Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Blessing and Tim talk about Pokemon, Sonic, Unreal Engine 5, and so much more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:26 - Housekeeping

A new episode of Gamescast is up right now and it’s our reviews of both Biomutant, and Knockout City!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Tom Bock

The Roper Report  -

00:04:11 - We’ve got a release date for the new Pokemon games! - Andrew Webster @ The Verge

00:20:36 - Unreal Engine 5 Is Available Now in Early Access and there’s a Gorgeous New Tech Demo - Matt Kim @ IGN

00:26:24 - Roger Craig Smith is back voicing Sonic?? - Twitter

00:33:20 - PlayStation is Planning an Expansion Into Mobile Games and Apps - Jordan Oloman @ IGN

00:34:00 - What's intrigues you more: creating a unique experience with your IP for mobile gaming (like what I think Sony is doing)? Or, bringing the actual console game on the phone (like XBox Game Pass currently does)? - Best Friends Q:BJ Bernardo

00:42:20 - Speaking of: PlayStation Is Developing AI ‘Agents’ That Will Play Games With You - Matt Purslow @ IGN

00:46:01 - Pre-E3 keeps rolling: Far Cry 6 is getting a gameplay reveal

00:48:10 - Dreams Community convention DreamsCom returns for 2021 - @PlayStation on Twitter

00:49:20 - Out today

00:41:00 - Ad

00:52:50 - Squad Up:ALDEN (Series X) - Alden9386

00:53:10 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS (This is optional)

Another required reading: Inside IGN’s Battle for Editorial Independence - Steven Strom @ Fanbyte

00:55:02 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Horizon Forbidden West's State of Play announcement, Sonic being more popular than Zelda, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:35 - Housekeeping

• There’s a new PS I Love You XOXO live and we’re making a PS5 time capsule to open in seven years!

The Roper Report -

00:07:31 - Horizon Info Incoming!

00:20:17 - Sonic the Hedgehog Event Incoming!

00:31:18 - Dying Light Event Incoming

00:34:00 - IGN Announces IGN Expo

00:37:30 - CD Projekt Waiting on Sony to Reinstate Cyberpunk

00:44:20 - Ads

00:45:48 - Ubisoft has or hasn’t gotten better about harassment based on who you ask

00:53:30 - Steam Handheld Incoming?

00:58:36 - Knockout City Hits 2 Million Players

01:02:22 - Out today

01:04:17 - You‘re Wrong

01:05:02 - Frankfurter - Happy Birthday Nano! - twitch.tv/thenanobiologist

01:07:29 - Post Show

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim

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Blessing and Tim talk about a rumored new Final Fantasy spin-off called "Final Fantasy Origins", Bioumtant reviews, and more! Listen to the http://www.patreon.com/kindafunnygames post-show to hear Blessing Barrett argue about the top 25 open world games.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:35 - Housekeeping

It’s Monday, we got a bunch of new shows live for you right now!

The edited finale of me and Andy’s playthrough of Resident Evil 7 is up right now, edited by Roger Pokorny. It’s one you don’t want to miss. I’m lost, drunk, and terrified by the end of it.

A new Kinda Funny Podcast went up this morning where we help a Best Friend get engaged.

And a new Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now where they talk all about what Nintendo is up to with Xbox.

All of that is available right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunny and Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames along with your favorite podcast service.

This Friday, we’re battling the Knockout City dev team. If we win, we get the Kinda Funny logo in the game. If we lose… doesn’t matter; it’s not going to happen. Practice starts after KFGD Friday, and the big game is at noon PT.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Tom Bock

The Roper Report  -

00:06:08 - Square Enix is about to announce a new Final Fantasy game, and it’s a Soulslike - Imran Khan @ Fanbyte

00:16:00 - Why is it ok for FF games to continue to be exclusive to the sony platform and why..isn't there outsized "backlash"? - Best Friends Q:Karl

00:26:00 - Biomutant Review Round Up

00:33:00 - Ad

00:35:40 - We got a new image of the Uncharted movie! - New York Times, tweeted by Nibel on Twitter

00:41:40 - Rockstar Games announces its own record label - Press release

00:44:40 - Watch Dogs Was Originally a Driver Game - Matt Purslow @ IGN

00:48:20 - Out today

 Reader mail  -

00:50:30 - So we all love Knockout City - but after next week will this love stick? - Billythedoor

00:55:25 - Required Reading: Special Report: The Inside Story of Blizzard's Departures and a Company at a Crossroads - Kat Bailey @ IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/special-report-the-inside-story-of-blizzards-departures-and-a-company-at-a-crossroads

00:59:08 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Whitta

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Blessing and Tim talk about Netflix's possible expansion into gaming, Overwatch changing to 5v5, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:24 - Housekeeping

• Remember today: We’re streaming for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund at 11 a.m. PT. twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. You can start donating -- and learning about the charity -- now at kindafunny.com/palestine!

The Roper Report -

00:05:20 - Netflix really wants to get into video games

00:15:15 - Overwatch 2 is changing to a 5v5 game

00:30:18 - Ads

00:32:57 - Mass Effect's Normandy Is Now in No Man's Sky

00:40:36 - Devolver Digital’s Phantom Abyss looks like Fall Guys meets Indiana Jones

00:43:29 - Hot Wheels Unleashed revealed their new College Campus environment

00:46:38 - Out today

00:48:20 - “Will this online E3 be a one-off thing or an evolution of the event?” - Jordan Lee Rowan

00:54:23 - Required Reading - https://bit.ly/3ywy9Ni 

00:56:16 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Monday - Blessing and Tim

Tuesday - Greg and Whitta

Wednesday - Blessing and Andy

Thursday - Blessing and Tim

Friday - Greg and Blessing

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The Blind Gamer Steve Saylor joins Greg on this Global Accessibility Awareness Day to talk about Starfield release date rumors, TimeSplitters coming back, and more!

Follow Steve: https://twitter.com/stevesaylor

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:05 - Global Accessibility Awareness Day

00:05:00 - “I was wondering what accessibility options do you think are the most crucial?” - Parker Petrov

00:10:08 - Housekeeping

• Our Palestine Stream is tomorrow @ 11 am pt! twitch.tv/kindafunnygames -- kindafunny.com/palestine

The Roper Report -

00:12:04 - Timesplitters Lives!

00:18:55 - “I wonder if Timesplitters has anything new it can offer to the FPS genre” - Jordan Lee Rowan

00:24:33 - When’s Starfield Coming?

00:30:32 - “What's a better strategy?” - dhruvenator

00:40:37 - “Xbox and Bethesda are doing a joint event this year for E3. Is this going to be too long?” - The Nano Biologist

00:43:12 - Ads

00:45:50 - Outsiders Square’s “Next” Major Franchise

00:49:20 - Todd and Amy are Back together!

00:52:15 - EA’s New Open-World Action Studio

00:53:47 - Out today

00:58:00 - Required Reading: https://bit.ly/2QzeY4i 

01:01:16 - You‘re Wrong

01:03:41 - Post Show

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg

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Blessing and Andy talk about a BIG showing for Summer Game Fest, what's going on with Warner Bros, and more. Listen to the http://www.patreon.com/kindafunnygames post-show to hear about our hype levels for Biomutant.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:23 - Housekeeping

A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up and it’s a Deathloop preview! Tim, Barrett, Parris, and I got to check out a hand-off deep dive behind closed doors and we’ve broken down everything we saw. That’s live right now on podcast services and on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.

We’re streaming for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund Friday at 11 a.m. PT. twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. You can start donating -- and learning about the charity -- now at kindafunny.com/palestine!

The Roper Report -

00:07:00 - Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest returns June 10th with a ‘world premiere showcase’

00:14:11 - “Is this just a glorified outlook calendar of gaming events featuring Weezer?” - Parker Petrov

00:23:33 - Warner Bros Interactive will reportedly be split up following Warner/Discovery merger

00:30:33 - The Last of Us Part II has gotten a performance patch for PS5

00:34:49 - “Does this mean we will not see a PS5 version?” - MaDogNik96

00:38:51 - Ads

00:41:28 - Take-Two announces plans to launch a ‘new Gearbox franchise’

00:45:44 - 5 Games are coming to NES Online and SNES Online for Switch, and none of them are Earthbound or Super Mario RPG

00:49:30 - Out today

00:53:44 - You‘re Wrong

00:59:00 - Post Show

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Steve Saylor

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Spawn On Me's Kahlief Adams comes through to talk about the IGN staff reaction to their post being removed, GTA Online PS5 and Xbox Series X getting a date, and so much more!

Listen to the http://www.patreon.com/kindafunnygames post-show to hear about how Kah reviews games and to get the show ad free.

Follow Kah at http://www.twitter.com/Kahjahkins .

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:35 - Housekeeping

• PS I Love You XOXO is live with the Trophy Room’s Kyle Stephenson talking about Starfield not coming to PS5, how the DualSense actually matters, and more! youtube.com/kindafunnygames.

The Roper Report   -

00:11:08 - IGN / Palestine Update

00:36:25 - Ads

00:39:04 - GTA Online PS5 and Xbox Date!

00:42:38 - Saints Row The Third Coming to Current Gen

00:46:00 - Is Devolver Going Public?

00:49:09 - No Hollow Knight at E3 2021

00:49:56 - GamesIndustry.Biz FACTS

00:53:00 - Out today

00:56:10 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy

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Blessing and Tim are joined by Tamoor Hussain to talk about Games Media's support of Palestine, Starfield possibly coming in 2022 as an Xbox Exclusive, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:48 - Housekeeping

The Roper Report -

00:05:27 - IGN Takes Down Article And Tweet Sharing Palestinian Aid Groups

00:30:18 - Ads

00:32:55 - According to Jeff Grubb: Starfield is coming in 2022 to Xbox as a console exclusive

00:48:11 - Mario Golf got an overview trailer revealing its full Roster and Game Modes

00:50:51 - “How big do you see this game getting?” - Jordan Lee Rowan

00:53:59 - Hades has been rated for PS4 in Korea

00:54:44 - Out today

00:55:36 - You‘re Wrong

00:56:50 - Post Show

This Week’s Hosts:

Tuesday - Greg and Kahlief

Wednesday - Blessing and Andy

Thursday - Greg and Steve Saylor

Friday - Blessing and Greg

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Blessing and Tim talk about Mass Effect, Sega working on a super game, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start - The Mass Effect.

00:12:28 - Will this re-release give BioWare some of its credibility back? - Best Friends Q:Jordan Lee Rowan

00:18:19 - Housekeeping

The Roper Report -

00:19:20 - Sega says it plans to release a ‘Super Game’ within the next five years - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:30:20 - Discord Is Evolving Beyond Gaming, but is still excited to work with PlayStation - Matt Kim @ IGN

00:35:18 - Housemarque’s searching for a solution for Returnal’s no-save-option problem - Kat Bailey @ IGN

00:43:00 - Ad  

00:46:40 - Microsoft rolls out Dolby Vision gaming test on Xbox Series X and S - Jon Porter @ The Verge

00:51:15 - Disco Elysium: The Final Cut finally cleared for release in Australia - Marie Deallesandri @ GiBiz

00:53:20 - Ghostrunner 2 has been announced! - Marcus Stewart @ GameInformer

00:55:20 - Out today

 Reader mail -

00:56:40 - What is your personal over/under on us seeing any kind of studio acquisition announcement and who do you think it would be? - Parker Petrov

01:04:00 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Monday: Blessing and Tim

Tuesday: Greg and Kahlief

Wednesday: Blessing and Andy

Thursday: Greg and Steve Saylor

Friday: Blessing and Greg

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Greg and Tim talk about a Wired article PACKED with PS5 info, Xbox's 20th Anniversary, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:20 - Housekeeping

Friday at 2PM PT on Twitch.tv/KindaFmnnyGames Greg, Nick, Mike, Joey, and Barrett are playing Poker Club, giving away a WHOLE bunch of codes for the game, and if you watch you can get a custom Kinda Funny Trophy and KF merch in game!

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Tom Bock

The Roper Report -

00:09:06 - PS5’s 25 New Exclusives, New Controllers

00:29:11 - Do you think that PlayStation will ever do something akin to Xbox Design Lab for their controllers? - Best Friends Q:Jordan Lee Rowan

00:32:15 - - Best Friends Q:The 5 Star Man

00:34:44 - Sunset Overdrive Hope, Robert Leedham @ GQ

00:43:10 - Ad

00:46:54 - E3 Online and App Deets

00:53:04 - Avengers Red Room Takeover Deets

00:54:30 - Xbox 20

01:02:00 - Out today

01:06:55 - Squad Up: James Nickels(PS5) Owl-Eyes21

01:07:50 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Tim

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