Nintendo Direct Announced For Tomorrow! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.18.25

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Episode: Nintendo Direct Announced For Tomorrow! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.18.25
Date: August 18, 2025
Hosts: Tim Gettys and Blessing Adeoye Jr (Bear and Roger cameo)

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into breaking gaming news, speculation, and industry rumors, with a special spotlight on the just-announced Nintendo Direct focused on Kirby Air Riders. The hosts, Tim and Blessing, dissect the validity of a rumored Cory Barlog new IP at Sony Santa Monica, run down all the Pokémon World Championships announcements, and share candid thoughts on trending topics like the Splinter Cell remake, Street Fighter movie casting, and upcoming indie releases.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Cory Barlog and Sony Santa Monica’s Alleged New IP

[09:21 - 17:41]

• The Rumor: Game Informer and other outlets picked up a supposed Cory Barlog (God of War director) Facebook post hinting at a technically ambitious new IP from Sony Santa Monica.
• Validity Under Question: Blessing leads a deep-dive, revealing the source Facebook account is likely fake. Game Informer issues a retraction:

  "It became apparent that the account in question is more than likely intentionally inauthentic." – Tim Gettys [10:27]

• Discussion of Details: Even if the rumor were real, the idea of Sony Santa Monica (possibly Barlog’s team) working on a new IP remains a huge interest point. Contrasts emerge with Jason Schreier’s reporting, which said the studio’s next game “isn’t a new IP, but might feel like one, and isn’t sci-fi.”
• Quote:

  “Cory Barlog doesn’t use emojis.” – Roger via Tim Gettys, poking fun at the nature of social media sleuthing [11:57]

• Final Take: Greg Miller gets involved via text, further muddying the waters on authenticity, but finds multiple mutuals with the FB account, sowing more confusion.

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2. Nintendo Direct Announced: Kirby Air Riders

[19:44 – 27:04]

• Announcement:

  “A brand new Nintendo Direct focused on Kirby Air Riders will land tomorrow ... promised [are] 45 minutes of information about the upcoming Switch 2 game.” [19:44]

• Sakurai’s Involvement: It’s the first big new game from Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai in years, hyping up fans.
• Speculation & Expectations:
  • Blessing is shocked Kirby Air Riders is arriving before Metroid Prime 4.
  • Tim expects it to be a smaller, $70 title, which feels more like a $40 game but with Nintendo’s “premium” pricing.
  • They clarify what the game is:

    “City Trial. It was fun. Multiplayer experience... single button game.” – Tim Gettys [22:35]
    “You're in an open zone... it's like Tony Hawk kinda.” – Blessing, after Tim’s muddled explanation [26:37]

• Sakurai’s Directs: The hosts look forward to Sakurai’s signature deep dives, even if, as Blessing jokes, “do we need that for Kirby Air Riders?” [21:43]

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3. All Pokémon World Championships Announcements

[31:58 – 41:50]

• Major Reveals:
  • Pokémon GO: Eternatus, massive legendary, coming to Go Fest with 100-person raids.
  • Pokémon TCG Pocket: New Mega Evolution cards (Altaria, Gyarados, Blaziken) getting fans (especially Bear) hyped.
  • Pokémon Unite: Several new characters inbound, including Empoleon and Vaporeon.
  • Mainline Games: Pokémon Champions will be the focus for World Championships 2026, it will be free-to-play, with enhanced cross-platform/cross-progression features.
• Notable Reactions:

  “I feel like there’s 10 barriers, man… just try to follow along with the finals… They’re so advanced.” – Tim Gettys, on Pokémon competitive battles [40:04]

  • Blessing celebrates Greg assuming the role of Kinda Funny’s Pokémon guy after attending the event.
• Community Events: Next championship and a "Pokémon XP" fan convention announced for San Francisco/Chase Center in August 2026.

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4. Splinter Cell Remake Spotted?

[44:44 - 48:15]

• RUMOR: Redditor claims to have seen Sam Fisher actor Michael Ironside at the airport, possibly headed to Gamescom.
• Hosts' Attitude: Amused but skeptical (“the source is just some dude at the Denver airport…” – Tim Gettys [47:35]).
• Acknowledgement: It’s noted that Splinter Cell Remake is alive and has not been canceled, so hope persists for a reveal soon.

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5. Street Fighter Movie – Cody Rhodes as Guile

[48:15 - 50:56]

• Excitement Over Teaser:

  “It’s just right. And this is the perfect tease…” – Blessing [48:49]

• Casting Speculation: Jokes/serious speculation about various castings (50 Cent as Balrog, Momoa as Blanka).
• Notable Moment:

  “I painted the picture for you last week, Bless. You see the vision.” – Tim Gettys [50:44]

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6. 'WE News' Round-Up

[51:07 – 56:07] A rapid-fire wrap-up of smaller headlines:

• Sword of the Sea: Impressive indie, solid reviews (“movement, meaning and mindfulness combined… a game of free form, expression and flow.” — Eurogamer [51:22])
• Tales of Remastered to be announced
• Skate 4: Quarterly Battle Passes and soundtrack updates
• Shinobi Art of Vengeance: Dr. Eggman and other Sega guest villains coming

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7. Listener Superchats, Corrections, and Birthday Wishes

[56:07 – End]

• Light-hearted advice for listeners turning 30 or 50:

  “Stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch is the greatest advice you can possibly get.” – Tim Gettys [56:25]

• Pokémon name pronunciation debate (“Rayquaza” vs “Rayquaza”) sparks laughs:

  “This is one of those ones where I draw the line. I don’t care if I’m wrong… I don't like you saying that like that.” – Blessing [43:09]

• Clarification: “Turtle Power” is by Partners in Kryme, not MC Hammer [61:20]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Barlog rumor:

  “Investigative journalism at the Kinda Funny level is… does Greg have Cory Barlog’s number and can we bother him?” [12:25]

• On Sakurai's Presentation Style:

  “When you watch his breakdowns about Smash Bros. characters… it’s a history lesson more than it’s anything. And I fucking am obsessed with it.” – Tim Gettys [21:35]

• Describing Kirby Air Riders:

  “You're in an open zone... you're driving around at a high speed, you're picking up collectibles, and you're racing a clock. So it's like Tony Hawk kinda.” – Blessing [26:37]

• Pokémon Fandom:

  “I hate [Greg] so damn much. I hate him too… but shout out to Greg for representing.” – Blessing [32:18]

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• Cory Barlog/Sony Santa Monica Rumor: 09:21 – 17:41
• Nintendo Direct/Kirby Air Riders: 19:44 – 27:04
• Pokémon Championships Announcements: 31:58 – 41:50
• Splinter Cell Remake Rumor: 44:44 – 48:15
• Street Fighter Movie Talk: 48:15 – 50:56
• WE News & Indie Roundup: 51:07 – 56:07
• Listener Q&A & Corrections: 56:07 – End

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Tone & Style

Consistently energetic, irreverent, and heavy on industry in-jokes and banter. The hosts blend detailed analysis with playful speculation, embodying a "hype but skeptical" approach throughout the episode.

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Conclusion

This episode serves as a fast-paced, candid snapshot of gaming’s latest news and rumors heading into Gamescom 2025. From the tease of a new Nintendo Direct to wild internet rumors and legendary franchises, Kinda Funny’s coverage delivers both the big headlines and the small, weird moments that make up daily video game chatter.

Transcript

[Tim Gettys]

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[Blessing]

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[Tim Gettys]

Today'S stories include Cory Barlog allegedly teases a new IP. I don't believe it. Bless. A Nintendo Direct is coming tomorrow. But it's not you think. And every piece of Pokemon news announced over the weekend. We'll have all this and more because this is Kind of Funny Games Daily. What's up? And welcome to Kind of Funny Games daily for Monday, August 18, 2025. Of course, I'm your host, Tim Gettys. Of course we are back in the studio and of course this is blessing ad. Oh yeah. Junior.

[Blessing]

Good day, Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

Good day to you. How are you? How was your weekend?

[Blessing]

I'm doing well. Weekend really boring.

[Tim Gettys]

It was boring weekend.

[Blessing]

It was a really boring weekend. Yeah. I was thinking about it today where I was like, did I even, did I say words during the weekend? It was one of those ones where I was just like in the house the whole time. I think I might have had. I did have like maybe a couple of phone calls. But aside from that, you know, Saturday was me just sleeping in and like, you know, playing some games, playing magic. Honestly, magic. Magic on my phone. Not even with people.

[Tim Gettys]

Cool.

[Blessing]

I'm just playing magic arena on my phone. Sunday. What? Woke up, did laundry, did groceries, went to the gym, came home, watched squid game.

