Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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Rage 2 Reviews So Far - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.13.19 May 13, 2019

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Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock at http://games.robinhood.com Get 10% off your first order with promo code: GAMES at http://brooklinen.com Nathan Brandt joins Fran to go over Rage 2 reviews and post-launch plans, Outer Wilds, and more. Time Stamps - 00:02:44 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Games E3 Showcase is June 10th at 4:30 p.m. PT! Youtube.com/kindafunnygames The Roper Report - 00:03:50 - RAGE 2 Post-Release Roadmap Revealed by Bethesda 00:08:43 - Battlefield V Firestorm Duos Mode is Gone Due to Lack of Players 00:12:22 - Payday 2 Publisher Starbreeze May Not Last Another Year 00:17:23 - Dauntless PS4, Xbox One Release Date Announced 00:23:21 - Outer Wilds A Timed Epic Exclusive 00:30:55 - Rage 2 Reviews So Far 00:37:50 - “While I have been hyped about Rage, it seems to have been going under the radar for a lot of people…” - kuchoco 00:41:57 - Out today 00:44:07 - Ads Reader mail - 00:48:40 - “Why should I get Mario Maker 2?” - Dan Wilkinson 00:52:45 - “How do you choose the news stories you discuss on KFGD?” - The Nano Biologist 00:59:35 - Squad Up: Jeremy - Spotify - The Big Cheezcast 01:00:39 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Fran & Tim

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PlayStation State of Play Recap - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.10.19 May 10, 2019

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Get started for $5 at http://forhims.com/gamesdaily Get $30 off 23andMe’s Health + Ancestry Kit at http://23andme.com/games Nathan Brandt from http://www.twitch.tv/twoheadedgiant joins Greg to talk about Predator: Hunting Grounds, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and more! Time Stamps - 00:003:22 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Games E3 Showcase is June 10th at 4:30 p.m. PT! Youtube.com/kindafunnygames The Roper Report - 00:06:11 - PlayStation State of Play 00:14:25 - “Why not just wait the extra month to show Final Fantasy 7?” - Soup 00:18:56 - “NEXT MONTH IS NEXT MONTH I WANT WILD SPECULATION NOW!” - Borzen00 00:26:47 - Ghost Recon Breakpoint Deets 00:33:21 - “Yesterday Ubisoft announced Ghost Recon Breakpoint...but why?” - Tommyboy 00:34:32 - April’s Top PSN Downloads 00:35:50 - Wolfenstein Young Blood has Dishonored-like Levels?! 00:40:18 - Out today 00:46:15 - Hims 00:47:30 - 23&Me Reader mail - 00:48:39 - “Recently you've discussed how EA is trying to address how it wants to engage more with it's customers…” - Titan Meteor 00:54:03 - “Do you get political statements from certain games?” - BJ Bernardo 01:01:18 - Squad Up: John Goebel - PS4 - goebelfam 01:02:11 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Fran & Tim Tuesday - Fran & Tim Wednesday - Tim & Whitta Thursday - Fran & ???? Friday - Greg & Andrea

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Nintendo's E3 Plans - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.09.19 May 09, 2019

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Get started for $5 at http://forhims.com/gamesdaily Get $30 off 23andMe’s Health + Ancestry Kit at http://23andme.com/games Greg and Andrea talk about Nintendo's newly announced E3 2019 plans. Time Stamps - 00:02:35 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Tom Bock, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed. The Roper Report - 00:05:35 - Nintendo’s E3 Plan 00:07:10 Best Friend Q. - When do you think we will see a new switch hardware be released? - Evan M 00:12:43 - Days Gone Selling GREAT in Japan, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:18:50 - EA and the future of releasing games, Andy Chalk @ PCGAMER 00:24:30- Gearbox Responds to Assault Allegation, Emma Kent @ Eurogamer 00:27:32 - SEGA Buys Two Point Hospital Dev, Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:28:55 - Konami Doesn’t Need Us, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:34:40 - Out today 00:37:03 - Hims 00:38:34 - 23&Me 00:39:50 - STEVE SAYLOR SPEAKS! Reader mail - 00:42:17 - Do you think next month's Bethesda conference is going to be a shit-show? - GillyBrums 00:52:13 - Squad Up: Tom Caswell(Xbox) - Great BriTom 00:55:26 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Greg and Nathan Brandt

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Mike Bithell's John Wick Game - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.08.19 May 08, 2019

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Get started for $5 at http://forhims.com/gamesdaily Get $30 off 23andMe’s Health + Ancestry Kit at http://23andme.com/games Fran and Greg talk about Bithell Games' take on John Wick, EA's future, and The Division 2's up coming update. Time Stamps - 00:03:02 - Housekeeping Congrats, Fran, on joining the Destiny Community Podcast as a permanent co-host! Town Hall after 12:30 p.m. PT Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Tom Bock, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed. The Roper Report - 00:04:38 - John Wick Game from Mike Bithell 00:12:20 - EA Financials 00:28:45 - Persona 5 Royal Deets, Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:30:58 - Microsoft’s Braille Controller, RV @ GIB 00:34:34 - Let’s Get Nerdy About The Division 2 00:43:25 - BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Loot Boxes And Pay-To-Win Microtransactions 00:46:50 - Hims 00:48:15 - 23&Me 00:49:15 - Out today Reader mail - 00:51:30 - Is there any part of the gaming industry that you wish you guys knew more about like VR? Is there is a niche that you wish you had someone at Kinda Funny knew more about? - David Scott 00:53:40 - What are your thoughts on separating art from the artist and how to handle some of these complex topics on the thing we love? - Borzen00 00:58:37 - Squad Up: Abe(PC) - Zaxxon Gallaxian#2956 01:00:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host:Greg and Andrea

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Riot Games Walk Out - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.07.19 May 07, 2019

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Get started for $5 at http://forhims.com/gamesdaily Get $30 off 23andMe’s Health + Ancestry Kit at http://23andme.com/games Get $30 off 23andMe’s Health + Ancestry Kit at http://23andme.com/games Tim and Greg talk about the Riot Games walk out, which you should totally read about here: https://kotaku.com/over-150-riot-employees-walk-out-to-protest-forced-arbi-1834566198. (Thumbnail photo credit: Nathan Grayson over at Kotaku.) Time Stamps - 00:04:26 - Housekeeping KF Town Hall after KF/AF tomorrow! The Roper Report - 00:06:24 - Riot Walkout 00:16:31 - “I want to help rally and make sure I support devs, but how do I get others to help too and most importantly how do I do it correctly?” - Dapper Stephen 00:24:03 - David Eddings vs. Randy Pitchford 00:28:15 - “The recent articles concerning Randy Pitchford have made me wonder what professionalism is like in the newer industries” - Kristina 00:39:41 - EA Access Comes to PS4 00:41:26 - “With EA access being brought to PlayStation is this a softening of Sony's walled garden approach to their console?” - tommyboy 00:43:29 - Out today 00:43:55 - Hims 00:45:26 - 23&Me 00:46:27 - Out today Reader mail - 00:52:37 - “Do you think shows akin to the PC gaming show and Devolver Digital show will have more impact on the stories that come out of E3?” - Cam McCulloch-Keeble 00:55:51 - Squad Up: Krajookee - Happy Birthday to SnowBikeMike!! - twitch.tv/snowbikemike 00:56:52 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Fran

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PlayStation State of Play Incoming - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.06.19 May 06, 2019

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Get $30 off 23andMe’s Health + Ancestry Kit at http://23andme.com/games Get started for $5 at http://forhims.com/gamesdaily Andrea and Greg talk about Thursday's upcoming State of Play from PlayStation. Time Stamps - 00:02:25 - Housekeeping Wednesday after KFAF, KF Update Town Hall Bonanza! Thank you for supporting Andre Lima Aroo -- he’s working with the Moon Director Duncan Jones and won in a landslide! Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Tom Bock, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed. The Roper Report - 00:05:00 - PlayStation State of Play Thursday (May 9th) 00:10:37 - Fortnite Stumbles, Makes Good, Tamoor @ GameSpot 00:17:43 - BREAKING NEWS:Ghost Recon news coming 05/09 00:18:18 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at E3, Vince on Twitter 00:18:56 - COD at E3, E3 Twitter 00:22:08 - Claptrap Kerfuffle, Eddite @ GameSpot 00:34:26 - Detective Pikachu Loot comes to Pokemon Go, Tom Meyer @ Twinfinite 00:36:15 - Out today 00:37:05 - HIMS 00:39:00 - 23&Me Reader mail - 00:39:45 - I need some suggestions for games that are fun to play in small sessions (15-20 min). - Geekopia 00:42:48 - Do you have any sort of special plan for your 100th platinum? Like a particular game you want to hold that #100 spot, or potentially streaming you popping that last trophy? - The 5 Star Man 00:45:28 - Since this year marks the end of the 2010s, I was wondering if Kinda Funny or What's Good Games had any plans to do a retrospective on the best games of the decade. - Ron 00:49:40 - Squad Up: The Nano Biologist ON BEHALF OF KINDADC (IRL) - KindaDC and DaNanoBiologist on Twitter 00:50:49 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host:Greg and Tim

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Cheaper Games via the Epic Games Store? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.03.19 May 03, 2019

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Get Freshly dipped strawberries at http://berries.com with promo code: KFGAMES Get one dozen assorted roses for $19.99 at http://proflowers.com and use promo code: KFGAMES Tim and Greg talk about Tim Sweeney's claims that the rev share model on the Epic Games Store will lead to cheaper games. Time Stamps - 00:02:19 - Housekeeping Vancouver Meet and Greet is TOMORROW! - May 4th - kindafunny.com/events The Roper Report - 00:05:21 - Could the Epic Store Lead to Lower Prices? 00:18:42 - Days Gone Sells Well in UK in April 00:25:56 - Anthem work continues 00:38:02 - Riot Games Drops mandatory arbitration 00:43:13 - New COD News Incoming 00:47:26 - Shari’s Berries 00:48:49 - ProFlowers 00:50:17 - Out today Reader mail - 00:52:34 - “Is there anything you guys suggest I play on Xbox One?” - Alec Bobko 00:55:15 - “If you could have asked for any video game character to be "redesigned" which character would it have been?” - David Scott 00:58:14 - “Beyond Beat Saber what games are you excited to play on Oculus Quest?” - TommyBoy 00:58:54 - Squad Up: Kevin Zerner - Xbox One - Zoltan85 Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Greg & Andrea Tuesday - Greg & Tim Wednesday - Greg & Whitta Thursday - Greg & Andrea Friday - Greg & Nathan Brandt

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Epic Buys Rocket League Developer - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.02.19 May 02, 2019

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Get Freshly dipped strawberries at http://berries.com with promo code: KFGAMES Get one dozen assorted roses for $19.99 at http://proflowers.com and use promo code: KFGAMES Rocket League developer Psyonix has been acquired by Epic, PlaySation 5 hardware talk, and Borderlands 3 details with Fran and Micahel from Game Revolution. Time Stamps - 00:03:23 - Housekeeping Vancouver Meet and Greet is SATURDAY! - May 4th - kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Tom Bock, Black Jack, James Davis, and Mohammed Mohammed. The Roper Report - 00:04:59 - Epic Buys Rocket League Developer Psyonix By Michael McWhertor (Polygon) 00:15:44 - Borderlands 3 Campaign May Be 30+ Hours By PC Gamer 00:25:20 - Fortnite Adds Shadow Bomb 00:27:50 - AMD’s PlayStation 5 “Special Sauce” Eddie Makuch (GameSpot) 00:34:50 - Out today 00:37:00 - Sherries Berries 00:40:30 - ProFlowers Reader mail - 00:46:30 - Yesterday it was announced that Epic bought Psyonix, the awesome studio behind rocket league and also the home of the great Jeremy Dunham (Beyond!) This got me thinking, "How did we not see this coming?" - Dapper Stephen With a PH 00:48:45 - Are there any game genres or styles that you used to hate, but now love or will at least try? And what made you change your mind? - Chris from Richmond, VA 00:54:50 - Should Randy properly aligned his messaging, on microtransactions in borderlands 3, at the reveal with what 2k Games would say? - Alex Russ (Zero Syndicate) 01:02:35 - Fran (Discord.gg/FM3) Sea of thieves 01:01:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Greg and Tim

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Borderlands 3 Gameplay Reveal Details - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.01.19 May 01, 2019

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Get Freshly dipped strawberries at http://berries.com with promo code: KFGAMES Get one dozen assorted roses for $19.99 at http://proflowers.com and use promo code: KFGAMES Tim and Gary go through all the Borderlands 3 announcements, Days Gone patches, Sega troubles, and more. Time Stamps - 00:03:42 - Housekeeping Vancouver Meet and Greet is SATURDAY! - May 4th - kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Tom Bock, Black Jack, James Davis, and Mohammed Mohammed. The Roper Report - 00:04:34 - Borderlands 3 Gameplay Reveal - IGN.com, Jonathon Dornbush 00:17:53 - Days Gone Has Gotten A New Patch Nearly Ever Day Since Launch (Joshus Rivera Kotaku) 00:23:50 - Tommy Tallarico announces new Earthworm Jim game with original team, exclusive to Intellivision Amico 00:28:19 - Sega Refocusing On Existing IP (Adam Bankhurst IGN) 00:34:12 - Smash Bros Info 00:36:30 - Cool Thing: Shovel Knight is Actually 3D 00:37:42 - Out today 00:41:05 - Sherries Berries 00:42:22 - ProFlowers Reader mail - 00:43:45 - Are the people working on the sonic upset?- 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:50:20 - WHAT THE FUCK IS RAGE 2 EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE? - Daze 00:52:00 - Borderlands: looter shooter or shooter looter? - Tommyboy 00:52:28 - Squad Up: Anthony Ragucci (PS4) - RedWolfCrusader 00:53:21 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Fran and Lucy James

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Sonic Movie Trailer Reaction - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.30.19 Apr 30, 2019

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Get Freshly dipped strawberries at http://berries.com with promo code: KFGAMES Get one dozen assorted roses for $19.99 at http://proflowers.com and use promo code: KFGAMES Tim and Barrett give their thoughts on the Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer, Metal Gear Solid tease, Mario 64, and more. Time Stamps - 00:03:18 - Housekeeping Kinda Funny Gamescast is taking over the Borderlands 3 Reveal! Pre- and Post-shows hosted by Fran, Andrea, and Greg! 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Borderlands.com WE HAVE AN ELECTION TO RIG! Andre Lima Aroo puts KF references in all of his Marvel comics. Now, the guy who drew the Shirtless Spider-Man PS4 cover has the chance to work with the director of Moon! Go to kindafunny.com/andre and vote for him! Vancouver Meet and Greet is SATURDAY! - May 4th - kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Tom Bock, Black Jack, James Davis, and Mohammed Mohammed. The Roper Report - 00:04:23 - Sonic the Hedgehog trailer 00:17:10 - Donna Burke MGS Tease 00:22:10 - Randy Pitchford Wants Borderlands on Switch 00:23:48 - What Does Mario Say in Mario 64 00:26:18 - Out today 00:29:47 - Sherries Berries 00:31:18 - ProFlowers Reader mail - 00:33:05 - What’s you gaming history, Barrett - The Nano Biologist 00:35:50 - What quality of life issue would you change about your favorite games, given the chance? - TwoHeadedGiant 00:38:45 - NetherRealm Studios is allegedly dropping a patch early this week for Mortal Kombat 11, to nerf the modifiers and overall difficulty in the Towers of Time mode, as well as offering a stimulus package of currency for everyone to make up for the rough start. Have you guys sampled the towers yourself? - Beardus Maximus 00:44:10 - Hypothetical: If Days Gone was released as an Xbox exclusive, would the fan reaction be the same? I've seen some mention that Days Gone is a good game but is viewed as inferior due to God of War, Last of Us, Bloodborne being so good. Do you think that would be the reaction if it was being compared to Crackdown 3 or Halo 5? Or would it just be seen as Microsoft botching an exclusive title? - Wyatt 00:46:24 - Squad Up: Elijah Miller - EVM9000 (Joey needs Pocket Camp friends, specifically people that have Lychee and Grape as their native fruit. Friends Code: 37467128047) 00:48:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Tim and Whitta

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