Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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PlayStation Buys Another Studio, Next Witcher Game Announced! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.21.22 Mar 21, 2022

Show notes

Blessing and Tim kick off the week with a WILD news day. PlayStation buys another studio! The next Witcher gas been announced! Fortnite removes building!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:48 - Housekeeping

Our Ghostwire Tokyo review is up right now. Greg and Mike have played it and I ask them all about their experience. That’s up right now as a Kinda Funny Gamescast over on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report -

00:06:05 - PlayStation buys Haven Studios - Christopher Dring @ GiBiz

00:15:24 - Is the fact the studio is based in Montreal more of a big deal rather than the actual purchase? - Best Friends Q:Ryan Powala-Higgins

00:24:03 - The next Witcher game is in development - Samit Sarkar @ Polygon

00:36:35 - Unity is releasing a new Tech called Enemies - Jay Peters @ The Verge

00:42:17 - Ad

00:45:18 - Fortnite removes building - Jordan Middler @ VGC

00:50:07 - Epic is donating two weeks of Fortnite proceeds to Ukraine relief - Andrew Webster @ The Verge

00:52:30 - Ghostwire: Tokyo review round up

00:56:05 - Netflix announces a Tekken anime - Oli Welsh @ Polygon

01:01:24 - Wii And DSi Shop Channels are down - Zack Zwiezen @ IGN

01:03:55 - Out today

01:04:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary

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The Hogwarts Legacy Dilemma - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.18.22 Mar 18, 2022

Show notes

Greg, Blessing, Barrett, and Kevin unpack yesterday's Hogwarts Legacy State of Play and all the issues that come with it.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:06:20 - Housekeeping

DCEU In Review

TWO Gamescast next week!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire,FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report -

00:13:40 - Hogwarts Legacy State of Play Recap, Matt TM Kim @ IGN

REQUIRED READING: JK Rowling's Anti-Transgender Stance And Hogwarts Legacy - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-stance-and-hogwarts-legacy/1100-6501632/

00:43:40 - Ad

00:45:45 - Elden Ring Patch Fixes Stuff and Pisses People Off, - Shaun Prescott , Tyler Colp @ PC Gamer

00:54:58 - Gran Turismo 7 Unplayable yesterday but Fixed, Ethan Gach @ Kotaku

00:57:00 - PlayStation Responds to Allegations of Sexism, Megan Farokhmanesh and Stephen Totilo @ Axios

01:10:06 - ANOTHER REQUIRED READING! - Despite its beautiful Ori games, Moon Studios is called an ‘oppressive’ place to work By Dean Takahashi @ GamesBeat

https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/18/despite-its-beautiful-ori-games-moon-studio-is-called-an-oppressive-place-to-work/

01:11:11 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

MON: Blessing and Tim

TUES: Greg and Gary

WED: Andy and Greg

THURS: Greg and Tim

FRI: Greg and Bless

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Until Dawn Successor Revealed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.17.22 Mar 17, 2022

Show notes

Tam and Tim reunite for another Tim Tam Thursday to talk Halo, Resident Evil, The Quarry, and more!

Follow Tam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tamoorh

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:08:00 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our Tunic Review! Andy and Janet have both played through the game and join Greg and Blessing to talk all about it. You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and podcast services around the globe.
SPEAKING OF GAMESCAST: Review Season is in overdrive right now. Next week look forward to TWO review Gamescasts dropping. Keep your eyes on the feeds and fingers on the bell so you can get notified when they go live.
The new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC drops sometime tonight, so make sure to join us tomorrow right here on twitch.tv/kindafunngames after Games Daily to watch Barrett & Tim play the new cups for the very first time AND join him for some multiplayer goodness!
The Roper Report -

00:10:44 - Until Dawn Dev’s New Game is The Quarry

00:20:58 - Halo TV Show Reviews

00:30:06 - GoldenEye Video Game Trademark Renewed Amid Remaster Rumors

00:36:25 - Resident Evil Live-Action Series Gets July Release Date On Netflix And New Posters

00:43:42 - Ads

00:45:53 - Out today

00:48:23 - You‘re Wrong

00:49:07 - How's Tim Getting on with Games?

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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Elden Ring's INCREDIBLE Sales, Starfield News Round-Up - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.16.22 Mar 16, 2022

Show notes

Blessing and Andy tackle a huge news day! Let's talk about Elden RIng passing 12 MILLION SALES, a HUGE Starfield news drop, and EA Play cancelling after Xavier Woods soiled its legacy. #LetGregHostEAPlay

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:20 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our Tunic Review! Andy and Janet have both played through the game and join Greg and I to talk all about it. You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and podcast services around the globe.

SPEAKING OF GAMESCAST: Review Season is in overdrive right now. Next week look forward to TWO review Gamescasts dropping. Keep your eyes on the feeds and fingers on the bell so you can get notified when they go live.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire,FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report -

00:08:26 - Elden Ring Has Already Sold 12 Million Copies Worldwide - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:16:20 - - Best Friends Q:TheSheepWhisper

00:28:30 - EA Play Live Event Won't Be Happening This Year - Kat Bailey @ IGN

00:34:04 - Ad

00:36:10 - Private Division has announced four new publishing partnerships - Jordan Middler @ VGC

00:40:41 - We have 13 pieces of new Starfield concept art - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

00:52:30 - SPEAKING OF FACTIONS: Starfield Lets You Join Multiple Factions - Including the Bad Guys - Matt Purslow @ IGN

00:59:04 - Starfield has introduced its first companion character - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

01:03:30 - Out today

01:04:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Tam and Tim

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Is Perfect Dark in Trouble? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.15.22 Mar 15, 2022

Show notes

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SnowBikeMike and Gary unite once again to talk about a big Xbox news story: Perfect Dark's The Initiative studio seeing a wave of departures. Let's talk about this and more!

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 - Start

00:06:19 - Housekeeping

PSILY is live and it’s the GTA Online Starter Guide you’ve been waiting for! Join Greg, Bless, Janet, and Zack Zwiezen from Kotaku! youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services.

A Special episode of MCU In Review is now up on YouTube.com/KindaFunny and on podcast services around the globe, with Tim Gettys joined by Erik Voss of New Rockstars making their 2022 MCU Predictions!

00:09:28 - The Initiative has lost half of its core Dev Team in the last 12 months!

00:36:33 - The Crew 2 Getting 60 FPS Support On PS5!

00:40:18 - Halo The Series New Trailer (Official Trailer #2) + IGN Review Of Premiere

00:45:30 - Xbox Game Pass Update For The Second Half Of March

00:47:48 - Heads Up! Tomorrow Wednesday, March 16, 10 AM PT

00:48:24 - Out today

00:51:37 - Squad Up

00:52:03 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Andy

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Greg's Played Ghostwire Tokyo: Preview Impressions - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.14.22 Mar 14, 2022

Show notes

Blessing and Tim are joined by Greg Miller for a full preview breakdown of Ghostwire: Tokyo. We also talk Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins and a Hogwarts Legacy State of Play.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

A new episode of Kinda Funny Xcast is available right now. It’s Gary, Parris, and Snowbike Mike talking about if Starfield can be the next best open world game. That’s up right now on Youtube.com/kindafunnyGames, and podcast services around the globe.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report -

00:05:20 - Ghostwire Tokyo Preview Round up

00:27:35 - Ad

00:31:49 - Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin review round up

00:38:50 - We’re getting another State of Play, this time it’s focused on Hogwarts Legacy - PlayStation Blog

00:43:50 - Perfect Dark has lost its game director - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:50:06 - Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will have Full CrossPlay - Randy Pitchford on Twitter

00:52:41 - Out today

00:56:10 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Snowbike Mike and Gary

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Elden Ring Beats Horizon, Pokemon, and Dying Light 2 Sales - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.11.22 Mar 11, 2022

Show notes

Blessing is joined by Kotaku's Zack Zweizen to talk Elden Ring sales, Ikumi Nakamura's new studio, and more!

Follow Zack Zweizen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZwiezenZ

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:01:00 - Zack Zwiezen is here!

00:07:36 - Housekeeping

We’ve got another Community podcast day! That’s where Greg takes over the Twitch stream to guest on community podcasts for the entire day. That’s happening right after today’s Games Daily on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames
Time Changes!

The Roper Report -

00:09:21 - Elden Ring has beaten Horizon, Pokemon, and Dying Light 2 to become 2022’s best selling game

00:26:10 - Ikumi Nakamura has announced a new studio!

00:36:50 - Ads

00:41:01 - Russia Reportedly Legalizes Piracy of Games, Movies, and More

00:45:20 - Xbox is having an Indie Showcase Next Week

00:54:17 - Call of Duty: Warzone Is Officially Coming to Mobile

00:58:00 - Dead Space Remake Confirmed for Early 2023

00:58:58 - Out today

01:00:38 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

MON: Blessing and Tim

TUES: Snowbike Mike and Gary

WED: Blessing and Andy

THURS: Tam and Tim

FRI: Greg and Bless

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Samoa Joe Hosts Kinda Funny Games Daily! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.10.22 Mar 10, 2022

Show notes

Samoa Joe joins Greg to talk about PlayStation and Nintendo suspending sales in Russia, abuse allegations at PlayStation, and WWE 2K22 DLC.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:06:30 - Housekeeping

BIG OL DAY OF WRESTLING!

Joe now & WWE 2K22 after this

AEW’s Fuego Del Sol on the Kinda Funny Podcast this afternoon - live on patreon, tomorrow on youtube

CEO JR. Barrett Courtney has an Persona 4 Arena Ultimate unboxing up on youtube and our socials.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report -

00:07:40 - PlayStation, Nintendo Stop Business in Russia, Ryan Browne @ CNBC

00:11:51 - More Women Allege Sexism at PS, Stephen Totilo @ Axios

00:19:05 - PlayStation State of Play Recap

00:23:50 - Yesterday's presentation solidified that there is a stark difference between a State of Play and a PlayStation Showcase. - Best Friends Q:Luciddre4m

00:26:47 - Dream collection of older games - Best Friends Q:The 5 Star Man

00:30:50 - Ad

00:34:30 - BREAKING NEWS: Super Nintendo World is officially set to open at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2023

https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1501983078431924224

00:37:03 - Overwatch 2 Beta Coming Soon As Blizzard "Decouples" PvP And PvE To Release Content Faster, Chris Pereira @ GameSpot

00:45:17 - Dead Space Remake Delayed, Jeff Grubb @ GIB

00:47:25 - WWE 2K22 DLC Reveal, Jordan Middler @ VGC

00:54:20 - Diablo 2 Creators opening new studio, Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:56:10 - Out today

00:59:01 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Zack Zweizen

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Gotham Knights Release Date Revealed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.09.22 Mar 09, 2022

Show notes

Janet and Tim join forces to talk about Gotham Knights, Final Fantasy's Anniversary, and more.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:05:30 - Housekeeping

Yesterday Greg, Bless, Andrea, and I were in the reveal trailer for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands endgame mode called Chaos Chamber – which you can see at kindafunny.com/tinytina – but today, Greg’s on the Wondercast at 11 am PT on twitch.tv/gearboxofficial!

After this Mike is playing BOTW for the first time ever raising money for Project Hope benefiting Ukraine. https://kindafunny.com/ukraine

Thank you to our Patreon Producers:

The Roper Report -

00:06:25 - Gotham Knights Is Coming October 25th https://twitter.com/gothamknights/status/1501558438681317380?s=21

00:16:25 - Trio of Activision Blizzard shareholders reportedly under investigation - Marie Dealessandri @ Game Industry dot Biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-09-activision-blizzard-shareholders-reportedly-under-investigation

00:21:20 - New Final Fantasy 35th Anniversary Website Celebrates Series History, Teases Info On Upcoming Titles - Wesley Leblanc @ Game Informer https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/03/09/new-final-fantasy-35th-anniversary-website-celebrates-series-history-teases-info-on

00:27:30 - Advance Ways 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp is delayed https://mobile.twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1501559021848965120

00:33:00 - Ad

00:37:00 - F-Zero Is Coming to the Nintendo Switch https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1501363348469866498

00:47:00 - This month’s Xbox Updates https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/03/09/march-2022-xbox-update/

00:50:00 - Out today

00:53:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Samoa Joe

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PlayStation State of Play Incoming! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.08.22 Mar 08, 2022

Show notes

Gary and Greg jump into predictions for tomorrow's PlayStation State of Play, Ukraine charities, and more!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:09:55 - Housekeeping

Project HOPE tomorrow stream

PSILY is live – has been PS GOTY been locked?

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report -

00:12:30 - State of Play tomorrow!

00:13:05 - What do you think we will see at tomorrow’s State of Play? - Best Friends Q:MaDogNik96

00:29:06 - God of War on Prime Video, Nellie Andreeva @ Deadline

00:37:30 - Ad

00:42:00 - GTA Online Deets

00:49:50 - Itch.io’s Ukraine Bundle

00:52:50 - Could WWE go to EA? Darryn Bonthuys ("Bon-tay-s) @ GameSpot

01:03:03 - Quick Hit - IGN: Lost Ark has now amassed more than 20 million players, with half coming from its western release last month.

01:03:25 - Out today

01:04:20 - Squad Up:Alex Price(PS5) - PurEChaoS72

01:05:15 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Janet and Tim

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