Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Tim and Greg go through all the latest PlayStation 5, Xbox Lockheart, Cyberpunk 2077, EA, and Need for Speed rumors and updates. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:17 - Housekeeping Nick’s TLOU Playthrough is on Youtube! The Kinda Funny Showcase is back, but it’s called the Guerrilla Collective! We’ve teamed up with our friends at the Media Indie Exchange to do a three-day showcase featuring nearly 90 games! It all kicks off Saturday at 10 am PT on twitch! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:25 - PS5 Event RESCHEDULED? 00:19:35 - Cyberpunk 2077 NOT on Stadia at Launch, Matt Purslow @IGN 00:22:51 - Xbox Lockhart Evidence Mounts, Francesco De Meo @ WCCF Tech 00:30:05 - What's the deal with Xcloud? We haven't heard much on awhile about it, and we still have no idea when its offically coming out. Have any of you try it out? - Best Friends Q:Zigerion 00:37:05 - PC Gaming Show Lineup Revealed, 50+ Games 00:40:00 - Need for Speed Heat adds Cross-Play, 1st to Do It, Michael McWhertor @ Polygon 00:42:00 - EA is finally going to start crossplay!...with Need For Speed Heat. Why - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:47:05 - EA extends free Xbox Series X upgrade offer for Madden NFL 21 after player complaints, Samit Sarkar @ Polygon 00:51:00 - Also, EA Play got delayed 00:51:55 - Out today 00:53:00 - Squad Up: Daniel(Xbox) - Prescherizer 00:58:15 - Will the PS5 mark a return for the primates or is Ape Escape done for good? - Big Kat 01:03:48 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Imran and Fran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing is joined by Spawn On Me's Kahlief Adams to discuss a possible new Halo game, Call of Duty saying Black Lives Matter, and more. FOLLOW KAHLIEF ADAMS: https://twitter.com/Kahjahkins https://twitter.com/spawnonme https://twitch.tv/spawnonme https://www.youtube.com/spawnonme https://www.patreon.com/spawnonme Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:09:28 - Housekeeping Blessing’s been making the rounds this week! This is where you can find me: The latest episode of Beyond, with Lucy O'brien, Jonathan Dornbush, and the homie Funke, over at IGN.com Inside Gaming’s video game news podcast “Send News”, with Brian Gaar, Woolie Madden, and Alanah Pearce, over on YouTube.com/InsideGaming I was also on Game Case Trivia as part of Gamespot’s charity stream. That features me joining Ben Hanson and Suriel from Minn Max, Brandon Jones from Easy Allies, and Jake Baldino from Gameranx. That’s available right now on Youtube.com/Gamespot. Lastly, I was of course on the latest episode of Spawn On Me titled “A Lesson in Blackness” with Kahlief, Pikachulita, ZombaeKillz, Parris, and Cameron Hawkins and that’s available on Youtube.com/SpawnOnMe Later today, at 1pm pt, I’m gonna be on US Gamer as part of their charity stream. Me, Imran, and Kahlief are gonna be throwing hands in Mortal Kombat 11. That’s happening live on youtube.com/usgamernet. The Guerilla Collective, the return of the Kinda Funny Games Showcase in partnership with Media Indie Exchange, has been postponed. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:15:35 - There’s a New 'Halo' project in the works at 343 Industries - Asher Madan @ Windows Central 00:22:15 - Call of Duty adds a screen that says Black Lives Matter - Sam Byford @ TheVerge 00:27:32 - Activision shareholders think CEO Bobby Kotick is paid too much - Sherif Saed @ VG24/7 00:34:42 - Sony has been Fined $3.5 Million for Misleading Australian Consumers - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:39:30 - Out today 00:43:40 - Reader mail - 00:44:40 - Rank the "Classic Mini" consoles - KBABZ 00:53:37 - Squad Up: HBD - Frankfurtter! 00:54:50 - Shout-outs! 01:01:02 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday: Tim and Greg Tuesday: Imran and Fran Wednesday: Greg and Gary Thursday: Greg and Blessing Friday: Greg and Blessing Post Show - 01:01:52 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WWE Superstar Xavier Woods AKA UpUpDownDown's Austin Creed joins Blessing to talk about Infinity Ward's COD plan to combat racism, GTA Online going offline, and the return of Kingdoms of Amalur! FOLLOW XAVIER WOODS: http://www.twitter.com/xavierwoodsphd http://www.youtube.com/upupdowndown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing is joined by Married To The Games' Gabe Patillo to discuss Sega's new micro console. FOLLOW GABE PATILLO: https://twitter.com/mttgcast https://www.patreon.com/mttg https://www.marriedtothegames.com/ Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Gabe Patillo is back! 00:08:30 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Games Showcase is back, but it’s called the Guerilla Collective! As you know, we’ve teamed up with our friends at the Media Indie Exchange to do a three-day showcase featuring nearly 90 games! It all kicks off Saturday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/guerrillacollective! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:11:00 - Sega announces the Game Gear Micro - Sam Byford @ The Verge 00:17:30 - Sega has clearly punked me with their Game Gear for ants. Jokes aside, do you take this as a sign from Sega? Reaffirming that they are not interested in entering the console war? - Best Friends Q:Mark Heath 00:21:02 - Nintendo is reportedly ‘double-matching’ employee donations to anti-racism causes - Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle 00:26:30 - Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City Wire event has been delayed - Stephanie Nunneley 00:36:40 - Pokemon Sword and Shield: Isle of Armor Gets new details - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:41:35 - Out today 00:47:00 - Brooklinen Reader mail - 00:48:24 - We are now at the point in these protests where companies are putting out official statements on this country's systemic racism. Are there any companies you especially feel knocked out of the park and on the other end, do you feel any company especially whiffed? - Gondors Condor https://www.benjerry.com/about-us/media-center/dismantle-white-supremacy 00:54:30 - Squad Up: Blake(Xbox/PC) - Bear73tx 00:55:20 - Shout-out: Who is a black voice in the industry that you want to highlight and give a shout-out 00:56:49 - Required Reading: Game Publisher Cancels Contract With Developer, Then Tries to Poach Its Entire Team by Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/kerbal-space-program-2-release-disrupted-by-corporate-strife 00:58:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and WWE Superstar Xavier Woods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing is joined by Spawn On Me's Kahlief Adams to discuss the delayed PS5 event and more. FOLLOW KAHLIEF ADAMS: https://twitter.com/Kahjahkins https://twitter.com/spawnonme https://twitch.tv/spawnonme https://www.youtube.com/spawnonme https://www.patreon.com/spawnonme Time Stamps - 00:14:22 - Housekeeping The great big Kinda Funny Core stream is THIS Thursday! Manticore Games will join us on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames to announce the winners of the Kinda Funny Game Jam prizes! Andy and Greg will then hang out and play the winning games. You can enter now at kindafunny.com/gamejam The Kinda Funny Games Showcase is back, but it’s called the Guerilla Collective! As you know, we’ve teamed up with our friends at the Media Indie Exchange to do a three-day showcase featuring nearly 90 games! It all kicks off Saturday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/guerrillacollective! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:15:14 - They did it. This week’s PS5 event has been postponed From @PlayStation on Twitter 00:21:08 - Should EA and CDPR cancel their events next week? - Best Friends Q:Scott 00:27:20 - Speaking of delays, Call of Duty is delaying their new seasons - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:35:31 - The Last of Us Part 2 has around 60 different accessibility features - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBiz 00:43:38 - WWE 2K22 is looking at Smackdown and No Mercy for inspiration - Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle 00:48:28 - Out today 00:52:00 - Reader mail - 00:55:00 - We've seen a number of gaming companies publicly share their support for the black community and acknowledging the magnitude of the moment we are in. There has been a noticeable exception though—Nintendo - Daisy 01:02:01 - Torbannok(PS4) - Torbannok 01:0315: - Shout-out: Who is a black voice in the industry that you want to highlight and give a shout-out 01:05:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Gabe Patillo from Married to the Games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing is joined by Parris Lilly of GamerTag Radio to talk about the final The Last of Us Part II previews. Time Stamps - 00:08:00 - Housekeeping The PS5 Event is happening THIS THURSDAY. We’ll be reacting to it live right here on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames at 1 pm PT, with a post-show discussing everything revealed. Don’t miss it! The great big Kinda Funny Core stream is also this Thursday! After the PS5 Reveal Event Post-Show, Manticore Games will join us on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames to announce the winners of the Kinda Funny Game Jam prizes! Andy and Greg will then hang out and play the winning games. Enter now at kindafunny.com/gamejam Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:30 - The Last of Us Part 2 final previews are up 00:20:40 - Xbox Series X IS on track for a worldwide launch this holiday - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:26:30 - Could we be getting Prey VR? - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:31:07 - Pokemon Sword & Shield News is coming tomorrow - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:33:25 - Out today 00:36:30 - Reader mail - 00:37:30 - I’m curious as to whether you guys think Sony will/should push its PS5 event on Thursday - Patrick Higgins 00:42:13 - What do you think Nintendo’s major E3 style reveal for holiday 2020 is going to be?? - The Devmeister 00:48:30 - Squad Up: The Devmeister(Switch): SW-8247-7649-7098 00:48:55 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS 00:52:30 - You‘re Wrong This week’s hosts: Tuesday: Blessing & Kahlief Adams of Spawn on Me (who makes great ribs in the oven) Wednesday: Gabe from Married to the Games Thursday: The Commish and WWE Superstar Xavier Woods Friday: Kahlief Adams is back to dig into the PS5 news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IT'S HAPPENING! June 4th, PlayStation is showing us PS5 games. Alanah Pearce from Funhaus talks to Greg about the big news! Time Stamps - 00:03:02 - Housekeeping IT’S OUR 700TH EPISODE! We’ll close out the show with Kenny Belou’s traditional stat breakdown. It’s Kinda Funhaus week! We’re doing all sorts of crossover content with our pals at Funahus, like this episode of KFGD, but to catch the full rundown, head over to kindafunny.com/funhaus tlou Our huge Predator stream is today! 2 pm PT twitch.tv/kindafunnygames! Today our only sponsors are our Patreon Producers, so please be like them and head over to patreon.com/kindafunnygames to support this show, get it ad-free, and get the exclusive post show. Thank you MOHAMMED MOHAMMED and BLACK JACK. The Roper Report - 00:06:54 - PS5 Event Next week, Jim Ryan 00:16:00 - The PS5 event is next Thursday. Assuming it's what we all hope, does this mean preorders will open soon? - Best Friends Q:Marc Starvaggi 00:20:15 - Do you think this event will parallel the PS4 reveal, which was great but widely criticized for not, you know, revealing the box? - Best Friends Q:Malcontent Ronin 00:32:50 - Kojima Had a Major Project Fall Through, Death Stranding was a Success, Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:38:00 - Out today 00:45:00 - Twitch Prime Reader mail - 00:49:35 - - Borzen00 00:55:31 - Squad Up: Lucas(PS4) - Universe616luke 00:56:10 - EPISODE 700 STATS FROM KENNY BELOU 00:59:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: MONDAY: Blessing and Tim TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing is joined by Funhaus' Adam Kovic to talk about brand new details revolving around Xbox Series X Backwards Compatibility. Time Stamps - 00:03:15 - Housekeeping It’s Kinda Funhaus week! We’re doing all sorts of crossover content with our pals at Funahus, like this episode of KFGD featuring Alanah Pearce. To catch the full rundown, head over to kindafunny.com/funhaus. We have a huge Predator: Hunting Grounds Stream tomorrow. 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack, Al Tribesman The Roper Report - 00:05:11 - Xbox Series X aims to be the most compatible console - Blog Post by Jason Ronald, Director of Program Management for Xbox Series X 00:16:56 - Do you think a feature like this, where ALL games run better on the Series X at launch and not just Series X games, will make the console a Day 1 buy for many, many more people? - Best Friends Q: The Nano Biologist 00:31:40 - Iron Man VR has Gone GOLD 00:39:38 - Apex Legends Season 5 Off to the Best Start of Any Season to Date 00:46:10 - Your PS Plus Games have been revealed - PS blog 00:50:30 - Out today Reader mail - 00:54:10 - A recent presser for Xbox has told us that Xbox Series X will have the biggest and best line-up in Xbox history, and it will all be led by Halo Infinite. While I am a huge Xbox fanboy, can we agree that this may be too much pressure for one studio? - The Nano Biologist 01:01:08 - Squad Up: RobbyRob(PS4) - RobbyRobPlays 01:01:50- You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Alanah Thanks for the support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kinda Funhaus week continues as Blessing and Alanah Pearce talk about a possible incoming PlayStation 5 event, Grand Theft Auto 6, and more! Time Stamps - 00:05:00 - Housekeeping It’s Kinda Funhaus week! We’re doing all sorts of crossover content with our pals at Funahus, like this episode of KFGD featuring Alanah Pearce. To catch the full rundown, head over to kindafunny.com/funhaus. Later today, we’re reacting live to The Last of Us Part 2 State of Play stream. That’s happening right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames at 1pm pacific. LATER later today, we’re doing another sponsored Predator Hunting Grounds stream. Join me, Greg, Nick, Andy, and Fran as we hunt each other DOWN on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames at 4pm pacific. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack, Al Tribesman The Roper Report - 00:08:03 - Could we finally be getting that PS5 event next week? - Jason Schreier & Takashi Mochizuki @ Bloomberg 00:19:32 - When do you think Sony would make the announcement confirming it? - Best Friends Q:The 5 Star Man 00:26:07 - Is GTA 6 coming in 2023? - Jeff Grubb @ VentureBeat 00:33:59 - Silent Hill is BACK, kind of - Michael McWhertor @ GamesRadar 00:36:28 - Is there a horror character (either from movies or games) that you would like to see join the game? Also what could this mean for Silent Hill as a franchise? Does this add to, or take away from, the rumors of Konami selling the IP? - Best Friends Q:The 5 Star Man 00:42:08 - BlizzCon is cancelled - Blog post 00:48:45 - League of Legends is adding in-game advertising - Brendain Sinclair 00:54:30 - Out today Reader mail - 00:57:00 - It makes sense with GTA V still being in the top games sold each year and red dead redemption 2 still selling well. However, it leads me to ask, what will they release in between now and then? - Frankfurtter 01:00:26 - Could developers choose to forgo motion capture and using a live orchestra in favor of key animation and synthetic orchestra in order to be able to get their game out quicker? - anakinjmt 01:07:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Adam Kovic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time Stamps - 00:04:00 - Housekeeping It’s Kinda Funhaus week! We’re doing all sorts of crossover content with our pals at Funahus, like this episode of KFGD, but to catch the full rundown, head over to kindafunny.com/funhaus PLUS we have a crossover shirt: https://store.roosterteeth.com/products/funhaus-x-kinda-funny-t-shirt?variant=32052811530288 On top of that, TWO big sponsored Predator: Hunting Grounds stream this week -- Wednesday @ 4 pm and Friday @ 2 pm for three hours! twitch.tv/kindafunnygames The Roper Report - 00:07:50 - THE LAST OF US PART II ROCK-BLOCK 00:30:11 - No Man’s Sky Comes to Xbox Game Pass, Windows 10 PC 00:33:05 - IGN Summer of Gaming Detailed, Joe Skrebbels 00:42:48 - Damn Dataminers! 00:48:00 - Out today 00:56:40 - Squad Up: Mark Freeman(Community Zoom Twitter) - @theindieboy1 twitter 00:58:06 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Alanah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices