Tim Gettys Is a Father! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.23.26

Summary

Kinda Funny Games Daily — January 23, 2026

“Tim Gettys Is a Father!”

Hosts: Greg Miller, Snowbike Mike, Barrett
Podcast: Kinda Funny Games Daily
Date: January 23, 2026

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Episode Overview

This celebratory episode revolves around the birth of Tim Gettys' daughter, Samira, with the Kinda Funny crew sharing their joy, jokes, and reflections about Tim's new role as a father. While covering the major gaming news—like Nintendo’s surprise Super Mario Galaxy movie Direct, Fallout Season 2’s TV run, and the EA/Saudi Arabia deal—the episode is infused with personal stories, heartfelt congratulatory messages, and classic Kinda Funny banter.

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Major Themes & Discussion Points

1. Tim Gettys Becomes a Father

• Announcement Recap (05:48): Heartfelt discussion about Tim and Gia welcoming their baby girl, Samira Mayel Gettys (“Sammy/Mira/SMG/Samus”).
• Emotional Response:
  • Greg and Mike reflect on fatherhood with humor and sincerity.
  • Greg: “That's a 10 out of 10, baby. That's a masterpiece, baby.” (07:36)
  • Mike: “Coach Mike is a Sammy guy. … When Sammy takes on softball … SMG will be used.” (08:00)
• Name Significance (06:28): “Samira – ‘entertaining companion’ or ‘one who talks late into the night’ … which could not be more perfect for our child.”
• Nicknames & Family Dynamics: Debating what to call Samira and teasing the roles of family members (e.g., “Cool Greg,” “Uncle Greg,” “Daddy Tim”)
• Photos & Emotion:
  • Barrett notes the “piercing blue eyes” in baby photos; lots of jokes about family eye colors.
  • Reflecting on the viral photo of Tim in tears holding Samira:
    • Mike: “That photo will always be in my mind now of Tim.” (15:55)
    • Greg: “I usually only see him cry like that with a studio launch.” (15:55)

Notable Quotes

• “You can no longer call anyone else the best baby blues in San Francisco.” — Greg (06:30)
• “Which is upsetting to know he loves the baby as much as he loves [the] studio.” — Greg (16:01)
• “Congratulations, Tim and Gia. No matter what social media platform you're on … go send some love.” — Greg (18:04)

2. Community Response — Super Chats

(13:10–18:16, 59:12–66:46)

• The live audience floods the show with Super Chats congratulating Tim, offering jokes, and sending baby “taxes.”
• Emotional support is offered for new parents, including those watching who shared their own parenting stories or anxieties.
• Several recurring jokes (“Daddy Tim,” “Let Samira host,” “Sega Sammy,” proof that Tim’s “ding dong works”).
• Samira already dubbed “the best baby blues in SF” and “SMG.”

Timestamps for Notable Super Chats

• 13:44–16:45 – Early wave of community messages
• 59:12–66:46 – Post-news, another round of parenting support and inside jokes

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3. Nintendo Direct Announcement — Super Mario Galaxy Movie

(18:46–25:47)

• Surprise weekend Nintendo Direct set for Sunday, Jan 25, to reveal details about the Super Mario Galaxy movie, including new characters (Rosalina/Bowser Jr.) and celebrity voice actors (Brie Larson, Benny Safdie).
• Analysis on why Nintendo would do this on a Sunday; speculation centers on ticket sales, more casting reveals, or maybe a Rosalina-focused tie-in.
• Greg (tongue-in-cheek): “I'd be more excited if you're like, hey, come watch it in Animal Crossing.” (24:04)

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4. Fallout TV Show Season 2 – Performance & Game Tie-Ins

(25:09–33:02)

• Fallout Season 2 is Prime Video’s 6th biggest season ever despite an apparent viewership “slump.”
• Amazon exec: “More than half the season's audience to date has come from outside the US and we're excited for even more viewers …” (Quoted at 26:33)
• Hosts reflect on Season 2’s lack of “pop” compared to the first, its continued quality, and speculation on a possible Fallout 3 remaster release aligning with the show’s season finale.
• Greg is skeptical: “I want to believe, but I don’t believe.” (32:38)

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5. Labor, Politics, & Gaming Industry Woes

(39:15–43:54)

• U.S. lawmakers urge the FTC to closely scrutinize a $55 billion acquisition of EA by Saudi Arabia’s PIF, raising concerns about labor, layoffs, and market dominance.
• Greg and Mike express skepticism about regulatory intervention:
  • “If the FTC under Lina Khan couldn't do jack shit about the Xbox Activision acquisition, nothing's going to happen with this, unfortunately.” — Barrett (41:47)
• Extended rant on late-stage capitalism, labor exploitation, and the rigged nature of major corporate deals:
  • Greg: “It’s all a nightmare. … every day you open up Instagram, Twitter … and you just see that it's all true, it's all fucked.” (43:54)

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6. Deadlock Major Update

(44:01–47:20)

• Deadlock (Valve’s MOBA) gets six new characters, a new mode (Street Brawl), and other improvements.
• Community anticipated the update due to “pizza surges” near Valve’s office.

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7. Controversy: Jonathan Blow & Order of the Sinking Star

(47:20–50:12)

• Jason Schreier’s Bloomberg coverage of Jonathan Blow’s new game and the controversy around his political stances (pro-MAGA, anti-vaccine, dismissive of diversity).
• Three former collaborators denounced their work’s inclusion in the game.
• Mike: “You maybe hear the name of … someone, you're like, wish I didn't hear that or thanks for telling me.” (50:12)

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8. General Strikes, Revolution & The State of America (Meta-discussion)

(50:12–54:45)

• Greg muses about large-scale general strikes as a path forward to systemic change and wonders if Kinda Funny should organize one.
• Barrett: “You have to start … within your community to get us all united.” (52:52)
• Discussion about the logistics and necessity of grassroots activism.

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9. WIINEWS Channel & Minor Headlines

(54:55–57:06)

• Arc Raiders updates, new road map revealed (Jan–April).
• Other minor news includes game delays and demo announcements:
  • Everseige Untold Ages delayed to March 26
  • Vampire Crawlers demo lands Feb 23
  • Future Games show returns March 12

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10. Closing Banter, More Super Chats, and Show Wrap-Up

(57:31–67:04)

• Continued influx of parenting stories from the audience, birthday wishes, fantasy critic league banter, and jokes referencing the episode’s key moments.
• “Tim’s Wee Wee work” becomes a chat meme.
• Greg: “This has been your final kind of funny games daily for the week. But our live programming ... is far from over.” (66:41)
• Plug for the Gamescast (Xbox hot takes), Party Mode, and Sketchfest live events.

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Most Memorable Moments & Quotes

• “That's a 10 out of 10, baby. That's a masterpiece, baby.” — Greg (07:36)
• “You can no longer call anyone else the best baby blues in San Francisco.” — Greg (06:30)
• “Let Samira host!” — Multiple community members via Super Chats (13:44, 16:45)
• “I usually only see him cry like that with a studio launch.” — Greg on seeing Tim Gettys cry holding his daughter (15:55)
• Barrett: “If the FTC under Lina Khan couldn't do jack shit about the Xbox Activision acquisition, nothing's going to happen with this, unfortunately.” (41:47)
• Greg: “It’s all a nightmare. … it all sucks.” (43:54)
• “Tim’s Wee Wee works!” — Chat/Community meme (60:45)
• Mike: “Every single day I try a little bit harder to make a better world for them.” — on being a dad (66:41)

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Key Timestamps

• 01:13 – Show proper begins, news rundown preview
• 05:48 – Samira Gettys announcement, baby photo discussions
• 13:10 – Super Chats: Community baby congratulations
• 18:46 – Nintendo Direct (Super Mario Galaxy movie) news and speculation
• 25:09 – Fallout Season 2 reception, game tie-in speculation
• 39:15 – US Lawmakers & EA controversy discussion
• 44:01 – Deadlock update coverage
• 47:20 – Jonathan Blow/Order of the Sinking Star controversy
• 50:12 – General strike and systemic change discussion
• 54:55 – WIINEWS segment (minor news round-up)
• 57:31 – Closing, more Super Chats, wrapping up

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Tone & Style

• Casual, punchy, irreverent, and heartfelt:
  • Classic Kinda Funny mix of quick jokes, pop-culture riffs, honest emotion, and barbed commentary on industry and society.
• Community-centered:
  • Heavy focus on audience participation, celebration of personal milestones, and naming inside jokes.
• Candid industry skepticism and solidarity:
  • Hosts lament “late-stage capitalism” and regulatory failures, amplifying fan anxieties and calls to collective action.

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Summary

In a jam-packed Friday episode overflowing with affection and hilarity, Kinda Funny Games Daily celebrates co-founder Tim Gettys’ leap into fatherhood amid a vibrant burst of community messages and parenthood stories. Mixed into the congratulations are incisive but comedic takes on major gaming stories, industry politics, and the occasional call for revolution, providing a thorough, authentic, and entertaining snapshot of the show’s unique intersection of personal and professional. This is an episode to revisit anytime you need a reminder of the human heart at the core of videogame culture.

Transcript

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[Greg Miller]

News, you need to know about another Nintendo direct about the Mario movie has been announced, Fallout season two is doing numbers and Tim Geddes is officially a daddy. We'll have all this and more because this It's Kind of Funny Games Daily. What's up everybody? Welcome to Kind of Funny Games Daily for January 23, 2026 Friday. I'm one of your hosts, Greg Miller, alongside the master of hype, Snowbike Mike.

[Mike]

Good morning, Greg. It's a beautiful Friday. Come on, give me talking. Come on, Greg. It's a great Friday. Yeah, a lot of things are happening right now.

[Greg Miller]

Lots of things are happening right now.

[Mike]

It's the end of the week.

[Greg Miller]

End of the week.

[Mike]

Kicked butt this week.

[Greg Miller]

Everybody's ass.

[Mike]

You kicked butt this week, man.

[Greg Miller]

You did too. You're no slouch.

[Mike]

We came hot. You're no slouch off of an Xbox developer. Underscore Direct. Oh man, I'm still riding the high of fable.

[Greg Miller]

Can I give you some tease? Tell me up next, is the Gamescast, is your Xbox hot?

[Mike]

I can't wait to hear it.

[Greg Miller]

Y' all deliver. They got a hot fucking takes. I'm like these could be 17 shows. This is one show. We're going to be into it.

[Mike]

And then of course we're celebrating because Tim Gettys is.

[Greg Miller]

That's story number one. Don't get ahead of yourself, all right?

[Mike]

I'm just excited. I gotta give him love because I think about him. I want to text him on the late night, tell him about the cool things I'm doing.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

But then I'm like, he's got a kid now.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

And that means you're off the text.

[Greg Miller]

He does not care about you anymore.

[Mike]

Exactly. Like after 10 o'. Clock. You can't text a father. He's busy.

[Greg Miller]

Well, you guys called me after 10 o' clock that one time.

[Mike]

I told Roger, hang up the phone immediately.

[Greg Miller]

Once he's out of this newborn phase, you can send him those tests.

[Mike]

All right? All right.

[Greg Miller]

And it's also the thing of remember they are in the newborn nest. All right? They're there for the two and a half, three months of maternity paternity just living there, trying to figure out. They will be running weird hours because this was one of my most cherished memories was waking up for the Ben feeding at 3:34 in the morning and we'd go to Twitch and Fran would be streaming and we'd pop in and start talking to the chat as Jed fed. Bed in bed. I mean that's. They're going to be weird out there so you should probably be streaming all night long. Tim can come say hi.

[Mike]

How you feeling today?

[Greg Miller]

I'm feeling good.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Tired. I was tired yesterday. We gave, we gave it our all yesterday. Xbox direct put on, had to go then into the in review. We had our weekly meeting. I got pulled in to film another show. Another show. They needed me for a hit show apparently that they always need me for.

[Mike]

Somebody's not.

[Greg Miller]

And so yeah, I went to bed at 9:30. Jen tried to have real conversations with me and I did. Gave him. I gave her my best. And I was like, I got to go to bed. I can't even then she's like, I'm going to put some on to you. I'm going to bed. I ain't got time for this. And it hurts because I wanted to play games. I couldn't do it. What'd you get in? Did you play some stuff that you stream? Some stuff.

[Mike]

Took to the skies and some Ace Combat 7.

[Greg Miller]

Okay.

[Mike]

Wanted to check out Ace Combat. Got the flight stick all set up. Had some computer issues.

[Greg Miller]

Oh really? You know a computer issue.

[Mike]

You're like, oh, you got to go into your App data and delete this file. I'm like, I don't know where that is. I just go to.

[Greg Miller]

We'll just go to open the Windows menu and go to run and put in D colon, slash, slash, dot exe hard drive format wipe.

[Mike]

What's your computer username? I don't fucking know.

[Greg Miller]

Where's the Steam machine?

[Mike]

So I got it to work.

[Greg Miller]

It would be easy with the Steam Machine.

[Mike]

So your boy got it to work. And then I took to the skies, had some fun.

[Greg Miller]

Good.

[Mike]

You know they got a story in that. Oh, yeah, I didn't know.

[Greg Miller]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike]

They got a lot going on in that Ace Combat game.

[Greg Miller]

They do have a lot going on in that Ace Combat game. And we've got a lot going on on kind of funny games daily, of course, we run you through the nerdy news you need to know about each and every weekday. If you're watching live right now, be part of the show YouTube.com kindafunnygames with your super chats about the news or as many of you are doing the new dad tax for Tim. We will get to all of those as we go. Of course, we couldn't do this without our patreon producers on patreon.com kindafunny so 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. Time for some new seven items on the Roper Report. A baker's dozen. Number one. It has finally happened. Tim Geddes is a father also. That means Gia Geddes is the mother, but, you know, beautiful. Tim works here, so we feel like we got to put him over. We go to Instagram where it says with a. A carousel of adorable photos that you should all go to instagram.com Tim Gettys.

[Barrett]

I'm gonna pull up the actual BS post. That's Blue Sky Greg.

[Greg Miller]

Oh, he went to BS. Oh, I don't know. Go to Instagram. Go wherever you want to go to bs. That's a blue sky. Give congratulations to Tim and Gia. The Instagram post, which is sure, I'm sure the BS post is the same. Introducing Samira Mayel, Gettys Blue Heart. Not only is Samira a name as beautiful as she is, it means, quote, entertaining companion or quote, one who talks late into the night. End quote. Which could not be more perfect for our child. Winky Emoji. You can call her Sammy. You can call her Mira. You can call her smg, which is good. Which is Good.

[Mike]

Okay. Okay, then.

[Greg Miller]

This is what I didn't expect. You can even call her Samus. You can call her many things, but you can no longer call anyone else the best baby blues in San Francisco. Tm.

[Barrett]

It's true.

[Greg Miller]

A beauty. I know. I didn't even think about it when I saw the pictures. I. You know, I have the private feed. You know what I mean? I'm getting. I'm getting updates out there. I never even thought about the eyes. You know what I mean? And then you see her piercing blue eyes here. Sammy's got it. She's done it. I don't know how cool Greg is going to feel about now. Moving to number two, Tim moving to number three.

[Mike]

Times, you get pushed down the charts.

[Greg Miller]

That's how the depth charts work out. Mike, we are all so happy for Tim and Gia, of course. But of course we wouldn't be kind of funny if we didn't do what we do best.

[Mike]

Talk to me, Barrett.

[Greg Miller]

Throw the photo back up if you don't mind. And then snow bikele. Michael, on the kind of funny 20 point review scale, what do you give this baby?

[Mike]

This beautiful baby right here.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Oversized sweatsuit, cute little toes, cute little fingers, Baby blue beanie on. I'm going 20 out of 20.

[Greg Miller]

Wow. That's a 10 out of 10, baby. That's a masterpiece, baby. It's a beautiful baby. Good job cooking that up, G. A great job out there.

[Mike]

Gosh.

[Greg Miller]

So excited to meet Samus. What are you. What are you going with for the name? Samira? Sammy Mira. SMG Samus. I saw in the post Tim's friend and lifelong best friend Kurin being like, I'm still going to call her Mayo.

[Mike]

I'll probably be a Sammy guy.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

You know, Coach Mike is a Sammy guy. Get out there. Sammy Mira. Yeah, I like smg. You know, when Sammy takes on softball and we're really cooking at the plates, SMG will be used again.

[Barrett]

Yeah, that's the baseball.

[Mike]

Like when we're really getting after it, SMG will be used.

[Greg Miller]

See, I think for a long time, Cool Greg's gonna have the copyright, the, like, the naming rights on smg because he's gonna be smg. And I do cool stuff that I can't even imagine he's gon. And I can't even. I don't even know what Cool Greg will do, but he'll do it so cool that I won't be able to do it.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Then I also was wondering, do we have the conversation Cool Greg. Are we calling him Uncle Greg now? Are we calling him Uncle Cool Greg? Are we. Are we just leaving Cool Greg alone?

[Mike]

You leave Cool Greg alone.

[Greg Miller]

We leave Cool Greg alone.

[Mike]

He doesn't like to be seen.

[Greg Miller]

The motion.

[Mike]

You can see the people across the street. We love teasing Cool Greg. He'll come in and the guys are always teasing Cool Greg whenever I'm around. I love it. What do you mean this? Oh, he just. Just tease it. Cool Greg. Okay, Mike, you're always on camera. Tell Cool Greg to get on camera. Why is he not on camera? They found us, okay? They've been scrolling up enough Instagram.

[Greg Miller]

How long ago they find us?

[Mike]

Literally yesterday, the first time ever the people across the state have finally found us on Instagram.

[Greg Miller]

All right, so would you like to know a little bit information about that?

[Mike]

Lay it on me.

[Greg Miller]

So I run in arguably the greatest show on, kind of funny, kind of feudy, and I'm always looking for cool prizes, okay? So one day I was like, you know what? I'm gonna shoot my shot. Walked over to the liquor store across the street.

[Mike]

Good call.

[Greg Miller]

It was the old man working the desk. The older man working the desk.

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[Mike]

Charlie, my man.

[Greg Miller]

You know all these people? I don't know any of them. I know them from the hey, how you doing? And I buy stuff. They're excited to see me, and they know we're all connected. I walk in, he's on the phone, and I'm like, hey. He's bullshit with a friend. He's not like. I'm like, hey. He's like, hey, what's up? I'm like. I'm like. I'm like, I got a weird one for you. Do you know what we do across the street? And he goes, no. And I was like. I'm like, okay. So we do a bunch of, like, shows and stuff. He's like, okay. And I'm like, I'm doing this game show and I give up prizes. And I was wondering if I could get, like, a gift certificate. And he's like, this sounds really good. You got to come back and talk.

