Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Greg is back and is joined by Blessing to talk some big PlayStation news (an acquisition), the possibilities of a Steam Deck 2, and Xbox Game Pass's family plan.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:57 - Housekeeping

00:11:18 - PlayStation has acquired a new studio!

00:32:47 - Ad

00:34:57 - Valve possibly has plans for future Steam Decks

00:42:02 - A new Mafia game is in development

00:48:55 - Xbox Game Pass 'Friends & Family' Logo has leaked

00:53:37 - Twisted Metal has wrapped filming!

00:47:46 - Out today

00:59:50 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Blessing

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Blessing and Gary talk about Microsoft and Nintendo's response to PlayStation 5's price increase, Amazon not buying EA, and some Bioshock movie updates.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start & Baseball vs Soccer

00:11:38 - Housekeeping

00:13:45 - Xbox responds to PS5’s price increase

00:31:17 - Ad

00:32:18 - Amazon isn’t acquiring EA

00:40:27 - Warner Bros’ shake ups seemingly haven’t affected WB Games

00:46:20 - Embracer Group completes acquisition of Square Enix's western studios

00:53:31 - Bioshock on Netflix has a writer and director

00:58:52 - Out today

01:01:00 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Mon: Greg and Tim

Tues: Greg and Blessing

Wed: Blessing and Greg

Thurs: Greg and Tim

Fri: Tim and Bless

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Blessing and Tim talk about PS5's prince increase in most major markets, Horizon Zero Dawn's TV show, and Elden Ring's publisher securing its partnerships.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:04:54 - Housekeeping

00:09:33 - The PS5 is about to get more expensive

00:21:19 - The Horizon tv show is being developed by the guy behind Umbrella Academy

00:31:37 - Ad

00:32:38 - Bandai Namco is ‘working to secure IP and partnerships’ amid all these acquisitions

00:36:16 - Pokemon Masters Update

00:38:25 - PSVR 2s are gonna be at TGS

00:42:26 - Some fun Gamescom analytics from Benji sales on Twitter!

00:47:00 - Knockout City Season 7 stars the Ninja Turtles

00:53:20 - Out today

00:54:39 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Gary

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Blessing is joined by Steve Saylor to talk about the biggest headlines of Gamescom Opening Night Live, Phil Spencer on console exclusivity, and Sakurai starting a YouTube channel.

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00:00:00 - Start & Destiny

00:07:00 - Housekeeping

00:11:48 - A quick recap of Gamescom Opening Night Live

00:34:38 - Ad

00:35:40 - Phil Spencer expects there to be ‘less and less’ platform exclusive games in future

00:46:20 - Sakurai has started a Youtube channel

00:57:42 - Publisher PQube has been accused of manipulative behavior

01:03:37 - Out today

01:05:42 - Squad Up: Rob - PS5 - YoCallMeRob

01:06:22 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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Tim and Blessing talk about PSVR 2 coming early 2022, Opening Night Live final predictions, and Destiny 2 Lighfall looks really cool!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:07 - Housekeeping

00:06:07 - PSVR 2 Will Be Released in Early 2023

00:16:10 - Sega seems to leak the Sonic Frontiers release date

00:19:15 - Bungie reveals Destiny 2: Lightfall

00:28:37 - Ad

00:29:37 - A Borderlands thing is showing up at Gamescom Opening Night Live

00:31:07 - Twitch announced the end of their exclusivity clause

00:34:29 - Sakurai has ended his daily Smash screenshots

00:41:20 - Nintendo Treehouse: Live featuring Splatoon 3 and Harvestella announced

00:47:15 - Out today

00:50:28 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim

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Blessing and Tim talk Saints Row reviews and whether or not this is the end of the franchise, Last of Us hbo's first trailer, and every game under the sun is getting adapted into a tv show or movie so Geoff Keighley's making an award for it.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:17 - Housekeeping

A new Gamescast is up right now and it’s our Saints Row review! You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe.

Tomorrow we’re reacting to Gamescom Opening Night Live. That’s happening right here on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames at 11am sharp right after KFGD.

Our Screencast review for the first episode of the Game of Thrones Prequel, House of the Dragon, is up today over on YouTube.com/KindaFunny and on podcast services when you search for Kinda Funny Screencast!

The Roper Report -

00:07:38 - Saints Row Review Round Up

00:22:50 - The Last of Us HBO show gets a First Look Teaser

00:31:54 - Sony is reportedly making a ‘Days Gone’ movie

00:36:21 - Ad

00:37:21 - Sony is making a Gravity Rush movie

00:41:15 - Sega’s making Space Channel 5 and Comix Zone movies

00:47:26 - Ubisoft denies they’re making a Blade game

00:52:55 - A Destiny 2 and Fortnite crossover has leaked

00:53:57 - MultiVersus surpasses 20 million players

00:54:25 - The Game Awards has announced its date

01:00:19 - Sony is being sued for £5 billion over its online PlayStation Store prices

01:02:57 - Out today

01:03:45 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless

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Blessing and Tim talk about Death Stranding coming to Xbox Game Pass, Sonic Fronters info leaking, and High On Life getting delayed.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:37 - Housekeeping

00:06:11 - Death Stranding is coming to PC Game Pass

00:20:36 - Star Wars Jedi is getting two new books!

00:26:44 - Ad

00:29:02 - Sonic Frontiers release date and DLC ‘listed by promo material’

00:32:32 - NPD says MultiVersus was July’s best-selling video game in the US

00:37:32 - High On Life has been delayed

00:43:02 - Sega Genesis Mini 2’s full game lineup revealed

00:47:37 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits Is Getting a Big Update, and a Steam Version

00:50:43 - Out today

00:54:06 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Monday - Bless & Tim

Tuesday - Tim & Bless

Wednesday - Bless & Tim

Thursday - Bless & Tim

Friday - Bless & Whitta

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Blessing is joined by Cameron Hawkins who reviewed Soul Hackers 2 for IGN! We talk about Soul Hackers 2, Embracer acquiring everything under the sun including Lord of The Rings, and Dead Island 2 leaking all over the place.

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Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:01:33 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now with a WILD cast. It’s me, Snowbike Mike, Barrett Courtney, and Janet Garcia and it’s a very special Kinda Feudy episode of the show. We also talk Fortnite DBZ, Rollerdrome, We Are OFK, and more. You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFUnnyGames and on podcast services around the globe.

PS I Love You XOXO is recording a bit later today and we’re talking about what we want from PlayStation’s next showcase. We want your thoughts! Write into Patreon.com/KindaFunnyGames and let us know games or announcements you’d want to see at PlayStation’s next showcase and we’ll talk about your write-ins on the show.

The Roper Report -

00:04:01 - Cam Hawkins is here!

00:07:13 - Embracer acquires everything

00:25:29 - Embracer seemingly confirms Kotor Remake is switching developers

00:27:07 - Dead Island 2 is back from the dead

00:33:08 - Soul Hackers 2 Review Round Up

00:44:54 - Final Fantasy Producer Naoki Yoshida Says The Series Is ‘Struggling’

00:49:03 - Nintendo 'Actively' Investigating Recent Claims Of Misconduct

00:51:19 - Nintendo reportedly plans to boost Switch supply by shrinking its packaging

00:52:03 - We almost got an Iron Man made by the Just Cause devs

00:54:27 - Cult of the Lamb has sold 1 million copies

00:55:32 - Elden Ring has shipped 16.6 million copies as of June

00:57:00 - Ad

00:59:16 - Out today

01:01:54 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless

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Blessing and Gary talk about Xbox teasing Death Stranding for Game Pass, what makes good comedy, and Toys For Bob teasing a new game.

Time Stamps -

00:00:00 - Start

00:07:45 - Housekeeping

00:11:23 - Toys for Bob is teasing a new game

00:25:05 - Death Stranding coming to Game Pass???

00:34:26 - Ad

00:36:40 - Gotham Knights has Gone Gold!

00:43:53 - Geoff Keighley’s giving away all the Opening Night Live teases!

00:51:47 - The New Tales From The Borderlands game seemingly has a release date?

01:00:01 - Escape Academy got a huge new patch!

01:03:00 - This girl on Tinder gets guys to buy Nier: Automata and then ghosts them

01:05:47 - Out today

01:08:06 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Cameron Hawkins

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Blessing and Tim talk about big changes happening at Team Asobi, Dragon Ball officially coming to Fortnite, and Rollerdrome review impressions.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:00 - Housekeeping

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The Roper Report  -

00:04:25 - Team Asobi’s next game is their biggest yet - Liam Croft @ PushSquare

00:24:15 - Speaking of PlayStation: We got more proof of a PlayStation PC Launcher - Jordan Middler @ VGC

00:29:30 - Ad

00:31:33 - Rollerdrome Review Round Up

00:37:30 - Dragon Ball is officially in Fortnite! - Jay Peters @ The Verge

00:41:55 - We got more Multiversus leaks - Owen S. Good @ Polygon

00:48:02 - They gave a squirrel a gun - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:50:36 - Wave Race is coming to Nintendo Switch Online - Twitter

00:52:30 - Out today

00:57:26 - Required Reading: Nintendo Of America's Testers Say They Faced Years Of Sexual Harassment - Sisi Jiang @ Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-of-america-sexual-harassment-sexism-aerotek-1849414921

00:57:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Bless & Whitta

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