Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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Is Last of Us 3 Naughty Dog’s Next Game? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.14.22 Dec 14, 2022

Show notes

Greg is joined by Rick and Morty and High On Life's Justin Roiland to discuss Last of Us rumors, Super Nintendo World, and Bloober Team's next game.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:43 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up and it’s our review discussion/Spoilercast of Crisis Core Final Fantasy Reunion. Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
It’s the 12 days of Pabst and PBR is giving away free stuff on their Instagram account all this week. It wraps up this Friday, December 16th @ 1pm PST where Blessing Adeoye Jr. & Pabst Blue Ribbon are going live together on Instagram and giving some amazing stuff during a game of Pabst Drinko to people in the live chat
The Roper Report -

00:08:54 - The Last Of Us Part 3 Is Rumored To Be In Production At Naughty Dog

00:17:07 - We’ve got new Starfield details!

00:22:47 - Justin’s Theory, VR, and the YMCA

00:29:27 - Amazon God of War Series is a GO

00:33:50 - Super Nintendo World Gets an Official Opening Date at Universal Studios Hollywood

00:42:22 - Ad

00:46:31 - Private Division will publish a new survival horror IP from Bloober Team

00:51:18 - PSA: Marvel’s Midnight Suns plays better on PC if you disable the 2K Launcher

00:53:45 - Final Fantasy Crisis Core Has A Painting With A Getty Images Watermark

00:54:05 - Epic Games is shutting down online for a bunch of its older gamer - press release

00:54:29 - “How does the process of voicework differ when working on games like High on Life or Trover versus working on animation like Rick and Morty?” - Ben

00:57:28 - Out today

01:04:16 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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Greg & Blessing's Most Played PlayStation Games 2022 - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.13.22 Dec 13, 2022

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Greg and Blessing share their PlayStation Wrap-Up, discuss a potential Spider-Man 2 leak, and the Call of Duty news continues.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:00 - PlayStation Yearly Wrap Up & The Witcher 3

00:12:34 - Housekeeping

It’s the 12 days of Pabst and PBR is giving away free stuff on their Instagram account all this week. It wraps up this Friday, December 16th @ 1pm PST where Blessing Adeoye Jr. & Pabst Blue Ribbon are going live together on Instagram and giving some amazing stuff during a game of Pabst Drinko to people in the live chat.
The Roper Report -

00:17:44 - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 could be targeting Fall 2023

00:34:33 - Microsoft has reportedly offered Sony ‘the right to put Call of Duty on PS Plus’

00:41:39 - Ad

00:45:48 - Sonic Frontiers Has Sold 2.5 Million Copies

00:52:47 - Rockstar almost made an ECW wrestling game in 2000

01:00:24 - GTA Online's Next Story Update, Los Santos Drug Wars is available Now

01:02:51 - Hogwarts Legacy’s Switch and last-gen versions have been delayed

01:04:55 - Out today

01:05:30 - Squad Up: NO BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUTS!

01:06:50 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Justin Roiland!!

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Where The Hell is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.12.22 Dec 12, 2022

Show notes

Greg and Tim talk Spider-Man 2 appearing on the PS store, High on Life reviews, and first details of Armored Core 6.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:45 - Housekeeping

We partnered with NVIDIA to have Andy, Mike and the boys show off all the Ray Tracing, DLSS 3, and Reflex goodness in Warhammer 40,000 Darktide right after this show live on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and twitch.tv/kindafunnygames!
It’s the 12 days of Pabst and PBR is giving away free stuff on their Instagram account all this week.
The Roper Report -

00:05:50 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS Store Page Has Fans Hoping for Imminent Update

00:16:26 - We’re BACK

00:17:43 - High on Life review round up

00:27:46 - Armored Core 6 won’t play like a Souls game

00:36:40 - Ad

00:40:49 - The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Thoughts

00:45:33 - Phil Spencer claims PlayStation wants to grow ‘by making Xbox smaller’

00:50:13 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is now the US' biggest-selling game of 2022

00:54:04 - Nintendo confirms Mario Strikers’ next DLC is its ‘final free update’

00:58:43 - Out today

01:00:26 - “What is the number one thing that you want Geoff Keighley's show to improve upon going forward?” - Kozibear

01:02:45 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Blessing

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All The Game Awards Winners and Announcements! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.09.22 Dec 09, 2022

Show notes

Go to http://amazon.com/gameawards to discover and shop the nominees of The Game Awards all in one place.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:00 - Housekeeping

Avatar In Review Begins Monday!

00:03:56 - Winners

00:35:43 - Ad

00:38:48 - Announcements

01:20:17 - Out today

Monday’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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The FTC Sues Microsoft to Stop Activision Deal - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.08.22 Dec 08, 2022

Show notes

Tim and Mike go through all the bad and good news of the day.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:00 - Housekeeping

Game Awards is today

The Roper Report -

00:09:00 - FTC sues to block Microsoft’s acquisition of game giant Activision (Cat Zakrzewski and Shannon Liao at The Washington Post)

00:18:39 - ‘Diablo IV’ developers work long hours, bracing for impending release:Mismanagement and disturbing script changes contributed to delays, workers say: Shannon Liao at The Washington Post

00:25:55 - IGN part of Ziff Davis layoffs (Brendan Sinclair at Games Industry.biz)

00:29:10 - Ad

00:33:50 - Street Fighter 6 Release Date Potentially Leaked (Wario64), Final Fantasy 16 Release Date Potentially Leaked

00:39:38 - Crash Bandicoot Is Teasing

00:46:38 - Geoff’s Final Game Awards Tease

00:53:00 - Out today

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Tim and Andy

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Xbox Promises Nintendo Call of Duty For 10 Years - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.07.22 Dec 07, 2022

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Blessing and Tim talk about Microsoft's deal with Nintendo for Call of Duty, Diablo 4 previews, and another day of Game Awards hype.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:26 - Housekeeping

Our Game Awards announcements predictions episode of Kinda Funny Gamescast is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames
All of our content will be later tomorrow! Games Daily at 1pm PT, streaming games and fun at 2pm PT, and THEN we will roll right into our Game Awards live reactions at 4:30pm PT!
The Roper Report -

00:07:40 - Microsoft reaches a 10-year deal with Nintendo for Call of Duty

00:21:21 - Diablo 4 Preview Round Up

00:33:34 - Ad

00:36:39 - Diablo 4’s release date has seemingly appeared online

00:43:40 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is getting a free update

00:50:26 - Sonic’s Co-Creator has reportedly been arrested again

00:54:15 - Out today

Reader mail -

00:56:00 - “Your take on the Toejam & Earl movie and games was white hot” - Mikeyhavik

00:59:32 - “Did Elliot overcome their gluten intolerance?” - Tucker

01:00:19 - Squad Up: Oelivert - PSN - Oelivert

01:00:43 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Mike

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Tim Reviews Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core, Elden Ring Drops DLC - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.06.22 Dec 06, 2022

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Tim and Mike talk Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Elden Ring finally getting some DLC, and a Toejam and Earl movie.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:15 - Housekeeping

New Xcast merch has dropped!
PS I Love You XOXO is recording their 2022 PS I Love You XOXO Awards episode later today and they need your input!
The Roper Report -

00:07:34 - Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion review round up

00:17:36 - Elden Ring's Colosseum DLC Is Real, Free, and Releasing Tomorrow

00:27:26 - A ‘ToeJam & Earl’ Movie is in the Works from Amazon

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The Last of Us HBO Official Trailer: Our Reactions - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.05.22 (Ad-Free) Dec 05, 2022

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Greg, Tim, and Blessing react to The Last of Us HBO trailer and talk Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Fortnite, and more.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:48 - Housekeeping

Dead Space creator and Striking Distance Studios lead Glen Schofield Joined us for a The Callisto Protocol spoilercast! That’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.
Right after Games Daily - Jeff Grubb, Tamoor Hussein and the Raiders take on James, Elyse, Bruce Greene and the Chargers on today's KFFL! Game 2 will feature your 9 and 2 KF 49ers taking on the 11 and 0 Dolphins.
The Roper Report -

00:07:22 - The Last of Us HBO Official Trailer: Our Reactions

00:20:04 - Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games Built for Xbox Series X|S to $70 in 2023

00:33:46 - Ad

00:36:51 - Fortnite Chapter 4 adds Doom Slayer, Augmented Abilities and more

00:41:44 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be released in March 2023, according to Steam

00:47:21 - A Sifu Live-Action adaptation has been announced with John Wick Creator Derek Kolstad

00:49:29 - Halo Infinite's Multiplayer Creative Director Tom French Has Left 343 Industries

00:51:32 - The Callisto Protocol has gotten patched on PC

00:52:32 - Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting a Game of the Year Edition

00:55:39 - CD Projekt Red Is Sunsetting Support for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

00:57:20 - Out today

00:59:20 - Squad Up: ki700 - The Kinda Funny Subreddit Game Awards Predictions!

01:02:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Mike

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The Callisto Protocol Reviews & PC Performance Woes - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.02.22 Dec 02, 2022

Show notes

Tim and Blessing talk The Callisto Protocol, Game Awards teases, and Star Wars Battlefront II.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:06:47 - Housekeeping

Kinda Funny Gamescast is up and it’s our Callisto Protocol review. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.
Dead Space creator and Striking Distance Studios lead Glen Schofield is coming to stream the Callisto Protocol with us on Twitch and YouTube today at 11 am PT! Come for Mike and Greg trying to survive the nightmare, stay for their gruesome in-game deaths!
The Roper Report -

00:11:26 - The Callisto Protocol review round up

00:17:15 - The Callisto Protocol's Steam Reviews Suffer Following Reports of Poor Performance

00:21:22 - The Callisto Protocol’s roadmap has been revealed

00:30:21 - 505 and Epic Games have launched a teaser site for a Game Awards reveal

00:35:44 - Ad

00:38:57 - Hideo Kojima has further teased his next game with new logos

00:44:11 - Among Us has something to show at Game Awards

00:51:35 - No Mortal Kombat at Game Awards

00:54:47 - Monster Hunter Rise Is Coming to PlayStation and Xbox Game Pass Next Month

00:57:03 - Star Wars Battlefront II for PSP looks set to join the PlayStation Plus Classics library

01:01:27 - Fuser is shutting down

01:04:22 - Out today

01:07:28 - You‘re Wrong

Monday’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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Nintendo Speaks Up About Pokemon Scarlet & Violet - Kinda Funny Games Daily 12.01.22 Dec 01, 2022

Show notes

Blessing and Tim go VIRTUAL to talk about what Nintendo has to say about Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, Summer Game Fest getting announced, and Game Awards updates.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:21 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up and it’s a review of the Xbox Series X 2 years later. You can catch that right here on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.
Dead Space creator and Striking Distance Studios lead Glen Schofield is coming to stream the Callisto Protocol with us on Twitch and YouTube this Friday at 11 am PT! Come for Mike and Greg trying to survive the nightmare, stay for their gruesome in-game deaths!
PORTAL PARTY: Ask people to wishlist the game on Steam and link to Steam page on VOD description (if you typically do this?) & in any social posts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2012840/Portal_with_RTX/
Ask your community to tune in to the Portal Party: Dec 6 10am PST on your channel
The Roper Report -

00:08:00 - Nintendo speaks up about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:16:26 - Is this more a glaring omission from Nintendo regarding theirs and Pokemon Company’s push for these games? - Best Friends Q:Nano

00:21:56 - Summer Game Fest returns - Press Release

00:29:43 - Valve will give away a free Steam Deck every minute during The Game Awards - Sean Hollister @ The Verge

00:31:45 - Tekken 8 will reportedly be shown during The Game Awards - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:39:26 - We’ve got new Last of Us HBO posters - Logan Plant @ IGN

00:36:13 - Ad

00:47:00 - Twitch is implementing its own ‘panic button’ safety feature - Ash Parrish @ The Verge

00:50:46 - A former Zelda director is working on an Open World Dress Up RPG - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:59:30 - Out today

01:05:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Tim and Blessing

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