
Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
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Sifu Reviews: Is it Too Brutal?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.07.22
Blessing and Tim kick off the week with SIFU reviews, Halo Infinite talk, and Platinum Games' speculation. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:10:45 - Housekeeping You smell that? It’s the smell of Review Season. A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our SIFU review. Tim, Andy, Tam, and I have all played it and have a LOT to say about it. That’s available right now on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and on podcast services around the globe. Speaking of Review Season, your next episode of Gamescast is coming on Valentine’s Day. And it’s our Horizon Forbidden West review. So get hyped for that and then write in your Horizon questions for next week’s PS I Love You XOXO where we’ll break down all of your Horizon Forbidden West questions answered. PS I LOVE YOU being recorded later today and we’re talking about the ten live-service games that Sony is working on.Tuesday! I’m taking over Xbox's Twitch channel in celebration of Black History Month! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Pranksy, Manny The Bagel boy Sanchez, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:11:55 - SIFU Review Round Up 00:23:20 - ‘Halo Infinite’ Has Fallen Outside Xbox’s Top 5, Outside Steam’s Top 100 - Paul Tassi @ Forbes‘Halo Infinite’ Has Fallen Outside Xbox’s Top 5, Outside Steam’s Top 100 - Paul Tassi @ Forbes 00:31:30 - Sony teases ‘breakthrough AI project’ created with Gran Turismo studio Polyphony - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:37:30 - Platinum’s new CEO wants to create ‘larger, riskier’ games and hints at live service focus - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:34:10 - Ad 00:37: - Sony teases ‘breakthrough AI project’ created with Gran Turismo studio Polyphony - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:42:30 - Platinum’s new CEO wants to create ‘larger, riskier’ games and hints at live service focus - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:48:40 - Dying Light 2 Has Shambled Onto Steam's 25 Most-Played Games of All Time by Concurrent Players - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:51:48 - Bandai Namco is Developing Its Own Game Engine - Theodore Nikitin @ 80 Level 00:54:20 - It looks like the Batman Arkham games could be coming to Switch - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:56:45 - Out today 00:57:19 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GTA 6 Tease, GTA Online PS5 Release Date - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.04.22
Married to the Games' Gabe Patillo joins Greg to talk about a bevy of GTA news, Pokemon Legends Arceus' success, and PSVR2's web site! Follow Gabe: https://twitter.com/gabepatillo Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:30 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire,James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Pranksy, Manny The Bagel boy Sanchez, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:50 - GTA 6 Tease, GTA Online PS5 Release Date - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.04.22, Rockstar 00:20:28 - Pokemon Legends Arceus is HUGE in America 00:33:30 - PSVR’s Website is Live 00:42:15 - Ad 00:43:26 - Naughty Dog is hiring for LOTS of roles 00:48:20 - Saudi Government Invests in Capcom, Nexon, Matthew Martin and Gearoid Reidy @ Bloomberg 0051:20: - How Big Dat Steam Deck? Billy Givens 00:57:50 - Out today Tomorrow’s Hosts: MON: Blessing and Tim TUE: Greg and Gary WED: Blessing and VGC’s Jordan Middler THURS: Greg and Tim FRI: Blessing and Erin Ashley Simon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nintendo Switch Sales Pass 100 Million! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.03.22
Greg- I mean... Blessing and Tim host a jam-packed KFGD! Let's talk about Nintendo Switch Sales, GameStop NFTs, and Spy Fox. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:25 - Housekeeping 00:05:00 - Nintendo Switch Passes 100m Sold 00:07:07 - Nintendo Cuts Switch Outlook 00:11:53 - Top 10 Switch Games Still Dominated by kart 00:15:55 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus May Be On Track To Be Second Fastest-Selling Switch Game 00:32:35 - Also from that Bloomberg report 00:38:17 - Ads 00:39:23 - Nintendo Interested in NFTs.. NOT 00:43:08 - GameStop Launching NFT Marketplace 00:46:20 - Tim Schafer Round-Up 00:52:59 - OlliOlli World Review Round-up 00:59:43 - Tiny Tina’s Gone Gold 00:59:56 - Phil Spencer getting lifetime Achievement Award at DICE 01:01:01 - Out today 01:03:47 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Gabe Patillo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PlayStation Plans TEN Live Service Games After Buying Bungie - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.02.22
Bless- I mean... Andy and Greg host a jam-packed KFGD! Let's talk about at least 10 live-service games from PlayStation by 2026, PS5 sales, Dying Light 2 reviews, Ghostwire Tokyo, Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League getting delayed and MORE. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:00 - Housekeeping You smell that? It’s the smell of Review Season. A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our Dying Light 2 review. Greg, Mike, Janet, and I have all played it and have a LOT to say about it. We dive deep into all our thoughts and also give early impressions of Pokemon Legends Arceus as well. That’s available right now on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and on podcast services around the globe. Speaking of review season! Pay attention to the Gamescast feed! Episodes could drop at any moment in the next few weeks, so stay vigilant for all those upcoming game reviews. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Pranksy, Manny The Bagel boy Sanchez, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:38 - PlayStation is planning to launch 'More Than 10' Live Service Games By 2026 - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN 00:19:40 - PS5 sales fall behind PS4’s pace due to semiconductor shortage - Jeff Grubb @ GamesBeat 00:24:40 - A break from sales: Dying Light 2 Review Round Up 00:31:50 - Ad 00:33:05 - Breaking News:Ghostwire: Tokyo - February 2022 Official Showcase premiering tomorrow at 2 PM PT. Game releasing on March 25th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbGE-Uvce8Y 00:36:10 - EA says Battlefield 2042 sales were "disappointing" - Marie Deallesandri @ GiBiz 00:41:30 - BREAKING: Suicide Squad Video Game Is Delayed Until 2023, Jason Schreier 00:46:20 - A Halo Infinite update on seasonal, co-op and Forge plans has been delayed - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:51:35 - Journey, Skyrim, and Spider-Man developers announce a new studio - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:55:20 - Yacht Club’s mega announcement was Mina The Hollower! - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN 00:59:05 - Team 17 is not doing NFTs anymore 01:03:10 - Out today 01:04:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More PlayStation Acquisitions Coming - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.01.22
Greg and Gary run through the rumors of the oncoming acquisition war, talk about the industry's hate of NFTs, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:06 - Housekeeping PSILY - All about Bungie revolutionizing PlayStation! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Pranksy, Manny The Bagel boy Sanchez, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:32 - More PlayStation Acquisitions Coming, Christopher Dring @ GIB 00:15:00 - My question is, what direct benefit does Sony purchasing Bungie have on the consumer? - Best Friends Q:Nick 00:26:37 - Ad 00:27:41 - NYT Buys Wordle, Josh Wardle - Wordle Creator 00:34:00 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS 00:40:55 - Team17 Publicly Condemned By Former Business Partner For Selling NFTs, George Yang @ GameSpot 00:54:08 - FTC Looking at Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition, David McLaughlin @ Bloomberg 00:55:15 - More Dark Pictures Anthology Incoming! Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN 00:57:35 - Out today 00:58:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PlayStation Buys Bungie - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.31.22
Blessing is joined by special guest Cam Hawkins to talk Sony buying Bungie, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Quantic Dream, and a whole bunch more in a PACKED news day! Follow Cam: https://twitter.com/CamFinalMix Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:00 - Housekeeping We’re recording PSILY on Patreon later today. You can catch that live if you’re a Patreon Supporter or catch the episode tomorrow on youtube and podcast services around the globe for the PlayStation conversation that you love. TODAY (January 31st) at 3 pm PT on twitch.tv/andycortez, the Nitro Rifle will be competing against other streamers in The TurboTax Expert Invitational. Will he get unlucky and have to play Overcooked? Or will his FPS skills come into play with Halo or Apex Legends? Tune in to twitch.tv/andycortez at 3pm PT to find out and cheer him on! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:06:39 - Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion 00:28:40 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 is planned for reveal this year, producer confirms - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:39:40 - Ad 00:40:55 - Star Wars Eclipse is reportedly inspired by The Last of Us - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:46:04 - Quantic Dream’s PS4 tech demo is reportedly coming to PS5 as ‘Dreamland’ - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:50:40 - MLB The Show will once again be coming to Game Pass - News.xbox.com 00:55:20 - ‘It Takes Two’ is getting adapted to film & tv - Joe Otterson @ Variety 01:04:00 - Out today 01:05:33 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Big New Halo Mode and Monster Hunter Clone From Xbox?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.28.22
Blessing and Tamoor talk about a rumored new Halo Infinite mode and Monster Hunter clone from Xbox, From Software speaking on Elden Ring's difficulty, and Tam gives a rant about NFTs! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:08:00 - Housekeeping Xcast is recording live later today on Patreon and goes up for everyone tomorrow on Youtube and podcast services around the globe. Right after this show, Greg’s doing a Kinda Funny community podcast-a-thon! He’s doing five different KFBF podcasts right after KFGD live on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Come watch them all! The Roper Report - 00:09:00 - Certain Affinity may be working on a new Halo Infinite mode as well as an Xbox ‘Monster Hunter clone’ 00:23:49 - FromSoftware speaks on Elden Ring’s difficulty 00:36:24 - Ads 00:38:30 - Yacht Club is about to make a mega announcement! 00:50:11 - Ubisoft's NFT bosses say players just "don't get it" 01:03:06 - Epic Games Store gave away 765m free games last year, helping it reach 194m users 01:04:26 - Netflix signs partnership to add more games 01:05:34 - Sega quits Japanese arcade business after 50 years 01:07:45 - Out today 01:08:48 - NVIDIA GeForce Update 01:09:30 - Squad Up: Rhys - PlayStation - redhawker23 01:10:05 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Mon: Blessing and Cam Hawkins Tues: Greg and Whitta Wed: Blessing and Andy Thurs: Greg and Tim Fri: Greg and Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Star Wars 1313: The Boba Fett Game We Almost Got - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.27.22
Greg and Tim talk about the new Star Wars 1313 footage, Rainbow Six Extraction's success, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping New episode of the Kinda Funny Podcast up! Let’s talk about lollipops! Thank you to our Patreon Producers:James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:07:00 - Star Wars 1313: The Boba Fett Game We Almost Got, Darryn Bonthuys @ GameSpot 00:16:24 - Ed Boon’s going into the DICE HOF 00:22:40 - Rainbow Six Extraction Hits, via BenjiSales on Twitter 00:31:40 - Ubi’s shutting down Hyperscape 00:34:50 - Ubisoft Singapore Update, Jared Moore @ IGN 00:37:38 - Ad 00:39:58 - GI’s Next Cover is Elden Ring, Daniel Tack @ GI 00:47:00 - Another Uncharted One Day? Rachel Webber @ Games Radar 00:51:54 - Sony London working on an Online PS5 Game, Jared Moore @ IGN 00:54:24 - Rumbleverse DELAYED, iron Galaxy 00:56:23 - Horizon Forbidden West Goes Gold, Angie Smets @ PS Blog 00:58:00 - Out today 01:01:10 - Squad Up:The Nano Biologist(Rainbow Six Extraction) - Papa_Mort on uPlay or DaNanoBiologist on Twitter 01:02:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pokemon Legends: Arceus reviews are in! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.26.22
Blessing and Andy are joined by Laura Kate Dale who reviewed Pokemon Legends: Arceus! Let's talk about Pokemon, the next 3 Call of Duty games coming to PlayStation, and so much more. Follow Laura on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping A new episode of Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our 2022 predictions. You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe. And then a fun one for me: On Tuesday, February 8th I’m gonna be streaming some Rare Replay and also celebrating Black History Month in an Xbox Twitch takeover. You can tune into that on Twitch.tv/Xbox at noon pt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:06:24 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus reviews are in! 00:24:10 - Do you think these review scores do have a bias to them because of it being a new pokemon game and not a remake? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:28:00 - Ad 00:33:15 - Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves Collection Review round up 00:39:49 - Activision’s Next Three Call of Duty Games Will Be on PlayStation and Xbox - Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg 00:47:50 - Halo Infinite had the biggest launch in series history with ‘over 20 million players’ - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:51:30 - Crytek reveals Crysis 4?? - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer 00:56:01 - A sequel to the Mortal Kombat (2021) movie is in development - Mike Fleming Jr @ Deadline 01:01:40 - Out today 01:09:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Star Wars Goes to Apex Legends Developer! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.25.22
Greg and Gary talk about Respawn's THREE new Star Wars games, Blizzard's new survival game, more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:53 - Housekeeping New PSILY Up TikTok is fucking fire LEWDLE The Roper Report - 00:08:37 - EA x Star Wars 00:29:10 - All PS4 trophies were briefly wiped and labeled ‘PS3’ 00:33:27 - Ads 00:02:04 - Ad Length 00:35:31 - BREAKING: Blizzard’s New Survival Game 00:41:22 - Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy Saves Carry Over 00:43:40 - More union busting over at Raven 00:50:19 - The Rock making another vg movie, can’t say who 00:55:39 - Out today 00:54:35 - NVIDIA GeForce Update 00:55:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is Incredible!? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.24.22
Blessing and Tim start the week with a JAM PACKED news day! Let's talk about Pokemon Legends: Arceus early impressions, a mystery kirby game, Elden Ring going gold, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping A new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is recording later today on Patreon. We’re gonna be talking about the PlayStation side of the Activision-Blizzard acquisition and asking Will Xbox Game Pass ever come to PlayStation? You can catch that later live on Patreon or when it goes up tomorrow for everyone on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:05:12 - Pokemon Legends Arceus is apparently really good?? - Chris Scullion @ VGC 00:19:05 - An unannounced Kirby game has been seemingly teased in a Japanese magazine? - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:22:36 - Elden Ring has gone gold! 00:25:13 - More for Edlen Ring: From Software says Elden Ring can be completed in around 30 hours - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:26:30 - Ad 00:28:48 - Unity acquires Ziva Dynamics - Chris Kerr @ GameDeveloper 00:36:30 - Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and NetEase have formed new studio - Marie Dealessandri @ GiBiz 00:41:08 - Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Alex Helfrecht Animated Movie ‘A Winter’s Journey’ - Anthony D'alessandro @ Deadline 00:47:35 - Out today ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS: It’s episode 1100! 00:49:19 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Xbox Wants to Keep Call of Duty on PlayStation - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.21.22
The Activision-Blizzard story continues as Phil Spencer SPEAKS. Join Blessing and Tam as they discuss Call of Duty's future, Zelda Majora's Mask coming to Switch next month, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:40 - Housekeeping Xcast is recording later today and it’s gonna be a huge episode as they dive into conversation about what Activision’s acquisition means for Xbox. You can tune into that live later today or listen when it goes up for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. And then there’s a new episode of the Kinda Funny Podcast that you can skip. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:07:30 - Phil Spencer is trying to communicate with us 00:12:20 - What kind of deal could Microsoft and Sony make? - Best Friends Q:Grezick 00:19:36 - Call of Duty Could Move Away From Annual Releases, According To New Report - Kat Bailey @ IGN 00:32:23 - Raven Software QA workers unionize within Activision Blizzard - Nicole Carpenter @ Polygon 00:39:58 - Blizzard Head Promises To Improve Culture After 'Challenging' 2021 - Jared Moore @ IGN 00:38:55 - Ad 00:46:20 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Is Coming to Nintendo Switch Online Next Month - Jared Moore @ IGN 00:54:24 - Game developers aren't interested in NFTs and cryptocurrency, report suggests - Ed Nightingale @ Eurogamer 01:01:45 - Out today 01:03:35 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Mon: Blessing and Tim Tues: Greg and Whitta Wed: Blessing and Andy Thurs: Greg and Tim Fri: Blessing and Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PlayStation Responds to Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.20.22
Greg and Tim run you through today's Xbox shockwaves, good and bad news about LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:15 - Housekeeping There’s a new Kinda Funny Podcast up! In it, we call Fanbyte’s Michael Higham to dig through Blessing’s trash! There’s a new Peacemaker Screencast up! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey The Roper Report - 00:07:50 - PlayStation Responds to Xbox 00:25:45 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Good News and Bad News 00:39:14 - Ads 00:40:14 - Dying Light 2 Threatens 350K Words, 40K Lines Of Dialogue 00:46:17 - Halo’s BTB Still Broken 00:49:25 - New World Won't See New Content In February 00:50:33 - VR ain’t Dead! NPD Group 00:56:17 - Hot Damn: That Horizon Cast! 00:59:08 - Out today 01:01:34 - NVIDIA GeForce Update 01:02:20 - Squad Up: Ryan K - Xbox - BiggerActor773 01:03:32 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Xbox Buys Activision Blizzard: The Aftermath - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.19.22
Blessing and Andy talk about the follow-ups and fallout from yesterday's news of Microsoft acquiring activision including Sony shares dropping, Bobby Kotick wanting to buy Kotaku, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:27 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our predictions for how we see this Activision-Blizzard acquisition going. It’s a free-form conversation with me, Tim, Greg, and Andy. A lot of debate and back and forth on whether this is all a good or bad thing. Check that out now. In case you missed it: PS I Love You XOXO is up and it’s our Re-Review of Horizon Zero Dawn. We talk about what it’s been like revisiting the game and our hopes for Horizon Forbidden West. That is up right now on Youtube and podcast services around the globe. And lastly! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, &Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:06:30 - Sony shares fell 13% following news of Xbox’s Activision Blizzard deal - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:13:10 - Does this signal the end for AAA 3rd Party Game Development? If so, how long do they have? - Best Friends Q: Nolan Daniels 00:19:08 - Bobby Kotick wanted to buy Kotaku - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer 00:29:00 - Labor organizers say Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard won’t stop them - Charlie Hall @ Polygon 00:34:00 - Ad 00:36:15 - Call Of Duty Vanguard And Black Ops Cold War Were No. 1 And 2 Best-Selling Games Of 2021 In The US - Eddie @ Gamespot 00:46:59 - Rainbow Six Extraction Review Round Up 00:54:00 - There’s a new Horizon Forbidden West story trailer - Jonathan Dornbush @ IGN 00:58:50 - Out today 01:02:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Xbox Buys Activision Blizzard - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.18.22
HOLY CRAP! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:00 - Housekeeping PSILY’s re-review of Horizon Zero Dawn is live! R6 Extraction Let’s Play JUST went live! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes) Black Jack Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:03:49 - Xbox Buys Activision Blizzard https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/ 00:26:15 - I am wondering the effects this will have to a more casual gamer. - Best Friends Q:Andy 00:28:35 - Is Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision-Blizzard concerning from a monopoly standpoint? - Best Friends Q:Jordan Deeb 00:46:00 - Ad 01:03:00 - E3 Online Event is Dead?. 01:07:08 - Nobody Saves the World Review Round-Up Metacritic @ 8:44 am: 77 11 Xbox / 81 17 PC 01:14:40 - Out today Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Xbox's Phil Spencer Responds to PlayStation's "Game Pass" - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.17.22
Blessing and Tim talk all about PlayStation's Project Spartacus and what Xbox's Phil Spencer had to say about it. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping PS I Love You XOXO is recording later today and it’s our Re-Review of Horizon Zero Dawn. I’ve played the DLC, Greg has been playing, and Janet has platinumed the game. Get your questions and write-ins into Patreon.com/kindafunnygames to be a part of the show and catch that episode when it goes up for everyone tomorrow. Also! There’s a new episode of Xcast that went up over the weekend with the full crew talking about Xbox expectations for exclusives in 2022. Catch that right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. And lastly! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:06:30 - Phil Spencer responds to Project Spartacus - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:28:55 - Ad 00:30:28 - Several PlayStation Studios Asked to Put Their Games on PC - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:38:50 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 Sets a New Record By Raising Over $3.4 Million for Charity 00:44:30 - Activision Blizzard has gotten rid of almost 40 employees for workplace misconduct - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:47:06 - Video Game CEOs Made Tens of Millions of Dollars in 2020 - Rebekah Valentine @ IGN 00:52:12 - Out today Reader mail - 00:53:00 - I finally did it. I got my LG OLED, - Jordan Lee Rowan 00:54:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let's Talk About Troy Baker and NFTs - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.14.22
Blessing and Tam close out the week with a discussion about VoiceverseNFTs, Respawn, and PlayStation Now quietly going away? Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:15 - Housekeeping It’s a big Friday: Peacemaker episodes 1-3 reactions are being recorded today and going up ASAP on Youtube.com/kindafunny as a Kinda Funny Screencast. Everybody is playing Everybody’s Golf on Twitch right after this to decide the rivalry of Andy vs Greg. Then of course Xcast records later today on Patreon.com/KindaFunnyGames and goes live for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. The Roper Report - 00:10:00 - Troy Baker Is Working With NFTs, but Fans Are Unimpressed 00:30:10 - Sony pulling PlayStation Now cards from retail stores 00:38:33 - Ads 00:41:50 - Respawn isn’t canceling secretive third game after losing director 00:50:56 - A PS5 version of Apex Legends has been spotted on PSN 00:52:32 - Out today 00:53:50 - NVIDIA GeForce Update Reader mail - 00:54:45 - “Sony's Spartacus update to PlayStation Plus should include streaming access to the movies they produce…” - luciddre4m 01:00:00 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Mon: Blessing and Tim Tues: Greg and Gary Whitta Wed: Blessing and Andy Thurs: Greg and Tim Fri: Blessing and Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will Pokemon Legends: Arceus Be Good? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.13.22
Greg and Tim talk Pokemon, DICE Awards nominees, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:15 - Housekeeping Nick’s Bday Kinda Funny’s Game of the Year Gamescast is up RIGHT NOW! Big Friday: Peacemaker 1-3 reactions in the AM! Kinda Funny Everybody’s Golf on Twitch! Scream in Review! Xcast! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:11:12 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus 13-minute Gameplay preview 00:23:50 - DICE Awards Noms 00:38:32 - Ad 00:41:47 - Hitman 3’s Year 2 Content Revealed 00:44:30 - Is January truly shaping up to be the best month in Gamepass history? - dhruvenator 00:48:20 - Xbox Ones are no longer being made, Tom Warren @ The verge 00:53:40 - New Uncharted Movie Poster 00:57:00 - Out today 00:59:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
God of War PC: PlayStation's Best Port Ever? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.12.22
Andy has played God of War 2018's PC version and is ready to talk to Blessing about reviews, Stalker 2 getting delayed, Kirby and The Forgotten Land getting a release date, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:09:05 - Housekeeping Gamescast is recording today and it’s our GAME OF THE YEAR episode! Tune in live on Patreon at 12:30 pm pt to catch the episode or watch it as it goes live for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:12:20 - God of War on PC Review Round Up 00:19:35 - BREAKING: Sony’s Firesprite takes over Twisted Metal, as Motorstorm director is hired - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:28:30 - Stalker 2 has been delayed to December - Andy Chalk @ PC Gamer 00:32:40 - Kirby and The Forgotten Lands is coming in March - Ash Parrish @ GiBiz 00:36:50 - Ad 00:40:10 - Xbox Series S and X hits 1m UK sales in strong December - Christopher Dring @ GiBiz 00:46:40 - Sony Is Dealing With PlayStation 5 Shortage by Making More PS4s - Takashi Mochozuky & Debby Wu @ Bloomberg 00:53:00 - PlayStation has published the PSN top downloads of 2021 - Justin Massongill @ PS Blog 00:59:45 - Out today 01:01:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Horizon Forbidden West Leaked! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.11.22
Greg and Gary talk about Horizon Forbidden West being in the wild, Phil Spencer's bevy of juicy quotes, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping PSILY is live with IGN’s Taylor Lyles, and it’s all about PSVR 2! Spotify ratings! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:12:40 - BEWARE: Horizon Forbidden West Leaked, Andy Robinson @ VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-horizon-forbidden-west-build-has-leaked-weeks-before-release/ 00:24:30 - Big Philly Styles all in it – getting Spencer with it! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-phil-spencer.html?showTranscript=1 00:44:10 - Ad 00:47:45 - Meanwhile, we have Xbox units shipped, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:54:50 - Duncan Jones wants a Full Throttle Movie, Eddie over at GameSpot https://www.gamespot.com/articles/warcraft-director-wants-to-make-a-full-throttle-movie-publishes-94-page-script-online/1100-6499512/ 00:58:25 - Out today 01:00:45 - Squad Up:Sam AKA Gksam10(FantasyCritic) - [email protected] 01:01:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From Software's Next Game Leaked?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.10.22
Blessing and Tim talk about Take Two's HUGE acquisition of Zynga, a new From Software Armored Core game, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:45 - Housekeeping As a reminder we dropped a HOT new line of merch over on kindafunny.com/store. So go check that out if your torso needs some new shirts. Kinda Funny also has a new Tik Tok account! If you want decent laughs at quick bursts you can follow the account @KindaFunnyGames on Tik Tok. Remember: You can rate and review podcasts now on Spotify. Do me a favor and give Kinda Funny Games Daily and PS I Love You XOXO 5 stars if you have spotify. And if you don’t have Spotify, download Spotify and do me a solid. Also, one more request, it’s Janet Garcia’s birthday! Go over on Twitter and tweet at her @Gameonysus and give her the best birthday wishes. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:09:00 - Take-Two acquires Zynga - Danielle Partis @ GiBiz 00:18:05 - From Software’s next game seems to be the return of Armored Core - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:27:00 - Ad 00:32:25 - Sources say: Sony has switched the Twisted Metal reboot developer - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:43:01 - Rumor: Paramount reportedly signs deal with Epic Games to bring characters to Fortnite - Jacob @ FortniteNews 00:46:12 - Out today 00:47:40 - worst microtransactions in fact belong to Zynga, - MalcontentRonin 00:52:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
E3 2022 Will Be Online-Only Again - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.07.22
Tam and Tim discuss the latest E3 updates, a potential Mario Kart 9, and an update on the Days Gone story. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:20 - This Day in History 00:04:43 - Housekeeping 7 on 7 TODAY! New Merch up now! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes) Black Jack Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:08:29 - E3 2022 Will Be Online-Only Again Due To Pandemic 00:19:35 - Fallout TV Series Going Into Production This Year, Westworld Creator To Direct 00:25:56 - Mario Kart 9 Is Reportedly In Development With A "New Twist" 00:34:30 - Ads 00:37:34 - The Magic Circle studio working on South Park game 00:40:58 - Update: Days Gone Sales Numbers Likely Lower Than 8 Million After Director Reveals Source Was Site That Tracks Trophies 00:47:10 - Out today 00:48:50 - You‘re Wrong 00:51:55 - Post Show Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Bless & Tim Tuesday - Greg & Whitta Wednesday - Bless & Andy Thursday - Greg & Tim Friday - Bless & Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ghost of Tsushima vs. Days Gone - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.06.22
Greg and Tim talk about the sales drama over Ghost of Tsushima and Days Gone, watch a new Horizon Forbidden West trailer, and go to the rumor mill! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping 7 on 7 TOMORROW! New Merch up now! My return to the Kinda Funny Podcast is up! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:09:04 - Yesterday, we talked about Ghost of Tsushima doing 8m, QT: Days Gone ALSO sold 8 million, Jeff Ross, Days Gone Game Director on Twitter https://twitter.com/JakeRocket/status/1478878095570579456 00:30:30 - Ad 00:33:45 - We got a new Horizon Forbidden West Trailer; let’s watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-6je9T8_aA 00:37:55 - Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Castlevania with NFTs!, Danielle Partis @ GIB https://www.konami.com/games/memorial-nft/en/ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-06-konami-unveils-35th-castlevania-anniversary-nft-collection 00:40:35 - Activision SPEAKS on the Raven Software Strike, Marie Dealessandri @ GIB https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-05-raven-software-strike-continues-as-staff-report-no-response-from-activision-management 00:43:07 - RUMOR HAS IT! 00:51:40 - Out today 00:55:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Tam and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PlayStation VR 2 Revealed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.05.22
Janet and Andy break down the PSVR 2 reveal, the new Horizon VR game, Ubisoft Plus coming to Xbox, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:33 - Housekeeping If you like all the PlayStation News you’re getting today, remember that a new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is live and all about us predicting PlayStation’s 2022. We JUST dropped a new line of merch on kindafunny.com/store, and it’s HOT. This Friday we’re going to be live all day on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames to celebrate 7 years of Kinda Funny. Tune in for Mario Party shenanigans and pure chaos right after KFGD this Friday. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:07:00 - Sony Confirms its Next VR Headset is Called 'PSVR 2' - Taylor Lyles @ IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/psvr-2-name-reveal-new-game-reveal 00:22:40 - Horizon Call of the Mountain has been revealed for PlayStation VR2 - PS Blog - Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPNn-jwAC9c 00:35:20 - Ubisoft+ Coming To Xbox And Rainbow Six Extraction Launching On Xbox Game Pass 00:46:26 - Ad 00:49:20 - Ghost of Tsushima has sold 8 million copies - Jeff Grubb at Games Beat https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/04/ghost-of-tsushima-has-sold-8-million-copies/ 00:56:40 - Discord seems to be preparing for PSN integration by Hirun Cryer @ Games Radar https://www.gamesradar.com/discord-seems-to-be-preparing-for-psn-integration/ 00:59:59 - Out today 01:03:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Xbox Game Pass Update Ever?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.04.22
The Xcast's SnowBikeMike and Gary Whitta join Greg to talk about what might be the best Xbox Game Pass update of all time! Mass Effect! Outer Wilds! More! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:08:18 - Housekeeping Celebrate 7 on 7! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, &Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:09:24 - Best Xbox Game Pass Update Ever?! 00:26:40- Ad 00:29:55 - BREAKING NEWS: 505 Games, global publisher of the PC version of Hideo Kojima’s genre-defying DEATH STRANDING in partnership with KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, unveiled today at CES 2022 it will publish the DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC, launching simultaneously on both the Epic Games Store and Steam in spring 2022. 00:31:50 - Halo Infinite Lead Narrative Designer Leaves 343 Industries and Joins Riot Games, Joseph Knoop @ IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-infinite-narrative-designer-aaron-linde-riot-games 00:35:30 - Halo Infinite Mid-Credits Scene Datamined, Jared Moore @ IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-infinite-mid-credits-cutscene-seemingly-revealed 00:41:35 - Splitgate saw a PlayStation bump from Halo, Steve Watts @ GameSpot https://www.gamespot.com/articles/splitgate-may-have-gotten-a-playstation-bump-from-halo-infinite/1100-6499308/ 00:50:42 - CES Round-up 00:55:00 - Out today 00:57:00 - Squad Up: Freddy Luna(Xbox series X/S) - Mumbles_fett 00:58:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Greg Is Back! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.03.22
The Shooting Star, the Crow of our Generation Greg Miller returns to Kinda Funny Games Daily after three months off to talk GoldenEye 007 on Xbox, Final Fantasy XVI, and NFTs! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:52 - Housekeeping PS I Love You XOXO is recording later today and we’re talking about our PlayStation Predictions for 2022 so make sure you write in to Patreon so we can get your questions and comments read on the show. Speaking of Patreon, we have a cool ass shirt for Platinum subs! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy The Roper Report - 00:: - GoldenEye’s Xbox Achievements! Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:17:20 - Final Fantasy XVI Update 00:22:40 - Speaking of Square Enix, let’s talk about NFTs! 00:36:40 - Ad 00:39:40 - Riot agrees to pay $100 million in settlement of class-action gender discrimination lawsuit, Shannon Liao @ WaPo 00:45:40 - Samsung TV’s Gaming Hub, Sean Hollister @ The Verge 00:54:00 - Out today 00:57:30 - Squad Up:probablyoliver (Discord) - probablyoliver#5779 REQUIRED READING: The Next Video Game From BioShock’s Creator Is in Development Hell, Jason @ Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-03/bioshock-creator-s-next-game-and-its-narrative-legos-in-turmoil The Version of Bully 2 You’ll Never Get to Play, Blake Hester @ GI https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/30/the-version-of-bully-2-youll-never-get-to-play 01:02:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tues: Greg and Gary Whitta Wed: Blessing and Andy Thurs: Greg and Tim Fri: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What Was The Biggest Gaming News Story of 2021? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.17.21
Blessing and Janet close out the year with one last KFGD of 2021. Let's talk about the biggest news of the year, Tencent acquiring Back 4 Blood's dev, NFT things, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Biggest news of 2021 00:23:30 - Housekeeping This is our last week of regular content for the year before we go on break! The Blessing Show will be the last piece of Kinda Funny Games content of the year and that goes up on Monday the 20th. We’ll be back on January 3rd. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, & Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now The Roper Report - 00:24:20 - Tencent Acquires Back 4 Blood Developer Turtle Rock Studios - Taylor Lyles @ IGN 00:31:50 - STALKER 2 developer cancels NFT plans after blowback - Owen S Good @ Polygon 00:44:10 - Ad 00:48:30 - A new Ghostbusters game is ‘definitely happening’, Ernie Hudson says - Chris Scullion @ VGC 00:51:27 - GTA Online's New Update Confirms Which Original GTA 5 Ending Is Canon - Jared Moore @ IGN 00:58:19 - Out today 01:00:00 - Squad Up: Katie G 01:01:00 - You‘re Wrong SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Final Fantasy XIV Is TOO Popular For Square Enix To Cope With - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.16.21
Tim and Tam talk about new Splinter Cell remake info, changes at Bungie, Square Enix struggling to cope with Final Fantasy XIV's popularity, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:08:12 - Housekeeping This is our last week of regular content for the year before we go on break! The Blessing Show will be the last piece of Kinda Funny Games content of the year and that goes up on Monday the 20th. We’ll be back on January 3rd. Our Spider-Man No Way Home spoiler-free review is up today as a Screencast. That is me, Tim, Joey, and Kevin giving all of our thoughts on the movie without giving anything away. You can catch that on Youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, & Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now! The Roper Report - 00:10:50 - First Splinter Cell Remake Details Shared – GameSpot, Jessica Howard 00:22:15 - Bungie CEO Responds To Report Of Toxic Workplace Culture – GameSpot, James Carr 00:33:10 - Ad 00:37:26 - FFXIV Sales Suspended Due To Server Congestion – GameSpot, Jenny Zheng 00:43:15 - Ernie Hudson says a new Ghostbusters game is “definitely happening,” confirms his involvement – Ghost Busters News 00:49:00 - Out today Reader mail - 00:57:00 - congrats - Takibi 00:58:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Janet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Splinter Cell Remake Officially Anounced! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.15.21
Blessing and Andy tackle a HUGE news day with Splinter Cell Remake announced by Ubisoft, SIFU previews, Nintendo Indie World recap, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:20 - Housekeeping This is our last week of regular content for the year before we go on break! The Blessing Show will be the last piece of Kinda Funny Games content of the year and that goes up on Monday the 20th. We’ll be back on January 3rd. The Roper Report - 00:07:17 - Splinter Cell Remake Begins Development at Ubisoft Toronto 00:24:14 - Ubisoft Devs Don’t Understand Company’s NFT Push, Either 00:31:50 - Ads 00:36:05 - Indie World recap 00:47:08 - Sifu Previews 00:56:23 - Sony Wants to Repair its Relationship With its Indie Partners 01:01:40 - Out today 01:03:15 - NVIDIA GeForce Update 01:04:00 - You‘re Wrong 01:05:48 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tam & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will Nintendo Shadow Drop An Indie Game?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.14.21
Blessing and Tam talk about Nintendo's suprise Indie World Presentation, Halo playlist updates, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:15 - Housekeeping This is our last week of regular content for the year before we go on break! The Blessing Show will be the last piece of Kinda Funny Games content of the year and that goes up on Monday the 20th. We’ll be back on January 3rd. PSILY XOXO episode 100 is out now and it celebrates with the second annual PlayStation Awards for the year. That’s live for everyone on Tuesday over on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, & Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now! The Roper Report - 00:10:55 - Nintendo Indie World Presentation Announced For December 15 – GameSpot, Jason Fanelli 00:18:50 - Nintendo Switch Was The Best-Selling Console In The US In November – GameSpot, Darryn Bonthuys 00:24:12 - Halo updates 00:31:00 - Ad 00:35:40 - Official Xbox Red Ring Of Death Poster Is Now For Sale – GameSpot, Jason Fanelli 00:45:20 - Some Halo Infinite Players Are Suffering a Save-Wiping Glitch – IGN, Jared Moore 00:52:30 - Out today 00:58:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Forespoken Previews, New PS5 Faceplates! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.13.21
Blessing is joined by special guest Frankie Lopez AKA Hambo to talk about new PlayStation 5 colors, Forespoken previews, and more! Follow Hambo: https://twitter.com/HamboPR Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - Housekeeping This is our last week of regular content for the year before we go on break! The Blessing Show will be the last piece of Kinda Funny Games content of the year and that goes up on Monday the 20th. We’ll be back on January 3rd. PSILY XOXO is recording later today and you still have time to write in. It’s episode 100 and we’re celebrating with our second annual PlayStation Awards for the year. That’ll go live for everyone on Tuesday over on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, & Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now! The Roper Report - 00:07:50 - We’re getting new PS5 faceplates and controllers! - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon 00:17:40 - Forespoken Preview Round Up 00:32:30 - Ad 00:36:50 - Nintendo Switch Was The Best Selling Console In the US in November - Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:48:30 - Henry Cavill ‘would love’ to be in a Mass Effect series - Chris Scullion @ VGC 00:53:30 - Ubisoft updates its Splinter Cell trademark ahead of its reported new game - Chris Scullion @ VGC 00:58:00 - Out today 01:00:35 - Squad Up:Joe (Nintendo) - SW-1362-9608-6118 01:01:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tam and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Game Awards 2021 Winners and Announcements! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.10.21
Jared Petty RETURNS to talk to Tim all about every winner and reveal from The Game Awards 2021. Follow Jared at https://twitter.com/pettycommajared Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping You can watch our full live reactions to The Game Awards and Andy played through The Matrix Awakens. Matrix Reloaded In Review Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, & Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now! The Roper Report - 00:05:00 - All The Game Awards Winners 00:46:29 - Ad 00:50:00 - All The Game Awards Announcements (Adam Bankhurst, IGN) 01:19:35 - Banjo-Kazooie Coming To NSO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Activision Blizzard Employees Initiate Strike - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.09.21
Janet and Tim break down the last minute Game Awards updates, the strike against Activision, Halo's new trademarks, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:30 - Housekeeping PSILY XOXO is up right now and it’s our breakdown of Project Spartacus. That’s up right now on Youtube.com/Kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. We’re watching along with The Game Awards! That’s happening TOMORROW, Thursday evening over on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, & Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now! The Roper Report - 00:05:50 - Activision Blizzard Staff Announce Start of New Strike Action - Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:12:12 - Halo: The Endless trademark filed by Microsoft - Hirun (here-on) Cryer 00:20:50 - Halo Infinite wins The Game Awards 2021 public vote before it’s even out 00:26:35 - NES and SNES creator Masayuki Uemura dies at 78 00:39:35 - Xbox's Winter Game Fest offers 36 demos of upcoming indie games 00:37:00 - Ad 00:47:20 - Out today 00:50:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Tim and Jared Petty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why Halo Infinite Got Delayed, Dr. Dre Comes to GTA - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.08.21
Blessing and Andy talk about the Grand Theft Auto V Online expansion that features the return of Franklin, Halo Infinite's delay woes and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:27 - Housekeeping PSILY XOXO is up right now and it’s our breakdown of Project Spartacus. That’s up right now on Youtube.com/Kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. We’re watching along with The Game Awards! That’s happening TOMORROW, Thursday evening over on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, & Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now! The Roper Report - 00:08:25 - Halo Infinite reportedly once had a "vast, Zelda-like" open world - Ed Nightingale @ Eurogamer 00:16:37 - Phil Spencer believes Kinect was one of Xbox’s ‘biggest contributions to gaming’ 00:21:15 - GTA Online’s next big update is featuring Dr. Dre and the return of Franklin - Press Release 00:29:20 - Ad 00:32:12 - Suicide Squad Kills The Justice League is going to be at The Game Awards 00:37:40 - Sakurai says don’t assume a next Smash will come - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:45:00 - Sonic The Hedgehog 2’s Movie Poster has been revealed - Gavin Lane @ Nintendo Life 00:52:30 - Out today Reader mail - 00:57:30 - Predictions Tournament RIGHT NOW - ki700 00:59:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Janet and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ubisoft Is Bringing NFTs To Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.07.21
Tam and Gary talk about Ubisoft's big move into NFTs with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Garfield coming to Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:50 - Housekeeping A new episode of Gamescast went up this morning and it is our Halo Infinite Campaign Review featuring Tim, Mike, Andy, and Parris. You can catch all their thoughts on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL FOR HALO: Xcast is also up right now and that’s the crew talking more about Halo Infinite multiplayer and the fixes that the game needs. On the PlayStation side of things: PS I Love You XOXO is going up a day later. We’re recording tomorrow and that episode will be up for everyone on Wednesday so write in with your questions and thoughts. Topic of the show will likely be about the rumored Project Spartacus. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, &Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now! The Roper Report - 00:08:21 - Ubisoft Is Adding NFTs to Its Games 00:28:40 - HBO’s Last of Us Tv Show Adds Nick Offerman As Bill – GameSpot, Eddie Makuch 00:35:49 - Ad 00:38:56 - Halo Infinite Campaign Missions Are Not Replayable – GameSpot, Eddie Makuch 00:47:00 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's First DLC Character Is Garfield – IGN, Kat Bailey 00:50:25 - Call Of Duty: Warzone Devs Stage Walkout Over Layoffs 00:54:45 - Out today Reader mail: 00:57:30 - Do you think the Legacy Collection is a worth PS5 upgrade? - KBABZ 01:00:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Halo Infinite Xbox's Comeback Story? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.06.21
Blessing and Tim kick off this week with a HUGE news day. Let's talk about Halo Infinite reviews, Spider-Man and The Rock coming to Fortnite, The Matrix Unreal Engine 5 demo and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:00 - Housekeeping A new episode of Gamescast went up this morning and it is our Halo Infinite Campaign Review featuring Tim, Mike, Andy, and Parris. You can catch all their thoughts on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL FOR HALO: Xcast is also up right now and that’s the crew talking more about Halo Infinite multiplayer and the fixes that the game needs. On the PlayStation side of things: PS I Love You XOXO is going up a day later. We’re recording tomorrow and that episode will be up for everyone on Wednesday so write in with your questions and thoughts. Topic of the show will likely be about the rumored Project Spartacus. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, &Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now! The Roper Report - 00:06:25 - Halo: Infinite Review Round Up 00:11:10 - Is this the greatest comeback in video game history? - Best Friends Q:Damon Cashman 00:21:18 - Halo Infinite’s adding three More PvP modes before the end of the year - George Yang @ IGN 00:27:21 - Fortnite Chapter 3 includes a new island, The Rock, Spider-Man, and more - Andrew Webster @ The Verge 00:33:39 - Ad 00:35:49 - The Matrix Awakens is ‘an Unreal Engine 5 experience’ has been revealed - Ryan Gilliam @ Polygon 00:39:20 - Call Of Duty: Warzone Devs Stage Walkout Over Layoffs - Ethan Gach @ Kotaku 00:43:03 - Activision-Blizzard won’t be part of Game Awards - Emma Roth @ The Verge 00:46:50 - Crash Bandicoot’s Toys For Bob could be hiring for a non-Call of Duty project - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:49:40 - Out today Reader mail - 00:55:07 - If you could have a crossover between any Xbox first party game and any PlayStation first party game which games would you pick? - Michael Cardenas 00:58:32 - Squad Up:Clint(Xbox) - ClintGilmore 00:58:48 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tam and Gary Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
PlayStation Making Game Pass Competitor Codenamed Spartacus - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.03.21
Janet and special guest Rebekah Valentine of IGN discuss PlayStation's reported subscription service, Take-Two going after It Takes Two, and more! Follow Rebekah: https://twitter.com/duckvalentine Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:30 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy, Black Jack, & Greg Miller Returns to Content Next Month, Nick Should Quit Now The Roper Report - 00:03:30 - PlayStation Plans New Service to Take On Xbox Game Pass - Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg 00:10:27 - Josef Fares' It Takes Two hit by Take-Two claim - Tom Philips @ Eurogamer 00:18:40 - Paper Mario Is Coming to Nintendo Switch Online - Jared Moore @ IGN 00:36:20 - Ad 00:39:45 - Jak and Daxter’s Anniversary 00:45:00 - PlayStation Meals 00:54:10 - Out today 00:59:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Mon: Blessing and Tim Tues: Tim and Gary Whitta Wed: Blessing and Andy Thursday: TBA Fri: TBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Massive Shake-up For Battlefield Franchise Revealed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.02.21
Tim and Tam cover the big things happening at EA with Battlefield, as well as the cancelled Need for Speed TV show and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:20 - Housekeeping There’s a new Kinda Funny Gamescast up right now featuring Blessing, Tim Gettys, and special guest Sancho West. It’s Blessing giving my review of Solar Ash and then the crew spend some time alking about Halo eSports. Obviously, there is a big old tangent about Last of Us Factions. It’s a must listen episode that’s available over on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:40 - Battlefield Franchise Undergoes Major Shake-Up – GameSpot, Eddie Makuch 00:17:20 - The Original Titanfall Is No Longer Available For Sale, But The "Universe Will Continue" -- GameSpot, Cameron Koch 00:21:45 - Nvidia Is Releasing A New 12GB RTX 2060 To Address Shortages -- GameSpot, Hayley Williams 00:27:00 - Ad 00:30:15 - Cancelled Need For Speed TV Show Details Revealed – GameSpot, Darryn Bonthuys 00:35:00 - - The Matrix Awakens; An Unreal Engine 5 Experience has appeared in the PSN backend – Reddit 00:38:05 - Twenty percent of Xbox Cloud Gaming players only use touch controls - Tom Warren, The Verge 00:42:40 - Out today 00:48:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Janet & Rebekah Valentine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blessing is On Forbes' 30 Under 30! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.01.21
Forbes' 30 Under 30's Blessing Adeoye Jr. and Fanbyte's Michael Higham talk about Solar Ash reviews, Mercury Steam's next game, what's happening in Final Fantasy 14 and more. Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/michaelphigham Time Codes - 00:00:00 - Start 00:12:26 - Housekeeping There’s a new Kinda Funny Gamescast up right now featuring me, Tim Gettys, and special guest Sancho West. It’s me giving my review of Solar Ash, us talking about Halo eSports and me and Sancho going on a long tangent about Last of Us Factions. It’s a must listen episode that’s available over on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:13:54 - Solar Ash Review Round up 00:28:10 - Metroid Dread’s Developer is Working on a Dark Fantasy RPG - Jared Moore @ IGN 00:35:00 - Ad 00:38:09 - A new US bill could ban the use of console scalper bots - Chris Scullion @ VGC 00:43:50 - Ghostrunner Project_Hel DLC Officially Announced For 2022 Release 00:50:02 - December’s PlayStation Plus games have seemingly been confirmed by Sony - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:55:19 - Out today 00:58:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Tam and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Busted GTA Remaster Gets Big Patch, But How Did This Even Happen? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.30.21
Gary and Tam talk about the GTA Remaster patch, and why Rockstar allowed the games to be released like this, as well as Halo Infinite updates, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:04 - Housekeeping Our Hawkeye episodes 1 and 2 review is up on Youtube featuring Tim, Nick, and Kevin breaking down all their thoughts and feelings on the new Marvel show. That’s on Youtube.com/KindaFunny. Today is Giving Tuesday, and we’re raising money for Project HOPE! What are we streaming? Well, Greg Miller’s coming back to stream Marvel’s Avengers with SnowBikeMike and see how Spider-Man plays on opening day! Check it out tomorrow after KFGD over on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:20 - GTA Trilogy Patch Fixes More Than 100 Bugs -- GameSpot, Eddie Makuch 00:25:40 - Halo Infinite XP Changes Announced -- GameSpot, Eddie MakuchHalo Infinite XP Changes Announced -- GameSpot, Eddie Makuch 00:33:34 - Ad 00:36:50 - CD Projekt says it’s ‘way too early’ for Cyberpunk 2077 to come to Xbox Game Pass -- VGC, Tom Ivan 00:44:19 - Nintendo updates policies to increase push for diversity -- GamesIndustry.biz, Jeffrey Rousseau 00:46:50 - Starfield has two ‘special step out into the world moments’, Todd Howard teases -- VGC, Tom Ivan 00:54:50 - Out today 01:00:50 - Squad Up:Jordan - invite.gg/kfavengers 01:01:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and ?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marvel MMO From DC Universe Online Developer!? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.29.21
Blessing and Tim are back from break with a lot of news to discuss! Let's talk about a new Marvel MMO, Xbox Series S sales, Geoff Keighley teasing Game Awards announcements, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping About an hour after this KFGD ends, we’re recording PS I Love You XOXO live on Patreon. It’s our PlayStation Now 2021 Review. Write in with your questions or thoughts about PlayStation Now to Patreon.com/KindaFunnyGames for Janet and me to talk about on the show. Our Hawkeye episodes 1 and 2 review is up on Youtube featuring Tim, Nick, and Kevin breaking down all their thoughts and feelings on the new Marvel show. That’s on Youtube.com/KindaFunny. Tomorrow’s Giving Tuesday, and we’re raising money for Project HOPE! What are we streaming? Well, Greg Miller’s coming back to stream Marvel’s Avengers with SnowBikeMike and see how Spider-Man plays on opening day! Check it out tomorrow after KFGD over on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:50 - A new Marvel MMO is INCOMING - Wesley Yin-Poole @ Eurogamer 00:15:30 - One Game Awards reveal ‘has been in the works for 2.5 years’ - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:24:40 - The Xbox Series S was Black Friday’s best selling console - Zack Zweizen @ Kotaku 00:31:27 - Ad 00:36:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a recent boost - Andy Robinson @ Robinson 00:43:27 - Half-Life 3 is reportedly not in development, as ‘Valve focuses on Steam Deck’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC 00:47:50 - Amazon Wants To Make A Mass Effect TV Series - Luke plunkett @ Kotaku 00:54:50 - Out today 00:55:25 - Squad Up: Zombiehighx23 00:55:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Tim and Gary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nintendo Calls Out Activision Blizzard's Toxicity - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.23.21
Gary and Tamoor offer an update on the Activision Blizzard situation, as well as noisy Xbox mini-fridges, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start Fall Guy talk 00:09:40 - Housekeeping This week is Thanksgiving week in the United States and so no KFGD or livestreams after Tuesday this week. There is a brand new PS I Love You XOXO out now and it is a hell of an episode. Blessing and Janet do their “Best PlayStation Character” bracket. That went down live on Patreon where viewers had the opportunity to vote in straw polls to break ties and help determine the characters that moved on. If you missed it, no worries, the episode is available to all now and it’s definitely worth checking out. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:11:30 - Activision Blizzard Creates A "Workplace Responsibility Committee" In Wake Of Bobby Kotick Situation - GameSpot, Eddie Makuch 00:22:40 - Nintendo Responds To "Distressing And Disturbing" Activision Blizzard And Bobby Kotick Reports -- GameSpot, Eddie Makuch 00:30:15 - Ad 00:33:23 - PSA: The Xbox Mini Fridge Is Loud And Annoying -- GameSpot, Gabe Gurwin 00:41:30 - The upcoming ‘big PlayStation remake’ is reportedly Chrono Cross -- VGC, Tom Ivan 00:47:20 - Harmonix Joins Epic Games 00:57:00 - Out today 00:59:50 - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marvel's Avengers: Spider-Man Gameplay Finally Revealed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.22.21
Blessing and Tim kick off the week with a banger news day. Let's talk about Spider-Man gameplay in Marvel's Avengers, Horizon Forbidden West details and more! 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:30 - Housekeeping This week is Thanksgiving week in the United States and so no KFGD or livestreams after Tuesday this week. But speaking of livestreams, about an hour after this KFGD ends, we’re recording PS I Love You XOXO live on Patreon. It’s our “Best PlayStation Character” bracket. That’s one that you don’t wanna miss live if you’re a Patron because you’ll have the opportunity to vote in straw polls to break ties and help determine the characters that move on. That episode will be up for everyone to watch and listen to on Tuesday. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:04 - IGN has published an exclusive preview for Spider-Man in Marvel’s Avengers - Simon Cardy @ IGN 00:20:20 - Horizon Forbidden West Has a Whole Team of Developers Just to Make the Open World Feel Alive - Jared Moore @ IGN 00:30:50 - Ad 00:33:58 - Riot’s fighting game Project L looks raw as hell - Vikki Blake @ GamesRadar 00:42:25 - Kojima Productions launches new film, TV and music division - Chris Dring @ GiBiz 00:45:25 - Hitman 3 Adding New Maps, Storylines, And Modes In 2022 - Darren Bonthuys @ Gamespot 00:48:03 - Good news for Tim Gettys 00:49:20 - Out today 00:51:28 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rockstar Apologizes for GTA: Trilogy - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.19.21
Blessing and Janet unite to once again talk about GTA trilogy along with Halo Infinite campaign expectations, if Xbox could delist Call of Duty, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:54 - Housekeeping Next week is Thanksgiving week in the United States and so no KFGD or livestreams after Tuesday of next week. Next week is our PS I Love You XOXO “Best PlayStation Character” bracket: https://twitter.com/BlessingJr/status/1461750044122501120 Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:08 - Rockstar apologizes - a post on Rockstar’s website 00:20:06 - Halo Infinite campaign co-op and Forge mode suffer further delays - Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:26:50 - Halo Infinite Campaign Preview Round-up 00:38:20 - Ad 00:41:30 - Phil Spencer "evaluating" Xbox relationship with Activision Blizzard following Kotick allegations - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:49:26 - Forza Horizon 5 Had 'The Biggest First Week in Xbox History' - Jared Moore @ IGN 00:52:40 - Out today 00:58:00 - Squad Up:rocketguardian(Xbox/pc) 00:58:27 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Mon: Blessing and Tim Tues: Tim and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MulriVersus Could Make Tam's Dream Come True - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.18.21
Tim and Tam cover the latest update to the Activision Blizzard story, as well as the announcement of MultiVersus, a Smash Bros.-like game from Warner Bros. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:20 - Housekeeping 00:10:00 - PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Criticizes Activision Blizzard Response To Bobby Kotick Report 00:15:30 - Activision Blizzard doubles down on Kotick defense in all-hands meeting 00:19:11 - Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Is Wary Of NFTs' Exploitative Possibilities 00:26:04 - Ads 00:30:20 - Warner Bros. Games Reveals MultiVersus, Makes Ultra Instinct Shaggy Real 00:42:57 - Capcom's Pragmata Has Officially Been Delayed To 2023 00:46:04 - The Super Smash Bros. Panda Global Circuit 2022 Will Be the First-Ever Officially Licensed Super Smash Bros. Championship 00:50:05 - Out today 00:52:23 - NVIDIA GeForce Update 00:54:09 - “I wanted to recommend a new podcast called Halo 2: Artifacts” - Mr Evil 37 00:55:00 - Squad Up: Jordan Lee Rowan - Xbox - ARowanStone 00:55:40 - You‘re Wrong 00:57:55 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Janet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saints Row Gets Delayed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.17.21
Blessing and Tim talk about Saints Row's delay, Streamlabs OBS drama, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:09:18 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our impressions of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl AND Halo Infinite so far. You can catch that over on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe. Our Spider-Man No Way Home Trailer Reactions are up right now. It’s Tim, Andy, Nick, and the RETURN of Greg Miller reacting to the brand new trailer. That’s up right now on youtube.com/KindaFunny Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:10:58 - Saints Row reboot gets pushed back to August 2022 - Daniel Cooper @ Engadget 00:23:30 - Streamlabs has been accused of copying material for its console streaming platform - Jon Fingas @ Engadget 00:30:20 - Ad 00:34:45 - Another Activision-Blizzard Update: A group of Activision Blizzard shareholders joins call for CEO Bobby Kotick’s resignation - Shannon Liao @ Washington Post 00:41:04 - Yakuza’a studio is working on a new franchise - Jordan Middler @ Video Games Chronicle 00:46:15 - Xbox Cloud Gaming now available on Xbox Series X and Xbox One - News.Xbox.com 00:50:40 - Out today Reader mail - 00:54:04 - The game awards nominees came out yesterday and much to everyones "surprise" the internet is angry. However, for a change is there something to be upset about? Is their anger atleast somewhat justified? - Parker Petrov 01:04:00 - Squad Up:Kessel(PS) - Kesselwinks 01:05:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tam and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Game Awards 2021 Nominees Revealed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.16.21
Tim and Gary go over The Game Awards Nominees, the latest on the horrible Activision Blizzard situation, and Halo Infinite's record breaking day one! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:50 - Housekeeping We just recorded our live reactions to Xbox’s 20th Anniversary Stream are up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Halo Gameplay over on youtube.com/kindafunnyplays Amazing Spider-Man Rewatch, and our trailer reaction later today Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:07 - The Game Awards Nominees Revealed 00:28:20 - Ad 00:32:30 - Halo Infinite is The Most Successful Xbox Game Studios Title Ever on Steam (Daniel Ahmad Twitter) 00:38:11 - 343 Clarifies Why Halo Infinite is In Beta (Joe Skrebels IGN) 00:43:04 - Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Knew for Years About Sexual-Misconduct Allegations at Videogame Giant Activision Blizzard (Kirsten Frind, Ben Fritz, and Sarah E Neeedleman at Wall Street Journal) (via Joe Skrebels at IGN) 00:50:40 - Dragon Ball: The Breakers Announced (Nibellion on Twitter) 00:54:20 - Out today 00:56:30 - Squad Up: Jake Dye: JakeCDye on Xbox 00:57:25 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Halo Infinite Multiplayer is OUT NOW! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.15.21
Blessing and Time are joined by Mike to talk about the HUGE Xbox 20th anniversary news, Halo Infinite's surprise release, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:00 - Housekeeping We just recorded our live reactions to Xbox’s 20th Anniversary Stream. It’s me, Andy, Tim, and Mike celebrating 20 years of Xbox. That’ll be up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames if you missed us reacting to it here on Twitch. If PlayStation is more your thing: We’re recording PS I Love You XOXO later today and it’s our GTA Trilogy review. You’re not too late to write-in to Patreon with your questions and your own thoughts about the trilogy. Get those in and tune in to the episode when it goes live for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/KidnaFunnyGames and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:02:48 - Xbox is celebrating their 20th anniversary, a wrap-up 00:19:30 - Xbox Game Pass was originally designed as a rental service, Microsoft reveals - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:24:20 - Xbox Game Pass was originally designed as a rental service, Microsoft reveals - Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:30:40 - UK Call of Duty launch sales are down - Christopher Dring @ GiBiz 00:34:00 - Ad 00:38:55 - From Saturday: GTA Trilogy chaos continues as ‘Hot coffee sex mini-game files’ reportedly uncovered - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:44:07 - Nintendo says it’s taking criticism of Switch’s N64 emulation ‘very seriously’ - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:50:20 - Private Division acquires Roll7 - Danielle Partis @ GiBiz 00:53:11 - Out today 00:54:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Gary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GTA Trilogy Pulled From PC, Rockstar Launcher Broken - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.12.21
Blessing and Janet talk about a Halo Infinite rumor, GTA Trilogy's PC release, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:00 - Housekeeping Our Disney Plus Day reactions are up on Youtube. That’s Tim, Joey, Kev, Andy, and Nick reacting to all of the Disney Plus Day announcements including She Hulk, Moon Knight, and more. That’s over on Youtube.com/KindaFunny Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:03:50 - GTA Trilogy Pulled For PC and the Rockstar Launcher is Broken - John Walker @ Kotaku 00:15:30 - Halo Infinite multiplayer rumor says it will launch early for Halo's 20th anniversary - Connor Sheridan @ GamesRadar 00:29:18 - 1 vs. 100 is in the works at Microsoft - Jeff Grubb @ Games Beat 00:25:10 - Ad 00:39:27 - Assassin’s Creed’s lead writer has returned to Ubisoft - Andy Robinson @VGC 00:43:44 - Far Cry’s boss has left Ubisoft - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:51:40 - Out today 00:54:07 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Mon: Blessing and Tim Tues: Tim and Gary Wed: Blessing and Andy Thursday: Tam and Tim Fri: Blessing and Janet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Two New Xbox Games Leaked, And They're Taking Risks -- Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.11.21
Tim and Tam discuss two unannounced Xbox games that have been leaked, Steam Deck Delays, Naruto coming to Fortnite, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:56 - Housekeeping ELDEN RING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEGzxPS3c5k The Roper Report - 00:11:44 - Spider-Man in Avengers 00:13:28 - Steam Deck and Playdate Delayed To 2022 00:16:45 - Naruto Coming To Fortnite 00:23:58 - The Game Awards 2021 Will Have 40-50 Games 00:29:10 - Ads 00:33:06 - New upcoming Xbox exclusives revealed: 00:38:07 - “Do you expect Obsidian to pull off a really interesting concept that sounds to rival The Forgotten City and Disco Elysium in depth when it sounds like its a small team like Grounded?” - The Nano Biologist 00:45:07 - Call of Duty: Vanguard leaks hint at Captain America & Indiana Jones 00:51:18 - Out today 00:53:30 - NVIDIA GeForce Update 00:56:06 - You‘re Wrong 00:58:30 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Janet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices