Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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J. Allen Brack Out at Blizzard - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.03.21 Aug 03, 2021

Show notes

Gary Whitta wanted heads to roll after the details of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit came out, and now, J. Allen Brack is out at the company. Let's talk about it!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:09:04 - Housekeeping

The Roper Report -

00:10:25 - J Allen Brack out at Blizzard

00:36:00 - Ads

00:37:53 - New 2K Franchise Incoming

00:46:43 - Water Wet, GTAV unstoppable

00:49:15 - Master Chief is in your Car

00:53:00 - New Xbox Controller Color

00:57:50 - Out today

01:02:20 - You‘re Wrong

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Is Halo Infinite Getting a Battle Royale? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.02.21 Aug 02, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim talk about a possible Halo Infinite Battle Royale mode, the next Astro Bot game, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:08 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Xcast is live! The crew gives their impressions on their time with Halo Infinite this last week. You can of course catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services.

Part Two of Greg and Tim’s Emily is Away 3 playthrough is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.

A new Kinda Funny Podcast went up this morning titled: We Go For a World Record

https://twitter.com/KindaFunnyVids/status/1422237455630036992

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:07:05 - Could Halo Infinite be getting BATTLE ROYALE?? - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:24:30 - Team Asobi is making their 'Most Ambitious Game Yet' - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:33:20 - Ad

00:35:30 - Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s director confirms he’s helming the Dead Space remake - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:43:26 - Former Blizzard Developer and ArenaNet, Undead Labs Founder calls for Unionization - Matt Kim @ IGN

00:51:44 - Kojima Tweets: Fast and Furious depressed Hideo Kojima

00:58:30 - Out today

01:02:15 - Squad Up:Zack(PS5) - ZackIsHot

01:01:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary

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Horizon Forbidden West Delayed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.30.21 Jul 30, 2021

Show notes

Greg and Blessing come together to talk about Horizion Forbidden West getting delayed, when you're getting Destiny 2 cross-play, and if you got a PlayDate yesterday!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:50 - Housekeeping

Our video message to Henry is up on youtube.com/kindafunnygames

The movie crew is reviewing Jungle Cruise today, and it’ll be up on youtube.com/kindafunny soon!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:11:50 - Will Horizon Forbidden West Get Delayed? Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:31:20 - Destiny 2 Season 15 Will Add Cross-Play, Saniya @ GameSpot

00:36:00 - Official Horizon Delay: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/playstation-video-game-horizon-forbidden-west-delayed-to-2022

00:37:20 - Ad

00:47:55 - Annapurna Interactive Wrap-Up

00:53:10 - PlayDate Had a Hell of a Preorder Campaign, Greg Kumparak @ Tech Crunch

01:01:30 - Out today

01:05:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

MON: Blessing and Tim

TUE: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and IMRAN KHAN!

THURS: TimTam?

FRI: Greg and Tim

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PS5 System Update Details - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.29.21 Jul 29, 2021

Show notes

Tim and Janet breakdown the latest on the PS5 Beta update, Halo's Technical Preview, Kena's delay, and more trash from Activision Blizzard.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:34 - Housekeeping

A new Gamescast is up right now featuring Raven Simone aka Bobdunga. We talk all about lost games media and how she was able to recover a lost Mean Girls DS game. That episode is live right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services.

A new KFP w/ Jirard the Completionist

AFter this at 11AM on Twitch..tv/core or hosted here on Kinda Funny Core Multiverse Games with Greg Bless and Mike. Competing with Austin, Altano, Scoville, Bruce, Lawrence

Today at noon we’re reacting to that Annapurna Interactive Showcase, will we get more 12 minutes? Stray? Solar Ash? Tune in tomorrow to Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames to see our reactions.

The Roper Report -

00:03:50 - Playdate PSAPlaydate PSA

00:06:47 - PS5 System Update Beta Adds 3D Audio for TV Speakers, Trophy Tracking, and More (Jared Moore at IGN)

00:25:30 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits Delayed until September 21st (Emberlab’s Twitter)

00:26:50 -The Ascent Reviews Are In

00:28:50 - Ad

00:32:08 - Halo Technical Preview Details (Halo Waypoint.com)

00:40:48 - Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’Booze, sexual remarks, and a giant portrait of Cosby are all at the center of Activision lawsuit (Ethan Gach at Kotaku)

00:52:30 - New Halloween Items Added In Latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update In Surprise Appearance (Justin at Animal Crossing World.com)

00:56:30 - Out today

00:58:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Greg and Blessing

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PlayStation 5 Hits 10 Million Sold! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.28.21 Jul 28, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim discuss PlayStation 5 and Xbox having their fastest selling console numbers, more updates on Activision Blizzard, and more!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:04:08 - Housekeeping

Tomorrow at noon we’re reacting to that Annapurna Interactive Showcase, will we get more 12 minutes? Stray? Solar Ash? Tune in tomorrow to Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames to see our reactions.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Donavan Harkness & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:06:07 - PS5 has hit 10 million units sold - Christopher Dring @ GiBiz

00:14:50 - The Console sales success stories continue: Xbox Series X/S are Microsoft’s ‘fastest selling consoles ever’ - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:22:30 - A new AAA studio has been formed by Last of Us and Call of Duty devs - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

00:32:05 - Ad

00:35:15 - We’ve got a few more updates on the Activision Blizzard saga

Let’s start with a statement from Bobby Kotick - Ian Walker @ Kotaku

00:45:26 - Blue Box is back on their bullshit

00:50:20 - Lady Gaga was supposed to come out of a Mario Warp Pipe at the Olympics - Liana Ruppert @ GameInformer

00:53:00 - Out today

00:58:50 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim

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Blizzard Walkout Incoming - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.27.21 Jul 27, 2021

Show notes

Gary Whitta and Greg deal with the breaking news about a Blizzard walkout and the fact that IGN's Matt Kim doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to Ghostbusters!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:13:00 - Housekeeping

Is Uncharted overrated? We have a great discussion on PSILY about it! youtube.com/kindafunnygames or podcast services!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:15:40 - Activision/Blizzard Employees Sign Open Letter, Patrick @ Waypoint

00:35:30 - Ad

00:38:50 - Nintendo isn’t done updating Animal Crossing

00:46:50 - Dragon Age Series coming to Netflix?! Doug Norrie @ Giant Freakin’ Robot

00:49:40 - PAX Requiring Vaccination Record or Negative Test, Jason on Twitter

00:56:40 - Out today

01:00:30 - Squad Up:Gabrielle Wasylyshyn(PSN and PC) - Aedion Sarious

01:01:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim

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Pokemon Live Action Netflix Show in Development! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.26.21 Jul 26, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim talk about more updates on Activision Blizzard, breaking news on a new Pokemon Netflix series, and more!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Donavan Harkness & Black Jack

HELP THE HOMIE MEGA RAN: https://twitter.com/MegaRan/status/1419404984047734784

The Roper Report -

00:06:20 - An update on the Activision Blizzard happenings: The Employees Speak Out

00:26:00 - Pokemon Live-Action Series in Early Development at Netflix From ‘Lucifer’s’ Joe Henderson - Joe Otterson @ Variety

00:40:48 - Mortal Kombat 11 sells more than 12m copies - Wesley Yin-Poole @ Eurogamer

00:37:35 - Ad

00:48:32 - Death Stranding has sold five million copies on PS4 and PC - Christopher Dring @ GamesIndustry.biz

00:54:02 - Some review Round Ups

00:57:45 - PS Plus games for August were revealed early - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:58:45 - Out today

01:03:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Greg and Gary

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Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Reactions - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.23.21 Jul 23, 2021

Show notes

Greg and Bless catch you up on the statements, community reactions, and media's role in the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:00 - Housekeeping

Emily Is Away 3 is happening right after this. twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and later on youtube.com/kindafunnyplays

Happy 20th birthday, Max Payne!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:07:30 - Activision Fallout

00:41:00 - Ad

00:43:50 - What do you think is games' media role in it? - Best Friends Q:Iztari

00:55:45 - GTA Online Record, Eddie @ GameSpot

01:01:02 - Borderlands Devs Bounce, Megan Farokhmanesh @ Axios

01:05:55 - Out today

01:08:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

MON: Blessing and Tim

TUE: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and Tim

THURS: Greg and Tim

FRI: Greg and Blessing

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Activision Blizzard Sued Over ‘Frat Boy’ Culture - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.22.21 Jul 22, 2021

Show notes

It is another Tim Tam Thursday! Join Tim and Tamoor as they breakdown all the announcements fro EA Play and go over the absolutely heartbreaking Activision Blizzard lawsuit. Follow Tam at https://twitter.com/tamoorh

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:02:00 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:04:10 - Everything Announced At EA Play Live 2021

00:37:00 - Ad

00:40:35 - Activision Blizzard Sued Over ‘Frat Boy’ Culture, Harassment (Maeve Allsup at Bloomberg)

00:57:08 - Blizzard Botched Warcraft III Remake After Internal Fights, Pressure Over Costs (Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier)

01:01:00 - Banks, brokerages, PSN, the Steam Store and more are down in massive internet outage (Mitchell Clark at The Verge)

01:03:43 - PS5 Users get 6 Months of Apple TV + free (PlayStation Blog)

01:06:00 - Out today

01:09:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing

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Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut Looks Fantastic - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.21.21 Jul 21, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Andy talk about new details on Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, Netflix going for mobile gaming, and more.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:10:10 - Housekeeping

A new Gamescast about Metal Gear Solid AND a Party Mode previewing Aliens: Fireteam Elite are up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

If that’s not enough games content, we’re streaming Doki Doki Literature Club right after this episode of KFGD right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Donavan Harkness & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:16:30 - Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut looks sick

00:26:00 - Netflix’s gaming expansion starts with mobile - Jay Peters @ The Verge

00:36:36 - District 9’s Neill Blomkamp is working on a video game!

00:43:42 - Ad

00:46:55 - Pro Evolution Soccer has been renamed eFootball, and It's Fully Free-to-Play - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

00:49:48 - Could eFootball represent a direction that other sports titles such as FIFA, Madden and NBA 2K adopt in the near future? - Best Friends Q:Dave Norridge

00:56:30 - Epic Games has acquired Sketchfab - Sean Murray @ TheGamer

00:59:45 - Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy Mash-Up Game Elite Squad Is Shutting Down - Matt Purslow @ IGN

01:02:20 - EA Sports PGA Tour to feature women’s golf - Matt Purslow @ IGN

01:04:20 - We’re getting three more SNES games with Nintendo Switch Online and none of them are Earthbound - Wario64

01:07:20Could eFootball represent a direction that other sports titles such as FIFA, Madden and NBA 2K adopt in the near future? - Out today

01:09:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Tamoor

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