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What's up everybody? Welcome to the Kind of Funny games cast for Wednesday, January 21st, 2026. I'm one of your host, Greg Miller, alongside

writer, editor, video host, Matt Kim. Hi. Hi. Matt, you just came off a stunning kind of

funny games daily. Great job. It was a really good show. I really, I really enjoyed it. I'm glad we finally got finally got to do this like you said on that show i've been trying to get you on the show for years and years and years then you moved away and then you moved away then you moved back exciting for me yeah exactly just specifically for this just for this no of course uh matt if somebody doesn't know uh you worked at igon for six years more than six years yeah a little over six years yeah yeah And then you got laid off over the summer. Yes. As part of it changes at IGN for six years, more than six years. Yeah, a little over six years. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then you got laid off over the summer. Yes. As part of the changes at IGN. And there's a lot of that happening in the industry. A lot of changes in the industry, whether it be developers or games media. So I figured when you were in, I was like, why not do an episode? So you've been laid off Games Media Edition. Everybody, if you didn't know,

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