Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Marvel's Ryan Penagos joins Greg to talk about a Saints Row Reboot, disappointing Madden NFL 22 reviews, and more.

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We’re doing a sub-a-thon tomorrow @ 11 am PTon twitch.tv/kindafunnygames!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report  -

00:07:35 - Saints Row Could Be Getting a Reboot at Gamescom 2021 - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:19:20 - Skyrim is getting a next-gen upgrade exactly 10 years after its original release - Jay Peters @ The Verge

00:23:23 - Speaking of that, here’s your QuakeCon Report...

00:30:45 - Ad

00:34:20 - Madden NFL 22 Review Round-Up

00:39:22 - WWE 2K22 Screenshots Revealed

00:43:38 - Out today

00:47:25 - Squad Up:Ben Geis(PS5) - bengie12344

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Mon: Bless and Tim

Tues: Greg and Gary @ 9 AM!

Wed: Janet and Andy

Thurs: Greg and Tim

Fri: Greg and Bless

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GameSpot's Tamoor Hussain joins Greg to talk Ghost reviews, CES vaccinations, and more!

Follow Tam: https://twitter.com/tamoorh

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GameSpot’s Lucy James joins us to review Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut and 12 Minutes on the Kinda Funny Gamescast! It’s up now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report  -

00:09:50 - Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut Review Round-Up

00:21:20 - Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Deets, Jeremy Winslow @ GameSpot

00:31:09 - Quakecon Leaks! Jared Moore @ IGN

00:39:15 - CES Requires the Vaccine

00:43:36 - Ad

00:47:00 - Out today

00:55:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Ryan Penagos

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Janet and Andy talk all about today's Pokémon presentation with more info on Pokémon Arceus, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and more!

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Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack

The Roper Report  -

00:02:58 - Pokemon Presents

00:41:43 - Ad

00:45:30 - Ubisoft Studio Under Investigation Over Sexual Harassment, Workplace Discrimination Reports - Kotaku

00:51:50 - Kazuma Kiryu from Yakuza is in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - Eurogamer

00:56:54 - Abandoned Gameplay Reveal Is 'a Few Months' Away, But Trailer App Will Be Updated Sooner - IGN

01:04:00 - Out today

01:04:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Tam

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Blessing and Gary talk about a new Fortnite Limited Time mode, Sea of Thieves hitting 4.8 Million players, and Outriders' People Can Fly not knowing their revenue.

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A new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now. It’s me, Greg, and Janet talking about the PlayStation Game of The Year so far! That’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and podcast services around the globe.

Wednesday at 6am PT we’re waking up and reacting to that Pokemon Presentation.

This week’s Gamescast is coming out Thursday morning and will be your Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut review.

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report  -

00:05:30 - Sea of Thieves is the most popular it’s ever been - Sea of Thieves blog

00:20:15 - People Can Fly doesn’t know how much Outriders sold - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

00:30:20 - Fortnite’s new mode is basically Among Us - Chaim Gartenberg @ The Verge

00:42:40 - Ad

00:47:10 - Xbox Series X is getting a higher resolution dashboard - Tom Warren @ The Verge

00:50:40 - 10 more games are getting Xbox touch controls - Nibel on Twitter

00:53:30 - A fun one: A first-time Metal Gear Solid streamer accidentally discovered a bug that has speedrunners excited - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:58:37 - Out today

00:59:56 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS: Today, Tuesday August 17th, 2021 is the 1,000th episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily! Congratulations! - Kenny Belou

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Janet and Andy

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Blessing and Tim talk about Control hitting 10 Million players, Phil Spencer's love of the Steam Deck, and rock their Sonic bling!

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00:07:42 - Control Passes 10 Million Players & Remedy is working on 6 games

00:18:58 - Xbox Head Phil Spencer loves the Steam Deck

00:20:07 - “Is this the answer for Xbox?” - Anonymous

00:28:02 - Nintendo Orders ROM Site To ‘Destroy’ All Its Games, Or Else

00:33:20 - Ads

00:37:30 - Evo is back in person in 2022

00:40:00 - Call of Duty Vanguard reveal confirmed for Warzone

00:43:17 - Out today

00:45:50 - Squad Up: Jordan Deeb - Marvel’s Avengers - Invite.gg/kfavengers 

00:46:40 - You‘re Wrong

00:47:47 - Post Show

This Week’s Hosts:

Tuesday - Janet & Gary

Wednesday - Blessing & Andy

Thursday - Tim & Tam

Friday - Greg & Ryan Penagos

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Blessing and Greg dive into Avenger's Black Panther expansion preview impressions, Xbox Game Pass not coming to Switch anytime soon, and NPD numbers!

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Monday, Kinda Funny’s hosting the Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Launch Party! Starting at 10 am PT over on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics, Greg and Ms. Marvel herself Sandra Saad (Sod) will be hosting two hours of gameplay, dev insight, and cast interviews. Yes, Black Panther himself Christopher Judge will be there, and you should, too! Monday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report  -

00:12:18 - Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Preview round up

00:34:25 - Ad

00:35:30 - Xbox has ruled out Game Pass on other consoles in near future - Tom Ivan@ Video Games Chronicle

00:40:23 - We got NPD for July! - Sherif Saed @ VG247

00:45:10 -WWE 2K22 has reportedly been ‘completely rebuilt’ and is ‘looking fantastic’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:56:06 -We’re getting a new Pokémon Presents stream next week! - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:58:37 - Out today

01:01:00 - Squad Up:Dan “Golden Spider”(PS5 (or 4!)) - Goldenspider666

01:01:50 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Mon: Blessing and Tim

Tues: Janet and Gary

Wed: Blessing and Andy

Thurs: Tim and Tam

Fri: Greg and Ryan Penagos

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Blessing and Tim talk Call of Duty, GTA: Remaster trilogy, and more!

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Monday, Kinda Funny’s hosting the Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Launch Party! Starting at 10 am PT over on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics, Greg and Ms. Marvel herself Sandra Saad (Sod) will be hosting two hours of gameplay, dev insight, and cast interviews. Yes, Black Panther himself Christopher Judge will be there, and you should, too! Monday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics!

A new episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast is live right now! We have on Luis Antonio of 12 Minutes and play 12 minutes OF 12 Minutes. It’s an excellent episode and it’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and Podcast services around the globe.

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report  -

00:09:00 - Call of Duty Vanguard has been leaked - Liam Wiseman @ IGN

00:20:10 - Diablo 4’s Game Director is out at Blizzard - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:26:50 - Say hello to a new Game Studio! - Mike Wilson @ Bloody Disgusting

00:30:18 - Ad

00:31:20 - BREAKING NEWS: GTA TRILOGY NEWS

00:00:36 50- Splitgate wants to come to Switch and Mobile - Jared Moore @ IGN

00:41:10 - Unity acquires Parsec - James Batchelor @ GiBiz

00:44:40 - There’s Pandemonium at Nintendo World - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:48:00 - Out today

00:56:20 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg

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Janet and Blessing discuss Idris Elba cast as Knuckles, a BUNCH of indie games, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

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Monday, Kinda Funny’s hosting the Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Launch Party! Starting at 10 am PT over on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics, Greg and Ms. Marvel herself Sandra Saad (Sod) will be hosting two hours of gameplay, dev insight, and cast interviews. Yes, Black Panther himself Christopher Judge will be there, and you should, too! Monday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:06:13 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 casts Idris Elba as Knuckles - The Verge

00:22:19 - ID at Xbox Recap - Imran Khan at Fanbyte

00:37:25 - Ad

00:38:45 - Nintendo Indie Showcase Recap - Fanbyte Imran Khan

00:47:45 - Niantic Founder’s metaverse fears - IGN Adam Bankhurst

00:55:15 - FIFA Shushing

00:58:00 - Life Is Strange Remastered Collection Delayed to 2022 Also Wavelengths DLC date

00:59:45 - Abandoned App Drama

01:02:00 - Out today

01:03:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Activision Blizzard shareholder demands, call WWE Superstar Xavier Woods about , and just rant for an hour or so.

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A new PS I Love You XOXO is live! PSVR2! The future of Ghost of Tsushima! What we’ve been playing!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:08:16 - Activision Shareholder Group Pissed, Megan Farokhmanesh @ Axios

00:21:30 - Xenoblade Sequel coming, Imran @ Fanbyte

00:28:35 - Windjammers 2 Announced for PS4, PS5 as Open Beta Begins for PC & PlayStation

00:37:10 - Fortnite

00:40:05 - Ad

00:41:08 - PAX Australia Cancelled

00:47:20 - Nindie World Tomorrow!

00:47:45 - Mario Bros. Casting News, Marc Kaliroff @ NintendoWire

00:51:40 - Out today

00:54:08 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Janet and Blessing

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The Garcia/Gettys Information Squad team up to talk about Opening Night Live, no Steam Deck performance boosts, and more!

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Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:03:30 - Xbox’s Gamescom Plans

00:17:20 - The Intellivision Amico Gets Delayed Again to the End of the Year

00:26:30 - Steam Deck doesn’t get a performance boost while docked

00:34:05 - Ad

00:35:11 - Super Mario Bros game sells for 2 Million

00:41:11 - Field of Dreams in MLB the Show

00:46:10 - Overcooked! All You Can Gets a Eat Free Update

00:50:25 - Out today

00:51:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary

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