Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Tam and Tim reunite for another Tim Tam Thursday to talk Remedy, Max Payne, Riot, Deus Ex, and more!

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• A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now with us recapping our weekend at Achievement Hunter Live.

The Roper Report  -

00:09:00 - Activision QA Gets a Big Win!

00:12:14 - Remedy Is Remaking Max Payne 1 And 2

00:18:52 - Riot Games Tells Workers to Return to Office Without Vaccine or Mask Requirements

00:26:50 - Canned Deus Ex Movie Script Changed A Major Aspect Of The Game

00:34:14 - Ads

00:37:00 - You Can Now Switch TV Inputs With Your Xbox Controller

00:42:22 - Epic and Lego partner to build a metaverse for kids

00:50:37 - Out today

00:54:49 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy

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Blessing and Janet talk about Xbox Series X's becoming more available, Ubisoft making a new Ghost Recon while pushing NFTs, and a THQ Nordic showcase coming in August.

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00:06:04 - Will Janet Kill Chaos?

00:09:00 - Housekeeping

00:10:54 - Is the console shortage finally coming to an end?

00:19:24 - Sources say: A New Ghost Recon is In Development

00:30:20 - Ads 00:02:44 - Ad Length

00:33:04 - A THQ Nordic Digital Showcase is set for August 12th

00:41:01 - The Skywalker Saga has smashed Lego’s Steam user record by 1200%

00:51:53 - SNK is now almost entirely owned by the Saudi crown prince’s foundation

00:58:20 - Out today

00:59:08 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tam & Tim

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Crystal Dynamics is working on another Tomb Raider, Unreal Engine 5 is out today, and Gary has a pitch for Lake on PS5!

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We have new merch on kindafunny.com/store. KEVIN, let’s watch the video!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suxBLiqa4P8

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

The Roper Report  -

00:16:18 - New Tomb Raider Announced, Matt Kim @ IGN

00:22:24 - Does this at all alter your forecast for the games' long term longevity? - Best Friends Q:Grezick

00:31:16 - Seemed more like companies posting help wanted signs. - Best Friends Q:Robert

00:36:26 - State of Unreal Recap by Giuseppe Nelva @ Twinfinite

00:38:25 - Ad

00:41:08 - When Are You Getting a Steam Deck? Taylor Lyles @ IGN

00:48:33 - AC Invades Fortnite, Eddie Makuch @ GameSpot

00:50:17 - Lost Ark Road Map, Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:50:55 - QUICKIES

00:55:45 - Out today

00:58:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Janet

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Blessing and Tim unite for a fun Monday of news! Let's talk about Lego Star Wars, Return to Monkey Island, and more!

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Over on Tik Tok: Roger has a review of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. We’ll talk about that more in the show.

Over on youtube: There’s a new episode of the Kinda Funny Xcast. That’s Mike, Parris, and Gary talking about Weird West, MLB The Show and what the new PS Plus means for Xbox. You can catch that right now on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.

We also have Morbius in Review now up on Youtube.com/kindafunny and on the In Review podcast feed.

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

The Roper Report  -

00:07:45 - Lego Star Wars review round up

00:15:00 - Return to Monkey Island announced - Sal Romano @ Gematsu

00:32:45 - Ad

00:35:36 - The PS Plus hack that PlayStation doesn’t want you to know… or do they?? - Robert Anderson @ IGN

00:37:12 - Could we get PS3 emulation after all? - Zarmena Khan @ PlayStation Lifestyle

00:45:56 - There’s a new Elden Ring Patch - Joe Skrebels @ IG

00:49:15 - A 2001 Demo for Gex Jr. has leaked online - Zack Zweizen @ Kotaku

00:57:36 - Out today

00:58:32 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary

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I, for one, welcome our new overlord Geoff Keighley!

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ARE. YOU. READY?! It’s April, which means it’s a new Platinum item for Patreon, and this month it’s the KFW Kinda Funny wrestling shirt: https://twitter.com/KindaFunnyVids/status/1509915992792584198

PSILY

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The Roper Report  -

00:15:15 - E3 2022 Canceled, REB @ IGN

00:18:13 - Summer Game Fest LIVES!

00:19:45 - Do you see E3 returning when it can be an in person event, hopefully next year? - Best Friends Q:BJ Bernardo

00:46:20 - Ad

00:48:30 - ‘Halo Infinite’ to feature content from the TV series, Gene Park @ WaPo

00:52:05 - Senators Weigh in on Xbox/Activision/Blizzard, Ryan Leston @ IGN

00:57:19 - Capcom is raising its employees’ base salaries by 30% in Japan, Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:57:55 - The Division 2’s New Mode and Shitty Timing, Paul Tassi @ Forbes

01:00:40 - Out today

01:03:02 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim

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GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb comes to KFGD to talk about where those three PlayStation rumors went, Greg runs Tim through wtf is wrong with Marvel's Avengers, and Tim gets mad at the news and walks off.

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00:05:52 - Jeff Grubb and the 3 PlayStation Rumors

00:12:49 - Housekeeping

Gamescast Review Scale

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report -

00:14:09 - WTF is going on with Marvel’s Avengers? Ryan Leston @ IGN

00:25:45 - Xbox Game Pass Introducing a Family Plan, Jez Corden @ WindowsCentral

00:32:10 - Elden Ring’s Tekken Mod, Darryn @ GameSpot

00:36:22 - Ad

00:37:25 - Sonic shoes

00:38:30 - Netease Buying Quantic Dream, Tom Henderson @ exputer

00:46:10 - Sony’s Firesprite making a AAA Horror Game, Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:49:35 - Xbox Keeping Share to Twitter Afterall, Taylor Lyles @ IGN

00:52:44 - Moss Book II Reviews?

00:54:10 - Out today

00:59:12 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Bless

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Blessing and Gamespot's Tamoor Hussain talk about Everybody's Golf servers shutting down, Activision settling a lawsuit, and more.

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00:00:15 - The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Release Date Announced!

00:11:20 - Housekeeping

Over on Tik Tok: I have my impressions video up of Atlanta season 3, episode 1. It’s a quick spoilery breakdown of the episode that you can check out over on @kindafunnygames on tik tok.

Over on youtube: Our Moon Knight episode 1 review Screencast episode is going up today. That’ll be on Youtube.com/kindafunny and the screencast podcast feed.

PS I Love You XOXO is recording tomorrow with the episode going up on Friday. We’ll talk about Project Spartacus and more so get those questions in on Patreon and look out for the episode dropping on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.

00:13:09 - Everybody's Golf’s online servers are shutting down

00:20:26 - Fast & Furious: Crossroads Is being delisted less than two years after release

00:27:03 - Activision Blizzard has settled a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $18 Million

00:31:52 - The studio that made Wattam is shutting down

00:42:04 - Nintendo could be preparing to add new NES and SNES games to Switch Online

00:46:40 - Out today

00:56:10 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

Epic Creator Code: KindaFunny

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Snowbike Mike and Gary Whitta have a HUGE news day to cover. Let's talk about Project Spartacus FINALLY being revealed, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel being delayed, and more!

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PSILY is recording later this week due to BIG Playstation news possibly happening

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report  -

00:04:02 - The First Details On The New Playstation Plus Tiers Are Here!

From the Playstation Blog

00:34:50 - Is It A Kick In The Nads For PS Fans - Best Friends Q:Frank Furtter

00:34:50 - Old Games on Top of New - Best Friends Q: Grezick

00:44:15 - Timing of first party titles and third party competition - Best Friends Q:BJ Bernardo

00:33:50 - Ad

00:52:15 - Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 Delayed

00:56:45 - Fortnite No Build Mode Is Now Permanent!!

01:04:00 - Out today

01:06:12 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tam

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What is Greg Miller hiding?! Blessing and Tim talk about what could be a big week for PlayStation, Amazon Games studio head stepping down, and more.

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PS I Love You XOXO recording is being delayed to Thursday with the episode going up on Friday. More on that in the Roper report.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report  -

00:07:11 - Is it gonna be a big week for Playstation (AKA what is Greg hiding????) - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:12:12 - Sony has filed a new trademark for Knack - Jordan Middler @ VGC

00:28:20 - Ad

00:29:20 - Amazon Games Studio Head Steps Down - Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg

00:38:15 - Coffee Talk creator Fahmi dies at 32 - James Batchelor @ GiBiz

00:39:20 - Do we know the name of the AEW game? - Ian Carey @ F4WOnline

00:45:30 - A One Piece RPG has been announced - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:50:20 - We’re getting a Sonic Cinematic Universe - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:55:40 - Out today

00:56:35 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: SnowBikeMike and Gary

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Blessing and Tam end the week talking about Project Spartacus rumors, GTA+, and more!

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The Kinda Funny Tik Tok continues to put out some bangers, today you can find a horrifying clip of Greg trying desperately to scan his face into WWE 2k22. That’s up right now on www.tiktok.com/@kindafunnygames

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Gordon McGuire, FargoBrady, & Pranksy

The Roper Report  -

00:18:25 - Sony’s could reveal Project Spartacus as soon as next week - Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg

00:35:11 - Ad

00:39:03 - GTA Online adds a Battle Pass

00:47:47 - Xbox has unveiled a new publishing division - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:53:40 - Bloodborne Kart is REAL

00:56:04 - Netflix Acquires Its Third Game Studio in Six Months - Ryan Dinsdale @ IGN

00:56:18 - Big changes are coming to Gran Turismo 7 - Ethan Gach @ Kotaku

00:57:29 - Out today

00:59:10 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week's Hosts:

MON: Blessing and Tim

TUES: Snowbike Mike and Gary

WED: Blessing and Andy

THURS: Greg and Tim

FRI: Greg and Bless

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