Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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Fortnite Adds Among Us Imposters Mode - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.17.21 Aug 17, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Gary talk about a new Fortnite Limited Time mode, Sea of Thieves hitting 4.8 Million players, and Outriders' People Can Fly not knowing their revenue.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:55 - Housekeeping

A new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now. It’s me, Greg, and Janet talking about the PlayStation Game of The Year so far! That’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and podcast services around the globe.

Wednesday at 6am PT we’re waking up and reacting to that Pokemon Presentation.

This week’s Gamescast is coming out Thursday morning and will be your Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut review.

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:05:30 - Sea of Thieves is the most popular it’s ever been - Sea of Thieves blog

00:20:15 - People Can Fly doesn’t know how much Outriders sold - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

00:30:20 - Fortnite’s new mode is basically Among Us - Chaim Gartenberg @ The Verge

00:42:40 - Ad

00:47:10 - Xbox Series X is getting a higher resolution dashboard - Tom Warren @ The Verge

00:50:40 - 10 more games are getting Xbox touch controls - Nibel on Twitter

00:53:30 - A fun one: A first-time Metal Gear Solid streamer accidentally discovered a bug that has speedrunners excited - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:58:37 - Out today

00:59:56 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS: Today, Tuesday August 17th, 2021 is the 1,000th episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily! Congratulations! - Kenny Belou

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Janet and Andy

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Xbox's Phil Spencer Loves The Steam Deck! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.16.21 Aug 16, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim talk about Control hitting 10 Million players, Phil Spencer's love of the Steam Deck, and rock their Sonic bling!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:17 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now with Mike, Gary, Barrett talking about Xbox at Gamescom, Hades, and Halo. You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on Podcast services around the globe.
TODAY, Kinda Funny’s hosting the Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Launch Party! Starting at 10 am PT over on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics, Greg and Ms. Marvel herself Sandra Saad (Sod) will be hosting two hours of gameplay, dev insight, and cast interviews. Yes, Black Panther himself Christopher Judge will be there, and you should, too! Right after this at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics!
The Roper Report -

00:07:42 - Control Passes 10 Million Players & Remedy is working on 6 games

00:18:58 - Xbox Head Phil Spencer loves the Steam Deck

00:20:07 - “Is this the answer for Xbox?” - Anonymous

00:28:02 - Nintendo Orders ROM Site To ‘Destroy’ All Its Games, Or Else

00:33:20 - Ads

00:37:30 - Evo is back in person in 2022

00:40:00 - Call of Duty Vanguard reveal confirmed for Warzone

00:43:17 - Out today

00:45:50 - Squad Up: Jordan Deeb - Marvel’s Avengers - Invite.gg/kfavengers

00:46:40 - You‘re Wrong

00:47:47 - Post Show

This Week’s Hosts:

Tuesday - Janet & Gary

Wednesday - Blessing & Andy

Thursday - Tim & Tam

Friday - Greg & Ryan Penagos

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Greg Played Marvel's Avengers War For Wakanda! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.13.21 Aug 13, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Greg dive into Avenger's Black Panther expansion preview impressions, Xbox Game Pass not coming to Switch anytime soon, and NPD numbers!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:09:00 - Housekeeping

Monday, Kinda Funny’s hosting the Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Launch Party! Starting at 10 am PT over on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics, Greg and Ms. Marvel herself Sandra Saad (Sod) will be hosting two hours of gameplay, dev insight, and cast interviews. Yes, Black Panther himself Christopher Judge will be there, and you should, too! Monday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:12:18 - Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Preview round up

00:34:25 - Ad

00:35:30 - Xbox has ruled out Game Pass on other consoles in near future - Tom Ivan@ Video Games Chronicle

00:40:23 - We got NPD for July! - Sherif Saed @ VG247

00:45:10 -WWE 2K22 has reportedly been ‘completely rebuilt’ and is ‘looking fantastic’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:56:06 -We’re getting a new Pokémon Presents stream next week! - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:58:37 - Out today

01:01:00 - Squad Up:Dan “Golden Spider”(PS5 (or 4!)) - Goldenspider666

01:01:50 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Mon: Blessing and Tim

Tues: Janet and Gary

Wed: Blessing and Andy

Thurs: Tim and Tam

Fri: Greg and Ryan Penagos

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Call of Duty: Vanguard Leaks! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.12.21 Aug 12, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim talk Call of Duty, GTA: Remaster trilogy, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:07:00 - Housekeeping

A new episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast is live right now! We have on Luis Antonio of 12 Minutes and play 12 minutes OF 12 Minutes. It’s an excellent episode and it’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and Podcast services around the globe.

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:09:00 - Call of Duty Vanguard has been leaked - Liam Wiseman @ IGN

00:20:10 - Diablo 4’s Game Director is out at Blizzard - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:26:50 - Say hello to a new Game Studio! - Mike Wilson @ Bloody Disgusting

00:30:18 - Ad

00:31:20 - BREAKING NEWS: GTA TRILOGY NEWS

00:00:36 50- Splitgate wants to come to Switch and Mobile - Jared Moore @ IGN

00:41:10 - Unity acquires Parsec - James Batchelor @ GiBiz

00:44:40 - There’s Pandemonium at Nintendo World - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:48:00 - Out today

00:56:20 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg

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Idris Elba is Knuckles in 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.11.21 Aug 11, 2021

Show notes

Janet and Blessing discuss Idris Elba cast as Knuckles, a BUNCH of indie games, and more!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:06:13 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 casts Idris Elba as Knuckles - The Verge

00:22:19 - ID at Xbox Recap - Imran Khan at Fanbyte

00:37:25 - Ad

00:38:45 - Nintendo Indie Showcase Recap - Fanbyte Imran Khan

00:47:45 - Niantic Founder’s metaverse fears - IGN Adam Bankhurst

00:55:15 - FIFA Shushing

00:58:00 - Life Is Strange Remastered Collection Delayed to 2022 Also Wavelengths DLC date

00:59:45 - Abandoned App Drama

01:02:00 - Out today

01:03:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim

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Activision Blizzard Shareholders Are Pissed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.10.21 Aug 10, 2021

Show notes

Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Activision Blizzard shareholder demands, call WWE Superstar Xavier Woods about , and just rant for an hour or so.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:07:00 - Housekeeping

A new PS I Love You XOXO is live! PSVR2! The future of Ghost of Tsushima! What we’ve been playing!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:08:16 - Activision Shareholder Group Pissed, Megan Farokhmanesh @ Axios

00:21:30 - Xenoblade Sequel coming, Imran @ Fanbyte

00:28:35 - Windjammers 2 Announced for PS4, PS5 as Open Beta Begins for PC & PlayStation

00:37:10 - Fortnite

00:40:05 - Ad

00:41:08 - PAX Australia Cancelled

00:47:20 - Nindie World Tomorrow!

00:47:45 - Mario Bros. Casting News, Marc Kaliroff @ NintendoWire

00:51:40 - Out today

00:54:08 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Janet and Blessing

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Xbox's Gamescom Plans Revealed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.09.21 Aug 09, 2021

Show notes

The Garcia/Gettys Information Squad team up to talk about Opening Night Live, no Steam Deck performance boosts, and more!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:03:30 - Xbox’s Gamescom Plans

00:17:20 - The Intellivision Amico Gets Delayed Again to the End of the Year

00:26:30 - Steam Deck doesn’t get a performance boost while docked

00:34:05 - Ad

00:35:11 - Super Mario Bros game sells for 2 Million

00:41:11 - Field of Dreams in MLB the Show

00:46:10 - Overcooked! All You Can Gets a Eat Free Update

00:50:25 - Out today

00:51:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary

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Dead Space Remake NEXT YEAR? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.06.21 Aug 06, 2021

Show notes

Greg and Tim talk about Jeffy Grubb Grubb's report that Dead Space is coming back next year, mad Pokemon fans, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:00 - Housekeeping

The Suicide Squad In Review is happening today! You can catch the live, ad-free recording on patreon.com/kindafunny at 3:15 pm PT, but it’ll be on YouTube and podcast services ASAP after that!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:06:41 - Dead Space Remake NEXT YEAR? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.06.21 Jeffy Grubb Grubb @ Gamesbeat

00:16:55 - Pokemon Go Responds to Angry Fans, Jared Moore @ IGN

00:24:33 - COD’s Among Us-like Mode, Austen Goslin @ Polygon

00:27:09 - Coke and State Farm Reassessing OWL Sponsorships, Teddy Amenabar @ Washington Post

Required Reading from Jason @ Bloomberg: Blizzard Turned Game Developers Into Rock Stars. Misbehavior Followed

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-06/activision-blizzard-atvi-news-culture-of-misbehavior-festered-before-lawsuit

00:37:27 - Ad

00:39:20 - PUBG’s New Name, Darryn @ GameSpot

00:43:00 - Evil Dead The Game Delayed

00:47:44 - TIDBIT: Streamline Media Group announced gaming industry veteran Shawn Layden has joined its Advisory Board. Layden will advise the company on its overall global strategy for video games and enterprise.

00:52:35 - Out today

00:53:40 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

MON: Tim and Janet

TUE: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and

THURS: Blessing and Tim

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Exciting New PSVR2 Details Revealed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.05.21 Aug 05, 2021

Show notes

It is another Tim Tam Thursday! Join Tim and Tamoor as they breakdown the latest on PSVR2, Nintendo's continued insane sales numbers, workplace issues at Fullbright, and more.

Follow Tam at https://twitter.com/tamoorh

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:02:00 - Housekeeping

Core Games Multiverse Games Finale right after this show: https://twitter.com/CoreGames/status/1423091620962967554?s=20

Last but not least, The Blessing Show is BACK with a special event. It’s a 20 minute episode about Returnal, Hades, and the increasing popularity of Roguelites. That is going live as a Youtube Premiere tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:30am so you can come through, chat as it's going live, and have a good time. That will also be up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CW3bTGkuN8

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:002:58 - New PSVR2 Details From a Recent Dev Summit (Nibellion on Twitter)

00:22:40 - PlayStation Indies Spotlight (Shuhei Yoshia, Head of PlayStation Indies, PlayStation Blog)

00:26:35 - Nintendo Switch Has Passed PS3 and Xbox 360 and is now the 7th Best Selling Console of All-Time (Nintendo, with insight fron IGN’s Peer Schneier)

00:41:40 - Ad

00:43:35 -Fulbright co-Founder Steps down As Creative Lead After Hostile Workplace Accusations (Nicole Carpenter ar Polygon)

00:55:14 - Focus Home INteractive had Aquired Dotemu (Streets of Rage 4) (Nibellion on Twitter)

00:55:50 - ‘South Park’ Creators Sign Massive New $900 Million Deal With ViacomCBS (Lucas Shaw at Bloomberg)

00:57:00 - Mario Golf Super Rush Gets A Free Update Later Today (Nintendo's Twitter)

00:57:45 - Out today

00:58:20 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim

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Ghost of Tsushima Legends is Going Standalone - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.04.21 Aug 04, 2021

Show notes

Imran Khan RETURNS and joins Blessing to talk about Ghost of Tsushima Legends, Gamescom Opening Night Live, PS5 aiming to sell way more units, and more!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:05:29 - Housekeeping

A new Gamescast is up right now featuring special guest, Danny Pena from Gamertag Radio! We talk about our most hype game launches of all time along with Tim and Andy giving their Halo Infinite Test Flight impressions. That’s up right now on youtube and podcast services around the globe.

Patreon Platinum Tier: https://twitter.com/KindaFunnyVids/status/1422237455630036992

TONIGHT, Snowbike Mike and Barrett Courtney are doing an anime movie watch night. That’s going down at 7:30pm pt and they’re watching a movie called Summer Wars with you the audience. That’s going down right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames.

The Roper Report -

00:08:50 - We finally have details on the new Ghost of Tsushima LEGENDS content coming alongside the Director’s Cut - Darren Bridges @ PS Blog

00:23:36 - Gamescom 2021 Opening Night Live is gonna be TWO hours - Ali Jones @ GamesRadar

00:29:05 - Do you expect to see any Game Awards level big banger announcements? - Best Friends Q:ComradeBleu

00:35:00 - Sony wants to sell 22 million PS5s by March - Andy Robinson @ VGC

A couple of Activision Blizzard updates

00:49:04 - Blizzard's head of HR is gone as well - Steven Messner @ PC Gamer

00:47:00 - Ad

00:57:35 -Let’s talk about Street Fighter

01:04:35 - Out today

01:06:40 - Squad Up:Josh(PC or PlayStation)

01:07:00 - You‘re Wrong