[Tim Gettys]

Didn't do living your life.

[Blessing]

And so I'm coming in. I'm like, I feel rusty.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

Yeah. Actually speaking, I came in, I tried to say hi to Roger and I was like, man, I'm something up my voice today.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, well, we'll get. We're gonna have a good day today because we're doing of course Games Daily now. And then after this we have our Gamescom predictions and tomorrow's Gamescom.

[Blessing]

Oh yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

So we're gonna get updates on a whole Bunch of cool games. Like we already know. Like, that's the thing is like this Gamescom. We'll talk about this later. But like the amount of confirmed things that are pretty cool. Going to be a cool show. I don't know. It's going to be the most interesting announcements, but like, in terms of just being able to see a bunch of games we're excited for, should be a good time.

[Blessing]

Yeah. How's your weekend?

[Tim Gettys]

It was phenomenal. Ooh, phenomenal. Kevin and I and my brother went to the 35th anniversary of the TMNT movie, the 1990 movie in theaters, and first time we've seen that movie in theaters. Very formative movie for us growing up. And it was phenomenal. It was so good. And seeing it in theater gave it so much, like, pizzazz. Like there's something about it was like, that's a goddamn movie. You know, like they don't make them like that anymore.

[Blessing]

They really don't.

[Tim Gettys]

And it's funny because I I watching it this time, it's like I can reflect on my life with this film and I can firmly say I forget anything I've ever thought or said about this movie. It is a 10 out of 10 perfect film.

[Blessing]

Is it your favorite TMNT movie?

[Tim Gettys]

Well, that's the no mutant, man. I, I think even with all things considered, I do think that that's the latest cartoon.

[Blessing]

Yes. Oh, my God, that's phenomenal.

[Tim Gettys]

But there this one is. It's so goddamn good. It is. We say this so often, especially these days, but it's a comic book come to life. But it is such a specific era of comic book just adapted like directly. And if you just appreciate that for what it is, damn, the movie's special. It's just funny because we did Turtles in Review and watching those movies back to back week after week and like critiquing them and comparing them I think really is an injustice to what specifically the first movie is, because it is. It's a weird thing, but it's good.

[Blessing]

Weird. Hell yeah. I never seen the first TMNT. I. We had TMNT 2 on VHS and so I remember watching that over and over again specifically for the Go Ninja. Go Ninja Ghost. And also like the opening scenes of that movie are like etched into my brain. But I've never gone back and watched the first one.

[Tim Gettys]

You should, man. It's definitely one of those things where growing up, Number two, Secret of the Ooze was the favorite. I feel like it's so kid based. But in a similar vein To Back to the Future. Like, we grew up thinking two was the best, but it just turns out it's our favorite one is the best. Like, there's a, there's a level of quality that the first movie has. And Turtles is the exact same way where, where it's like, it's legitimately, like there's good here. Like there's, there's a, a artistry to it. Whereas Secret News felt very much like a hey, let's sell toys.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

You know.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Nothing wrong with that. Still love it.

[Blessing]

Oh, yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

And this one, the first one has MC Hammer. No Vanilla Ice, but as Hammer.

[Blessing]

And is the song original? Is it an original song? Oh, okay.

[Tim Gettys]

Turtle Power.

[Blessing]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

Power.

[Blessing]

Oh, yeah. I never. I don't think I ever heard that one.

[Tim Gettys]

You got to watch Ninja Turtles 1990, but not now. Well, I'd opt to do that later because this is Kind of Funny Games Daily. Each and every weekday we run you through the video game news that you need to know about live on YouTube, Twitch and podcast services around the globe. If you love what we do, support us with the Kind of Funny membership on Patreon, YouTube or Spotify and Apple podcasts to get all of our shows ad free and a daily exclusive show for a chance to be part of this show. YouTube Super. Chat your questions, comments and concerns in and we'll get to those as we go. We got a lot of housekeeping for you. A lot of cool stuff going on over on patreon.com kind of funny. The premium collector's item this month month is the Panda Musk Barrett themed poster. This is the Mob Psycho inspired poster featuring all of Kind of Funny here. Love it. God, so good. So continuing the collection of each Kind of Funny member getting a poster to celebrate our 10 year anniversary.

[Blessing]

This is one of those ones where I might have to sub to Patreon.

[Bear]

Yeah, I was like, how do I get one myself?

[Blessing]

Like, you look so cool.

[Bear]

Mike is hilarious.

[Blessing]

I love that.

[Bear]

I requested specifically for Lulu to be in there as well.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I love it. She's adorable. Then this Friday Kind of Funny makes the return to Mario Party with the biggest Mario party stream that we have ever done. Join us as we play all afternoon and endure some IRL mini games that Mike and Roger designed for us vying for a prize that could change their lives. And yes, we're bringing back the punishment wheel. Tune in Friday after Gamescast. It's been a long time since we played Mario Party so I'm very excited for this and I don't know what Roger and Mike have planned, but it's gonna be, it's gonna be interesting. Then there's some other things too. We just did a giant bomb versus kind of funny pizza bandit. Let's play. That just did was a YouTube premiere. If you didn't see it, you got to check it out. It is absolutely hilarious. We're running around, we're literally making pizzas while we're playing a game. It's, it's a great time and you should definitely check that out. And then there's one more thing that I need to pull up here. Yeah, Roger killed the edit, by the way. This is insane and hilarious and Dan Rer is a monster. But our partners over at Nvidia are having their latest GeForce on community update stream later today at noon Pacific. Hear about the latest GeForce features, major GeForce now news and some highly anticipated PC games. You can check it out today at noon at Twitch TV Nvidia. And then tomorrow, me, Andy and Raj are going to do a bonus games cast before our Gamescom coverage. Breaking down all of the announcements in a little sponsored fun there. Getting back to it here, we got after this, we got our Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 predictions. Episode of the Games Cast. After the Gamescast will be the KF podcast. And then after that, the stream is going to be Coach Mike in Madden. Mike's been having way too much fun over there with that way too much fun skin.

[Blessing]

You know, hey, somebody has to.

[Tim Gettys]

Someone has to if you're kind of funny. Member Today's Greg Way is coming at you from Roger. Thank you to our Patreon producers, Carl Jacobs, Omega, Buster and Delaney. The Psalm Twining Today we're brought to you by Factor Shady Rays and Aura Frames. But we'll tell you all about that later. For now, let's begin with what is and forever will be the Roper Report. It's time for some news. We have six stories dozen. Story number one. Everybody get ready for things to get a little salty grains of salt left and right. God of War developer Sony Santa Monica is working on a new technically ambitious ip. This comes from Kyle Hilliard at Game Informer. Cory Barlog, director of God of War 2 and 2018's God of War shared some vague details about what the team at Sony Santa Monica is currently working on. Sony Santa Monica is the developer most recently behind God of War, Ragnarok. I'd like to share. Sorry, there's a quote here. I'd like to share a little bit about our new project, Barlog wrote on Facebook. I'm incredibly proud of what the team at Santa Monica Studio has been accomplishing. It's a technically ambitious project, something that's not easy to achieve. There's. This is a new IP we've been working on for years, and if it all goes well, we're planning to show it to you later this year. I couldn't be more excited. Barlog ended the post with two heart emojis. Barlog's post doesn't specify that this is Sony Santa Monica's next project or that it's its only project. Since the release of Ragnarok's free Roguelite Mode dlc, it's been quiet about what's next. Bless. Where do you want to start?

[Blessing]

Here, Barret, I need you to start looking for Cory Barlog's Facebook. I should have linked it, but I added the story before this turned into more of an investigation situation. Because as I was prepping khd, Roger turns to me and he's like, hey, I don't know about the validity of this Cory Barlog story. R gaming leaks and rumors put it up and then took it down because people are arguing about whether or not this is Cory Barlog's actual Facebook page, which then made me stop and go, all right, let me look into this. And the more I looked into it, the less answers I got about whether or not this is Cory Barlog's real Facebook page. When you look up the store, if you. If you type in Cory Barlog onto Google and you search by news. So many people are reporting about this, right? It is pretty much like a lot of the main outlets you expect. Game Informer was first of the story. You got PlayStation Universe on it. You got Kotaku on it. You got Gamespot on it. Oh, wait, Game Informer has updated their story as of two minutes ago.

[Tim Gettys]

What do they have to say?

[Blessing]

Hold on, we're clicking into it. Okay. Update.

[Tim Gettys]

Wow.

[Blessing]

Following publication of the story, it became apparent that the account in question is more than likely intentionally inauthentic. As a result, we have cause to believe this news is likely inaccurate. We apologize for this mistake. We have reached out to Sony for further confirmation and will update this story again should we receive confirmation. Comment.

[Tim Gettys]

Yep. So let's just call this what it is. Not true. But also, what's the news here?

[Blessing]

But it's not 100.

[Tim Gettys]

They're working on a game that's technically ambitious. Congratulations.

[Blessing]

And, well, the fact that he says new ip, that's it. Well, that was actually where I originally was going to start because that is in opposition to what Jason Schreier said, I think quite a few weeks ago when he was reporting about stuff going on at Sony Santa Monica. He, he did say that it is a known ip, but it's not sci fi. And it's going to feel like a new IP based on what it is. Vague from Jason. But also Cory Barlock coming out and saying that it's not, that it's a new ip, I think would be an interesting talking point. And then also him saying it's going to be announced later this year would be cause for like, yeah, definitely. All right. PlayStation showcase game awards, like, what were you thinking there? But this is interesting.

[Tim Gettys]

The funny thing about this is Cory Barlock, very interesting guy. Obviously very known for his social media and deactivating his social media. And it's kind of back and forth that he's had over the years over at Sony Santa Monica with that. But Roger was like doing some deep dives in this and it gets weird because it's Facebook, right?

[Blessing]

Yes.

[Tim Gettys]

But Roger started really with one thesis statement. Cory Barlock doesn't use emojis.

[Blessing]

Yep.

[Tim Gettys]

He doesn't post this way.

[Blessing]

Y.

[Tim Gettys]

You know, so Roger started going, he used the Wayback Machine, goes on the old Internet Archive, tried to find some stuff. And it turns out Corey Barlock does actually use hearts.

[Blessing]

He uses heart abilities, which does add some credence here.

[Tim Gettys]

So here's the thing. This is more than likely fake, but it could be real.

[Blessing]

You say more than likely?

[Tim Gettys]

I think so.

[Blessing]

I texted Greg Miller this morning because again, I was like, nobody's giving us the actual answers. And so we're going to do some investigative journalism in the office this morning. So I text Greg a screenshot. Greg is still out.

[Tim Gettys]

Investigative journalism. My favorite thing about this is investigative journalism at the kind of funny level is not getting the story. It's finding out, does Greg have Cory Barlog's number and can we bother him?

[Blessing]

So yeah, that was, that was. The thing is like we looked around, we're like, does anybody in this office have Cory Barlog's number? And we're like, greg probably does, but Greg is out. And so I texted Greg a screenshot of Cory Barlog's Facebook page. And I was like, any chance you can text Corey and ask if this is actually him? Lmao. He then responds, hahaha, sure. And then he responds, shocking even me, I don't have his number. After a few minutes, he then says, I DM'd him, but he's kind of off the social grid. And then he says lots of mutuals on this FB page. So it's probably real.

[Tim Gettys]

Now Greg's off work. Greg's not really paying attention right now to everything, so he just did a quick glance, trying to help us out.

[Blessing]

But the mutuals.

[Tim Gettys]

But there's the mutual mutuals Now. I forgot if it was you or Raj out there. That brought up a really good point. Old people.

[Blessing]

That was me. You know, old people just don't know how to use.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm assuming. I'm making a lot of assumptions here.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

But I'm assuming they're on the older side. I'm assuming friends.

[Blessing]

Friends of Greg that are on Facebook. You would assume that they're at least the age of 40.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

And he's saying that their mutual is the Cory Barlog. Old people oftentimes don't know how to use social media well. And so did they also add Cory Barlog or this Cory Barlog Facebook page thinking that it was him? Turns out not to be him.

[Tim Gettys]

Matthew Lewis, super chats in saying this is fake, but we have to see something by game awards, right? Have to. Not necessarily. But I'm with you that this is one of those games that has to be announced at some point. We know it's being worked on. Right. Like all science is pointed to it being a new IP from Sony Santa Monica. Approximate Cory Barlog. Obviously, we're excited.

[Blessing]

Do we know new ip? I'm going by Jason Schreier.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

Where there's something in the PlayStation like Duffy of IPs that they own that is, I imagine maybe a deeper cut that Sony Santa Monica slash Corey saw. And they were like, we're going to turn this to a diamond. We're taking this coal and we're going to like, we're going to pressure this into a diamond kind of thing and recontextualize into something that feels new, that feels fresh, that feels something that's worthwhile to the audience.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. I think I missed the conversations that you guys have had about that. What's the kind of tenor of what IPS that might be?

[Blessing]

I don't know. I wasn't on that kfc. I just remember putting it together. But I can find the Jason Schreier.

[Tim Gettys]

Article, the chat saying twisted metal. I think they're just. No saying that.

[Blessing]

Absolutely. I mean, I wouldn't think twisted metal.

[Tim Gettys]

Well, okay. There is lineage there, though. Sony Santa Monica.

[Blessing]

Sure.

[Tim Gettys]

And I mean, Corey did this to David Jaffe last time.

[Blessing]

Yeah, sure. Yeah. I love the idea of Corey just going after Jamie Jaffe. Ips and being like, we're just taking this.

[Tim Gettys]

I could do this.

[Blessing]

I could do this.

[Tim Gettys]

I could do this.

[Blessing]

Just like, I love that. So I'm still. I'm still looking for it. My thing is, I don't have a good idea of, like, what that. What that could be, because, like, if I'm thinking of dead Sony ips, that would be incredibly exciting to bring back. Sly Cooper comes to mind. I don't think that's them. Shadow Colossus comes to mind. I don't think that's them.

[Tim Gettys]

No.

[Blessing]

Jack and Dexter. That's not them. Like, what would they actually do?

[Tim Gettys]

I mean, twisted metal is not out of the realm of possibility. I don't think it's going to be that. I also don't believe this necessarily. Like, I still think it's gonna be a new ip.

[Blessing]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

Even if there's evidence against it.

[Blessing]

But I fuck with it. Do you think it's sci fi? Because that was the other thing that Jason said, is that it's not sci fi. Everybody was speculating sci fi.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, they're speculating sci fi, but intergalactic being sci fi makes me think probably not. But I mean, PlayStation also put out like 10 dad games, so I don't think that they're really that concerned about putting out more of one thing, you know?

[Bear]

Yeah, two zombies. Zombie games near each other.

[Tim Gettys]

Exactly. Yeah. So, I mean, hopefully they've learned from that. But yeah.

[Blessing]

Somebody says bloodborne. Somebody says it doesn't have to be a video game ip I gotta find. Sorry, I'm having a tough time because everybody's reporting on this Corey Barlog news that we now think is maybe probably false. Most likely. And so now the Jason Schreier thing is being buried under that. I need to find a good. I'm gonna type in Jason Schreier, Sony Santa Monica. New ip. That's what I'll type.

[Tim Gettys]

We got. Do you have anything else here before we move on to story number two?

[Blessing]

Well, I found a Eurogamer article. This is from Ed Nightingale. This is July 15, 2025. Sony Santa Monica, the studio behind God of War series is working on a new game, but reportedly it won't be a new ip, though IP though it might feel like one now. Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier has addressed speculation, calling Barlog's game Barlog, Barlog's game Sony Santa Monica's next big thing, and that it was going well at least a couple months ago. In a later response, Shrier added, it won't be a new ip and it certainly won't be a sci Fi game quote. I'll put it this way, it's not a new ip, but might feel like one. Maybe that's why people are confused. Please don't ask me more questions about this. If I wind up reporting more information at any point in the future, it'll be an article not on a forum. So I guess, yeah, he doesn't say Sony owned. Yeah, but do you think Sony Santa Monica would do a adaptation or something?

[Tim Gettys]

Well, the chat's bringing up that it doesn't necessarily even need to be a video game ip.

[Blessing]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Oh yeah. So yeah, because obviously we jump to a PlayStation video game IP and then you jump to just other video game IPS. But then, yeah, it could be so many different things.

[Bear]

Like I've been saying for years, God or Sony Santa Monica avatar, earthbending game, God. Think about it.

[Blessing]

Yeah, but you know Nickelodeon, they don't know how to license out their IP to video games. They just fucking pick anybody and they're like, you make one, you do it. I mean, this is a bigger conversation and like maybe a Gamescast or something. But Marvel obviously has a relationship with PlayStation specifically Insomniac. Do you think there's a conversation with Sony to be like, yo, Spider Man's raking in the cash. We can give you more Marvel IP to work with? I don't know.

[Tim Gettys]

No. So I don't think they would want to do that. Like, I feel like especially with what we've seen from all the licensing fees of all of that, it just like with where the big tent pole Sony titles are with PlayStation Studios as a whole is with the failures of all these live service things, I don't see them wanting to take on more of that if they can avoid it.

[Blessing]

And I think my thing is I just don't think that's something that Sony Santa Monica needs. You know what I mean? Like, I feel like with God of War, they've established them. I mean they're another. Another naughty log where they've established themselves as a studio worth looking for their looking forward to their next thing, regardless of IP or whatever it is. And so I think whenever they appear at a PlayStation showcase, they're gonna take the world by storm. Like, sure. Can you get an extra few eyes on it if it was a Iron man game or something? Even though Iron Man's already being worked on by ea, I'm sure we'll see that. Like, sure, maybe. But I don't think as Sony Santa Monica. I find it really tough for Corey Brawl, like to be like, I just made a magnum opus with God of War. Now I'm going to make a major Marvel thing. It's like, no, you. You make major things.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

You know, like you turn things into major things.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Yep. I agree.

[Blessing]

So if it's an adaptation, I would think maybe he's taking something small that's relatively. Not relatively on like that big, big pedestal and maybe try to take something and put it on there. Yeah, that's my prediction.

[Tim Gettys]

Story number two A Nintendo Direct has been announced tomorrow focused on Kirby Air Riders. This comes from Tom Phillips at Ignition Surprise. A brand new Nintendo Direct focused on Kirby Air Riders will land tomorrow, Tuesday, August 19th at 6:00am Pacific. Once again, Nintendo revealed the show first via its Nintendo Today smartphone app and promised the broadcast would feature 45 minutes of information about the upcoming Switch 2 game. Kirby Air Riders is notable for being the first new project in years from Masahiro Sakurai, the famed director of Nintendo's smash hit Super Smash Brothers series. Tomorrow's deep dive look at the game is also intriguingly, intriguingly timed, suggesting it may finally be playable at this week's Gamescom event in Cologne. And then Nate the Hate tweets out beyond the direct, Kirby Air Riders will be playable to media at Gamescom. So that's not confirmed, but very likely. I. It feels all but assured we'll get the release date tomorrow for this game, which is kind of incredible.

[Blessing]

Getting the Kirby Air Riders release date before Metroid Prime 4 is wild.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. And it'll be because they said it was 2025 right at that April event. So I imagine we'll get that date tomorrow.

[Blessing]

Is this coming out before Metroid Prime 4, do you think?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I'd imagine so. I feel like this is probably a September game.

[Blessing]

That's nuts.

[Tim Gettys]

Maybe October.

[Blessing]

And I'm nuts in the sense of like, I don't believe it or anything. I guess with how they've not talked about it up until now. Right. Like we got that initial reveal during the Switch to reveal direct and then they've kept quiet about it since then. We didn't even see. We didn't see gameplay in this trailer either.

[Tim Gettys]

No.

[Blessing]

So they had to come back around and be like, oh, we're doing a direct tomorrow. It's going to be over 40 minutes long.

[Tim Gettys]

And I mean, it's not just a direct. This is a Mr. Sakurai presents. This is going to be him getting into the most nitty gritty of details that you could possibly Imagine about this pink little puffball.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

You know like when you watch his breakdowns about the Smash Brothers characters. It's a history lesson more than it's anything. And I fucking am obsessed with it.

[Blessing]

Do we need that though for Kirby Air Riders?

[Tim Gettys]

Yes.

[Blessing]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

I think we do.

[Blessing]

Fair enough.

[Tim Gettys]

You know, fair enough. Like you need to just like there's again we're talking. Do we need it for Kirby Ar? No. Do we need it for anything? Do we need to enjoy life? No, we just don't.

[Blessing]

For Smash. Yes, we did. For Smash. We need. We needed them things.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh yeah. 45 minute breakdowns of him just like playing by himself with multiple controllers in his hands to.

[Blessing]

I mean again, that's the one game I'll stand by.

[Tim Gettys]

Yes, yes, yes.

[Blessing]

Because they were fun. It was sac. It was us hanging out with Sakurai.

[Tim Gettys]

That's what this is going to be.

[Blessing]

Why are you hating the nature of smash? Is that it was always a brand new character from like a different ip. And so like it's a history lesson. It's them showing how they adapted each of the character skills and all this shit you're not going to learn about.

[Tim Gettys]

You don't know shit about Kirby. You know shit about something about. You weren't raised in those streets.

[Blessing]

You have 45 minutes of to tell me about Kirby Air Riders. Tim, tell me one thing about Kirby Air Riders.

[Tim Gettys]

City trial. It was Fun. Multiplayer experience. GameCube single button.

[Blessing]

Only the single button.

[Tim Gettys]

The single button game. Analog and single button. They want to be easy, huh? Yeah.

[Blessing]

Didn't know that.

[Tim Gettys]

The menu of the game looks just like the menu of every Sakurai game.

[Blessing]

Prove me wrong, you all.

[Tim Gettys]

And you're like, oh, it looks like this. This is exciting because it's the first new game that's not Smash from Sakurai in a very long time. Since Kid Icarus uprising. And then obviously Kirby Air riders from the Gamecube very, very like what was it? 22,002. I want to say not the biggest hit. And I'm real not even the best game. Far from it fun game. But like I really am interested in what this project is going to be. Jokes aside, I do think it's going to be a smaller title. Like I can't with how quickly this game is being from announcement to potential release date and just it existing at all. Knowing that he's been gone like took a break from Smash brothers, did the YouTube channel. Like this game's been in development for a while, but I just can't fathom it being like a. I Mean, I don't even want to say Donkey Kong Bonanza level game but like even anything close to that, like I like you.

[Blessing]

Don'T think it's gonna come out and be $80.

[Tim Gettys]

I don't, I really don't. Yeah.

[Blessing]

Do you think this even comes out and be in a $70?

[Tim Gettys]

Like see that's the thing is like it's six. I don't think so.

[Bear]

Do we think it's 60?

[Blessing]

Here's the thing. I think it's 70 just because it's Nintendo and they always, they treat their things with a premium, right? They treat their games with a premium.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

But I could see it coming out and it feeling like a forty dollar game.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

For the way that you're talking about.

[Tim Gettys]

It, I think you're right. I think that's what it's going to be. I think it's going to be $70 but people are going to be upset about that. But I do think that it's going to be fun and I think that the quality of the game is going to be there and yeah, we'll see tomorrow with the 45 minutes of like how hard they can actually sell this and make this relevant to people. Because it's not a kart racer. Like it's not going to be comparable to Mario Kart. Like it's its own unique arcade style experience is.

[Blessing]

I don't know about Kirby Air Ride. Now I think about it. What is. Is it. I mean it's a racing game though, right?

[Tim Gettys]

Yes, but in the same way that you're racing on the Kirby Superstars. No, on the Super Nintendo, one of the more popular Kirby games. It's a collection of a bunch of different. Not mini games but like just different modes that all have a similar play style. But it's like you're just kind of racing around the world collecting things. But it's not really like a race, you know.

[Bear]

One and two, two laps. You know there's other race.

[Blessing]

Like is the goal not to get to the.

[Tim Gettys]

There's some modes that are more race based but otherwise it's like it's a race. You're racing against the time. You're collecting all the. You're collecting a bunch of things. You're collecting power ups as you go.

[Blessing]

Like you're describing a car racer. Just so you know.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But it's not really a race but it's like it's. It's a car racing God. Yeah. Everything I'm about to say sounds very. I was about to say it's more like the battle mode of Mario Kart where you're like, shooting at each other as you race. But look up City Trial. Like, that's. That's what the core of this game actually is. Which, like, you're. You're in this, like, not open world, but like, for the time, open zone area. Like this, a big ass space that I. I'd say there's like as many similarities to a 3D platformer as there are to a kart racer, if that makes sense.

[Blessing]

It doesn't.

[Tim Gettys]

Okay, well, that's why it's gonna take 45 minutes for him to explain.

[Blessing]

Okay, you've convinced me.

[Tim Gettys]

Yes, yes.

[Blessing]

I'm excited for this.

[Tim Gettys]

He's gonna convince us.

[Blessing]

Like, I. Oh, is it still Kirby? Right? Is this the city trial thing he's talking about? And this is like the main mode you're saying? See, now I'm even more confused. The thing that we're looking at before, that looked like straight up, just a regular racing game.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

Looked like Mario Kart meets F0, but.

[Tim Gettys]

That'S again, that's like not the main mode of the game. That's just the thing you can do.

[Blessing]

So here, if I'm describing it, you're in an open zone. You're driving around at a high speed, you're collecting, you're picking up collectibles, and you're racing a clock. So it's like Tony Hawk kind of.

[Tim Gettys]

You know what?

[Blessing]

Honestly?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, that's a way better thing to say than anything I've said today.

[Blessing]

All right, fair enough.

[Tim Gettys]

Let's take that. And also, let's move on to a super chat from Alex G3B who says career writer, select the bonus mode from smash3ds. So remember smash Run.

[Blessing]

Smash Run.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah, it's kind of that, but in 3D.

[Blessing]

Bear, I need to bring up Smash Run because I never played Smash Run because I didn't have a 3DS, but I heard about it. So you're just running around picking up things? Okay, I can, I can. I can fuck with that.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Pretty dude says writers having a longer direct in Mario Kart world is crazy. Imagine it has more content than worlds. I don't think that it will. I do think it'll have more game modes. And again, it's. It's not like it's gonna be 45 minutes of like all the. It's Sakurai, like wax and poetic.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

We're about to learn a lot about the history of Kirby and air riders. Specifically.

[Blessing]

I'm. You've excited about this now Good.

[Tim Gettys]

Good. Kebab says. What if they reveal it to be Smash Ultimate Racing?

[Blessing]

Nah, dude, I wish. No, but I wish. Smash Ultimate Racing.

[Tim Gettys]

Remember Smash Run? God, I played this for so long and I never enjoyed it.

[Blessing]

Oh, they had the Kremlins.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh yeah.

[Blessing]

Remember Subspace emissary? That was all the time.

[Tim Gettys]

Let's cut to some ads, everybody. We'll be right back.

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[Tim Gettys]

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[Blessing]

Yeah, I Dude, I saw so many Instagram stories of Greg at this Pokemon thing, right? And like it's cool to see kind of funny. Get a Pokemon fan.

[Tim Gettys]

It is.

[Blessing]

You know, we've been lacking on one. It's like lacking that entire it's Pokemon and Xenoblade Chronicles have been like the two franchises that we've really needed people to step up and represent and shout out to Greg for representing.

[Tim Gettys]

I hate him so much.

[Blessing]

I hate him too.

[Tim Gettys]

I hate him too the cool thing about this Eternatus situation is this weekend they're doing another another go fest and then on Saturday and Sunday you can get a turn this for the first time. And they're up in the raids to up to a hundred people together can be there. So I will be a Pier 39. I will be raiding with 100 people. I hate you so God damn much. Next up is Pokemon trading card game Pocket, which is getting new Mega Evolution cards later this year. Mega versions of Altaria, Gyarados and Blaziken will be featured in the set. Coming to the mobile app's new season.

[Blessing]

You still playing?

[Bear]

Oh, dude, it's bad.

[Tim Gettys]

You really are.

[Bear]

Oh yeah, every day.

[Tim Gettys]

No, I thought you were wooing Mega Evolutions, which they're worth wooing.

[Bear]

Well, yeah, I was wooing but I'm just saying it's like I'm playing this every day and I need to stop, but I can't. Well, I'm at Ultra Ball rank 4 in the season right now.

[Tim Gettys]

Wow.

[Bear]

So close to getting to Master Ball.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm so impressed with you. That's awesome.

[Blessing]

Barry. You love Magic the Gathering.

[Bear]

No, see that I. This is the thing that's holding me off for Magic, you know, when those Avatar cards, because I don't spend any money in this game, it's just, you know, I do my two packs like a third pack every, you know, three or four days, right. And then I, I battle and I don't spend real money and I don't have to spend real money.

[Blessing]

I will buy you an Avatar deck.

[Bear]

No, I don't need it.

[Blessing]

Say the word, I will buy it for you.

[Bear]

I do need Mega Evolutions though.

[Tim Gettys]

I love. The Mega Evolutions are having their, their comeback moment right now because of Zaw and like, you know, in typical Pokemon fashion, it's like the media blitz when they're like focusing on a gimmick or something. It's like set across all the different games and spin offs. So yeah, seeing the Mega Evolutions come back is exciting. And then speaking on Pokemon Unite. The Moba, the Sinnoh Water starter. God. And Plowion the fucking Penguin. I don't know how to say.

[Blessing]

Chloeon. Is that one of them? It's the Penguin. Oh, okay.

[Tim Gettys]

It's the Sinnoh starter that turns into a big penguin.

[Blessing]

I got real scared that I missed one. A new Eeveelution.

[Tim Gettys]

We'll join the roster on September 19th. That's Kevin's mom's birthday. Followed by Delmise, who has a grappler kit that lets it latch onto enemies and getting close. And then Vaporeon. That's an Eva Evolution will come sometime after bringing Unites Evolution count to six. So all that's left are Jolteon and Flareon. That's interesting that all the rest of them there, except for the original three, but I guess they're just working backwards outside of the mobile app. The regular Pokemon trading card games also featuring Mega Evolutions pretty heavily this year or next year, Pokemon company showed off new Ex cards for Mega Charizard, X Gardevoir and Mega Lucario. Mega Dragonite is also getting its first card, though the one shown wasn't a full art one like the others.

[Blessing]

Going back to Pokemon Unite. Did you ever try that?

[Tim Gettys]

No.

[Blessing]

Would you ever want to?

[Tim Gettys]

Not against it? Because I've always wanted to always have fun with it.

[Blessing]

Yeah. I feel like there's, like, a stream there of Mike, like, taking us through Pokemon Unite, teaching us how to play a Moba.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

Because I feel like if there's any Moba that me and you would get into these. Pokemon Unite. Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. I. I was watching some highlights of the world championships last night, and, like, unice was pretty hype.

[Blessing]

Oh, yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Watching it's like, oh, this is entertaining.

[Blessing]

Could you tell what was happening?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Blessing]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

It's very. I mean, it's. MOBAs are fairly simple. Well, like, when you understand what's happening and there's a commentator telling you everything that's going on, you're like, oh, I see what they're doing here. And it's Pokemon. So we know the characters. So I'm just saying the names. I'm like, all right. I know I can follow along. What I can't follow along with, no matter how much I've played.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Is the actual Pokemon Game World Championships.

[Blessing]

Oh, really?

[Tim Gettys]

You get to, like, towards the end, and I'm like, okay, I'm with this. The amount of just abilities with the. The two fighters on each side and how it's like, they are so smart.

[Blessing]

Interesting.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm a stupid, stupid, super.

[Blessing]

Okay, see, now you. You convince me to check out both those things, because I would have assumed that Pokemon Unite. For me, I'm just seeing characters run across the screen, and I'm like, I don't know, man. They're jungling, I guess. But for regular, like, Pokemon battles, I like how. I'm actually. No, I'm not gonna say that. I was gonna say, how complex can it be? I know it can be very complex.

[Tim Gettys]

It's so crazy.

[Blessing]

But at the end of the day, it's not. It's Pokemon Battle battling. You know what I mean? Growl.

[Tim Gettys]

Check it out.

[Blessing]

Just use growl.

[Tim Gettys]

They're actually using it. You know what I mean?

[Blessing]

Oh.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh. Fans are expecting a multiplayer mode in Pokemon Legends after Nintendo let it slip that the RPG would have some sort of link play. But the mode Game Freak announced at Worlds is a bit different than what people have been anticipating. The game will feature a four player multiplayer mode in which players pit their parties against one another and earn points for each Pokemon they defeat within the three minute time limit. According to the game's official website, these matches can be played casually with friends or in a ranked mode. You're adding ranks to Pokemon. Did you see this trailer?

[Blessing]

I saw the tweet and I got excited and then I remembered that it's happening within Zaw and I was like, damn, I kind of want this with like, the regular Pokemon battle system.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. But also I like that zaw's trying a different battle system and people got to play it for the first time at World Championships. So the. I've been watching a couple, like, previews of it, and it seems like people are into it and it's like, familiar enough that it's like, all right, this is still a Pokemon, but it's different enough that it's like, it feels fresh and kind of like what people have been asking for for a long time, which is a way more active battle. Like, so it plays more like the anime looks.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

So, yeah, seeing this multiplayer mode here, I'm like, I don't see myself really getting too deep into it, but it looks fun. Again, it looks like there's going to be potential for, like, dedicated, actual skills in this. Like, them having a ranked mode is a lot more than I would have expected them to have for this type of mode in a Pokemon game.

[Blessing]

Yeah, I like that. It feels like then they're treating this as more of a serious. Hey, like, we know this isn't your Mainline core Pokemon experience, but we see this as something that can grow and evolve and be something that hardcore players might take to.

[Tim Gettys]

Yep. And then the last video game announcement of their closing ceremony was that Pokemon Champions, the upcoming competitive focus game for Switch and Mobile, will be the primary game for the Pokemon World championship tournament in 2026. So that's pretty interesting, right? They're going to switch over to this. That makes sense. When we first saw this, it's like, all right, this kind of felt like the path they were going down. So to me, this says we're going to get this Game before next year, like, within the year. And Central leaks also posted that it's been confirmed that Pokemon Champions will be free to play on Switch to Switch and mobile devices. However, a paid version will also be released called Pokemon Champions plus Starter Package, and we're gonna get some more details in the future. So that's interesting. Like, probably the right move for what this seems to be.

[Blessing]

Yeah. Honestly. Yeah. Like, giving. So the whole idea of this, right, is giving people a central place where in the same way that maybe not say. Let me not say the same way, because I actually don't know all the details of all this. Right. But like, Pokemon home, I view as this is the central place to keep all your Pokemon. This. I view as this is the central way. Central place to battle Pokemon if you want to compete in, like, a competitive sense. That way we can centralize everything and not have to hop between all the new, different video game iterations that exist.

[Tim Gettys]

It's cool, though, because it's centralizing everything. Like, you're saying, like, you're. It's your collection of Pokemon for generations, right? And you like, training them up and actually do the battles. So it's. It's consolidating there, but it's actually allowing you to play in more places. Like, I love that it's the mobile game and the Switch game are going to just be crossplay and, like, cross progression, cross everything.

[Blessing]

Like, that's cool. So cool.

[Tim Gettys]

And I think it's going to vastly widen the amount of people that even attempt to take the VGC side seriously, you know?

[Blessing]

And that's my thing is. Yeah, Pokemon has always been a thing for me where I play through the campaign. I always, like, like, the idea of playing Pokemon in a more competitive way. Not, like, actually competitive, like, I'm not going to the vgc, like, championship stuff. Right. But, like, in the same way that I like to play Tekken online or I like to play random games online. Right. Like, I would like to do that for Pokemon. But there's always felt like there's been, like, a barrier for me to then hop into that part of it.

[Tim Gettys]

Dude, I feel like there's 10 barriers, man. Like, I'm telling you, watch the finals for last night and just try to follow along. And again, you follow. But it just is like, oh, my God, they're. They're so advanced.

[Blessing]

Yeah. Like, they're on a different place, and.

[Tim Gettys]

There'S so much more to the game than you would have just ever expected. Like, it's very, very, very impressive.

[Blessing]

My hope. And I Don't know if this is really was going to happen, but my hope is that Pokemon. It's called Pokemon Championship. I hope that it. Like Pokemon Champions. Thank you. I hope that it brings down that barrier. Like, I hope it allows more people to be able to transition into. Okay, I want to now. I want to get good at battling Pokemon against other humans. And that turns into more of a regular, normal thing for Pokemon fans.

[Tim Gettys]

Yep. And then the last announcement was about World Championships 2026. The tournament set to take place at the Chase center in San Francisco next year. But the Pokemon company is also setting up a new fan experience called Pokemon XP in the city the same weekend, August 28th to 30th. Tickets are going to go on sale on September 17th. The teaser trailer was light on details, but the official Pokemon website says that XP will feature panels, unique workshops, special guests, exclusive merchandise, and so much more. So it sounds like we're getting, like, a Pokemon Con and Pokemon World Championships in our city next year at the Chase Center. Dude, that's huge.

[Blessing]

That's awesome.

[Tim Gettys]

Like, that. That's where the warriors play.

[Blessing]

That is where the warriors play. That's really cool.

[Tim Gettys]

Sabrina Carpenter performs there.

[Blessing]

God. And she was at Warfield before, and I got to go crazy, man. Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

I can't believe that.

[Blessing]

I know. So cool.

[Tim Gettys]

So cool.

[Blessing]

I mean, I was the only man over the age of 20 there, though. It was me. And then two friends and, like, just a bunch of teenagers, and I was like, okay, well, I'm. I shouldn't be here. I should go home. Shout out to. Being a carpenter makes great music. Also. Shout out to this. This would be such a fun time next year.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, yeah. I. I hope that we get to be a part of this officially somehow. Let us do a panel.

[Blessing]

I mean, you want to cut a promo? Yeah.

[Bear]

Like, we've got a Pokemon guy now.

[Tim Gettys]

We do. We do.

[Bear]

It does make sense.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, true.

[Blessing]

Yeah. And he was, like, representing us at Worlds. So we. So they know that now we have.

[Tim Gettys]

We're willing to go.

[Blessing]

We're willing to go. We're willing to be there and be a part of the experience.

[Bear]

And by this point next year, Right. Like, he'll have reviewed Pokemon Legends, and so, like, he's going to be even more of an expert on everything, even.

[Tim Gettys]

More of a piece of. You know what else is a piece of?

[Blessing]

What's that?

[Tim Gettys]

But sometimes you learn things that you wish you didn't know.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Sometimes you spend your whole life thinking one thing, and then you're told you're wrong. And you have to reckon with that and decide, am I going to listen to the truth, or am I going to look the truth in the eye and say, you know what? Not today. Not today. I'm gonna stay as ignorant as I'd like to be. And I think that's where I'm going to stay on this one. At this Pokemon World Championships, almost insulting to everybody there on the big screen, above everybody, above the battlefield, they put up a picture of a Pokemon and just had the words mispronounced Pokemon. And then the correct way to say its name, Rayquaza. Ray Quasa.

[Blessing]

I don't like you saying that like that.

[Tim Gettys]

No, I don't like it either, Ray.

[Blessing]

So, yeah, the. Yeah, they do the pronunciation thing, right? They say ray dash K, W A Y dash Z. U h, but, like, Ray.

[Tim Gettys]

No, no, no.

[Blessing]

I'm. And I'm somebody who. I'm a fan of, you know, receiving new information and going, I was wrong.

[Tim Gettys]

Yep.

[Blessing]

I'm gonna correct myself. I'm gonna do better going forward. This is one of those ones where I draw the line.

[Tim Gettys]

Draw the line until I die.

[Blessing]

I don't Rayquaza.

[Tim Gettys]

And here's the thing.

[Blessing]

Who decided. Do you think they're with us?

[Tim Gettys]

What can we pull off from these?

[Blessing]

Who decided this?

[Tim Gettys]

I don't know.

[Blessing]

Like, who in the. Who in the room that was, like, making the Pokemon names? You know what I mean?

[Tim Gettys]

Like, you know what? I think I know who it is. I think it was Andrew Ng, this kid that I went to elementary school with. I think it was him, because when Pokemon Gold and Silver came out, he was trying to convince me that Suicune, you know, Suicune.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

It is pronounced Suicuni.

[Blessing]

No, he's fucking with you.

[Tim Gettys]

He's. He was very upset about it. And now, to be clear, I don't know how to say that thing's name is Suicune, right? I don't fucking know, but I know it's not Suicuney.

[Blessing]

Do you. Have. They said. Have they said Rayquaza or Rayquaza in the anime? I feel like there's got to be a recorded proof that Rayquaza is wrong.

[Tim Gettys]

I mean, I. Here's the thing. I'm pretty sure it's right, but if it's right, I'm not.

[Blessing]

Yeah, fair enough. Fair enough.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm sorry I had to let you guys know that if you didn't know story number four, we could get Splinter Cell remake news at Gamescom because someone apparently spotted Sam Fisher at the airport.

[Blessing]

Okay, so here's the thing. I added this when Roger was recently on with me because Roger is the who shared this to kd and this is similar to the Cory Barlog story in a very different way of like the biggest grain of salt possible. But Tim, go for it.

[Tim Gettys]

Ubisoft has been very quiet about the Splinter Cell remake, with fans begging for a revival of the series. You'd think that the studio would be shouting about it from the rooftop. Sorry, this comes from Bas Basin to store at the Gamer. Perhaps it's wary after the development hell that Prince of Persia Sands of Time remake has been through. Perhaps we'll be seeing it at Gamescom tomorrow. While Ubisoft hasn't said much about the progress of the remake, it did put out a weird teaser that didn't give us any information. However, if one random Redditor is to be believed, we might finally get an official update at Gamescom. What's more, Sam Fisher actor Michael Ironside may be part of the announcement on the gaming leaks and rumors subreddit. Someone claimed to have spotted Ironside at the Denver airport and even overheard him saying to his wife, they're looking for a gate to a flight to Puny. Of course, Ironside could be traveling for any number of reasons, but the timing and destination does make a strong case for a possible Splinter Cell remake release date announcement at Gamescom. It's also worth noting that Gamescom is held in Cologne while Ironside was traveling to Munich, but that could also be a connecting flight.

[Blessing]

Okay, okay, get the out of here. Get the out of here.

[Tim Gettys]

We know if OP's theory is correct after tomorrow's Gamescom opening live showcase, the project has been in the works for a while, so an official announcement should be due anytime now.

[Blessing]

I Hilarious. This one filled me with joy. Oh yeah, because like I don't believe the dots don't connect enough for me, but there is the smallest chance that this person could be right. And if they're right. Oh that's hilarious.

[Tim Gettys]

I mean that's the thing is this does add up to being like a potentially real story. Like yeah, there's so many different things here that it's like, all right, cool. It's not perfect but like maybe you went a little a couple days early, wanted to see all of Germany.

[Blessing]

I mean yeah, this was posted yesterday. So like if it's to see all of you think he's spending a day in Munich, just be like he's like, yeah, I fuck with Munich before I go to. I mean, yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

I mean think about it. We all the time it's like, we're be doing a trip and it's like, oh, let's tack on something else. I'm just saying, like, it's not like, I mean, I don't think it's definitive proof that this is not true because.

[Blessing]

But if it's a flight, I think timing wise, that also just makes sense of he. This is from yesterday. Right. And so if he's flying out from, I assume a US Location, I guess they didn't specify that, did they?

[Bear]

They said Denver.

[Blessing]

Oh, Denver. Yes. Thank you. If he's flying out from Denver, then like, you're. He's probably going to land sometime maybe earlier today and then connect. You want to be there a day before, is what I'm saying. And the thing is tomorrow.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right. You're right.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

My favorite thing about this, though, is that the source of this is just some dude at the Denver airport.

[Blessing]

Some dude at the Denver airport and.

[Tim Gettys]

Then overheard him saying, it's like, this is hilarious story.

[Blessing]

Who could be lying.

[Bear]

Like, honestly mistaken.

[Blessing]

And that wasn't him. That was even Michael Ironside.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. There's so many, so many factors here. But as I often say, as of now, Splinter Cell remake is a real game and has not yet been canceled. So that means we're going to have to hear about it somewhere.

[Blessing]

How do you have more faith in this than the Marvel 1943 game?

[Tim Gettys]

I'm not saying I do.

[Blessing]

Okay, that's fair enough.

[Tim Gettys]

I. I have faith in so little things these days.

[Blessing]

Plus, that's also.

[Tim Gettys]

But there is one thing I have full faith in, and that is the Street Fighter movie coming next year. Story number five, we have our first tease of Cody Rhodes as Guile in the Street Fighter movie. This comes from discussing film. Oh, my God. It's just a picture of Cody Rhodes shadow. And he has Guile's hair, you see a little bit of his pants. And everything about this is just right.

[Blessing]

It's just right. And this is the perfect tease. I hate that the original source of this is Andrew Schultz. Like Instagram stories. But regardless of that, let's go on the. On the shadow here.

[Tim Gettys]

Like, come on. Looking at this.

[Blessing]

Oh. Oh, yeah. And like the camouflage pants that you mentioned right there. It's. It's all so perfect.

[Tim Gettys]

If you didn't listen to the Gamescast episode from last week, breaking down, just why the Street Fighter movie is going to be absolute magic. I'd highly recommend it. It is a journey that I take you on, and it's worth it.

[Blessing]

It's worth it. What character from the Street Fire movie are you most excited to see?

[Tim Gettys]

I can't wait to see Jason Momoa green dude. Oh, I just really need that man.

[Blessing]

Yeah, that's a good.

[Tim Gettys]

What about you? I mean I think don't say Roman Reigns. It's boring.

[Blessing]

Oh, that was my answer.

[Tim Gettys]

I know it was.

[Blessing]

Well then Cody Rhodes is guy like that's the other thing is like yeah, like seeing the shadow I have. I have to see how he looks. But then yeah, Roman Reigns is. Akuma is gonna be so good.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

Those are my. Those are my two answers.

[Tim Gettys]

I just really, really, really hope that 50 cent is cross eyed.

[Blessing]

Oh, 50 cent. Yeah, 50 cent is barlog Balrog Ball Koi Barlog. Yeah. Ballrock. Thank you. 50 Cent is gonna be. Yeah, that's one I can't wait to see. But that one is like, I don't know. I don't know.

[Bear]

I need to see the. I don't give a about Street Fighter and I probably won't watch this movie. But I. I need to see the vision of David Dust Malchian as M. Bison. I need to see how that comes together.

[Blessing]

That's thing is like there's certain castings where I'm like, I could. I could see it and there are certain castings where it's like, oh, this is one for one. You nailed it. Right? And I think that's why Cody Rhodes as Guile is so perfect to me because I'm like, you nailed it. 50 Cent as Barlow Balrog is like, it's there, but it's also off a little bit in a way that I can't describe. But I, I want to see the. Like, I have to see the vision come through, right? I have to see him in costume.

[Tim Gettys]

I painted the picture for you last week. Bless you. See the vision.

[Blessing]

Yeah, I see it. But also it's like I need to see it.

[Tim Gettys]

Jason Momoa is going to be so green, dude. Awesome. It's going to be a big deal, this movie. Huge deal. Biggest deal in the world.

[Blessing]

Biggest deal in the world.

[Tim Gettys]

But if I wanted to know about something smaller, significantly smaller than the Street Fighter 2026 movie, where would I look?

[Blessing]

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

[Tim Gettys]

Damn right. It's WE news, everybody. Sword of the Sea review roundup has an 88 on Metacritic Eurogamer game it 5 stars saying movement, meaning and mindfulness combined in giant squids. Latest a game of Free form, expression and flow. Wow.

[Blessing]

Wow.

[Bear]

Played like first hour of this. It's really rad. It is very much journey on a skateboard. But I, I've had some moments where I'm like ooh, this is neat.

[Blessing]

Oh, I've also played the first hour of this. I want to get back to it. It's been a busy week for me in video games. We'll hear about that later I guess.

[Tim Gettys]

Later.

[Blessing]

Yeah, at some point. At some point you'll hear about that. But I was very impressed with the first hour. I mean it seems like another one of those ones, right? Another giant giant squid game. But I like how they kind of take the journey thing of like we're in a desert, we're surfing on sand and then add in like the water layer to kind of give it some, some life there and some like duality.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Bear]

And you get to jump on jellyfish. It's cool.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Bear]

I rode on a whale.

[Tim Gettys]

Whoa.

[Bear]

And it was awesome.

[Tim Gettys]

Game Informer gave it an 8.5 out of 10 saying sort of the sea moves at the pace of a magical swords person speeding across sand dunes on a floating blade at 170 miles per hour and it never gives you a reason to look away.

[Blessing]

Yep.

[Tim Gettys]

PC Gamer gave us 78 out of 100 saying the short but spectacular surfing game. Sort of the seas, atmosphere and movement propel it where it's simple and repetitive. Puzzles can't.

[Blessing]

And like I here's my thing. Right. I think I did have the moment while playing where I did wonder have we been doing this for too long? As far as the kind of game that they're making. Right. Cuz these are people who formerly worked on Journey. They bamzu. They made the pathless. And you hear, you've heard me talk about the pathless a lot. Right? Like I really like that game. And then they're working on this as I'm playing it. I think there is a part of me that's like this feels like 2015 indie in a way where I'll. Or not in like the worst way. Because if you like this kind of game, you love this kind of game. I'm somebody who likes this kind of game. Right. But a little bit of the puzzle solution specifically and like solving the solving what's going on did feel like oh, I've been here before. Like I've done this before. That might be my only critique so far. But that's only in the first hour of the game.

[Bear]

And it is funny too if like you have that. But then at the Same time. You'll have, like, a room, Tim, where it's like, all right, here's a challenge room. You got to get 1500 points in, like, 30 seconds. And you like, doing skateboard tricks and stuff like that.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Bear]

And, like, you don't get tricks automatically. Like, that's something that you're slowly unlocking throughout the game, which I find very interesting.

[Blessing]

Losing.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

You.

[Tim Gettys]

You last week telling me, like, I gotta check this out.

[Bear]

I think you would with it.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. I definitely want to play this one now. Even though it. So far it's kind of been like, ah, seems like it's been there, done that. But yeah, Bear got me on it. The next Tales of Remastered is getting announced tomorrow, so strap in, Tales fans. That's it.

[Blessing]

I think you skipped a couple here. I did, yeah. From Noble via VGC Skate 4 dev full circle said Skate 4 will receive a new battle pass every three months in that the soundtrack gets updated every season. Interesting. And then Dr. Eggman and two guest villains have been announced for Shinobi Art of Vengeance.

[Tim Gettys]

Hell yeah.

[Blessing]

SEGA Villain Stage dlc.

[Tim Gettys]

Remember? Like, I forgot what it was, but we were at Top Muchinobi and like, the thing came up and I was like, wait, bless, look at that. Like, there's a Sega Villains dlc. And we're like, what's that gonna be? Is it gonna be rotting? Yes. That's cool. Love this.

[Blessing]

Who. Who would be the two other Sega villains you're going with? Is there room for a Persona villain? Ah, like, is there? I don't feel like there's a.

[Bear]

Like a villain villain from Persona that would.

[Blessing]

Like. The therapist.

[Tim Gettys]

No.

[Blessing]

The school therapist?

[Tim Gettys]

Come on. No, man.

[Blessing]

I mean. Or.

[Bear]

Because someone, I think, responded to this. Oh, yeah, right here. The first respond to this is Mr. X, which I think would be hilarious. Hilarious.

[Blessing]

Mr. X. Why can't I think of Mr. X? Who's Mr. X from Resident Evil? Yeah.

[Bear]

Or is that Copcom? Yeah, never mind.

[Tim Gettys]

Never mind.

[Blessing]

But I mean, that is what they say, though. So if there's a crossover situation, maybe.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. I was like, I thought it was some Persona, but.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, interesting. I imagine it'll be Yakuza, and I don't know. One Yakuza makes sense just because of how popular the IP is. And I feel like that they do crossovers all the time.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

And then I feel like the other one's gonna be a bit more weird, like Jet Set Radio or Space Channel 5. People would like.

[Bear]

People would go crazy, I think, for Goro Majima. And he's kind of like, oh, Majimaza.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Mr. X is from Streets of Rage.

[Blessing]

Oh, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha.

[Tim Gettys]

But I love it, man. Look at.

[Blessing]

I'm gonna say the creepy gym teacher that you fight in Persona 5 the first as like the first big bad.

[Bear]

Kamashita.

[Blessing]

Kamashita.

[Tim Gettys]

Welcome the customers from Crazy Taxi.

[Blessing]

Oh, I like that. All of them.

[Tim Gettys]

All of them.

[Blessing]

Just a group of customers in here, slashing through them, murdering them all.

[Tim Gettys]

And that's actually it for WE news, everybody. Let's see what super chats we got here. Nico Rodriguez says, obligatory birthday tax. Love all you do. And thanks for the endless hours of content. Any advice for the big, big three? Oh, happy birthday.

[Blessing]

Happy 30. Happy birthday. Happy Thursday. Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Advice for 30, man. Live it up. You know, it doesn't last. Stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch is the greatest, greatest advice you can possibly get. But yeah, also have fun. You know what I mean? Don't. Don't let the three in front of your. Your age bring you down. I know a lot of people that Once they hit 30, their spark started to die. And I'm like, you don't need to do that.

[Blessing]

Here's my thing, right? Because like, when you're 29, you start to feel a little bit old. Once I turn 30, now I'm 31, I feel young again. Yeah, yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

It all resets.

[Blessing]

That's the thing. It all resets. Guess What? When you're 29, you're the. You're an old kid. When you're 30, you're. You're a young adult.

[Bear]

Yep.

[Blessing]

That's not really how that works.

[Tim Gettys]

You know what?

[Blessing]

You get where I'm going with you. You're like a young, old person at 30. But like, at 29, you're an old, young person. I guess that's what I'm saying.

[Tim Gettys]

And that is wise. Thank you. Beyond your years, we have sperb saying birthday tax. Today is my 50th birthday. Been playing games since the Texas instruments 99 and Atari 2600. I had every console except the Saturn and still play regularly. I grew up loving Castlevania and Mario, and now I'm all about Fromsoft. Yeah, I love that. Happy birthday. That is absolutely incredible. 50.

[Blessing]

Happy birthday.

[Bear]

Same age as my parents.

[Tim Gettys]

That's. I mean, man, 50, it's a big one. And like the. The history of going all the way back to. To the Atari 2600 and still playing games. Like, I also love that Saturn's the only one you know, every console except.

[Blessing]

Except the Saturn, you're like, they don't got anything worthwhile.

[Tim Gettys]

Nights into dreams. I don't want to play Sonic R. Panzer Dragoon.

[Blessing]

I watched a whole video about Sonic R last night.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, he did.

[Blessing]

It was Dunkey playing it. Yeah, it was really funny. Oh, yeah, yeah. And he's. Now they're all about Fromsoft. I love that evolution. I feel like Fromsoft. I always wonder, like, what does it take to get into Fromsoft on a deeper level? Because obviously there's so many people that are. But there's always that barrier to entry of, like, the difficulty and how much like, the games kind of obscure information, all that stuff. But, like, at 50, to be like, yeah, I'm a Fromsoft guy. I. With that dude.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Badass, man. Rance Cox has a little behind, but possibly Splinter Cell. We talked about that.

[Blessing]

Also, Bear, what was the picture of Jeff Healey you brought up?

[Bear]

He said, first time. I know what the clown knows. I feel like this is him saying Silksong will not be at his show tomorrow because they. We always do the clown Silk song meme.

[Tim Gettys]

I mean, you're saying this is him saying it's not.

[Blessing]

Yeah, I think this is him saying it is.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Blessing]

I think this is a misdirection.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. You don't do this if it's not there.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Like, if it's not, you say it's not. Call it out. See you tomorrow. What would you see?

[Blessing]

Yeah, what are we seeing anytime soon after this?

[Tim Gettys]

Grand man says, I wonder if Gears Reloaded gets a Helldivers 2 skin. I doubt it.

[Blessing]

Here's Reloaded in the. I mean, that'd be cool.

[Tim Gettys]

I don't think that we're at that level of, like, crossover quite yet.

[Blessing]

I mean, Helldivers got Halo.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. But, I mean, that's like, you know, like.

[Blessing]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, it is possible. I doubt it, though. Bandera Senses, Pit, Samus, Captain Falcon, and Fox will be playable. That's quite the call. I don't see where. Where that's coming from.

[Blessing]

Kirby Air Riders, probably.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Bear]

I mean, Dead franchises.

[Blessing]

I can see Pit. I think Pit would be cool. I think all these would be cool, but I don't. I don't. I. I think Pit would be the easiest one because, like, that's Sakurai's baby. Captain Falcon. Just. I think the other ones are. Just. Because they. They're. They look fast. Captain Falcon goes fast, and Career Riders seems like a fast game.

[Tim Gettys]

Samson L. Says, let Greg be the guy that announces players. Let's not give Gray any power.

[Blessing]

Oh, at Pokemon. Oh, yeah, because he's gonna pronounce all those names, right?

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, rant says. What I meant earlier is what if Barlog's working on Splinter Cell? I don't think a new Splinter Cell is being in development.

[Blessing]

No, especially not from PlayStation.

[Bear]

Yeah, like a crossover with Sony on that one.

[Blessing]

If that ever happened, PlayStation would have already bought Ubisoft. Yeah, like that would have been the situation.

[Tim Gettys]

And then Zilla 11 says the two hearts could mean a Doctor who game. I don't think that the hearts are teasing anything. The hearts are just confirming that it's not 100% not court Barlog's Facebook page.

[Blessing]

I'm leaning that it is. Yeah, I think I, I, I like. Obviously. I don't fucking know. We don't like. It's. It's kind of really tough to tell, but I don't know.

[Tim Gettys]

We need to check if Corey Barlog's Facebook page is friends with Michael Ironside. What if this is all connected?

[Blessing]

Yeah, Greg's not sending me another text. I was hoping he would have some kind of update.

[Tim Gettys]

No, he's useless. That's it for super chats. Let's do you're wrong here. Let's see.

[Blessing]

Actually, do I have mutuals of the court? Let me see if I have mutual support.

[Tim Gettys]

True. Lathorian says Tim Turtle Power is not by MC Hammer. It's by the hip hop duo Partners in Crime. God damn. That is a quasa level bomb for me.

[Blessing]

I do have mutuals with Corey Barlog. One of them is Greg Miller. Hold on.

[Tim Gettys]

Kebab says Kirby Air ride released in 2003 in Japan and North America and 2004 in Europe and Australia.

[Blessing]

Yeah, One of them is Greg Miller. The other is a dude who I think I friended while I was in the kind of funny Facebook group. So like a kind of funny best friend. And then the other Steven. Steven Spawn. It's not the best barometer on whether or not this is actually Corey Barlog or not.

[Tim Gettys]

No.

[Blessing]

But Greg Miller's friends with them, so.

[Tim Gettys]

Man, can't trust him. That's it.

[Blessing]

That's it.

[Tim Gettys]

That's it, everybody. What a show. Bless you. And I.

[Blessing]

It's not done here.

[Tim Gettys]

It's not done here. We're about to do Gamescast. It's about to be our Gamescom predictions episode. Andy and Mike will be joining us. It's gonna be fun. We'll see you. If you're on YouTube, make the jump to the other video. If you're on Twitch, stay right where you are, you cutie. Pie. Until next time. It's been our pleasure to serve you.

[Blessing]

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