Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Forespoken Previews, New PS5 Faceplates! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.13.21 Dec 13, 2021

Show notes

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

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The Game Awards 2021 Winners and Announcements! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.10.21 Dec 10, 2021

Show notes

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

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Activision Blizzard Employees Initiate Strike - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.09.21 Dec 09, 2021

Show notes

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

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Why Halo Infinite Got Delayed, Dr. Dre Comes to GTA - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.08.21 Dec 08, 2021

Show notes

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

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Ubisoft Is Bringing NFTs To Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.07.21 Dec 07, 2021

Show notes

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

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Is Halo Infinite Xbox's Comeback Story? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.06.21 Dec 06, 2021

Show notes

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

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PlayStation Making Game Pass Competitor Codenamed Spartacus - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.03.21 Dec 03, 2021

Show notes

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

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Massive Shake-up For Battlefield Franchise Revealed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.02.21 Dec 02, 2021

Show notes

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

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Blessing is On Forbes' 30 Under 30! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.01.21 Dec 01, 2021

Show notes

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

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Busted GTA Remaster Gets Big Patch, But How Did This Even Happen? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.30.21 Nov 30, 2021

Show notes

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 ??