[Mike]

To the young guys. And I was like, cool.

[Greg Miller]

And I never went back. I'm like, that was my window. That was my one window.

[Mike]

Okay?

[Greg Miller]

When I was like, do you know what we do over there? I must have probably perked up. Never told him once. Got him going.

[Mike]

But I found us. And they love it. They love teasing Cool Greg.

[Greg Miller]

They should.

[Mike]

And I love this, baby. You going to go with Samus? You think you'll ever throw Sam?

[Greg Miller]

No, I think Sammy. Sam. Sammy that's where I'll be probably. You know what I mean? Samus I like, but I think it's a stretch. Here's the hard thing about kids.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

That I've learned firsthand is you can't predict. You cannot predict. We were so sure when we named Ben Benjamin James bj. He's going to be a bj. Everyone's going to call him bj. You know, people in the comments initially and then it just never happened by because we all call. You saw me like, oh, you're a Benny. Benny, Little Ben. What up? You know. So it's just. It never got to be. Maybe when he gets to. Yeah. So many nicknames come from your friends.

[Mike]

That's true.

[Greg Miller]

So when he gets into like real school, you know, he's in preschool now and kindergarten doesn't count. When he gets to that, like third, fourth grade. Sports. It's always sports. Hey, Miller, what are you gonna do over this?

[Mike]

Blah blah.

[Greg Miller]

That'll happen. So even here. Yeah. Benny and the jets is the chat's calling out. Of course. Like you get in here. It's like. I think Sammy makes a lot of sense.

[Mike]

Can we talk about how perfect this name is for this family?

[Greg Miller]

Sure.

[Mike]

Entertaining companion.

[Greg Miller]

Yes. One who.

[Mike]

One who talks late into the night.

[Greg Miller]

Which I heard here. She's already doing the two of the.

[Mike]

Two of them in this baby. That is so perfect.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

It's like it feels so. Tim and Gia late night on the recliner couch in the theater watching some bad, you know, fun reality television show.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

This baby is like the encapsulation of that.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

I love it. I love it.

[Greg Miller]

We're interested to see what'll happen with Sammy, everybody. Congratulations. Tim and G. Let me get you a whole bunch of Super Chats in here. All right. Giovanni super chats and says hashtag let Samira host. I like that a lot. Science Dog official super chats and says started the Gettys college fund. Thank you for that. Kobe says where's the Lincoln Park Tim Gettys cut. Congratulations to the Gettys. I assure you Tim is working on that the hot dad dad walk trend. I assure you that must be happening. But again talking to him the little bit I've been able to a bit overwhelmed by the emotions, the life he now take cares for taking care of Gia and everything else happening. Don't worry about that. You'll be there. Robo Le says birthday tax. Happy birthday. I turned 40 tomorrow. Although also happy birthday to my best friend Ben. Flying to Australia next week to celebrate with Him. Congratulations to him and Gia. The best people are born in January. Samson XP comes through again confirming what we already knew. Can I get the one Barrett Tim Peepee do work Adam two times super chats or when it becoming a member super chat says congrats Tim Angia wishing you you I'm wishing your family a lifetime of happiness and health. Son of Gib 3:1:5 says new dad tax. Congrats Tim and Gia. Blue heart. Blue heart. Oh, kebabs. If she likes Sonic, can we call her Sega Sammy? That's awesome.

[Mike]

Yes you can.

[Greg Miller]

I like that a lot. I like that quite a bit. Good job there. This is something else going on there. I'll come back to that one later. This is something else. Come back and maybe I don't even understand the reference. I'm just looking for Timmy G ones. You know how I'm checking that out. That's what we're back to this failure to think. Congratulations Tim and Gia. Darth Darth Zlo. Congratulations Gettys. We love Daddy Tim. That's the other thing. Cool Greg can remain Cool Greg. But we do need to start calling Tim Daddy Tim.

[Mike]

Daddy Tim I like.

[Greg Miller]

Okay, okay. I like that Collier Bell says damn. My first super chat earlier and it had a typo. Fine. Here's more money. Yay, baby Gettys. Thank you. We have so many coming in. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. Real deal. J. O' Neill says I won the baby pool, but sending all the love welcome. Kind of funny. Best friend Tyler James Bay says give this money to Tim and Gia for the diaper fund. Huge congratulations from Uzi. Oh, or maybe Uzio. I just found out my wife is pregnant and I'm so happy, but also struggling with extreme anxiety about a miscarriage. Any advice? Well, great question. Of course miscarriages happen all the time. The thing about it is you can't worry about that. You can take every precaution and still have that happen. This is a scary time. This is a scary moment. It's an exciting moment. It's a crazy time.

[Mike]

But.

[Greg Miller]

But you need to understand that everybody's are different and you have to roll with those punches. So the advice, as lame as it is, is try not to focus on it. I think you know firsthand, obviously that's such a big part of when you get pregnant. That first time around is then that. All right, cool. Don't tell anybody until X date. I forget how many weeks and I think it's the end of the first trimester Right. Because you want to see if it takes and works and does it. But the horrible news is that fear will be with you the entire way. It doesn't you. As we've seen so many heartbreaking times before, anything can happen at any point in time. So you got to. I think right now is. It's all new and it's a flood of information that's definitely going to be on your mind. But as you keep going, it'll come down a little bit because you have to worry about a million other things. How are you going to pay for them? You're going to send them to college? Will I shoot them on the street? There's lots to worry about right now. You got to be real. You got to be real.

[Mike]

So real.

[Greg Miller]

We're fucking detaining five year olds now. We're taking five year olds away. So that's where we're at right now. That's what they voted for. Blessed with a curse. Says, I was weeping seeing Tim's picture of him holding the baby. And he's crying. Love all you guys. Congratulations to Gia. She did the hard part. LOL. 100% true. Yeah. 100% true. Of course, we're giving Tim a lot of love here, but, Gia, you're a trooper and we love you to death. And yeah, that photo of Tim holding and crying.

[Mike]

I'll never forget that photo. That photo will always be in my mind now of Tim.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah. I usually only see him cry like that with a studio launch. You know what I mean? It's upsetting to know he loves the baby as much as he loves.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Studio. Which is upsetting to me. There it is. There it is. And what I love about it is Gia's foot. So, like, oh, you follow the eye line and he's obviously staring at the woman he loves more than the whole wide world now holding the little girl.

[Mike]

I just love the shade.

[Greg Miller]

Oh, yeah. He was dripped out. He was dripped out.

[Mike]

Oh, he's got the shade.

[Greg Miller]

He was dripped out for this. Tim knew this was gonna be a photo op. He ain't gonna fucking fuck around with this. You get me? Oh, we got one. Very similar. I'm sorry. Kyle LaBeouf. The photo of Tim and tears holding her brought me back. I wept holding each of my daughters for the first time. Congratulations, Tim. Angie. Hashtag, let Samira host. You know what? This has gone on long enough. Okay, we're 16 minutes into a Kind of Funny World with Samira.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Joey. Hashtag, let Samira host. On a black shirt and white Text right now. Kind of funny. Get it up Joey. She'll hear this in an hour. Get it up, Joey. Neon matrix says congrats Tim, Sammy. Welcome to the January birthdays club. My 40th was Sunday the 18th. Happy birthday.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Jack animation M3F Congrats to Tim and G. I'm so happy for them. We are too. T lo6180 Congrats to ImagiA. I know they will both be great parents. Little crying but smiling emoji of course. John Van Pelt Congrats Tim and Gia. Any update on how Gia is? I thought we made it pretty clear at the start of the show. Gia means nothing to us now. Tim means nothing to us. It's a Samira world.

[Mike]

We're about the baby. Yep.

[Greg Miller]

From what I hear, Gia is doing good. I have not gotten an in depth report but Gia is in there and she's a trooper. And we love you, Gia. Congratulations on this, Mr. Blue Sky. Congrats Tim and Gia. KJXE said. Congrats Father Tim. Father Tim is a good name too. I don't like that. I like that. I think. And then I am. Kettner gets the final one for right now and says welcome to Kind of funny Little Samira. My wife and I are expecting first baby on March 6. Heart. I'll cry too, Tim. Oh, you will cry many times. I cry all the time about Ben. Sometimes he's just sleeping next to me and I cry thinking about whatever. You know what I mean?

[Mike]

That is a beautiful thing.

[Greg Miller]

Congratulations, Tim. Congratulations Gia. No matter what social media platform you're on. Kind of funny. Best friends go send some love. You can even do it in the comments of this episode. If none of that's your style. I assure you Tim will eventually have time to look at them.

[Mike]

He'll be reading.

[Greg Miller]

There was many a times babies sleep on my chest. You know what my favorite thing? He's going to have time these nights where I'm asleep in Ben. Little baby Ben in my chest. I fed him and he couldn't lay down when he first was around because then he puke. Got. Got to keep him there.

[Mike]

Oh God.

[Greg Miller]

I would sit there. You know what I started doing? I was like just the random. Hey, remember that kid from the fourth grade? What happened to him? Start Google searching. Got a Google saying go back and find you go places. Your mind goes places.

[Mike]

We got time.

[Greg Miller]

Let's get to number two on the Roper Report. Nintendo has a birthday present for Samira. Surprise. Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct announced for this weekend. This is Tom [e-mail] here's hoping you didn't have anything else planned for your weekend as Nintendo has announced a surprise Super Mario Galaxy movie. Nintendo Direct for this coming Sunday. A weekend Nintendo Direct is pretty much unheard of, but the company will hold one this Sunday, January 25th at 6:00am Pacific Time to reveal new details of its upcoming animated movie sequel. Back in November, the movie was the focus of another dedicated Nintendo Direct. That confirmed the film will introduce Rosalina to the big screen, voiced by Marvel star Brie Larson. Another new addition to the animated ensemble will be Bowser Jr. Voiced by Benny Safdie.

[Mike]

Safdie.

[Greg Miller]

I don't know. I remember this being it happened.

[Barrett]

Safdie, from what I believe.

[Greg Miller]

And people were like, oh my God. I was like, I have no idea who the person is. And they're like, from Oppenheimer. And I was like, that doesn't narrow it down. There's like 900 white guys and just guys in this movie, dude.

[Barrett]

You know the directors of Uncut Johns, Uncut Johns.

[Greg Miller]

I like that movie. I like that movie. But I don't know who's behind the scenes. Well, that also, and that makes it more confusing to me because behind the camera. Get behind the camera. Steven Spielberg ain't getting cast in this fucking movie. What's going on?

[Mike]

I don't even know what he looks like.

[Greg Miller]

She wouldn't shake his hand, right? It was that guy from Oppenheimer. What a shake's hand.

[Barrett]

He's the guy who I think.

[Mike]

Came.

[Barrett]

Up with the even like crazier bomb idea at some point. And then he left the problem, says.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, it's that dude. Okay, yeah. So he sold her. He sold. Yeah, he sold Oppenheimer out and she wouldn't shake his hand.

[Barrett]

Gotcha.

[Greg Miller]

My favorite guy in Oppenheimer was Bongos, but doesn't matter. What do you think? A Sunday direct for this? Frankly, insulting to Scarcon. What's that? You don't know about the Starfield fan convention tomorrow in a zoom call that I RSVP to that I'm going to.

[Mike]

You're goddamn right am 6am I won't be waking up for this on a Sunday morning. I will gladly roll out of bed at whatever time and see this and be excited to click on and give it a look. I mean, we've already got the official trailer. We know it happens in April. How much more do I need? Personally, for me as the just like casual fan of it? Nothing. I'm just excited for the movie. Can't Wait to go. But yeah, what more do they really have to show me? More casting, more. They're going to explain the world to me. What do I need to know ahead of this that would really make a Nintendo direct worthy?

[Greg Miller]

I don't know. It's got to be people, right? It's got to be people.

[Mike]

He had so many people announced.

[Greg Miller]

I know. These are jokes. These are jokes. Yeah.

[Mike]

But we already got Brie Larson.

[Greg Miller]

And more Jared Leto's Funky Kong. Is that what it's. I. I don't know. You know, this is one of those where sometimes the old kind of funny fate wheel intersects with the world fate wheel and you get the right lineup. It's you and me talking about Star Trek. But hey, here's movie news about Nintendo and me and Michael. Like, you know what I mean? If I could tell you about Pokemon. I'm the Pokemon generation guy.

[Mike]

Pokemon we'll talk about.

[Greg Miller]

I don't. It's a weird thing, but it's like it's got to be more casting. It's got to be a clip. But I don't understand why they're doing it now. Chad, do you know Super Chat if you know why what you're doing? Rumor would be. But I assume. Yeah, it's just here's more cast. Yeah, here's a clip again. But why they're doing it right now? I don't know.

[Mike]

Am I?

[Greg Miller]

Okay, Mike says just a hype. Direct tickets will probably be available to buy afterwards. Yeah, I could see that.

[Mike]

Okay, I guess that. Yeah, we're two months out. Out of this.

[Greg Miller]

What is the release date on it?

[Mike]

April, I believe. Let me get you the official date.

[Greg Miller]

It's my birthday.

[Mike]

April 3, 2026 is what it says here.

[Greg Miller]

Okay. Okay.

[Mike]

So, yeah, I mean, I've never bought a movie ticket two months ahead of time. Just so you know, in my life, I'm. I'm not pre ordering movie tickets. I gotta just go when it's time for me.

[Greg Miller]

That's. That's stupid. All right. I'm sure for some Superman, I bought it. Or Ghostbusters, whatever. We bought a whole theater for Ghostbusters. I understand pre sales. Two. Two months sounds early. But I don't even know when they pre sell tickets. Is that when they pre sell tickets?

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Oh, it's too early for tickets. Ticket says N7.

[Mike]

Okay. Now, of course we have the new character coming in. We saw Brie Larson and Rosalina in the trailer. How much more of a deep dive do we have there? I like the super Chat coming in. Maybe a Rosalina.

[Greg Miller]

Giovanni says Rosalina. Focus. New Rosalina game coming.

[Mike]

Of course, if you were part of the rostra domus, I predict the new year with his crazy pilled up predictions. I think him and Bless did get on the train of like, what if. Yeah, he was to get her own game.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah. Do you announce that here too?

[Mike]

Because I feel like Sunday, 6am I direct.

[Barrett]

Well, we also did just get the announcement of Rosalina joining the Mario wonder characters yesterday, which you think you would save if you're going to have something.

[Greg Miller]

Here's what I want to do is I want to go back and I'm gonna read the tweet itself. Join us Sunday, January 25th at 6am for the Nintendo Direct, featuring an exclusive look at the Super Mario Galaxy movie. Please note that no game information will be included in the presentation.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Greg Miller]

Because that was what they're usually pretty good about, setting expectations. So, no, it's just gonna be the fucking movie. At which point I don't know who the fuck's waiting. I mean I. Nintendo, I know is Nintendo. So they have the fans. But like, okay, I'd be more excited if you're like, hey, come watch it in Animal Crossing. You know what I mean? We're put up a. We're gonna put up a fucking little projector in town square. You can watch it there.

[Mike]

They said watch this in Fortnite. I'd be there. You know, I mean I'd be there.

[Greg Miller]

At 6am Bell's on. You'd be streaming it, right? We'll wait and see. Yeah. More Mario. I'm with you. Of like, I don't need more. You just dropped the trailer. Yeah, I don't even care about who else is in it, but whatever. My dog Nick says maybe an attraction tie in announcement maybe.

[Mike]

I guess, Yeah, I guess that some.

[Greg Miller]

Kind of touring thing. They'll. Maybe they'll show off the new popcorn buckets. I don't know what they're doing in the movie theater anymore.

[Mike]

No, it'll be very basic. It's going to be more Rosalina. It'll probably be here's some worlds that you'll see. Here's some characters you've never heard about. Here's Chad the piranha plant. We're really excited.

[Greg Miller]

Mario 1, Mario 2. They try to make. You ever heard of the buzzy Beetle or whatever Fucking reading these children's books. Mario. I'm like, don't even bother naming this guy. What are we doing? What are we doing? I just stomp on his fucking head and Run away. Good luck, everybody. If you like, Mario, we'll cover it on Monday. If it's even worth covering. Number three. More importantly, a fucking show for adults. Despite signs of a Fallout Season 2 viewership slump, Amazon says it's Prime Video's sixth biggest season of all time. This is Matt Wales at Eurogamer. Following its slam dunk first season, Amazon's TV adaptation of Fallout has, according to reports earlier this year faced a bit of a sophomore slump in terms of viewership. But despite an apparent dip in popularity, Amazon has now revealed enough people are still tuning into the show that it's officially Prime Video's sixth biggest season of all time. Quote we are thrilled with The Fallout Season 2 reception from audiences and critics globally, says Peter Friedlander, Amazon MGM Studios head of global tv. Set to deadline after its first four weeks, Fallout Season two already ranks as the sixth most watched season ever on Prime Video and is even higher on Rotten Tomatoes than season one. More than half of the season's audience to date has come from outside the US and we're excited for even more viewers to discover the show as we continue to release new episodes over the weeks ahead. End quote. Being placed as Prime Video's sixth biggest season puts it behind the series debut season, the first two seasons of Lord of the Rings, the Rings of Power, and Reacher's second and third seasons. And if we're purely talking Prime Video's most successful returning seasons, Fallout Season two comes in at fourth place. Snow.

[Mike]

Wow.

[Greg Miller]

Bicycle. Michaelcicle, you are watching Fallout just like me. Are you up to date now?

[Mike]

Up to date. Watched it last night, Greg, just for you.

[Greg Miller]

Ooh.

[Mike]

Well, we talked about it.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, I know.

[Mike]

Yesterday. And it's like I gotta catch up.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

So I can come into the office, talk with Greg a little bit.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, yeah.

[Mike]

Because I'm excited.

[Greg Miller]

It's good.

[Mike]

We haven't been doing weekly catch ups. We've been kind of saving it for the end.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, we're gonna do it. We're you, me and Bless are getting together right after the season finale on that Thursday.

[Mike]

So I don't have many people to talk to about it. Right. And I think you and Bless are really the main ones in my life watching.

[Greg Miller]

Right.

[Mike]

Like Roger's not watching it, so I can't talks about the ghoul. You know what I mean?

[Greg Miller]

You can't talk about the ghoul. He doesn't know what the you're talking about.

[Mike]

This is a big accolades. Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Good for them.

[Mike]

Yeah. I mean when I think about the Amazon Prime TV you know, experience. It's like, man, that's a pretty wild to see that season two is doing so well there with the numbers.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

And Fallout in general.

[Greg Miller]

Do you have you? I, I, I feel it, what they're talking about.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Greg Miller]

Slump, whatever. I'm not trying to insult it, but it, it doesn't have the pow impact of the first one. The first one was that everyone was talking about it. Everybody was about it. The games were spiking, and I know they are still, but I mean, like, even higher. It seemed like Fallout was suddenly. Ah, we're all talking about it. Whereas this one is kind of back to. It's great. It's maybe better than the first, but it's a known quantity. We know what's going on.

[Mike]

Agreed. Of course. I think it's all of that, Greg. I think that first season will be really special to look back on in the moment that it was and how powerful it was. They did a really good job bringing the Fallout universe to life.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Season two has a lot of positives going forward. It doesn't feel like the same pop, maybe because it's kind of a. We've been there, done that, and like, now we're going deeper into things. But there is something missing here in season two to give it that ultimate wow factor like season one had.

[Greg Miller]

So let's do it. Okay. We've talked about the show I've promoted, the fact that we're doing the season two review when it's all done said and done. When are we getting Fallout 3 Remastered in the style of Oblivion? Maybe New Vegas, but I don't buy that Fallout three.

[Mike]

This has got to be the biggest bag drop ever. We've talked about before in gaming of like, finding such a hit and missing it on not only season one, but also season two.

[Greg Miller]

Somehow Fallout 76 had the ghoul, now.

[Mike]

Fallout 76 had the ghoul. And people play Fallout 76. So not to knock that at all, that you do get some Fallout experiences with that to tie into the show if you want it. But like, the big, like, hey, here's that remaster. Here's that Fallout experience that, like, you and everyone should go enjoy. We saw with the Last of Us, right?

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

The Last of Us TV show and the Last of Us game. They did a great job. Even if you said we got too many remasters, they did a good job of like, hey, you riding that high of the TV show. We're remastering one and two. We're putting it in a package. We got this out there for you. None of that right now. Fallout. They got to find a way. Now, there's some sort of timer that people keep bringing up. When is this timer go off, Greg? Because someone said to me in June, and I was like, I don't know if the season's going to last till June.

[Greg Miller]

No. Nobody, you know. See, the Fallout countdown refers to a timer on the official Amazon Studios Fallout Explorer website that ends February 4, 2026, coinciding with the Fallout Season 2 finale on Prime.

[Mike]

Now, if that is truly to be the one. Right. We just had the dev direct where you and I are sitting there going, come on. I want to. I want this to happen. I want this to be real. This is where you show it.

[Greg Miller]

But no, right? Like, here's the thing. I will not believe it until I see it, because I want this game so bad. And all the love to the Oblivion remaster, but that wasn't my game. Fallout 3 fucking is. So the timer is weird. And it seems like, okay, it's on the Amazon page. That doesn't really tie into our video game world.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

But this thought that somebody put in my head that now I keep saying, which is just hopium, is that this season ends with them saying, we got to go to the Capital Wasteland, which is where Fall three is.

[Mike]

Okay?

[Greg Miller]

Then that ends and whatever. Then this pops up, and then you drop it. Here's why I struggled to believe it.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Greg Miller]

Every time we're going to shadow drop this big thing, you're going to put it out there and do them. It leaks. Something goes wrong. Somebody does the Peggy Oblivion we knew.

[Mike]

About, Amazon uploads the wrong website.

[Greg Miller]

So I just. I. I have seen so many. I've seen this marketing scheme fail so many times that the fact that I don't already know that it's Fallout 3 remaster, I just don't believe. I just don't believe it.

[Mike]

And you're.

[Greg Miller]

I don't believe it.

[Mike]

Two to three weeks away from it. Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Would it be great? Yes. That would be a really fun way to hit it. Right? It's like, oh, wow. Reality. Probably not, Greg. We might not get a Fallout remaster until season three comes out at this point. Like, that's how it feels right there. But I do love the lineup of whoever thought of that fun idea of, like, hey, we're going to the Capital Wasteland, Fallout 3 remaster. That's great. Right?

[Greg Miller]

And then, of course, again, and it's like, you. You want to believe, so you want to believe, but then you talk to them. But remember Todd Howard is so involved with the show. It's one of the reasons the show is so well is that they are talking to Bethesda. Bethesda is talking to them. They're sharing assets and things like. So it could be especially you know, you talk about the biggest bag drop of all time. I really think season one was season one that if they could have had a fallout ready to go gangbusters and instead that fallout fandom of people wanting it were spread out among three, four new Vegas in 76. So yeah, those numbers were impressive but they weren't brand new cutting edge game impressive that everybody bought and everybody wanted and went off and could have been something different. And so even season two with like a more of a not lackluster but less viewers, less mind share, whatever. I think you end on a big pop. Whatever. But no, I want to believe, but I don't believe.

[Mike]

Yeah, I don't see this happening until about season three. I, I look forward. We'll keep eyes on the timer. See what that is. Right. I. I don't believe it to be. Hey, we're dropping this at the end of the season because like you're right. We would have heard a leak by now, a rumor. There would have been something that already probably solidified that. But yeah, it's too bad that we just don't have this big fallout experience going on right now because we should.

[Greg Miller]

Sucks.

[Mike]

But the show, show's good. Show continues to be good. I mean, shout out to that team. They nailed it.

[Greg Miller]

Ella Pernell, you know what I mean?

[Mike]

Fantastic.

[Greg Miller]

Fantastic out there. Walton Goggins, you kidding me right now?

[Mike]

I mean the set design, the costumes, fantastic. The story that they're taking us on right now in season two is fun. It is engaging. They're adding side characters that you want to know more about that you're interested in that you go, oh, oh. You know, you do a little. No spoilers, but you go a little oh, oh, okay. I know that thread. I know that.

[Greg Miller]

Let's tug on that.

[Mike]

I'd like a little more of that. I want to know more of this 100. So I like that. I don't. Do you really believe that we would go let's, let's end season two. You and I will talk about. Okay, season two ends.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Are we really going to the Capital Wasteland?

[Greg Miller]

Why not? I mean it's hard to talk about it without spoiling stuff now.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

Right.

[Mike]

But it's just like I guess, are we following the games locations really that much? Right.

[Greg Miller]

I. You can't be into a corner because of the things that are happening in characters that are in the show right now.

[Mike]

Oh shit. Okay, okay.

[Greg Miller]

I'm gonna talk to Mike during this break. Remember everybody, you could be a kind of funny member and be part of the shows and do other things. Patreon.com kind of funny YouTube.com kind of funny. Games, Apple, Spotify. You toss us 10 bucks, you get everything we do each and every day ad free. You get your daily dose of me, Greg Miller in a 15 to 20 minute series called Greg Way each and every day. And then of course you get good karma for supporting 11 person 11 year old small business. Remember, our Fallout season 2 review will be on the 5th the day after. So you get to wake up, do your day Wednesday, watch it Wednesday night, come to us Thursday and watch with us. Probably the sec. The second half will be spoilers. It'll be fun. But I digress. Right now you're not using membership benefits. So here's a word from our sponsors.

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[Mike]

The studio, except you'd never get away.

[Greg Miller]

With this on television. Starring Shannon Woodward. You seriously need to see a shrink.

[Mike]

Or something before you get arrested for dicky waving.

[Greg Miller]

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[Mike]

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[Greg Miller]

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[Mike]

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[Mike]

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Your podcasts and @seeyouinhell tv. Hey you. Join us in person for our live in review of Howard the Duck. That's right, Howard the Duck joins MCU in Review. Wednesday, January 28th at 7:30pm at Cobb's Comedy Club for SF Sketchfest. You can come watch me do all the podcasts within a podcast you love. Andy will be going. Nick will be shopping for pants during it, but everybody else will be there too for you to come hang out and see. All you have to do is go over to kind of funny.com sketchfest right now to get your tickets before they sell out. Because coming watching a bunch of people talk about a very old Howard the Duck movie is really selling tickets fast. And we're back closing out that fallout talk. Cberry328 says fallout TV is proof defiance was ahead of its time, man. And I don't know anything about Defiance, so I'll just take your word for it.

[Mike]

You remember the TV show that tied in with the video game and the video game that tied him with the TV show? I was playing.

[Greg Miller]

Number four on the Roper Report. U.S. lawmakers asked the FTC to thoroughly review the $55 billion EA deal. This is Alex Forbes Calvin at GamesIndustry Biz. And hey, we like Samir a lot, right? As a name. Alex Forbes Calvin. That's the name of the show. That's the best name I've heard of the show so far. The United States Congressional Labor Caucus has written to the Federal Trade Commission to raise concerns about the potential impact of the proposed $55 billion acquisition of electronic Arts, led by the Saudi Arab Arabian Public Investment Fund, the pif. In the letter, as spotted by Aftermath, the group of US Lawmakers asked that FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson reveal the review the deal, quote, unquote, thoroughly. The letter is signed by 46 House Democrats and has the backing of the Communication Workers of America Union, which is the parent of most of the bargaining units currently operating in the US Video games industry. The caucus's objections stem from concerns regarding how this deal will affect workers Especially as the deal is financed with at least $20 billion of debt, which creates strong incentives for the acquiring firms to pursue further cost cutting measures, including layoffs, offshoring, restructuring or studio closures, end quote. The group also points out points to EA cutting over 1700 jobs in the United States alone since 2023. In addition, the labor caucus has concerns about the potential for EA's quote, Labor Marketing dominance, end quote. Due to the business connections the publishing giants buyers have, such as Silver Lake's links to talent agency WME in sports giant TKO Groups holding and the PIF owning LIV Golf. Or did he say live golf?

[Mike]

Live golf.

[Greg Miller]

You do say live golf. The final concern raised by the group is citing the FTC's 2023 merger guidelines which state that deals that impact workers hold down wages or enable, quote, dominant firms to reduce labor demand may, may volatile violate antitrust laws. The caucus appears to believe that this would apply to EA's acquisition. Quote. Given the scale of this acquisition and EA's current dominance over the domestic video game labor market, we believe careful scrutiny of this deal is essential. The caucus wrote. The letter concluded, we respectfully urge the commission to conduct a thorough investigation into the labor market consequences of this proposed acquisition, including EA's existing wage setting power, the likelihood of post transaction layoffs, the degree of labor market concentration in relevant geographic and occupational markets, and the role of cross ownership in shaping labor outcomes. Workers deserve a fair competitive marketplace where their skills are valued, end quote.

[Mike]

Yeah, Greg, I've been thinking about this one since yesterday when it was put in the slack and you know, you're just, your head gets in a tizzy thinking about the video game industry as a whole because a lot going on, sure. But yeah, this is the right. Let's start ringing the bells. Yeah, let's start yelling, hey, let's kind of review this. Let's have a real long conversation about this, please. Someone out there hear our cries like let's have a conversation. And there's a good feeling like they won't be. But you know. Yes, exactly, you want it. I mean everything here, this is the right thing to do. You got to say, hey, hold up, let's have a conversation. Please look this over. It doesn't feel right. I mean we all kind of have the feeling of dread of like, well that's not going to happen.

[Greg Miller]

Right?

[Mike]

But like you're doing the right thing here because this is going to go bad.

[Greg Miller]

Right? I mean how often do I. Do you want to take the cork out of me of how fucked America is? You know what I mean? And like, here we are. Of like. Yes, I'm sure, I'm sure that it doesn't come with the article and this isn't bad reporting or whatever, but I'm sure Silver Lake, which of course is Jared Kushner's deal, which is of course, who is of course the son in law of Donald Trump. Trump. I'm sure that the US government's going to get right in the way of this and stop this from happening. They're going to put a kibosh on this and they take Kushner out of it. Fucking Saudi Arabia giving a fucking a plane to the. It's. It's like, it's like that's what it is. This is what it is. You know what I mean? This is where we at.

[Barrett]

If the FTC under Lina Khan couldn't do jack shit about the Xbox Activision acquisition, nothing's going to happen with this, unfortunately.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, exactly, unfortunately. And so it's like, yeah, we can sit here and wallow in it longer if we want to. We wallow in it every. I've already wallowed in fucking how bad it is. All right now, already at the top of the show. So here we are. But it's like, this is what it is. This is what it is. It fucking sucks. It fucking sucks. You know what I mean? Like, this is. I would love to see this deal stop. I would love to see EA not have the Saudi money involved and have this yet again, another video game washing. Part of it. It's interesting when they. The article calling out, I mean, it's reporting on the Caucuses letter, something I hadn't thought about, right? But labor market dominance due to the business connections the publishing giants have with Silver Lakes, links to WME and sports giant TKO Holdings. And of course. And it's like, yeah, right, of course. As we get deeper and deeper into these giant things, owning more and more things you get into like, oh, that is fascinating of like how quickly do you move from. And this is such a small potatoes thing. But stick with me, right? Of like the PIF's influence on TKO, right? And then. Or TKO being owned here, them being embedded them here. So what happens when inevitably that contract with 2K comes up and they go, you know what, stop. We're not gonna have 2k make WWE games anymore. We'll have EA come over here and start doing this. So it's just we're making money hand over fist for the same people that want to make the same money all the time. And of Course, then it is back to the deal of like. Like what they call out here, right? Of like, what is it, $20 billion? Yeah, $20 billion of debt on this. This is the whole thing. I went and learned about listening to NPR after this, before this, whatever this. Of like, how many people are in this kind of market moves, these kind of giant business moves that are buying places, but keeping the debt in the name of the other thing so it's never on them. So if they can flip the debt, great, and get out of it, awesome. And if the whole thing doesn't fucking work out, well, I got my payday and that thing's gone, but I don't owe any money on it. It's like the whole fucking thing is rigged. And I know I sound like a fucking angry old man screaming at the cloud, but every day, every day you open up Instagram, Twitter, maybe the newspaper, maybe if you're one of those people and you just see that it's all true, it's all fucked.

[Mike]

It's all a nightmare.

[Greg Miller]

It's all a nightmare. We live in this fucking nightmare.

[Barrett]

Late stage capitalism, baby.

[Greg Miller]

Let's see what comes next. Well, number five, Deadlock has received a major update. This is Connor Makar over at Eurogamer. A new update for Deadlock suddenly dropped, bringing six new characters that will join the roster gradually. A new game mode and various quality of life tweaks to the popular moba. Perhaps the most notable addition in this update, dubbed Old Gods New Blood, is a faster paced game mode called street brawl, a quick 4v4 alternative. The shopping system is streamlined down to a random selection each round. In addition. In addition, resources are equalized across all players. With farming disabled, the patrons have been given a proper redesign too, as do their minions, finally giving each team's end boss the makeover they've been sorely lacking. They are the Hidden King and the Archmother, two polar opposites with their own thematic arena. Then there's the six new characters. These are Silver, Rem, Graves, Apollo, Celeste and Venator. Two of them will release per week, with the hitting the game starting the 26th of January. Players can vote to determine the release order, with votes earned by players playing the game. Funnily enough, the Deadlock community anticipated something big would be dropping overnight thanks to the surge in activity at local pizza spots by the Valve office. Oh, Roger, I love it when they do it.

[Mike]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But it was deadlocked the whole time, Roger. Not Half Life.

[Greg Miller]

Much like the Pentagon. It seems when pizzas are rolling, fresh and fast. Near Valve. Something's afoot.

[Mike]

That's sick.

[Greg Miller]

Mike, before I pass it to you, I just want you to know what a. Everything I was reading there. I wasn't sure what the next word would be. I was just like, I have no vision for what this game is about.

[Mike]

The Archmother.

[Greg Miller]

Oh, it's a street brawl and a quick, quick 4v4 alternative. The shopping system is streamlined down. I'm like, what is happening? What am I saying? Banana.

[Mike]

Very exciting stuff here. I haven't played Deadlock in a while. I know me and the crew really love Deadlock. It was on one of my top tens, I think either last year. The year before for early access was September one.

[Barrett]

That year, whatever year it was, I think it was 20, 22 years ago.

[Greg Miller]

Probably three.

[Barrett]

24.

[Mike]

Yeah. How much I loved this MOBA and I can't wait to play more of it. I will have to find a crew like Average John and more to play with me. This street brawl is perfect. Of course, if you play League of Legends. I don't know much about Dota, but I know League of Legends has alter alternate modes of like, like, hey, do you want something simpler? Something faster? Maybe you can't give me 45 to an hour. They have smaller modes for that. So like it's great that they're working on that to just keep you engaged in the game and not do we got to play the whole three lane moba. Greg, it's going to be an hour.

[Greg Miller]

Sure, sure.

[Mike]

So that's great. New characters, always fantastic. Nice. New redesign and cosmetic upgrade has been a big need for that. As we know. Game isn't even officially out yet. It's still this weird one of like we were joking a year ago. Two years. It's like you had to get a special invite from somebody. We're not even at 1.0 yet. It's going to be early access for a while. But to see the upgrades, see new characters, everything looking really clean and nice, like, yeah, I'm excited to jump back in. This is a really good game. If you're interested in MOBAs and you want to try a MOBA, maybe you love MOBAs, you're interested in them or you're just like third person shooters. This is a good blend of a third person shooter meets a MOBA.

[Greg Miller]

Okay.

[Mike]

And it's fun and exciting.

[Greg Miller]

Okay, we'll go check it out everybody. And order a pizza. Number six. This is required reading. A controversial video game designer returns with a new game and more controversy. This is Jason Schreier. Over at Bloomberg. I will start before I get into a few graphs here with the BS that's a blue sky samira that he put out new I spoke to Jonathan Blow about his ambitious new puzzle game and why it took 10 years to make. Then, days after the announcement, three designers came out denouncing Blow for his views on Trump, parentheses pro, vaccines, parentheses anti, and more. Here's the whole messy story here, if you'll give me the stage is a snippet from the article. Last month, the video game designer Jonathan Blow announced Order of the Sinking Star, his first new game in 10 years. It's a massive, intricate puzzle game running on a programming language that Blow himself wrote, and the initial trailer left a lot of people impressed. But Blow, a pioneer of independent gaming who was featured in the popular documentary indie game the Movie is a Controvers. Immediately after the game's announcement, several of the designers whose work was used in Order of the Sinking Star went on social media to express their distaste for Blow's political views. Quote his ad he's adversarial to people talking about privilege and representation, is dismissive of diversity efforts, has dabbled in Covid truther ism and is pro maga, wrote the puzzle designer Alan Hazelden, who in 2016 licensed two of his games to Blow for this project. During the production of Order of the Sinking Star, Blow was active on X and Twitch, where he would stream development and answer questions from viewers, sometimes mirroring the positions of right wing provocateurs. Quote in this parentheses quote reading this I knew you had pronouns in your bio before looking, he wrote to the response one person on X. In 2017, he implied that women were biologically inclined to be less interested in programming than men. Last February he called President Donald Trump, quote, the best president we have ever had in my entire life by far. End quote. And he has referred to Covid vaccines as an experimental treatment. End quote. After the announcement of Order of the Sinking Star, the three designer whose games three designers whose games were originally licensed for the project criticized Blow for these stances. And then Jason goes [e-mail] yeah, go read that one.

[Mike]

Go read that one.

[Greg Miller]

The snow bike Mike take. Go read it.

[Mike]

Go.

[Greg Miller]

Ready to get out there.

[Mike]

Read that one. Yeah, his you know I read it. Very interesting to learn more about people that you know, you maybe you hear the name of maybe you're not super invested in. Like I want to get to know each and every game developer and sometimes you hear more about someone, you're like wish I didn't hear that or thanks for telling me.

[Greg Miller]

Of course. Of course.

[Mike]

Now, I, you know, don't really align with this Person. Person.

[Greg Miller]

Yep, yep, yep, yep. Here's my question.

[Mike]

Okay. Lay it on me.

[Greg Miller]

No, no. I mean, we're in the same wheelhouse. We're not.

[Mike]

Oh, yeah.

[Greg Miller]

But we're not having. You know, we keep talking about how horrible it is here and how up it is here and how we can't do anything, but I keep saying or seeing people say the. We can't vote our way out. This is in the chat here. And I've seen. I've heard it parroted many times. We can't vote our way out of this. We got to rise up as the workers here, and we got to do a strike.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Greg Miller]

Do you think Snow. Mike. Mike, do you think. Barrett Courtney, we could start that. Could we start that organization? Because I don't. I feel like we got a platform.

[Mike]

We start striking. If we were blow.

[Greg Miller]

No, no, no, no. Against the general strike. So the idea. Mike. So stick with me. Sorry, I didn't understand maybe, and I haven't explained the concept. Stick with me. Stick with me. General strike would be currently. The game is rigged. You and me probably got Cs in fucking social studies because we didn't understand checks and balances, but it turns out they don't fucking exist. They don't fucking exist. There's no way to stop a president who's fucking crazy. So the argument has been made that the only way to get anything to change, to stop to whatever, is a general labor strike, where we all say on February, whatever. I'm not saying today, because maybe we start this. Maybe we actually get this February, whatever. Nobody work. Don't go to. Don't go to school. Don't go to work. Don't buy anything on Amazon. Stay home. Live off what you have in your house. Don't do it so that for that day, the economy hopefully theoretically craters. You know what I mean? They see that the people have power and the people don't want this anymore. It's not just the same fucking opinion polls I keep reading of, like, well, for the first time ever, it's the lowest. It's the lowest fucking approval rating he's had. Is like, well, it's. Nothing's happening. We got him to say maybe he won't fucking send troops to Greenland. That's what we're able to get off. You know what I mean? Like, but then I also look and I don't see anybody saying it like, nobody's picking the Date just kind of funny. A fucking video game talk show network. Do we have to pick the date? Is that what it's got to be?

[Barrett]

I mean, I've been here, Greg. It's just like I've never felt like the person to start that conversation. I'm the, I'm the director of behind the scenes guy.

[Greg Miller]

Well, to be clear, you still have to come to work.

[Barrett]

No, that's like the opposite. Yeah, it's tough. And I think like I've thought about this a lot and I think that's the problem with how big this country is of like how spread out we are and how isolating it can feel at times, especially outside of your community. And I think that's the, where you have to start is within your community to get us all united.

[Greg Miller]

Minnesota. There's one happening today, everybody saying Minnesota. Awesome. Minnesota, obviously. Yeah.

[Barrett]

They're doing a general strike today to protest against ice, to hopefully to actually send a message of like get the, get these fucking people out of here. Yeah. That is unfortunately, you know, with the systems that, you know, they give to us to make us feel like we, we have weight in how everything runs in this country. The primary one being voting. As we've seen time and time again, not, not a lot changes for the better for the working class people. And so yes, it does get to a point where the major thing we need to remind ourselves is that we have the true power when it comes to labor and making things run. And so you don't need to ask me twice to sign up.

[Greg Miller]

Walks out.

[Mike]

No, no.

[Greg Miller]

Get out of here. Starting now. Yeah. CNN Minnesota economic blackout plan to protest ISIS immigration crackdown fuels tensions Again. This would be my thing is I'm down to start the revolution.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

For the record.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Greg Miller]

You know what I mean? Also, do I need to run for president? I thought about it. Let me know. I'm down to start the revolution. I'm down to pick the date. But here's the thing. I need the buy in from all of you in the chat is that you know what you have to do, you have to tell your family, you have to tell your friends, you have to Facebook about it. You gotta rise, you gotta say. Because if it's just us, if kind of funny blacks out and you don't go to work, that's great, but nobody know. You gotta, you gotta push, you gotta push. You gotta push. You gotta push. You gotta push. You gotta push. You gotta push. Well, think about it. We're not making a plan right now. We're going to, you Know do what days look good? What do we want to do? How much time do you need to organize the country? I don't.

[Mike]

Fuck.

[Greg Miller]

I don't. I don't know that answer. But we'll figure this out. Mike.

[Mike]

Yeah, Greg.

[Greg Miller]

Kind of funny. Leading the new American revolution would be big news. But if I wanted something small, like say, the tiniest news in video games I need to know about, where would.

[Mike]

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

[Greg Miller]

Number seven, the Wii News. What an ep. What a time capsule episode. Yeah, for like, probably like what, 18, 20 years from now. Look back, Samira is around one of the drums. They all gather around for fire. Now that we have nothing, someone passes her a USB that they're able to load on to some, you know, thing they're running off solar power.

[Mike]

Did you hear?

[Greg Miller]

No. It'll be like. She's like, oh, my dad used to tell me stories about this fat guy. He was dragged out of the studio live on air once and beaten to death by the Gestapo. You know what I mean? I do. It Number seven, Arc Raiders has a new road map. It's been revealed. Awesome. Have you looked at this yet?

[Mike]

I'm looking at it right now.

[Greg Miller]

I'm on the bs. That's a blue sky. Samira. January, headwinds, you get the new matchmaking option for level 40 plus new minor map condition and player project. Has that already happened? Headwinds?

[Mike]

I don't know. I haven't played in a while.

[Greg Miller]

February, you'll get shrouded sky, a new map condition, a new arc threat player project, Raider deck map update and an expedition window. March comes Flashpoint, new map condition, new ark threat player project and scrappy update. Nice.

[Mike]

Nice.

[Greg Miller]

April, Riven Tides, new map, new large ark, new map condition and an expedition window. Awesome to see this being supported.

[Mike]

Great job from that team from Embark. They are continuing to keep it going, continuing to cook and give the players more and more content. Seems like everybody's very happy except for the hackers and the cheaters in there. That is currently the biggest problem that I hear about most of the time with our creators. Yeah. But most people are happy and still having a really good time with it.

[Greg Miller]

Okay.

[Mike]

It's great.

[Greg Miller]

Ever Siege Untold Ages has been delayed till March 26. Vampire crawlers from our friends at Punkle has a demo launching February 23rd on Xbox and PC.

[Mike]

That's a big moment for me.

[Greg Miller]

That's are You. I'm very excited. I love Vampire Survivors.

[Mike]

I love.

[Greg Miller]

This is a deck builder. Okay, cool. Are you calling Your shot here, February 23rd?

[Mike]

February 23rd, for a demo? Yeah, which I love. Get it out there in front of the people. Let's hear the feedback, then we come back with the launch. Because for me, your boy Snowbike Mike, who drafted in Fantasy Critic. I need this to be 87 or above.

[Greg Miller]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike]

I need this to absolutely.

[Greg Miller]

Look how good it looks.

[Mike]

Be banging, right?

[Greg Miller]

So even a card guy. But this looks dope.

[Mike]

Send out the demo, let people talk about it, let people get interested, and then, yeah, we come back to calling my shot.

[Greg Miller]

I mean, isn't it usually. The demo's out today. Oh, there'll be a demo next week. There's gonna be a demo one month from today.

[Mike]

Just letting people.

[Greg Miller]

Do I need to clear my schedule that much?

[Mike]

Punkle, you probably should.

[Greg Miller]

Okay. And then Future Games show spring showcase returns, March 12th, everybody.

[Mike]

Nice.

[Greg Miller]

And that's it for the WE News. Of course, we have a good. No, you're wrong. Sorry, Jepo, I'm not reading that. Instead, we have a bunch of super chats still. So let's dive in before we get into your hot takes over on the gamescast about Xbox's presentation. Wade's Double O double zero. Dear Greg, while you guys were on break, I watched your GTA clone draft. So per your recommendation, I got really high with my two friends and played through Vin Diesel Wheel man. Have a good Friday.

[Mike]

That's sick.

[Greg Miller]

I love it. But I. You. I want to know. Way double zero. What did you think?

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

You play? I mean, did it rock? How was it? Let me know. Kyle. The Boeuf says download more ram.

[Mike]

Mike, that's a computer joke for me, fucking up with that computer. Yeah, I don't make it easier.

[Greg Miller]

Well, it's expensive now for ram, too. Because of AI. Yeah, because once we stop the Nazi invasion, the robots will be ready to rise up and kill us.

[Barrett]

And also, when we stop the robot rising, rising up there, there will be barely a planet to live on because we use all of our resources to power.

[Greg Miller]

There's always gonna be more water, don't you know?

[Mike]

My favorite is I'd be watching some bad stuff. You know? That's why I had to delete TikTok, because it was getting just a bunch of AI slop, where I was like, this is really, like, embarrassing. Like, hey, as a culture, we got to pick ourselves up here because it's some embarrassing.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah, sure, sure.

[Mike]

But my favorite is like you see the AI slob and someone writes like, this was a lot of water to make this trash.

[Greg Miller]

Yeah.

[Mike]

And they're like, now water's reusable. And I'm like, we're doing it.

[Greg Miller]

There we go. There we go. Jess Par says birthday tax. 51 years old, 44 of them gaming. Happy birthday.

[Mike]

Nice.

[Greg Miller]

Had to make an effort to be here live to say thanks. Thank you so much for making the effort. Kali B says, hey, Greg and Mike. My work schedule has changed, so now I can be here. Hoping to be more involved with the community I've loved since the IGN days.

[Mike]

Baby Gettys, well, thank you for being here. Yeah, get in the chat, have some fun. Thanks for super chatting today.

[Greg Miller]

Geraldo of Rivia says, congrats on the. Congrats to the Gettys. Seeing the official Subway surfers Instagram account. Congratulate them, surprise them. I loved that too. It's all of our friends and then Subway servers who of course is a kind of funny best friend. And that's why we've done sponsorships with them and hopefully we'll again one day too. We got some more. Mr. Blue sky says, congrats Tim and Gia. Congrats, Father Tim. We already got that one in there. Jonesy says, today is also my son's birthday. Congrats to him.

[Mike]

Nice.

[Greg Miller]

Happy birthday to your son. Artfully random says, congratulations Tim and Gia. Team January gains another one. Dave Bro says, congrats Tim. Did they pay Sammy's birthday tax? We'll let him slide here on the fir. When birthday one rolls around, Sammy better be in the chat. Yeah, zero with a 12 month badge saying, hey, it's paying my birthday tax. Got got goo goo Times hero says, finally definitive proof that Tim has a ding dong that works. Congrats to both of them. Please put this in the education fund. We will split it 11 ways and give them some. Mike Hurley says, I'm also a professional indie podcaster and had my daughter 11 months ago. I feel a kinship with Tim. Congratulations. Getty family. Loved you all.

[Mike]

All beautiful.

[Greg Miller]

Congratulations you Mike Deloke, huge congratulations to Tim and the KFG family. I'm going to be a dad. I'm going to be a dad come July. And I can't wait to add another to the KFG family. Love you all. We love you too.

[Mike]

There's some beautiful stuff right now, man. That parenthood family.

[Greg Miller]

You know what you know, you know about it. You're a dad.

[Mike]

I'm literally trying to write a super chat right now about my Kids trying.

[Greg Miller]

To get my super chat Matt Personal736 says Welcome to the war world. Samira Rimathy, Gettys. Oh my God. Nathan Lahart, 3999 super chatting to shout out my boy Peter who recently shit himself for the first time as an adult. And we'll be listening to this.

[Mike]

Hell yeah.

[Greg Miller]

I've been there, Peter.

[Mike]

Shout out.

[Greg Miller]

I've been there, Peter.

[Mike]

Shout out to Peter, Peter.

[Greg Miller]

Kobe says Greg new Lobo poster has been released. I haven't seen the poster. I saw the clip of Jason Momoa getting, you know, walk into the car with a cigar getting in and then seeing it. He looks fucking rad. Can't wait.

[Mike]

Hell yeah. You watching this Momoa Batista movie coming out?

[Greg Miller]

No, I have not heard about. I will not be watching it.

[Mike]

Okay. Can't wait.

[Greg Miller]

Ty on my list, Terrence Gilmore Super Chats. Congratulations, Tim and gia. I am 42. I. I am 42 year old father of three girls. 18, 6 and 3. You spread them out a bit, Terrence. 18, 6 and 3.

[Mike]

I love it. I love it.

[Greg Miller]

At 12, he must have been like the ends in sight. They're like, no, here comes another. I play Fortnite with the college kid. Animal crossing with the first grader. And in potty training the three year old. Please give the four, please give the four to the new parents. The four dollars maybe no, 20 bucks.

[Barrett]

Oh, maybe just four of those dollars to the parent.

[Greg Miller]

Okay, I can do that. Sure. We'll keep the rest. And also that's awesome. Good job playing all those. How's the first grader like Animal crossing. Ben sees me play Animal Crossing and then he comes over all the time and he's like, oh, this is boring shit. Can we be Meta Knight? I'm like, we can be cool. Let's go play in Meta Knight. Kal El Superman super chats and says congrats Tim and Gia. Also Greg. We got a good look at Lobo. Yes, I know. Lobo looks awesome. I'm very excited. Silver J. Hawkins Shout out to the Percy Jackson season two just finishing in season three coming this year. So hype. Everyone should watch. That's. I'm not laughing at you. It's just like that's how diverse entertainment is. I was like, you. I mean that's like being like, ah, man. Shout out to. Fucking shout out to science. Science dog is a thing. You know, whatever. I don't know. You're saying shit that I've like, I've kind of heard of Percy Jackson. It's on Season three. Good for you. I'm glad that exists for you as the man who likes stuff nobody else likes. Jack B2 says baby tax. Congratulations, Tim and Gia. Thank you. Jack B. Jack B. Coming back in super chats again. Welcome to the world, baby. Samira, you're joining at a bit of a low point. We can only go up theoretically. MCAP 33. Mazel tov, Tim. Enjoy these first sleepless days. They feel endless but are gone faster than, you know. Very much, very much. Adam2Time says. Wait, didn't Mike pick up fable and fantasy critic. Holy two times back. Champ is loading.

[Mike]

Two times, baby. Come on now. I picked bangers. We'll have a. We'll have an episode where we look over everyone. But I, I, I'm confident I picked 10 great games. Paris out here picking high on life too.

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[Greg Miller]

Lost. Ak so 9 gm. The dumbest part about the. The. The dumbest part about the BS that Jonathan Blow said is that a woman. Grace Hopper literally invented programming. Yes. That is a stupid take.

[Mike]

Yeah, that was an insane take. That was crazy.

[Greg Miller]

Zeke Speaks says Minnesota is doing a labor strike today. Many groups are pro general strike, but it is parentheses, understandably hard to coordinate. I, too, am waiting on a date.

[Mike]

Yeah, I'm always fascinated. How do you coordinate that stuff?

[Greg Miller]

I mean, we would start it here and then it's grassroots. Everybody's got to do it. We got to get on the news saying we're starting it. Then everybody's got to share it. I'll come back to Twitter and that's what I'll say. I'll just put that on there. You know what I mean?

[Mike]

Here it is.

[Greg Miller]

We got to do that. Everybody blackout except Barrett. He's got to work that day.

[Mike]

He's the last person.

[Greg Miller]

Rachel, do this to me, man, because I know it means the most to you. Rach Gray super chats. Greg, we need a white. Wait, what? Ok, Greg. We need white men whose voices have reached to lead this. Take us there, King. I'm there. I'll hit it, my boy. We will pick a date. We will make. I will announce that date. We'll get Philly DeFranco on it. He'll. We'll get it out there. We'll start working on it. Cheese. Wombat TV says everyone please share Min Max's Blue sky post. They're donating $1 to the Immigrant Law center for every repost. I'm stopping the show now to go to bs. That's Blue Sky. Samira. I put in Min Max and I see him down there because I follow him and then ice out. You share this. You shared this post. Please share this post in generosity so I can share both posts. Yeah, right. Oh, it's for the next hour. That was three hours ago. That didn't help me. Well then there is one here. I'm just gonna share this one. I don't know what's going on, but I'm gonna share the most recent one that they're talking about. They got a great graphic of that stupid ass ice agent eating on the ice. Love it. I'm sorry. Go go. Monster truck says Wee wee news. Tim's Wee Wee work.

[Mike]

That's great.

[Greg Miller]

That's good.

[Mike]

You know, we got a good blend of good and bad here, which I love.

[Greg Miller]

Celebrating this world sucks sky super chats and says shout out to small Minnesota businesses leading the strike. One day without business can really hurt them. But our neighbors need Exactly. We are a small business. One day of us not working will hurt us. But I'm down to make it happen. And then of course the final super chat comes from a man named Snowbike Mike. Shout out to Tim. Big welcome to fatherhood. I love my two kids. Every day, Every day.

[Mike]

Every single day I try a little bit harder to make a better world for them.

[Greg Miller]

We're trying everybody. This has been your final kind of funny games daily for the week. But our live programming day on Twitch TV kinda funny games and YouTube.com kindafunnygames is far from over. Of course, right after this we're doing the kind of funny gamescast your Xbox hot takes hot off the developer direct. Then it is party mode. Or is there something in there? Party mode.

[Mike]

Yeah, party mode.

[Greg Miller]

I can remember if we have someone.

[Mike]

Who returns with a very fun one, we're going to play unrailed, a Gary Whitta hit. So you really enjoy this one.

[Greg Miller]

If you're listening later we'll catch all that on YouTube. Like Subscribe Share remember? Of course though, if you really like us, pick up a membership patreon.com kinda funny YouTube.com kindafunnygames Apple, Apple, Spotify. No matter where you choose to grab the show, we love you and support you. So you support us and the thing keeps rolling. Until next time. Congratulations, Tim and Gia.