Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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You're Never Getting a New Splinter Cell - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.07.21 Jun 07, 2021

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IT'S #E32021 WEEK! Let's talk about Ubisoft's mash-up PVP game that features a Splinter Cell tie-in, Prince of Persia's E3 no-show, and more!

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00:10:30 - Housekeeping

It’s E3 WEEK; CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! The general idea is that we’re reacting to ALMOST everything. So if it’s happening, check out twitch.tv/kindafunnygames.
Thursday, it starts with Summer Games Fest Kickoff at 11 am PT.
This means that all your favorite shows are getting jumbled and happening around E3, so stay tuned.
Speaking of your favorite shows -- tomorrow at 7 am PT the Kinda Funny Gamescast is bringing you the Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart review! PSILY records that afternoon as a FAQ.
Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Donavan Harkness,Omega3,Tyler Ross,Delaney Twining,Julian the Gluten Free Gamer,James Hastings,Kasey Andrew, Elliott,Donavan Harkness, & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:13:20 - Splinter Cell x The Division x Ghost Recon, Matt Purslow @ IGN

00:28:30 - It’s Rainbow Six Extraction now!

00:31:15 - Prince of Persia Update

00:36:00 - Wonderlands is real, Andy Robinson @VGC

00:39:39 - Quantic Dream Executives Cry, Ask If They Can Lie in Court, Ian Walker @ Kotaku

00:51:50 - Ad

00:53:45 - ESRB Rate The Medium for PS5, Sal Romano at Gematsu

00:56:04 - E3 2021 Show Announcements

01:00:20 - Out today

01:03:20 - Squad Up:Caleb(Fast & Furious Crossroads on PS4) - cjd1112

01:04:20 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Whitta

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Marvel XCOM Leaked? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.04.21 Jun 04, 2021

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A Marvel XCOM game?! Tiny Tina's Wonderlands?! The E3 leaks are here, and Greg and Bless are talking about them all!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:45 - Housekeeping

Bless and Tim’s Mario Golf: Super Rush preview is on youtube.com/kindafunnygames

Conjuring in Review!

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

The Roper Report -

00:08:38 - Marvel XCOM?! Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:29:10 - - Best Friends Q:Funder Truck

00:35:40 - Don’t Expect Deep Silver’s Big Guns at E3 2021

00:42:50 - Injustice Mobile Apologizes, Darryn Bonthuys @ GaemSpot

00:48:16 - Balan Wonderland Creator Leaves Square, Joe Skrebbels @ IGN

00:38:50 - Ad

00:56:45 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

MON: Greg and Blessing

TUES: Blessing and Whitta

WED: Blessing and Tim

THURS: Greg and Andy

FRI: Blessing and Greg

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E3 2021 Schedule - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.03.21 Jun 03, 2021

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It's FINALLY here! Greg and Tim run you through the #E32021 schedule!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:03 - Housekeeping

KF Podcast

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

The Roper Report -

00:04:09 - E3 2021 Schedule!

00:46:11 - Ad

00:50:04 - Follow up to Hermen’s Big Adventure Yesterday!

01:00:00 - Just for you, Tim: Quantic Dream becomes the first French video game studio equipped with Dolby Atmos

01:04:50 - Out today

01:07:55 - You‘re Wrong

01:08:09 - Squad Up:Rodrigo(Xbox) - Rodreeegooo

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing

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Nintendo Announces E3 Plans - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.02.21 Jun 02, 2021

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Blessing and Andy tackle a big Nintendo news day. Let's talk about E3, Switch Pro, a musuem??... and Valorant coming to mobile. Listen to the http://www.patreon.com/kindafunnygames post-show to hear Blessing and Andy talk about the best LGBT video game characters.

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00:02:31 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now! And it’s the highly anticipated E3/ Summer Game Fest predictions episode. It’s Greg, Tim, Andy, and I making our boldest and wildest predictions on what we can expect this summer. 40 total predictions made. That’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and Podcast services around the globe.

The Roper Report -

00:04:38 - Nintendo has officially announced their E3

00:14:18 - Switch Pro has now reportedly been listed at a French retailer

00:15:17 - BREAKING NEWS: God of War: Ragnarok Delayed

00:23:53 - “Is the supply/demand constraints for the new consoles truly affecting game development and marketing?” - TheFlannelDeath

00:34:40 - Ad

00:38:39 - Nintendo is opening up a museum!

00:42:23 - Valorant is getting a mobile spin off

00:51:09 - No Man’s Sky is getting even ANOTHER cool update

01:01:37 - A New RPG from former Shin Megami Tensei Devs is incoming

01:02:37 - Babylon’s Fall Beta?!

01:03:55 - King of Fighters 15 delayed

01:04:20 - Out today

Reader mail -

01:08:25 - Squad Up: Joshua Phenis - Xbox - JJ21 XBOX360

01:09:27 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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Far Cry 6 IS Political - Kinda Funny Games Daily 06.01.21 Jun 01, 2021

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk about why games getting political is great.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:06:53 - Housekeeping

My Mom’s on the Kinda Funny Podcast today! Come hear about my old comic strips, the copyright I forgot about, and Nick’s best jokes directed at my high school dance photos. youtube.com/kindafunny

Yesterday, Rog put up an AMAZING edit of our Knockout City match with the devs. Check it out on youtube.com/kindafunnygames

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

The Roper Report -

00:11:35 - OK, OK -- Far Cry 6 IS Political

00:31:00 - First Look at Cate Blanchet as Lilith in Borderlands Movie

00:33:30 - Pre-E3/Summer Games Fest Dates!

00:36:38 - NVIDIA’s New Cards, Hayley Williams @ GameSpot

00:40:25 - PlayStation’s Public EVO Tourneys, Jordan Oloman @ IGN

00:45:30 - Ad

00:48:30 - Out today

00:57:20 - Squad Up: goldenclyde65 (PSN)

00:58:30 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Andy

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Cyberpunk 2077 Has A New Director - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.28.21 May 28, 2021

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Janet and Blessing talk about the Far Cry 6 reveal, Cyberpunk's new director, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Tom Bock

The Roper Report -

00:06:02 - Far Cry 6

00:15:30 - Horizon Forbidden West Gameplay Reveal and Lack of Release Date

00:26:44 - Cyberpunk 2077 Has a New Director.

00:38:50 - Ad

00:40:27 - Patrica Hernandez will be Kotaku’s New Editor-in-Chief

00:46:20 - Dying Light 2 Gameplay + Release date Dec 7th

00:50:40 - Out today

01:00:00 - You‘re Wrong

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Switch Pro Leaked! Xbox/Bethesda E3 Announced! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.27.21 May 27, 2021

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Blessing and Tim tackle a HUGE news day. Let's talk about Nintendo's Switch Pro details, Xbox and Bethesda's E3 presentation, PlayStation's marketing plan, and SONIC THE MUHFUGGIN HEDGEHOG BABY.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:40 - Housekeeping

SO MUCH IS HAPPENING TODAY.

We just reacted to Sonic Central. Me and Tim’s reactions will be up on Youtube for you to check out.

Right after this episode of KFGD, we’re reacting to the new Cobra Kai trailer.

At 12 noon, there’s a Dying Light 2 stream and we’re reacting to that live.

Then at 2pm pt we’re reacting live to the Horizon Forbidden West State of Play. That’s all going down right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames

The reactions don’t stop there, tomorrow we’re reacting to Far Cry 6’s presentation at 9:30 am.

Tonight at 5:30 pm PT, Greg’s hosting another episode of Presence of Mind for Cloud 9 with Alanah and Kahlief. This is their every other week show about mental health, and we’ll be streaming it on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Tom Bock

The Roper Report -

00:05:00 - Nintendo Plans Upgraded Switch Replacement as Soon as September - Takashi Mochizuki & Debby Wu @ Bloomberg

00:18:07 - Xbox and Bethesda Games E3 showcase coming June 13! - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:23:06 - There's loads of interesting info in Sony's PlayStation investor relations document! - Wesley Yin-Poole @ Eurogamer

00:37:00 - Ad

00:38:33 - Borderlands 3 is getting crossplay support, but not on PlayStation - Tom Warren @ The Verge

00:42:08 - Will more big games, new and old NOT going cross play possibly cause PlayStation to end their greedy tactic? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist

00:46:55 - Sonic Central stream celebrated the game’s 30th anniversary - Nibellion on Twitter

00:54:30 - BlizzCon 2021 has been canceled - Jay Peters @ The Verge

00:55:40 - Dragon Quest 12 Officially Announced - Luke Reilly @ IGN

00:01:00 - Out today

01:01:43 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

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New Pokemon Release Dates Revealed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.26.21 May 26, 2021

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Blessing and Tim talk about Pokemon, Sonic, Unreal Engine 5, and so much more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:26 - Housekeeping

A new episode of Gamescast is up right now and it’s our reviews of both Biomutant, and Knockout City!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Tom Bock

The Roper Report -

00:04:11 - We’ve got a release date for the new Pokemon games! - Andrew Webster @ The Verge

00:20:36 - Unreal Engine 5 Is Available Now in Early Access and there’s a Gorgeous New Tech Demo - Matt Kim @ IGN

00:26:24 - Roger Craig Smith is back voicing Sonic?? - Twitter

00:33:20 - PlayStation is Planning an Expansion Into Mobile Games and Apps - Jordan Oloman @ IGN

00:34:00 - What's intrigues you more: creating a unique experience with your IP for mobile gaming (like what I think Sony is doing)? Or, bringing the actual console game on the phone (like XBox Game Pass currently does)? - Best Friends Q:BJ Bernardo

00:42:20 - Speaking of: PlayStation Is Developing AI ‘Agents’ That Will Play Games With You - Matt Purslow @ IGN

00:46:01 - Pre-E3 keeps rolling: Far Cry 6 is getting a gameplay reveal

00:48:10 - Dreams Community convention DreamsCom returns for 2021 - @PlayStation on Twitter

00:49:20 - Out today

00:41:00 - Ad

00:52:50 - Squad Up:ALDEN (Series X) - Alden9386

00:53:10 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS (This is optional)

Another required reading: Inside IGN’s Battle for Editorial Independence - Steven Strom @ Fanbyte

00:55:02 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim

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Horizon Forbidden West News Incoming! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.25.21 May 25, 2021

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Horizon Forbidden West's State of Play announcement, Sonic being more popular than Zelda, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:35 - Housekeeping

There’s a new PS I Love You XOXO live and we’re making a PS5 time capsule to open in seven years!

The Roper Report -

00:07:31 - Horizon Info Incoming!

00:20:17 - Sonic the Hedgehog Event Incoming!

00:31:18 - Dying Light Event Incoming

00:34:00 - IGN Announces IGN Expo

00:37:30 - CD Projekt Waiting on Sony to Reinstate Cyberpunk

00:44:20 - Ads

00:45:48 - Ubisoft has or hasn’t gotten better about harassment based on who you ask

00:53:30 - Steam Handheld Incoming?

00:58:36 - Knockout City Hits 2 Million Players

01:02:22 - Out today

01:04:17 - You‘re Wrong

01:05:02 - Frankfurter - Happy Birthday Nano! - twitch.tv/thenanobiologist

01:07:29 - Post Show

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim

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Final Fantasy Soulslike Announcement at E3? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.24.21 May 24, 2021

Show notes

Blessing and Tim talk about a rumored new Final Fantasy spin-off called "Final Fantasy Origins", Bioumtant reviews, and more! Listen to the http://www.patreon.com/kindafunnygames post-show to hear Blessing Barrett argue about the top 25 open world games.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:35 - Housekeeping

It’s Monday, we got a bunch of new shows live for you right now!

The edited finale of me and Andy’s playthrough of Resident Evil 7 is up right now, edited by Roger Pokorny. It’s one you don’t want to miss. I’m lost, drunk, and terrified by the end of it.

A new Kinda Funny Podcast went up this morning where we help a Best Friend get engaged.

And a new Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now where they talk all about what Nintendo is up to with Xbox.

All of that is available right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny and Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames along with your favorite podcast service.

This Friday, we’re battling the Knockout City dev team. If we win, we get the Kinda Funny logo in the game. If we lose… doesn’t matter; it’s not going to happen. Practice starts after KFGD Friday, and the big game is at noon PT.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Tom Bock

The Roper Report -

00:06:08 - Square Enix is about to announce a new Final Fantasy game, and it’s a Soulslike - Imran Khan @ Fanbyte

00:16:00 - Why is it ok for FF games to continue to be exclusive to the sony platform and why..isn't there outsized "backlash"? - Best Friends Q:Karl

00:26:00 - Biomutant Review Round Up

00:33:00 - Ad

00:35:40 - We got a new image of the Uncharted movie! - New York Times, tweeted by Nibel on Twitter

00:41:40 - Rockstar Games announces its own record label - Press release

00:44:40 - Watch Dogs Was Originally a Driver Game - Matt Purslow @ IGN

00:48:20 - Out today

Reader mail -

00:50:30 - So we all love Knockout City - but after next week will this love stick? - Billythedoor

00:55:25 - Required Reading: Special Report: The Inside Story of Blizzard's Departures and a Company at a Crossroads - Kat Bailey @ IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/special-report-the-inside-story-of-blizzards-departures-and-a-company-at-a-crossroads

00:59:08 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Whitta

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