Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Blessing and Tim recap and discuss that Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:45 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Thank you for your support! Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: Wednesday at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Enough Xbox stuff, though: today on PSILY, Greg and I are doing a HUGE bracket to decide the No. 1 PS4 exclusive of all time. Watch live on patreon.com/kindafunnygames to vote in tie-breakers. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:45 - Let’s recap that Nintendo Direct: Mini - Chris Pereira and Eddie @ Gamespot 00:18:50 - With this morning's "Mini" Direct, has Nintendo completely devalued the "Direct" branding? - Best Friends Q:Evan P 00:28:15 - What is up with Nintendo? - Best Friends Q:Lexus 00:30:01 - Xbox is fine supporting next-gen exclusives - Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle 00:38:50 - Sea of Thieves Surpasses 15 Million Players - blog by Joe Neate, Executive Producer @ Rare 00:41:45 - Metacritic is now delaying user reviews - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:44:30 - KLARNA 00:46:20 - Out today Reader mail - 00:49:10 - Aaron Greenberg tweeted the following on Friday: “Trust me you don’t want to miss this pre-show. We have been working with @geoffkeighley and our partners on some exciting reveals.” Are y’all planning on reacting to the pre-show as well? Also, what do you think this means for the showcase itself? - Witt 00:53:00 - With us being a few days away from the Halo gameplay reveal, how confident are you that they will be able to pull this off? - Shawn 00:54:15 - With these current reveals and successes how likely do you think it is to get any of the mainline Persona games on the Switch? - TheSheepWhisper 00:55:55 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Greg round out the week by talking about NPD and predicting where Ghost of Tsushima will end up in sales. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:11:00 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast kicks off Saturday at 6 am PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Get your questions in now on kindafunny.com/patreon! Remember: kindafunny.com/store has a bunch of great shit Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:12:55 - The Last of Us Part 2 continues to kill it in sales - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:23:50 - Microsoft discontinues Xbox One X and Xbox One S digital edition - Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:26:50 - With the discontinuation of the Xbox One X now guaranteeing the existence of Lockhart, do you believe the rumors of what it supposedly will be? You know, the part where it is targeting 1080p to provide that budget price. - Best Friends Q:MalcontentRonin 00:37:20 - What was up with that Geoff Keighley PS5 Dualsense hands on demo? 00:45:35 - Was it just me or was Geoff's Hands On with the DS5 lame? - Best Friends Q:DJBradChill 00:46:37 - Did Sony make a mistake wanting to do this or is this just something we had to get due to the COVID Times? - Best Friends Q:Borzen00 00:56:12 - Dreams wins Game of the Year at Games for Change Festival - Matthew Handrahan @ GiBiz 00:58:25 - Out today 01:00:10 - KFG Reader mail - 01:01:04 - Do you think that we could get PS5 and series X news during the Gamescom opening night? - James 01:04:50 - Squad Up: Blockfighter(Stadia) - blockfighter 01:05:02 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday: Blessing and Tim Tuesday: Blessing and Imran Wednesday: Greg and Gary Thursday: Greg, Tim, Blessing, Andy, and Snowbike Mike (Post show for the Xbox Games Showcase) Friday: Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft's doing it! Come listen to Blessing and Greg discuss Xbox's marriage made in heaven and Phil Spencer's rallying cry! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:50 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast kicks off Saturday at 6 am PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Get your questions in now on kindafunny.com/patreon! kindafunny.com/store has a bunch of great shit Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:30 - Xcloud getting Xbox Game Pass Library! 00:21:25 - With Phil Spencer announcing that xCloud would be free to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in September, it had me thinking, how could Stadia even hope to compete with this? - Best Friends Q:Benjamin Berry 00:43:40 - With the inclusion of Project Xcloud in Game Pass Ultimate, is there parity in those libraries? Is Project Xcloud getting it's own library that is separate from Game Pass Ultimate for those who aren't subscribed? - Best Friends Q:Scoompoof 00:49:33 - Halo: Infinite and XCloud are coming to GamePass. How the hell can Microsoft afford this? - Best Friends Q:Gondors Condor 00:53:57 - BEYOND LIGHT RELEASE WINDOW UPDATE 00:56:00 - Unsolved Mysteries: Why Dr Disrespect was banned 01:00:25 - TinyBuild Nabs Hello Neighbor Dev 01:01:10 - KFG 01:01:50 - Out today 01:06:35 - Squad Up:Mark Freeman(Zoom/Twitter) - theindieboy1 01:07:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg's joined by the host of the Kinda Funny Xcast SnowBikeMike to talk about our brand new Xbox show, more PS5s being made, and the Paper Mario reviews! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:17:15 - Housekeeping PS I Love You XOXO is LIVE answering all of your questions following the Ghost of Tsushima review! This Saturday at 6 am pt, the Kinda Funny Xcast debuts on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services! kindafunny.com/store has a bunch of great shit Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:18:48 - PlayStation’s Making More PS5’s, Takashi Mochizuki @ Bloomberg 00:28:50 - Paper Mario: The Origami King Review Round-Up 00:34:50 - Marvel’s Avengers’ Beta Dates, Dorno @ IGN 00:41:12 - - Best Friends Q:Stephen Pina, Jr (stevejr1128) 00:45:45 - Video Game Industry Harassment Hotline, Ian Walker @ Kotaku 00:53:15 - Clowns -- literal clowns -- are protesting in Red Dead, Iain Harris PCGamesN 00:55:00 - XCast 00:57:30 - Out today 00:59:25 - Squad Up:Frankfurtter(Quiz show) - Billythedoor 01:00:42 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran and Blessing talk about the Ghost of Tsushima reviews and how it stacks up against the year's biggest releases. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:10 - Housekeeping KindaFunny.com/store is POPPIN Our Ghost of Tsushima Review this morning on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and the Gamescast podcast feed. It’s spoiler-free, so watch it right away and then write in to PSILY with your questions for a special Wednesday morning episode! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:50 - Ghost of Tsushima Review Round Up 00:12:30 - BLESSING VS IMRAN UBISOFT FORWARD PREDICTIONS RESULTS 00:25:00 - Ubisoft Has Reportedly Rebooted Skull & Bones, Its Long-Delayed Pirate Game (EVA @ USgamer) 00:32:00 - Stadia Connect 01:23:20 - SWERY65 Apologizes For Insensitive Trans Scene In Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (@Swery65 on Twitter) 00:52:10 - Out today 00:54:00 - KFG Reader mail - 00:56:30 - As the generation draws to a close we get the chance to look back on the last few years as a defined era of gaming. If you had to give out an award for most improved studio, who would you give it to? - Hot Dub Time Boat 01:02:08 - Squad Up:Jasek(PC) - KingCrimson417 01:02:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and ??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim recap Ubisoft Forward and talk about how this weekend shapes the future of the company. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:11:15 - Housekeeping We have hands-on previews of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and the First Impressions Podcast Feed. Our Ghost of Tsushima Review drops tomorrow at 7 am pacific time on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and the Gamescast podcast feed. It’s spoiler-free, so watch it right away and then write in to PSILY with your questions for a special Wednesday morning episode! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:12:36 - A Big Weekend for Ubisoft - Ubisoft Forward Recap 00:40:40 - Former Ubisoft developers form new studio Beans - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBiz 00:45:12 - Get ready for a lego Nintendo Entertainment System - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:51:25 - Out today 00:54:00 - KFG Reader mail - 00:57:25 - Why do you think some companies get slammed for focusing on a rotation of a few IPs instead of constantly introducing new ones? - Dblock 01:04:05 - Squad Up:The Nano Biologist(Xbox One) - DaNanoBiologist 01:04:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Greg wrap up the week by talking about the reveal of the next Far Cry game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Blessing dive into what a Sony patent means for PlayStation 5, if physical games are about to die, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - Housekeeping Right after KFGD, we’re doing WHCF with Andy McNamara on his 29 years at Game Informer! Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames We’re reacting to Ubisoft Forward on Sunday at noon pt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:25 - PS1, PS2, and PS3 Backwards Compat Coming?! Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:26:19 - Um, Did Digital Games Just KO physical Games? 00:32:00 - At what point does physical media become not worth the effort? Also, which company do you think will be first to drop physical media and when? - Best Friends Q:Parker Petrov 00:41:40 - Nintendo Mobile Games Have Strengthened Franchises, James Carr @ GameSpot 00:45:17 - A Sims TV Show, Julia Lee @ Polygon 00:52:00 - Out today 00:57:20 - Quip 00:58:55 - Klarna 01:00:00 - Hims 01:03:05 - Squad Up:Mark Freeman(Zoom twitter) - @theindieboy1 01:05:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Gary Whitta talk about Xbox telling publishers they can't charge for next-gen upgrades, Core paying you to create games, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames We’re reacting to Ubisoft Forward on Sunday at noon pt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:10 - Xbox Won’t Allow Publishers to Charge for Next-Gen Upgrades, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:25:25 - COD:MW Removes the OK Symbol Out, Wesley Yin Poole @ Eurogamer 00:31:20 - Make Money in Core 00:37:38 - Xcloud is Helping Devs WFH, Allan Poore, Partner Group Program Manager, Project xCloud 00:42:10 - Top PSN Downloads for June 00:41:40 - Quip 00:43:39 - Klarna 00:46:20 - Hims 00:48:30 - Out today Reader mail - 00:50:00 - When reviewing any game, how much do you talk with other critics about the game? - Gondors Condor 01:04:20 - Squad Up: http://kindafunny.com/steven 01:11:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Assassin's Creed? Watch Dogs? Far Cry? Blessing and Imran discuss their expectations and predictions for the upcoming Ubisoft Forward. 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed &Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:37 - What can we expect at Ubisoft Forward? - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:37:50 - Microsoft is interested in WB Games - Jeremy Winslow @ Gamespot 00:40:11 - Is there such a thing as too many first party studios - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:46:00 - Kingdoms of Amalur’s remaster has finally been revealed - Fraser Brown @ PC Gamer 00:49:20 - Sega Announces a Miniature Arcade Cabinet - Wesley Leblanc @ IGN 00:52:00 - Out today 00:54:35 - Quip 00:55:52 - Klarna 00:57:05 - Hims Reader mail - 00:58:40 - During yesterdays’s KFGD the phrase “as long as you are in their ecosystem” came up when discussing Microsoft’s strategy with regards to bringing their games to PC. This isn’t the first time the phrase has been used, as it typically comes up when discussing the company’s strategy of bringing their games to the most people. I wanted to ask, what does this mean though? - Ignacio Rojas 01:04:00 - Squad Up: Alec Bobko(Twitch) - Albob875 01:05:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices