Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Greg and Bless talk about Sony and Microsoft saying PS5 and Xbox Series X aren't delayed, GameStop closing 300 stores, and more! Time Stamps - 00:04:40 - Housekeeping Animal Crossing: Kinda Funny Cribs Edition is on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Mohammed Mohammed, Justin Toft, Das Bear Jew, Black Jack, Jarrett Brown The Roper Report - 00:06:50 - NEXT GEN ISN’T DELAYED 00:20:59 - - Best Friends Q 00:27:50 - Bungie Loves Stadia in the time of COVID 00:31:52 - Games Done Quick Takes on COVID 00:35:42 - GameStop Set to Close 300 More Stores this Year 00:39:30 - Why do people want to see GameStop fail? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:49:17 - Warface Hits a Million Players on Switch 00:52:00 - Michael Denny Leaves PlayStation, Heads to TT Games, Haydn Taylor @ GIB 00:56:10 - QUIP 00:5730: - ExpressVPN 00:59:00 - Out today 01:02:20 - Squad Up: dcash14 01:03:55 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Andrea TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary Whitta THURSDAY: Blessing and Tim FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MinnMax's Ben Hanson joins Greg to talk about today's surprise Nintendo Direct Mini, Epic publishing games from a bunch of devs you love, and more! Support MinnMax at http://www.patreon.com/minnmax! Time Stamps - 00:06:20 - Housekeeping We’re streaming Animal Crossing this afternoon! At 2 p.m., come see my island, Joey’s island, and whatever Andy and Blessing have been up to. It’ll be on YouTube.com/kindafunnygames later. Mohammed Mohammed, Justin Toft, Das Bear Jew, Black Jack, Jarrett Brown The Roper Report - 00:10:00 - Nintendo Direct Mini 00:33:10 - What can people do to set their expectations at the correct level for Nintendo Directs, and other gaming events? - Best Friends Q: ArkWing 00:36:40 - Epic Games Partners with Remedy, Playdead, and Design 00:47:12 - Fallout 76 Wastelanders DLC Delayed 00:52:40 - QUIP 00:53:55 - ExpressVPN 00:55:35 - Out today Reader mail - 00:49:50 - At this point, does Naughty Dog & Playstation look to intentionally delay The Last of Us II to a later date of when society is in a better state, so that the game would be more welcomed? - Branddnh 01:01:50 - The Division 2 because it's too close to reality right now. As somebody who's had the exact opposite reaction, who's been playing games like The Division 2 and reading every article remotely related to COVID-19 because it's so close to reality, I wanted your takes. How do you react to our modern day situation? Hide away in a fantasy world to escape? - Gondors Condor 01:06:02 - Squad Up: Luuc from the Netherlands(Pokémon GO) - 9743 5822 0485 01:07:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg rants about what Animal Crossing needs to fix, Blessing talks Beat Saber, and we discuss Nintendo's COVID moves. Time Stamps - 00:04:18 - Housekeeping Remember the Gamescast has been KILLING it with reviews. You can catch our takes on Half-Life: Alyx, Doom Eternal, and Animal Crossing on youtube.com/kindafunnygames or the Gamescast podcast feed. Gregway is live on patreon.com/kindafunny -- it’s a private Q&A in Animal Crossing! Get it for a buck. Mohammed Mohammed, Sancho West Gaming, Max Blair, Michael Bradley, James Hastings, Duval King Jabub, Julian The Gluten Free Gamer, Joseph O Youssef, Evan Ballard, Cody Banks, Tom Bock, Steven Insler, Trent Berri, NanoSupport The Roper Report - 00:05:55 - Animal Crossing CRUSHES in Japan 00:37:05 - Doom Eternal Breaks Franchise Sales Record 00:40:00 - Nintendo and COVID 00:48:30 - With NASCAR, F1, and NBA moving to esports to continue to give fans some sense of the sports season continuing, do you think this will help get rid of the stigma of esports not being sports? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:53:10 - Just Cause’s Avalanche Rebrands, Matt Purslow @ IG 00:56:10 - QUIP 00:57:25 - ExpressVPN 00:58:55 - Out today 01:03:20 - Squad Up: Fernando Rodrigues(Switch) - Olivs: SW-2183- 7900-5427 01:04:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Ben Hanson from MinnMax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Imran discuss a new curated marketplace for educational tools in Minecraft along with Sony slowing PlayStation download speeds. Time Stamps - 00:04:05 - Housekeeping Remember: Our Half Life Alyx Review episode of Gamescast is live right now featuring Greg and Danny O’Dwyer. We Have Cool Friends with Funhaus’ Alanah Pearce is on youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services everywhere! Mohammed Mohammed, Sancho West Gaming, Max Blair, Michael Bradley, James Hastings, Duval King Jabub, Julian The Gluten Free Gamer, Joseph O Youssef, Evan Ballard, Cody Banks, Tom Bock, Steven Insler, Trent Berri, NanoSupport The Roper Report - 00:07:51 - Minecraft’s Now Offering Free Educational Tools For Kids - Steve Watts @ Gamespot 00:11:40 - Microsoft and Minecraft decided to help with education by releasing a free, curated marketplace to assist with home learning. While I think this is a stellar move, it got me thinking, what other games could get those huge brownie points right now by doing the same? - Best Friends Q: The Nano Biologist 00:19:05 - Sony throttles back game downloads in Europe - Brendain Sinclair @ GIBiz 00:28:43 - Konami Claims Recent Silent Hill Rumors Are False - CJ Melendez @ Rely On Horror 00:36:15 - Death Stranding Photo Mode Confirmed for PS4 - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:38:40 - It looks like your PS Plus Free Games for April have been revealed? - Nibel on Twitter 00:42:42 - Out today 00:45:02 - QUIP 00:46:18 - ExpressVPN Reader mail - 00:48:10 - Could the next big Nintendo game not come out until Fall at best, or even not until next year? - Lee Pollero 00:53:15 - Overnight it was announced that Lego will be making Super Mario sets. Do you think there will ever be a Lego Mario GAME released for the Switch - KBABZ 00:57:48 - Squad Up: Marleynito(PS Vita) ingenito1993 00:59:41 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Gary Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk about the glowing reviews of Half Life: Alyx, Gamestop closing its stores, and more. Time Stamps - 00:05:00 - Housekeeping Our Half Life Alyx Review episode of Gamescast is live right now featuring Greg and Danny O’Dwyer (Does Danny say it’s a GOTY contender? Tune in to find out) Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:06:30 - Half Life Alyx Review Round Up 00:23:54 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons smashes sales records in the UK - Christopher Dring @ GIBiz 00:32:35 - How much money is Nintendo making right now? - Best Friends Q:Jacob Meyer A-K-A!! Waikayemm GameStop Finally Closes Stores To Customers - Jason Schreier @ Kotaku 00:34:15 - GameStop Finally Closes Stores To Customers - Jason Schreier @ Kotaku 00:39:04 - Sony Reportedly Pulls Mario Creation From Dreams After Nintendo Complaint - Joseph Knoop @ IGN 00:45:00 - Nintendo is going after Dreams creators for creating and using a VERY good Mario model. Do you think this opens Nintendo up for the same litigation and pursuit of copyright? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:49:18 - Out today 00:52:30 - QUIP 00:53:29 - ExpressVPN Reader mail - 00:55:15 - Everybody is talking about the PS5 being “less powerful”. But one thing people seem to forget is that Xbox plans to have their games playable on the old Xbox one, which means they will have to make the games playable on the older hardware with their limitations. (Having the long elevator rides and such) Sony on the other hand explained that with their new tech they will be able to design games as they envisioned and not be constrained by the slow hard drives of older generations. What do you think about this different approach? - Marleynito 01:04:50 - Squad Up:The Nano Biologist 01:06:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Blessing talk about GameStop's ghoulish decision to leave its stores open as “essential retail,” and then watch them walk it back at the end of the show. Time Stamps - 00:04:50 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Community Social Distancing Smash Tournament IS HAPPENING this Saturday! Go to twitter.com/kindaNYC and check their pinned tweet for the sign up link! We were supposed to host the Core Reveal Party this week on Kinda Funny, but working from home means that can’t happen. We will do a big stream where we play Core with you and build multiplayer games, but that isn’t happening this week. Instead, support Core! They’re in alpha and you can sign up to create your own multiplayer games and play them instantly with the world! Go to CoreGames.com for get in the alpha, get creating, and get ready for our stream. Plus, you can catch the team streaming on twitch.tv/corelive. There will be another Gamescast Review Monday morning! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:07:35 - FUCK GAMESTOP, Jason @ Kotaku 00:25:00 - Overwatch’s Echo is Last New Hero until Overwatch 2, James O’Connor @ GameSpot 00:33:27 - COD MW2 Remastered Seems Confirmed, Joe Skrebbels @ IGN 00:35:32 - New GDC Dates 00:42:50 - Out today 00:57:30 - BREAKING NEWS: Gamestop closing California 00:59:05 - 00:59:55 - HIMS 01:01:25 - MANSCAPED 01:05:00 - Squad Up: Josh(Nintendo Switch) - SW-1748-6748-7476 Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Blessing and Tim TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary Whitta THURSDAY: Greg and Ben Hanson from MinnMax FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Tim talk about another game of the year win for Untitled Goose Game along with more Black Ops rumors. Time Stamps - 00:02:55 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Community Social Distancing Smash Tournament IS HAPPENING this Saturday! Go to twitter.com/kindaNYC and check their pinned tweet for the sign up link! We were supposed to host the Core Reveal Party this week on Kinda Funny, but working from home means that can’t happen. We will do a big stream where we play Core with you and build multiplayer games, but that isn’t happening this week. Instead, support Core! They’re in alpha and you can sign up to create your own multiplayer games and play them instantly with the world! Go to CoreGames.com for get in the alpha, get creating, and get ready for our stream. Plus, you can catch the team streaming on twitch.tv/corelive. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:04:44 - Untitled Goose Game wins GDC Game of the Year 00:13:45 - Is the Xbox Series X Releasing during Thanksgiving? - Rebekah Valentine @ GIBiz 00:20:00 - Do you feel PlayStation 5 so far is just kinda just dull and boring? - Best Friends Q:Quickjab 00:23:06 - More Call of Duty Black Ops Rumors Continue to surface - Tom Ivan @ Video Games Chronicle 00:30:10 - Gamestop’s Selling Doom Eternal early - GS Twitter 00:31:00 - The developers of The Messenger have revealed their next game! 00:34:29 - Introducing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 00:37:30 - Out today 00:44:38 - HIMS 00:46:26 - Manscaped Reader mail - 00:48:36 - With the Final Fantasy 7 Remake release looming, I, as an Xbox owner with no PS4, am feeling a little bummed out since I won’t be able to play. I have to wonder, what does a AAA game developer like Square Enix gain from timed exclusivity? - Demon King Oda 00:52:48 - Letter GameStop employee- Michael 01:00:38 - Squad Up: Online tutoring assistance squad up: @DaNanoBiologist 01:02:08- You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg & Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Whitta and Greg argue about what PlayStation did right and wrong today as well as how it stacks up to Xbox's strategy. Time Stamps - 00:03:45 - Housekeeping We were supposed to host the Core Reveal Party this week on Kinda Funny, but working from home means that can’t happen. We will do a big stream where we play Core with you and build multiplayer games, but that isn’t happening this week. Instead, support Core! They’re in alpha and you can sign up to create your own multiplayer games and play them instantly with the world! Go to CoreGames.com to get in the alpha, get creating, and get ready for our stream. Plus, you can catch the team streaming on twitch.tv/corelive. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:07:15 - PS5’s Spec Reveal 00:42:00 - GameStop Cancels Animal Crossing, Doom Midnight Launches, Matt Kim @ IGN REQUIRED READING: GameStop's Employees Fear Its Coronavirus Policies Are Dangerously Flawed, KOTAKU’S IAN WALKER https://kotaku.com/gamestops-employees-fear-its-coronavirus-policies-are-d-1842367297 00:48:50 - How much further do you think we have jumped towards physical copies of games being phased out? - Best Friends Q: anakinjmt 00:52:00 - Minecraft Dungeons Delayed Because of COVID? 00:55:07 - Gaming Up 75 Percent amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Patrick Shanley @ THR 00:58:20 - When Can You Pre-Load Half-Life: Alyx? Eddie @ GameSpot 01:01:10 - More Tales from the Borderlands?! Matt Purslow @ IGN 01:04:39 - HIMS 01:06:05 - MANSCAPED 01:08:10 - Out today 01:09:15 - Squad Up: Nick Ware(PS4) - Inferno141 01:10:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blessing and Imran recapt he Nintendo Indie World stream and discuss what to expect for tomorrow's PlayStation 5 news. Timr Stamps - 00:04:28 - Housekeeping Our Doom Eternal review is live now! We were supposed to host the Core Reveal Party this week on Kinda Funny, but working from home means that can’t happen. We will do a big stream where we play Core with you and build multiplayer games, but that isn’t happening this week. Instead, support Core! They’re in alpha and you can sign up to create your own multiplayer games and play them instantly with the world! Go to CoreGames.com to get in the alpha, get creating, and get ready for our stream. Plus, you can catch the team streaming on twitch.tv/corelive. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:06:05 - Let’s Recap Nintendo’s Indie World Stream 00:26:07 - We have NEW PlayStation 5 info coming - PlayStation Twitter 00:31:20 - PS5 is ready to share more of what we have to look forward to, Do you think this is because they see Xbox as driving the agenda at the moment or is it that now they kinda know what series x has to offer they’re confident enough in the PS5 to reveal its stats. - Best Friends Q: a Qwerk of Fate 00:32:19 - Tomorrow's the big day and we finally find out what exactly the PS5's potential will be. But, How do you think they'll handle it? Technical direct like their Wired articles so far? - Best Friends Q: The Nano Biologist 00:37:35 - HIMS 00:39:00 - MANSCAPED 00:41:08 - Doom Eternal & Persona 5 Royal Review Roundup 00:48:12 - Sakurai has revealed Smash Bros. DLC work has been affected by coronavirus - Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle 00:54:20 - Gamescom prep continuing as planned despite Cologne event ban - James Batchelor @ GIBiz 00:58:50 - Out today Reader mail - 01:02:18 - I wanted to write in to comment on the news yesterday of Xbox's proprietary storage requirements. I think this is a MASSIVE mistake - Evan from Indiana 01:05:07 - The Sony/Kojima/Konami rumors are even crazier now with Sony allegedly trying to buy multiple IPs from Konami. Does this make it more or less believable for you guys? - dhcanada 01:09:31 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Gary Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Tim talk you through all the Xbox Series X details from today and talk Animal Crossing Reviews! Timestamps: 00:04:05 - Housekeeping Our Animal Crossing review is live now! We were supposed to host the Core Reveal Party this week on Kinda Funny, but working from home means that can’t happen. We will do a big stream where we play Core with you and build multiplayer games, but that isn’t happening this week. Instead, support Core! They’re in alpha and you can sign up to create your own multiplayer games and play them instantly with the world! Go to CoreGames.com to get in the alpha, get creating, and get ready for our stream. Plus, you can catch the team streaming on twitch.tv/corelive. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:15:08 - Xbox Series X BLOWOUT! 00:14:18 - What's more important? Load times or better graphics? - Best Friends Q: BJ Bernardo 00:20:15 - What’s new with the controller? Joe Skrebbels @ IGN 00:27:56 - It’ll use Proprietary Cards, Mike Williams at USG 00:33:22 - Is Microsoft making a mistake not including more storage, or is that a strategic move to help keep the price down and stay competitive with PS5? - Best Friends Q: Anakinjmt 00:38:42 - Gears 5 will be banging at launch, Richard Leadbetter @ Digital Foundry 00:40:46 - With Xbox today detailing even more of the series x specs and technology, and seemingly not leaving themselves with much about the console to reveal, where do you think the big Pr beats will come from when the official launch happens? - Best Friends Q: a Qwerk of Fate 00:44:18 - Nintendo Indie World Showcase Tomorrow 00:48:20 - Animal Crossing Review Round-Up 00:57:25 - HIMS 00:59:20 - MANSCAPED 01:01:45 - Out today 01:03:50 - Squad Up: Mike(Xbox) - Vanhhh 01:04:25 - You‘re Wrong This Week’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary Whitta THURSDAY: Greg and Tim FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices