Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Xbox is bringing Fortnite back to iPhones for free -- how big is this going to be? Plus, Greg and Tim run you through Trek to Yomi reviews and the latest games inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame!

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00:01:22 - Housekeeping

We’re seeing Doctor Strange tonight! Spoiler-Free review is live, In Review records and posts tomorrow!

Kinda Funny’s new merch line is live on kindafunny.com/store, and our new t-shirt design has been revealed for Patreon Platinum members!

https://twitter.com/GameOverGreggy/status/1522232305456099328

Over on kindafunny.com/store, you can get the brand new shirt and hat from Campfire Design Studio that features Portillo the Wiener Dog snug in a bun. Nick from Campfire finished this last year, and it was always on the schedule for this month. Now, part of the proceeds will go to the Central Missouri Humane Society as a way to honor our fallen King.

Similarly, when Portillo passed, Andy shared a Metal Gear Solid-inspired Porty design that he never finished. Well, due to your encouragement – and a lot of yelling from Greg – Andy finished it, and it’s our Platinum item on patreon.com/kindafunny and patreon.com/kindafunnygames this month. If you subscribe at the Platinum tier any time this month, you’ll get the limited edition shirt!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Anonymous & FargoBrady

The Roper Report -

00:12:05 - Fortnite Returns to iOS (Thanks to Xbox) - Kinda Funny Games Daily 05.05.22

00:22:15 - Trek to Yomi Review Round-Up

00:26:50 - Ad

00:29:50 - Summer Game Fest Dated!

00:33:09 - - Best Friends Q: BanderSN

00:36:35 - Meanwhile, Xbox’s Showcase should be around 90 Minutes

00:39:35 - Hangar 13 Issues, New Mafia Game in Development - Ethan Gach

00:43:20 - NetEase Launches first US Studio

00:45:49 - Video Games Hall of Fame Inductees

00:51:00 - Out today

00:54:30 - REQUIRED READING: Dread Hunger Became So Unexpectedly Massive on Steam That It Had to Refocus Development Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/dread-hunger-massive-success-content-roadmap-steam

00:54:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Bless

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Blessing and Janet tackle a big new report from IGN about Nintendo's handling of contractors, discuss Overwatch 2 updates, and more.

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00:08:40 - Housekeeping

00:10:20 - Nintendo contractors criticize company culture and treatment

00:35:06 - Ads

00:38:04 - Blizzard has discussed Overwatch 2 updates

00:45:20 - ‘Overwatch 2’ Has Lost 99% Of Its Twitch Audience In A Week

00:52:03 - Blizzard has finally revealed its long-awaited mobile game

00:57:27 - Bungie Speaks out in Support of Roe vs. Wade

01:00:44 - Hitman 3’s game director has joined Crytek

01:03:50 - WWE Superstar The Miz Wants to Play Johnny Cage

01:05:25 - Out today

01:07:16 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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Greg and Tim talk about Prince of Persia switching developers, Nintendo expecting to sell fewer Switches this year, and Tomb Raider's sales.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:11 - Housekeeping

00:06:26 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Changes Devs

00:14:33 - Nintendo expecting to sell fewer Switches this year

00:22:42 - Ads

00:25:40 - PAX East Enforcer Dies from COVID after the ShowTomb Raider Sales Revealed

00:29:35 - Tomb Raider Sales Revealed

00:33:20 - REQUIRED READING: https://bit.ly/3vCqb60

00:39:30 - Sonic Prime First Look

00:46:24 - Out today

00:56:13 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Janet

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Blessing and Tim discuss a HUGE acquisition. Embracer Group has acquired Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and more for $300 Million.

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00:01:05 - Housekeeping

00:02:32 - Embracer Group is acquiring Eidos, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal

00:27:43 - Ads

00:30:40 - Warner Bros Games could soon be for sale

00:43:44 - Now PlayStation is also hiring for an acquisitions manager

00:49:25 - Nintendo Switch Sports smashes to No.1 in the UK

00:52:04 - Out today

00:52:35 - “Why weren’t the major Switch Sports reviews labeled “reviews in progress?”” - Casey

00:59:03 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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Blessing and Tim talk about Final Fantasy XVI, PS Plus updates, and more!

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00:01:00 - Housekeeping

A new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is live right now, and it’s us talking about the storm of Playstation news happening leading into the PS Plus revamp. You can catch that right now on Youtube.com/kidnafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady,Pranksy,& Anonymous

The Roper Report  -

00:02:50 - Final Fantasy 16 Is in the 'Final Stages of Development' - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:21:03 - Sony has confirmed it’s blocked PS Plus and Now subscription stacking - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:26:30 - PSN Conversion rate is whack - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist

00:32:50 - Ad

00:36:05 - Sonic 2 Is the Highest Grossing Video Game Movie Ever In the U.S. - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:41:15 - PlayStation hires former Kabam and Zynga executives to mobile business - Danielle Partis @ GiBiz

00:45:40 - Out today

 Reader mail  -

00:47:48 - - Nevans Island

00:56:50 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

MON: Blessing and Tim

TUES: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and Janet

THURS: Greg and Tim

FRI: Greg and Bless

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Greg and Bless reunite to talk Xbox's non-E3 conference, PlayStation stopping stacked subs, and more!

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00:11:00 - Housekeeping

Remember to check out the Kinda Funny Tik Tok, @kindafunnygames. There's an amazing episode of "KF Court" where we get to the bottom of Tim's 'Burnt Orange' jacket. It's a must-see, trust me.

It’s Yom Ha-shoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, we remember the approximately six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady,Pranksy, & Anonymous

The Roper Report  -

00:13:20 - Xbox’s Summer Games Showcase, Xbox Wire Editor in Chief Will Tuttle

00:23:38 - Do you think we'll get any sort of reveal of Certain Affinity's rumored Halo BR mode? - Best Friends Q:Grezick

00:40:10 - BREAKING: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Announced by Infinity Ward

00:41:16 - Ad

00:44:40 - PlayStation Stopping Sub Stacking? Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:50:11 - Rogue Legacy 2 Review Round-Up

00:56:30 - Balan Wonderworld director kicked off project, sued Square Enix, Michael McWhertor @Polygon

01:00:35 - The Quarry has 186 Endings, Wesley LeBlanc @ GI

01:04:00 - BREAKING: PSN Classic leaks

01:05:00 - Out today

01:06:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Tim

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Blessing and Janet talk about Overwatch 2's beta success, Twitch's possible revenue switch ups, and Nintendo Switch Sports reviews.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:40 - Housekeeping

00:07:03 - Is Overwatch BACK?

00:22:17 - Nintendo Switch Sports Review Round Up

00:34:46 - Ads

00:37:55 - Nearly 60 games are reportedly leaving PS Now before the new PS Plus replaces it

00:47:53 - Twitch is revamping Creator Pay

00:55:20 - A new Disney life sim adventure game has been announced

01:01:20 - Out today

01:04:19 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless

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The Last of Us Remake news! Variable refresh rate comes to PS5! PS5 demos! Gary and Greg get into all of it!

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00:08:00 - Housekeeping

KFW April Anarchy is live on youtube.com/kindafunnygames!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous

The Roper Report  -

00:09:00 - More TLOU Remake Juice, Victoria Kennedy @ Eurogamer

00:23:52 - Timed game trials are now a requirement for some PlayStation developers, Bryant Francis @ Game Developer.om

00:40:50 - How  effective are demos? - Best Friends Q:Grezick

00:47:30 - Ad

00:30:34 - Variable Refresh Rate Comes to PS5

00:55:05 - PlayStation’s got a game preservation team, Chris Scullion @ VGC

01:00:20 - Super Mario Bros Movie Delayed

01:02:09 - Out today

01:04:18 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Janet

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PlayStation is hiring for a senior director of PC planning and strategy at PlayStation Global, Ravensoftware QA testers get a union election, and NPD reminds us that Elden Ring and Gran Turismo 7 are dominating the charts.

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00:03:46 - Housekeeping

00:05:30 - Sony is hiring a 'senior director for PC planning and strategy'

00:18:39 - 21 Raven Software QA employees will be allowed to have a union election

00:24:45 - Activision Financial Results

00:30:52 - Ads

00:34:03 - Let’s get into the NPD with Mat Piscatella over on Twitter

00:40:50 - The Top 20 of 2022

00:53:33 - Out today

00:56:28 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta

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A Sony Santa Monica dev PROMISES you'll get God of War this year, we have all new PlayStation Plus release dates, and Splatoon 3 is coming in September!

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PS I Love You XOXO is live and arguing that Naughty Dog shouldn’t make another Uncharted!

If you missed it, Blessing and Janet hosted the Skybound Games PAX East Showcase yesterday on the PAX twitch channel . There was new gameplay from Escape Academy and WrestleQuest, Blessing called himself the puzzle papi, and Janet called her family game nights “unhinged.” Great time! Don’t forget to wishlist WrestleQuest and Escape Academy on Steam, and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the walking dead game’s first season on April 24th.

KFW April Anarchy is Monday!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: FargoBrady, Pranksy, & Anonymous

The Roper Report  -

00:06:49 - God of War Ragnarok 2022 Release Reconfirmed - Kinda Funny Games Daily 04.22.22

00:18:30 - All New PlayStation Plus Release Dates, Jim Ryan on the Blog

00:20:30 - Syphon Filters Rated in Korea, Sal Romano @ Gematsu

00:30:38 - Ad

00:34:10 - Tales from the Borderlands is BACK!

00:38:08 - Speaking of BL, BL3 is getting cross-play, Eddie @ GameSpot

00:42:00 - Splatoon 3 release Date

00:43:00 - - Best Friends Q:BanderSN

00:45:40 - Skate 4 Skate Parks! Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:51:50 - QUICK UPDATE: Judge says gender discrimination suit against PlayStation is light on facts, Stephen Totilo @ Axios

00:53:20 - TIMBITS!

01:01:00 - Out today

01:02:50 - Next Week’s Wrong

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