Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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Nintendo Switch OLED Model Announced - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.06.21 Jul 06, 2021

Show notes

Greg and Gary Whitta delve DEEP into the new Nintendo Switch (OLED Version), PlayStation's next State of Play, and more!

00:00:00 - Start

00:05:00 - Housekeeping

PS I Love You XOXO is live. Blessing, Janet, and I talk about PlayStation striking back and they review Chicory!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:07:00 - New Nintendo Switch Announced and People are Pissed

00:15:23 - What's the use case for the Switch Lite? - Best Friends Q:KBABZ

00:26:10 - Were the Bloomberg reports completely malarkey? - Best Friends Q:BanderSN

00:32:20 - final nail in the coffin - Best Friends Q:JoshyG

- State of Play coming Thursday

- Pokemon Go is a “Dream Come True” according to Miyamoto, By Cameron Koch @ GameSpot

- Final Fantasy 14 Has Broken Its Concurrent Player Record On Steam Once Again, Darryn Bonthuys @ GameSpot

- Out today

- Squad Up:Parker Begale(Xbox:Sea of Thieves) - thebeagal8

- You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy

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Dead Space is Getting a Remake?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.02.21 Jul 02, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim celebrate their birthdays and talk about expectations for a Dead Space remake!

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:05:34 - Housekeeping

We’re off this Monday for 4th of July weekend! So don’t expect any shows to go live or any live recordings to take place on Monday. Instead:

PS I Love You XOXO is recording this afternoon! So get your questions and write-ins in asap. We’re talking about all of the big acquisitions along with all of the big PlayStation news of the last week. And also talking about Chicory: A Colorful Tale. That’ll go live at the regular time on Tuesday next week.

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

The Roper Report -

00:08:05 - The next Dead Space is a full remake - Jeff Grubb @ GamesBeat

00:18:19 - Rockstar’s co-founder Dan Houser has founded a new Studio - Chris Scullion @ Video Games Chronicle

00:23:13 - Skyward Sword is getting a bunch of quality of life improvements - Damien McFerran @ Nintendo Life

00:29:50 - Ad

00:31:50 - id Software is shelving Doom Eternal’s Invasion mode and is making Horde mode instead

00:34:50 - There’s a cool new game from Flying Wild Hog!

00:40:10 - Don’t expect Dragon Age or Mass Effect at EA Play this year

00:41:36 - Out today

Reader mail -

00:47:50 - Gamer Confessions:I haven't played a single game in the following franchises - Emmett Watkins Jr.

00:57:20 - Squad Up:Mick(XBox) - OG MickLaw

Required reading - https://www.ign.com/articles/why-indie-publishers-fed-up-playstation

01:00:30 - You‘re Wrong

Next week’s Hosts:

MON: We’re off for the 4th of July

TUES: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and Andy

THURS: Greg and Tim

FRI: Greg and Bless

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Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut: New Island, Trophies - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.01.21 Jul 01, 2021

Show notes

Greg and Tim talk about Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut REALLY being announced, Phil Spencer on Halo Infinite's importance to the franchise, and so much more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:15 - Housekeeping

E3 Host Jacki Jing is on the Kinda Funny Podcast! youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:05:30 - Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut (Really) Announced

00:12:03 - What does the panel think of the $20 upgrade for the ps5 version? - Best Friends Q:Chance Carter

00:12:20 - PS4 and want to upgrade to PS5 you will have to be ready to pay another 10 bucks. - Best Friends Q:Mattyou

00:26:30 - Halo Infinite isn’t Make or Break to Phil Spencer, Maxwell Jeffery @ Gaming Intel

00:36:40 - BREAKING: Kojima + Xbox, Jeff Grubb @ GamesBeat

00:40:17 - PlayStation Buys Another Studio, Joe Skrebbels @ IGN

00:33:36 - Ad

00:46:20 - TLOU Series Finds Its Sarah, Justin Kroll @ Deadline

00:48:50 - Evidence Mounts for Dead Space Revival, Darryn Bonthuys @ GameSpot

00:54:20 - We’re getting Pokemon Oreos in September!

00:56:10 - Out today

00:59:04 - Squad Up:Mathijs(Xbox) - Ma7hijs

01:01:10 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Tim

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Silent Hill Publisher Konami Partners With Bloober Team - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.30.21 Jun 30, 2021

Show notes

Silent Hill has hope! Let's talk about that, Control's multiplayer game, and more with Blessing and Andy.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:30 - Housekeeping

It’s Tim Gettys birthday today! Go and wish him a happy birthday today on social media.

Our Loki episode 4 reactions just got done recording and will be live on Youtube by the time you’re listening to this episode. So go check that out on Youtube.com/KindaFunny

Right after this live episode of KFGD is another Mario Golf stream on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames. This time it’s featuring Game Attack. Make sure you go check that out right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames or later on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyPlays.

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

The Roper Report -

00:09:10 - Are we getting a new Silent Hill game from Bloober Team and Konami?

00:17:03 - Are you confident with Konami's pick? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist

00:22:50 - Speaking of Developer-Publisher partnerships, it looks like we’re getting WAY more Control

00:38:00 - A New Mystery Id Software Game Rated in Australia - Matt Purslow @ IGN

00:35:30 - Ad

00:45:20 - The Persona Series has hit 15 Million Units Sold Worldwide - Sean Murray @ The Gamer

00:51:50 - Out today

00:54:40 - Gamer Confessions: JoshyG

00:58:06 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim

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PlayStation Buys Housemarque (And Bluepoint?) - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.29.21 Jun 29, 2021

Show notes

Kotaku Editor in Chief Patricia Hernandez joins Greg to talk about PlayStation buying Housemarque (and maybe Bluepoint), xCloud coming to everything, and Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut!

Follow Patricia: https://twitter.com/xpatriciah

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

GUEST: Patricia Herandez, EIC of Kotaku

https://twitter.com/xpatriciah

REQUIRED READING: Hello Kotaku, It's Me, Your New EIC

https://kotaku.com/hello-kotaku-its-me-your-new-eic-1847192727?rev=1624974787372

00:10:10 - Housekeeping

There’s a BANGER of a PSILY live right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services going through Blessing’s must plays for the year and what makes a great PlayStation spin-off game!

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

The Roper Report -

00:10:50 - PlayStation Buys Housemarque… and maybe Bluepoint?

00:25:50 - How much breathing room do you think Sony will give the Housemarque acquisition before officially announcing the Bluepoint one? - Best Friends Q:luciddre4m

00:37:01 - Ad

00:42:40 - Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut Rated, Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:42:00 - With a director’s cut for Ghost of Tsushima all but confirmed, do you think this means the spin-off Ghost of Ikishima is a given at this point? - Best Friends Q:Conor Killmurray

00:44:50 - xCloud on iOS and using Xbox Series X

00:51:50 - BREAKING:Casey Hudson introduces new studio

https://twitter.com/CaseyDHudson/status/1409924020334567426

00:54:30 - Out today

00:56:11 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Andy

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Who is The Final Smash Ultimate Character!? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.28.21 Jun 28, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim start off the week by recapping Sakurai's Smash presentation, talking about bots in Battlefield, and so much more.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

If you wanna see Greg be a pirate and play Sea of Theives, do I have the video for you. Our edited let’s play video from Greg and Mike’s Sea of Theives session is up right now on the Kinda Funny Games Youtube channels.
Speaking of ridiculous premises: A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now titled “Is Castaway Better than Star Wars Phantom Menace”. That’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny
Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Donavan Harkness &Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:07:20 - We got that Kazuya Smash stream this morning: Here’s a recap - Chris Carter @ Destructoid

00:19:20 - Battlefield 2042 will have bots - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:20:50 - Battlefield 2042 having bots, I got questions - Best Friends Q:BJ Bernardo

00:26:00 - Loki is coming to Fortnite in July - Andrew Webster @ The Verge

00:36:20 - Knockout City has a Roadmap! - Ryan Craddock @ Nintendo Life

00:39:50 - Rest in Peace to the real life Dogmeat - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:42:50 - Marvel's Avengers Will Soon Always Allow Players to Play as the Same Heroes As Others - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:43:40 - Out today

00:44:37 - Squad Up:Andrew(PSN, but it’s cross play, so add away!) - MannyThorne

00:45:10 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Patricia Hernandez

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Insomniac is Working on a Multiplayer Game - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.25.21 Jun 25, 2021

Show notes

Spider-Man and Ratchet and Clank's Insomniac is working on a multiplayer game, Abandoned's playstation app is delayed and more! Let's talk about it all with Blessing and Tim.

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Ghost of Tsushima Standalone Expansion?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.24.21 Jun 24, 2021

Show notes

Rumors are that you're getting more Ghost of Tsushima soon, Mario Golf: Super Rush reviews are in, and Phil Spencer's talking Halo Infinite! IGN's Daemon Hatfield joins Greg to talk about it all.

Follow Daemon: https://twitter.com/DaemZero

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:03:50 - Housekeeping

Our Mario Golf: Super Rush Review is up as a Kinda Funny Gamescast! Check it out on youtube.com/kidnafunnygames and podcast services. It’s even got special guest Simon Cardy!

GaymerX Charity stream tomorrow - watch me destroy Andy!

We’re all seeing Fast 9 tonight -- In Review tomorrow!

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

The Roper Report -

00:05:13 - Ghost of Tsushima Standalone Expansion? Francesco De Meo @ WCCF tech

00:11:12 - Mario Golf: Super Rush Review Round-Up

00:19:45 - Phil Spencer SPEAKS

00:26:00 - Killer Instinct’s Return, Darryn Bonthuys @ GameSpot

00:29:50 - Pokemon Go Removing Pandemic Features, Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:32:40 - Was this surprising for you guys as well? And is there any chance they get enough complaints to reconsider? - Best Friends Q: Dean

00:37:00 - Ad

00:43:15- Marvel’s Avengers Roadmap Update

00:45:40 - Out today

00:55:03 - Squad Up:(RyanXbox / PC) - JaMa7198

00:57:07 - GAMER CONFESSION

00:58:09 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim

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EA Acquires Another Studio, Scarlet Nexus Reviews - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.23.21 Jun 23, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Andy talk about EA acquiring a studio from Warner, Scarlet Nexus, and a whole bunch of Sonic The Hedgehog.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:06:40 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up where they plan out how to make Greg famous on Tik Tok.

Loki episode 3 impressions just got done recording and will be on Youtube by the time you're listening to this.

Both of those are on Youtube.com/KindaFunny

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

The Roper Report -

00:10:55 - EA acquires Playdemic for $1.4bn - Brendan Sinclair @ GiBiz

00:17:40 - Scarlett Nexus review round up

00:27:05 - A new Space Jam game is coming to Xbox Game Pass - Liana Ruppert

00:36:45 - Sonic is coming to Minecraft - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:31:30 - Ad

00:39:15 - Speaking of Sonic: Prepare for a Sonic The Hedgehog Vtuber and maybe even a theme park - Andrew Kiya @ SiliconEra

00:44:50 - Dreams is collaborating with Mercedez Benz for some reason - PS Blog

00:50:38 - Skull Town might be back baby!

00:53:20 - Out today

00:55:45 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and IGN’s Daemon HatfieldKFGD062321

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Ghost of Tsushima on PC?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.22.21 Jun 22, 2021

Show notes

G4's Ovilee May joins Greg to talk Ghost of Tsushima on PC rumors, Superman game rumors, and more!

Follow Ovilee: https://twitter.com/OvileeMay

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:04:05 - Housekeeping

PS I Love You XOXO is LIVE right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Why’s it special? Well, let’s just say we announce a new host!
Gamescast posts Thursday!
Thank you to our Patreon Producers:
Donavan Harkness & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:06:26 - Ghost of Tsushima on PC? Kenneth Shepard @ Fanbyte

00:12:15 - Do you think we will get this news in another PlayStation Blog? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter

00:13:10 - PAX West LIVES! Cheap Ass Gamer on Twitter

00:20:00 - BREAKING NEWS: LETS GOOOO!! I’m excited to announce that I’ll be hosting EA Play Live! You all better tune in July 22 at 10AM PT/1PM ET and follow

@EA for allllll the latest updates

00:20:55 - More Abandoned Craziness

00:29:30 - Ad

00:34:20 - WB Montreal Working on a Superman Game? Rebecca Smith @ PS Lifestyle

00:41:40 - Avengers is Showing Users IP Addys, Paul Tassi @ Forbes

00:48:13 - Tekken x Street Fighter Might Live yet, Ian Walker @ Kotaku

00:51:55 - Pesky Switch Firmware Fixed, Wesley LeBlanc @ IGN

00:53:03 - Kim Swift Lands at Xbox, RV @ IGN

00:57:12 - Out today

Reader mail -

01:01:00 - Segment Idea - Madeline (mad exposure)

01:01:28 - You‘re Wrong