Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Blessing and Imran talk about EA Play joining Game Pass at Xbox Series X launch, Yakuza Like a Dragon save data being weird, and more. 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:46 - Housekeeping It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means: a new episode PS I Love You XOXO is live! This week, me and Greg predict the metacritic scores for the PS5 launch line-up. Come post yours in the YouTube Comments! Donktober begins this Saturday. Me and Barrett are playing through the entirety of DK64. You can catch that live, every Saturday this month starting at noon pacific time and then later on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:37 - EA Play on Game Pass is launching with Xbox Series X - Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:22:30 - Is the Yakuza series now becoming more of an Xbox series? - Will Ramos 00:30:03 - Speaking of EA: The still-unannounced Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit remaster has been rated - Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:35:00 - Details on the Pokemon Sword & Shield: Crown Tundra DLC - JoeSkrebels @ IGN 00:42:33 - Upstart 00:43:30 - HIMS 00:45:15 - Logitech 00:48:50 - Epic V Apple Update: Judge calls for Trial by Jury - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:56:58 - Out today 00:59:25 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk about Xbox Series X previews, Mass Effect Legendary Edition being delayed, and more! 00:00:00 - Start :: - Housekeeping Donktober begins this Saturday. Me and Barrett are playing through the entirety of DK64. You can catch that live, every Saturday this month starting at noon pacific time and then later on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:40 - Xbox Series X hands-on previews are up! 00:18:00 - The Mass Effect Collection is still coming, but not in 2020 - Jeff Grubb @ VentureBeat 00:29:33 - A Resident Evil Netflix show is incoming - Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:34:18 - Farmville is shutting down at the end of the year - Zynga Support page 00:37:50 - Out today 00:41:00 - Upstart 00:42:30 - HIMS 00:43:39 - Logitech Reader mail - 00:45:30 - Tomorrow, we are getting our first full look at the second Pokémon DLC, The Crown Tundra. Like the Isle of Armor, it will bring back around 100 Pokémon into the current gen. What is the one Pokémon you want back the most, and which generation do you hope gets the most love? - Gondors Condor 00:52:00 - What will be your preferred way to play next gen games - 30FPS/4K or 60FPS/1440P? Would this change depending on the type of TV you have? - Jason 00:55:40 - Squad Up: ProphetGK(Xbox) 00:57:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim round out the week once again by talking about Metal Gear ports, Rocket League's success, and... Cowboys? Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:08 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:30 - The Metal Gear series is hitting PC… TODAY - Gabe Gurwin @ Gamespot 00:16:40 - Rocket League Free-to-play is a huge hit - Marie Dealessandri @ GiBiz 00:20:45 - Dontnod is opening a new studio - Jordan Ramée @ Gamespot 00:22:45 - Another Sony Patent: This time it’s inside-out VR tracking - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:29:08 - Krafton is merging with PUBG Corp - Brendan Sinclair @ GiBiz 00:31:25 - A Yakuza movie is coming - Dave McNary @ Variety 00:36:15 - Out today 00:42:30 - NZXT 00:44:00 - Logitech 00:45:08 - KLARNA 00:46:35 - Hello Fresh Reader mail - 00:50:20 - While Luna could kill Stadia should we also be concerned this might also die off as well? - Borzen00 00:57:30 - Squad Up:Rocketguardian(Steam) 00:58:00 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MON: Blessing and Tim TUES: Blessing and Imran WED: Greg and Whitta THURS: Greg and Tim FRI: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Greg talk about the cost of PS5 and Xbox Series X storage devices for a long time, and then at the end of the Roper Report, Amazon drops a bomb -- its own streaming service called Luna! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:12:00 - Housekeeping WWE 2K Battlegrounds on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Tom Bock, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:14:00 - Xbox Storage Is Expensive, Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:26:30 - Mafia Definitive Edition Review Round-Up 00:33:40 - Among Us 2 Canceled for Among Us 1, Jordan Ramee @ GameSpot 00:37:28 - Hideo Kojima, Jon Favreau Among Tribeca Film Festival's New Gaming Advisory Board, Jonathan Dornbush @ IGN 00:39:45 - Kirby Fighters 2 is out now for Nintendo Switch, Ryan Gilliam @ Polygon 00:45:38 - BREAKING NEWS: Amazon Luna 01:02:03 - Logitech 01:03:38 - KLARNA 01:04:54 - Hello Fresh 01:06:35 - Out today 01:12:45 - Squad Up:Mark Freeman(Zoom/Twitter) - @theindieboy1 01:13:55 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Whitta and Greg talk about the rumor that Metal Gear Solid is getting remade for PS5, Xbox's moves, and nuggs! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:56 - Housekeeping Hades First Impressions is up! Youtube.com/kindafunnygames! The most important Kinda Funny Podcast is up! youtube.com/kindafunny! Speaking of youtube.com/kindafunny, after this show, We Have Cool Friends with Fantastic Beasts’ Dan Fogler posts, and right here on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames, Andy’s playing Super Mario Galaxy! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed Tom Bock Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:06 - Metal Gear?! 00:15:14 - “When will Sony acquire the video game IPs from Konami?” - Charles Jakobsen 00:33:02 - Game Awards 2020 Details 00:40:52 - Baldur's Gate has been delayed 00:41:19 - Xbox on Bethesda’s Independence 00:45:17 - Xbox’s response on Twitter to the preorder madness… 00:50:26 - No Man's Sky Will Hit Version 3.0 With Universe-Expanding Origins Update 00:51:06 - Animal Crossing Fall Update Close? 00:52:07 - ACV Deets 00:53:37 - Tidbits 00:55:13 - Logitech 00:56:33 - KLARNA 00:57:42 - Hello Fresh 00:59:07 - Out today 01:02:02 - Squad Up: Jords - Xbox - Eightbitgeek09 01:03:05 - You‘re Wrong 01:05:53 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Imran talk about the morning of preorders, Fortnite crossing over with Rocket League, and Greg Miller being in a game? 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:47 - Housekeeping RTX CONTINUES: This Wednesday at 1pm Pacific time catch Greg, Tim, and Blessing on the Superhero Smack Talk panel where we decide once and for all who’s superior between Marvel and DC. That’s happening live on Roosterteeth.com Would you like to have a Happy Half Hour with Greg and Friday Night Lights’ Scott Porter? Then, head to kindafunny.com/teamporter! Scott’s raising money to fight Huntington’s Disease, and he and Greg have put up a paint can-drinking Zoom call for the charity auction. There’s also a ton of video game stuff, so check out everything benefiting the Huntington's Disease Society of America! kindafunny.com/teamporter! The Roper Report - 00:08:09 - As expected: Xbox Series X and S Preorders Seemingly Crashed Retailer Websites 00:12:26 - “What can we learn from this and how should the "perfect pre-order" system work in the future?” - BenjiB0P 00:14:08 - “So about that cheeky tweet from the Xbox account regarding pre orders from last week…” - Oliver 00:23:19 - Marvel's Spider-Man PS4 Save Files Won't Work With The PS5 Remaster 00:30:55 - Rocket League and Fortnite collide in crossover events starting this weekend 00:36:05 - Thomas Was Alone Creator Announces a Solitaire Game With a Story Campaign 00:39:02 - Manticore, A Roblox For Older Gamers, Raises $15 Million In New Funding Led By Epic 00:42:56 - Out today 00:46:37 - Logitech 00:47:50 - Klarna 00:49:00 - Hello Fresh Reader mail - 00:50:42 - “What are your earliest and/or fondest console memories?” - Langiam 00:59:26 - You‘re Wrong 01:03:52 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft has bought ZeniMax media bringing Bethesda and all their studios to the Xbox family. Blessing and Tim discuss this huge move and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:24 - Housekeeping RTX CONTINUES: This Wednesday at 1pm Pacific time catch Greg, Tim, and Blessing on the Superhero Smack Talk panel where we decide once and for all who’s superior between Marvel and DC. That’s happening live on Roosterteeth.com Would you like to have a Happy Half Hour with Greg and Friday Night Lights’ Scott Porter? Then, head to kindafunny.com/teamporter! Scott’s raising money to fight Huntington’s Disease, and he and Greg have put up a paint can-drinking Zoom call for the charity auction. There’s also a ton of video game stuff, so check out everything benefiting the Huntington's Disease Society of America! kindafunny.com/teamporter! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:03:34 - Microsoft Acquires Bethesda - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:14:00 - Do you guys think this means Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 will be Xbox exclusives? - Best Friends Q:Wispa 00:19:40 - Is it fair to say that Microsoft is indeed playing Sony's game? - Best Friends Q:Marc Starvajji 00:24:35 - Is this Microsoft saying “no more third party” and starting a bidding war over that landscape - Best Friends Q:Andrew Dramis 00:34:05 - Based on how PlayStation was being dragged just a few weeks ago about being "consumer-friendly," is today's move by Microsoft enough to start those same conversations? - Best Friends Q:DrummerDuck09 00:39:18 - Hades is a huge success 00:41:57 - PlayStation Apologizes for the pre-order debacle - @PlayStation on Twitter 00:49:10 - Logitech 00:50:20 - KLARNA 00:51:25 - Hello Fresh 00:53:20 - Devs behind Skullgirls and Indivisible have formed a new games studio - press release 00:57:21 - You can now stream your Xbox One games to your Android phone for free - Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:58:30 - Out today 00:59:40 - Squad Up:Tyler Wallis(PS4) - Tyler_Dur_Den_ 01:00:13 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Bless and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim round out the week by talking about Michel Ancel leaving games, PlayStation not wanting a Game Pass, and more. 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:10 - Housekeeping Tomorrow, Greg’s streaming Avengers from 3 to 5 pm PT for Spawn 4 Good. This is Spawn on Me’s No Voter Left Behind 2020 campaign benefitting VoteRiders! The goal is to raise awareness around voter ID laws and voter suppression on the weekend before National Voter Registration Day. So, catch that on twitch.tv/spawnonme Saturday from 3 to 5 pm PT. And, hey, why not go register to vote at gamers.vote? Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:05 - Fake news 00:11:18 - Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Wild are Still in Production After their Director’s departure - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:16:35 - - Best Friends Q:MaDogNik96 00:25:10 - PlayStation isn’t going after Xbox Game Pass - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:35:40 - 'Disintegration' multiplayer shuts down after just six months - Steve Dent @ Engadget 00:37:17 - Another holiday title bites the dust: Jett The Far Shore has been delayed - their blog 00:38:55 - Out today 00:41:05 - QUIP 00:42:33 - UPSTART 00:44:03 - Door Dash Reader mail - 00:46:30 - Bluepoint will soon be done with Demon's Souls. What do you see as potential options after this? - Charles Jakobsen 00:50:45 - "the best line-up that we've ever seen in the history of PlayStation" and now that the dust has settled I was wondering if you all agree. - AJ Szenk (Shank) 00:54:47 - You‘re Wrong Next weeks Hosts: MON: Bless and Tim TUE: Bless and Imran WED: Greg and Whitta THURS: Greg and Tim FRI: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Felicia Day joins Greg to talk about last night's PS5 drama, today's Nintendo Showcase, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:57 - Housekeeping It’s our day at RTX! Kinda Funny Panel at Noon PT! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Tom Bock, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:19 - PlayStation 5 Showcase Aftermath 00:29:50 - Jim Ryan on PS4/PS5 Games, Gene Park @ Washington Post 00:39:09 - Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase 00:45:40 - RIP 3DS, Sam Biford @ The Verge 00:50:00 - Out today 00:49:40 Ads (Need to ad later) 00:54:20 - Squad Up:Witt(GG app) - Commodorefez (@CommodoreFez) 00:57:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parris Lilly joins Greg to get in their last minute PS5 predictions, talk about Super Mario 3D All Stars reviews, and tackle PlayStation's Bloomberg rebuttal! Follow Parris: https://twitter.com/vicious696 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:34 - PS5 BETS! - Ignacio Rojas 00:24:55 - Housekeeping TODAY. IS. HUGE. Now, KFGD. Earlier this morning, Mario 3D All-Star First Impressions with Tim and Blessing After, Kinda Funny Gamescast on patreon.com/kindafunnygames 1 p.m. - PS5 Showcase After PS5, PSILY as the post-show 5 p.m. - KF Nugdome Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Tom Bock, and Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:28:39 - PlayStation Says Bloomberg is Lying 00:31:49 - Super Mario 3D All Stars Review Round-Up 00:37:18 - Nintendo Online Update... 00:39:08 - AND There’s a Nintendo Direct Min Tomorrow 00:39:49 - Speaking of… kinda… Let’s Talk Mass Effect Collection 00:44:05 - BREAKING - AC and Splinter Cell Games for Oculus Quest 00:46:32 - Out today 00:47:28 - Quip 00:49:06 - Upstart 00:50:32 - Door Dash Reader mail - 00:51:37 - “Don't you find it odd that xCloud has been completely absent from Xbox's next gen marketing?” - The Nano Biologist 00:56:39 - “I’m curious if you guys think that crossplay will be in even bigger demand than it already is.” - MangoJR 00:59:44 - Squad Up: Kevin Bogues - PS4 - KevinBogues 01:05:24 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Felicia Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices