Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Announcement is HAPPENING - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.24.25

Summary

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast Summary
Episode: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Announcement is HAPPENING
Release Date: February 24, 2025
Hosts: Greg “GameOverGreggy” Miller, Tim Gettys, and Blessing Adeoye Jr.

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1. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Remake Announcement

Timestamp: [07:34] – [22:27]

The episode kicks off with a major announcement that has the hosts buzzing with excitement: a remake of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4 is imminent. Tim Gettys expresses his enthusiasm, highlighting the positive reception of the remakes of the first two games released in 2020. He remarks, “I absolutely loved it. It was great. It sold incredibly well on all those systems” ([09:40]).

Andy Cortez adds that the remakes feature enhanced visuals and a new engine, making them feel like brand-new games: “It looks like a brand new video game” ([14:21]). The discussion delves into the potential for a reimagining of Tony Hawk’s Underground, with Tim advocating for a more open and narrative-driven experience akin to the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro Reignited Trilogy successes.

Greg Miller chimes in, reminiscing about iconic moments from the original games and expressing hope that the remake will capture the same magic: “It's the one that I've been warned about the most of it, not of it being the worst. And it was also the one that was not led by Hidetaka Miyazaki because he was working on Bloodborne” ([04:05]).

The hosts speculate on the involvement of Iron Galaxy, the studio handling the remakes, and discuss the implications of the countdown on the official Tony Hawk website, which hints at an imminent announcement: “The official site for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater then updated to have a countdown clock to 10am Pacific Time on March 4, 2025” ([11:00]).

2. NetEase Studios Facing Potential Closures

Timestamp: [31:14] – [38:57]

The conversation shifts to the concerning news that over a dozen NetEase studios, including notable names like Nagoshi Studios and Quantic Dream, are at risk of closure. Tim Gettys summarizes the situation: “Numerous NetEase studios... are reportedly at risk of closure after the Chinese publisher decided to divest its international operations” ([33:00]).

Andy Cortez draws parallels to the volatile nature of VC funding in esports, noting the unpredictability and the impact on talented developers: “It reminds me so much of the boom of VC money in esports... Suddenly it's like me canceling a Netflix subscription” ([34:14]).

Tim elaborates on NetEase's strategic shift, suggesting that the company might be streamlining its operations to focus more on the Chinese market: “They are actively shopping around its non-Chinese studios” ([35:27]). The hosts express their concern for the industry and the potential loss of creative talent, with Andy lamenting the unfulfilled potential of these studios: “It was just bad news all around” ([35:27]).

3. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Leak

Timestamp: [38:57] – [43:30]

A significant breach in security leads to the leak of Assassin’s Creed Shadows a month before its official release. Tim Gettys reports: “Assassin's Creed Shadows leaked online with people streaming the game a month before its official release” ([38:48]).

Andy Cortez underscores the severity of the leak, mentioning how unauthorized early access can harm sales and the game's reception: “This also makes you even more bummed out” ([39:19]). The hosts discuss the challenges Ubisoft faces in securing its projects, emphasizing the negative impact of such leaks: “This is a company and a game that do not need any more bad news” ([40:34]).

Tim and Andy express their hope that Ubisoft can mitigate the fallout and deliver a successful game despite the early disclosure, with Tim asserting, “I hope that this all gets straightened out” ([40:46]).

4. Spider-Man 3 and Yuri Lowenthal’s Commitment

Timestamp: [43:30] – [44:38]

The discussion moves to the Spider-Man franchise, specifically addressing comments from Yuri Lowenthal, the voice actor for Peter Parker. Tim Gettys shares that Lowenthal has assured fans that Peter Parker will remain a central character in the next installment, rejecting the notion of him being sidelined in favor of Miles Morales: “Yuri Lowenthal... has suggested the character won't play second fiddle to Miles Morales in the next series entry” ([43:16]).

Andy Cortez highlights the importance of this commitment for fans who prefer Peter Parker's character, hoping that the upcoming game will honor his legacy: “I hope... that this game's good” ([40:57]). The hosts discuss Lowenthal’s passion for the role and his relationship with the fan community, reinforcing the expectation that Peter Parker will continue to be a prominent figure in the series.

5. WE News: Recap of Additional Stories

Timestamp: [49:53] – [54:50]

In the WE News segment, the hosts briefly cover a variety of smaller but noteworthy gaming updates:

• Steam Demo and Releases: Real World is receiving a Steam demo with a planned summer 2025 release. Wheel World has released its demo, previously known as Ghost Bikes. Skin Deep Photography SIM is out today, followed by its May 28th release on PC, Xbox, and PS5 ([50:04]).

• Upcoming Remakes and Remasters: The discussion touches on the anticipation surrounding the Persona series, with mounting evidence for a Persona 4 remake and the continued success of previous remasters like Persona 3 Reloaded ([54:07]).

• Regulatory Changes: Balatro wins an appeal to reclassify their poker game from an 18+ rating to PEGI 12, highlighting ongoing discussions about game content and age ratings ([54:38]).

6. Listener Super Chats and Casual Talk

Timestamp: [56:00] – [65:22]

Towards the end of the episode, the hosts engage with listener super chats, addressing various comments and questions:

• Apparel Shout-Out: A listener praises Tim Gettys for wearing hoodies, prompting Andy to joke about gifting him a branded hoodie ([58:09]).

• Game Recommendations: Listeners inquire about games like Mecca Break and Valor Pro, leading Andy to explain his experiences and preferences with back paddles for controllers ([59:04]).

• Upcoming Events: The hosts discuss the Final Fantasy Rebirth concert, expressing interest in attending despite high ticket prices ([61:32]).

• Content Discussions: Conversations about potential content in remakes, such as the inclusion of characters from Jackass in the Tony Hawk series, and playful banter about future game features ([65:19]).

7. Concluding Remarks

Timestamp: [65:22] – [66:51]

The episode wraps up with reflections on iconic figures in skateboarding and gaming, such as Rodney Mullen, and a nod to upcoming streams and content related to Predator and Alien:

• Rodney Mullen: Greg Miller recommends the Tony Hawk documentary for its insightful interviews with skating legends like Rodney Mullen: “He really is so into this... As a badge of honor” ([67:04]).

• Future Content: Excitement builds for upcoming interviews and content, with the hosts teasing more discussions and previews in future episodes: “We have a lot of previews. We have a lot of things happening next fest” ([49:26]).

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Notable Quotes

• Tim Gettys on Tony Hawk Remakes:
  “I absolutely loved it. It was great. It sold incredibly well on all those systems.” ([09:40])

• Andy Cortez on NetEase Volatility:
  “It reminds me so much of the boom of VC money in esports... Suddenly it's like me canceling a Netflix subscription.” ([34:14])

• Yuri Lowenthal’s Commitment to Peter Parker:
  “I don't think that's what's going to happen now. I don't think that's the last we're going to see of Peter.” ([43:58])

• Tim Gettys on Assassin’s Creed Leak Impact:
  “This is a company and a game that do not need any more bad news.” ([40:34])

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Conclusion

In this episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily, the hosts delve into significant developments in the gaming world, from the highly anticipated Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater remakes to the troubling potential closures of NetEase studios. They also address a major leak in the Assassin’s Creed series and discuss the evolving role of Peter Parker in the Spider-Man franchise. Complementing these discussions are lighter segments covering additional news, listener interactions, and upcoming events, making for a comprehensive and engaging episode for gaming enthusiasts.

Transcript

[Tim Gettys]

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[Tim Gettys]

Today's stories include a big Tony Hawk Pro Skater announcement is coming. Tim Gettys is very, very happy. A bunch of game studios, you know, are reportedly at risk. Tim Gettys is not that happy. And Assassin's Creed Shadows is already leaked. Tim Gettys is not really concerned, but we'll have all this and more because this is kind of funny games. D that's not fair. I'm concerned. Leaks are bad. Games leaking like that, not good news. Ubisoft definitely doesn't need this right now. I don't want the turmoil that might come from that. Andy Cortez but of course I'm your host, Tim Gettys. I'm joined by Andy Cortez. How you doing?

[Andy Cortez]

I think you're just talking about Assassin's Creed in general.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, exactly.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, that's fun.

[Tim Gettys]

Exactly. But it leaking.

[Andy Cortez]

You know what I mean?

[Tim Gettys]

I said that before I got to the. The leak part and I was like ah, yeah, that's not a good thing.

[Andy Cortez]

To say, you know. Definitely. People who don't watch us will not understand but the. The hardcore will. They'll know how. How Tim feels about called you Tom.

[Tim Gettys]

I didn't even hear it.

[Andy Cortez]

I don't know how Tom feels about Assassin Creed.

[Tim Gettys]

Feel. Maybe Tom loves Assassin's Creed. I'm not really sure.

[Andy Cortez]

Sounds like a crazy guy.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh man. Remember everyone, this is kind of funny. Games daily for Monday, February 24, 2025 I'm Gettys. I'm joined by Andy Cortez. Andy, how are you doing?

[Andy Cortez]

I'm doing well, Tim. Good morning.

[Tim Gettys]

What would you do this weekend? Because last weekend was the big one for you.

[Andy Cortez]

Well, it's still my birthday month, you know.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Birthday month.

[Andy Cortez]

Let's. Yeah. Keep it going short Cyberpunk.

[Tim Gettys]

Very cool.

[Andy Cortez]

Watch the anime.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Oh, my God.

[Andy Cortez]

What I do this weekend, Tim. Let's see here. More Dark Souls 2. Making My Way through that super peaceful time. I'm sure it's a real relaxing time. And I did a lot of walking. Did a lot of walking around the town. Urban hiking, if you will. Played some of that new Hades 2 update.

[Tim Gettys]

Who? I'm like, if we're getting this update, we must be close.

[Andy Cortez]

They said this is the last one before, like. Or they said they have one more update in March and that's going to be the last one. It's a summer game.

[Tim Gettys]

It's a summer game.

[Andy Cortez]

It's a summer game.

[Tim Gettys]

It's about to be a good summer. That's very freaking exciting.

[Andy Cortez]

Like, just keep the same list from last year. Ver. Keep the same, like, countdown from the top. That's a good day.

[Tim Gettys]

Why not, man?

[Greg Miller]

Hades Elden Ring again.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, exactly. God, that's so funny. Dark Souls 2. I don't want to get too into it because I'm sure we'll do a full review at some point when you're actually done with it, but. All right. I know Dark Souls Tools. Kind of the. Why they say it that way. Kind of the, like the dark horse of the franchise.

[Andy Cortez]

It's the one that I've been warned about the most of it, not of it being the worst. And it was also the one that was not led by Hidetaka Miyazaki because he was working on Bloodborne. So it's the one that everybody's always like, oh, this game is that game, man. Or, you know, it's not that bad. It's actually like pretty good or whatever for some people.

[Greg Miller]

It's their favorite.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. Like, so I think it's the highest rated on Metacritics. Like, you know, when we had that one game showdown where I kind of freaked out, not assuming that it would be the highest, but I'm playing with a mod that kind of changes the way it controls. So it kind of feels more like a gotcha. More like, yeah, traditional sort of Souls game. And I'm playing with the visual mod, the. The Dark Souls 2 lighting engine, which makes it look unbelievable. It looks so damn good and I. I'm really enjoying it. I was expecting a Real bad time I was. And I know there's still some real bad, annoying stuff, you know, pack a punch. I might just knock you off. Sometimes there's just really weird collision.

[Tim Gettys]

For audio listeners. It's a clip of Andy fucking. She's in a boss or enemy, I guess.

[Andy Cortez]

Listen to the sound I make. Yeah, listen. No, knocks him off.

[Tim Gettys]

Alleged talking shit. And then he falls off the ledge.

[Andy Cortez]

I just fell into a gap, though. I just. Like, who. Like, I didn't know that. I just thought that was all a collider.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, my Lord. That's so funny.

[Andy Cortez]

The. The. The game is known to do a lot of really cheap stuff. You know, Dark Souls and the Souls franchise will always have the enemy that falls from the ceiling behind you when you enter a room. But, man, some of these enemies, like, you'll walk through a zone, you'll start a fight, and you'll turn around, there's two more enemies following you. You're like, where did you all come from? And. And then you'll see where they are next time you run through because you eventually die or whatever. And it's like, dude, you all wait there. These enemies are waiting on this ledge for probably eight minutes until their trigger is, like, told to get up and go follow you. So, like, the amount of times that you think you're done with the fight, but there's at least three more enemies behind you because they were waiting to kind of go attack you. That happens quite a bit. I know the game gets a lot more cheap in how it, you know, brings a lot of enemy mobs towards you. I'm having a really fun time with, though. I. I was expecting a real bad time, Tim. Yeah, I was expecting Dark Souls 2 to be like Lords of the Fallen levels.

[Tim Gettys]

My understanding was it was always, it's the worst of the Souls. But, like, that's still better than most games.

[Andy Cortez]

Yes, that's where I'm at with it.

[Tim Gettys]

Okay.

[Andy Cortez]

You know, I. I guess I've just, you know, it's been talked in my ear, like, over however many years of, like, this is the worst of the Souls. Good luck when you get the Dark Souls too. That game sucks. And it doesn't.

[Tim Gettys]

It rocks.

[Andy Cortez]

I really like it. So.

[Tim Gettys]

Hell yeah, I'm excited for that. I'm excited to see how it all shakes out when you're. You're done with it. People in the chat did remind me that I said Dark Horse and I meant Black Sheep.

[Andy Cortez]

Black Sheep.

[Tim Gettys]

You know what I mean?

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

You know, that's on me.

[Andy Cortez]

You know, Dark Horse Means.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, like, like it's.

[Andy Cortez]

It wasn't likely to like.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, exactly. But like not so much like the underdog. It's just unexpected. You're at one. Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Katy Perry, Black Horse, Dark Sheep.

[Tim Gettys]

We're learning a lot.

[Andy Cortez]

They go hand in hand.

[Tim Gettys]

Everybody. This is Kind of Funny Games Daily. Each and every weekday we run you through the video game news 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 and now Spotify and Apple podcasts to get all of our shows ad free, watch us record them live and get a daily exclusive show for a chance to be part of the show. Submit your thoughts and opinions as YouTube super chats as we go. A little housekeeping for you. We are an 11 person business all about live talk shows after Games Daily. Today you're going to get our Monster Hunter Wilds review. Are you on that?

[Andy Cortez]

I am.

[Tim Gettys]

Oo. Stay tuned for that. Can't wait to see what everybody gives it. The stream is going to be Nick playing something. If you're a kind of funny member, you can get today's Greg Way and you'll be able to watch the kind of funny podcast live this afternoon. Otherwise you can get it tomorrow on YouTube and podcast services.

[Andy Cortez]

He's continuing. Aoud.

[Tim Gettys]

Is Nick lagging about?

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, he liked about.

[Tim Gettys]

Okay, that's cool.

[Andy Cortez]

We're not even sponsored to do it but he's like, oh, I want to keep going. Let's do it.

[Tim Gettys]

Hey, check out some of with Nick. Thank you to our Patreon producers, Delaney Twining, Carl Jacobs, Omega Buster and Karen Lindner. Today we're brought to you by Greg Miller's live Chicago show and better help. But we'll tell you all about that later. For now it's been with what is and forever will be the Roper reports, it's time for some news. We have five stars.

[Greg Miller]

A baker's dozen. God damn it.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Damn. We got it. We got to get Kev on that. Let's figure it out.

[Andy Cortez]

I thought Gregory did the Chicago thing.

[Tim Gettys]

No.

[Andy Cortez]

Wow.

[Tim Gettys]

That's April, right?

[Andy Cortez]

Maybe. Cuz Bless and Mike.

[Greg Miller]

Bless and Mike just went to Chicago.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, they did. They did. Chi Town G was just in China for a week. Really? Yeah. You see Michael Jordan, she didn't tell me about that and I feel like that would have been something that she. She mentioned. Chicago though, very important, very relevant to this next story codenamed Project Chicago.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

Tony Hawk's pro skater site Is counting down to an announcement is coming from Blair Marnell at Gamespot. This was breaking news last week when I was still here. But like, we're still getting the information in. I wasn't here on Friday and I of course, am the Tony Hawk guy. So I'm like, we gotta talk about this. And I'm very happy that Greg and Bless prepped the show that this is story number one. I feel very seen Andy Cortez, because while you're out here with your souls games and you're getting one of these and a freaking Elden ring, the multiplayer, like all this stuff, it's like, you know, you're getting well fed me with Tony Hawk. Not so much. Okay, not so much. It felt like the dream was dead. And hey, look, I understand. I've been given a lot in life. I understand the last 10 years for me have been very, very, very like Crash Bandicoot, you know, I feel like.

[Andy Cortez]

There'S been a lot of podcasts, Tim, where you, you, you know, you get the one and you're like, how am I living this?

[Tim Gettys]

How am I living?

[Andy Cortez]

Every game is incredible.

[Tim Gettys]

Exactly. So, you know, hey, I get it, I get it. But we.

[Andy Cortez]

A full playthrough of the skate game where you had the little. Little actual little skateboard controller underneath your ride. Ride.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah. Or Downhill Jam. God. Anyways, let's get into this. Earlier last week, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 had an update that teased the return of Tony Hawk's pro skater in a skate park map called the Grind, which is just so cool. I love that how connected it is. And I love that the Ninja Turtles are involved. They're just there. Call of Duty at the skate park.

[Andy Cortez]

Are they skating?

[Tim Gettys]

No, they're there with guns.

[Greg Miller]

Oh.

[Tim Gettys]

They're skateboards, though. As a weapon. I don't know what the fuck is Call of Duty now.

[Andy Cortez]

There's an armed militia. Turtlemen. They have weapons.

[Tim Gettys]

Have you seen the Turtles trailer for Call of Duty?

[Andy Cortez]

I was. I watched kind of you all watch it and be very confused of like, what is that? Why don't. Do they have weapons?

[Tim Gettys]

I. Yeah. Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

But we didn't see it in first person.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Yeah. But what's weird to me is like, I kept seeing on Twitter, like, would look like a player select screen.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

Like a fighting game one. But it was Call of Duty and like, I don't know why you're picking your operators. Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

You pick whatever operator you want to use. Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

So McTavish, like, is that what's. What we're doing?

[Andy Cortez]

Here, like so McTavish is like if.

[Tim Gettys]

You take out the turtles and couldn't.

[Andy Cortez]

Recognize him if you tried.

[Tim Gettys]

But is that what that is? Like Even like take out the dlc, like fun characters and crossovers. Like you're just choosing like different Call of Duty.

[Andy Cortez]

Like, I mean not at the start of every match. It's. It's definitely a menu within their company of menus.

[Tim Gettys]

I got you. I got you.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. Within their where you're going to modes, where you're going to weapon loadouts. There's also operators and you go to operators. You see everybody that you've unlocked. Like in Fortnite, which you opened that.

[Tim Gettys]

One time I did for the Turtles. Won't get got again. Won't get got again, everybody. There's a banner with the Tony Hawk Pro Skater logo in the grind map of Call of Duty and the date March 4, 2025. The official site for Tony Hawk's Pro skater then updated to have a countdown clock to 10am Pacific Time on March 4, 2025, which is next Monday, which may mean an announcement is imminent. Although the 25th anniversary has come and gone, Tony Hawk revealed last year that he has been in contact with Activision about doing something to celebrate that quarterly century, that quarter century milestone. Hawk later confirmed that the long running franchise will continue. Additionally, there was a previous report the next Tony Hawk game could arrive as soon as this summer. Given the timing of the announcement, that seems very plausible.

[Andy Cortez]

I mean, this has nothing to do with the story, Tim. And I think it's just so hilarious and awesome that whenever you read reports or interviews or whatever that it's just referred to as Hawk later confirmed. That's.

[Tim Gettys]

I don't know who they're talking to, you know what I mean? So cool 2 is coming through and like tried to take the crowd. Okay, world, you're just living in it.

[Andy Cortez]

It's your Hawk.

[Tim Gettys]

And I'm living in it too. And I'm very happy about this. I was saying this last week that obviously I'm very in tune and tapped in to the Tony Hawk's pro skater communities and just world. And that means, you know, the Reddits, I follow a bunch of accounts and I'm drinking a lot of that opium when it comes to Tony hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4. The last couple years have been rough because 1 and 2 Remake came out in 2020, I think, and I absolutely loved it. It was great. It sold incredibly well. They ported it to every system known to man and it sold incredibly well on all those systems and it's like, yes, vicarious visions. You have something special here. Your, your team gets this. You understand what the core of Tony Hawk is, which is something that the last couple games just simply have not had. The. We've, we've had remakes of these before that were horrible. Tony HAAS Pro Skater 5 was absolutely abysmal. And to get one and two remake, it really felt like, all right, this is the kind of culmination of those early games. It's never going to get better than this. But this is exciting because it really felt like it was going to. When you look at the Crash Bandicooten Sane Trilogy and Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Team Racing, like they're finding success with these remakes and they are making great versions of these games. They're going to continue to do that. That eventually led to crash Bandicoot 4, a new game that felt, I mean, honestly, debatably the best of the Crash Bandicoots because the people that made it understood what makes these games good. So looking at Tony Hawk 1 and 2, it's like, all right, well the dream would be we get three and four and then we get Tony Hawk's Underground. Either a remake or hopefully, in my opinion, a reimagining of Thug. Because I feel like Thug's really the one that is the biggest of these games and I kind of like change the genre of it of making a much more open experience fully.

[Andy Cortez]

What would quant. Okay, we're getting to the discussion again, Tim, but for you, what would quantify these games to be a reimagining? Because I don't see these being more than a remake. Obviously we saw one and two remake and it looks amazing. Totally redone visuals, brand new engine. It looks like a brand new video game. If you like didn't know that those games already came out. What would, what would be a reimagining.

[Tim Gettys]

For you without getting two in the weeds? I'm letting everyone know I'm getting in the weeds in this conversation. That's what we're here for.

[Andy Cortez]

Redo the story.

[Tim Gettys]

It's kind of that where 1 and 2 and 3 were very simple arcade style games. Yeah, right. The you go in two minute countdown and there's a bunch of goals you have. Four kind of was the first one that flirted with a more open design where it wasn't just a menu checklist of goals. Like you go into a level and you have to find NPCs and they'll have one line of dialogue of like, hey man, my Cat stuck in a tree, go grind on a taxi. It's like, okay, I guess that makes sense. But that was a bit different of a game design there. And that was in a, you know, post GTA 3 world. So every game was like, how sandboxy can we get? And that was. That was just a step towards it. But then Tony Hawk's Underground really was the one that's like, hey, let's. Let's have an actual story here. We're gonna have your creative character matters and you're going to be able to get off your board. And it's a bit more of this Rising Star storyline. And I think that with that you could just one to one remake it like they did with one and two remake. And everyone would be happy. I'd be happy. I just think that Thug has more potential to. With a bit more of, like, rewriting and like, like, just up in the ante. It can be really good. Like, it could be an amazing game. So that's the only reason I would want that game specifically to get a different type of remake. Okay. And. And then Thug 2 is more modernized.

[Andy Cortez]

In terms of writing and all that stuff.

[Tim Gettys]

And like, just getting the, like, yeah, like, bears bringing this up here.

[Greg Miller]

It's like, iconic moment.

[Tim Gettys]

It. I mean, honestly, like, seriously, one of.

[Greg Miller]

The coolest things that I've done is actually go to the Pink Hotel and like, God, it's so cool.

[Tim Gettys]

It's so cool. I mean, did you play Tony Hawk's Underground?

[Andy Cortez]

Yes, but I never, like, got this far.

[Tim Gettys]

One of the culminating moments of the story is your character does mctwist over a helicopter from two buildings very Dom Toretto style in Hawaii. And it's like, come on, man.

[Greg Miller]

And then here's the other thing.

[Tim Gettys]

You do it.

[Greg Miller]

And then Eric Sparrow takes it and claims that he did it.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, that's cool.

[Greg Miller]

And then he gets the like, pro like, sign and shit like that. And like, fucks you over.

[Andy Cortez]

You have to throw them into the helicopter blades, dude.

[Tim Gettys]

But like, it's. It's amazing. And I feel like if they were to like, kind of just make a new version of that, it would be very special. Even if it was just that, though, I would freaking take it anyways. It felt like we were in line for that. And then Mike resolved buys Activision. Everybody asked me.

[Andy Cortez]

God knows what.

[Tim Gettys]

It's just, you know, you're shuttered. You're shuttered. Vicarious visions shuttered. You know what I mean? A lot of harassment lawsuits and things happened with people that were at the top against people that were at the top. Sorry, not against. They were the victims of the situation, like with Bobby Kodic type stuff. So it was just bad news all around. And then we hear that 3 and 4 was being worked on but then was cancelled because of all of this stuff. And it's just like, all right, well we'll. We're never. The dream's over, we're not getting back to it. And then on the Tony Hosh pro Skater accounts over the last couple years, like we kept seeing three and three plus four, like hidden in like signs of life. Little signs of life. And Activision is good for them. Hilarious about how much they promote these games. Like, how are we four years away from the 1 and 2 remake coming out and their Twitter's still posting about this game that rocks. It's like it's Halloween and it's just like the vaguely like, like there's a skeleton in the game. They show the skeleton. Like they are stretching. But good for them. You know, they just had a bunch.

[Andy Cortez]

Of scheduled tweets maybe.

[Tim Gettys]

But anyways, the, the last couple weeks have been interesting because on top of all that, Tony Hawk just be talking and he's been talking for years and anytime he says something about a game, I don't trust it because it feels uninformed. Like the majority of the time what he says isn't actually resulting in anything or at least not in a timely fashion. Like, oh yeah, we're talking Activision about a game. And it's like, oh, people like, oh man, this announcement's imminent. And it's like, no, that ended up being some other weird ass shit. You know what I mean? But every once in a while it ends up being true.

[Andy Cortez]

It's like a less involved Ed Boon.

[Tim Gettys]

Yes. 100. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So then we get the a pro skater last week being like, oh, I recorded VO for a new Tony Hawk game. And then it's like, is that, is it Tony Hawk or is it for Skate? Because we know Skate 4 is being made. So it's like maybe he was just wrong about what he thought it was or whatever. And I'm not trying to get my hopes up. But then Gamespot put out an article breaking news when we were on Games Daily last week that was like, hey, we have credible information that during the summer it's going to be shadow dropped. So Andy, for me, I go from the dream is dead to the dream is imminent that I can't handle it.

[Andy Cortez]

Almost in. Almost so imminent that I'm not prepared. Yeah, exactly. Like it Goes like you didn't even have time to sort of, you know, like. You're almost like Helen Hunt in the movie Castaway. Tim. Suddenly Tom Hanks is back alive in her life and she's like, what the fuck?

[Tim Gettys]

I'm married. Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

What is going on?

[Tim Gettys]

Ye. That really is how it feels. And so. So here's where we're at now. If you go to the Tony Hawkgame.com or whatever it is, you. You get the date. You get the A loading bar that is reminiscent of OnePlus 2 Remake. And it's counting down to the. To next Monday. In addition to that, Jared, if you could stay here. There's a lot to glean from this. That gets me excited.

[Andy Cortez]

How so?

[Tim Gettys]

One, the little logo guy. The. The Tony Hawk. The image, the silhouette.

[Andy Cortez]

If you look closely, he's on a razor scooter.

[Tim Gettys]

Razor stream. Scooter is coming back. The Tony Hawk 1 and 2 remake.

[Andy Cortez]

It's a different guy. It's a different silhouette. That's not MJ.

[Tim Gettys]

It. It is a different silhouette than the 1 and 2 1. But on top of that, the 1 and 2 1. And this is where we get a little stretchy, but it is what it is. The 1 and 2. Like every cover of a Tony Hawk game, it's Tony Hawk in a different trick position. Right. The one and two remake. One is kind of a melding of how he looked on the COVID of one and how he looked on the COVID of two. This is kind of a melding of how he looked on the COVID of three and the COVID of four.

[Andy Cortez]

We sound like Taylor Swift fans.

[Tim Gettys]

If I'm going to be a thrifty about anything, it's Tony Hawk's pro skater games. Okay? But on top of that, Andy, on top of that, the background of this. This blurred out image like a warehouse that is Skater island from Tony hawk's Pro Skater 3.

[Andy Cortez]

I was going to go with it. I was going to go with Robin. Big's like.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. What was it called? Just the warehouse. Oh, no, no, no, no. The.

[Andy Cortez]

The big place that they had. Yeah, this. This something. Fantasy Factory. Nailed it.

[Tim Gettys]

There you go.

[Andy Cortez]

Good show.

[Tim Gettys]

And then. Sorry, bring it up one more time, Barrett, because there's one more key thing here. Because last week I left games daily being like, I'm getting super hyped about this. But there's one question that this doesn't add up for. For me, the game was being developed by Vicarious Visions and they don't exist anymore.

[Andy Cortez]

Right.

[Tim Gettys]

Iron Galaxy. Iron fucking Galaxy. What have Iron Galaxy Done before Rumble verse. Good games, a lot of good stuff.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

They also recently hoarded Tony hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 to steam. They were the ones. And I'm like, wait a minute. And I think maybe even the switch, I think they might have handled that too. So I'm like, they also worked helped on one and two with Vicarious Visions. So going back to what I'm saying earlier, these. Get it.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

They know what's up. So potentially they've been working on 3 and 4 alongside formerly vicarious the entire time.

[Andy Cortez]

Man, everything's lining up.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm really excited.

[Andy Cortez]

Everything's lining up right now.

[Tim Gettys]

I.

[Andy Cortez]

Man, you know what? I just. If anything to go along with this, we need a new. A new cast of hooligans similar to Jackass, with weird stunts and skateboarding kind of intertwined in there. Because, like, there was just such a moment for skateboarding in the early 2000s.

[Tim Gettys]

Right?

[Andy Cortez]

Like, it wasn't only just Tony Hawk, it was. It was all a lot of the Jackass crew also doing. Jackass is at the height of its popularity. Like, I'm thinking, like, late 90s, early 2000s or whatever. And everybody at my school was into skating and everybody wanted to be a skateboarder. And I don't know if it has that same cultural currency anymore, but what can we do to bring it back?

[Tim Gettys]

Can you do. I mean, yeah, we've talked about this before. I do think that, like, that kind of boom of skateboarding in the late 90s, early 2000s kind of will never be replicated in that same way again. But I also think that it's like video games, where there was the boom of video games and now they're just ubiquitous. I think skateboarding is just ubiquitous now. It's not something that, like, you, a certain group of people do. I think it's the thing that, like, everybody tries. You know what I mean? A lot of people in chat are just like, is Tim really not going to mention that the dates 3 and 4? I mentioned that last week. Immediately when we first got that, I was like, is that something? And like, maybe, maybe. Right. It is interesting thinking about GameSpot's report of its shadow dropping, but now we have a date countdown. Like, I don't think we're getting it. Shadow dropped on Monday. Like, I think that this is gonna be an announcement that it exists. And then maybe they're talking about Shadow Drop if they're just being released during the summer showcase of Xbox. They're also, thank God, talking about this game being on all consoles. Which at the end of the day I won't complain. I'll play this thing on a fucking potato if I have to. But the idea of playing a Tony Hawk game on Steam day without my PlayStation controller is that breaks my heart. You know what I mean? Like if any. The reason I'm such a dual sense guy is I like the place in the D pad because of Tony Hawk. If you play Tony Hawk with an analog stick, I don't trust you. Okay, a couple more things I want to break down here. Is the one big question mark I have is, is it actually three plus four? And I think it's going to be. But so far the evidence is really pointing to three Skater island level from three next Monday. The thing that I just need is just the, the moment of like oh my God, they're actually doing 3 and 4. Because like I was saying, 4 is a different style of game. 1 and 2 remake worked because they were the exact same type of game. It's just more levels, same type of goals. I'm really interested in how they're going to make a three plus four in one package and maybe I'm overthinking it and they're just going to be kind of different menu items and you go through and yeah, it just plays like the original did and it's that simple. But something about that feels wrong to me. I feel like maybe they, they even dumbed down for it to be more checklist goal based because like let's just be real. Going up to random NPCs for them to have one line of dialogue isn't necessarily the most engaging gameplay these days.

[Greg Miller]

But come on, you're going to cut out your buddy who goes hey there local frash boys, Frat boys, trash can me. Like come on. I mean cut that out.

[Tim Gettys]

Okay, well I'm saying though is like are they really going to re record all those lines of dialogue or they.

[Greg Miller]

Go Andy on it?

[Tim Gettys]

I mean I would love it. Like again, I'm just saying we don't have like a confirmation of this yet, so we'll see where, where that ends up. And then there's another big factor here. You bring up the jackass, right? The jackass of it all is incredibly important because Tony Hawk 900x games put skateboarding on the map in the mainstream in a different way. But then that kind of boom in many ways inspired this younger group of of hooligans, Bam Margera and the crew. Cky, all of that. Right? But we're in a bad place, right? Now with Bam Margera, we're in a better place right now than we've been. But like, bamboo is very much on the outs of everything.

[Andy Cortez]

I think I had a dream about him.

[Tim Gettys]

I often do.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

But the. The Bam Margera is complicated. Like, I don't know how much you know about this, but, like, I know.

[Andy Cortez]

Things are not great.

[Tim Gettys]

Things are very, very bad. Arrested very often, a lot of drugs or whatever. From last I heard, he's been sober for a couple months now, which is good. But, you know, he wasn't in Jackass.

[Andy Cortez]

For like, I feel like every moment I hear a story that him and Steve O. Made up and then they got into a fight again or something.

[Tim Gettys]

And so it's rough, right? But so much so that In Tony Hawks 1 and 2 remake, there's like in the hangar level from Tony Hawk 2, like, there's big ass like billboards of every Tony Hawk game. And for Tony Hawk's Underground 2, which was the jackass one with Bam Margera as a co lead, right, he was removed from the box art. Oh, and he was. He's not a playable skater, but he wasn't in 1 and 2 originally anyways. But that's the thing is, is Bam going to be in this? And more than that, is 96 quite bitter beings by CKY going to be in this? Because if it's not, is this really a Tony Hawk 3 remake?

[Andy Cortez]

It's a different game, you know what I mean?

[Tim Gettys]

Because, like, my thing is, I hope that next Monday trailer hits and the first thing you hear is, and if you don't, that's going to be very telling.

[Andy Cortez]

Bucky Lassic, man.

[Tim Gettys]

Bucky Lassic, dude.

[Andy Cortez]

Get the loiter squad in there. You know what I mean? Like, get. Get Tyler, the creator. Get.

[Tim Gettys]

Tyler was in five. I want to say it.

[Andy Cortez]

Get all those hooligans. We need, like, there needs to be the new generation.

[Greg Miller]

There was, yeah, like Jackass 4, right? Like they brought in a bunch of newer kids, like. And like, that's what Mike Tyler and stuff like that would be fucking great.

[Tim Gettys]

I mean, but even one and two remake, what I love so much about it and I thank you so much for. Love it. It's awesome.

[Andy Cortez]

Way too long.

[Greg Miller]

We're 27 minutes into the show.

[Andy Cortez]

Too long.

[Greg Miller]

We have a few other stories.

[Tim Gettys]

We'll get there in one second.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

It was a remake of the others then, but they had all the OGs. But they're old now. Like in game, they're old, which is really cool. And they also had a bunch of new young kids. So like all the new X Games kids and all the new kids that like, like even music artists and stuff like they are featured in this. So I'm really excited about this. It's gonna be great. I can't wait for Monday and we'll do this all again next week. But everybody, thank you for your support of making all my dreams come true. I guess you can continue to do that by getting the kind of funny membership on Patreon, YouTube, Spotify or Apple podcasts. But for everyone else, here's a word from our sponsors.

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[Tim Gettys]

We're back with story number two. More than a dozen Netease studios are reportedly at risk, including Nagoshi, Quantic Dream and Grasshopper. This comes from andy Robinson at VGC. Numerous NetEase studios, including what I Just Said, are reportedly at risk of closure after the Chinese publisher decided to divest its international operations. Who saw this coming? Previously known for its popular PC, MMOs and mobile games, NetEase has expanded significantly in recent years, acquiring and establishing studios from industry veterans in Japan, North America and Europe. However, as the games industry continues to endure turbulent times, there have been signs that in recent months it could be scaling back its ambitions. Last month it was confirmed Netease had split from Vancouver based Worlds Untold, the studio it founded with Mass Effect writer Mack Walters in 2023, as well as Seattle based Jar of Sparks, the studio founded in 2022 by Xbox veteran Jerry Hook. Then earlier this week, it was confirmed that Netease had laid off US Based developers behind Marvel Rivals, including its director. Despite the game enjoying a hugely successful launch, an E spokesperson denied to Venture Beat that these cuts were part of a broad scaling back of its international game development. However, now Game File sources claim the publisher is indeed significantly scaling back and is actively shopping around its non Chinese studios. One of Game Files sources claim NetEase plans to divest itself of the majority of its overseas teams, which could lead to the closure of more than a dozen game studios if they can't secure new funding. That could include Japan based studios like Like a Dragon Designer, the Like a Dragon Designer and Resident Evil producer, as well as Suda51's grasshopper manufacturer net. He's also set up Studio Flair with former Marvelous board member Toshinori Aok, Loki and BlazBlue series producer and also launched Pin Cool, a new studio led by Dragon Quest 8 and 9 producer. In the West, NetEase owns Detroit studio Quantic Dream, which is interesting to think about, and new studios from Call of Duty designer David Vodenhar controls lead designer and more and has invested in GTA lead Leslie Benzi's Build a Rocket Boy. A Net east spokesperson declined to comment to game file on the supposed cuts, but said that all studios and projects are in constant review and evaluation and NetEase will determine changes needed to be made throughout the process. According to earlier Bloomberg reports, NetEase Studios in Japan, including Nagoshi Studios, have been given time to wrap up ongoing projects, but are not receiving any more funding.

[Andy Cortez]

So volatile, Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, man, good word to explain.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, I mean, it's just so unpredictable. It's. It reminds me so much. I think I've mentioned this before, but it reminds me so much of the boom of VC money in esports. Everybody wants to get in. Everybody sees the potential. The potential is not met and suddenly it's a massive sort of decline. You see all sorts of groups breaking up, losing funding, layoffs, and then esports becomes, you know, less than what everybody thought it was going to be. Where people were, you know, holding up esports to be alongside of like some of the most major sports in the world. And I see a lot of similarities here where, you know, the investors and companies get so juiced and excited about, holy, look at all of these kind of golden eggs everywhere. Let's all go get our money. And then the money's not quite what they thought it was. And suddenly it's, it's like me canceling a Netflix subscription. Like that's how they, that's how it's treated. Yeah, let me just drop that.

[Tim Gettys]

I, I think that you're, you're, you're very right. The one kind of like path I want to diverge from you just a little bit there is the. That it's not predictable. I think that we're at a point now that with this type of stuff it is predictable. I do also think that it is very scary that we're entering this new world where there's enough money from studios and publishers that they can treat developers and teams like Netflix subscriptions, that they can just cancel at any moment. I do think that the rise of gaming in China is something that we've been paying attention to the last couple years. And I kind of noting as like, oh, this, it's, it's starting and I think it's here now. Like, I think that very clearly we are seeing in so many ways, shapes and form. It's not just mobile games that are dominating or like, oh, wow, like, we're talking about all these games, but meanwhile, the most popular games in the world that are making billions of dollars are things that we would never even bring up. Right. We're now talking about a point that we're talking about Marvel rivals. We are talking about a game that we do talk about on the show and that we do kind of know people that actually play. And it feels a little bit, for lack of a better term, closer to home. And now we're also talking about studios like Quantic Dream, where it's like. Like we're talking about known quantities that are at risk because of the whims of these money makers. The difference I see here is I almost don't see it as the esports boom of how do we make more and more and more money. This feels like a. How do we get a foothold in video games? You know, it feels like a lot of these acquisitions and even investments in support were kind of just to, like, get into the. The world of games in a different way. I don't know if I'm making a lot of sense.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah. Make a presence felt. And then like, well, now that we're here, now we can operate the way we kind of want to.

[Tim Gettys]

Exactly right. Like, almost like a Trojan horse stuff. And like, this sounds a little conspiracy theory, but, like, it feels kind of right. Like, it feels like a. All right, cool. Now. Now we're gonna do this our way and shed anything that is not extra weight. Exactly what we had envisioned for this.

[Andy Cortez]

It sounds more sinister than. Well, it probably is.

[Tim Gettys]

And that's exactly where I'm at with that. But again, I don't want to speak out of. Turn on this, but it does. I. I look at this as an outsider to it all, and I do feel like there is a lot of supporting evidence that something like that is the case.

[Andy Cortez]

We need Matt Piscatella to call.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. I think Chugay Ex is probably a even better person that because, like, he's been covering the. The Chinese game market forever. Is he on Blue Sky? Probably. I don't know.

[Andy Cortez]

I haven't. I just haven't seen. You know, I'm not scrolling Twitter as usual, as much as I used to, obviously, so I haven't seen his name kind of pop up in a while.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Look it up right now.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, we should know. Anyways, very unfortunate that so many people are at risk for this type of thing, especially like so many talented names that we're talking about there of studios that clearly, like, I think I named like eight names there of people that worked on established franchises that we know and love that are now going off to try to do their own thing. And it seems like that's getting cut off before it even able to begin in a lot of cases.

[Andy Cortez]

@Chugayex.Com how do you spell that? Z H U g e e x.com.

[Tim Gettys]

On Blue Sky Story number three, Assassin's Creed Shadows appears to have leaked online a month ahead of launch. This comes from Wesley and Pool at ign. Assassin's Creed Shadows leaked online with people streaming the game a month before its official release.

[Andy Cortez]

It was that type of leak. I didn't know.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what I was saying earlier. I was like, oh, this is bad.

[Andy Cortez]

I was like, I mean, they showed a lot of stuff already. Like, you know, it's whatever.

[Tim Gettys]

No, no, no, no, no, no.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay.

[Tim Gettys]

The game leak leaked as spotted by the Gaming Reels and Rumors subreddit. Now remove social posts, revealed images and gameplay from someone who claimed to have bought the game from an online marketplace. Assassin's Creed Shadows also appeared in now deleted listings on a US auction site with one user listing. Multiple copies of the game sold for a hundred dollars each, according to the gamer. Oh, so they just bought it from Ubisoft. You know what I mean? Hundred dollars.

[Andy Cortez]

It's got the early access.

[Tim Gettys]

This is just the really early access.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Now multiple twitch streams showing Assassin's Creed Shadows have appeared, although they're being REM, according to VGC. Assassin's Creed Shadows launches officially on March 20, 2025. IGN has asked Ubisoft for comment, but they have not yet commented.

[Andy Cortez]

Damn. I, I, Wow, that's very surprising and shocking. I don't really understand how, how this becomes so prevalent nowadays. Especially I, I forget what game it was recently, but hearing about the amount of people that the torrent sideshow that there was, I don't know how many millions of torrents of certain games, it's really kind of bums you out, especially with how a lot of games are already struggling with sales. And this kind of makes you even more bummed out.

[Tim Gettys]

I mean, and this is a company and a game that do not need any more bad news or any more risks of losing a chance at their success.

[Andy Cortez]

Right?

[Tim Gettys]

Right. So, yeah, definitely, definitely a bummer here. And I, I hope that this all gets straightened out and the end of the day, I hope this game's good. I Hope people that want to like it, love it, and I think it's.

[Andy Cortez]

Going to be the one for me.

[Tim Gettys]

I hope, definitely, I hope beyond hope that it's the one for Andy.

[Andy Cortez]

I really do.

[Greg Miller]

You're gonna play 30 minutes, get bored, and be like, ah, man, Ghosta Yote is just around the corner. I'm just gonna wait for that.

[Andy Cortez]

I don't know. I think this is the one, man.

[Greg Miller]

All right.

[Tim Gettys]

Story number four, Spider Man 3. Peter Parker won't be relegated to the couch, says voice actor. This comes from Tom Ivan at vgc. Yuri Lowendal, who voices Peter Parker in insomniac Spider man series, has suggested the character won't play second fiddle to Miles Morales in the next series entry. Really, really quick story. I was in Vancouver this weekend for my. My friend Vincent is becoming a father. Oh, really crazy. So me, Curry and Danny and Vince went over to Vancouver for a dachshler party is what we called.

[Andy Cortez]

I thought it was like, I'm going to Vancouver to adopt a bait me.

[Tim Gettys]

This is like, you know, whatever. Literally, it was like, hey, let's just go somewhere that's not here to go play Smash Brothers.

[Andy Cortez]

Cool.

[Tim Gettys]

That was it. And then guess what? The Airbnb HDMI wouldn't allow us to play, so we had to play Smash on the tabletop mode switch. Not as fun. Not as fun, but we had a great time. And then we didn't really. That was our plan.

[Andy Cortez]

Just go to Airbnb?

[Tim Gettys]

No, but we ended up going when Fan Expo was happening in Toronto. And we're like, oh, sorry. In Vancouver. And we're like, fuck. It was like $30. I'm like, I haven't been on that side of a convention in forever. Like, this. This will be fun. So we went and it was very, very cool. So great seeing all the people in cosplay and, like, just walking through, buying all the cool little art prints and stuff. And then there was a whole bunch of, like, the signings and, like, the celebrities and stuff that were there. And we kind of walk by. Andy Serkis was there, of course. I got a picture of him that I'm gonna show Nick later. And as we keep going down Troy Baker, and I was like, holy shit. And he sees me, he stands up and runs over. It's just like, what the. This is. It was very fun. But then we keep going and the Voice of Miles was there.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh. Oh, awesome.

[Tim Gettys]

Okay. No, I don't know how to say his name, but Naji Jeter, I think.

[Andy Cortez]

It is Naji Jeter.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

And I wanted to, I wanted to go with a. There's an athlete named Najee Harris, I believe. Yeah, Naji Jeter.

[Tim Gettys]

But he was there, which is really cool. I didn't get to talk to him, but I was like, I saw him. I was like, whoa, this is your Miles. That's free. And it was just as Miles, which was like, pretty cool too.

[Andy Cortez]

I'm expecting this story that you're about to read. Say that like Yuri Lowenthal will not be relegated to the bench. Quote, your Lowenthal says, if I have anything to say about it, you will. I will not be second fiddle. This is super angry about it.

[Tim Gettys]

While Spider Man 3 is yet to be officially announced, that didn't stop Lowenthal from teasing Peter Parker's role in the game during a recent interview. After both characters had their own solo outing, Peter Parker and Miles teamed up in Spider Man 2. We're going to get into a little spoilers here. I don't know that we need to. Actually, I'm just not going to do that.

[Andy Cortez]

Don't do it.

[Tim Gettys]

We don't. Yeah, we don't need to. That's what the. This article has. I don't need to read those. There are a few things I can say about this game, but you have somehow landed on the one thing I can answer and that's that, yes, Peter is not gone.

[Andy Cortez]

Just know that Peter did a lot of jury duty in part two. You. Yeah, I gotta be in court. Miles, like, this sucks.

[Tim Gettys]

He will be a part of the next game and won't be relegated to the couch. I promise. This is what Low and Thal said to the direct, which is a big comic book like movie, video game website. It's not the first time Lowenthal has spoken on this topic. He said, while I think that Peter would love to believe that he can just turn it off and not be Spider man anymore and live a completely normal life, I don't think that's what's going to happen now. He told Variety last February and he said, I don't know, I haven't read a script yet. They're probably still working on it, but I don't think that's the last we're going to see of Peter. I think it's a cool place to leave it. It's a cool change for him. I think 100% he trusts Miles. Miles has really stepped up and he's like, oh, maybe I can get a little break. And I did get a vacation to some Caria during the Miles game. Not much More of a vacation. But at least MJ got to ride a motorcycle, which is awesome. So, yeah, he's just getting stuff. This goes back to story number one, Tony Hawk, which can I talk more about? Tony Hawk, the voice actor.

[Andy Cortez]

You are the Trojan horse.

[Tim Gettys]

But, like, it's like, all right, Co. This reminds me of voice actors and stuff where it's like, he. He doesn't know shit, and if he knows shit, he ain't saying shit. He knows.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, well, I mean, as soon as you throw out the quote, I have not read a script yet. You know, now is maybe somebody like Brian into our. A lot of people up there at Insomniac letting him know, here's what the framework is. We have an idea. You know, we have some ideas that you're. It's still kind of wild for me to even think about because Wolverine's still being worked on. This supposed Venom game is also in development somewhere.

[Tim Gettys]

Was in development.

[Andy Cortez]

Was in development. Right. And it's exciting to think about that. Yes. That of course they would make another Spider Man 3. I don't know why I would be surprised that they would make a Spider Man 3. But, like, I got to assume that there have been whispers to him from people up there. Now, is that kind of too spoilery? Is that something you want to say as a voice actor? I don't know. I think you would maybe still want to keep people guessing as to what's going to happen with your character. But it's fascinating. I think maybe he's just so jazzed about this role that he is.

[Tim Gettys]

Which he is Spider Man. Oh, yeah. I mean, dude, Yuri. I. I don't personally know him, but I've met him a couple times.

[Andy Cortez]

I want to know him.

[Tim Gettys]

He's. Yes.

[Andy Cortez]

He just seems like a lovely dude.

[Tim Gettys]

He's awesome, and he cares about Spider man authentically. Like, he really is so into this. Like, there's this content creator, I guess you'll call him, like, host personality named Koi Coi, who is the most knowledgeable comic book person I've ever seen. Like, reads like, I think 50 comics a week. Like, it's, like, so up to date on every single thing. Like, a knowledge base of all of it. And he and Yuri are good friends. And I remember seeing them at the Spider Verse premiere and also at some comic Cons and stuff. And, like, they're always. Both of them, like, dressing as different Spider man and, like, doing different things. And, like, Yuri takes his role as Insomniac Spider man, like, as, like, a badge of honor. Which I think is awesome. And even seeing his character in Spider Verse, the movie, you know, like, I feel like he's kind of earned a iconic status as a Spider man. That matters. Sure. You know what I mean? Like. Like one of the. If you're naming Spider man, if. If a new game were to come out in 10 years, and it's like, oh, I want to unlock the insomniac suit. You know what I mean? Like, that's going to be a standout for people.

[Andy Cortez]

And we already see that in Marvel Rivals. Insomniac suit in Marvel 10 years.

[Tim Gettys]

God, everything moves a lot quicker now.

[Andy Cortez]

After the Amazing Spider Man. You hear that fucking Spider man alt call out. He's like, oh, God, I'm about to get destroyed. Fighting a spider man and Marvel Rivals. Tim feels like. Like trying to catch the. In Karate Kid when he's trying to catch a chicken. Like, it's that impossible, Tim. Yeah, it's just the worst. To fight against a good Spider Man.

[Tim Gettys]

Andy Cortez, you need to finish Cobra Kai, because I know you haven't, and I did, and I fucking loved it. Nobody's surprised. But more than that, I watched it again. Why? Because of my flight back from Vancouver. Somebody was watching the last three episodes, and I watched the entire thing over.

[Andy Cortez]

Their shoulder on their screen or just on their personal.

[Tim Gettys]

On their phone. They had their phone kind of like set up. They're watching it, and I was like, yeah. So three aisles down, looking over someone's shoulder on a phone without audio.

[Andy Cortez]

Excuse me, sir, can you get the brightness up there?

[Tim Gettys]

But the amount of times I just went no to myself, so, I mean.

[Andy Cortez]

I still got to watch Invincible. Yeah, I haven't started that yet.

[Tim Gettys]

I haven't either.

[Andy Cortez]

Caught up on Severance seven. Oh, man. It's real good. There's a lot of stuff then. There's a lot of stuff.

[Tim Gettys]

It's so hard because Daredevil's next week. All right. Born again next week, March 4th. Dude, we got Tony Hawk.

[Andy Cortez]

Dude, is Daredevil gonna be in Tony Hawk?

[Greg Miller]

Think about it.

[Tim Gettys]

Spider man was in Tony Hawk.

[Greg Miller]

Think about it.

[Tim Gettys]

I still haven't seen season three of Daredevil. Yeah, I've been trying to catch up, but I've been so busy, and things keep happening. Gia goes to Chicago. I go to Vancouver. It's like, man, I have a week. I have so much I have to do, but I need to finish an entire season of Terror.

[Greg Miller]

Yes. Yes.

[Andy Cortez]

And we have a lot of previews. We have a lot of things happening next fest.

[Tim Gettys]

I know, I know, man.

[Andy Cortez]

Playing Monster Hunter Wilds.

[Greg Miller]

But, Tim, for you in particular, you need to prioritize Daredevil.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, I know, I know. And look, for some people, these may be small problems, but for people like me, these are big, big problems. But, Andy, if I wanted to hear about some small things, where would I go?

[Andy Cortez]

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

[Tim Gettys]

Welcome to WE News, everybody. The Annapurna Showcase occurred this morning. Here's a little recap for you. Real World is getting a Steam demo and summer 2025 release window.

[Andy Cortez]

That's the cool one. Wheel World riding the bikes. You and a bunch of friends riding on bikes. Used to be called ghost bikes.

[Tim Gettys]

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Wheel World don't like the name. Skin Deep demo is out today. The game's out April 30th. Wander, stop. The Steam demo is available now. It's also coming to X Xbox Series X and S. Lush Foil Photography SIM is releasing April 15th for PC, Xbox and PS5. I demoed this at Summer Game Fest last year, and it is the most realistic video game I've ever seen. Like, this is the one where you're walking around and just taking like, it's. It's a camera simulator, like a photo simulator. And it is drop dead gorgeous. And like, it is one of those PC games that you can, like, play in like 8K, like, crazy, turn on everything, like, insane stuff.

[Andy Cortez]

Wow.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, it's very, very cool.

[Andy Cortez]

Very nice depth of field.

[Tim Gettys]

Wow. Yeah. Like this. This blew my mind right to a. T is releasing May 28th on PC, Xbox and PlayStation 5. Sayonara. Wild Hearts is now on PS5 with the new remix arcade mode.

[Andy Cortez]

Roger. Sorry, you can't get that on your fantasy draft. The Just Roger getting every remake and remaster.

[Tim Gettys]

Have we. Has the world corrected the Xenoblade nonsense yet?

[Greg Miller]

What do you mean?

[Tim Gettys]

That. That Roger can get Xenoblade Chronicles X definitive Edition because the rules are the rules. If they let him do it, he's allowed to do it. But he shouldn't be able to do it.

[Greg Miller]

Isn't it a remake, though?

[Tim Gettys]

It's just a remaster. Like just a port. Oh, yeah, with some new content. But, like, little, little things.

[Andy Cortez]

He still got it says partial remake. Damn.

[Tim Gettys]

He just got no partial.

[Andy Cortez]

He just got Tony Hawk 3 and 4.

[Tim Gettys]

I know he did, and I hate him for that. I think he feels disrespectful.

[Andy Cortez]

I think he's gonna win.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I agree.

[Greg Miller]

Four of these games are not coming out this year.

[Tim Gettys]

I'm gonna lose. I'm gonna tell you that. I'm trying. It's not like the. The couple years that I didn't understand what I'm doing this year. I mean, I won last year.

[Andy Cortez]

Remember that?

[Tim Gettys]

This year I'm actively trying, and I think I am. I'm. I keep bidding on things and not winning it. Barrett got me. Barrett outplayed me.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, I know. Ninja Guy played me, dude. Know what?

[Greg Miller]

I also just picked up Unbeatable. Tim, you remember that game?

[Tim Gettys]

I do. That's not coming this year.

[Greg Miller]

It's slated for this year.

[Tim Gettys]

It's not.

[Greg Miller]

The recent. The recent trailer said 2025.

[Tim Gettys]

There's no way. I hope.

[Greg Miller]

The first demo was four years ago, Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

I know, but, like, the first demo compared to what the game is now, it feels like they're different games.

[Greg Miller]

Oh, no.

[Tim Gettys]

We'll see. We'll see.

[Greg Miller]

Also, I only bid like three bucks, so if I have to drop it, I'll drop it. But it was one of those, Tim. I thought about it and I was like, it's more. It's less so of like trying to win the game, being like, I want that on my team. And if it comes out and it's only like an 84, you know what? I'm going to be fucking stoked.

[Tim Gettys]

I get it.

[Greg Miller]

I believe in that game.

[Tim Gettys]

I get it, man. I'm excited for it. The game looks incredible.

[Andy Cortez]

I'm just looking Random clip on Twitter when somebody who modded Miles and Peter Parker, Parker and Spider Man 2 to be CJ and Big Smoke and it just looks so great. But like, it's. It's Miles and it's Peter Parker on the roof, and they're about to go run out of the start of like, the big sandman fight or whatever. And as they're like, unmasking, they're like, they're putting on their costumes, but it's CJ and Big Smoke.

[Tim Gettys]

It looks so good for VGC US. PlayStation 5 Pro sales have fallen behind PlayStation 4 Pro Sales Pro performance during its first months of sale, according to data from market research from Circana shared by analyst Matt Piscatella. However, it's worth noting that PS5 retails for Pro retails for significantly more than PS4 Pro did. And Circana's reporting period is also one week less from the gamer. Evidence for a Persona 4 remake has been mounting up, most recently due to the singer Harada. The singer, best known for her work on Persona 4, has confirmed she's working on a new game that's being recorded in the same studio as every other Persona. This episode is the theme of. Hey, man, there's smoke, but is there fire? You know, what do you think, Barrett?

[Greg Miller]

It's just like. I get it. Persona 3 Reloaded did really well. It's just been such a long time waiting for Persona 6. It feels so weird to, like, do two remakes on top of Persona 5 Royal before even getting to Persona 6. I don't know. It just feels weird.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Here's a neat one. Balatro wins formal appeal to reclassify their poker game as Peggy 12. I remember when they were given an 18 rating.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Peggy 18 they were given. They won their appeal.

[Tim Gettys]

Good.

[Andy Cortez]

They're like, we're not gambling.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Yeah. Hey, that's awesome. Good for y'all. The near series 15th anniversary live stream is set for April 19th at 2am Pacific time. Cool. Wonder what we'll get from that. That's it for WE News.

[Andy Cortez]

I would love a remaster of near. Yeah, like, just a. You know, because he. That game still has really, really low textures in a lot of spots. And I. I was trying to do a replay through for the. Like, I'm gonna do a proper playthrough of this with all of the endings, because when I beat it back in the day, I had only beaten it once, and I played, like, two hours of the second playthrough, and I was like, all right. I get what y'all are doing. That this is, like, a lot of games. I'm not willing to put another 30 hours into the second playthrough. Little did I know that it's a lot shorter, but the. You know, at the time, I downloaded, like, the 4K textures and all this sort of stuff. Big mod. A lot of mods out there, and.

[Tim Gettys]

There'S a lot of mods for near.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, it's weird. It's really weird. Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

I wonder what those mods are.

[Andy Cortez]

Also Chat.

[Greg Miller]

He means automata, not replicate.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, Automata. Automata or whatever you want to call it. But I. I only played a little bit of Replicant as well. I would love to see NEAR Automata get, like, engine new, whatever the hell, you know?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Let's go to your wrong. Okay. What we got going here?

[Andy Cortez]

That'll bring up super chats.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, my super chats. It looked like I was refreshing. It looked like there were none, and now there's a bunch. We'll get to them. I wanna. I wanna make sure we get to them. But we got a Jeffrey Kirby saying Super Giant hasn't said when the next major update for Hades 2 will be. They also said there's at least one more.

[Andy Cortez]

People are maybe just lying to me then. Yeah, somebody said that in March is where they were hopefully aiming to have the next update. And like this game just looks so done and ready already. And I. If I were to put a DNA, I would assume this game is coming out in August. That's just like a pure guess. But I think it gets some sort of thing in a big summer game fest showcase. And it's like it's coming out fully 1.0 everywhere. Consoles, all that jazz.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, very like. I mean, dude, here's the thing with Hades.

[Andy Cortez]

I unlocked the aspects finally. I didn't even know. Holy shit. It's just crazy.

[Tim Gettys]

I think you're right. August, September makes so much sense because yeah, you get that summer showcase push like for them be everywhere they can. You know what I mean? Like just promote, promote, promote. Use it as marketing. Put out a banger. And then I feel like that August, September is like not too far from people's minds for award season but like not too close. That it's like, ah, this is too close. It's kind of perfect.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

That's teeing them up for if this lives up to expectations. Like let's sweep this.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Tim Gettys]

Bidbab Beluga said Vicarious Visions is still around, just not in name. The studio was reorganized into a Blizzard support studio, Blizzard Albany and has worked on the Diablo 2 remaster and Diablo 4. Sorry if I wasn't clear about that. If I said close, I didn't mean that. But like the top people left and then yeah, they were. They've just turned into a support studio like that. Which is upsetting. And then I see Weiner is saying something very upsetting to me. Tim kept saying the Tony Hawk reveals on Monday. The countdown ends on Tuesday. I am wrong and I'm now sad because I've now one more day away. Hate this.

[Andy Cortez]

Just, you know, sleep. Take a little nap.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I was gonna nap, man. Let's get to the super chats here. A brown spot says. I don't know if I've ever seen Tim wear a hoodie. Got this in Vancouver.

[Andy Cortez]

I've always said that Tim looks cool in a hoodie.

[Tim Gettys]

I appreciate that. And you have you told me that recently? Yeah, it's really nice.

[Andy Cortez]

I'm gonna. What size are you? I'm getting you a nice rifle hoodie Nitro. Yeah, I got that. The one that Chris Anchor really loves. The One with the little sort of like the nr, but it looks black on black. Oh, that squares are kind of like.

[Tim Gettys]

I love that one. Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

Get that one for you.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Thank you very much, everybody. I guess Andy's the only one commenting me a brown spot. Just. Yeah, they just commented.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah, they just observed.

[Tim Gettys]

Tom says Assass Creed is fine. Joe Farelli says for Andy. Have you gotten into Mecca Break yet? Also, your Valor Pro review seriously has me considering, but sell me on back paddles. Never had them before.

[Andy Cortez]

Well, I mean it. So I. I do plan on playing Mecca Break. I think there's even like a. A twitch bounty, so that would entice me even more. But Mega break. When we played that first sort of beta with Mick, by the end of that stream, I was getting really into it and then I saw the customization screen for the mechs and I was like, oh, my God. Like, this is so much for one stream right now, but I really want to play this. I'm. I'm super interested for sure. I'm still worried about like the whole free to play. The playing. Like the Overwatch modes were kind of neat, but then this new sort of. Here's the buzzword extraction. The new extraction mode seems like it could be neat. It's something I want to try out now for the Valor Pro. You. I can't sell you on back paddles unless you just get it into your rhythm and your. If you make it habitual for yourself. If you play a souls game and you are tired of like using the right stick to control and then you using the right stick, taking your thumb off that stick to then hit the circle button to dodge, going back to the right stick to move the camera, taking her thumb off to dodge. I got just so tired of that. And that's where I started using back paddles. And you keeping your thumb on the right stick is just like so valuable to me when I'm playing an action game like that or a souls like game where you need to kind of have your head on a swivel at all times and to be able to run and dodge without, you know, without losing camera control is like so valuable to me. But I had a lot. I had several people hit me up asking, like, oh, do you have a creator code or a promo code for the. No, that. That was not a sponsorship. That was just a. A review. We'll send you a review unit, talk about it a little bit if you like it. And yeah, I. I'm still using. It's still my daily driver right now.

[Tim Gettys]

Bogey night says shout out to Andy. Bless Mike and Alana for keeping me busy while waiting to get into night rain lobbies, Love all the souls content at kind of funny games.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh, yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

Thank you, Kebab. Say, would Tim play 3 and 4 if it were OUYA exclusive? I would. I would. I don't know how I'd get you. I don't even know if that's possible.

[Andy Cortez]

Anymore, but Craigslist, probably.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, something like that.

[Andy Cortez]

No. Okay. Tim, you were telling me that the Final Fantasy Rebirth concert sold out. Yes, but it's not sold out on the secondary market.

[Tim Gettys]

It's incredibly expensive, though.

[Andy Cortez]

Okay, when are we gonna. Like, when are we.

[Tim Gettys]

If you're down, I'm down. I just thought there was no chance you'd be down.

[Andy Cortez]

They're very expensive, for sure. Yeah, but I got tax.

[Tim Gettys]

Not.

[Andy Cortez]

But it's 33.

[Greg Miller]

33.

[Andy Cortez]

Nice. Tim, it's tax return season. I'm getting my tax return too.

[Tim Gettys]

Okay.

[Andy Cortez]

I would be down to spend like 180 to watch this.

[Tim Gettys]

I. I was seeing it being a little bit more than that. Yeah, I was. I didn't see any for less than 200 something.

[Andy Cortez]

Oh.

[Tim Gettys]

And I was like, I'm not gonna ask Eddie to do that. That's insane. But I'm with you. If we can find tickets, I'm in. Dude.

[Andy Cortez]

I'm gonna use the game time and promo code. Dan, it's. It's tax return season. That's all I'm saying.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah. Hey, man.

[Andy Cortez]

And I'm always very conservative when I'm putting my money away in terms of, like, I'm prepping for tech. Because, you know, when you make money on Twitch, on YouTube, it's like you always got to put away whatever. Yeah, I put away like 50 usually.

[Tim Gettys]

To prep, of course.

[Andy Cortez]

And then they. And then my uncle's like, all right, you owe this much. I'm like, oh, sick.

[Tim Gettys]

I have this much left over, Tim.

[Andy Cortez]

I. I think I might be down. I think I might be down.

[Tim Gettys]

Let's go.

[Andy Cortez]

I gotta see this.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, my God, this is so exciting for me. Gene Sandoval says 96 quite bitter beings may be an issue. Which, by the way, Andy, this is a classic Tim and Andy bit throughout the years is me saying SLJ for Samuel L. Jackson, and you speaking like, what are you doing? And so then I love making acronyms out of things. In the super chat, they just put 96 qbb. And I just knew that was 96 quite bitter beings.

[Andy Cortez]

I mean, Julie, sure, but it's a lot easier to Type out A lot quicker to type out in a super chat.

[Tim Gettys]

It may be an issue due to band drama between old singer and new singer. If the song is featured, it will be in new versions which does exist. Interesting. I never heard that any of that. Brian Murphy says not game related. But have you guys seen or you guys are nixing Predator the Musical on YouTube by Lego Lambs. I think you guys will love it.

[Andy Cortez]

But what a great interview series we're.

[Tim Gettys]

Doing with Predator Predator 2 this week. I can't wait.

[Andy Cortez]

I'm very excited.

[Tim Gettys]

So far we've been having the best time. If you haven't watched any Alien or Predator interview, you are missing out. Great content, great stuff. Shenanigans left and right.

[Andy Cortez]

I do want to call. I saw a subreddit post the other day saying like whenever you all read birthday taxes, you just read them and you don't like, sometimes they don't say Happy Birthday. Whoever's re. I always say Happy Birthday. When who doesn't? I don't know. I'm not trying to make any accusations, but sometimes apparently it's just like the message is red. Here's my birthday tax. Cool. Thank you. I always say Happy Birthday and I. I think we should, you know, always say Happy Birthday. I just say Happy Birthday even if they weren't paying money. You know what I mean?

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, that's it.

[Andy Cortez]

Like I'm just habitual to say Happy Birthday, Tim.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, I mean, I guess like it's.

[Andy Cortez]

Still my birthday month.

[Tim Gettys]

Getting to, you know, a place that I don't necessarily need it to go. But like I. I either always say Happy Birthday or you're. It's in a context of celebration, of reading what they said. That is saying it without saying it. You get what I'm saying?

[Andy Cortez]

Sure.

[Tim Gettys]

But yeah, I don't know about that. But yeah, if anyone here's not doing that them, I don't know who they could be. I want to assume it's Nick, but Nick doesn't read super chats. But I'm blame Nick anyway. Nick, Nick. I love Nick.

[Andy Cortez]

Would it be a problem for God of War R? Is that Ragnarok that CJ splits on is asking about in the super chats?

[Tim Gettys]

God will Reinrock. Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

To censor titties. Do they show?

[Greg Miller]

Oh, remake.

[Tim Gettys]

Oh, if they do a remake, would it be a problem? Yes, it would be a problem in terms of like, it would like upset a lot of people.

[Andy Cortez]

I wouldn't see them. I don't think they would censor it.

[Tim Gettys]

I don't think so either.

[Andy Cortez]

I think we would see a titty.

[Tim Gettys]

It is going to be interesting.

[Greg Miller]

Several titties.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, like that. Remaking those games.

[Andy Cortez]

So many titties. Because then he busts out the hog as well. And it's all ashy too. You know what?

[Tim Gettys]

What A string of words talking about titties. I'm a busted dog. Like, oh my God.

[Andy Cortez]

I asked for my wife's ashes to be there.

[Tim Gettys]

Cody Boots is Tony Hawk. Days three and four. So three plus four remake. Who, who's your main as a MD slash DE guy. Bucky Lassic's the dude. Also. What will the soundtrack be like? I was always a Eric Coston guy. Just because his out. His default outfit was the most like. Like urban like Nike inspired and stuff in some of the earlier games just felt more aligned with me. But I make myself I 100% like bomber jacket Jordans. Let's fucking go.

[Andy Cortez]

In the OG I was Andrew Reynolds because his name was closest to me. But also because in that era, cargo pants were cool. And if you had the big ass pants with the big ass pocket on the side.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah.

[Andy Cortez]

And I think he had cargo, but maybe he did. Maybe I'm just totally making this up, but it felt like he did and it was like, I gotta go with Andrew Reynolds.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, cool. Greg. His main in Tony Hak one was Jamie Thomas. Okay. I had. It was like, that's pretty cool.

[Greg Miller]

My shout out to Rodney Mullen, of course.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, the Flatland legend. Dude. Dude. Yep.

[Andy Cortez]

I think Rodney Mullen videos on Tick Tock. Every once in a while I fall into the algorithm where it's just only Rodney Mullen videos. Yeah, it's just. It's so lovely. Yeah.

[Greg Miller]

You know, have you seen the like Tony Hawk documentary where they interview him a lot? It's like Andy, you should watch it just for the Rodney Mullen interviews.

[Andy Cortez]

I'm sure maybe the way he talks.

[Greg Miller]

About skateboarding as an art is just like on another level.

[Tim Gettys]

The way his voice. The voice and the way he talks about it. It is the way it looks when he does it.

[Andy Cortez]

Yeah.

[Tim Gettys]

It's like, oh, wow, there is artist here.

[Andy Cortez]

There's a lot of spirituality.

[Tim Gettys]

Yeah, yeah. Soul skaters, man. And then Kebab says Balacho's out today on Game Pass. So yeah, very, very, very cool. All right, everybody, that's been kind of funny. Games Daily. Thank you for indulging me. It will not be the last time we're about to do Gamescast Monster in a wild review. Get hyped everybody. Till next time. It's been our pleasure to serve.