Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Greg and Bless catch you up on the statements, community reactions, and media's role in the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.

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Emily Is Away 3 is happening right after this. twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and later on youtube.com/kindafunnyplays

Happy 20th birthday, Max Payne!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report  -

00:07:30 - Activision Fallout

00:41:00 - Ad

00:43:50 - What do you think is games' media role in it? - Best Friends Q:Iztari

00:55:45 - GTA Online Record, Eddie @ GameSpot

01:01:02 - Borderlands Devs Bounce, Megan Farokhmanesh @ Axios

01:05:55 - Out today

01:08:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

MON: Blessing and Tim

TUE: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and Tim

THURS: Greg and Tim

FRI: Greg and Blessing

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It is another Tim Tam Thursday! Join Tim and Tamoor as they breakdown all the announcements fro EA Play and go over the absolutely heartbreaking Activision Blizzard lawsuit. Follow Tam at https://twitter.com/tamoorh

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Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

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00:04:10 - Everything Announced At EA Play Live 2021

00:37:00 - Ad

00:40:35 - Activision Blizzard Sued Over ‘Frat Boy’ Culture, Harassment (Maeve Allsup at Bloomberg)

00:57:08 - Blizzard Botched Warcraft III Remake After Internal Fights, Pressure Over Costs (Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier)

01:01:00 - Banks, brokerages, PSN, the Steam Store and more are down in massive internet outage (Mitchell Clark at The Verge)

01:03:43 - PS5 Users get 6 Months of Apple TV + free (PlayStation Blog)

01:06:00 - Out today

01:09:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Andy talk about new details on Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, Netflix going for mobile gaming, and more.

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A new Gamescast about Metal Gear Solid AND a Party Mode previewing Aliens: Fireteam Elite are up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

If that’s not enough games content, we’re streaming Doki Doki Literature Club right after this episode of KFGD right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Donavan Harkness & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:16:30 - Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut looks sick

00:26:00 - Netflix’s gaming expansion starts with mobile - Jay Peters @ The Verge

00:36:36 - District 9’s Neill Blomkamp is working on a video game!

00:43:42 - Ad

00:46:55 - Pro Evolution Soccer has been renamed eFootball, and It's Fully Free-to-Play - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

00:49:48 - Could eFootball represent a direction that other sports titles such as FIFA, Madden and NBA 2K adopt in the near future? - Best Friends Q:Dave Norridge

00:56:30 - Epic Games has acquired Sketchfab - Sean Murray @ TheGamer

00:59:45 - Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy Mash-Up Game Elite Squad Is Shutting Down - Matt Purslow @ IGN

01:02:20 - EA Sports PGA Tour to feature women’s golf - Matt Purslow @ IGN

01:04:20 - We’re getting three more SNES games with Nintendo Switch Online and none of them are Earthbound - Wario64

01:07:20Could eFootball represent a direction that other sports titles such as FIFA, Madden and NBA 2K adopt in the near future? - Out today

01:09:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Tamoor

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Greg and Gary Whitta talk about the stellar Death's Door reviews, the PS5 losing weight, and more!

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00:04:15 - Housekeeping

I apologize to a developer on today’s PSILY!

Loki enters the MCU In Review lineup today!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

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00:05:54 - Death’s Door Review Round-up

00:18:03 - Will this decision by Devolver, to put a title on Xbox exclusively but not on Game Pass, hurt its sales? - Best Friends Q:Marc Starvaggi

00:25:08 - Ubi’s New Tom Clancy Shooter: XDefiant, Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:33:02 - Ad

00:36:19 - PS5 is Losing Weight! ERNEST LIN @ PSU

00:40:48 - Cris Tales Review Round-Up

00:43:25 - Tencent Buys Sumo, Christopher Dring @ GIB

00:46:58 - DEM TIMBITS

00:53:00 - Out today

00:57:00 -REQUIRED READING:

First It Was An Assassin's Creed Expansion, Now It's Ubisoft's 8 Year Nightmare - Ethan Gach @ Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/first-it-was-an-assassins-creed-expansion-now-its-ubis-1847326742

00:59:45 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy

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Janet and Tim breakdown the latest statements from Nintendo, Skate 4's teaser, Ratchet and Clank's design choices, and more!

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MCU In Review Returns today as the boys rank Loki the series against all the MCU movies and shows. Catch it live on Patreon.com/kindafunny or tomorrow on youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services.

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

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00:05:00 -  Nintendo Says It Has No Plans to Release Another Switch Model Right Now

00:14:10 - Steam Deck: Valve Is Doing its Best to Avoid Thumbstick Drift

00:19:40 - Ratchet and Clank’s modernization meant making it easier

00:33:23 - Skate Will Not be at EA Play but Here is a Teaser

00:47:10 - New Tom Clancy Incoming

00:53:30 - Out today

00:55:16 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary

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A datamine makes it look like PlayStation games are coming to Netflix. Do you believe it? Does Janet Garcia believe it? Does Greg secure a Steam Deck during this show? Let's find out!

Follow Janet: https://twitter.com/Gameonysus

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Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack!

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00:11:56 - PlayStation Coming to Netflix?! Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:20:00 - Rainbow Six Extraction AND Riders Republic Delayed

00:27:50 - STEAM DECK FOLLOW-UPS!

00:35:35 - Could this become the swiss army knife of handhelds? - Best Friends Q:JordOnDrums (Jordon)

00:47:00 - Ad

00:49:29 - NPD REPORT! Jeffy Grubb Gruub @ Gamesbeat

00:53:50 - You Almost Got a Happy Gilmore Game

00:53:20 - Out today

01:02:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

TUE: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and Andy

THURS: Greg and Tim at a special time -- NOON Pacific!

FRI: Greg and Blessing

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Valve has done the impossible -- made a handheld. Let's talk about the Steam Deck, Black Panther, and Hideo Kojima's Tweets!

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TLOU2’s Shannon Woodward is on the Kinda Funny Podcast today! youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack!

The Roper Report  -

00:05:56 - Steam Deck Announced

00:31:50 - Black Panther Details, Nick Romano @ EW

00:47:20 - Ad

00:51:49 - No Star War at EA Play

00:57:30 - Netflix Going After Games, Lucas Shaw and Mark Gurman @ Bloomberg

01:02:40 - Hideo Kojima likes Hideo Kojima Trailer, Hideo Kojima @ Hideo Kojima’s Twitter

01:05:20 - Out today

01:08:04 - Squad Up:Casey Weinmann(PSN/PC) - Arox Lunarshroud

01:08:40 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Andy talk about the big headlines from our Phil Spencer interview, Battlefield 2042 Cross Play, and more!

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Greg and Gary Whitta delve into Persona's 25th Anniversary and it's seven new teases, sort through two delays, and yell at each other about nonsense.

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A great PSILY is live! Kojima! Director’s Cut! Where the Heart Leads!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack!

The Roper Report -

00:06:15 - Persona: 7 Upcoming Announcements For The Series, Darryn Bonthuys @ GameSpot

00:22:40 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Announced, Skrebbels @ IGN

00:40:00 - Ad

00:43:20 - Ghostwire Tokyo Delayed

00:44:06 - Just Cause Mobile Delayed

00:51:27 - ESA Talks COVID and Gaming, REB @ IGN

00:58:10 - BREAKING: The theme for Fall Guys Season 5 is JUNGLE ADVENTURE

01:01:00 - RUMOR: PSU.com’s Michael Harradence

01:02:00 - Out today

01:07:29 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy

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Janet and Tim breakdown the latest on Kojima, Abandoned, the most expensive video game ever, and Cyberpunk 2077's surprising download numbers.

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