rights abuses linked to Crown Prince Mohammed and is being used as a tool to whitewash the country's abysmal human rights record. PIF has heavily invested in the video game industry directly or through subsidiaries such as Savvy Games Group. Earlier this year, Savvy owned publisher Scopely purchased Niantic's video game business and key franchises such as Pokemon Go. The wealth fund also owns stakes in Nintendo, Koei, Tecmo, Capcom, Nexon and Take Two. Then back to Chris Scullion at vg. See Affinity Partners is an American investment firm which was formed in 2021 by Donald Trump's son in law Jared Kushner and mainly focuses on investing in US and Israeli companies with most of its funding coming from the Saudi Arabian government. Quote Electronic Arts is an extraordinary company with a world class management team and a bold vision for the future, kushner said in a statement. I've admired their ability to create iconic, lasting experiences and as someone who grew up playing video games and now enjoys them with their kids, with his kids, I couldn't be more excited about what's ahead. Silver Lake Partners is an investment fund run by Silver Lake, a U.S. global private equity firm based in Silicon Valley.

[Andy Cortez]

I'm just going to be Snow Mike Mike here and just nod at you.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah yeah. I want nothing more than to just go story number 2k pop night.

[Andy Cortez]

You know. You know they obviously a lot of human rights issues over there in Saudi Arabia. The they like their death penalties also apply to people like drug trafficking and stuff like it's great like stuff that you wouldn't assume Would get you killed. Gets you killed. And I know I'm kind of like throwing stones from glass houses, you know. We're bombing boats now, Tim. Like boats come to Venezuela. We don't know if they're like carrying drugs or not, but we're bombing them. And then like the Vice President was like, I don't give a shit. Like, we're gonna bomb. Like, we don't even know who's on the boats. We're just bombing boats, concentration camps and stuff now. Yeah, yeah.

[Barrett]

Continue to fund a genocide.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, this is, I mean, this is all bad. Especially because I saw Jason Schreier mentioned that EA is still on the hook for 20 billion over the next several years. Like whatever this deal is.20 billion. They're still on the hook for EA and we've seen what they do when it comes to cost cutting measures in the past when they weren't owing people 20 billion. And yeah, this, this spells all sorts of bad stuff for anybody who's not EAFC or Madden, I think. Yeah, it's a tragedy. It's a, it's a bummer. I really hope that any game that is in development right now, a Mass effect, a Jedi 3 or whatever you want to call it, like, I hope that those games can come out and I hope that those games can just get released before this deal comes out or this deal finalizes in 2027. But it's. Yeah, yeah, it's kind of crazy thinking about especially the Riyadh Comedy Festival and.

[Tim Gettys]

How much WWE just in general.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. How much money Saudi just has to throw wherever they want, however they want.

[Tim Gettys]

And it's, we know where the money came from. And like that's the worst part of all of this. And it just really feels like there's no solution for this. Where it's just like they have the money to do whatever the they want. Where it's like, hey, we, we want to be making money from things that aren't oil. So we're just going to buy Electronic Arts, you know, we're just going to buy the favor of every comedian possible and their audiences. Right. Like, it's so absolutely terrifying that this is able to happen so easily. And like, just a couple days ago we were hearing about rumors that this was brewing and now here we are, it's official and it's happening. Barrett brings up a post from Imran saying, I hope Hayes Light can find a new publisher that gives them a long leash in whatever budget they want. And yeah, it's like, yeah, like you were saying this a Second ago. But this is going to affect so much of what EA is and strives to be. And like that's. They're already in a place that like, we don't look at EA favorably. But I do think that they've made some good decisions and released high quality products in the last handful of years in comparison to some of the like, blunders that they've made in the past. Right. And he's like being a great example of, you know, putting out a literal game of the year winner. And we'll see where split fiction lands right here. But still, great game.

[Andy Cortez]

This is going to sound really reductive, but I miss when we only had to miss. Or I miss when we only had to worry about money from China. Like when it was when we were only thinking about, oof, we'll see what's going on with all these gigantic consortiums. These gigantic. Yes, these, these massive companies from China and where and their money. And like I miss when that was the only thing we had to go like, okay, yeah, but you know, human rights and workers rights and stuff like that. I, I wish that was the only thing we had to worry about. And now we have to worry about, you know, the pif, which the, the, the lead chairman, Mohammed Al bin Salman. Mohammed bin Salman. You know, if you talk shit about the Crown prince, you get decapitated, you get chopped up and put into a briefcase. And that's just, that's, that's terrifying.

[Tim Gettys]

Like there's just no way around it. And it's just like, yeah, cool. They're the ones that were asking to re release NBA Street Volume 2. Yeah, like, that fucking sucks.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

There's nothing good about this. There's no, like, well, on the bright side, it's just like, man, this just continues to be a hellscape. And just again, I wish we could just talk about video games, but we have to talk about this. This is, this is video games at this point.

[Andy Cortez]

Saw a great clip of Shane Gillis on one of his podcasts saying, yeah, I got an email to go perform in Saudi Arabia. Like, oh, really? As I has a big bag. I read the email and I was like, the 911 guys, you want me to go over there?

[Tim Gettys]

It's insane.

[Andy Cortez]

Like it's. What are we doing, man? This feels like a backwards universe. Like it's, it's crazy to me.

[Tim Gettys]

Bill Burr hurts.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, that one hurts.

[Tim Gettys]

So you know, it's like, what are you.

[Andy Cortez]

That one hurts so much. Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh my God.

[Barrett]

Did you see the, the story about Tim Dillon.

[Andy Cortez]

No.

[Barrett]

Another comedian who's supposed to perform and talks about, like, so what if they have slaves? They're paying me enough to look the other way. But in an episode of the Tim Dillon podcast last week, the comedian announced he had been removed from the lineup.

[Andy Cortez]

It's good. Century's record on slavery. Oh. Oh, Jesus Christ. That's amazing, man.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, man.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. I think one of the funniest things that I did see, though, was like, the fact that Pete Davidson is there and his dad died in 9 11. Like, wow, what a. What a. What a crazy kind of character arc this is. Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

It's so frustrating. Insane Lord Foosh super chats in saying, this is bad news to me. I don't know how Mass Effect will have much of a chance now. And Andy go Bears.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. When we talk about, you know, Mass Effect being one of the games that has, you know, we talk about Dragon Age Inquisition coming out so long ago and that game having a trans person in it, and we talk about any of the Mass Effect games having same sex relationships and things like that. Like any sort of semblance of what we thought could be used for expression or just. I don't have a whole lot of hope for that going forward now anymore, you know?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. God. Charlie Nugget says good morning to me and I. Did you see the PlayStation Plus Magic the Gathering collaboration cards? They look pretty slick in my opinion. Yeah, they look cool.

[Andy Cortez]

I didn't see them.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, they came out, I think last Friday. There's something about Magic the Gathering art that I, after seeing the Final Fantasy stuff, the Spider man stuff, and now these PlayStation ones. Not the biggest fan. I just have to say it. Somebody needs to hear it.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

That was you.

[Andy Cortez]

I wasn't a biggest fan of the spongebob ones. When the spongebob Magic the Gathering cards came out, I wanted them to look super highly detailed and rendered and they just looked like somebody drew over screenshots. It looked like you were like, hey, Annie, can you go into Illustrator and just take this screenshot from the cartoon and kind of remake it? Yeah, I really wanted them to be like, the most detailed things possible. And they were just. They were fine looking. Yeah, they were okay.

[Tim Gettys]

Raymond K. Hessel says one game I have time for in October. What should I play?

[Andy Cortez]

One game for October. One game for October. Well, shoot. I mean, I can't wait to start yote. That's. That's what I'm soaked about. But again, I've.

[Tim Gettys]

That's probably a good.

[Andy Cortez]

I would say, like, probably Hades 2 silksong I think Hades 2 is such a good bite sized snack that you could kind of have at any moment and doesn't require. I mean, the fact that you could pause runs is really, really nice, but it doesn't require. You know, I'm hopping into Yotei and kind of forgot where I'm at in the story. Am I able to get a whole lot done right now? And I just hop in, get into a run and you know where you are, you know what you're doing.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I do wish you could like save in the middle of a run because I think the runs at this point. Can you.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. You just quit. Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, really? Yeah, like, oh, when I first started it up seems even better than I thought.

[Barrett]

When I first started it up on Switch 2, my first time booting up my save in a year and a half, I came back in the middle of a run. I was like, what the was I doing?

[Tim Gettys]

That's great.

[Andy Cortez]

There are some times that it makes you go to the next room. There are a few times where it'll say like, hey, you can't save here. Go to the next room. And you go to the next room. And even if the next room is a boss fight, the second you walk in, you can hit, start and quit and it'll say, progress saved a minute ago or whatever.

[Tim Gettys]

Great. That's awesome. Because. Because, yeah, the runs are at this point for me, like long enough that I'm like, it's not.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, yeah, they're 40.

[Tim Gettys]

Exactly. Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. So, okay, my quickest run, 24 minutes.

[Tim Gettys]

Hell yeah. Speedrunner over here. Everybody live to die says Affinity is Jared Kushner's business and funded by Saudi Nightlife. Says, are we ready to boycott video games for a year? I mean, yeah, at this point, like nobody's. Nobody's safe. I mean, yeah, reading off like Nintendo, Koei, Tecmo, Capcom, it's like literally everybody. Portland Kevin says, I guess EA Games just landed on my never buy list. Aaron Lime says EA's annual income doesn't cover the interest on the 20 billion, let alone any actual payments, is functionally defunct. And then printed, it says, reminder that Saudi Arabia PIF has stock in many other game companies, including Nintendo.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, the whole Cristiano Ronaldo thing with Fatal Fury was going on last year. And apparently, you know, because I think Cristiano plays for one of their soccer clubs. I think he was maybe purchased by them in a similar way to where they created Liv.

[Tim Gettys]

The purchased by them.

[Andy Cortez]

Well, you know, yeah, he was. He was signed to their to their team. Pretty sure I'll have to like, double check on that. But whenever he would visit, they had to give him like special permission to sleep in the same room as his girlfriend or his fiance or whatever.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Or because. Or I guess like if you're not married, you can, but they're like, we'll look the other way for this because you're like a very popular soccer star. Insane. Absolutely. Nice.

[Tim Gettys]

All right, let's actually move on to story number two. K Pop Demon Hunters Are Coming to Fortnite. This comes from Phil Owen at Gamespot. Last year's Fortnite Mares was extremely packed with microtransactions, with the Fortnite item shop averaging a new Collab skin every other day over the course of October. What a way to jump into this conversation. And it may be that Fortnite Mares 2025 will be even more crowded with long rumored collabs, with scream, Friday the 13th and Scooby Doo expected to appear in the Fortnite shop during spooky season. Pop the fuck off, dude. She's going to be shocked when she sees the prices of these things. But now there's a new rumor about yet another Fortnite Mares collab. K Pop Demon Hunters. The exact nature of the K Pop Demon Hunters collab isn't clear at all right now, since the entire leak is just Hypex saying that it's the main Halloween collab and it's not just skins. If true, this presumably mean there will be some type of K Pop Demon Hunters related gameplay mechanic, like a new weapon or other item. Though since Fortnite Mares is also rumored to have a Jason Voorhees medallion and Ghost Ghostface's mythic knife, the K Pop Demon Hunters collab would have to be even more involved than that with new season of Fortnite festival beginning on October 9th. So it's possible that Huntrick will be the new season headliners. Epic previously promised the upcoming festival season would be focused on Fortnite original stuff, but that just means they had a plan that would have been very easy to pivot away from if they had the chance to swap in a collab with the biggest Netflix movie ever.

[Andy Cortez]

Is that the name of the band?

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, okay, we got to watch it. Andy, I know I say that to you every time we're together, but like, I want to sit down with you and just watch. It's so good. And I definitely will be returning to Fortnight to buy these characters.

[Andy Cortez]

I can show you how well actually I may even be confused on to how to do it now.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

So the stores can get kind of confusing.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, well, it'll be a big group activity. The whole company will help me buy this.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay. I still have the video of the time that we told you to buy the Leonardo where you're buying the Ninja Turtles.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, it was hard. Real hard. I didn't do it. I wanted to because I was so into it this weekend, but I didn't actually turn my PlayStation on to do it. I did watch the Daft Punk concert that was in Fortnite. Did you see anything about this?

[Andy Cortez]

Didn't even know now.

[Tim Gettys]

It was fucking awesome. One of the coolest things I've ever seen in a video game, period. I just watched the intro. I need to see the actual, like, concert, because I don't know what that looks like. Was it on the same level, Everybody? I just don't understand Fortnite. And if you. You do. I don't believe you.

[Andy Cortez]

Was it on the same level as, like, Ariana Grande? One of those.

[Tim Gettys]

I don't know. But, like, the intro was the song Contact, the final song from Random Access Memories.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

Like, that's super epic. Like, it's. I use it for, like, every kind of funny live for, like, the loading screen music, just because it's so goddamn good. And it was like the character just flying through, like, data space. Like, big Tron vibes.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

And, like, I. I don't know if we. Bar. If you could pull it up. Don't play the music, but just let me see if I can.

[Andy Cortez]

I can make the noses of some. Yeah, yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Punk Fortnite intro.

[Andy Cortez]

I didn't realize they were. I've, like, these things used to be much bigger deals, granted. All right, Andy, I need you to start making those noises with your mouth, okay? Arpeggio. Oh, wow. This is very.

[Tim Gettys]

So ye. Like, scroll.

[Andy Cortez]

We plan res infinite or what? Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Like, it. It's all said to the music. And, like, as the song starts getting fucking crazy here, I'm just like, this is a epileptic nightmare.

[Andy Cortez]

This looks like the intro to a Super bowl performance. Yeah. When the character lands, that's where the stage is shown, you know?

[Tim Gettys]

Crazy freaking shit, though. And then, like, the character Lance finds the. One of the Daft Punk helmets. And, like, first person puts the helmet on and, like, the helmet, like, forces them to head nod.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, wow.

[Tim Gettys]

It's freaking awesome, man. Like, I don't understand it, but, like, good for you guys. I will be buying the K Pop Demon Hunters. Whatever.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, yeah. Look at this helmet. It's all cracked. It looks like the. Is this like the Mass Effect trailer? Holy shit.

[Tim Gettys]

Like, isn't this fucking rad, though? That punker. So cool. Blessing doesn't understand.

[Andy Cortez]

He doesn't like that punk.

[Tim Gettys]

No, hates him. He's, like, just unaware of them.

[Andy Cortez]

It's just like him with Avatar.

[Tim Gettys]

It's crazy, man.

[Andy Cortez]

He's got some big cultural blind spots.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Anyways, everybody, do you have anything to say?

[Andy Cortez]

No.

[Tim Gettys]

Not at all. No.

[Andy Cortez]

One day I'll watch it.

[Tim Gettys]

You will? Don't watch it without me, though. Can you promise me that it's an hour and a half hanging out with your friend.

[Andy Cortez]

I'll tell you what, this feels like the type of movie to watch one day if we're, you know, in an Airbnb somewhere for some random event and we kick on the tv.

[Tim Gettys]

I like that. But no, this. This is the. You come over here.

[Barrett]

We come over to Tim's house, and like, you like Andy, you let us know. Because then me and Alyssa will want.

[Andy Cortez]

To come as well.

[Tim Gettys]

It's. It's. You should do it. And I'm running out of time. I have a baby.

[Andy Cortez]

That is true. And you have a baby right now, Andy.

[Barrett]

So you also have to find the time.

[Andy Cortez]

That is true.

[Tim Gettys]

So we'll have to figure all this out. Anyone? Anyway. Anyway, here's some ads. Kind of Funny Games Daily 2000 is happening on October 6th. I can't believe it. We are 2, 000 episodes into this daily weekday show. Thank you so much for your support over the years watching us live on YouTube, Twitch, podcast services around the globe. Kind of funny.com store is where you want to go to get this shirt to celebrate Kind of Funny Games Daily 2000. But on top of that, it's not just the celebration of Kind of Funny Games Daily. It's kind of funny games overall. We're bringing back some retro merch. Look at this. One of the fan favorite shirts from back in the day, of course, inspired by a portable handheld system we're not going to name, you know, specifically, but you get what we got going on. And one of the most requested unreleased shirts that I used to wear all the time. You're now going to be able to get kind of funny.com store. But hey, it's not just about merch. It's about celebrating 2,000 episodes of games daily. October 6th, we're doing a mega episode of Games Daily. Be hyped. Be there. We have segments, we have guests. We're trying to get 2,00,0 super chats. What's gonna happen if we do that? You're gonna have to tune in to find out. We'll see you there. October 6th get your shirts kindafunny.com store shirt's real tight on me in that ad. I do not like the way I look at that shirt. Maybe buy a size up story number.

[Andy Cortez]

Those are the comfort colors I believe, right?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I love comfort. Yeah, I love colors too. PS5 is the most successful PlayStation generation ever this comes from Verity Townsend at IGN Sony's called the PlayStation 5 its most financially successful console generation to date. This was revealed by Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino during his recent keynote speech delivered in Japanese at the Tokyo Game Show. That's a weird thing to say. According to Shido's president, he was speaking in English. Let's be clear, Sony's Gaming Network Services GM&S division, which includes Sony Interactive Entertainment's, generated 136 billion in sales during the PS5 generation so far 2020 and onwards. The surpass surpasses sales made during the reign of all previous Sony consoles, making the PS5 the most successful generation to date. In comparison, the division made 107 billion from 2013-19, aka the PS4 generation. The graph revealed that over the past 31 years since the original PlayStation 1's launch in 1994. Don't forget, each subsequent console generations brought in more money than the last. For reference, sales during the PS3 lifecycle were 71 billion, the PS2 44 billion and the PS1 24 billion. It's worth noting Sony clarified that the revenue figures are based on the average US dollar slash yen exchange rate during each console era and accounting standards transition from USGA P to IFRS after 2020. It should be emphasized that these revenue figures encompass sales across the entire G and NS business during the time periods in question. Huge $136 billion in sales during the PS5 generation will include money Sony continues to make from PS4 hardware and software.

[Andy Cortez]

This information will self destruct in 1994 minutes. Hurry up. I mean, this isn't too surprising. I think this is almost as surprising as when Apple says the the most powerful iPhone ever. Like it. Unless your company maybe has any semblance of failing or maybe there's been any downward trajectory, then I would expect the number to keep on going higher at this rate. I think to me this just shows that they are consistent in doing well and then the money that comes in will likely just get more and more expensive. As you know, things get more and more expensive and as generations of people are now are there are more gamers now than ever. Right. You know, when we think back in the day and why there was such a massive boom in a lot of the gaming economy was parents were buying games for their kids. And now those kids have grown up and a large portion of them had, have continued to game and are also buying games for their kids as well. So it's like you're adding a new generation on and a lot of that generation is still sort of staying on in terms of how, you know, the amount of profits that are coming in. So this, you know, again, congratulations, Tony, you're gonna keep on making money. I don't really have much else to say other than that. Dude.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah, exactly. But yeah, not a surprise, especially given we know the sales of the PS5. It's selling very, very well. And even if it's not technically outpacing PS4, it is close enough and way more expensive and hasn't had a price drop. So it's like you add all that stuff together and it's like, yeah, there's money coming out the Wazoo for, for PlayStation and the GNNS division of Sony.

[Barrett]

So Barrett, I was also. This was something Chat was talking about and I would be fascinated to learn at some point of like this 136 billion in sales during the PS5 generation will include money Sony continues to make from PS4 hardware and, and software. So like how much of that is really PS5 stuff. And actually also like you know, V bucks and like GTA money, you know, that they make off of profit sharing. So like they can, they can have this nice headline but I don't know.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I mean, well, just by definition of the words, they're talking about the generation, right? So it's like the generation also entails like they're literally talking about the years.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, they talked about hardware only then maybe I'd.

[Tim Gettys]

So it is, it is interesting though of like and to Barrett's point, like I just think that's going to continue like when we get to PS6. It's also going to include the PS5 stuff because I think the cross gen is the only way forward. Let's move on to more PlayStation news everybody. PlayStation's getting the Magic the Gathering cards and you wanted to see them.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, let me, let me take a look.

[Tim Gettys]

October 27th the Magic Gathering secret layer across PlayStation Super Drop collaboration in includes seven unique secret lair drops, each with unique cards depicting the worlds of last of us God of War Horizon, Forbidden West, Uncharted, Ghost of Tsushima, and more. Every card from each secret layer pack features iconic characters, key locations and items reimagined as magic Gathering cards. Wizards of the coast work closely with Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica Gorilla and Sucker Punch Productions to capture the spirit of each game and bring them to life with stunning art and cards with unique mechanics. What are your thoughts, Andy?

[Andy Cortez]

The first two are, I mean the first two that they are showing here, one of Joel the Resolute Survivor and Ellie the Brickmaster. They are two seemingly like painted renders. They if from far away. If you look at them, you would think that they were just kind of in game renders, but they are painted in a very nice way. And the other two are a bit more stylized. You have Abby the merciless soldier thwacking over the. A clicker's head with a very visual. With a hammer. Yeah. Biceps are massive on Abby right there. And then you have Ellie the vengeful hunter with a little shiv in one hand, some blood on her cheek. Those are a bit more stylized. The first two kind of look way more traditional, but I mean the, the, the drawing technique used still super, super impressive. Like it's a really good paint over. But I would say the second two that I was mentioning on the page are a bit more what I was hoping to see from these sort of team ups. And then we got the Nathan Drake one, the treasure hunter. And I do like that his hand is hanging over the letters. If you scroll down a little bit, bear it right there. Look at that.

[Tim Gettys]

That's cool.

[Andy Cortez]

I do like.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, layers everybody.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, Kratos down there. Kratos looks awesome.

[Tim Gettys]

Now maybe Stoic father and Atreus impulsive.

[Andy Cortez]

So the, the, the Kratos and Atreus ones look very similar to what we see on the, on the COVID Now the Kratos God of war that is above the one that we just saw. Maybe it's just. I'm used to seeing magic cards in this, I don't want to say genre but like, you know, I'm used to seeing mystical, magical type of fantasy looking things. This one is probably the coolest looking one to me so far. Yeah, I like the way Kratos looks.

[Tim Gettys]

I don't know this like reason that the card looks that way, but I like these magic cards better where it's like full art, art all around instead of like dividing it up in different ways.

[Andy Cortez]

Aren't they all like that?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, but the, some of them aren't.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, gotcha. Okay. Oh, they have A Gin Sakai goes to Sushima. 1.

[Tim Gettys]

Like, when we looked at the Final Fantasy Ones, there's a ton that had the Switch 2 box art problem where there's just boxes of words everywhere.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, okay.

[Tim Gettys]

I understand you need to play this game, but like, come on.

[Andy Cortez]

I mean, that's what they're made for is to play the game.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, but no one's gonna play with.

[Andy Cortez]

It's similar to Pokemon. No.

[Barrett]

Or it's like you have the normal cards and then there's like the full arts and stuff like that because they're supposed to be more rare.

[Andy Cortez]

Alo looks great. So does, I think, Jin Sakai. Oh, this one.

[Tim Gettys]

This is a cool one. Yeah. I like the background art on this a lot. And the colors. Sick.

[Andy Cortez]

Pretty good game that goes to Sushima.

[Tim Gettys]

There we go. Cool. I'm sure Bless is excited. Like, probably not.

[Andy Cortez]

No. Are you kidding me? Even if they're PlayStation characters, I think he's excited about. Yeah, yeah. Now, hopefully these actually, whenever they are purchased or maybe sent to us from the lovely people at Wizards of the coast, hopefully they are not just lost. Wizards of the coast isn't dragons who's. Or they're dozens of dragons who makes magic wizards, is it? Oh, okay. Well, hopefully they don't get lost in the mail. And I don't have to listen to blessing on six different phone calls with FedEx, which is an amazing moment. Like coming out of Gamescast, hearing him talking, like, yeah, yeah, yeah, this is our address. Yeah, yeah. We're supposed to had him go to a stream for about two and a half hours, come out talking to somebody else. Yeah. Adioye junior.

[Tim Gettys]

It's like, Jesus.

[Andy Cortez]

Damn cards are lost forever.

[Tim Gettys]

Did he ever get them?

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, yeah, they were. They were at one of the auto body shops. They were. They had been delivered and somebody was just like, I don't know if this has put them away.

[Tim Gettys]

And hilarious story number five, good news about games we love. Silent Hill F's launch sales are higher than Silent Hill 2 Remake. This comes from Eddie A. GameSpot. Konami Silent Hill series returned with Silent Hill F this month. Remember, the F stands for what, Andy?

[Andy Cortez]

Friendship.

[Tim Gettys]

Exactly.

[Andy Cortez]

Friendship.

[Tim Gettys]

And the game's off to a hot start. Konami reported today the horror game exceeded a million sales after its first 24 hours. This figure includes physical and digital sales across all platforms, including PC and console. By comparison, 2024 Silent Hill 2 remake sold a million after three days. Silent Hill F was available a couple days early for people who paid extra. It was developed by Neo Bart's entertainment. While Bloober team made Silent Hill 2. The new game is set in the 1960s Japan and follows the character Hinako Shimizu as she solves puzzles and fights horrible monsters. Good shit.

[Andy Cortez]

That's amazing.

[Tim Gettys]

We talked about this recently, I think, with the Metal Gear sales, but like, it's good to see, see Konami be healthy again and to be putting out great successful remakes, but then also great successful new iterations of franchises.

[Andy Cortez]

So I think seeing that they can kind of, you know, cover the gamut in terms of, like you just mentioned, they're not only successful, they're not only being successful with things that we expect them to be successful at. I think there's still a universe where Metal Gear Delta comes out and is a trash fire for sure and maybe runs horribly or maybe takes a lot of liberties with. With recreation stuff. And all the fan base goes, what a disaster. Why did you all do this? You know, but in this universe, it all worked out and the game was received well by a lot of people and there are new people getting into Metal Gear Solid as a franchise, which is awesome. But to put out a new Silent Hill game and have it be good and have it deliver and be scary and be in a different time period.

[Tim Gettys]

Be radically different than any of the.

[Andy Cortez]

Silent Hills before it, I think it. I think there's just. I have so much more confidence in what Konami could do because I think if this game comes out and does critically bad and also sells, like, then you immediately go, at any moment now, Konami could say, hey, we're not doing video games anymore. Let's kind of like pull back from that because we don't want to invest a whole lot into this. Exactly. This is. This is a great. This is great news. I'm so happy for them and I hope that, that they. I hope that all of this has been warranted. And they're like, all right, let's continue to dive into this with not only remakes of other classics, but let's also make new stuff now that we have confidence in it.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. And Volume two of the Metal Gear collection. Yeah, give it to me.

[Andy Cortez]

I think that's still.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Held back because like PS3.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, I'm sure to some extent. But last week they were talking about it that like it is in production like it is. It's a real product to some extent, even though they haven't like forgotten about it.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, right. I just assumed, you know, Guns of the Patriots is still.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm sure that is a giving People a headache. Yeah. Hades 2 passes 110,000 concurrent players on Steam doubling the all time peak for the original. Doubling the all time peak. We're in such a great point right now. We're getting sequels to renowned indie games that are just. Just banging.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Like so cool and so great for a healthy industry which we need so much more of right now with the amount of bad news we get. Like thank God. The full release of Hades 2 has led to a new all time high of concurrent players on Steam for the sequel. The Roglite game topped out at 112,947 people over the weekend according to Steam DB. That breaks the sequels record from Steam early Access debut in May 202024 with just over 103000 players. In addition, Hades 2 has already doubled the peak of Hades which hit 54. 240 concurrent players in May 2024. Developer which. That's interesting. Now it's the same time that the early access of 2 came out.

[Andy Cortez]

Say it again.

[Tim Gettys]

The peak of Hades 1 concurrence was when early access for 2 dropped.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, okay.

[Tim Gettys]

Developer Supergiant delivered Hades 2 version 1.0 a few days ago on September 25th. The full launch also included the true ending for the game along with 50 different achievements and new artwork. So far, Hades 2 is only available on PC Switch and Switch 2.

[Andy Cortez]

Do we think that's like a six month or a 12 month exclusive?

[Tim Gettys]

I don't know. I mean I imagine it's going to be a year, but yeah, I. I've.

[Barrett]

What was it for Hades 1? Because didn't Hades 1 also come to Switch before other consoles?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, but I just don't remember how long that. Yeah, but I. I've said this so many times. Like I'm so bummed it's not available everywhere. Day one. Like I really think that this is an example of a game that's like this should be multi plat day one. Like let the people play this game.

[Andy Cortez]

Like I think now more than ever with like nothing is a given anymore and you have to take advantage of the moment and you have to understand this moment is. Is huge for you all. Now that doesn't. That. I'm not saying that when this game finally comes out everywhere that it's going to be a dud. But like you. You have to. There's so much enthusiasm there. There is. There's a groundswell of. Of people excited for your product right now that I re. I really, really wish that this was just everywhere. You know, it's it would be so massive if this took over the news even more for a small developer like Supergiant. And I say small, but you know what I mean, like an indie developer would be amazing.

[Tim Gettys]

Jeffrey Kirby says it'll be out on another system once it's ready. Let them work at their own pace. Tim, your comment. Okay, what's up?

[Barrett]

Barrett for Hades one came to. Yes. Switch and Steam September 17, 2020 and then other consoles August 13, 2021. So yeah, we'll come when it comes.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Like is it, is it just a porting issue or isn't it. No exclusivity.

[Tim Gettys]

No way. There's no way it's a porting issue that Super Giant couldn't get it done. There's simply. I don't believe that there's no world in which that's the case. I know that they are a small team, but also we know the resources they have. We also know that they, they didn't need to put anything out at any time. They could. If, if it's going to take more time. They could have took more time. This game was in early access for a year.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. Yeah. So it, yeah, there had. There, there's maybe this is like how Black Myth Wukong was available on Xbox a year after.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah, we'll see. I'm very fascinated about the dates of like when it's announced and when it actually comes out because that will be very telling on what type of deals were made. Moving on to story number six. Peacemaker Fortnite Emote Disabled after show twist this comes from Levi At Gamespot, Epic Games has announced that a Fortnite emote associated with retiring WWE Superstar and current movie megastar John Cena has been disabled, maybe indefinitely, because of its possible Nazi connection. Peaceful Hips an emote in the popular Battle Royale shooter was created in collaboration between James Gunn's DC show Peacemaker and Epic Games. The emote See your character goofily rotate their hips before making alternating L shapes with their arms. If you watch Peacemaker, then you're familiar with the dance. It's what Cena performs in the second season's opening montage. It's awkward and stiff, which is what's supposed to make it a light hearted gaffe, particularly given the character's often violent personality. However, with the show's latest episode, the quirky dance and fortnite emote have taken on a whole new meaning.

[Andy Cortez]

Hilarious, especially because people just kind of found out that if you draw out what the hands do, it's just an H. Like it's yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So yeah, it's, it's just kind of a silly little thing.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah. But I mean, it was a swastika. It is what it is. I just can't imagine the conversations between Fortnite and whoever at D.C. was like, like, how did this go?

[Andy Cortez]

Is this something they're talking to James Gunn about?

[Tim Gettys]

That's the thing is because I, I if they were, I mean, whatever it is what it is. It's just hilarious that, that they're like, yeah, it's such a weird to do because it's like maybe don't make that the emo.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, but would we have thought anything of it if, if not for this big season twist?

[Tim Gettys]

I mean it doesn't matter like it is representing what they're saying it is. It's not like it kind of looks like it. It's like when you watch the opening montage of Peacemaker Season 1, it's like it tells the story of the whole season in the dance. Season two is doing the same thing. So yes, there is a twist that, you know, I don't want to get into the details of, but it's like, yeah, that, that, that is what they were showing. So it's not like, oh, it kind of looks like it. Which I just think is so funny that like that would get approved to this point. But then also now somebody was like, hey, we shouldn't have done this.

[Andy Cortez]

Like I didn't even know the dance was telling the story of season one. You're on some tick tock.

[Tim Gettys]

Like they're doing like butterflies and stuff.

[Andy Cortez]

You're straw hat goofy right now.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Majority of people are not watching straw hat goofy.

[Barrett]

Yeah, it's just such like a weird business call to like I if James Gunn was in these talks, like this was such a weird choice to do because like if you're gonna do this and make commentary on, you know, this, this move he makes and you know it, it's ties to, to like that's fine within the art that you're telling because you're doing commentary on it. But then to take that and remove any context around that, remove the content.

[Tim Gettys]

And then allow it to be promotive thing that you could do like problematic straight up.

[Barrett]

What the are we doing?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, very funny. Moving on. I don't want to get into the the spoilers about that. We had the conversation already. Breaking news Taboo Greg put in here. Cool looking Terminator game suffers another delay due to Trump's tariffs. God damn it. This comes from Zach Akitaku Terminator 2D no fate is an upcoming video game adaptation of the original 90s action movie sequel that it's designed to look, sound and play like classic 2D games from that era. No Fate looks really awesome but sadly due to ongoing tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump Trump, this cool looking Terminator game has been delayed again from October to November. On September 28, Terminator 2D no Fate publisher Reef Entertainment and developer Bitmap Bureau announced that the upcoming side scrolling action game was being delayed a second time until November 26th. In a statement posted to the publisher's official website, the company blamed the delay on ongoing global trade and tariff changes that caused shipping issues with components needed to produce the Day One and Collector's Edition versions of the game. And because the studio and publisher want to ship the game to all platforms and users at the same time, no Fates release date was pushed back. This delay affects digital and physical copies worldwide.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh yeah, there we boot it. Greg Miller yeah, that sucks.

[Tim Gettys]

Game looks so cool. I can't wait.

[Andy Cortez]

I love the way it just presents in screenshots, you know that's hot. What's part of the collector's editions? Are you getting like little figurines or.

[Tim Gettys]

I don't know. I bet it's big though. It's a real big collector's edition, man.

[Andy Cortez]

I just. I just Dwyane Wade just yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

If I didn't want to know big things, if I wanted to know small things, the tiniest littlest things possible, where would I look?

[Andy Cortez]

You'd go to our last story, the Wii News Channel, where we cover all the small news items you need to know about.

[Tim Gettys]

We news baby. GameSpot reports Battlefield 6's launch on October 10th is coming up very soon. Oh as confirmed previously, there's no early access for Battlefield 6, so the game will launch at the same time for everyone on October 10th. The global rollout begins at 8am Pacific on October 10th with works out to 11am Eastern and 4pm BST. Don't talk to me about BST. You can see more global launch times below. As posted by Battlefield Bulletin GameSpot has contacted EA in an attempt to confirm these times and get more information.

[Andy Cortez]

Tim October 3rd is in four days, I've confirmed and October 2nd is less.

[Tim Gettys]

I do, I do love that you've confirmed that, but can you reach out to EA and just confirm just to be sure that these are the times.

[Andy Cortez]

I want to know if it's soon or not.

[Tim Gettys]

I want gotta know. VGC says SNK has re released one of its classic Fighting games to launch its new premium selection label. Real bout Fatal Fury 2. The newcomers, which was originally released in arcades and on the Neo Geo home console in 1998 and has already seen some re releases over the years. This new version, which is newly released on Steam, offers rollback Net code for what should be smoother online fights. BGC also says the new revision of the PlayStation 5 digital edition console rolls out across Europe, is now fully matte. A new comparison video shows making sneaky little changes.

[Andy Cortez]

Wow. Wowee wow.

[Tim Gettys]

From ign. The LEGO Game Boy set has an official release date of October 1st, but Amazon's already shipping it out to everyone who pre ordered. It's not even called a pre order anymore on the listing. It's just available now. It can be delivered tomorrow if you order today. I think I saw Altano built one. Yeah, you can buy it at Costco a couple days ago for $10 cheaper. Weird.

[Andy Cortez]

I just don't like him.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm with you, man.

[Andy Cortez]

Like, I. There's like, like there's no reason why I shouldn't be into it, but I don't.

[Tim Gettys]

When Legos look too much like the thing, it's like it misses the. The artistry of the Lego.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

You know what I mean?

[Andy Cortez]

No. 100%. When you're still on it though, when you are making a lot of pieces that are custom to make the thing look like the thing. That's why I love. I follow various Instagram accounts that make a lot of like Lego stuff based on Mecca and stuff and I. I love how they're able to just grab a variety pack of Legos and make cool looking with them.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

But without needing the custom parts that. Well, that custom part was made to look like that part of the Millennium Falcon. It's like, no, no, we're.

[Tim Gettys]

No, no, no.

[Andy Cortez]

We're doing what we can with what we got, you know?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah. What's the word that you taught me about the Millennium Falcon when it had.

[Andy Cortez]

All of its nernies and Greebles.

[Tim Gettys]

Yes.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Holy. It's so cool.

[Andy Cortez]

Greebles and nerds.

[Tim Gettys]

That's the word of the day. Earlier, I would say it was consortium. Ah, that. Whatever. VGC says Switch. Two editions of a number of popular LEGO games could be on the way soon. As spotted by X user Rebateman via Eurogamer, a Nintendo booth at the Zurich popcon event, which took place at the weekend, appeared to be featuring a number of legacy LEGO titles. The booth showed artwork for the following games, all with the Switch 2 logo above them. Lego City Undercover, Lego Star wars the Skywalker Saga, Lego Jurassic World, Lego Harry Potter Collection, and Lego DC Supervillain. All five games appear on a single banner with a Switch 2 logo above them. Even though all five games are currently only available on Switch 1, they're gonna.

[Andy Cortez]

Get new boxes with all the annoying little paragraphs of info.

[Tim Gettys]

Damn. Definitely the worst. Today, Remedy Entertainment released Breakpoint, the first free major content update for FBC Firebreak, the three player co op action game set in the control universe. And from IGN, the 89 year old Skyrim grandma Shirley Curry announces the Elder Scrolls video retirement.

[Andy Cortez]

You don't know the Skyrim grandma.

[Tim Gettys]

I do, but. What.

[Andy Cortez]

So she like. I think she's retiring from gaming.

[Tim Gettys]

All right.

[Andy Cortez]

I think, yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

It's not clear based on the words that I.

[Andy Cortez]

It really isn't.

[Tim Gettys]

89 year old Skyrim grandma Shirley Curry announces the Elder Scrolls Video Retirement.

[Andy Cortez]

Steph's grandma.

[Tim Gettys]

Cool. That's it for we news, everybody. Foreign, let's get to some super chats here. Sky Forsland says the new PS5 no longer has a glossy finish with a little sad face. You gloss man or a matte man?

[Andy Cortez]

I'm a mix of both, Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I, I respect you.

[Andy Cortez]

It's why I want the future of vehicles to have that mix. Because I love the way some modern cars will do. Like, like here's your generic kind of like reflective kind of car finish. But then around the wheels or just on this panel, it's like a really glossy black. I love that. Yeah, I want more of that.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm a mat man through and through.

[Andy Cortez]

I would say general if you, if you said any pick right now.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I would go, Matt, I, I can be a coastal elite at the show, but something that I realized recently that I, I don't know if this is a pop. I don't know if people even care, but I've started realizing that cars.

[Andy Cortez]

Is this gonna be. If this is a fucking Optimus prime.

[Tim Gettys]

Semi truck thing, I really don't like cars that have the silver trim on the windows. I like the black trim on the windows. The silver trim looks very cheap.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

And I just stand on that.

[Andy Cortez]

I guess I would have some visual.

[Tim Gettys]

Because like for a long time I was, I'd be looking at cars and I'm like, why do I like this one and not like that one?

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, you think color.

[Tim Gettys]

It's like, I don't understand what's the difference? And it.

[Andy Cortez]

You got to the bottom of it.

[Tim Gettys]

I finally clicked for me where I'm like, oh, bear can you Google cars?

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. Lightning McQueen.

[Tim Gettys]

No, I. I refuse because, like, it's. It's a real thing. Thing. And it, like, I notice it now on the streets. Yeah. See, look how cheap that looks. Like this. The bottom one sucks.

[Andy Cortez]

So, okay, so you maybe just prefer sans silver.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

And like, you look at cars outside.

[Andy Cortez]

Like I do look at cars, and.

[Tim Gettys]

I swear to God, it's 50. 50, 50. Even the same model car. Like, you look at a Prius, you look at a Honda.

[Andy Cortez]

Huh?

[Tim Gettys]

Notice. I want both of you when you're driving, look at these cars.

[Andy Cortez]

Nobody's gonna not notice from now on.

[Tim Gettys]

I know exactly everyone listening to the show, the thousands of people you're gonna.

[Barrett]

Think about, I will continue to not notice because I. I just.

[Andy Cortez]

I don't know, man.

[Barrett]

I don't notice anything about cars.

[Andy Cortez]

Remember when y' all were more stoked than I was when we got a.

[Tim Gettys]

New car and y' all were like.

[Andy Cortez]

Yo, congrats on a new car?

[Tim Gettys]

I was like, yeah, I bet you Barrett's gonna notice today.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, I bet you. Five dollar super chat from Mr. Nice Guy. Rye says Gillen Brothers just ordered six shirts and a notebook. We're ready for KF 2000, baby.

[Tim Gettys]

Hell, yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Holy crap. Six shirts. Thank you.

[Tim Gettys]

Thank you very, very much for that. Gerardo School says, happy Hispanic Heritage Month. Shout out to Bad Bunny. Playing the super bowl by Bunny, also making you an honorary Latino. Welcome to the club. I don't know that that's how that works. You know, I. I appreciate it, but I kindly do not accept the offer. There, but shout out to Bad Bucks. Bunny. I love Bad Bunny. I couldn't tell you a single song of his, but this dude has good energy. And the amount of people talking about him, you don't understand. Fun.

[Andy Cortez]

I love Bad Bunny.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, he's great. And he's so good at wrestling, it makes no sense.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, we don't have the. We don't have the feature set to where we can gift out on Twitch for merch. We'll have to. We'll have to get that on the back.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. And then Delaney, 20, says, Happy Monday, Andy Barrett and Tim. Tim, will you reveal your child's name next Monday? Side note, the lady is a unisex name. Love you all.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, wow.

[Tim Gettys]

It is. It is a unisex name.

[Andy Cortez]

No, you don't want to do that.

[Barrett]

As story number one.

[Tim Gettys]

Story number on Games Daily 2000. No, no, no. I'm waiting till we see her.

[Andy Cortez]

Thank you, Delaney. Happy Monday.

[Tim Gettys]

Thank you very, very much. Lady, you are the best. And then Kebab says, will it be possible to write in for games daily 2000s. I've got some heartfelt words that probably won't fit in a single super chat. I don't know what the plan is. I'm sure I know we're doing a major extended episode. You're going to want to be there on Monday for sure. But hit a blessing. Blessings. The Or Roger. They're the ones kind of owning the.

[Andy Cortez]

Brain children of it. Or it's been their brainchild.

[Tim Gettys]

Exactly. Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

They're not the brain children.

[Tim Gettys]

No, no, no. Know I like that though. Let's look at you wrong and see if we got anything wrong.

[Andy Cortez]

I saw that. It's pronounced in the. You're wrong saying it's pronounced consortium. I always thought it was consortium.

[Tim Gettys]

Can you imagine if consortium is the way you said that word with those letters in that order? That'd be crazy, man.

[Andy Cortez]

Damn.

[Tim Gettys]

I don't know about all this. I can't believe nobody. You're wrong me about some car stuff. I. I don't want you to. Because I'm not wrong.

[Andy Cortez]

But shout out to an old super chat from last Friday. But it's from Mando Delgado. I got to say thank you again for a $50 super that for just try to get us hyped up for the baby steps competition versus Giant Bomb in which Mike was the most impressive human being and also the most infuriating least impressive person you've ever met.

[Tim Gettys]

Hearing you guys play that game was hilarious.

[Andy Cortez]

The only person who played it and I think like almost beat it. Really. Usually I'm. I'm getting the hang of it. Tim. And he's like, I. Oof. Give me a little 360. I'm like, how do you not know where to go? You call yourself the navigator. He's like, ah. May have gotten a little last. May have gotten a little lost. And we just. We didn't know where to go in the video game. He's the only one who played it.

[Barrett]

It's embarrassing.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, Mike. I miss him.

[Barrett]

We're not allowed to compete with Giant Bond anymore. They're so much better than us.

[Tim Gettys]

I love it. I love that. That's. It's embarrassing.

[Andy Cortez]

We only have one win and it was me and Andy playing fucking night with a community member.

[Tim Gettys]

That's so funny. What are we doing? What are we doing? Everybody? We're about to do the kind of funny games cast. That's what Greg's gonna build his outer worlds. Two characters. Cool. You're gonna watch that. I don't know exactly what he's. How he's gonna do it, but it sounds fun.

[Andy Cortez]

He wants to set it up like he wants to do, like, an RPG character or, like, a tabletop.

[Tim Gettys]

Kind of pretty cool.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Solo games. Cast. Love those. So check that out. That's about to happen. Then the game, KF podcast, and then Nick's playing a game.

[Andy Cortez]

Nick's playing a video game.

[Tim Gettys]

Till next time. It's been our pleasure to serve you.