Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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Disney Teases Star Wars Game Announcement - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.13.21 Oct 13, 2021

Show notes

Tim and Andy talk about what Star Wars game announcement could happen in December, Switch OLED sales, and a new studio called Possibility Space.

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How Excited Are We For The Return of G4? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.12.21 Oct 12, 2021

Show notes

Laura Kate Dale joins Tim to discuss the return of G4 to TV, a potential Fortnite movie, and even more game TV/Movie adaptations!

Follow Laura at https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz and check out her new book at https://unbound.com/books/whale/

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00:00:00 - Start

Check Laura’s book:

https://unbound.com/books/whale/

00:03:12 - Housekeeping

If that’s not enough for Kinda Funny feature content, The Blessing Show returns this week as a Youtube premiere. Tune in on Thursday at 9am PT on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames as we break down what’s up in a very loopy episode.

Also, in case you missed it, the first episode of The Arkham Files with Barrett premiered yesterday on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames. The first episode is all about how Batman: Arkham Asylum is still a masterclass in design to this day. Episode 2 premieres this Monday, October 18th, and it’s all about how Arkham City truly makes you feel like Batman. AND, to celebrate Arkham City’s 10th anniversary on the 18th, Barrett and Mike are streaming the entire game all day, starting after Games Daily, right here on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames!

Today right after KFGD we are doing our Scream Trailer Reaction on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames we are partnering with Nvidia Geforce as Andy, Mike, and Nick will be playing Back 4 Blood showing off DLSS and all that dope RTX tech

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jackl

The Roper Report -

00:05:00 - G4 Is Officially Relaunching on November 16th, 2021 (g4tv.com)

00:21:30 - Epic Games Is Reportedly Considering Makinga Fortnite Movie (Adele Ankers at IGN)

00:28:31 - Sable and Other Games from Publisher Raw Fury to Be Adapted for Film and TV (Adam Bankhurst at IGN)

00:39:04 - Ad

00:42:17 - Pokemon Legends Arceus Won’t Actually Be An Open-World Game (Liam Doolan at Nintendo Life)

00:49:15 - Out today

00:55:18 - Squad Up:Jackson (Xbox and PS) - Thiastor

00:56:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy

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Metroid Dread: The Franchise's Biggest Launch Ever!?- Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.11.21 Oct 11, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim kick off the week talking about Metroid Dread sales in the UK, Metal Gear Solid 3 remake rumors picking up steam, and more.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:04 - Housekeeping

It was a BIG BABY WEEKEND go over on Twitter and show some sweet nasty love to Greg and Gen, AND Gary Whitta for the birth of their big beautiful kids.

Speaking of Greg, Greg may be out but that doesn’t mean the train stops. I’m hosting PS I Love You XOXO happening live in a couple of hours on Patreon and we’re going to be talking about the PlayStation games that deserve remakes. I need your help, go over to Patreon.com/KindaFunnyGames to let me know what games you think deserve a remake and Janet and I will talk about those submissions on the show.

TODAY’S THE DAY. The first episode of The Arkham Files, a Kinda Funny Games Mini-Series where Barrett looks back at what makes each of the Batman: Arkham games so special, premieres today, on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames at 2:30pm PT. Join Barrett in the live chat and talk with him about why Arkham Asylum is still a masterclass in design.

Tomorrow at 11AM right after KFGD on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames we are partnering with Nvidia Geforce as Andy, Mike, and Nick will be playing Back 4 Blood showing off DLSS and all that dope RTX tech

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:08:55 - Metroid Dread is the highest-grossing Metroid game launch in UK history - Christopher Dring @ GiBiz

00:21:30 - The Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake keeps building steam - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:31:40 - Forza Horizon Preview Round Up

00:39:02 - Ad

00:42:15 - GTA: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition could cost $70 with physical versions coming December - Dom Peppiatt @ VG247

00:47:20 - FIFA could be rebranded as ‘EA Sports FC’ - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:51:57 - Nintendo 64 Games will be 60Hz versions in Europe - @NintendoUK on Twitter

00:56:07 - Out today

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim

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Remastered GTA Trilogy Is Finally Official - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.08.21 Oct 08, 2021

Show notes

Janet and Blessing talk GTA Remastered, California's plans to object to Activision settlement, and the fact that PlayStation will seemingly announced a remake of a big game this Christmas.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:07:44 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:08:15 - The GTA Trilogy Remaster is Official

00:26:57 - California plans to object to Activision settlement

00:35:50 - PlayStation will announce ‘a big remake’ this Christmas, musician claims

00:44:00 - Ad

00:47:05 - Jade Raymond’s Haven Studio and What to Expect from Their Upcoming, New PlayStation Exclusive

00:54:15 - Drift is unavoidable

01:04:40 - Out today

01:05:40 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

MON: Blessing and Tim

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AAA Studio Eidos-Montreal Switch to 4 Day Work Week - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.07.21 Oct 07, 2021

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Janet and Tim go over Eidos-Montreal making the move to a 4 day work week, Randy Pitchford stepping down as Gearbox Software President, Amazon's reaction to New World's success, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:30 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:06:55 - Guardians of the Galaxy Studio Shifts to 4 Day Work Week

00:23:15 - Randy pitchford steps down… mostly sort of.

