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Media Apps on Xbox Series X Detailed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.02.20 Nov 02, 2020

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Blessing and Imran kick off the week by talking about streaming apps on Xbox, Fortnite for next-gen, and more. 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:20 - Housekeeping Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames has been poppin all weekend. DONKTOBER episode 4 (the finale) with me and Barrett is available right now. That’s not all, last Friday I played through Chapter 1 of the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Raid and that’s also available. AND IT DOESN’t STOP THERE, Greg did a special Halloween stream showing off his Animal Crossing island. That’s all available right now over on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Extra Life is happening. This Saturday starting at 10am pacific time you can catch the whole Kinda Funny crew and our shenanigans for 12 hours straight as we’ll be raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network of hospitals. Catch it all going down live right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames. and also community stream hosting starts friday @ 1pm pt And remember you can go to kindafunny.com/extralife to donate If you can’t tell, it’s a busy week at Kinda Funny. So because of the way scheduling is shaking out, PS I Love You XOXO will be posting Friday this week as opposed to Tuesday. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:00 - We now know what tv and streaming apps are coming to Xbox Series X at launch (pretty much all of them) - Xbox Wire 00:16:50 - Fortnite’s next-gen upgrade is coming next week at console launch - Fortnite Team 00:25:20 - Ubisoft detailed which of its PS4 games won’t work on PS5, but now it’s not sure - Taylor Lyles @ The Verge 00:34:15 - Activision Blizzard wants to bring all their franchises to mobile - Alissa McAloon @ Gamasutra 00:42:08 - PlayStation shuts down Custom PS5 Plate company - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:44:42 - Does this prove anything that Sony is thinking of taking a page out of Xbox's book and creating a design lab type website where we can create our own custom faceplates? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:48:10 - Ads 00:50:35 - A Vampire: The Masquerade Battle Royale game has been Revealed For 2021 - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:55:40 - Out today Reader mail - 00:58:28 - Will we get more detailed State of Play videos for Miles Morales and Demon's Souls? - Chris 01:01:03 - Squad Up:Beau (Oculus quest 2) - BeauJames 01:02:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Tim and Tamoor Hussain from Gamespot

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Miles Morales Gets His Spider-Verse Suit - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.30.20 Oct 30, 2020

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Greg and Blessing talk about the DOPE Spider-Verse suit in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, PS5 accessibility features, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:03 - Housekeeping Kinda Funny Extra Life is happening NEXT WEEK! COMMUNITY STREAM HOSTING STARTS FRIDAY NOV 6 @ 1PM PT KINDA FUNNY EXTRA LIFE SAT NOVEMBER 7 10am-10pm kindafunny.com/extralife to sign up or donate! First Impressions of Dark Pictures: Little Hope is up over at Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Bless is streaming the Ghost of Tsushima Raid today. 4 pm PT on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames Greg is streaming Halloween in Animal Crossing tomorrow @ 5 pm PT! Next week, PSILY is on Friday! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Tom Bock The Roper Report - 00:09:40 - Miles Morales Gets His Into the Spider-Verse Suit 00:18:0 - Sony Buying CrunchyRoll? Adele Ankers @ IGN 00:20:40 - Sony Not Giving Up on VR, Gene park @ The Washington Post 00:36:30 - Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review Round-Up 00:45:40 - Ad 00:50:18 - Everwild’s Creative Director Resigns, Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:51:30 - Could there be an underlying issue with MS game development that we don't know about? - Best Friends Q:TheSheepWhisper 01:00:30 - PS5’s Accessibility features, James O’Connor @ GameSpot 01:03:39 - Out today 01:05:15 - Squad Up:Mark Freeman(twitch.tv/RobbyRobPlays) :: - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: MON: Blessing and Imran TUE: Tim/Tam! WED: Greg and Gary Whitta THURS: Blessing and Tim FRI: Greg and Blessing

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Far Cry 6 Delayed! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.29.20 Oct 29, 2020

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Greg and Tim tackle Far Cry 6's delay, Final Fantasy XVI details, and more! 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:37 - Housekeeping Kinda Funny Podcast is live talkin’ about dangerous water parks, Oreo vaults, and more! Kinda Funny Extra Life is happening NEXT WEEK! COMMUNITY STREAM HOSTING STARTS FRIDAY NOV 6 @ 1PM PT KINDA FUNNY EXTRA LIFE SAT NOVEMBER 7 10am-10pm kindafunny.com/extralife to sign up or donate! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Tom Bock The Roper Report - 00:07:50 - Far Cry 6 Delayed - BREAKING? 00:20:50 - Final Fantasy XVI Deets 00:27:40 - Cyberpunk Rumbles from Investor Call CEO Adam Kicinski 00:42:30 - Demon’s Souls Tidbits 00:55:20 - Ad 00:59:35 - Let’s talk about quotes BABY, let’s talk about YOU and ME 01:11:45 - Mark Wahlberg’s Sully Shirt 01:11:00 - Out today 01:14:25 - Squad Up:Paul(Life) - @comedy_connell 01:16:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing

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Halo Infinite Loses Another Leader - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.28.20 Oct 28, 2020

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Gary Whitta and Greg tackle a high profile departure at 343, a bevy of Nintendo announcements, and the fact that Gary has the Xbox Series X! 00:00:00 - Start 00:08:00 - Housekeeping HUGE DAY on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Watch Dogs Legion Review SnowBikeMike’s Xbox Series X Unboxing Tim’s Xbox Series X Unboxing Animal Talking Halloween Spooktacular: Friday 7 PM PT Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Tom Bock The Roper Report - 00:14:35 - Halo Loses Top Director, Jason Schreier Bloomberg 00:20:00 - Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase 00:38:00 - Ad 00:43:12 - Bugsnax is the first PS5 PlayStation Plus Game EVER (Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition are the others) 00:47:06 - No Man’s Sky PS5 00:51:40 - PS5 Release Dates 00:53:20 - Watch Dogs Legion Review Round-Up 01:02:45 - Out today 01:04:20 - Squad Up:Jordan(Xbox) - GuitarHeroAero 01:06:04 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing

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Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed Until December - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.27.20 Oct 27, 2020

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Imran and Fran talk about the latest delay from CD Projekt Red, an Assassin's Creed partnership with Netflix, and more! 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - Housekeeping DONKTOBER episode 3 with Bless and Barrett is available right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. The finale to it all is going down this Saturday and we have dubbed it DONKOWEEN. So tune in at Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames at 12 pm pt PSILYXOXO has hands-on with the PS5. Like, literally hands on. Embargoes and what not. kindafunny.com/ps5 has FIVE different PS5 hands-on videos. Plus, the PSILY bomber jacket is up on kindafunny.com/store. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:40 - Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed One Month 00:19:50 - Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition Will Not Support Ray Tracing on Xbox Series S (Adam Bankhurst IGN) 00:30:20 - Multiple Assassin's Creed Series In Development At Netflix (Steve Watts @ Gamespot) 00:33:11 - do you hope this series gives us looks at other areas of history in the guise of an assassin for smaller areas that may not translate well into a video game? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:37:15 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Is Heading to iOS and Android (Mat Olson @ USgamer) 00:40:50 - God of War Developer Explains PS5 Performance Mode, Save Transfers (Logan Plant @ IGN) 00:44:04 - Super Mario 3D All-Stars Will Add Inverted Camera Options In November (Jordan Oloman @ IGN) 00:49:20 - Quick Hit: Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Card Game Will Appear October 27, 2020 (Jenni Lada @ Siliconera) 00:50:15 - Required Reading: Phil Spencer on exclusivity, monetisation and game development (GameReactor) https://www.gamereactor.eu/phil-spencer-on-exclusivity-monetisation-and-game-development/ 00:52:40 - Out today 00:54:08 - Amazon Alexa 00:55:27 - UPSTART 00:56:50 - HIMS Reader mail - 01:01:05 - - The Nano Biologist 01:02:15 - Squad Up: Mark Freeman(Zoom) - @theindieboy1 or twitch.tv/RobbyRobPlays 01:03:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary Whitta

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Destruction AllStars Delayed From PS5 Launch - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.26.20 Oct 26, 2020

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It's a jam packed news day! Blessing and Tim are here to unpack it for you all. Let's talk about Destruction All Stars getting delayed out of PlayStation 5 launch, Facebook ruining Oculus, and Fortnite's crossover with Ghostbusters. 00:00:00 - Start 00:09:20 - Housekeeping DONKTOBER episode 3 with me and Barrett is available right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. The finale to it all is going down this Saturday and we have dubbed it DONKOWEEN. So tune in at Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames at 12 pm pt Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:11:05 - Destruction All Stars has been delayed from PS5 launch - PS Blog 00:18:10 - Do you think the delay/PS Plus inclusion for Destruction All-Stars was entirely based on potentially soft pre-order numbers? - Best Friends Q:lucid dream 00:20:00 - Is this the new way multiplayer games should come out, free on services like PS Plus or Gamepass, eventually leave the service and charge $20 or so, and fund itself through microtransactions? Will every new multiplayer game release in this method from here on out? - Best Friends Q:Ayub from Ottawa 00:24:15 - Travis Scott has joined PlayStation - PlayStation Blog 00:28:50 - Last of Us Remastered loads way faster now - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:3300: -Greg Miller’s wet dream: Fortnite crosses over with Ghostbusters - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:34:20 - In more Fortnite news: expect even more Marvel integration - Jordan Oloman 00:37:40 - Amazon Alexa 00:39:30 - UPSTART 00:40:20 - HIMS 00:43:40 - Deleting Facebook wipes out Oculus purchases - Marie Dealessandri @ GiBiz 00:48:50 - Ghostrunner review roundup 00:51:09 - Microsoft Sent Snoop Dogg an Xbox Series X Fridge for His Birthday 00:54:05 - Out today 00:58:16 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Imran and Fran

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We Have the PlayStation 5! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.23.20 Oct 23, 2020

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IT'S HERE. Greg and Blessing have the PS5 and are ready to do one last show before they disappear to put it through its paces this weekend . Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Tom Bock The Roper Report - 00:04:50 - WE HAVE THE PS5 00:11:20 - kid on Christmas receiving *that* package today? - Best Friends Q:Sapphire 00:15:45 - Why does the back not have art for upcoming games to look forward to? - Best Friends Q:Madchemjst 00:20:45 - Will you only be playing them on the new hardware and disclose as such? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:27:20 - Just interested to know the process. - Best Friends Q:Adam F 00:34:20 - Xbox Getting a Streaming Stick, Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:38:30 - Now with Spencer teasing the idea of a Platinum level for GamePass, what are your thoughts - Best Friends Q:Bilbo Baginzezz 00:46:30 - While we’re talking Xcloud, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:51:35 - Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Raid, Weeklies 00:52:40 - Nintendo selling single Blue/Red Joycons in November at Discount, Owen S. Good @ Polygon - Miles Morales Actor Found out about Game at Launch party, Jordan Oloman @ IGN - Out today - Squad Up:Jackson S(Pokemon GO) trainer code is 782133105174 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MON: Blessing and Imran TUE: Tim and Tamoor -- TIMTAM WED: Greg and Gary THURS: Greg and Tim FRI: Greg and Blessing - Post Show

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First Look at Uncharted Movie! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.22.20 Oct 22, 2020

