Gears of War: Reloaded Launches Summer, Even on PlayStation! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.05.25

Summary

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Episode: Gears of War: Reloaded Launches Summer, Even on PlayStation!
Release Date: May 5, 2025
Hosts: Greg “GameOverGreggy” Miller, Tim Gettys, and Blessing Adeoye Jr.

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Introduction

In this episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily, hosts Greg Miller and Blessing Adeoye Jr. delve into four major gaming news stories, interspersed with lively discussions, fan interactions through Super Chats, and insightful commentary on industry trends. The episode kicks off with excitement over Greg's recent victory in Game Showdown Season Three, setting a playful and engaging tone for the day's topics.

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1. Gears of War: Reloaded Launches Summer, Even on PlayStation!

Overview: The primary focus of the episode is the upcoming release of Gears of War: Reloaded, set to launch on August 26, 2025, across multiple platforms including Xbox Series X&S, PC, PlayStation 5, and Steam. This remastered edition boasts enhancements such as 4K resolution, 120fps support, HDR, Dolby Atmos, and cross-play capabilities, making it accessible to a broader audience.

Details from Xbox Wire:

• Enhanced Graphics: Features 4K resolution and 120fps support.
• Multiplayer Experience: Ultimate multiplayer with cross-progression and cross-play.
• Availability: $39.99 across all platforms, available on day one with Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass.
• Developer Collaboration: Developed by The Coalition in partnership with Sumo Interactive and Disbelief.

Host Discussions: Greg expresses mixed feelings about the remaster, stating, “I mean, no, no, no, not that. Well, I mean. Yes, but more importantly their marketing campaign.” (00:35) Blessing shares excitement, highlighting the quality of the visuals, “If you're squinting your eyes, I'm like, Gears Reloaded looks really good. Yeah, it looks really, really good.” (09:35)

Community Reactions: Super Chats reveal a mix of support and skepticism. One fan, Wagger man, comments, "it's the right move," while others question why earlier installments aren’t included in the remaster. Greg addresses these concerns, emphasizing Xbox's strategy to make games accessible to a wider audience: “They're saying the thing and walking the walk... gaming is better when it's everywhere.” (10:32)

Quotes:

• Greg Miller: “It's part of the show. That's what it is. And now for the next year, I get to be champion.” (02:03)
• Blessing Adeoye Jr.: “This is a very cool move to have a jump over. I'm more of...” (08:19)

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2. Half-Life 3 Playable and Potential Announcement

Overview: The second story discusses the tantalizing rumors surrounding Half-Life 3. According to Jackson Chen at Engadget, sources suggest the game is fully playable and might be announced and released within the year.

Details:

• Rumor Sources: Tyler McVicker from Engadget and leaked information from a Valve concept artist and another leaker, Gabe Follower.
• Game Features: Not expected to be a VR title like Half-Life: Alyx, but to include procedural generation elements.
• Speculation: Code references to "hlx" hint at potential developments. McVicker mentioned the possibility of an announcement in the summer and a release by winter.

Host Discussions: Greg expresses both excitement and skepticism, emphasizing Valve’s enigmatic nature. “Valve's always been such an interesting company... Who knows.” (36:52) Blessing and Greg debate whether the release would meet the monumental expectations set by the franchise’s legacy.

Community Reactions: Fans are divided on whether Half-Life 3 could rejuvenate Valve’s game development focus. Some suggest that success from Half-Life 3 might encourage Valve to produce more games, while others doubt Valve’s intent to continue developing.

Quotes:

• Greg Miller: “It's going to be one of those like it's sh. It doesn't surprise me...” (38:48)
• Blessing Adeoye Jr.: “How good does Half Life 3 need to do to get Valve back into the video game dev realm more actively?” (38:14)

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3. Polygon's Acquisition by Valnet Sparks Concerns

Overview: The third story covers Polygon’s recent acquisition by Valnet, a company owning over 27 brands across gaming, entertainment, sports, and more. The transition is ongoing, with assurances from Valnet’s head of mergers and acquisitions, Roni Arzumanian, that Polygon will maintain its comprehensive gaming coverage.

Details from The Verge:

• Valnet’s Goals: Ensure Polygon continues deep gaming coverage and invest in its operations for the next five to ten years.
• Current Staffing: Around 10 existing Polygon staffers are transitioning to Valnet, with Matt Patches stepping in as the interim leader.
• Industry Concerns: Valnet has been criticized for exploitative work conditions and prioritizing quantity over quality, raising doubts about Polygon’s future editorial integrity.

Host Discussions: Greg and Blessing express skepticism about Valnet’s intentions, citing Valnet’s reputation for low-quality, clickbait content. “It's pretty neat. Spoil the fuck out of your film...” (02:20) Greg highlights inconsistencies in Valnet’s public statements versus their actual business practices, questioning the company’s commitment to quality journalism.

Community Reactions: Super Chats reflect concern over job security and the future of Polygon’s editorial standards under Valnet. Listeners debate whether Valnet will uphold Polygon’s reputation or dilute it for profit.

Quotes:

• Greg Miller: “What a forthcoming interview this is. He really has a lot of answers.” (47:52)
• Roni Arzumanian (from transcript): Valnet will “do what's right for Polygon” and believes Polygon “could be much more.” (45:22)

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4. Nintendo Sues Genkai Over Switch 2 Leaks

Overview: The final news story reports that Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Genkai, an accessory manufacturer, for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising. The lawsuit centers around Genkai's unauthorized display of 3D-printed mockups of the Switch 2, ahead of Nintendo's official announcement.

Details from VGC:

• Legal Claims: Genkai is accused of infringing on Nintendo’s trademarks and engaging in unfair competition by showcasing unauthorized Switch 2 prototypes.
• Nintendo’s Demands: If successful, Genkai must destroy all related products and cease using Nintendo’s trademarks. Nintendo also seeks triple damages based on the infringement.

Host Discussions: Greg mocks the situation humorously, “I wondered how they were going to get away with it. The answer is there.” (57:22) Blessing underscores the seriousness of the legal action, pointing out Nintendo’s proactive stance in protecting its intellectual property.

Community Reactions: Listeners express mixed feelings, with some applauding Nintendo's efforts to safeguard its products, while others debate the implications for accessory manufacturers and fan creations.

Quotes:

• Blessing Adeoye Jr.: “Nintendo is taking the Genkai parent company Human Things to court... to do what's right for Polygon.” (45:22)
• Greg Miller: “What a forthcoming interview this is. He really has a lot of answers.” (47:52)

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Additional Discussions and Super Chats

Throughout the episode, hosts engage with Super Chats, addressing fan comments and questions. Topics range from support for game remasters like Fallout New Vegas and Fable, to the challenges creators face with platforms like Patreon amid industry layoffs.

Notable Interactions:

• Logan Jensen: "Do you think we'll get Half Life three by the end of this year?"
  • Greg responds thoughtfully about Valve's ambitions and the challenges of meeting fan expectations.
• Peaceful Warhead: "Will Half Life 3 be announced at SGF or TGA?"
  • Hosts speculate on possible platforms for the announcement, emphasizing the significance it would hold.
• Riley21: "I'm so fucking hyped for this. Finally, me and my old college roommate can play this."
  • Greg humorously acknowledges his championship status while addressing the excitement for Gears of War: Reloaded.

Industry Commentary: Blessing and Greg discuss the evolving landscape of gaming coverage, particularly focusing on Polygon’s acquisition and the broader implications for independent creators and established outlets facing layoffs. They ponder the sustainability of crowdfunding platforms like Patreon amidst economic pressures and industry shifts.

Quotes:

• Greg Miller: “A rising tide lifting all boats.” (52:03)
• Blessing Adeoye Jr.: “Again, I don't see everybody who loses their job going that route.” (54:33)

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Conclusion

The episode concludes with reflections on the major stories discussed, reinforcing the dynamic and often tumultuous nature of the gaming industry. Hosts encourage listeners to engage with the content, support their favorite creators, and stay informed about the latest developments in gaming. Greg humorously touts his championship belt, adding a lighthearted close to an episode packed with critical insights and passionate discussions.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Blessing Adeoye Jr. (00:00): “Today's stories include Gears of War is coming to PlayStation... this is Kinda Funny Games Daily.”
• Greg Miller (02:03): “It's part of the show. That's what it is. And now for the next year, I get to be champion.”
• Blessing Adeoye Jr. (09:35): “If you're squinting your eyes, I'm like, Gears Reloaded looks really good...”
• Greg Miller (38:48): “It's going to be one of those like it's sh. It doesn't surprise me...”
• Greg Miller (47:52): “What a forthcoming interview this is. He really has a lot of answers.”
• Blessing Adeoye Jr. (45:22): “Nintendo is taking the Genkai parent company Human Things to court...”

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This comprehensive summary encapsulates the key discussions, insights, and interactions from the episode, providing a clear and engaging overview for those who haven’t tuned in.

Transcript

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Today's stories include Gears of War is coming to PlayStation. We might get Half Life 3 before GTA 6. And Polygon's new owner has some things to say. We'll have all this and more because this is Kinda Funny Games Daily. Yo, what's up? Welcome to Kinda Funny Games daily for Monday, April 5, 2025. May 5, 2025. I want your host blessing Addie. Oh yeah, Junior. Joining me is WWE legend Greg Miller.

[Greg Miller]

What do you want to talk about? Bless.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

What do you want to talk about?

[Greg Miller]

You have maybe game showdown season three's finale on Friday. Just like the whole Thunderbolts thing. The embargo's up. All right. We don't have to hide it anymore. I won. I'm the champion, I have the belt and all is right in the world once again.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Was there a whole Thunderbolts embargo thing?

[Greg Miller]

There was, yeah. Today they've. Have you seen Thunderbolts?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yes.

[Greg Miller]

Okay. Today they started doing. They've started tearing out.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

You can talk about spoilers now.

[Greg Miller]

I mean. No, no, no, not that. Well, I mean. Yes, but more importantly their marketing campaign. They're tearing off the thing on the billboards.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Oh.

[Greg Miller]

And doing the other thing. That's the real thing. That's the real thing. So if you haven't seen Thunderbirds, I.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Don'T know how I feel. You got to give people more time.

[Greg Miller]

Nah, it's cool.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

About game showdown.

[Greg Miller]

First off, it did really well at the box off and now probably it'll do even better when people. The fuck's happening?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Wow. Wow. You got the belt over your shoulder.

[Greg Miller]

I sure do.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

You got the blue suit on which you do look great in.

[Greg Miller]

Thank you. Of course I am three time three Pete. Team blue. Come on champions. And I won the championship this season.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

The first season.

[Barrett Courtney]

I'm just showing you bless just in case anybody in our chat. But yeah that's.

[Greg Miller]

We can only find this one taken with a Game Boy camera. Wow. Lowest res possible.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I can't believe they're doing that.

[Greg Miller]

Even like Marvel just put up up on there or Marvel Studios or whatever. Like the cast ripping it like this. So it's like. It's a. It's big. Big event.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I'll say. I mean it is one of the worst kept secrets because like until Tim.

[Greg Miller]

Said it I didn't know really never read into it, never thought about it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That was one of the very busy.

[Greg Miller]

So it's just like I see. I'm like all right, that's fair.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

You're somebody with a full time job. You know, I Mean, you have to be jobless out there like Tim Gettys to know that this is happening. But, like, it's one of those things where I. I respect how balls it is. I know you said, like, it's doing crazy in the box office.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But like, this, it's pretty neat. Spoil. Spoil the fuck out of your film for the. You know, for the. For the bit. I love it.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

How do you feel now that. Are you champion?

[Greg Miller]

So good. Oh, my God. You know what I mean? Everything was better this weekend. Everything was better.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

The breakfast sandwiches tasted saltier. The berries tasted sweeter.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

How far are you gonna go with this?

[Greg Miller]

What do you want the third one to be, Vlad? Now I feel really good. I want to thank everybody out there for supporting me. I've seen so many people out there on the subreddit, the congratulatory messages on the YouTube, a lot of people being mean. But you'll get. They'll get.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

What are the mean people saying? What could there possibly be mean to say about Greg? One of his bits that goes on.

[Barrett Courtney]

It's not definitely undeserved.

[Greg Miller]

It's not a bit undeserved. Okay, so here it is on the YouTube, and I have a screenshot of it. That's right. Yesterday, I'm brushing my teeth. You know what I mean? Championship belt on nothing else. And I'm sitting there like, I'll check in on the YouTube comments, see how people are doing this episode again. Most people love it, you know? Shout out to Goldfish Boy 1337 says, this is peak content. But above that comes Jake Hefner, who says, Greg is such a bad person. Holy fuck. Like, all right, now, hold on now, Jake, where do you live? Where do you live, Jake? You stole it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

You stole the championship from Tim.

[Greg Miller]

You know, I didn't steal nothing from Tim. I won it fair and squ. I mean, that was by you giving me stars.

[Barrett Courtney]

You made that possible.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But it's still stealing. No, it's part of the show.

[Greg Miller]

It's part of the show. That's what it is. And now for the next year, I get to be champion.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Greg, enough about game showdown. Let's talk about video games. Of course, because remember, this is kind of funny. Games Daily, each and every weekday, we run you through the nerdy news you need to know about live on YouTube, Twitch, and all podcast services around the globe. If you love what we do, support us with the kind of funny membership on Patreon, YouTube, and now on Spotify and Apple podcasts to get all of Our shows ad free watch, support them live and get a daily exclusive show for a chance to be a part of the show. Some of your thoughts and opinions as YouTube super chats as we go. Housekeeping for you. Remember, Greg is rocking Pax East Thursday and you need to be a part of it. The winds keep coming at 11am Eastern Time and 8am Pacific. Greg's the keynote speaker kicking off PAX east and we'll be doing a Fireside chat with final fantasy and Expedition 33's Ben Starr. Then at 2pm Eastern Time and 11am PT, Greg's hosting the Mafia, the old country panel with the devs and if you're in Boston, you need to be there but if you aren't, both will be streamed on our Twitch channel. Remember, we're an 11 person business all about live talk shows. Today after KFG you're going to get Gamescast which is about it being one month until the Switch 2 is going to be a final. I guess not a final conversation but a one month out conversation.

[Greg Miller]

We're out. We're that it's happening. Can you believe it? No, honestly, it was fucked up last. Yes. Last week when we did the meeting and you look ahead like we do by weeks. Like damn, you can already see the switch on the horizon. It's going to be here. It's going to be. That means SGF is here as well.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And then after Gamescast is the last of us new episode spoiler cast Then the stream is an Nvidia sponsored stream of Cyberpunk 2077. Then to close out the day, Alien Covenant in review. If you're a kind of funny member, Today's Greg weighs 15 plus minutes about how you failed him. How did people feel? You. You won.

[Greg Miller]

Oh no, this isn't about that. Oh, trust me. First off, a lot of them didn't believe me and they'll get their own. They'll get their comeuppance. It'll happen. Karma. You ever heard of it? But anyways, this one's mainly about people not telling me more about we'll say this. We'll say this. People not correcting me when I'm wrong. All right, what'd you say?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

What'd you do?

[Greg Miller]

I don't want to talk about.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

What did you have an opinion on?

[Greg Miller]

I don't want to talk about it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That you changed your opinion.

[Greg Miller]

I didn't change my opinion. Now this is facts. No, everybody saw the way I described it was everyone saw me pick up the fork and start walking towards the power outlet. And no one said anything. No one said anything. This is a PC game to screw myself. It is.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I fucking knew it. Thank you to our Patreon producers, Karl Jacobs, Omega Buster and Delaney Twining. Today we're brought to you by Imperial Aura Frames and betterhelp. But we'll tell you 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 four stories today, dozen starting with our number one. Gears of War Reloaded comes to Xbox, Steam and PlayStation 5 in summer 2025. I'm pulling directly from Xbox Wire. The super chat question for this story is, is this the right move for Gears of War? Let us know in the super chats. The Xbox Wire pulse reads like this. Gears of War Reloaded is a celebration of one of gaming's most iconic franchises. Featuring 4K resolution, 120fps support, and the ultimate multiplayer experience with cross progression and cross play across all platforms. This is the definitive way to experience the game that started it all. Originally released in 2006, Gears of War Reloaded brings the full experience forward once again. Enhanced for the latest hardware across multiple platforms. Introducing the Gears of War franchise to a new generation of players. Developed by the Coalition in partnership with Sumo Interactive and Disbelief, Use of war Reloaded launches August 26, 2025 for $39.99. $39.99 on Xbox Series X&S, Xbox, PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PS5 and Steam. And arrives on day one with Game Pass ultimate or PC Game Pass. With Crossplay across all platforms, you and your friends can squat up no matter where you play. No Microsoft account required. However, signing in with a Microsoft account unlocks full cross platform functionality.

[Greg Miller]

Ah, there it is.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And enables cross progression so your campaign and multiplayer progress carries across devices. It also allows you to send invites and play with friends across platforms like Xbox to PlayStation or Steam to Xbox. Greg, me and you are the number one Gears of War fans in this office.

[Greg Miller]

That's what they call us. We love ripping and tearing.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

We love ripping and taren. That's doom.

[Greg Miller]

I know. Yeah, but we got the lancer, you got the chainsaw. We're all about it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Are you excited about this? Is this something that's you?

[Greg Miller]

No, it doesn't not speak to me. It's just like I was never a Gears guy. It's a very cool move to have a jump over. I'm more of and I see the chat was popping off with it too. Why isn't it also 2 and 3 you know, @ first glance, we jumped in and we started talking about Gears Were Reloaded. I assumed it was going to be all three of them just bundled together. Like, here it is, you know, the one definitive place to get it. Not that it's just Gears of War again, which is fine. I'm not taking away from what Gears of War and the achievement it was and how great that was and how that really did change a lot of things for gaming. But an interesting one that it's not all of them. Granted, of course, you could sell the other two later on, but do you.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Think this comes back to how much work they're putting into it? Maybe it's a thing of, hey, we are putting so much into this remaster that we think that we can sell it as an individual thing to come around to 2 and 3. One of the things that shocked me about this is the fact that this didn't come out with a trailer. So we can actually, like, see how it looks emotional. Yeah. Like, we have. Barrett pulled it up earlier, but on the Xbox wire post, there are a couple of screenshots that show the 4k versus the original resolutions. And you look at the image and it's like, oh, this looks great. This looks good. I wish they would have gotten a bit more into detail about, like. All right, so, like, you're calling this a remaster. As we've learned now, remaster can mean a number of different things. Obviously, we're reading the fine kebab says.

[Greg Miller]

In the Super Chat. So is it a remake? A remaster? Is it a remake or a remaster of a remaster Remixter?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like, because that's what I'm looking at.

[Greg Miller]

With the second screenshot there, right? The first one is Gears of War. The second one is whatever they called the remaster of that. And then one here. Now, Gears were reloaded.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And, like, if I'm squinting my eyes, I'm like, gears Reloaded looks really good. Yeah, it looks really, really good.

[Greg Miller]

I'd love to see it in motion, like you're saying. Yeah, yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But, yeah, that's the thing that sticks out to me the most.

[Greg Miller]

It's an update of a Remastered. Says Duck in the chat.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Well, you go through the bullet points here, right? Bear, if you can keep it on the screen, because I'm reading from it, right? You got 4K resolution. You got 60fps in campaign, 120fps and most player, you got HDR, you got the Dolby stuff. You got VRR, 4K assets. Like, 4K assets, actually is the thing that jumps out at me there.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Where that is all you're. You're now putting in a lot of work into this. Yeah, good for y'all. And like, and honestly, like, I'm with you. That. Yeah, I think it is. I would have rather them gone back and packaged this as a whole thing of gears of War 1, 2 and 3. You know, they'll four in there and they'll have some fun. But like, if you're putting in this amount of work into it. Fuck yeah. Like, I'm down. Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

100% in a $40 price point. Not bad. You know, as we talk about games going up to 80, we talk about what we're doing right now, of course, Game Pass, including it and all that Jazz, like, is it the move? Yeah, why not, like get this to more people Again, Xbox has been saying, and I think walk, you know, what is the conversation? Walking the walk, right. They're saying the thing and walking the walk, right. Of like, you know, gaming is better when it's everywhere and we want to be supportive of everything. So the fact that it's launching on PlayStation, the fact that it's got not only something we are just, you know, very wary about with Borderlands 4, right cross cross play, but also cross progression so you can take it to whatever platform you're on. Apparently with the Microsoft account, that's all great. This sounds like they're winning. I don't understand. Yeah, I saw some people mad about it. Even Wagger man here in the super chat says it's the right move. Not sure why people are upset.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Are people upset because I'm not, I'm not seeing the upset.

[Greg Miller]

Are Xbox gamers missing out on anything? No, more sales mean more games like this excited. I think it's the usual amount of fanboy tribalism, right. Where people are upset to see, oh my God, the exclusives are going to somewhere else. But Xbox is thinking so much larger and again, I think it's winning as somebody right now who is choosing to play the majority of his third party games on Xbox right now because I want them on Game Pass ultimate with Rog, Ally and all that Jazz.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And this could be a result of how much less Twitter I'm using in like the last few months or less, I guess, half year. Right. I've found, I've. I've felt that with this announcement, I've actually been surprised by how much less outcry I've seen from the Internet. I feel like usually with something like this, I would even open up like the front page of Twitter. And I would see, like 10. What do they call the conversation things that people will have on Twitter?

[Greg Miller]

Stupid live chat.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, like the live. I would see 10 of those. And all of them are like, it's all Paris. Is it? Yeah, it's all parents jumping between all of them. Right, Guys? It's okay. But, like, you know, I'll see 10 different. One of those. I'll see, like, a bunch of people being like, xbox doesn't know what they're doing. They're shutting down the company. All this shit.

[Greg Miller]

Right? I mean, again, they.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But I'm not. I'm not seeing that this time around.

[Greg Miller]

And I. Yeah, I don't. I don't use Twitter spaces.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Thank you. Chat.

[Greg Miller]

There you go. And so I. And I haven't even been to Blue Sky. It's been more of the chat that I saw popping off and then conversations and then things here where I think it's just like, again, at this point, you can't act like this is news, right? This is Xbox being Xbox. This is what they do. They want their games everywhere. They want you playing them everywhere. It isn't about the box anymore to them. It is about you being in the ecosystem. And I think that's a brilliant move. And again, I can even argue myself not knowing what the announcement was. Right. I saw the headline go through. I didn't hear the story till you read it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Right.

[Greg Miller]

I thought, oh, they're bundling all the Gears of War and putting them everywhere. That's smart. And then my next one was, oh, it's just Gears of War 1. Okay. Again, a great move by Xbox. Hey, PlayStation people play Gears of War Reloaded. It's fun. It's awesome. Here's Gears. It's what you've been missing. Guess what? If you liked this, you can go play all the other ones with Game Pass for $10 or whatever it is, right? Go. Go try those with your Xbox, which is now your tv, which is now your computer, which is now X, Y and Z. Like, get these out there as tasters. It's a very similar move to what PlayStation's been doing with all their games, right? Oh, we got a new God of War coming out. Put the first God of War or, you know, 2018 out on PC so those people play it and hopefully a percentage of them go, man, that was great. And I do want the other one right away. I'll buy a PlayStation 5 right now. This is even less of an investment, right? Because it is cool. Stream them via the cloud. Put it onto Your computer. Wait, you already have a gaming PC? Why aren't you doing this and using Xbox Game Pass? Like, this is all about getting you into the ecosystem however you can with Xbox. And I think it's a brilliant move, as always, to do this and have that stuff out there.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. I mean, it's also like such a good layup to Gears of War E Day. Right. Like that coming out seemingly. I would assume next year now.

[Greg Miller]

And again, what a great. Yeah, exactly. Right. I thought again, when I knew there was Gears of Wars in the conversation, I thought, oh, it's something about the new game. And then, oh, no, it's not, it's this. Yeah, yeah. What are we going to get from that? Again, I think it's interesting. You know, last week we talked about Xbox raising their prices, right. And it was what, pretty much a month to the day, which I guess isn't correct because we're talking about Switch, but a month and a few days to their big press conference. Right. So it is. They're clearing out. Here's the bad news, here's news that's exciting, but we don't want to spend that much time on it. And again, maybe this gets Gears of War a good boost of energy, a good boost of goodwill. And then you go in there, you talk about E Day during the Xbox Direct at SGF or XGF weekend.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. Ringing another super chat. Volkdasher writes in and says, so when are we going to just accept that Xbox is a third party pub? You didn't read this one, right?

[Greg Miller]

No. Okay.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

When are we going to accept that Xbox is just a third party pub? They are only Xbox Game Studios and Xbox Game Pass. We don't make a big deal about EA or Ubisoft or Sega. Xbox have tapped out the typical Sony and Nintendo way.

[Greg Miller]

They've tapped out that way, but they're still making the hardware. They are still making hardware. There will still be a next generation Xbox. There is going to be an Xbox handheld. That again, is a different fight. They're fighting this war in a different way than PlayStation is. And so that's exciting and that's interesting. And again, I think it is going to work. Will it work long enough? It's always. Does Microsoft believe in this vision enough to hang in there and stick with them and let them lose money, quote, unquote, do this thing, whatever. What are we gonna do now with tariffs and a million other things? But I've accepted that they're a third party publisher. I just think they're also making hardware to Play their stuff. And I think that's a pretty smart move. When you look, I look at somebody like Steam and I look at the Steam deck and I'm like, well, yeah, cool.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. I think for me the difference. I'll get to you in a second, Barrett.

[Greg Miller]

Right.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But like the main difference is when I look at a, a, EA or if I look at a Ubisoft, I don't think about the EA or Ubisoft ecosystem in the way that I think about an Xbox ecosystem. Right. Like, I think there's way more to it than Xbox being a third party publisher. Like, can I call Xbox a third party publisher? Yes. But also like they're making like you said, right. They're making hardware, they have game pass. Like if I'm calling them a third party publisher, that I'm calling them the biggest third party publisher plus some.

[Greg Miller]

Right. Or doing something far different.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, yeah. I think like the war as far as the war.

[Greg Miller]

Right.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

For me. And when I look at it, the war seems over, at least between Xbox and PlayStation directly. Right. But like, yeah, there's still so much to it as far as what you want to build as Xbox and how things still need to play together and how there still needs to be a strategy that is way different from what an EA does and way different from what an Active or Microsoft, Activision.

[Greg Miller]

That's the same thing. You know, you're talking to Nintendo in there, right. And the fact that we haven't considered the Nintendo part of the console war and forever. Because when everybody went straight, Nintendo said, I'm gonna take a right and I'm gonna go this way. And it'll seem very odd why we're not doing this, why we aren't competing the same way. But then you get to where they are now, like, oh, they're in a class of to themselves. Right?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

And so even PlayStation, Xbox going back and forth, I think as Xbox breaks away into this service model, into showing you what game pass and cloud and game anywhere can be, is far different than what PlayStation's doing. What PlayStation is also sitting there going like, oh, look at this library of first party we. We have that nobody's been able to touch, no matter how hard they try.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Baird, what are we gonna say?

[Barrett Courtney]

Yeah, in terms of like the, the weird kind of them being third party but still a like console manufacturer. I think they've also put themselves, you know, in, in terms of the quote unquote war. I think they have actually primed themselves for potential longevity. When we talk about tariffs in terms of like, yeah, they are planning a next generation of console. Where is the industry going to be in two to three years? That's a big question. And I think where they have put themselves right now, they can easily put that pivot to something that isn't console focused in the future, which then would put them several steps ahead. I think of where PlayStation and Nintendo.

[Greg Miller]

This is another drama I've been beating for a long time, right as this happens. Like I don't think this is necessarily what Xbox was building towards, but they apparently you would think right now if everything goes the way it looks like it's going to go with these tariffs, they've been building to this moment where it is going to be the idea of all right, cool, games cost more than ever, hardware costs more than ever. How are you going to play consumers? The newest game, the coolest game, the whatever game we're all talking about, right? And if it needs to be that like, well, cool shit, I can't buy my games full price anymore, but I can every month pop in, not every month when I need to pop in for an Xbox game pass subscription and play it on the tv, play it on the thing even if you don't have an Xbox or if you have the Xbox, play it that way. Like I think the Netflix of gaming model they've been going for, the game anywhere model they've been going for while we all have scoffed at it of oh my God, okay, my LG TV can run the Xbox app, what's latency, blah blah. I think there's gonna be a lot of people who are gonna be pretty interested to try that out momentarily because it is going to be, well, how much money do you want to spend on this hobby? Where do you want it? What's the best value in like what are you willing to sacrifice to get it? I think we've had that conversation so many times, right, about VR, but in general, what's good enough and if it is like, all right, cool, the coolest, craziest game is out right now. And yes, it would look awesome on my PlayStation 5, it would look awesome on my high end PC. But well, I guess that wouldn't even make sense. I was gonna say you could stream it, but if you have a high end PC or whatever that you're just sitting on, then just Xbox game pass already, right? Like they've done a lot, they've done a lot of work to build to being this platform. I think right now could be that platform's time to shine as everybody really.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Gets into it you need to meet people where they are. And I think that's the big thing of it. This goes back to the conversation that I was having with Tim on the chaotic episode of KFC where everything was breaking, right, Talking about the video games industry as a whole and me pulling from Alana Pierce's video, which if you haven't checked out yet, you should go check out. Because one of the conversations that she was having there was about like the video game market's ability to. To expand and how that started to tap out a bit as it's become a matured market. Right.

[Greg Miller]

Like Matt Piscatello.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, Matt Piscatello talked about it when he was here. Like, how many more. How much more people can you get consoles out to that haven't bought consoles or that aren't invested in the ecosystem? Right. Like if that is slowing, then that starts to become a problem if you are looking at this industry or if you're looking for your business to grow. And even when I look at, you know, cloud gaming and play anywhere and that stuff, there are parts of it that I look at that I'm skeptical about, mainly the technology of are people going to be satisfied playing this way? The strategy of it, I think is very sound and very necessary if you want your business to grow. All right, maybe we've tapped out on people buying $500 consoles or $700 or $900 consoles. Everybody has a phone. Like, everybody has a phone, everybody has a screen. We need to beat people where they are and get them into the ecosystem that way. Because we're starting to slow down in terms of invest people in hardware even. Like we talk about the younger generations and how like our kids buying consoles, our kids just watching streams. Are kids just watching people on YouTube play their games? Are they then investing maybe in PCs or something like that? Right, because they're seeing their favorite streamers do that. Yeah, I think this is the right decision. And it all comes back to the thing of get your games everywhere, put Gears of War on everything, right? Like if Gears are reloaded, Gears of War Reloaded takes off in the way that we look at Forza Horizon right now and Elder Scrolls for Oblivion right now. Right. Like there's a new story later. I think it's in Wii News of Oblivion doing incredible numbers. This is the third best selling game of the year. That's going to set you up so well as far as. All right, when the next Elder Scrolls come out, when the next Gears of War game comes out, when the next Forza Horizon comes out, you have this audience that is now ecosystem wide.

[Greg Miller]

Right. Worldwide.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

As far as what you're trying to build, you know, that's gonna. That's gonna do so well for you.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah. You're taking the Xbox brand to new places. And I think in a time like you're talking about where we are, a mature market, where do you find those new places to go? You have to meet them where they are.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. I'm reading in one more super chat from Riley21, who writes in and says, I'm so fucking hyped for this. Finally, me and my old college roommate can play this. And it can stream. And it can stream it too, by the way. Greg, you stole that belt. They also put a shit emoji.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, it was a smiley one, so I don't know what that really means. But, Riley, I have the belt, and I did it all legally. I did it all the way it was supposed to be played. All right? When I won the goddamn fantasy draft and everybody tried to call foul on that.

[Barrett Courtney]

Well, I was going to say that's a bad example. Don't use that example.

[Greg Miller]

Because you. You.

[Barrett Courtney]

That was like, blatant cheating outside of the rules.

[Greg Miller]

First off, obviously, I was driving towards that. Barrett, here's what you need to understand. Baron champs talking. You don't fucking talk. All right? You open up the second tab and you look for smaller hats.

[Barrett Courtney]

I beat it as mic.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That was good, though.

[Barrett Courtney]

You don't get to laugh at that blessing. You didn't realize I wore hats until.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like, two weeks ago anyways, when I.

[Greg Miller]

Won that, everybody cried foul because I did something that was within the rules. The commissioner. But it was still dirty. This is from the commissioner. The commissioner gave me stars in the bank. I don't know what you want me to do.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I don't know. Mike, if you're listening to this episode, I need you to come out here because my last.

[Greg Miller]

He's doing a demo.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Oh, is he doing a demo? Bear, have you played Gears of War? No, because my last thing here. And I guess I'll just direct this at the chat then. Is this my opportunity.

[Barrett Courtney]

Yes.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

To get into Gears of War. Gears of War has been one of those things that, like, I've just let bypass be because I didn't have a 360. You know, I didn't get into, like, owning an Xbox until the Xbox One. And so I just haven't played a goose war game. For what y'all know about me, would I like Gears of War? Everybody in chat is saying yes.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah. But now you've changed the question.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I have changed what?

[Greg Miller]

I like Gears of War, what was your take? And stick with me, it's not one to one. What was your take on Outriders?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I like to find. Okay, yeah, I didn't. I didn't. Didn't love it, didn't hate it.

[Greg Miller]

See, here's where I get weird with it and chatting in. I. I played Gears of War both as a Gears of War one, and then I've touched them all and I think it's two or three. I played with Levi Buchanan in the middle of the night at ig. Doesn't matter. I think mechanically back then, what it was doing with active reload and slamming into cover and doing all this shit felt so good. But again, that was back then, the 2006. Right. 2005. What was 2006 originally? 2006. Like, I don't know what that's going to feel like in a reimagined remaster, you know, Like, I don't. I don't know. You're going to play and be like, oh, this is cool.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But it's like, I've seen like an.

[Greg Miller]

Old thousand games do this.

[Barrett Courtney]

I. I think you would. Yeah, like, I think you would enjoy it. I don't think it's gonna, like, change you in any sort of way.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I'm not gonna come out of this being like, oh, it's my favorite game.

[Greg Miller]

Have you gone to play Oblivion yet?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

No, not yet.

[Greg Miller]

See, I think you're gonna be in a similar boat there where it's like, there's gonna be a lot of nostalgia for it and people are coming back to go, oh, my God, I'm so excited to be there. And there'll be the new people who play like, oh, my God, I've never gotten in and this is cool, but I don't know if it's gonna.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, it's also, somebody asked, like, what was my take on Space Marine 2? I played it for one stream. Again, it's the same similar outriders thing. Like, I think, I guess for that genre of game, for me, it's the thing of it's a fun time waster. It's a fun way to, like, hang out with people. But I don't. I don't think I'll play 15 hours by myself alone.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, well, I mean, if you get, you know, somebody play with you.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, I guess that's true.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. And if Gears of. If Gears of War. If you're gonna tell me that Gears of War is the best one of those then you'll. You'll.

[Greg Miller]

The gear series.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

No of like that. The COVID base third person cover base action.

[Greg Miller]

Got it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like if Gears of War is the best one, then like there's a. Because I'm. I'll play any genre as long. As long as it's a really good game.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like that's kind of my. My taste is just give me a good game. I'll probably like it a lot.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah. Except Monster Hunter.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Except Monster Hunter. I don't know. But I like that. I like. What was the other one though?

[Greg Miller]

Wild Hearts.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, I like that. Like I don't know why I like that. And I didn't like creating the tools on the fly.

[Greg Miller]

I understand.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, I was like fortnite. I liked it. Greg, we're gonna move on to story number two, but before we do, I want to tell you about patreon.com kindafunny and YouTube.com kind of funny games where you can go and get the kind of funny membership which allows you to get shows ad free. And speaking of ads, let us tell you about our sponsors. This episode is brought to you by Imperial. We've told you all how important it is to developers to wishlist games that you're interested in, so if this sounds cool to you, make sure you wish list it. Imperial is a complex feature rich action RPG where you'll be sent to a planet in a far off corner of the galaxy to explore an imposing monolith. As an elite mercenary, you'll join the expedition tasked with unearthing the secrets of the monolith and face off against the deadly automatons within. In Imperial, you'll explore four vastly different quadrants of the monolith, accessible only by using mysterious artifacts known as cartograms. Each cardigram affects which enemies, boss fights and loot will appear when you enter the monolith, so no two excursions will be the same. Find even more cartograms to explore by looting defeated enemies or buy them from other players online at the Trading Post. Imperial features three weapon archetypes. The fast paced Acrobatic Glaive, the defense focused Mace and Shield, or the devastating Cannon. With a range of customizable skills and abilities that can make short work of the awaiting automatons. Your weapons and abilities can be changed before any excursion into a cartogram, so if a loadout isn't working for you, you can mix things up to create the perfect playstyle, help the members of the expedition in deep branching quests, and aid other players in asynchronous multiplayer get ready Mercenaries. The Monolith awaits. Imperial is available May 8 on PC, Xbox Series X and S and PS5. Wishlist now it helps so much. Wishlist Imperial this episode is brought to.

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[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And we're back. And Greg, a part of the conversation I wanted to bring in. And you also pointed out somebody in chat actually brought this in as well. Denny G's. Yappy, I believe was what it is. Yappy Dairy G's. They write in and say to say Fable needs a remake. And that was one of the conversations I thought was worth having about this as well. Is are there other games on the Xbox side that you could see getting this treatment or that you think need this treatment?

[Greg Miller]

You. There's. We know one and we. We know one and we need one. Right. And it's all right. We know for all the rumors, smoke, where there's fire, yada, yada, yada. Fire with a smoke. Fallout three. Oh, three is happening, right? It has to be. I cannot wait. You know, again, Oblivion. I enjoyed check out the Gamescast review so far. We did on Friday. Great conversation, really fun. I thought talking about that. But again, a game I don't have nostalgia for Fallout three. I have on such a pedestal that if when they are like, hey, we're doing a remaster of Fallout 3, a remake, whatever, a remaster, I will lose it. And I imagine, like I said on the Oblivion thing, I have to imagine this is dropping. When they drop season two of the show, they learn their lesson. Last time around where it was like, okay, cool, all Fallout numbers spiked when we put out the Fallout TV show, season one. Now let's put out a quote unquote, brand new game, right. For Fallout Season 2. Have it go crazy there.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Not to get spoilery for Fallout the TV show, but, like, wouldn't it make sense to do.

[Greg Miller]

And that's why the one we know, I think is happening is Fallout three.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

The one that needs to happen is Fallout New Vegas, which is obviously not the Black Sheep or anything, but it is. That was the one done by Obsidian, so it's not Bethesda. So it's whatever. But I think, like, are we really. It would make more sense for season two to time out with New Vegas, I think as well.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Now if they were to say we're putting them both out, like, that could be. That would be awesome. Can you imagine if, like, we've all heard about Fallout 3 and it's true, here's Fallout 3. But alongside it is also they're in one package. Something crazy like that.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like, oh, that'd be so good.

[Greg Miller]

As a guy who loves Fallout, I would love to see that happen. And a guy who again, has never played all the way through New Vegas. I've started it multiple times. I always get thrown off for by something and don't come back to it.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. I mean I had the same thing with New Vegas as well where I. When season one of the show came out, I popped into New Vegas Because Fallout 3, one of my favorite games of all time.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But it's always. It's the thing you say that I sometimes disagree with, but in this case, very true of old games.

[Greg Miller]

Old. Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Where I'm playing fall New Vegas and I'm like, oh man, it's hard to play this post playing Fallout 4. And I know people would hear that as sacrilege. But like mainly the thing of. Not that Fallout 4 is better than New Vegas, just that Fallout 4 is more modern and of course more little.

[Barrett Courtney]

Quality of life things.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, yeah. And so like I would love for them to go back to New Vegas and figure something out there. Also, people super chat in with if you have any suggestions for remasters or remakes. Because the one that comes to mind for me is. And it's one that I don't know how it would work because of the nature of it, but one that I ask for all the time is Rare Replay, specifically on the Switch that way, or maybe this, in this case, Switch two. That way you're able to get in a Donkey Kong 64, you're able to get in a Diddy Kong Racing, you're able to get in the Donkey Kong country games. Right. Like, as much as you want to talk about Rare's history as a developer, so much of that history lies within Nintendo. And so having that be a collaboration I think would make so much sense.

[Barrett Courtney]

Do you think that gets in the way of Nintendo's plan of making DK64 available on the Nintendo Switch Online app? You know, a big.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That's a good point. Nintendo does have a plan for that. I think they sold it on Wii U.

[Barrett Courtney]

And it's just so weird to me. Blessing.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

How? Why? Why? Why? But I mean this would. This would be the way though. That's the thing is, I think I would. If you were to to lump it in with a Rare Replay Remastered thing or a Rare Replay port, I think I prefer that over just Switch Online because then you're hopefully getting like bells and whistles and stuff. Like maybe remap your controls type stuff, you might get like a. What do they call it up, get it up, rest, maybe a better frame rate. I don't know what would be interesting.

[Greg Miller]

For the Fallout New Vegas thing for you is if they were to do what they've done with Oblivion and just remaster it. Would that solve the quality of life issues for you? Is it is? Because that's strictly a visual thing for you. Right?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I mean, I think, I think it's all of it. Right. Like I. If it was a, hey, we are just visually, like remastering this thing and like, do small tweaks in mechanics, I'd be totally down for that. Like, I don't need a revamp. I don't need you to like remix New Vegas because then you're almost turning it into a different game.

[Greg Miller]

Right, Right.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I'm down for the core experience that's there. Like, I'm down for a visual thing.

[Greg Miller]

Piggybacking off of Fable, which I would agree 100%. I would of course jump to Kotor, which again, I know is we're going to be complicated this, that, the other. But when I think of an Xbox game that I want to see remaster, I know we're just around the corner.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Greg. Oh, gotcha. Yeah. Some super chats. Suggestions. Jim Tasty says they should remaster Skyrim.

[Greg Miller]

Sure.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

We don't need more Skyrim.

[Greg Miller]

Even though they will. That's going to happen.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Doing okay. Says, why isn't Gears reloaded on Switch 2? I don't think you counted out yet.

[Greg Miller]

Great question.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, maybe, like, maybe that's the thing that if it's not ready by August, maybe you get it later on, maybe you get it next year. Trying to think of more Xbox games.

[Greg Miller]

Stubbs the Zombie, of course.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Of course, yeah. What was the one? Oh, Jade Empire was the other bioware1 that me, 9.9. Me and Mike kept going back and forth on. You say 9.9.

[Greg Miller]

Infamously gave it a 9.9 at IGN.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Fuck yeah. That's fucking sick, Greg. We're gonna move on to story number two.

[Greg Miller]

Can I say one out there? Sorry, just the other one. And I know I've beaten this drum a lot and I will continue until Phil finally figures out how to make it happen. Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2. Get Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2.

[Barrett Courtney]

I do own that now.

[Greg Miller]

Just put them out. Right. But I know it's complicated with rights.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And whatever and you know, do X Men Legends while you're at it. Just because. Just for me.

[Greg Miller]

Okay.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Story number two. Half Life 3 is reportedly playable in its entirety and could be announced this year. This is Jackson Chen at Engadget. I have another super chat question for you. Do you think we'll get Half Life three by the end of this year? Let me know the latest rumor surrounding Valve's long awaited next installment in the Half Life series claims that the game is currently playable end to end and could even be announced in the summer, followed by a release in winter of this year. The speculation comes from Tyler McVicker, who's known for reporting on Valve rumors during his latest Q and A livestream. According to McVicker, the game is currently playable from beginning to end, which he guesses could put it on track for an announcement and release this year. Besides McVicker's hours long livestream, there have been other recent hints about Valve's progress on its highly anticipated title. In March, a Valve concept artist claimed that he was in the room where Valve made Half Life 3 on CG Voices podcast. In the same month, another Valve leaker, Gabe Follower, claimed that Half Life three would be the end of Gordon's adventure, potentially signaling a non cliffhanger ending to one of gaming's best franchises. Outside of these rumors, Internet sleuths discovered code referencing hlx, which is widely thought to be the code name for Half Life 3, and major updates to Deadlock and Dota 2. While these rumors are unconfirmed, they are promising signs of Half Life 3. McVicker said during his live stream that HLX won't be another virtual reality game like Half Life Alyx and that there are procedural generation features that aren't for terrain generation or roguelike mechanics. Greg can you believe it?

[Greg Miller]

It's got to happen eventually. So yeah, you know what I mean. I think you don't make Half Life Alex no spoilers if you're that you probably know whatever. You don't make Half Life Alyx and have it tie into the Half Life timeline the way it did and not have some idea for what you're doing next and where you want to go. Valve's always been such an interesting company, right? Of just they have ungodly amounts of money, they found so much success with Steam that why ever worry about making games again? They buy up video game developers to have them never make the game they were making. Like it's insane over there. Who knows. But no, it doesn't surprise me. It's going to be one of those like it's sh. It doesn't surprise me but it is shocking that it is still happening after so much time from Half Life 2, even from Alex, right? Like I was playing that in 2020. That's when I did the review during COVID with Andy and all that. Like even now, five years removed from that, you're like wow, this is still going and gestating, whatever, as I wonder if it'll be able to live up to the hype. I wonder what the hype actually is again. Alex was a VR title for one VR platform that did what it did. But it's like, is Half Life still a huge deal to a huge deal of gamers? A huge amount of gamers.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

How? I got two questions and one question. How good does Half Life 3 need to do to get Valve back into the video game, like, dev realm more actively?

[Greg Miller]

I mean, I don't even think it's possible.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That's going to be my second question. Is it even possible for Half Life 3 to do that?

[Greg Miller]

Well, no, but I mean, like, I think again, when you look at the. Here's this giant pile of money Half Life three made, but here's this giant fucking tomb like own ecosystem, planet world, universe that Steam makes. Like, I don't think there's anything that can make Valve go, shit, we need to make more games. Because again, the other, the other argument they would see from this, right, is like, look what unlimited money and unlimited time yields. It yields an amazing, great game. So go ahead and work on the next portal for another two decades. Who cares?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, it's the thing where it's almost the equivalent of McDonald's bringing back the McRib, where it's like, all right, cool, this is going to do well for the season. But like, we don't got to keep this around.

[Greg Miller]

Sure.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

You don't got to keep.

[Greg Miller]

You lose that je ne sais quoi of the McRib if you're putting it out every day.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Exactly. You got to keep the allure if the McRib was always around. I'm not buying the McRib.

[Greg Miller]

I mean, look at Grand Theft Auto, right? This is the same thing there where, you know, Jesus. Remember when GTA was in. Well, you know, you were a child, but remember when it was an annual release? You know what I mean? Like, we were just getting a GTA back to back to back and here we are. I want this generations without getting a GTA.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I saw somewhere that it's been longer since GTA 5, between the time between GTA 5 and now than the time where they released all the GTAs.

[Greg Miller]

I believe it, right?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like GTA or at least since GTA 3, right? GTA 3 through 5 was the last time then from 5 to now. Fucked up.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, it's super fucked up. One day maybe.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Do you imagine Half Life 3 coming out this year? Just shaking up The Game of the Year conversation.

[Greg Miller]

I mean, you think it would be that. You think it would like.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. Half Life 3.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. I don't think so. I mean, from. From current Valve, you played Alex.

[Greg Miller]

I did.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And from what I gather, Alex is, at least for a lot of people, a special video game.

[Greg Miller]

I enjoyed Alex. Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

If they took that quality and made it a flat screen title, as the screens, as the streets say, like, does that not speak to you as, oh, this would be a Game of the year conversation?

[Greg Miller]

Absolutely not. The AI was dumb. And Alex, there's a lot of things where people were like, that game was walking on water. I was like, we. I don't agree, but okay. But I mean, so if you just took what was there and you put it, I think a lot of people, you know, Barrett's got it. If you're an audio listener, he's got the open critic up, I think, again, and I'm not doing this to be rude, I think VR gets graded on a curve like we're having now. We've kind of started having two conversations where I'm talking about Half Life, Alex is a flat screen game versus, I think. But what I really mean is, if you want more people in to play Half Life, Alex, I think there'd be more criticism of it of, like, beyond, oh, look at the bottle. When I move it, I see the liquid in it go side to side the way it should. Like, that was one of the things of Alex, right? Yeah, and it was. And I had a great. You can go watch my review with Danny. I really enjoyed it. And it was like, intuitive. And I know that's always thrown around with VR, but it was like, super intuitive of, like, loading my gun, grabbing the thing, doing this, like, in a way that VR games of the similar ilk aren't, but, like, in terms of what the AI was and this, that and the other.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I guess for me, when I think about Half Life and you know what I mean, the conversation gets into an interesting place because Half Life has always been a very groundbreaking franchise. Whenever, like, when you. Whenever you get a new one, right, Half Life one comes through, changes the game. Half Life two comes through, changes the game, right? Brings in new types of physics, builds people, people's minds as far as what the source engine can do, all that stuff.

[Greg Miller]

Sure.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I think I would expect a similar amount of groundbreaking from Half Life 3. And I don't know if that's unfair expectations to have on it, because I look at it as that franchise to.

[Greg Miller]

Toss in a chat, a super Chat from Anthony Adam. Valve stated that they would not make Half Life three unless it was going to introduce something revolutionary. I think Valve has something in store.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

And I hope so. I want revolutionary games. I want things to be amazing.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Bringing in a super chat from peaceful Warhead. Will Half Life 3 be announced at SGF or TGA?

[Greg Miller]

That would make sense, right? For they're talking about. Jeff is close with Valve. So it would make sense that if they got something to show, they would show it there. And that would be. You talk about a megaton final. Jeff doing the thing where he's like, I'm so excited to announce this.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

God, it's the. I think the tough thing with this is what is the timing of Half Life 3. Like this article makes it seem like it could possibly hit by. By winter. And if they think it's winter, I'll think then sgf. But like SGF versus game awards in terms of the tier of announcements you get. Right. Like A Half Life 3 at SGF puts SGF in my opinion, above game awards. As far as what now.

[Greg Miller]

Wow.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Half Life 3 is the biggest thing you could ever announce.

[Greg Miller]

Sure.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like you do not get bigger than Grand Theft Auto or Grand Theft Auto. Yeah, that's a good call. So it's the weird thing of like, I mean, if I'm Jeff, obviously I'm. If I have this opportunity, I'm doing it no matter. No matter fucking what. Like, yeah, bringing into SGF stuff. But let's say it slips that because it's just not ready for announcement or whatever it is. Like, do you then wait for TJ's to announce it? Like, do you as Valve, do you just announce it on Twitter?

[Greg Miller]

I mean, that's my thing where Half Life is Half Life. It is in this conversation of any gigantic Xbox or PlayStation first party and then of course the GTA conversation of like, I think you can make a moment out of that whenever you want to make a moment out of that. It's just that Valve isn't the company that I think of having a blog or doing a direct or, you know, I mean, that's just not who they are. So it would make so much sense to use Jeff in one of these things. Help him, of course. And you know, somebody you like and somebody thinks doing something right for the industry and then also you just use that as the vehicle to get it out there.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

And dominate. But yeah, I agree it would. It would definitely change the perception of SGF in a lot of ways. Right. Oh, for sure.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Which maybe Jeff would want oh, 100%.

[Greg Miller]

I think he does. Because I mean like inevitably Jeff is on track that that's what SGF is. We all sit around and go, oh, SGF's basically E3. But I think mainstream media in the mainstream world doesn't. Yeah, they don't understand it. And if they were to tune in and they look at the reports coming out, right. Our SGF play days, hands on are always double A games, you know, I mean third party publishers, like they're not. We're not going there and playing. Hey, here's. Well, I shouldn't say ever but like we're not going there and playing this Sony first party exclusive that just got announced. We're not playing the next whatever from Xbox. You kind of are, but you understand, I'm saying it's like these, you look at the past, look at last year. SGF was like dominated in terms of the big game by like what, Assassin's Creed, the Star Wars Outlaws last year. Right. It's like those were the big Ubisoft off site presentations. There's behind closed doors. But I think of SGF and maybe it's just from being boots on the ground as you and me playing the new co op Escape room game, Escape Academy. You know, Sonic was there that one year. That was a big deal. Right? Like it's like that kind. There's the day of the devs booth we love so much. I'm not talking about the presentation necessarily. Right. Jeff has a big thing there. But even then I would say if you went and looked at the two hour long SGF presentation from previous years versus Game awards. Game wars are going to have more bangers than the two hour SGF presentation.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But he's been, he's been trying with.

[Greg Miller]

It though because a thousand percent.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Here we go. Stuff he is building to being.

[Greg Miller]

Oh, it's E3. He is building to it being USA Today like SGF's this week, it's a big deal.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I think if you're. If Jeff is able to secure A Half Life 3, I think you solidified that. I think that's where people go, oh, this is.

[Greg Miller]

I need to pay attention to this.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I need to pay attention to this story number three. Something else you should pay attention to. Polygon's new owner says it will. Excuse me. Do what's right for Polygon. This is Jay Peters at the Verge.

[Greg Miller]

What was right to start with was just laying everyone off, just getting rid of everybody.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

We're doing what's right. Polygon, the Verge's former sister site, dedicated to covering gaming and entertainment is now owned by Valnet, a company that owns more than 27 different brands covering gaming, entertainment, sports, travel and more. The transition is, let's say, ongoing. A day after the acquisition, the site still said it was a Vox Media property and the site's coverage continued more or less uninterrupted. But Valnet has indeed acquired Polygon. So to learn more about the deal, why the company acquired it and the feature of the site, I got on the phone with Valnet's head of mergers and acquisitions, Roni Arzumanian. Polygon is a trip is a, quote, triple a gaming brand that Valnet has been of high interest for some time, Arzumanian said. Valnet's gaming portfolio also includes Gamerant, the Gamer, fextralife, dualshockers, hardcore gamer and open critic. Arzumanian said the company is bullish on gaming coverage. Valnet initiated the Polygon deal and Arzumanian said the conversations started, quote, a few months ago, end quote. He declined to share the terms of the deal. Going forward, Valnet wants to ensure that Polygon has the deepest coverage of the gaming space, Arsmanian said. He declined to share specific coverage expectations, but said Valnet will, quote, do what's right for Polygon and that, quote, we think Polygon has a lot of potential and could be much more, end quote. Around 10 existing Polygon staffers are moving over to the site's new owner, Arsmanian said. Matt Patches, who was previously Polygon's executive editor, is heading things up for now. Valnet is also rebuilding the team, investing in its operations and making sure it builds Polygon for the next five to 10 years, according to Arsmanian. Valnet wants to recruit, quote, AAA writers and editors for Polygon, he said. When I asked about the balance, what the balance might be of full time hires and contractors, he deferred on specifics but said we will do it right. Arsmanian also deferred on whether Polygon would hire another editor in chief, saying that right now the focus is on ensuring continuity following the close the close of the deal. I also asked if Valnet more broadly is making changes in response to a recent report about Valnet from the Wrap, which included an allegation from one former contributor about almost sweatshop level working conditions at a Valnet publication. Arsmanian pointed me to Valnette's press release about its recent defamation lawsuit filed against the rapper.

[Greg Miller]

What a forthcoming interview this is. He really has a lot of answers.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

A year from now, Arsvanian Said he doesn't expect things to be that different. Valnet wants to maintain course and keep investing in the brand. He deferred to the operations side of Valnet on whether the company wants Polygon to switch to scored reviews.

[Greg Miller]

Greg from the Wikipedia on Valnet reputation According to Ars Technica, Valnet, quote, has earned something of a reputation over the years for exploited, exploitative work conditions, working conditions and quick churn clickbait content with the rap stating that Valnet prioritizes, quote, mass quantity over quality to churn out mind numbing CEO bait. Once websites are acquired by Valnet, the permanent staff are usually replaced by contractors who are paid significantly less than the former tenured staff. Valet writers who complain about payment or working conditions are allegedly to be blacklisted by the company.

[Barrett Courtney]

Also, if you, you know, you don't have to read it live on air, Greg, but I encourage people to go look at the wiki for Wikiped for Valnet. Just read that first paragraph under their history. Very interesting stuff of how this company came to be and how they're dictating, you know, this entire good chunk of this industry.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Might I point you to this defamation lawsuit filed against the rep?

[Greg Miller]

I would love to hear that. Yes, please.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That's all my, that's my comment. Watch it. God damn. You know what I mean?

[Greg Miller]

Like, if this guy was talking like a human being in this interview instead of just giving you the most boilerplate bullets and then like I'm not going to talk about that, that go see this press release, by the way, we're.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Suing these guys if you're gonna ask us about that. Yeah, I knew. I, I mean I was skeptical from the news of this. Right. But like the part where he's, where he says he's bullish on gaming coverage already has to be like, oh, you don't know what the you're talking about because gaming coverage is in a bad place right now.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, of course.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And so if you're bullish on the idea of just like doing the sweatshop thing, of all right, let's grind out some guides and reviews and get some AI in there to do the work for us and hopefully make a little bit of money back, sure be bullish on that. But also it sounds like the vibe I get is that you don't care.

[Greg Miller]

About this business 100%. Can I bring in a Super chat?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, go for it.

[Greg Miller]

Logan Jensen, Super Chats and says with outlets shutting down, many are turning to Patreon. How do you think that shift in the growing crowd Affects creators like you. I only have so much money and you're getting Kansas cash. Well, Kansas cash, of course, isn't real money. Those are assorted rocks that people have tried to write things on, but they can't write and can't. Let's get to the real question. Yeah, I mean, more and more people come to Patreon, and time and time again, that's proven to be a good thing. Like, yes, create, you know, people watching kind of funny games daily who are supporting us with a kind of funny membership. You only have so many dollars to go around, and we get that. Don't get, don't get us wrong, but I would dial it way, way, way, way, way back, right to when we did this and kind of funny broke off and it was great. And then easy allies and Danny and et cetera started starting Patreons and. And there was that moment when somebody would announce it, like, oh, it's so cool for you. Then I do the. Oh, shit, what does that mean for us? Like, does that mean people are going to leave us? They're going to go over there? And that's never been the case. Instead, it's only ever been the case. It would seem that when someone new comes to the Patreon or the crowdfunding platform, now that is, you know, obviously patreon.com kind of funny. YouTube.com kind of funny games. Apple, Spotify, Twitch. When someone comes to one of these platforms and brings a new audience, it seems like we're more likely to see members of their audience if we cross over with them go, oh, these guys are cool too. I want to support them. Yeah, I think you can toss in more creators. I would toss in tariffs. I would toss in cost of living. I would toss in Covid as all these things of, well, what is that going to do? These are wild wrenches to be throwing into a crowdfunding ecosystem we have. But so far it hasn't looked like for us, there's been a dip because of new people entering the pool. Only a rising tide lifting all boats.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Do you think that's only true for us, though?

[Greg Miller]

Like, is that very possible?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That's.

[Greg Miller]

That's the thing where I am talking from the kind of funny perspective. I would imagine if you're a smaller creator, you have a smaller community, you have that. I think there's always that bullish. Oh, man, we just lost our jobs and we're starting this. Here's all this money for month one. And then we retreat to what my normal donation slash subscription will be from There on out. I think, yes. Not, it's not that we can sit here and go, oh, well, that kind of funny success clearly can be extrapolated to every other creator because that's impossible.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Possible.

[Greg Miller]

But I can only speak to kind of funnies. Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That's the thing that I worry about. Not, not in the way of like, not that goes against anything you just said.

[Greg Miller]

Right.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I do think of what's the phrase, a rising tide lifts all boats. Lifts all boats. I always that phrase up for some reason, I, I, I think that's true. But also I do understand the position that so many of the audience is at where it's like, all right, cool, I'm a fan of Polygon. I'm a fan of Giant Bomb. I'm a fan of IGN. I'm a fan, I feel like Dr. Seuss about to make a rhyme. I'm a fan of all these guys. And, and like, I am seeing, you know, three different independent outlets rise from each of them. I can't support all of them equally. Right. I can't support all of them consistently. Right. Like, I would still say for me as a content creator. Right. Like, still support the ones that you want to support. Of course, like, that support goes a long way. But even as I say that, I already know there's gonna be a chat that pops up that's like, but blessed. Like, I don't have enough money to support all these things and that I totally understand and that I also just don't have an answer to as far as, if you want to see these people stick around, like, like what to do. But this goes to the opposite of like, you know, Armanian in this article, talking about being bullish on the, on gaming coverage. Like, the sad thing for me when I look at it is like, for as many people, people that I see coming to Patreon or coming to independent crowdfunding, like, I don't, I don't see the majority of those being successful with it.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And that's just the sad news of it.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah. Do you agree?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Do you disagree?

[Greg Miller]

I mean, are you saying you're predicting the majority of them coming to it? Are you saying what you've actually seen?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I'm saying, I guess I'm predicting, yeah. Like the majority of the people that come to.

[Greg Miller]

I think, I think it's too bold an assumption to assume that all the laid off people from Polygon are going to go start a Patreon and all the Giant Bomb people are going to go start a Patreon and et CETERA et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I'm more so talking about the ones that are like, the ones that are going to start a Patreon.

[Greg Miller]

It remains to be seen how many are going to go do that though, Right. And then again, I also think there's a, there's a wide delta between what it takes for a kind of funny with 11 people to be successful versus what it takes for one person. Janet Garcia pen to Pixels. What, what she needs to be as an independent creator making versus what we need to be making. What if the Polygon people all band together to start their own dot com, what they need to be making. If they're also offsetting with ads, what would happen if, you know, well, Jeff Grubb already has one. Dan doesn't. You know, I don't know. You get into this thing of like all this arithmetic where it's, it's interesting to see how it nets out. Plus, again, I just don't see everybody who loses their job going that route. I think there are still the freelance opportunities. Go get a job somewhere else. Leave the industry, sadly, which I'm not saying is the good thing. You know what I mean? But I don't, I just don't see it being 100 new Patreon start tomorrow.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I think between when you look at the options of start your own independent thing, do freelancing work for other outlets which are shrinking every, every day, or leave the industry. I think the leave the industry part is going to be the biggest, like the biggest slice of that. Super.

[Greg Miller]

Sadly, yes. I think, I think, you know, you're going to be dealt with. And I've seen this from our friends and colleagues who have lost their jobs or left, right. Like the conversation of I don't want to do Patreon, I don't want to do independent content creation, like, this is fucking hard. This takes a lot out of you and you need to be. It's so much different than when we started as four guys in a spare bedroom, right? To be where you are now, to lift it, to jump into a pool that is crowded. It's very, very different. And it is a grind. And not everybody wants that.

[Barrett Courtney]

And for a lot of people, especially people who are writers, not personalities, which are two very different fields, they don't really have that option, right? Like, they don't have that same following. People who do good investigative work, who might have articles that got millions and millions of clicks, don't have, you know, not even like a thousand followers on Blue sky. Or something like that. So there's also, I think just that factor in as well in terms of what people realistically are going to do if they get let go from their job. Not everybody is a Greg Miller a blessing. Addy Aoe a Jeff Grob.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, Jeff Grob.

[Greg Miller]

And I mean most importantly, I think not everybody, and this is not most importantly, but stick with me. Not everybody is a Greg Miller 2015 if I was working at IGN right now and I got laid off and I had been in Jen, like the last thing I'm going to think is like I should start my own Patreon. I'm thinking I need fucking health care.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

I live in a fucking weird ass stupid country that I got to figure out how to do this and make this work. It's not that I'm going to take this giant chance, this giant gamble, see if I can make it work.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, Greg, there's a lot of big changes happening, lots of bad changes, the industry. But if I wanted something small, say the tiniest news I need to know about, where would I go?

[Greg Miller]

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

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Story number four is WE News, starting with one from vgc. Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against accessory manufacturer Genkai for showing off 3D printed mockups of the Switch 2. Ahead of its official announcement, Nintendo is taking the Genkai parent company Human Things to court in California over trademark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising for its conduct around the switch 2 earlier this year. If found in Nintendo's favor, the suit requires Genkai to destroy all products related to Switch and Switch two and to cease using Nintendo's trademarks again. Nintendo is also seeking to recover all damages. It is sustained as a result of defendants infringement, unfair competition and false advertising. And that said damages be trebled. And then one more from Matt.

[Greg Miller]

Wondered how they were going to get away with it. The answer is there.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

One more for Map Map, Piscatella and sarana. After just one week in the market, Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion Remasters is already the third best selling game of 2025 in the US dollar sales, trailing only behind Monster Hunter Wilds and Assassin's Creed Shadows. And that is it for WE News. And Greg keeps winning with the come.

[Greg Miller]

On now, look at that Oblivion Monster Hunter we're crushing out there.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. Before we move on to your wrong, let me open up the super chat, see what people are saying out here.

[Greg Miller]

What are they saying in the streets?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Zeke Speak writes in and Says, I try to practice gratitude every day. Today I am grateful for Barrett Courtney getting me to read up on the creators of Valnet and where they got their start. Absolutely hilarious. 10 out of 10.

[Barrett Courtney]

Very interesting. Maybe go read up on that.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Is this outside of them being the pornhub people or is that.

[Barrett Courtney]

No, this is the. The pornhub stuff. But specifically, like, where all that kind of led to and where pornhub was in very early on in years and what was hosted on that site very on early on in years. And yeah, just a lot of interesting stuff there. Maybe go read about. You know, the founders of Valnet also.

[Greg Miller]

Go listen to the emergency podcast of remap Radio where they talk about this as well. And Kleptix, like shitting all over it. And then his co host brings this in. He's like, I didn't even know about that.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Eric Tarplin writes in and says, just wanted to show a little love and to see if you guys got into tape two of Lost Records. Finished it this week. And wow. Very dope ending variations. That's one that breaks my heart that I didn't get around to. And I don't think that I will.

[Greg Miller]

Wow.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, Mainly for the timing. Like. Like, if we're gonna do episodic content, let's actually maybe not do episodic content. Let's just wait, figure out a way.

[Greg Miller]

I don't know, like, let's just put them out. If you have to do it weekly. Weekly. It could have been cool to do it daily.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah. It's the tough thing.

[Greg Miller]

Where do we gotta do episodic anymore? No, we don't.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

For us as reviewers. Because I forget if you did the tape one.

[Greg Miller]

No. So the idea was that, yeah, tape one came out and I was off on assignment, I think, or on vacation, it doesn't matter. But I wasn't here. So y'all did it. And I was like, cool, I won't play it till tape two came around. And like, it has been radio silent on Lost Records where I. And you know, I love Don't Nod. And I loved what I played at the preview, but I came back right into a review. Right into a review. Right into a review. Right. And it's just like that thing when we look at our 11 person small business and you're like, all right, well, what are we going to be able to push forward? And what needs to be done? Like this. Also having episodic content meant that there wasn't review code for this.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

They were like, oh, you have to wait for it to go live. So it's like, like it just went live one day to no fanfare. Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Like, I had the releases.com thing open in the middle of the episode. I look at, I'm like, you know, Lost Records, tape two is out. Like, that's crazy.

[Greg Miller]

It's one of those that I want to get to because I love Dontnod, I love Michelle, I want to play. I. I loved my demo of it, but I just keep getting further and further away because I gotta play this. Well, then I gotta play this.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And the tough thing for me with the month long wait between episodes was like. Like I finished.

[Greg Miller]

I was that you get a little fuzzy.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Not even that. It was more so the thing of like I just did. I didn't enjoy episode one.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah. That was like you got. Your reviews were all like sevens. It's fine.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I was like, it's fine. Maybe if they land it, like I could see it going good places. But like, that's not enough for then a month later for me to go, all right, let me play another six hours of this thing that I was very lukewarm on. It's like, no, you already lost me.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Roberto Garrido says, I'd rather get a portal three over a Half Life. Three. Three.

[Greg Miller]

I mean, God's ears.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I mean. Yeah, you know, like, you're right. But also shout out to Half Life 3. Kyle LaBeouf writes in and says was background listening and just saw the belt 40 minutes in. Congrats to three time champion team Blue.

[Greg Miller]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I can't stress this enough. Team Blue was not part of season one. It was Team Tim.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah. But it was basically Team Loose. It's fine.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

And also this is like your first time being champion, but it's a 3P.

[Greg Miller]

For Team Blue, which is huge. And I'm the captain of Team Blue. I led them to the 3p. You can't take that away from me. Update my Wikipedia. Wait, he said what you did we update my Wikipedia? You know what I mean? I let. I let it do. I led Team blue to a 3 Pete in kind of funny game showdown.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

All right, cool.

[Greg Miller]

Super simple.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

You have a personal Wikipedia?

[Greg Miller]

Of course.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I didn't know that.

[Greg Miller]

I'm a big deal boss.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Wow.

[Greg Miller]

I bet you didn't know that about me. Yeah.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

What does it say?

[Greg Miller]

They picked like the weird. They pick up like the photo that they use on this one. If you're also.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

If you know how to update Wikipedia, update my photo. Because the photo they use of me there it looks like I'm hosting a Comic Con panel, but it looks like someone just shouted a racial slur. What do I do? I'm up here for Marvel. How do I, how do I do?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Was one of five co owners of the FCF Wild Aces Indoor football.

[Greg Miller]

Remember that?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I forgot about that.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, I never forget nothing about championship. Plenty of time to add it. Somebody did. The other thing is, you know Wikipedia, they got a lot of people over there, they're just negative Nancy's who chase stuff and like you know, they. Because they. Somebody did. I did this recently where I called out something about game showdown guys put it in there and then it was taken down because you know it wasn't whatever cited correctly. I don't fucking know how you do it. Also my middle name is James. I don't know what. It's funny that they, they take out. They take out. They take out whatever. I put some dumb joke up there. I tell you to go change it for this joke and the joke gets taken out. The actual misinformation of my middle name being Merryweather is still in there.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Keep that shit in though Chad.

[Greg Miller]

I don't mind. Do whatever you want. It's fine.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

We got one more super chat from Professor Funkenstein who writes in says got my bonus last week. So here's to show love. Also Greg used to make fun of PC players saying we always have Excel and TurboTax open while we play games. As a tax accountant that is a PC player. As a tax accountant that is A PC player. It's true. Stay beautiful.

[Greg Miller]

I will. Thank you.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

That is going to be it for super chats. Let's hop into kind of funny.com you were wrong rewriting. Let us know what we got wrong as we got it wrong so we can correct it. For those watching later on YouTube and listening later on podcast services around the globe, Kebabs writes in and says missed we news. Codemasters confirms layoffs days after announcing it was pausing development on all future games in its World Rally Championship Series.

[Greg Miller]

Damn.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Damn. Let's see. Eric of Nobody says on Blessings Grand Theft Auto estimations. The separation between GTA 5's original release and today is 4,248 days. The time between GTA 3 and GTA 5 is 4,347 days, a difference of 99 likely to make 6's release surpass the division between 3 and 5. If 6 did not release for another 1524 days from now, it would be longer between the release of five to six than one to five.

[Barrett Courtney]

That's crazy.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Really quick.

[Barrett Courtney]

Just talking about GTA 6. Blessing. Has that chatter come back? The chatter. Who was very upset of our constant dismissal of GTA 6 coming out this year.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

No.

[Barrett Courtney]

Kept telling us that GTA 6 was going to come out between October 23rd and November 14th or whatever.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

I'm not. I've not seen them. I, I got quite.

[Barrett Courtney]

I want to know where they are.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Shout out to when people will acknowledge that I or us are right about things. Because I got quite a few tweets that are like GTA 6 been delayed to 2026. Blessing is going to be insufferable out there. This. I'm not going to be insufferable. I'd be insufferable if this was. If, if it was a thing where I was like, if I was reading the tea leaves and this was based off of like my personal analysis or whatever.

[Greg Miller]

Everybody's like, no way.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Yeah, then I'd be insufferable. But I. On a. On one of the shows earlier this year, I think I literally said no. Somebody told me like somebody who's in the know told me that GTA 6 is most likely not coming out this year. So I'm not going to be insufferable. I'm just going to say, hey, maybe you should listen to me sometime.

[Greg Miller]

Listen to bless.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Why not listen me sometimes when I tell you that somebody told me I trust these people. Greg. That is it for kind of funny dot com. You're wrong. That is the so great episode. I'm very impressed with you wearing that belt on your shoulder the entire time, Cody Rhodes.

[Greg Miller]

You know what I mean is not.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

It's not heavy.

[Greg Miller]

Of course it is. But how so is the crown I wear all the time? You know what I mean?

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

Wow. There it is. There it is. Of course this has been kind of funny Games Daily. Each and every weekday we run you through the nerdy news you need to know about live on YouTube, Twitch and all podcast services around the globe. If you love what we do, support us with the kind of funny membership on Patreon or YouTube to get all of our shows ad free, watch us record them live and get a daily exclusive show. Enjoy the games cast next and everything after because it's a big content thousand.

[Greg Miller]

Other things happening today too.

[Blessing Adeoye Jr.]

But until next time, it's been our pleasure to serve you game daily.