00:30:00 - Amazon’s New CEO Flexes a Bit After New World’s Reception

00:36:35 - Ad

00:39:40 - PlayStation Top Downloads for September

00:49:50 - EA "exploring" idea of dropping FIFA name - Tom Phillips Eurogamer

00:55:33 - Out today

00:57:12 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Janet and Blessing

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The Entirety of Twitch Has Leaked - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.06.21 Oct 06, 2021

Show notes

Fighting game community aficionados Blessing and Andy tackle a HUGE Twitch data breach, a round up of review round ups, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:11:00 - Housekeeping

It’s a huge embargo day! We have THREE count’em THREE reviews up this morning in the form of TWO count’em TWO Gamescast episodes. The first one is our Far Cry 6 review featuring Greg, Janet, Andy, and Snowbike Mike. That is followed by our Metroid Dread and Nintendo Switch OLED reviews featuring Tim, Andy, and Tamoor Hussain. Both of those episodes are up RIGHT NOW on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and on podcast services around the globe.

Remember! The first episode of The Arkham Files, a Kinda Funny Games Mini-Series where Barrett looks back at what makes each of the Batman: Arkham games so special, premieres next Monday, October 11th, on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames at 2:30pm PT. Join Barrett in the live chat and talk with him about why Arkham Asylum is still a masterclass in design.

Housekeeping Update: The Blessing Show’s newest episode which was gonna premier tomorrow, ACTUALLy now premieres NEXT week Thursday. Roger’s computer exploded overnight so we need a bit more time to polish it, but we promise you it’s a banger.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:14:00 - The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:24:19 - Far Cry 6 Review Round Up

00:34:30 - Metroid Dread Review Round Up

00:39:30 - Ad

00:43:30 - Reviewers dig the Nintendo Switch OLED: ANOTHER Review Round Up

00:52:40 - Rockstar's Own Launcher Seemingly Leaks GTA Remaster Trilogy - Eddie @ GameSpot

00:55:30 - PS3 and Vita PlayStation Stores Will Soon Drop Support For Credit Cards And PayPal - Kat Bailey @ IGN

00:56:55 - The Pokémon Company Signs a Theme Park Deal With Universal Studios Japan - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

01:01:00 - Out today

01:03:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim

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Is This the Final Smash Bros.? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.05.21 Oct 05, 2021

Show notes

Greg, Tam, and Tim come together to talk about Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, The Walking Dead coming back to Fortnite, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

This week you’re getting another episode of The Blessing Show. That’s Blessing and Roger’s monthly show where Bless breaks down a hot topic for you in video games.This month’s episode is loopy as hell. Make sure to check that out THIS Thursday on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.

AND the first episode of The Arkham Files, a Kinda Funny Games Mini-Series where Barrett looks back at what makes each of the Batman: Arkham games so special, premieres next Monday, October 11th, on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames at 2:30pm PT. Join Barrett in the live chat and talk with him about why Arkham Asylum is still a masterclass in design.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers:

Pranksy & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:05:30 - Sora in Smash! Joe Skrebbels @ IGN

00:25:09 - Rick Grimes coming to Fortnite? Mark Delaney @ GameSpot

00:31:18 - Epic Games Store Getting Achievements, Austin Goslin @ Polygon

00:38:33 - Ad

00:42:09 - Ghost Recon Frontline Is Ubisoft's New Battle Royale Shooter

00:47:37 - EA Reverses Battlefield Upgrade Plan, Hirun Cryer @ GamesRadar

00:51:10 - Konami’s Contest to Make New Games, IGN Japan

00:56:15 - No More Money on PS3 and Vita Stores, George Yang @ GameSpot

00:59:37 - Out today

01:09:25 - Squad Up:Jeremiah (PC League of Legen) - Helpfxl

01:10:45 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Andy

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Ghostbusters Game from Friday The 13th Devs?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.04.21 Oct 04, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim (and an invading Greg) talk about the INTERESTING reveal of a Friday The 13th video game from Illfonic of Predator Hunting Grounds and Friday The 13th fame.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:20 - Housekeeping

TOMORROW, Andy and I are taking part in Panda's All Star Nickvitational; a HUGE Nickelodeon All Star Brawl tournament featuring a bunch of big YouTubers and streamers like Ovilee, Moist Critikal, Ludwig, and more. It's all to raise charity for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

WE need YOUR help. Competitors in the tournament and their communities have 1 week to raise money to bid on their favorite character. That's based on the money you donate. Right now you can go to kindafunny.com/bless and kindafunny.com/andy to donate so that we can bid on the character of our choice. Spoilers, I really want Toph from Avatar. And remember that money all goes to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The tournament is happening on Tuesday, October 5th (tomorrow) at noon PT on Twitch.tv/pandaglobal.

If that’s not enough Blessing content for you, this week you’re getting another episode of The Blessing Show. That’s my monthly show where I break down a hot topic for you in video games.This month’s episode is loopy as hell. Make sure to check that out THIS Thursday on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:09:59 - Ghostbusters is the next game from Illfonic - Chris Capel @ PCGamesN

00:30:07 - Ed Boon is gonna be at DC Fandome! - James Troughton @ TheGamer

00:36:23 - Ad

00:40:00 - Capcom says it will make PC its ‘main platform’ going forwards - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:45:10 -Phil Spencer expects Xbox console shortage to extend into 2022 - Danielle Partis @ GIBiz

00:49:20 - Sony is Testing Free PS5 Game Trials - Jared Moore @ IGN

00:52:10 - Toph from Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Coming To Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - Zack Zweizen @ Kotaku

00:56:15 - Out today

00:59:15 - Squad Up:Luke(PS5) - LukeSkywalkr1

01:00:02 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tam

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Metal Gear Solid 3 Remaster from Konami?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.01.21 Oct 01, 2021

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Greg and Janet welcome Spooky Season by talking about Konami's return to AAA games with rumors of Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:10:00 - Housekeeping

Blessing Show

Will Wright

NEXT WEEK, Blessing and Andy are taking part in Panda's All Star Nickvitational; a HUGE Nickelodeon All Star Brawl tournament featuring a bunch of big YouTubers and streamers like Ovilee, Moist Critikal, Ludwig, and more. It's all to raise charity for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Andy and Bless need YOUR help. Competitors in the tournament and their communities have 1 week to raise money to bid on their favorite character. That's based on the money you donate. Right now you can go to kindafunny.com/bless and kindafunny.com/andy to donate so the guys can bid on the character of their choice. And remember that money all goes to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The tournament is happening on Tuesday, October 5th at noon PT on Twitch.tv/pandaglobal.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Pranksy & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:12:20 - Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake?! Castlevania?! Konami Returns?! Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:24:35 - But Let’s Not Get Too Excited, Remember, this is Konami… Eddie @ GameSpot

00:32:50 - New World on Launch, Servers, and More

00:38:30 - Ad

00:43:50 - Xbox Goes Big with Accessibility

00:50:50 - Blake Jorgensen is leaving EA, Eddie @ GameSpot

00:51:20 - Bloober Team is Busy

00:56:40 - Bandai Namco is getting a new Logo

00:58:00 - Out today

00:59:00 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

MON: Bless and Tim

TUE: Greg and Tam

WED: Bless and Andy

THURS: Greg and Tim

FRI: Greg and Blessing

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Why God Of War Ragnarok Was Delayed -- Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.30.21 Sep 30, 2021

Show notes

Tam and Andy talk about the reason behind God of Wars Ragnarok's delay, Sony acquiring Bluepoint, Xbox at TGS, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:25 - Housekeeping

PS I Love You XOXO Life is Strange Spoilercast and Gamescast with Jared Petty!

NEXT WEEK, Blessing and Andy are taking part in Panda's All Star Nickvitational; a HUGE Nickelodeon All Star Brawl tournament featuring a bunch of big YouTubers and streamers like Ovilee, Moist Critikal, Ludwig, and more--sounds like a bunch of scrubs to me but it's all to raise charity for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Andy and Bless need YOUR help. Competitors in the tournament and their communities have 1 week to raise money to bid on their favorite character. That's based on the money you donate. Right now you can go to kindafunny.com/bless and kindafunny.com/andy to donate so the guys can bid on the character of their choice. Vote for who you want but I would encourage folks to go Nigel Thornberry for Bless and CatDog for Andy.

And remember that money all goes to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The tournament is happening on Tuesday, October 5th at noon PT on Twitch.tv/pandaglobal.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:07:50 - Sources: Destruction All-Stars studio Lucid handed Twisted Metal revival -- VGC, Andy Robinson

00:14:14 - Developers Are Making Games for a Nintendo 4K Console That Doesn’t Exist - Bloomberg, Takashi Mochizuki and Olga Kharif

00:19:50 - Christopher Judge Says God of War Ragnarok Was Delayed Because He Had Multiple Health Issues, And Sony Santa Monica Was Super Chill About It

00:29:40 -Xbox TGS Roundup

00:35:00 - Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition Has Been Rated In Korea -- Nibel

00:40:40 - PlayStation Officially Acquires Bluepoint Games

00:47:45 - Ad

00:50:52 - Out today

Reader mail -

00:58:15 - Japan is a GIANT mobile and handheld market, so would xCloud fit well in over there? - The Nano Biologist

01:04:45 - Squad Up: Matt Allen - @closedforum on Twitter

01:05:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Janet

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