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Thank you, Old Spice! Try Old Spice Below Deck. Available in the Family Planning Aisle at Walmart or online at http://Walmart.com/oldspicebelowdeck Tim and Greg check out our first look at Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, discuss Nintendo's bizarre release plans, go over multiple game upgrade plans, and more! 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:40 - Housekeeping Untitled Goose Game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g4SmdJlmuk https://store.roosterteeth.com/products/kinda-funny-acs-t-shirt?variant=32437882421296 Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, &Tom Bock The Roper Report - 00:06:14 - First Uncharted Movie Pics Revealed (IGN) 00:15:47 - PS5 Day One Streaming Apps Revealed (PlayStation Blog) 00:17:38 - Seems like they will have all the relevant apps, but my question is, are they missing anything of note? - Best Friends Q:Evan M 00:24:20 - Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Arrives coming to the U.S. for the First Time (Nintendo) 00:34:20 - Steve’s Dong Got Fixed (Ian Walker at Kotaku) 00:40:30 - 3 STORIES IN ONE!!!!!! BONUS BOOM BOOM FUN TIME! UPGRADES! UPGRADES! UPGRADES! 00:44:08 - 100 Thieves is Turning its LA Headquarters into a voting Center (The Verge) 00:46:15 - Ad 00:47:50 - Out today Reader mail - 00:52:20 - Hey guys! I have the PS5 3D headset preordered, but started to have second thoughts on spending $100 on a new headset when I have a good set of A40s. Do you think the new headset is a good investment for $100? - Jacob Graber 00:56:50 - Squad Up:Austin M. (Switch) Sw-5514-5234-0235 00:57:20 - Tim Gettys Presents: WHAT ARE THOSE!?!?!?! 00:58:53 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing

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AOC Debuts on Twitch - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.21.20 Oct 21, 2020

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MinnMax's Ben Hanson joins Greg to talk about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Twitch debut, Fortnite getting Ghostbusters, and Twitch purging thousands of videos! Support MinnMax at http://www.patreon.com/minnmax! 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:00 - Housekeeping PROMOTE SOMETHING NEW ON ONE OF THE YOUTUBE CHANNELS. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, &Tom Bock The Roper Report - 00:08:50 - AOC RULES THE WORLD, Nicole Carpenter @ Polygon 00:14:00 - What was the bigger moment for Twitch/live streaming as a platform in general AOC/Among Us or Drake/Ninja/Fortnite? - Best Friends Q:Scotticus 00:19:55 - Twitch Purges Thousands of Videos, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:24:10 - Fortnite news! 00:35:28 - With the seemingly never ending collabs between fortnite and pop culture franchises how do you see this continuing and do you think they need to continue collabs to keep people coming back? - Best Friends Q:Wispa 00:35:56 - Ubisoft Connect Announced, Matt T.M. Kim @ IGN 00:40:05 - Devolver Buys Serious Sam Dev Croteam, Devolver Blog 00:42:15 - Sucker Punch Hiring for Ghost of Tsushima 2? Alessandro Barbosa @ GameSpot 00:46:15 - Ad 00:47:25 - Out today 00:49:00 - Squad Up:Tiki Worshipper(Ps4) - TikiWorshipper 00:50:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Tim and Greg

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DLC For Assassin’s Creed Valhalla - Kinda Funny Games Daily 10.20.20 Oct 20, 2020

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Imran and Fran talk about Master Chief Collection getting updated for Series X, PT not being backwards compatible, and tons of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC content. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:20 - Housekeeping Check out Greg and Blessing start Ghost of Tsushima: Legends over on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Tom Bock The Roper Report - 00:07:45 - Halo: The Master Chief Collection Getting Optimizations For Xbox Series X And Series S (Alessandro Barbosa @ GameSpot) 00:22:05 - Xbox iPhone And iPad App Updates Let You Play Remotely (Steve Watts @ GameSpot) 00:26:00 - PT won’t be backwards compatible with the PS5 (Hirun Cryer @ GamesRadar) 00:36:12 - Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Post-Launch Detailed (Ubisoft News) 00:45:33 - Destiny 2 – Beyond Light – Story Reveal Trailer 00:47:00 - Out today 00:50:10 - Reader mail - 00:51:50 - When I see a Triple A games announced - I'm at the point where I expect the date to be changed at least once, do we see announcements being any smoother with next gen? - Sam Gray 00:55:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and David Janeaux

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