God of War Studio's New IP Reveal Coming 2026? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.13.26

Summary

Kinda Funny Games Daily: "God of War Studio's New IP Reveal Coming 2026?"

Hosts: Mike and Roger
Date: February 13, 2026
Episode Highlights: Developments at Sony Santa Monica, DICE Awards recap, Legacy of Kain’s return, Sega’s ambitious plans, and more.

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Main Theme

This episode revolves around some of the biggest news in gaming: Sony Santa Monica’s rapidly growing project slate—including news on a new IP potentially set for reveal later in 2026—the latest DICE Awards results, the surprise announcement of a new Legacy of Kain game, and Sega’s pipeline of classic IP revivals. Mike and Roger keep things loose and energetic, teasing each other, fielding fun hypothetical sports challenges, and peppering in responses to listener chat.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Sony Santa Monica’s Expanding Slate & Cory Barlog’s Mysterious Next Project

[07:23–14:58]

• Insider reports: In addition to the just-announced God of War trilogy remake and new spin-off "Sons of Sparta," insider Shinobi602 claims another major, non-God of War project is being developed at Sony Santa Monica, likely headed by Cory Barlog.
  • The new game is “not that far,” aiming for a 2026 reveal, possibly at the May State of Play or Summer Game Fest.
  • Shinobi602 specifies that if the reveal slips, it may mean the window between announcement and release will be even shorter.

"There is one more title. Players have been curious about Cory Barlog's next game... During a discussion on ResetERA, Shinobi602 replied... the game is, quote, 'not that far,' barring any delays, of course." —Mike (07:15)

• Remakes & Team Capacity: Roger expresses surprise at the scale—three full God of War remakes, “Sons of Sparta,” and a new Barlog-led game. The studio must be huge to support so many simultaneous projects.
• What IS Cory Barlog’s new game?
  • Rumors suggest it’s not a God of War game, with Jason Schreier previously characterizing it as “not a new IP, but feels like one.”
  • Roger speculates Barlog could reinvent an older PlayStation property, likening the desire to God of War (2018)’s bold refresh ("Let him revive something—maybe Siphon Filter or even Killzone").

"I would like him to do something that feels even more left field than a 2018 God of War... going through the Rolodex of PlayStation properties, picking one of them and being like, I’m going to reinvent this for the next generation.” —Roger (15:10)

• Studio Structure: The guys wonder how Sony Santa Monica compares to studios like Sucker Punch, with so many projects possibly running in parallel.

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God of War: Sons of Sparta Impressions

[12:07–13:51]

• Mike played the surprise-release 2D side-scroller for two hours.
• Early impressions: not a huge Metroidvania fan, but the game has grown on him as he advances.
• Roger asks if it “feels like God of War.” Mike affirms: “He’s kicking open chests...ripping the tops off,” with classic Kratos brutality and origin storytelling.
• Both agree: early hours in Metroidvania-style games can feel basic, but the mechanics grow more engaging with time.

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DICE Awards 2026 Recap: Standouts & Industry Sentiment

[16:33–23:10]

• Big Winner: "Claire Obscure: Expedition 33" claims Game of the Year, plus four additional awards.
• Ghost of Yotei also shines, taking achievements in character and art direction.
• Death Stranding 2 wins technical and audio design awards.
• Hades 2 secures “Action Game of the Year.”
• Notable moments: Erica Ishii's passionate speech about fair treatment of developers, heartfelt tributes to the late Vince Zampella, and Greg Miller & Stella Chung’s hosting.

“What’s special—when you talk about awards and getting recognized...this is the developers, by the developers, for the developers. It is something special to watch.” —Mike (19:44)

“They always get super niche and specific with awards categories—I always enjoy that. It gives more love to different types of games.” —Roger (19:00)

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Legacy of Kain: Ascendance – Series Revival

[29:42–35:18]

• Surprise: The first new Legacy of Kain game in over 20 years drops March 31, 2026.
• Genre: A retro pixel side-scroller featuring four classic characters (Kain, two forms of Raziel, and Ellyliel).
• Art & Music: Uses pixel graphics, some anime cinematics, plus PS1-inspired 3D segments. Original voice cast returns; Selldweller score.
• Mike and Roger reminisce about the series, noting the resurgence of classic design and expressing hope it’ll spark renewed interest in a full-scale follow-up.

“I love the look of that. I hope this starts off something where they’re making another Legacy of Kain, because recently it was revealed they’d canceled one in the last few years...” —Roger (34:02)

“If I was a Legacy of Kain fan, I’d be eating good.” —Mike (35:18)

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Sega Prepares Four Major Franchise Revivals by 2027

[37:05–45:02]

• Sega financials indicate four major titles from key IPs coming by March 2027.
• Potential candidates: Sonic, Crazy Taxi (possible battle royale spin), Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Virtua Fighter, Yakuza, Golden Axe, Alien: Isolation, and Persona 4 Revival.
• Hosts debate which will qualify as "mainstay" IPs, with strong bets on Sonic, another Yakuza, Crazy Taxi, and Streets of Rage.
• Sega also intends to maximize sales via microtransactions and transmedia projects.

“How many of these titles could fall under ‘major new titles for mainstay IPs’ is unknown...a lot of games won’t make the cut if there’s only four.” —Mike (37:05)

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Sega’s Challenges: Sonic Rumble’s Poor Performance & Rovio’s Struggles

[45:20–47:01]

• Sega cites Sonic Rumble (Sonic-themed Fall Guys-like battle royale on mobile/PC) as underperforming, alongside sluggish results from their Angry Birds acquisition (Rovio).
• Hosts express surprise Sonic Rumble didn’t make more of a splash; Mike was not aware of the game.

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Listener Super Chats & Community Engagement

[26:33, 48:23, 51:10]

• Playful debates about whether Mike could score one point off LeBron James or hang with pro athletes.
• Super chats on gaming peripherals (XReal), Destiny/Marathon team-ups, positivity in gaming fandom, and the future of various franchises.
• Lighthearted banter about obscure sports challenges and in-jokes with the community.

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Notable Quotes & Fun Moments

• Mike’s Sports Ambition Riff:
  “There’s never a moment when the truth kicks in. Run a marathon any moment, right? Go one on one with Anthony Edwards, any moment... I get one on any level, guaranteed.” —Mike (02:00)

• Roger on Studio Culture:
  “When you look at the pantheon of PlayStation studios...Sucker Punch is such a small studio, working on one game at a time, and then you have Sony Santa Monica, potentially working on three to four projects at one time. It’s incredible.” —Roger (10:35)

• On the DICE Awards:
  “I really love the AIAS Hall of Fame—every year they pull out an incredible human being who does an awesome job with their team and shine a light on this person. It’s awesome to watch.” —Mike (19:44)

• On Franchise Revivals:
  “Let [Cory Barlog] revive something. Maybe a Siphon Filter, genuinely… or take something that existed in this one sphere of time and make it into a Splinter Cell... let’s actually go forward with it because Ubisoft’s not doing it.” —Roger (15:10)

• Humorous Jabs:
  “Brian Scalabrini famously said, ‘I’m closer to LeBron than you are to me.’ …I’ll still give him one.” —Mike (27:45)

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Important Timestamps for Segments

• Sony Santa Monica/Barlog discussion: [07:23–14:58]
• Sons of Sparta impressions: [12:07–13:51]
• DICE Awards recap: [16:33–23:10]
• Legacy of Kain announcement analysis: [29:42–35:18]
• Sega’s upcoming mainstay IPs: [37:05–45:02]
• Sega’s mobile segment/Angry Birds/Rovio: [45:20–47:01]
• Super chats/community questions: [26:33, 48:23, 51:10]

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Tone & Style

The episode is marked by lively banter, inside jokes, and playful challenges—balancing deep-dive industry analysis with relaxed, accessible humor tailored to both hardcore fans and casual listeners.

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Conclusion

This episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily delivers thorough analysis and hot takes on the shifting landscape of studio projects and classic franchise revivals. From speculation about Cory Barlog’s next move and debates over which retro IPs deserve new life, to recaps of heartfelt DICE Award moments and Sega’s mixed recent fortunes, Mike and Roger keep listeners informed and entertained. The mix of news, community interaction, and irreverent camaraderie make this an essential listen for anyone keeping tabs on the ever-evolving world of video games.

Transcript

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[Mike]

If you want to get our shows ad free and our exclusive shows go to patreon.com kinda funny. Today's news stories include an insider claims another game is being worked on at Sony Santa Monica, our Dice Awards recap and a brand new Legacy of Kane game is being announced. We got all this and more on today's Kind of Funny Games Daily. What's up everybody? And welcome in to Kind of Funny Games daily for Friday, February 13, 2026. It's your boys Mike and Roger taking over your Friday edition of Games Daily. Ready, Roger? Hit it with me. It's Mike and Roger in the morning. I know you still haven't seen the show. I don't like it care but I love that you would do it with me.

[Roger]

I don't like it, but I do it with you. Mikey, you didn't fuck up. I'm proud of you. You did great in the intro.

[Mike]

You know why? It's because I'm not up right now. You got to catch me when I'm doing the mic.

[Roger]

Yeah.

[Mike]

You know what I mean?

[Roger]

I'm, I'm full 100 when you're freaking out.

[Mike]

It's Friday the 13th spoof. We've had a long week.

[Roger]

Long week.

[Mike]

Greg's gone, Tim's gone.

[Roger]

Good riddance.

[Mike]

Scarpito said Starbucks.

[Roger]

We've gone for most of the day. You will be here at noon.

[Mike]

So Mike's energy is at like 92%. Oh, you got to catch. I still run a marathon right now.

[Roger]

Do you really feel that way every day?

[Mike]

There's never a doubt, there's never a moment.

[Roger]

There's never a moment when the truth kicks in.

[Mike]

Run a marathon any moment, right? Go one on one with Anthony Edwards Any moment. I'll, I'll stuff that right back in his thing. I get up, I'll get up, you know. You want me to do a, a one on one route against, you know, Darrell Reavis? Easy. I'll deal with now, you know what I mean?

[Roger]

What is the highest level player that you can't go 1v1 on? It could be basketball, it could be football, wherever you want to go.

[Mike]

Oh, man.

[Roger]

I mean, LeBron, of course you can't go get.

[Mike]

I get. I would get one on LeBron. You can't. You put me in a game I don't want against LeBron. First to 11.

[Roger]

That's.

[Mike]

That's.

[Roger]

That's gone from, like, self confidence to, like, psychosis. Y. Like, that's not a real thing that you could do.

[Mike]

I want you to. And I mean it, Roger. I get one on any level, guaranteed.

[Roger]

It's like, how long. How long are you getting the one? Like, like, what's the.

[Mike]

I get one point, but like.

[Roger]

Like, how long do you have to get that one point?

[Mike]

Oh, I mean, give him 11. Give him 11. Ones and twos. Give them 11. I still get one.

[Roger]

Holy shit. What can we do to put this to the test?

[Mike]

Like, we got to probably get involved with, like, San Jose State, maybe SF State. Like, let's get on the hardwood. Me, one of their best. I get two. I get two on them now.

[Roger]

Chad, we have a huge audience of a lot of people from different levels in the world. If you know any professional or former professional basketball player, football player, soccer player, whatever, Mike is challenging them right now.

[Mike]

I give him one.

[Roger]

I. I became friends with Festus Auli.

[Mike]

There it is. I don't know his name. I don't know his name. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[Roger]

I can, however, text him right now. He really much wanted to come.

[Mike]

Festus Zealy, former center for the Golden State Warriors. Oh, put me in center field with Hunter Pence. I catch about four fly balls. I shag a couple balls. You know what I mean? That's. That's easy, though. That's easy.

[Roger]

This is. This is worse. Hold on. What is he doing in this scenario? Is he hitting the ball?

[Mike]

Is he gonna hit him? Or he could just be in the outfield with me, shagging balls together, hanging out. Yeah, we're just catching pop flies.

[Roger]

Yeah, that's easy.

[Mike]

I mean, that seems. That does seem way back. Fun afternoon.

[Roger]

That does seem a little bit easier than maybe going 1v1 toeing. LeBron James is what you're trying to get at.

[Mike]

I've been preparing my whole entire life for that.

[Roger]

What have you done to prepare?

[Mike]

I'm wearing athletic shorts right now.

[Roger]

That is quite literally, like, you could dress the part. That doesn't mean you could do the thing.

[Mike]

Well, you know, Roger, one day we'll find out, you know, One day we will find out. Roger, it's Friday, February 13th. How are you feeling heading into the weekend?

[Roger]

A little spooky, but then it gets romantic right after that.

[Mike]

You have a loving fiance. What are you guys gonna do this weekend?

[Roger]

I think we're making some. Some fresh pasta. I've never done that before. I've never made pasta, you know, by myself. So we're going to do that. We're going to have a nice little dinner and then we're going to finish out the Save the dates, start sending those out.

[Mike]

So you're really grown. Roger. Oh, Woodworking Fresh pasta making.

[Roger]

Okay.

[Mike]

What will you do next? Wow. I love that.

[Roger]

I like that those two are on the same levels.

[Mike]

Yeah. That's pretty big.

[Roger]

Okay. Wow. I didn't expect that.

[Mike]

I didn't expect.

[Roger]

I do a lot of things, maybe in this office, in life, whatever. Usually none of them get respect from you. I didn't expect me to say that. I'm putting together some flower and some. Get some water and we're making something nice. Okay. Wow. What are you doing?

[Mike]

I got nothing. I'll be playing my favorite games for a day of love. You know what I mean?

[Roger]

Making love to the audience with your beautiful voice.

[Mike]

I'm gonna give it to you. That's right. And today we're gonna give it to you with the kind of funny gaming news you need to know about. Of course, if you're watching live, be a part of the show by super chatting on YouTube.com kind of funny games with your thoughts, opinions about today's news. And of course, we couldn't do this without you. Audio listener, video watcher, Patreon best friend kind of funny member available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube now. Thank you all so much for your support and thank you to our Patreon producers at kind of funny.com or patreon.com kind of funny. Thank you, Carl Jacobs, Omega Buster and Delaney the Psalm twining for now, let's begin the show with what is and forever will be the Roper report. We have five stories today. Baker does story whisper. Little toot, little toot from that fog machine back behind me. Story number one. Sony's Santa Monica is developing more than just God of War trilogy. It's claimed Sam Sepiol at Insider Gaming. A new claim reveals that another title is in the works at Sony Santa Monica. Alongside the God of War trilogy remake, which could be Cory Barlog's game. There were many God of War titles rumored to be in development, including a multiplayer title and one set in Egyptian mythology. Out of all the rumored ones, the trilogy remake and Sons of Sparta got confirmed yesterday. However, there is one more title. Players have been curious about Cory Barlog's next game, for which we seem to have new details. During a discussion on reset era, Shinobi602 replied nah when asked, please Shinobi, tell us that the God of War remake is not the Cory Barlog project. The insider then added that the game is, quote, not that far, bearing any delays. Of course. He also added that the reveal of this project is expected to be this year and given the quarter they're targeting, it's likely to reveal. Likely the reveal could be the May state of play or Jeff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, but Shinobi doesn't know for sure yet. Shinobi added that the reveal doesn't come Shinobi added the reveal if it doesn't come by then Sony Shannon Monica may have either pushed the game's release or kept a shorter reveal to release window. That's all we know about the other Sony Santa Monica game at the moment. However, readers should take this information with a grain of salt. Roger yeah, we just got two God of War projects announced yesterday. You're telling me there's more coming down the way?

[Roger]

I am kind of. I mean I'm not baffled because we know that Corey Barlow has been working on something big that is a new, not a new ip, but feels like a new ip, which is what Jason Schreier said last time he was asked about this. So that could literally mean anything. But I'm a little bit surprised just because I did not expect the God of War remakes of all three of those games. Like that is a huge undertaking to remake three video games right from the ground up. You would. When you say the word remake, people start to think like, hey, you're thinking Resident Evil. You're thinking these massive games that are Silent Hill 2. Right. These games that are going to take what we have but just fully remake them from the ground up. We don't want a remaster, we don't want something that just looks a little prettier. We want you to fully rethink what you got going on there.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Roger]

So to remake all three of those games, which is not just one project, three projects in one and then on top of that have their, you know, they wrote that game. But it's a, it's a, it's a other other team making the 2D side scrolling son of Sons of Smart Sparta game and then another project like that's they're kind of cooking over there. I don't know how big that team is, but it must be massive.

[Mike]

Yeah, it is fun to see what they got going on there. And you know what I really like Roger, is more people playing in the God of War sandbox. We always talk about these beloved franchises, these Ice P. IP and how much we want more of them. How video games have been so big that it takes years upon years to create and now you're getting more out of that world, which is always exciting. Right. And of course, the God of War trilogy remake has been announced. Way off. Right. They're like, we're in very pre production, so that is going to be sometime. And like you said, how big of a remake is this? Right? Is this so from the ground up that it's going to be almost like a. Oh, wow, it's a new game feel or is it like, you know, a remake, but like a remaster? We'll see what the level.

[Roger]

Is it a. Is it a. A deluxe remaster like Dead Rising?

[Mike]

How. How many years does that take?

[Roger]

Right.

[Mike]

And so but on top of that, you get a shadow drop. Sons of Sparta drops yesterday. And yeah, when you have so many rumors of what could be Cory Barlog's game has always been out there. It's like, I saw that yesterday. I was like, is this Cory Barlog's game?

[Roger]

Yeah.

[Mike]

No, it's not. Right. So now we have more God of War games in there. When will it be announced? Well, Shinobi's is right. We're gonna have a God of War year here, it seems like.

[Roger]

Well, yeah, I mean, you would assume that what. What he's working on, Cory Boggy is not a God of War thing.

[Mike]

Oh, you think so?

[Roger]

I mean, yeah, that's what Jason Schreier has been saying is that it's a. Not a new ip, but it feels like one. Right. So unless he's going, he's doing another basically God of War 2018 vibe within the God of War universe, that is Atreus. That feels so different from the God of War stuff. Maybe that's what he's hinting at, but I doubt it. This feels like this is something that is separate from the God of War universe that he's working on here. So I am interested, looking at Sony Santa Monica here, it's like, do they have another team outside of Corey and the remake team that is working on now another mainline God of War? Because he got to be working on him. You can't just have the remakes. We have to work on whatever Atreus story is. Whatever Kratos story. Yeah, exactly. We have to keep on working on that. So is. Where is that in this pipeline. Like, I did not expect Sony Santa Monica to be this big. It's funny because when you look at like the pantheon. Pantheon. The pantheon of PlayStation studios, it's interesting because you have a sucker puncher, right? Which is such a small studio in comparison to all these other studios that is working on one game at a time, working on one Tsushima, then Yotei, and they don't do any of this stuff. And then you have, you know, Sony Santa Marco, which is potentially working on, you know, three to four projects at one time. And it's really incredible what PlayStation is able to do here and the kind of different cultures that they're able to create. But, I mean, I am very. I think would be kind of wild for the next. For us to do the remakes and not already be working on another God of War sequel in that Ragnarok era, of course.

[Mike]

Have you jumped into Sons of Sparta yet?

[Roger]

No. But you did.

[Mike]

I did. I gave it about two hours. Had fun getting into it. I'm not the biggest Metroidvania fan.

[Roger]

Sure. And this is an actual Metroidvania, is it? Are you doubling back and stuff?

[Mike]

I would call it a 2D side scroller. It has a map very similar to a Metroidvania.

[Roger]

Okay.

[Mike]

I don't know if you're doubling back quite yet by unlocking things, but I. I'm going all around Roger. And it feels like I'm. I'm in the maze for sure. And I'm enjoying it so far. I thought apparently we should have played it together. Is right. I thought at first it was kind of bland, but as I've gotten a little bit deeper into it, my. My engagement has grown. My like and desire to play more of it has grown a lot. And I'm into it right now.

[Roger]

Does it feel like a God of War game?

[Mike]

I mean, he's got. He's got a. He's got the voice. He's telling the pre.

[Roger]

Okay.

[Mike]

Pre Kratos story. Right. So, yeah, I'm into it. I think the first two hours in any Metroidvania is very early. Hey, you're learning the mechanics.

[Roger]

Feel like strong. Like, is he kicking open chests? And.

[Mike]

And he's ripping the tops off.

[Roger]

Okay.

[Mike]

He's got a homie who's like. He's like, don't rip out that. That cyclops's eyeball. We can just tell people. And he's like, nah, man, I'm doing this. Yeah.

[Roger]

He's kind of going crazy. He's kind of going crazy. Mode okay, Okay. I.

[Mike]

With that there was a giant, like, metal bird that I fought too. Spears all up on its wings.

[Roger]

Okay.

[Mike]

Dive bombing me and stuff. It was pretty cool.

[Roger]

Okay. Yeah. That's my thing is when I saw that whole trailer or whatever, I'm like, this doesn't look like God of War. Like, when I think about where I'm thinking about the blades, I'm thinking about, like the frenetic action.

[Mike]

I think he'll get the blades at the end.

[Roger]

I'm sure he will.

[Mike]

This is Origins.

[Roger]

Yeah, I'm sure we're gonna have a flash forward or something where it's like, and then I had the blades and then I played and then I use the blades for a little bit.

[Mike]

In the end of game, Aaron writes in and says, I think Blue Point Games will be involved with the trilogy by remake, allowing Santa Monica to do more.

[Roger]

That makes sense. That would make sense. I'm interested as to why they wouldn't have said that. I mean, Blue Points in a weird, precarious position right now. They had a multiplayer game that was canceled. I don't know when that seems like maybe last year, two years now. So, yeah, they're in the ether. I don't know if they're working on their own thing, but they would. That would be the perfect, you know, project for them if they were, you know, still doing remakes and stuff. But it seemed like for a little bit there they were trying to do an original, you know, IP and work on something new. So I wonder if they're still doing that. But, yeah, if that would be. I'm. I'm interested as to why, if that is true, why they wouldn't have said that yesterday, why that wouldn't be in a blog post, why that wouldn't be in some type of. Hey, this is what bluepoint's also doing. So that's why I'm a little bit on the fence about that.

[Mike]

Okay. And then to wrap it all up here, Roger, of course, God of War, we have new God of War of games. But Cory Barlog, the name, it rings out. People get excited. What is your dream Cory Barlog project? You kind of touched on some things that you want to see. But, like, what is the dream that you would have Cory Barlog and a very talented team working.

[Roger]

That's a good call. I don't. I honestly don't know because I'm trying to think about. We've been playing the game for the last few months of like, what is that ip? Ever since Jason Schreier said that it is an IP that feels new or whatever.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Roger]

I don't want, honestly, if I were to just say, like, general speaking, like, I would like him to do something that feels even more left field than a 2018 God of War. Like taking. Doing that same vibe but for a different franchise. Look at going through the Rolodex of PlayStation properties, picking one of them and being like, hey, I'm going to reinvent this for the next generation. I don't know what that is. Maybe it is a siphon filter, genuinely. Like, maybe it is taking something that is a little bit more, hey, this existed in this one sphere of time. People have fondness for it, but they don't really have that connection for it anymore. Let's make this into a, you know, Splinter Cell. Like, let's actually go forward with it because Ubisoft. Ubisoft's not doing it. Of course. Every podcast I'm on, I have talk about Splinter Cell. But some. Something of that effect. Maybe a medieval. If he goes to medieval, maybe he finally does it.

[Mike]

I like that.

[Roger]

Kill Zone. Killzone would be a good one.

[Mike]

Kill Zone is in there. Of course, we brought up Sly Cooper yesterday as well. But. Yeah, you'd like him to revive.

[Roger]

Revive something. Yeah, yeah. But it is interesting because it's Sony Santa Monica, right? So they have their own legacy of games that they've made, right, with the God of War franchise and everything. So it would be weird for Sony Santa Monica to turn around and be like, hey, we're going to take something from, you know, Sucker Punch and then now make our own version of it. You know what I mean? Like, that's never. I don't think that's ever happened, really. Within the pantheon of. I keep on saying more pantheon within the realm of PlayStation Studios. So that would be a fun little twist right there. Taking someone else's IP from another studio and trying it on their own. Nat3.

[Mike]

Also, you can super chat away and let us know what you want to see from Cory Barlog and the next Sony Santa Monica team. And also, are you playing Sons of Sparta? Let me know in the chat right now as we go in to story number two. Claire Obscure wins Game of the Year at the DICE Awards. Rachel Weber writes at IGN at the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences in Las Vegas. Tonight, Claire Obscure Expedition 33 took home an impressive five of the awards across 23 categories, including Game of the Year. The Sandfall interactive game has been a critical hit and a standout at award shows since it was released in April 2025. And the development team was even given the status of knights under the French Order of Arts and Letters in recognition of its work. Ghost of Ryote took home three awards including outstanding Achievement and Character while Arc Raiders won online Game of the Year. Naughty Dog's Evan Wells, former president and co founder at the studio, was inducted by into the AIAS hall of Fame this year. The Dice Summit was also also marked the passing of Vince Sampella, the co creator of the Call of Duty franchise, co founder of Infinity Ward and co founder of Respawn Entertainment who passed in December 2025. Hideo Kojima, Phil Spencer, Todd Howard and others from across the industry spoke about his work had impacted both the world of video games and them as people. Some more winners include Outstanding Achievement in Animation south of Midnight Outstanding Achievement in art direction expedition 33 outstanding achievement in Character Ghost of Yotei Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition, Ghosts of Yotei Outstanding Achievement and Audio Design Death Stranding 2 Outstanding Achievement and Story Expedition 33 Outstanding Technical Achievement, Death Stranding 2 outs. Our action game of the year, Hades 2 Adventure Game of the Year, Ghost of Yote and outstanding Achievement in Game Design Blueprints.

[Roger]

Congratulations Kevin.

[Mike]

He won two in a row. Blueprints won two in a row. They had to bring him back from back. Really back to back.

[Roger]

It was awesome.

[Mike]

Yeah. Congratulations to Blueprints getting a lot of love and Ghost of Yote. Congratulations to Erica Ishii who of course absolutely killed it in that game and had a really awesome speech. So great job out there. Yeah, that was really nice.

[Roger]

First was first. I love the, the way that they get super niche and specific with the awards categories. I always enjoy that and it gives more, more love to different types of games. Especially like when you talk about like technical achievement, death training to like being able to hone in and focus on these very specific slices and parts of games. I think when you get a little too general, it's easy to be like, okay, well when we get general, of course Expedition is going to win everything. But we get really niche technical achievement. Then Death Stranding can get a few weeks. Right? Because I think that is, that is what's interesting about video games. It's so many different disciplines all in one. So it's very specific and niche. Nicher games awards when they're focused on these types of things I really like. You watch the awards?

[Mike]

Yeah, I watch it every year of course to support Greg Miller, but also because we always talk about it. Right. The game awards that Jeff Keighley puts on is for the Fans kind of, you know, by Jeff Keighley and his team for the fans. But like, when you talk about awards and getting recognized and giving flowers and you always say, oh, well, I wish they got on the stage more and got to talk, right? This is the developers, by the developers, for the developers, right? And it is something special to watch. It's a fun show out in Las Vegas. Greg and Stella do a fantastic job hosting the show at the beginning, doing an awesome monologue about the state of the industry. And then you get right into the show and it's fun, right? I think in years past, it goes till about 11 o'. Clock. It starts at 8. So it's about a three hour show. This year they got it pretty tight. It was like maybe two, maybe two and a half. So it felt good of like, hey, we're out of here at a decent time. This is nice. But I do love watching this. I really love the AIAS hall of Fame. Every single year, they pull out an incredible human being who does an awesome job with their team and in the video game development world and they shine a light on this person and they do a great job storytelling, having a nice speech from one of their co workers and then recognizing them. And it's awesome to watch, right? Like, we got to learn all about Evan Wells and what he's done at Naughty Dog. It's awesome stuff, right? Working his way up, then being one of the top dogs, then retiring, but still sticking around and helping Neil Druckman and being a mentor to him, also playing the games and helping the team like it. It's one of those where you're like, you feel inspired watching and you're like, this is really, really awesome. Erica Ishi stepping up and talking about corporations treating their employees fairly and taking care of people that make the games that we all love. Like, you're like, yeah, hell yeah. Erica Ishi. This is awesome. Get up on that stage. Like, oh, yeah, it's a fun time for sure. The Vince Zampella one was tough, right? It's sad. It's saddening thing to see people come and then make an impact on your life and unfortunately go, right? And it's like, that was a heartwarming, touching speech there. I think Todd Howard shows up, like, different people show up that maybe, you know, you don't know. Greg Miller acting a fool, yelling at Troy Baker and Jeff Keighley is fun.

[Roger]

Explain that. Why was he yelling to people?

[Mike]

Well, you know, they came out and the room wasn't quite set and ready for the Awards to begin. Right. They were mixing and mingling. They were going table to table. Troy Baker, he's a good looking dude.

[Roger]

Yeah.

[Mike]

He's a fun guy.

[Roger]

People want to talk to him. Yeah.

[Mike]

And he's having a good time. And so when my main man Greg Miller and of course Stella Chung came out, it was time to go. People weren't ready, so Greg and Stella had to whip. Yeah, whip him in the shape. Say, let's go.

[Roger]

You know, great dream come true. Just yelling at everybody. Just sit down, watch me, watch me on stage, everybody. Incredible. Shout out.

[Mike]

That so, yeah, Roger, I really enjoyed it. I did, like Ghost of Yote took home, I think three, which is pretty cool to see. South of Midnight getting an achievement award in animation, I thought was special. They gave a really good speech about, you know, messing up the frame rate. Right. And how we hold frame rate. So important and special to video games and then them being like, we're gonna absolutely destroy that and do something different. And I thought that was really, really cool on that one. Of course, Blueprints, getting two back to back. Right. Like, that was really awesome. A lot of games that didn't get love at the game awards got love here. And that's usually how it goes. It's like that. You see two different sides of the industry there, which is funny. You get to see a lot of faces come up and talk about their games and share their moment. I thought that was nice.

[Roger]

Oh, yeah, I love that. Shout out the Dice Awards, Roger.

[Mike]

We're gonna talk about Legacy of Kane.

[Roger]

Oh.

[Mike]

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[Roger]

I love him. Whatever our souls are made of, his.

[Mike]

And mine are the same experience the greatest love story of all time.

[Roger]

Why did you leave me?

[Mike]

Why did you betray your own heart? A film film by Emerald Fennell, Heathcliff, Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi Kiss Me and.

[Roger]

Let us both be damned.

[Mike]

Wuthering Heights Original songs by Charlie XCX now playing only in theaters. Experience at an IMAX. Rated R under 17. Not admitted without parent. This episode is brought to you by FX's Love Story. John F. Kennedy Jr. And Carolyn Bassette join host Evan Ross Katz on the official podcast for FX's new series Love Story. John F. Kennedy Jr. And Carolyn Bess and go behind the scenes with cast and special guests featuring Sarah Pigeon, Paul Anthony Kelly, Grace Gummer and Naomi Watts. FX's love story John F. Kennedy Jr. And Carolyn Bassette wherever you listen to podcasts. Welcome back. Roger oh, before we kick start. Yeah, story number three, let's jump into some super chats over on YouTube. Aaron Lime writes in and says writing in to tell Greg, wherever he is, I was right. We got Ms. Or MGS4. Metal Gear Solid 4 I won. We won. We finally got it. Greg. I'm so pumped up about it you Greg I'm so pumped up, Roger, because I've been waiting patiently for my turn to play him and I'm excited to play Metal Gear Solid. Finally. And be the ones on the sticks, because I love Metal Gear Solid four.

[Roger]

I'm excited.

[Mike]

Two, four, one, three.

[Roger]

That's your. That's your. That's your order right there.

[Mike]

Rankings.

[Roger]

I've only played one.

[Mike]

Maybe they'll change when.

[Roger]

I've only played one, and I've played half of five, so I'm gonna. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do the Gauntlet. I'm gonna do two this year.

[Mike]

What if we stream it together in your house? Split the controller in half. We have Stevo writing in and says, early birthday tax for tomorrow. Happy birthday. Born on the day of love. That's beautiful.

[Roger]

That's beautiful.

[Mike]

I love that. I love that. And then, oh, Norm Chacho says somebody called Brian Scalabrini, he's famously said, I'm closer to the LeBron than you are to me.

[Roger]

Wow.

[Mike]

Now, Scalabrini, a little bit out of my height, you know, my weight class, but I'll still give him one. I'll give scout one. Heard that, Scalabrini. I'll give him one because right now he's getting up there, and the White Mamba is getting up there, and White.

[Roger]

Mamba is what they call them.

[Mike]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Roger]

That's crazy.

[Mike]

The White Mamba.

[Roger]

What team did he play for?

[Mike]

Boston.

[Roger]

Boston.

[Mike]

He was a journeyman. I think he played for a number of teams, but Boston is what you'd recognize.

[Roger]

Journeyman. That's what they call people that, like, go around to multiple.

[Mike]

Just keep going.

[Roger]

That's nice. I like that.

[Mike]

Get that check.

[Roger]

I like that.

[Mike]

And then finally, Dave Bro writes in and says, whatever happened to Roger and Andy 1v1.

[Roger]

That's still in the works. You know what I mean? People are working on it.

[Mike]

I had the gym, which is the crazy. So I had the gym ready to rock. The gym we were gonna get, but.

[Roger]

That was without anybody. Well, now. Now it's gonna be me and him, you know? Now it's. Now it's gonna be focused on.

[Mike]

I feel like I'm gonna be shagging a lot of balls. A lot of misses.

[Roger]

Yeah. Yeah. Especially from him, specifically. He says I can. He can give me what was like 50 points ahead of them to 100. I don't know. He said some crazy. I don't believe him. Don't believe him, everybody.

[Mike]

I'll work on your shot with you if you want.

[Roger]

I would love that.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Roger]

I would also love a professional basketball player to teach me. Do we know. I mean, we don't. We know one.

[Mike]

Well, you have a connection with Red Bull. If you could get in touch with Red Bull, we could call up Lethal Shooter. Oh, the best shot in the game, and have Lethal Shooter come out and teach you how to shoot. But he would make you shoot like a Jolly Rancher into a water bottle. That probably wouldn't help you with your basketball shots. Like, it would just be cool to do well.

[Roger]

Okay, so how about this? How about I just have a ringer where I just. Where I hurt myself and then I said, oh no, he will play in my stead. And it's, you know, and it's fucking, I don't know, Steph Curry.

[Mike]

We can set it up.

[Roger]

We can set that up.

[Mike]

Let's go to the local college. I'm sure we could holler at somebody. You know what I mean?

[Roger]

Stand outside the local college.

[Mike]

We go to the open gym. Mike. Mike plays a well. Because if I beat you, you got to do me a favor. Do me a favor. Let's go to story number three.

[Roger]

Is that how you is that you've gotten so far in this world?

[Mike]

I'm a mobster.

[Roger]

You just pool hustle everybody, you know?

[Mike]

Story number three Legacy of Cain Ascendance, the first new Legacy of Kane game in over two decades, is out next month. This is coming from rebecca [e-mail] Crystal Dynamics has revealed the first brand new Legacy of Kane game in over two decades. It's called Legacy of Kane Ascendance and it's out sooner than you'd think. On March 31, 2026. Ascendance is admittedly a bit different in genre and viewpoint than the past Legacy of Kane games. It's a retro pixel side scroller platformer starring four characters familiar to the Legacy of Kane fans. Kane himself, two different forms of Raziel, yeah, the vampire and human as a leader of and then Ella F. Ella Lethal, who thus far has only appeared in the graphic novels. Players will spend roughly equal time playing as all four characters. In addition to the retro pixel art, Ascendance also includes hand drawn anime style cinematics and some sections of art intended to invoke the PS1 era 3D style of the original games. Ascendance will be scored by the electronic rock musician Seldweller, who recorded the companion soundtrack for graphic novel the graphic novel Soul Reaver. The Dead Shall Rise. Crystal Dynamics has also confirmed that the original voice actors for Kane, Raziel, Ariel and Mobius will be returning to their roles for the game. Upon its March 31 release, Legacy of Candacendance will launch on PS5 PS4 Switch and Switch 2 Xbox and PC via Steam, GOG and Epic Game Store.

[Roger]

Wild Random 1. This is weird that. I mean, I guess they didn't put this in the State of Play because maybe they're like, oh, we don't want to compete with a God of War game that's a little bit similar than that. But like, that's just a weird one that this wasn't part of the State of Play specifically.

[Mike]

Very odd.

[Roger]

Yeah, very odd.

[Mike]

Right. So we got the remake announcement at State of Play.

[Roger]

Yes, yes. Remaster, I think it was of Legacy of Kane Defiance.

[Mike]

Okay then, here we are now. Crystal Dynamics low key announcing. Hey, we have a game coming out next month.

[Roger]

Next month. Yeah. I like the way this looks.

[Mike]

I see it again.

[Roger]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I, I like the, the actual, the pixel art more than I think I like the God of War pixel art. Something about it just kind of like reads a little bit like crispier and like more like, like brutal. Like when you get into there, like when you get to the blood. Blood effects. I enjoy that. So like that. Yeah, ripping out the, the neck. That's great. I love, I enjoy this. I like that. It's a, it's a little bit more dense, I would say. The pixel art, I don't love that. Which is right now they're showing like the, the, what do you call that? The just the animated. They're drawing out the characters when they're speaking.

[Mike]

Portraits.

[Roger]

Yeah, the portraits. Something about it, like, I think maybe the animation that they're going for, which is like they're trying to just like pin and, and, and stretch and everything. It just, it didn't, doesn't hit as much, but I'm, I'm down for it. I, I love the Legacy of Kane games. As a kid, I played them way too, too young. My Aunt Randy was just showing me them and like they were like, like maybe 6, 7 and she was showing me these games. I was like, this is the scariest ever. And I, I love them. Soul Reaver was so sick. So the fact that we're having a kind of a comeback of all this. Hell yeah. I love Defiance as a kid. So I'm going to play the. Out of that. I'm going to try that out as an adult for the first time. And then this I'm definitely going to try out. I think I'm a little like Metroidvania out. But this does seem like it has enough of like the, hey, we have four different characters. We're playing with enough of the fun stuff that I can Maybe like keep on pushing through because I think it's like a traditional, like, hey, I'm just playing as one person and I'm just trying to explore this Metroid, this Metroidvania. Huge area for 15 to 20 hours. Maybe not my jam, but it seems like we have enough fun. Little weird stuff going on there, especially at the ending. They show off that weird like PS1 first person viewpoint, which I don't know.

[Mike]

Where the PS1 Air 3D style of the original games they write.

[Roger]

Yeah, I don't know where we're going with that one, but I don't know how much we're going to be doing that. But it's cool and I like the look of that. And I hope that this starts off like something where they're actually making another Legacy of Kane because they recently revealed or was it was revealed that they had canceled a Legacy of Kane game in the last few years. So I don't know where that is or, or what how this would connect to another Legacy of Kane game. But I'm sure if this one does gangbuster numbers, they, they would be like, okay, let's do another one of these and let's start cooking on an actual Legacy of Kane game.

[Mike]

Retro pixel side scroller platformer. You'll spend equally roughly equal time playing as all four characters.

[Roger]

It's cool. I like that. I also like vampire. I like being able to like suck the blood and then take, you know, get some more health in there. Yeah, get some more health there. It's cool. I like, I'm down for it. And will I finish this game is the bigger question. That's such a huge, like uphill battle.

[Mike]

Yes.

[Roger]

To finish a Metroidvania game that again will probably be 15 to 20 hours. That's a lot of time.

[Mike]

Okay. Yeah, I, I don't have much connection to Legacy of Kane at all. Right. So this one is a major blind spot for me. I look at this one and I go, man, another side scroller. Metroidvania. I have a lot of those in my life right now and it is tough to stand out. But if I was a Legacy of Kane fan, guess what? I'd be eating good.

[Roger]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Got a lot of video games coming your way right now to enjoy the, you know, looking back on the nostalgia and looking forward to some new games. That's pretty cool.

[Roger]

I mean, it says pixel side scroller platformer. It doesn't say Metroidvania anywhere. I don't think think so. If this is more of a traditional like, you know Ninja Gaiden rage mount as someone put in the chat. Like that's, that's cool. This is like a seven hour experience. Like, yeah, I would love to get back into this universe and have something simple that I can, that I can try out on top of the defiance that I'm gonna try for an afternoon or two. So yeah, I'm happy. I don't think that we're gonna get in their legacy of Kane, like actual traditional one. I don't think that this game is gonna pop off to be the thing of like, oh, this is the time to do it. But okay, okay, we'll see.

[Mike]

Let's go to story number four. Sega plans to release four major new titles for mainstay IPS by the end of March 2027. This coming from Chris Scullion at VGC. Sega plans to reveal four new games for its most important IPS by the end of March 2027. In its latest Q3 financial report covering the period from October 2025 to December 2025, parent company Sega Sammy also noted its invitations for initiatives for the next financial year, which runs from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. According to Sega, the company plans Quote, to release four major new titles for mainstay IPS end quotes. It will also maximize title potential through enhancement of sales capabilities and continue to expand. That means microtransactions. Yeah, sales opportunities and continue to expand its transmedia business by using the game IP to other mediums such as film, TV and books. While Sega didn't give any further information on which series it's referring to, the term major new titles from mainstay IPs suggests it will likely be releases of high budget Sonic game during this period. Sega also released Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties on Tuesday, and the only confirmed upcoming release date on its Schedule is the Switch 2 version of Virtua Fighter 5 Revo World Stage, which is coming on March 26th. Games that have been announced but don't yet have the release date also include Persona 4, Revival, Stranger Than Heaven, Total War, Warhammer 40K, and Total War Medieval 3. Sega also previously announced that it's working on numerous other games based on existing IPs. Its new financial reports reconfirmed that the new Virtua Fighter, Crazy Taxi, Golden Ax, Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage and Alien Isolation games are in development. How many of these titles could fall under the definition of quote major new titles for mainstay IPS end quote is unknown as how many of these previous Confirmed titles will be released before March 2027. Roger. That's a lot of games, but also a lot of games won't make the cut if there's only four.

[Roger]

Yeah, there's not that many. No. It's a weird one because I'm looking through and I'm trying to, like, make my prediction. I think Sonic is a lock, right? I think we're going to get a New Frontiers 2, or whatever the fuck you want to call that. We're going to get that one probably at night Summer Game Fest and probably released not too far around there or maybe honestly, a little bit sooner than that. The one that comes to mind for some reason, I think is out of the ones that they've already announced that I think could be this year is Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio. Just because we've seen that for Forever. Jetset Radio was included in, I believe, like, a marketing thing that leaked when Persona 3 Reloaded was also leaked. So, like, that game's already come and went, right? Like, that's already came out a few years ago. So Jetset Radio seems to be deep in production right now, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's coming out. Crazy Taxi, to me, that is like the most precarious one out of them all of, like, man, like, you guys need to create, like, they're trying to create like, a live service out of this. They're trying to make, like, a battle Royale.

[Mike]

It's Crazy Taxi 99.

[Roger]

Yeah. Which is dope. And I with it, but also, I don't with it. You know what I mean?

[Mike]

Like, I'll play that three times. What.

[Roger]

What I want is. I want Tetris 99. And the fact that Tetris 99 also had a way where you can spend, like, I forgot how much money it was. And you just get Tetris as part of Tetris 99. Right. So I can play single player and I can play online. If you have that, I think I'm fine with that. So I could see that one coming out this year. What's the fourth one? Persona Reload for me was like, such a disappointing announcement this year of, like, it was such a small amount of the game and it was the guy running down the street, so nothing else. And then it's like Persona 4 revival, and it's like, okay, this game is not coming out for a long time. Like, this game is. This game is not coming out. I. That one is, to me, is like a weird. Like, it should be out this year. It feels like it's about time. But also, I don't know, Golden Axe. Sure, whatever. Streets of Rage, I guess. Alien. Whoa, whoa.

[Mike]

Put a little. Put a little. Put a little respect on I get.

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[Roger]

I guess we can throw that in there. Yeah. I don't.

[Mike]

I. I'm.

[Roger]

I'm not anti street of Rage or hype. I'm not. I'm not anti street of Rage, Mikey. I'm just saying. I'm just not excited about it. Also, I feel like we've had a Street of Rage recently. Ish. Right? When's the last one?

[Mike]

Streets of Rage 4 was 2020.

[Roger]

Okay.

[Mike]

And it was bomb.

[Roger]

Six years and it was bomb. Okay, fine. Let's push Read of Rage. Is that your 4? Is that what we think?

[Mike]

I just like Streets of Rage.

[Roger]

Do you really like Streets of Rage?

[Mike]

I do like Streets of Rage. Me and Kevin A sex had a great time with it. I mean Streets of Rage. There's a lot of side scrolling beat em up games right now that Rage. So yeah, I think Streets of Rage and also rocking soundtrack.

[Roger]

Why'd you lean over to me? Rockin soundtrack.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Roger]

Okay. So Sonic, Crazy, tacky, tacky. Taxi. Jet Set Radio. Streets of Rage. This feels like almost too beautiful. This feels a little bit too hopeful.

[Mike]

Let me rewind you really quick. Right. Because of course they talk about four titles main in their. Yeah, they're by the end of March 2027. So from April 1, 2026 to March 2027, what are the four? What are the big.

[Roger]

That's what I'm saying. This seems about right. I think in terms of Yakuza. Oh, you put Actually never mind. Throw Yakuza in there because that's March 2020.

[Mike]

Another one. Yeah, yeah.

[Roger]

You probably get it around February. March.

[Mike]

Yeah, yeah.

[Roger]

Okay. So Yakuza. So yeah, I'm gonna remove Jet Set.

[Mike]

Radio and then also maximize titles titles potential through enhancement of sales capabilities. Where can I. Mike, where can I put a bunch of microtransactions in these games?

[Roger]

I mean crazy Taxi. Easy. Bunch of microtransactions.

[Mike]

Oh yeah. We deck out your Taxi. We deck out the Sonic.

[Roger]

You can change his shoes. You know what I mean? We'll put some Nike collabs in there. Boom. Streets of Rage. Nah, not really. Okay, that's a one and done Yakuza. They have like microchips now.

[Mike]

You are. Are you thinking about Total War Warhammer 40K. Oh, I would. Right. Like Remember we saw David harbor come out there. That one doesn't have a date.

[Roger]

We did see.

[Mike]

Remember that? Because I Wanted to draft that on my fantasy critic, but that one doesn't have a date yet.

[Roger]

Yeah, that's a weird one because I feel like it should have had a date.

[Mike]

That would fe.

[Roger]

But also, by the way, one of the coolest trailers ever. What a sick trailer. Like you like when you zoom out and you see it, it's like, I will never play this game because this looks way too complicated. I love it, but like just looking at it, it's like this is the.

[Mike]

Coolest in the world.

[Roger]

Guys.

[Mike]

Mark that down as another Snowbike Mike initiative for 2026. Okay. One, get into a gotcha game. Two, find out what the is going on with World of Tanks and why it's so beloved and going down. Play Warframe for a week with everyone and four.

[Roger]

Seizing the means of production.

[Mike]

And four. Okay, dive in and jump into the world of Warhammer and become obsessed with it.

[Roger]

Oh wow. Just all of Warhammer.

[Mike]

Those are my four.

[Roger]

Yeah, yeah.

[Mike]

Oh, you're gonna go Warhammer.

[Roger]

You're gonna go broke.

[Mike]

Well, I mean, I just want to learn. You gotta learn about it.

[Roger]

Yeah, but then you're gonna start buying the fucking figures and you're gonna try to spray paint. It's not gonna work out.

[Mike]

I'm sick with a brush. That's one thing you don't know about me. I'm sick with the pain.

[Roger]

He's sick with the paint, bro. He's sick with the paint. Yeah. I don't know if we're talking microtransactions then like yeah, Crazy Taxi. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know, man.

[Mike]

I mean I love Crazy Taxi. I'm very excited for Alien isolation game. I don't know. That's not happening next calendar year.

[Roger]

Right.

[Mike]

But like Alien is high right now. That Alien Romulus movie was fantastic. Alien is always in, right? It will never not be in. But the idea of making another Alien isolation game is very big news. That's very exciting news. That will do well for them for sure. Right? Streets of Rage. I think Streets of Rage will hit. Like I said, we're in a big side scrolling beat em up. So like that's an easy one right there. But I don't know what they're really.

[Roger]

Virtual Fighter. That's the. That's always in the ether. That's an easy one. I mean well, I don't know how far into.

[Mike]

So you got Sonic Virtual Fighter Yakuza.

[Roger]

That's.

[Mike]

That's like two and those are three easy locked in.

[Roger]

Two of them is our is studio rgg. Which is hilarious. Like, you know what I mean? Like, apparently they're. They're carrying Sega on their back. Yeah, interesting.

[Mike]

They're rocking is right. And then, you know, you have Stranger Than Heaven.

[Roger]

That doesn't count. But no, no, it's not a mainstaying ip. It's a new ip. Okay, so we'll see. We will see.

[Mike]

Chat. Let us know what Blessing says.

[Roger]

Persona 4 revival again. I don't believe that game is coming out this year again, for what we've seen.

[Mike]

Roger doesn't believe it.

[Roger]

It was just such a small section of it, and I just don't. I just. It's. It doesn't. It didn't scream like, hey, this game is ready to go.

[Mike]

This will be out by March 2024.

[Roger]

Yeah, 2027. No, like, this seems. This seems a little bit further down the road. I think we get a Persona 6 announcement before we get a Persona 4 coming out.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Roger]

Sort of. 6 doesn't come out beforehand, but you get what I'm saying. Weird.

[Mike]

Roger, if Crazy Taxi was to release, that would be big news.

[Roger]

It would be.

[Mike]

It would be huge news. Roger. But if I wanted something a little bit smaller, where would I go?

[Roger]

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

[Mike]

Chris Scullion at vgc. Sega says its recent releases haven't performed as well as expected. Citing Sonic Rumble in particular, Sega also noted that the performance of Rovio, the Angry Birds mobile studio it acquired in 2023, had also been sluggish for the period.

[Roger]

Oh, no.

[Mike]

Angry Birds.

[Roger]

Yeah. First of all, did not know that they bought that. Did I know. Yeah.

[Mike]

That they bought Rovio.

[Roger]

Yeah, that they bought Rovio.

[Mike]

I didn't know Angry Birds was still a thing. Like, I knew it's always, you can still play, but I didn't know they would still make a game.

[Roger]

I mean. Yeah, they're making movies. Making another one, I think this year or next year.

[Mike]

Shout out to them.

[Roger]

Shout out to the movies.

[Mike]

I'll be there.

[Roger]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Now, Sonic Rumble. Have you played Sonic Rumble?

[Roger]

No.

[Mike]

What is Sonic?

[Roger]

It's fall guys.

[Mike]

What?

[Roger]

It's fall guys. But Sonic on the phone, I think it's everywhere. Only console and everything. PC and I think it's. Might not even be on the phone. I don't know. Chad let me know.

[Mike]

And no one told me about this.

[Roger]

Yeah, I'm sure they did. I'm sure you made that exact face. And then it went out. It went out the Other year.

[Mike]

I'm stunned. I feel like I should know about this.

[Roger]

Well, you can play it. It's not uncommon. Console. It's on the phone. Okay. I thought it was on.

[Mike]

Oh, well, that's why I wasn't. That's why I wasn't informed about this.

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That's why.

[Roger]

That's why your people wouldn't did call you up. PC and mobile. Okay.

[Mike]

Oh, okay. PC. I'm on PC. You're on PC.

[Roger]

You do have a PC.

[Mike]

Oh, I'm gonna call my buddy Fidel at the game stage and I'm gonna play this with him now.

[Roger]

What?

[Mike]

This is my game. Oh, my God. This is all.

[Roger]

Guys, why do you have new people that I know? Fidel?

[Mike]

You know my buddy Fidel at the games Cage.

[Roger]

Oh, he loves. Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

[Mike]

He's the mega. A Sonic fan. He's so much fun to watch on his Twitch channel. He's the best. All right, let's keep it going. Kingdom Come Deliverances. Next gen update is out today on Xbox and Xbox Series and PS5. It's a free upgrade. 60 frames per second, ultra quality settings, improved visual assets.

[Roger]

Bang. You gonna play this one?

[Mike]

Man, I really fell in love with the second one.

[Roger]

You can't go back, though.

[Mike]

I. Sometimes it's hard going back, Roger. Like, truly and honestly. And that one. As much as I love Kingdom Come, Deliverance 2, I still stand on business that, like, it is hard to grapple and fall in love with those combat controls. And I. I couldn't imagine myself going back to the first one and falling in love. But that story, that score was so good.

[Roger]

We got ultra quality settings on PS5 and series consoles.

[Mike]

Okay. I'm tempted for that, Roger. That has been the Wii news. Let's jump into Kind of Funny. You're wrong, of course. We ask you to keep us honest throughout each and every show that we do here at Kind of Funny Games Daily. Correct us when we're wrong by going to Kind of funny Dot com. You're wrong. And let me see. I take a look. This is some nothing. We're gonna do some super chats right after this. I have nothing wrong here, Roger. Great job on a Friday. You did a great job today, Roger.

[Roger]

Thank you so much.

[Mike]

Let's jump in and let's talk about some super chats right here, right now. EJ RPG says quick shout out to you guys. Thanks for your recommendation. Finally ordered the X Real ones and they arrived today.

[Roger]

Wow.

[Mike]

Enjoy yourself, my friend.

[Roger]

Change your life.

[Mike]

Kevin, can we get a little HYPE for the X ray.

[Roger]

I fucking love them.

[Mike]

Yeah. For real? For real, for real.

[Roger]

Do you have your extras?

[Mike]

Yes.

[Roger]

Can I borrow them? Go to New York. Do you use them every day? Do you not have a pair? No, I don't.

[Mike]

I'm going to Portland.

[Roger]

Oh, you are?

[Mike]

And they're the coolest, Roger. I took my first flights with them when we went down to la. Two flights in a row. Actually four flights total. And Roger, these things changed my life.

[Roger]

See, I was out of.

[Mike]

No more cranking my neck, looking at this tiny phone on the plane tray table.

[Roger]

I want the like gen ones that I have.

[Mike]

Have.

[Roger]

I mean, yeah, I mean, I can't connect to the switch too. Right. That's the issue. Well, you.

[Mike]

I can help you with that.

[Roger]

Yeah, you need the power.

[Mike]

There's a special power adapter that now has the pass through to do that. Okay, I'll help you.

[Roger]

Let's talk through it. Let's talk through it afterwards. I would like to try out the Xbox.

[Mike]

Frills have taken over the office everyone loves.

[Roger]

I would love that. And I love my switch too.

[Mike]

Ej, Enjoy yourself. Enjoy the X ray. I'm a. I. I love them. I had so much fun with them. I was sitting in that plane seat, ultra wide screen in front of me watching Pulp Fiction. It was the coolest around.

[Roger]

So sick. Mike's looking at super chats, everybody. The audio didn't die.

[Mike]

Oh, okay. Zeke Speak writes. What are the odds you will do a community raffle to squad up with Marathon server Slam X Destiny vet here and would love to play with you goofs. Zeke, you know what? We had a really fun community day with Overwatch yesterday where of course we learned that all of you jabronis out there are really good at video games. Nasty. So, Zeke, if you think you got Game Destiny vets, I would love for you to run with me and go play because I'm very. I was the one who was high on marathon. And I like the rumble. I like the engagement. So I'm looking for some killers out there. If you want to get out there and get the goopy with your boy Mike, let's make it happen.

[Roger]

Get the goop.

[Mike]

Let's get after it. Let's get after it. I like that. Volkdasher writes in and says, want to celebrate the team from yesterday's. Yesterday's work. It was refreshing to see so much positivity around games, even for games that weren't everyone's cup of tea. Internet needs more of that. Thanks, homie. Thank you, Volkdasher. And thank you to everybody that tuned in during the live reacts during the gamescast breakdown throughout the stream as well. When we played Overwatch, we had a great in review of Star Wars Episode 2 that you can watch.

[Roger]

Great episode. Everybody watch that.

[Mike]

It was just a fun day.

[Roger]

Yeah.

[Mike]

So thank you for coming out and celebrating video games with us and having some fun. The Sony team, they should congratulate themselves. They did a really good job on that, on that production.

[Roger]

Very, very good.

[Mike]

I will say everyone is continuing to get better, right? The Xbox underscore developers directs continue to get better. Right? Like I'm just enjoying all of it. Like, give me more. I love an afternoon talking video games with friends out there. Okay, here's one.

[Roger]

Okay, tell me one.

[Mike]

Scorpion Brew says, I'm so sad that high guard is going to fade away. When I saw the layoffs, I decided to platinum it. Worth every second. Anyone who love anyway, love y'. All. KF always brings a smile to my face. Thank you so much. Damn. Nice job, Scorpion bro. If the game connects with you and you enjoy it and you went out and platinumed it. That's awesome. Is right.

[Roger]

Yeah. Heartbreaker, man.

[Mike]

Well, play it while you got it. We'll see what that road map really looks like now. With the difference of of course, the massive layoffs to that studio. Our heart goes out to everybody. Like, but how long will that stay on? How long will those servers keep at it? So if you enjoy it, keep playing, have some fun. But we'll see how long that goes for. And then Mr. Hawks writes in with our final super chat of the day. Mike, can we get a Tokyo Scramble review?

[Roger]

Roger, maybe today, maybe later.

[Mike]

One day. I gave you the whole Chad Powers rundown, okay? I told you everything that happened in Chad Powers. What if I told you that was nothing? Because Tokyo Scramble takes what Chad Powers did and cranks it to 11, okay?

[Roger]

The same themes, same everything, same vibe. Same vibe.

[Mike]

Chad Powers, this lady and a degree disgraced NFL quarterback who accidentally punched the kid on the sideline. She's now in Tokyo and she's scrambling because there's dinosaurs. He is scrambling out of the pocket.

[Roger]

But somebody knows. Somebody has recognized her and has realized.

[Mike]

I love that Roger knows the whole Chad Power story. Just to be telling him what happened.

[Roger]

You never told me the ending. Actually, I think you did. It leaves on a cliffhanger, right?

[Mike]

Yeah, it ends on a cliffhanger. Which update?

[Roger]

I thought you say update. They've canceled it.

[Mike]

We should cancel it. Roger. It's been an awesome games daily with you, Mr. Hawks. I will leave you on a tease that says don't go far because we're gonna have some fun talking about Mike might be playing it again, maybe Tokyo Scramble. So keep an eye out for that. Roger had a blast with you. It's a Great Friday the 13th to everyone out there watching and listening, thank you for an incredible week week of kind of funny games daily and most importantly, kind of funny content. We wouldn't be able to do it without each and every one of you. If you've made it this far in the video and you're watching late, hey, leave a comment down below. What did you enjoy for that PlayStation State of Play? Are you jumping in to God of War, Sons of Sparta? What do you think Cory Barlog is making? And of course shout out to the DICE Awards, Greg Miller, Stella Chung and everyone over there celebrating developers and video games that we love. Our creators won Game Game of the Online Game of the Year, which was awesome.

[Roger]

Did it really?

[Mike]

Yeah. Very exciting stuff. Roger. That's the end.

[Roger]

Is it really?

[Mike]

It's been kind of funny games daily. 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 and get a daily exclusive show. Until then, enjoy the kind of funny games cast next and the stream after that. Until next time. It's been our pleasure to serve you.

[Roger]

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[Mike]

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