Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Greg and Tim talk about the new Star Wars 1313 footage, Rainbow Six Extraction's success, and more!

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New episode of the Kinda Funny Podcast up! Let’s talk about lollipops!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers:James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, & Pranksy

The Roper Report  -

00:07:00 - Star Wars 1313: The Boba Fett Game We Almost Got, Darryn Bonthuys @ GameSpot

00:16:24 - Ed Boon’s going into the DICE HOF

00:22:40 - Rainbow Six Extraction Hits, via BenjiSales on Twitter

00:31:40 - Ubi’s shutting down Hyperscape

00:34:50 - Ubisoft Singapore Update, Jared Moore @ IGN

00:37:38 - Ad

00:39:58 - GI’s Next Cover is Elden Ring, Daniel Tack @ GI

00:47:00 - Another Uncharted One Day? Rachel Webber @ Games Radar

00:51:54 - Sony London working on an Online PS5 Game, Jared Moore @ IGN

00:54:24 - Rumbleverse DELAYED, iron Galaxy

00:56:23 - Horizon Forbidden West Goes Gold, Angie Smets @ PS Blog

00:58:00 - Out today

01:01:10 - Squad Up:The Nano Biologist(Rainbow Six Extraction) - Papa_Mort on uPlay or DaNanoBiologist on Twitter

01:02:30 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Tam

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Blessing and Andy are joined by Laura Kate Dale who reviewed Pokemon Legends: Arceus! Let's talk about Pokemon, the next 3 Call of Duty games coming to PlayStation, and so much more.

Follow Laura on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz

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A new episode of Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our 2022 predictions. You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe.

And then a fun one for me: On Tuesday, February 8th I’m gonna be streaming some Rare Replay and also celebrating Black History Month in an Xbox Twitch takeover. You can tune into that on Twitch.tv/Xbox at noon pt.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers:

James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes),Black Jack, & Pranksy

The Roper Report  -

00:06:24 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus reviews are in!

00:24:10 - Do you think these review scores do have a bias to them because of it being a new pokemon game and not a remake? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist

00:28:00 - Ad

00:33:15 - Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves Collection Review round up

00:39:49 - Activision’s Next Three Call of Duty Games Will Be on PlayStation and Xbox - Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg

00:47:50 - Halo Infinite had the biggest launch in series history with ‘over 20 million players’ - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:51:30 - Crytek reveals Crysis 4?? - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer

00:56:01 - A sequel to the Mortal Kombat (2021) movie is in development - Mike Fleming Jr @ Deadline

01:01:40 - Out today

01:09:40 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim

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Greg and Gary talk about Respawn's THREE new Star Wars games, Blizzard's new survival game, more!

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00:08:37 - EA x Star Wars

00:29:10 - All PS4 trophies were briefly wiped and labeled ‘PS3’

00:33:27 - Ads 00:02:04 - Ad Length

00:35:31 - BREAKING: Blizzard’s New Survival Game

00:41:22 - Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy Saves Carry Over

00:43:40 - More union busting over at Raven

00:50:19 - The Rock making another vg movie, can’t say who

00:55:39 - Out today

00:54:35 - NVIDIA GeForce Update

00:55:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy

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Blessing and Tim start the week with a JAM PACKED news day! Let's talk about Pokemon Legends: Arceus early impressions, a mystery kirby game, Elden Ring going gold, and more!

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A new episode of PS I Love You XOXO is recording later today on Patreon. We’re gonna be talking about the PlayStation side of the Activision-Blizzard acquisition and asking Will Xbox Game Pass ever come to PlayStation? You can catch that later live on Patreon or when it goes up tomorrow for everyone on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy

The Roper Report  -

00:05:12 - Pokemon Legends Arceus is apparently really good?? - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:19:05 - An unannounced Kirby game has been seemingly teased in a Japanese magazine? - Jordan Middler @ VGC

00:22:36 - Elden Ring has gone gold!

00:25:13 - More for Edlen Ring: From Software says Elden Ring can be completed in around 30 hours - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:26:30 - Ad

00:28:48 - Unity acquires Ziva Dynamics - Chris Kerr @ GameDeveloper

00:36:30 - Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and NetEase have formed new studio - Marie Dealessandri @ GiBiz

00:41:08 - Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Alex Helfrecht Animated Movie ‘A Winter’s Journey’ - Anthony D'alessandro @ Deadline

00:47:35 - Out today

ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS: It’s episode 1100!

00:49:19 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Whitta

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The Activision-Blizzard story continues as Phil Spencer SPEAKS. Join Blessing and Tam as they discuss Call of Duty's future, Zelda Majora's Mask coming to Switch next month, and more.

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Xcast is recording later today and it’s gonna be a huge episode as they dive into conversation about what Activision’s acquisition means for Xbox. You can tune into that live later today or listen when it goes up for everyone tomorrow on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.

And then there’s a new episode of the Kinda Funny Podcast that you can skip.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy

The Roper Report  -

00:07:30 - Phil Spencer is trying to communicate with us

00:12:20 - What kind of deal could Microsoft and Sony make? - Best Friends Q:Grezick

00:19:36 - Call of Duty Could Move Away From Annual Releases, According To New Report - Kat Bailey @ IGN

00:32:23 - Raven Software QA workers unionize within Activision Blizzard - Nicole Carpenter @ Polygon

00:39:58 - Blizzard Head Promises To Improve Culture After 'Challenging' 2021 - Jared Moore @ IGN

00:38:55 - Ad

00:46:20 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Is Coming to Nintendo Switch Online Next Month - Jared Moore @ IGN

00:54:24 - Game developers aren't interested in NFTs and cryptocurrency, report suggests - Ed Nightingale @ Eurogamer

01:01:45 - Out today

01:03:35 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Mon: Blessing and Tim

Tues: Greg and Whitta

Wed: Blessing and Andy

Thurs: Greg and Tim

Fri: Blessing and Tam

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Greg and Tim run you through today's Xbox shockwaves, good and bad news about LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga, and more!

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00:07:50 - PlayStation Responds to Xbox

00:25:45 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Good News and Bad News

00:39:14 - Ads

00:40:14 - Dying Light 2 Threatens 350K Words, 40K Lines Of Dialogue

00:46:17 - Halo’s BTB Still Broken

00:49:25 - New World Won't See New Content In February

00:50:33 - VR ain’t Dead! NPD Group

00:56:17 - Hot Damn: That Horizon Cast!

00:59:08 - Out today

01:01:34 - NVIDIA GeForce Update

01:02:20 - Squad Up: Ryan K - Xbox - BiggerActor773

01:03:32 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tam

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Blessing and Andy talk about the follow-ups and fallout from yesterday's news of Microsoft acquiring activision including Sony shares dropping, Bobby Kotick wanting to buy Kotaku, and more.

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00:06:30 - Sony shares fell 13% following news of Xbox’s Activision Blizzard deal - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:13:10 - Does this signal the end for AAA 3rd Party Game Development? If so, how long do they have? - Best Friends Q: Nolan Daniels

00:19:08 - Bobby Kotick wanted to buy Kotaku - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer

00:29:00 - Labor organizers say Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard won’t stop them - Charlie Hall @ Polygon

00:34:00 - Ad 

00:36:15 - Call Of Duty Vanguard And Black Ops Cold War Were No. 1 And 2 Best-Selling Games Of 2021 In The US - Eddie @ Gamespot

00:46:59 - Rainbow Six Extraction Review Round Up

00:54:00 - There’s a new Horizon Forbidden West story trailer - Jonathan Dornbush @ IGN

00:58:50 - Out today 

01:02:20 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim

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HOLY CRAP!

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PSILY’s re-review of Horizon Zero Dawn is live!

R6 Extraction Let’s Play JUST went live!

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Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes)

Black Jack

Pranksy

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00:03:49 - Xbox Buys Activision Blizzard

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/

00:26:15 - I am wondering the effects this will have to a more casual gamer. - Best Friends Q:Andy

00:28:35 - Is Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision-Blizzard concerning from a monopoly standpoint? - Best Friends Q:Jordan Deeb

00:46:00 -  Ad

01:03:00 - E3 Online Event is Dead?.

01:07:08 - Nobody Saves the World Review Round-Up

Metacritic @ 8:44 am: 77 11 Xbox / 81 17 PC

01:14:40 - Out today

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy

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Blessing and Tim talk all about PlayStation's Project Spartacus and what Xbox's Phil Spencer had to say about it.

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PS I Love You XOXO is recording later today and it’s our Re-Review of Horizon Zero Dawn. I’ve played the DLC, Greg has been playing, and Janet has platinumed the game. Get your questions and write-ins into Patreon.com/kindafunnygames to be a part of the show and catch that episode when it goes up for everyone tomorrow.

Also! There’s a new episode of Xcast that went up over the weekend with the full crew talking about Xbox expectations for exclusives in 2022. Catch that right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services around the globe.

And lastly! Help us out by filling out the RT Podcast survey about all the Kinda Funny Podcasts -- it only says "Kinda Funny Podcast" but they mean all of our podcasts. It takes just a few minutes and helps our network understand what you like about us! kindafunny.com/podcastsurvey

Thank you to our Patreon Producers:

James Davis (@JamesDavisMakes), Black Jack, & Pranksy

The Roper Report  -

00:06:30 - Phil Spencer responds to Project Spartacus - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:28:55 - Ad

00:30:28 - Several PlayStation Studios Asked to Put Their Games on PC - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:38:50 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 Sets a New Record By Raising Over $3.4 Million for Charity

00:44:30 - Activision Blizzard has gotten rid of almost 40 employees for workplace misconduct - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:47:06 - Video Game CEOs Made Tens of Millions of Dollars in 2020 - Rebekah Valentine @ IGN

00:52:12 - Out today

 Reader mail  -

00:53:00 - I finally did it. I got my LG OLED, - Jordan Lee Rowan

00:54:40 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary Whitta

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Blessing and Tam close out the week with a discussion about VoiceverseNFTs, Respawn, and PlayStation Now quietly going away?

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00:10:00 - Troy Baker Is Working With NFTs, but Fans Are Unimpressed

00:30:10 - Sony pulling PlayStation Now cards from retail stores

00:38:33 - Ads

00:41:50 - Respawn isn’t canceling secretive third game after losing director

00:50:56 - A PS5 version of Apex Legends has been spotted on PSN

00:52:32 - Out today

00:53:50 - NVIDIA GeForce Update

 Reader mail -

00:54:45 - “Sony's Spartacus update to PlayStation Plus should include streaming access to the movies they produce…” - luciddre4m

01:00:00 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Mon: Blessing and Tim

Tues: Greg and Gary Whitta

Wed: Blessing and Andy

Thurs: Greg and Tim

Fri: Blessing and Tam

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