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The Spider-Man Drama Continues - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.06.20 Aug 06, 2020

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Imran and Tim discuss how Spider-Man in Avengers came to be, Nintendo's insane sales quarter, xCloud leaving iOS, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:29 - Housekeeping Shout-out to our friends Gary Whitta and Steve Spohn. Gary had Selina Gomez on Animal Talking last night and Steve just put up a video for Able Gamers with Ryan Renoylds. Check both out online! HUGE DAY OF STREAMS: We’re live reacting to PlayStation’s State of Play Today at 1 pm PT. Nick, Blessing, Andy, and Greg are streaming Fall Guys after around 2 pm PT. THEN, Friday, we’re streaming the Avengers Beta Friday at 2 pm PT. All on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and later on youtube.com/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:11:18 - Marvel's Avengers: How Spider-Man Became a PlayStationCharacter 00:17:48 - Am I wrong to believe that crossplay is very important to the type game Answers is going to be? - Best Friends Q:Grezic 00:23:00 - Microsoft ends iOS xCloud testing, launching as Android exclusive (Mike Peterson @ Apple Insider) 00:33:00 - Street Fighter 5 Announces New Characters, Including Akira From Rival Schools (Mitchell Saltzman @ IGN) 00:38:20 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Sales Reach 22 Million as Nintendo's Net Profits Rise Over 500% Year-On-Year (Adam Bankhurst @ IGN) 00:48:00 - Pikmin 3 removed from the Wii U eShop (Brian @ Nintendo Everything) 00:54:00 - DOOM Eternal and Skyrim coming to PS5, Series X - Press Release 00:55:30 - HIMS 00:56:50 - Out today Reader mail - 00:59:00 - Do you think we will get to a point where people forget that it even existed? - Nicole Humphrey 01:02:34 - Squad Up: Frankfurtter(Quiz Show) - Twitch

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Pikmin Comes to the Nintendo Switch! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.05.20 Aug 05, 2020

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk Pikmin on Switch, when Call of Duty's getting announced, and the crazy Fall Guys numbers. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:16 - Housekeeping Our Avengers impressions are live! Kinda Funny Gamescast on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast series. As usual, big week. In addition to the normal programming… We’re live reacting to PlayStation’s State of Play Thursday at 1 pm PT. We’re streaming the Avengers Beta Friday at 2 pm PT. Both on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and later on youtube.com/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:50 - PIKMIN LIVES 00:18:35 - Has Nintendo given up on 2020? - Best Friends Q:Chris from philly 00:19:03 - what the hell is nintendo doing? - Best Friends Q:Lexus 00:25:35 - Where’s the next Call of Duty? Matthew Handrahan GIB 00:32:45 - Fall Guys CRUSHES Launch 00:36:05 - How is this review bombing? - Best Friends Q:Stephanie Smith 00:43:40 - Are online games doomed to have a bad day 1? - Best Friends Q:Borzen00 00:47:00 - BlizzCon Gonna Be digital in 2021, Matthew Handrahan GIB 00:47:25 - Riot’s Taking a Week Off 00:50:10 - Out today 00:52:30 - HIMS Reader mail - 00:56:20 - When pre-orders open or when a company actively begins charging for pre-orders, shouldn't there be SOME clarity as to the level of exclusivity there will be, so people can actually be well informed consumers?! - The Nano Biologist 01:06:15 - Squad Up: Lee Pollero[PS4 (Marvel's Avengers)] - LeethalArrow 01:07:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Greg

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Microsoft's Project xCloud Gets a Date - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.04.20 Aug 04, 2020

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Blessing and Imran talk about xCloud coming to Xbox Game Pass Ulltimate in September. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:50 - Housekeeping It’s a big week here at Kinda Funny Games. In addition to the normal programming… Thursday: We’re reacting live to PlayStation’s State of Play at 1 pm PT. Friday: We’re streaming the Avengers Beta 2 pm PT. Both are happening live on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and later on youtube.com/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:32 - Xcloud is coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on September 15 - Press Release 00:18:12 - Blizzard employees have begun sharing their salaries and folks are not happy - Matthew Handrahan @ GiBiz 00:27:25 - The Next PS5 announcement is still scheduled for this month - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:32:30 - GTA Online's Next-Gen Version Will Have Exclusive Content - Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:42:15 - Another one bites the dust at Ubisoft - Fraser Brown @ PCGamer 00:44:45 - Out today 00:45:50 - HIMS Reader mail - 00:51:00 - I know EA primarily has their games at Xbox events over PlayStation events but do you think we will finally get the announcement of the Mass Effect Trilogy at the upcoming State of Play? - Tyler James Bae 00:55:30 - What do you think the chances are that the State Of Play ends with an announcement of the date for the next PS5 event? - Jordan Deeb 00:57:20 - Squad Up:Super(Old school Runescape) - StayySuper 00:58:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary Whitta

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Marvel's Avengers is Getting Spider-Man on PlayStation - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.03.20 Aug 03, 2020

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It's a big news day! Blessing and Tim talk about Marvel's Avengers getting Spider-Man on PlayStation, a new State of Play, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping It’s a big week here at Kinda Funny Games. In addition to the normal programming… Thursday: We’re reacting live to PlayStation’s State of Play at 1 pm PT. Friday: We’re streaming the Avengers Beta 2 pm PT. Both are happening live on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and later on youtube.com/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:05 - BREAKING NEWS: Spider-Man is coming to Marvel’s Avengers exclusively on Playstation 00:22:06 - A New PlayStation State of Play is incoming! - PS Blog (Sid Shuman) 00:23:04 - We are all desperately waiting for PS5 news! Why have a State of Play for PS4 games at this point? - Best Friends Q:Branddnh 00:23:20 - Is Sony dropping the ball by not having any big information scheduled, or are they playing it smart by continuing to play chicken with Microsoft and making them go first? - Best Friends Q:anakinjmt 00:31:18 - Sony Confirms You Can't Play PS5 Games with a PS4 Controller - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:40:00 - HIMS 00:41:00 - Microsoft Confirms Halo Infinite Multiplayer is going Free To Play - Tom Warren @The Verge 00:48:10 - Microsoft Store is getting an overhaul on Xbox - Xbox Wire 00:53:38 - Beyond Good & Evil' is getting a Netflix Adaptation - Borys Kit @ Hollywood Reporter 00:56:20 - One for me: Could we be getting No More Heroes on Switch? - Sal Romano @ Gematsu 00:59:00 - Out today 01:00:08 - Squad Up:Vincent(PS4) - PdxVman 01:00:42 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Imran

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Even More Halo Infinite Gossip - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.31.20 Jul 31, 2020

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Major Nelson -- aka Larry Hryb -- joins Greg to talk about Halo Infinite's graphics, Star Wars: Squadrons' price tag, and more! Follow Larry: https://twitter.com/majornelson Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:30 - Housekeeping At 1 pm I’m revealing a new Bugsnax! IGDA Play It Forward Livestream - Hosting an Alliship panel at 4 pm PT with Kahlief, Steven, and more. https://www.twitch.tv/shacknews and We Have Cool Friends in a few weeks. Episode 3 of the Kinda Funny Xcast posts tomorrow at 6 am. SnowBikeMike, Alanah Pearce, and Major Nelson! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:20 - 343 on Halo Graphics, Multiplayer Beta - Unyshek 00:14:25 - What are your thoughts on the debate/ common critique of, "it doesn't look next gen" that we've heard time and again from Ghost of Tsushima to other major tentpole titles - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:22:40 - Speaking of Halo Multiplayer… Is it free to play? Joe Skrebbels @ IGN 00:27:03 - Do you foresee these high FPS options being more common this generation? - Best Friends Q:Parker Petrov 00:31:22 - Why is Star Wars: Squadrons $40, Jeremy Winslow @ GameSpot 00:40:48 - Speaking of EA… It just had it’s best June Quarter ever, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:44:40 - Out today 00:52:46 - Brooklinen 00:58:50 - Squad Up:Mark Freeman(Zoom/Twitter) @theindieboy1 Next Week’s Hosts: Monday: Blessing and Tim Tuesday: Blessing and Imran Wednesday: Greg and Gary Whitta Thursday: Greg and Blessing Friday: Blessing and Greg

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Is E3 Still Relevant? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.30.20 Jul 30, 2020

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Today, Blessing is joined by ZombaeKillz to discuss E3's relevance, Riot's deal with Neom, and more. FOLLOW ZOMBAEKILLZ: https://twitter.com/zombaekillz https://twitch.tv/ZombaeKillz Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:28 - Housekeeping It’s Major Nelson week on Kinda Funny! Today, join Greg and Major Nelson for We Have Cool Friends. Friday, Major Nelson joins Greg for Kinda Funny Games Daily. Saturday, Major Nelson joins Snowbike Mike and Alanah Pearce for the Kinda Funny Xcast. That all is going down right here on Twitch, youtube.com/KindaFunny, Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames, and podcast services around the globe. The Roper Report - 00:08:23 - Big publisher showcases did not suffer from absence of E3 00:19:19 - A Halo developer responds to criticism about the game’s graphics 00:27:58 - People Can Fly (Bulletstorm, Outriders) is working on a new next gen game 00:31:18 - Riot ends sponsorship with controversial Saudi city Neom 00:37:53 - CD Projekt Red Says There's No Cyberpunk Beta Following Email Scam Attempts 00:44:20 - Out today 00:48:00 - Reader mail - 00:49:32 - “With Smart Delivery and Backwards Compatibility a thing now, do we still expect more out of games beyond a boost of graphics/performance?” - BJ Bernardo 00:53:52 - “From Software has released new information on an update coming to Sekiro in October…” - Chance Carter 00:59:00 - Squad Up: Brandon in Atlanta - Xbox - Engine25 00:59:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Major Nelson

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Another Xbox Event in August?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.29.20 Jul 29, 2020

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Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Avengers Reacts It’s Major Nelson’s Kinda Funny weekend! Thursday, join Greg and Major Nelson for We Have Cool Friends. Friday, Major Nelson joins Greg for Kinda Funny Games Daily. Saturday, Major Nelson joins Snowbike Mike and Alanah Pearce for the Kinda Funny Xcast. That all is going down right here on Twitch, youtube.com/KindaFunny, Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames, and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:05 - Xbox Event in August?! Joseph patrick @ International Business Times 00:27:22 - Fable Has an All-Star Team, Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:33:43 - Grounded is a Steam Best Seller, Richard Wakeling @GameSpot 00:39:35 - Do you see Sony committing to games like this in the near future or sticking with what's worked so well for them? - Best Friends Q:Shawn Cassidy (aka OtisSpunkmeyer) 00:42:40 - Halo Nerf Gun comes with Halo Infinite DLC, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:45:15 - Private Division Makin Moves, RV @ GIB 00:46:30 - Drinkbox is teasing their new game 00:47:30 - Brooklinen 00:48:18 - Out today Reader mail - 00:50:48 - Squad Up: Bryan Cacciattolo(Xbox One) - Everater 00:52:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and special guest: ZombaeKillz

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Is Spider-Man Miles Morales Coming to PS4? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.28.20 Jul 28, 2020

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Blessing and Imran talk about Cuphead coming to PS4, more Spider-Man Miles Morales confusion, and more!\ Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping TOMORROW, we’re reacting live to the Second 'Marvel's Avengers' WAR TABLE right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames It’s Major Nelson week on Kinda Funny! Thursday, join Greg and Major Nelson for We Have Cool Friends. Friday, Major Nelson joins Greg for Kinda Funny Games Daily. Saturday, Major Nelson joins Snowbike Mike, Gary Whitta, and Alanah Pearce for the Kinda Funny Xcast. That all is going down right here on Twitch, youtube.com/KindaFunny, Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames, and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:00 - Sony MAY have undersold Spider-Man Miles Morales - Sherif Saed @ VG247 00:18:35 - Animal Crossing is getting a new summer update - Andrew Webster @ The Verge 00:27:30 - More reports out of Ubisoft: there was a cancelled King Arthur Game - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:32:40 - Cuphead is surprise launching on PS4, TODAY - Michael Mcwhertor @ Polygon 00:35:15 - What do you think this could mean for the DLC that hasn’t been discussed for some time? - Best Friends Q:Damian 00:40:02 - That Hideo Kojima horror game may not actually be happening, Junji Ito Clarifies - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:42:20 - Out today 00:44:45 - Brooklinen 00:56:40 - Squad Up:Hockey Singh(PlayStation) SSJ4trunks 00:57:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary Whitta

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Where is The Next Call of Duty? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.27.20 Jul 27, 2020

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Blessing and Tim talk about a bunch of leaks! A leaked Xbox Series X controller, leaked Nintedo source code, and Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War leaking all over the place. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:30 - Housekeeping It’s Major Nelson week on Kinda Funny! Thursday, join Greg and Major Nelson for We Have Cool Friends. Friday, Major Nelson joins Greg for Kinda Funny Games Daily. Saturday, Major Nelson joins Snowbike Mike, Gary Whitta, and Alanah Pearce for the Kinda Funny Xcast. That all is going down right here on Twitch, youtube.com/KindaFunny, Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames, and podcast services around the globe. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:14 - Has a Lockhart Controller leaked? - Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:16:55 - Could this be the rumored Series S controller? Could this be a hint that there will be a handful of colors to choose from at launch for the new controller design? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:20:12 - Could Kojima be working on a new horror game? - Jordan Gerblick @ GamesRadar 00:29:15 - Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been leaked on a Doritos bag - Sammy Barker @ Pushsquare 00:38:40 - Persona 5 Scramble is officially confirmed for the West - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:40:32 - A fun one: Super Mario 64 Source Code has Leaked and Luigi is REAL - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:48:00 - Brooklinen 00:48:40 - Out today Reader mail - 00:50:30 - It seems like this is the first time, in a long time, that Sony has pushed a brand new game to PS+ rather than letting it hit the market place. Do you think this is testing the waters to what Xbox has been doing with day one releases on game pass? Or are they just giving us a new game late on the generation to keep us hooked into their ecosystem? - Frankfurtter 00:55:00 - Squad Up:Ryley Annabelle (PS4) Redd-Velvette 00:57:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Imran

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Xbox Game Studios: What Are Our Expectations? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.29.20 Jul 24, 2020

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Blessing and Greg round out the week by answering all of your Xbox Game Studios questions and discussing the trickle of news from yesterday's Xbox Showcase. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:00 - Housekeeping Our new First Impressions Preview of Crash Bandicoot 4 is up on youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Tim calls it the Sonic Mania of Crash Saturday, it’s the second episode of the Xcast with SnowBikeMike, Gary, and Alanah! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:12:00 - Halo Infinite’s Demo Was a Work-in-Progress Build - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:23:30 - Do you think Xbox should have been up front about the game being an early build? - Best Friends Q:GroovyMuse 00:24:30 - Do you think that this kerfuffle could have any sort of impact on people's perception of the game? - Best Friends Q:OMGTURTLES73 00:35:18 - Even Rare isn’t sure about what Everwild’s Gameplay is - Tom Ivan @ Video Games Chronicle 00:42:03 - Dontnod's Tell Me Why aims for a transgender story not "rooted in pain or trauma" - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:49:00 - Do you think this approach is going to work for Microsoft? Do you think that Microsoft's slate of AA titles can put up similar numbers to Playstation's exclusives (via GamePass)? - Travis Gajkowski 01:01:30 - KLARNA 01:02:50 - Ghost of Tsushima is selling like hot cakes 0105:06: - Red Dead Online is receiving a 'Massive' New Update Next Week - Matt Purslow @ IGN 01:09:10 - Suikoden’s creators are crowdfunding a spiritual successor - Andrew Webster @ The Verge 01:10:30 - G4 is Back?! 01:14:00 - Out today 01:15:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Monday: Blessing and Tim Tuesday: Blessing and Imran Wednesday: Greg and Gary Whitta Thursday: Greg and Blessing Friday: Greg and Major Nelson

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