Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Marvel MMO From DC Universe Online Developer!? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.29.21 Nov 29, 2021

Show notes

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

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Nintendo Calls Out Activision Blizzard's Toxicity - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.23.21 Nov 23, 2021

Show notes

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

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Marvel's Avengers: Spider-Man Gameplay Finally Revealed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.22.21 Nov 22, 2021

Show notes

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

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Rockstar Apologizes for GTA: Trilogy - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.19.21 Nov 19, 2021

Show notes

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.

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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

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MulriVersus Could Make Tam's Dream Come True - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.18.21 Nov 18, 2021

Show notes

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.

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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

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Saints Row Gets Delayed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.17.21 Nov 17, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim talk about Saints Row's delay, Streamlabs OBS drama, and more!

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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

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The Game Awards 2021 Nominees Revealed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.16.21 Nov 16, 2021

Show notes

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

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Halo Infinite Multiplayer is OUT NOW! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.15.21 Nov 15, 2021

Show notes

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

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GTA Trilogy Pulled From PC, Rockstar Launcher Broken - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.12.21 Nov 12, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Janet talk about a Halo Infinite rumor, GTA Trilogy's PC release, and more!

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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

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Two New Xbox Games Leaked, And They're Taking Risks -- Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.11.21 Nov 11, 2021

Show notes

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

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