Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Gary Whitta and Greg talk about the continuted fallout from Blizzard's ban of Blitzchung. Time Stamps - 00:03:55 - Housekeeping Kinda Funny’s coming to Toronto! 10/19+20! Saturday 12:30pm - autograph session Saturday 7:30pm - Smash Bros Royal Rumble (main stage) Sunday 11am - The Kinda Funny Panel (main stage) Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:51 - Update on BlitzChung Situation 00:19:05 Best Friend Q. - After everything that has happened how does Blizzard bounce back? Can they bounce back? Or will this just be a thing we all forget on a month once blizcon begins? - Frankfurtter 00:28:05 Best Friend Q. - Should we be worried that games will change due to Chinese censorship or have faith that a majority of companies will hold onto principles instead of cashing in? - Jeff 00:41:10 - Massive Division 2 Update Next Week 00:43:35 - Man Steals from Valve, Reb @ GIB 00:44:34 - Apex Vaults are Open, Riley MacLeod 00:46:25 - Monster Hunter Updates, Heather @ Kotaku 00:47:55 - The Washington Post releases ‘Launcher,’ 00:49:12 Best Friend Q. - Out today - The lawn-biologist 00:50:55 - HIMS 00:52:08 - QUIP Reader mail - 01:01:20 - Stadia will essentially predict what button you were going to press and press it for you on their end. What do you guys think of this? - thevirtualboy 01:04:23 - Squad Up: Hyrum Reed (Xbox or PS4) - Strikeburst480 01:06:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Greene and Greg talk about the PS5 officially being the PlayStation 5, Blizzard's ban of a Hong Kong protester, and more! Time Stamps - 00:01:51 - Housekeeping Bruce Greene’s We Have cool Friends is up! youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:19 - It’s officially PlayStation 5 and coming Holiday 2020 00:12:23 - “What do you guys think about the way Sony is handling the reveal of the PS5?” - Ignacio Rojas 00:19:20 - “What are your thoughts on Bluepoint teasing a new game?” - MultiCallum 00:24:20 - “What do you think the launch lineup looks like?” - Alex 00:35:03 - “Do you think this forces Microsoft to reveal more news about Project Scarlett at X019 a month from now?” - BJ Bernardo 00:37:14 - Blizzard Suspends Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Support 00:48:55 - Doom Eternal Delayed 00:53:18 - CoD Mobile is a HUGE deal 00:54:47 - Out today 00:58:07 - Hims 00:59:27 - Quip 01:00:33 - Squad Up: Michaela - PS4 - geekreate 01:02:33 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Greene joins Greg to talk about Kamala Khan coming to Crystal Dynamics' Avengers video game, Destiny 2's raid, and more! Time Stamps - 00:01:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:44 - Ms. Marvel joins Marvel’s Avengers 00:11:08 Best Friend Q. - I am wondering if this trailer for the inclusion of Ms. Marvel is because there is a good chunk of people who are not feeling the game and they are trying to get more pre-orders. Did this move the needle for you guys on getting the game or do you feel this would of been a better to have her in the game and people find out when they play the game? - Borzen00 00:14:12 Best Friend Q. - Do you think, in modern games criticism, that length is something that should even factor into reviews anymore? Or is it perhaps something of a "when it feels right" situation? - Chad Betteridge 00:21:50 - World’s First for the Destiny Raid, Samuel Horti @ PC Gamer 00:24:15 Best Friend Q. - The raid race in Destiny 2 began Saturday and after a surprisingly short 7 hours it was cleared! It's surprising that such a large expansion dropped a raid that could be cleared so quickly, although black armory was cleared in roughly that amount of time as well. Do you think perhaps the shorter clear time was to entice the massive flow of new players joining up with New Light? - Alex Russ (Zero Syndicate) 00:32:06 - Former Nintendo lawyer and Kirby namesake John Kirby dies, James Batchelor GIB 00:33:40 - Pokemon Stream all but confirms Galarian Ponyta, Kevin Knezevic @ GameSpot 00:44:22 - Out today 00:45:16 - HIMS 00:46:58 - QUIP Reader mail - 00:48:00 - Iron Man VR got the push to February 2020 which is releasing near a bunch of indie titles such as The Last of Us Part 2, Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Watchdogs Legion. Is this title doomed? Should Sony have waited? - Frankfurtter 00:50:50 - One Night Stand just released on Nintendo Switch, which is a game I first saw during the Kinda Funny Games Showcase. I was just wondering if anyone at KF have played it and if so, what you thought of it. It seems like a Greg Miller game for sure, and I’d love to hear some spoiler-free impressions before I take the dive. - Mitchell 00:54:00 - I have two questions regarding Google Stadia. Bruce, what do you think of Google Stadia and the potential of games as a medium moving towards a streaming future? Greg, when is your best guess as to when we will find out the official launch date for Stadia, or at the very least when will the Founders be able to claim their names? - The Five Star Man 00:58:12 - Squad Up: Anthony(PS4) - timmy_darco (please shu, let me change my name without potentially screwing up a bunch of stuff) 00:59:42 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Bruce Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran and Tim talk about Red Dead Redemption 2 coming to PC, House of the Dead Remakes, and new Nintendo job listings. 00:01:26 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:02:34 - Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming To PC This November, Rockstar Games 00:21:11 - Some Ghost Recon Breakpoint Microtransactions Pulled After Being Posted in "Error," According to Ubisoft, Mike Williams at USGamer 00:27:10 - Randy Pitchford 'Exonerated' In Legal Battle With Ex-Gearbox Lawyer, Matt Kim over at IGN 00:35:38 - Departing ArenaNet President Was Working On Potential Guild Wars Sequel, Stephen Totilo at Kotaku 00:42:10 - House of the Dead 1 and 2 Remakes Confirmed, Alysia Judge at IGN 00:48:25 - Nintendo Hiring For New 2D And 3D Games At Tokyo Studio, from me 00:55:12 - QUIP 00:56:20 - THIRD LOVE 00:58:38 - Out today Reader mail - 01:00:55 - - The Hylian Guard 01:06:20 - - The Nano Biologist 01:09:20 - Squad Up: Nino Cimino(Twitch) - The American Cancer Society 01:10:08 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday and Tuesday: Greg and Bruce Greene Wednesday: Greg and Whitta Thursday: Greg and Imran Friday: Greg and Tim Gamescast: Tim, Greg, Fran, and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran and Greg talk about Blizzard wanting Tracer in Smash, Mario Kart Tour's success, and more! Time Stamps - 00:04:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:57 - Which Overwatch Character would you want in Smash? Mitchell Saltzman @IGN 00:16:22 - The WGA Drops the video game award, Eric Van Allen @ USG 00:23:21 - Layoffs at Discord, Brendan Sinclair @ GIB 00:28:40 - Borderlands Fan Passes Away 00:32:03 - TRY TO KEEP UP: Mario Kart Tour is killing, Kevin @ GameSpot 00: 37:24 - Detroit: Become Human Sales Milestone 00:42:32 - Out today 00:46:07 - QUIP 00:47:14 - THIRD LOVE Reader mail - 00:48:20 - How can the community best act when faced with the threat of violence at a community event? - Captain Newlin 00:59:18 - I preordered the biggest whatever they call it (super deluxe?) borderlands 3 where to look if I already have it downloaded or if I have 17 copies of it at this point. - TheOtherGuySingingInVanHalen 01:00:30 - Sonic is going to space! No, really, in 2022 there will be a rocket carrying an explorer with Sonic the Hedgehog as their mascot. What are some missed opportunities for using other gaming characters as a mascot instead? - Frankfurtter 01:02:10 - Squad Up: Steve(PS4) - SteveX418 01:02:52 - REQUIRED READING - Why Online Game Launches Are Often A Mess https://kotaku.com/why-online-game-launches-are-often-a-mess-1838744014 01:04:05 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Imarn and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

O'Dell Harmon Jr. (https://twitter.com/ODellHarmonJr) returns to the show to react to all of Game Informer's news about Pokemon Sword and Shield! Time Stamps - 00:03:57 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:20 - Game Informer’s Pokemon Sword and Shield blowout 00:19:58 - PlayStation Opens Cross-Play to Everyone 00:21:52 - “How long do you think it will take before we start seeing developers utilizing the cross-play?” - The Five Star Man 00:28:13 - “Wasn't their message previously about not doing crossplay because of children's safety?” - The Nano BOOologist 00:30:21 - Mario & Luigi Developer AlphaDream Goes Bankrupt 00:32:55 - “What could they have done better to market themselves as a company worth picking up?” - Frankfurtterr 00:35:25 - Out today 00:38:43 - “Nintendo announced the 1.10 patch for Mario Maker 2 that finally adds online co-op…” - KBABZ 00:45:21 - Quip 00:46:41 - Thirdlove Reader mail - 00:47:46 - “Follow up from yesterday's show regarding PS Now…” - Sofa King Sweet 00:54:22 - “Destiny 2: Shadowkeep launched with a lot of server down time…” - Borzen00 01:02:33 - Squad Up: Mike - PS4, Xbox One, Stadia - Phraylo 01:03:20 - Required Reading - https://bit.ly/2mYFXHM 01:04:46 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran and Greg try to figure out what led to Shawn Layden's abrupt departure from Sony. Time Stamps - 00:03:22 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:04:57 - Shawn Layden Leaves 00:06:24 - “With the weird handling of the news that Shawn Layden will be leaving PlayStation?” - Ignacio Rojas 00:25:40 - Gearbox/SAG Respond to Troy 00:29:42 - “I just wanted to provide my perspective (having worked in theatres with Actors Equity contracts)” - Trevor Starkey 00:39:28 - PlayStation Now cuts price in half 00:42:12 - “Do you think this is closer to Sony testing the waters for a more Game Pass like approach to first parties on Plus and Now?” - Ryan T 00:49:34 - Quip 00:50:47 - Third Love 00:51:48 - Out today Reader mail - 00:56:09 - “Do you think people are too quick to forgive mistakes or bad choices that companies make?” - Riot Goes Woof 01:01:51 - Squad Up: Chris Waterman - Twitch - RentalRush 01:03:08 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & O’Dell Harmond Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Greg discuss Troy's revelation that unionization is the reason he isn't back as Rhys. Time Stamps - 00:03:30 - Housekeeping Andy's Zero-Death Run Ends Very Quickly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8KQEULQXow Thank you to our Patreon Producers: (JUST FOR MONDAY) http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:05:45 - Why Troy Baker isn’t in Borderlands 3, Kirk McKeand @ VG247 00:07:52 Best Friend Q. - With the reveal this morning that Troy Baker, as a SAG-AFTRA member, couldn't reprise his role of Rhys in Borderlands 3 because Gearbox wouldn't go union, do you think this is something we'll see more of? - Chad Betteridge 00:23:55 - Bungie Wants a non-Destiny game out by 2025, Matt Kim @ IGN 00:32:52 - Gears 5 Microtransactions, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:39:08 - New Brain Age for Switch in Japan, Brian Ashcraft @ KOTAKU 00:40:56 - Atari VCS teams up with Antstream Arcade 00:45:45 - Kojima’s bb can talk to you through your PS4 controller 00:52:11 - Out today 00:48:45 - Quib 00:50:50 - Third Love Reader mail - 00:54:18 - Minecraft Earth is getting early access in October. Do you see those not into Minecraft downloading this more interactive version? Or is this just a game for people who enjoyed the regular Minecraft? Will this increase the visibility of the brand of Minecraft, like Pokemon Go did for the brand of Pokemon? - BJ Bernardo 00:57:08 - On Wednesdays show while talking about Sony locking down one of the modes in Call of Duty Modern Warfare the sentiment seemed to be,” Yeah it sucks, but that’s just how it is.”Since Phil Spencer has taken over Xbox he has been on record stating that he doesn’t want to exclude gamers from a gun, mission, etc. and that it is bad for the gamers and bad for games in general. To his credit, Xbox has not had any exclusive content in their marketing deals since that time. I believe this has hurt Xbox and their bottom line but he has kept his word. Why shouldn’t we hold PlayStation to the same standard? - King 01:03:10 - Squad Up:Frankfurtter(Steam) 01:04:00 - You‘re Wrong This Week’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and O’Dell Harmond Jr. THURSDAY: Greg and Imran GAMESCAST: Thursday, 10/3 @ 2 p.m. Tim, Greg, Fran, Imran FRIDAY: Imarn and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK Beast takes over KFGD as Blessing Adeoye Jr. and Alex Van Aken get an Apex Legends trailer drop live on the air! Time Stamps - 00:03:50 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed Today, we’re brought to you by Upstart but I’ll tell you about that later. The Roper Report - 00:04:22 - A New Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Trailer Just Dropped! 00:07:43 - “You know, Star Wars Fallen Order looks good…” - EJ 00:16:02 - There’s An Update on The Last of Us Part II’s Multiplayer 00:18:04 - “Do you think multiplayer will be added onto the last of us 2 after release?” - Frankfurtter 00:22:54 - There’s a Weird Pokemon Sword & Shield Livestream Announced For Next Week 00:25:48 - Mario Kart Tour smashes records on day one 00:31:03 - Capybara Games co-founder Nathan Vella is leaving the studio after 16 years 00:32:37 - Streamer With Cerebral Palsy Gets Huge Follower Boost from Borderlands 3 Community 00:37:54 - Out today 00:40:38 - Upstart Reader mail - 00:42:28 - “Do you think that EA will ever support the Switch eventually within its life cycle?” - Arvel_Crynyd 00:47:19 - “Is storytelling in games the best it's ever been?” - BJ Bernardo 00:54:09 - “Logitech buying Streamlabs seems like a big deal but is it?” - Borzen00 00:56:06 - “Mortal Kombat is getting a raid mode…” - Frankfurtter 00:59:50 - Squad Up: Riley - Switch - SW-7269-0329-4206 01:01:18 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg & Tim TUESDAY: Greg & Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg & O’Dell Harmond Jr. THURSDAY: Greg & Imran FRIDAY: Imran & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IGN's Peer Schneider joins Blessing Adeoye Jr. to talk about all the news surrounding The Last of Us Part II. Time Stamps - 00:04:03 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:32 - The Last of Us Part II Outbreak Day is Today and the Floodgates Have Opened 00:06:12 Best Friend Q. - It was confirmed today that The Last of Us 2 would not have multiplayer! What do you think sparked this change, especially since the first game's multiplayer was so well received? - The Five Star Man 00:20:03 - There’s a Whole Bunch of New Oculus News 00:33:19 - Death Stranding Has Gone Gold 00:37:12 - DayZ Gets its Second Official Map Soon 00:44:11 - Bandai sues AtGames over Ms. Pac-Man mini arcade cabinet 00:41:50 - Out today 00:44:45 - Upstart Reader mail - 00:46:35 - KFBF's often get advice for obtaining a job for sites like IGN, but the information is skewed towards the editorial and news teams. What advice do you have for people looking at other teams? Such as marketing, finance, or sales - 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:54:05 - After listening to the show yesterday and hearing the talk about auto chess and battle chess, do you think that Humanity (the game announced at the recent state of play) is Sony's offering into this genre? - Evan O. 00:57:41 - I'm curious what your thoughts on Respawn games taking over the Medal of Honor franchise and bringing it to VR are? - The Five Star Man 01:01:33 - Squad Up: Borzen00(Twitter) - kindafunnyKC 01:02:25 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing Jr. & Alex Van Aken Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices