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.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:05:40 - HousekeepingWe’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 @ IGN00:19:20 - Skyrim is getting a next-gen upgrade exactly 10 years after its original release - Jay Peters @ The Verge00:23:23 - Speaking of that, here’s your QuakeCon Report...00:30:45 - Ad00:34:20 - Madden NFL 22 Review Round-Up00:39:22 - WWE 2K22 Screenshots Revealed00:43:38 - Out today00:47:25 - Squad Up:Ben Geis(PS5) - bengie12344Tomorrow’s Hosts:Mon: Bless and TimTues: Greg and Gary @ 9 AM!Wed: Janet and AndyThurs: Greg and TimFri: Greg and Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GameSpot's Tamoor Hussain joins Greg to talk Ghost reviews, CES vaccinations, and more! Follow Tam: https://twitter.com/tamoorhTime Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:03:00 - HousekeepingGameSpot’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-Up00:21:20 - Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Deets, Jeremy Winslow @ GameSpot00:31:09 - Quakecon Leaks! Jared Moore @ IGN00:39:15 - CES Requires the Vaccine00:43:36 - Ad00:47:00 - Out today00:55:00 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Ryan Penagos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janet and Andy talk all about today's Pokémon presentation with more info on Pokémon Arceus, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:01:30 - HousekeepingThank you to our Patreon Producers: Black JackThe Roper Report  -00:02:58 - Pokemon Presents00:41:43 - Ad00:45:30 - Ubisoft Studio Under Investigation Over Sexual Harassment, Workplace Discrimination Reports - Kotaku00:51:50 - Kazuma Kiryu from Yakuza is in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - Eurogamer00:56:54 - Abandoned Gameplay Reveal Is 'a Few Months' Away, But Trailer App Will Be Updated Sooner - IGN01:04:00 - Out today01:04:55 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Tam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:04:55 - HousekeepingA 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 JackThe Roper Report  -00:05:30 - Sea of Thieves is the most popular it’s ever been - Sea of Thieves blog00:20:15 - People Can Fly doesn’t know how much Outriders sold - Joe Skrebels @ IGN00:30:20 - Fortnite’s new mode is basically Among Us - Chaim Gartenberg @ The Verge00:42:40 - Ad00:47:10 - Xbox Series X is getting a higher resolution dashboard - Tom Warren @ The Verge00:50:40 - 10 more games are getting Xbox touch controls - Nibel on Twitter00:53:30 - A fun one: A first-time Metal Gear Solid streamer accidentally discovered a bug that has speedrunners excited - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:58:37 - Out today00:59:56 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS: Today, Tuesday August 17th, 2021 is the 1,000th episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily! Congratulations! - Kenny BelouTomorrow’s Hosts: Janet and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk about Control hitting 10 Million players, Phil Spencer's love of the Steam Deck, and rock their Sonic bling!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:03:17 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now with Mike, Gary, Barrett talking about Xbox at Gamescom, Hades, and Halo. You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on Podcast services around the globe. TODAY, 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! Right after this at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics! The Roper Report - 00:07:42 - Control Passes 10 Million Players & Remedy is working on 6 games00:18:58 - Xbox Head Phil Spencer loves the Steam Deck00:20:07 - “Is this the answer for Xbox?” - Anonymous00:28:02 - Nintendo Orders ROM Site To ‘Destroy’ All Its Games, Or Else00:33:20 - Ads00:37:30 - Evo is back in person in 202200:40:00 - Call of Duty Vanguard reveal confirmed for Warzone00:43:17 - Out today00:45:50 - Squad Up: Jordan Deeb - Marvel’s Avengers - Invite.gg/kfavengers 00:46:40 - You‘re Wrong00:47:47 - Post ShowThis Week’s Hosts:Tuesday - Janet & GaryWednesday - Blessing & AndyThursday - Tim & TamFriday - Greg & Ryan Penagos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Greg dive into Avenger's Black Panther expansion preview impressions, Xbox Game Pass not coming to Switch anytime soon, and NPD numbers!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:09:00 - HousekeepingMonday, 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 JackThe Roper Report  -00:12:18 - Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Preview round up00:34:25 - Ad00:35:30 - Xbox has ruled out Game Pass on other consoles in near future - Tom Ivan@ Video Games Chronicle00:40:23 - We got NPD for July! - Sherif Saed @ VG24700:45:10 -WWE 2K22 has reportedly been ‘completely rebuilt’ and is ‘looking fantastic’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:56:06 -We’re getting a new Pokémon Presents stream next week! - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon00:58:37 - Out today01:01:00 - Squad Up:Dan “Golden Spider”(PS5 (or 4!)) - Goldenspider66601:01:50 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Mon: Blessing and TimTues: Janet and GaryWed: Blessing and AndyThurs: Tim and TamFri: Greg and Ryan Penagos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk Call of Duty, GTA: Remaster trilogy, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:07:00 - HousekeepingMonday, 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 JackThe Roper Report  -00:09:00 - Call of Duty Vanguard has been leaked - Liam Wiseman @ IGN00:20:10 - Diablo 4’s Game Director is out at Blizzard - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon00:26:50 - Say hello to a new Game Studio! - Mike Wilson @ Bloody Disgusting00:30:18 - Ad00:31:20 - BREAKING NEWS: GTA TRILOGY NEWS00:00:36 50- Splitgate wants to come to Switch and Mobile - Jared Moore @ IGN00:41:10 - Unity acquires Parsec - James Batchelor @ GiBiz00:44:40 - There’s Pandemonium at Nintendo World - Chris Scullion @ VGC00:48:00 - Out today00:56:20 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Janet and Blessing discuss Idris Elba cast as Knuckles, a BUNCH of indie games, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:03:00 - HousekeepingMonday, 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 Verge00:22:19 - ID at Xbox Recap - Imran Khan at Fanbyte00:37:25 - Ad00:38:45 - Nintendo Indie Showcase Recap - Fanbyte Imran Khan00:47:45 - Niantic Founder’s metaverse fears - IGN Adam Bankhurst00:55:15 - FIFA Shushing00:58:00 - Life Is Strange Remastered Collection Delayed to 2022 Also Wavelengths DLC date00:59:45 - Abandoned App Drama01:02:00 - Out today01:03:00 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Activision Blizzard shareholder demands, call WWE Superstar Xavier Woods about , and just rant for an hour or so.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:07:00 - HousekeepingA 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 @ Axios00:21:30 - Xenoblade Sequel coming, Imran @ Fanbyte00:28:35 - Windjammers 2 Announced for PS4, PS5 as Open Beta Begins for PC & PlayStation00:37:10 - Fortnite00:40:05 - Ad00:41:08 - PAX Australia Cancelled00:47:20 - Nindie World Tomorrow!00:47:45 - Mario Bros. Casting News, Marc Kaliroff @ NintendoWire00:51:40 - Out today00:54:08 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Janet and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Garcia/Gettys Information Squad team up to talk about Opening Night Live, no Steam Deck performance boosts, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:03:00 - HousekeepingThank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.The Roper Report -00:03:30 - Xbox’s Gamescom Plans00:17:20 - The Intellivision Amico Gets Delayed Again to the End of the Year00:26:30 - Steam Deck doesn’t get a performance boost while docked00:34:05 - Ad00:35:11 - Super Mario Bros game sells for 2 Million00:41:11 - Field of Dreams in MLB the Show00:46:10 - Overcooked! All You Can Gets a Eat Free Update00:50:25 - Out today00:51:55 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices