Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Blessing Adeoye Jr. and Greg debate if PlayStation selling directly to consumers is the first shot in a war against brick and mortar shops. Time Stamps - 00:02:48 - Housekeeping New Party Mode on Patreon! Jackbox Party Mode’s Fakin’ It with Chloe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNgCEmN73CI&list=PLy3mMHt2i7RKVhcHaGd5Dwt4AIV8uS3YA Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:40 - PlayStation State of Play Report 00:07:10 Best Friend Q. - I'm sure you already covered the Modern Warfare Spec Ops mode controversy today and its value across the different platforms. There's a lot of blame going towards Activision right now about how they're devaluing the Xbox and PC versions of the game while PS4 gets more value per dollar with the exclusive mode, but why is no one blaming Sony? - Colton Nesler 00:37:12 Best Friend Q. - Does the PlayStation community need to re-calibrate their expectations of what a "State of Play" actually is? Mostly indie titles with the rare showing of a AAA game we already know about. Or should Sony only have a "State of Play" when they have something substantial to reveal / discuss in detail? - Black Jack 00:46:35 - Inside Xbox News 00:51:00 - PlayStation is selling straight to you 00:58:20 - Oculus Breaking news 00:58:30 - Switch Lite is Popular, Analyst Daniel Ahmad @ZhugeEX 00:59:42 - Mafia 4 AND Mafia 2 Remastered?! Saqib Mansoor @ SementNext.com 01:01:25 - Team Fight Tactics for LoL is incredibly popular, Riot 01:03:15 - Upstart 01:05:35 - Out today Reader mail - 01:09:15 - Do you think Nintendo's attempt at microtransactions will work here or will there be another angry internet mob? - Frankfurtter 01:14:30 - Squad Up: Parker(PS4) - Jmak99 01:15:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Peer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK Beast's Blessing Adeoye Jr. joins WWE Superstar Xavier Woods to discuss Final Fantasy VII, Google's Apple Arcade competitor, and more! Time Stamps - 00:02:38 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:51 - Final Fantasy’s Box Art Has Been Revealed 00:14:40 - Google Play Pass bundles 350 Android games and apps for $4.99 per month 00:22:01 - “Do you think that even with a change, say bundling it with stadia, can save face for being tardy and offering developers less?” - Frankfurtter 00:22:54 - https://bit.ly/2lqsLun 00:29:22 - 20,000 Fallout 76 Power Armor Helmets Recalled For Mold Exposure 00:36:35 - Out today 00:40:44 - Upstart Reader mail - 00:43:29 - “The Untitled Goose Game just came out last week…” - Frankfurtter 00:49:44 - “Do you think we see anything new from Jedi: Fallen Order today?” - Gage 00:53:30 - Squad Up: Samantha Jade - Pokemon Go - 7364-3550-6728 00:54:47 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK Beast's Blessing Adeoye Jr. joins Greg (and Barrett) to daydream about what all these Batman teases from WB Montreal mean for tomorrow's PlayStation State of Play. Timecodes: 00:03:00 - Housekeeping State of Play Watch-a-long tomorrow @ 12:45 p.m. PT - twitch.tv/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:07:00 - Are we about to get Batman: Court of Owls? 00:17:18 Best Friend Q. - What do you want to see from the next Batman game and what do you expect? - Alex 00:24:04 - Borderlands 3 is setting all kinds of records for 2K 00:29:30 Best Friend Q. - Has the condition of Borderlands 3 (crashing, lag in menus, frame rate hitching, etc.) hurts it’s GOTY run in your opinions? - Alan 00:36:10 - Inside Xbox Tomorrow! 00:36:20 Best Friend Q. - Do you think they will give us general information here like pricing and a release date? or save the nitty gritty here with how the service will work and save the big announcements about this service for XO19? - The Nano Biologist 00:42:20 - Pokemon Go’s Best Month since 2016, RV @ GIB 00:45:00 - Video Games v Climate Change, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:47:18 Best Friend Q. - Do you think we're going to see gaming companies speak out on their values more often in the future, or do you think that politics and video games (outside of commentary/satire in the art form) should be kept separate? - Riot Goes Woof 00:53:18 - Out today 00:54:10 - Upstart Reader mail - 00:55:45 - What else will we see at tomorrows State of play? - Borzen00 00:59:00 - Squad Up: @CamachoGaming (Twitter) 01:03:00 - You‘re Wrong This Week’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Blessing and Xavier Woods WEDNESDAY: Blessing and Greg THURSDAY: Blessing and Peer GAMESCAST: Thursday, 9/26 @ 2 p.m. Tim, Greg, Blessing, Fran FRIDAY: Blessing and Van Aken Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fran and Greg talk about the Dark Knight coming to Fortnite, The Last of Us Part II being confirmed for PlayStation's State of Play, and more! Time Stamps - 00:03:04 - Housekeeping Borderlands Show Ep. 1 is today: youtube.com/borderlandsgame The Roper Report - 00:05:14 - Fortnite X Batman 00:12:23 - TLOU2 is at State of Play 00:15:55 - French Court says Steam users can resell their games 00:23:33 - “Holy cow Batman, what is going on in France?” - Frankfurtter 00:32:06 - Minecraft Gets a Character Creator 00:35:39 - 2019’s GIB Best Places to Work Awards 00:40:45 - Out today 00:47:05 - kindafunny.com/paxtournament Reader mail - 00:47:32 - “What Apple Arcade games have you tried so far?” - The Nano Biologist 00:53:22 - “Why don't you guys cover some esports news?” - Ashen Rabs 00:59:30 - “On Wednesday an article titled ‘Borderlands has a problem with dwarfism and disability’ was published” - Cale Dolfincorn 01:06:10 - “I’d love to get your opinion on the Celeste DLC.” - Alex 01:08:49 - Squad Up: Jeff - PS4 - Hadescouncil 01:: - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Greg & Blessing Tuesday - Blessing & Xavier Woods Wednesday - Blessing & Greg Thursday - Blessing & Peer Friday - Blessing & Alex Van Aken Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran and Greg debate what next week's PlayStation State of Play means! Time Stamps - 00:02:25 - Housekeeping Party Mode is up: Borderlands 3 Proving Grounds w/Andy and Me youtube.com/kindafunnygames The Roper Report - 00:03:10 - PlayStation State of Play Announced for Tuesday 00:05:23 - “Which state of play are we going to get?” - Parker Petrov 00:16:59 - Link’s Awakening Reviews 00:20:26 - “Do you think this game should be sold at a full $60 price?” - Tzurki 00:25:02 - “Do you think there is a point where you can love a game or a franchise so much that you can no longer be objective about it?” - Bliss 00:32:30 - NBCUniversal Leaves Game Publishing 00:35:04 - PlayStation’s 10-year vision for Dreams 00:36:10 - “I know that Dreams is still in early access…” - The Five Star Man 00:44:37 - Next Gen Dev Won’t Cost More 00:48:24 - Out today 00:56:42 - kindafunny.com/paxtournament Reader mail - 00:57:14 - “White Phosphorus in Modern Warfare” - Alan 01:05:02 - “A zombie was found in Red Dead 2 Online…” - The Nano Biologist 01:07:36 - Squad Up: John Paul - Twitter - @jpkilcrease 01:09:32 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Fran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran and Gary Whitta talk about Sirfetch'd, Twitch's sexual content crackdown, and more! Time Stamps - 00:06:41 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:07:05 - New Pokemon Revealed to Be Farfetch'd Evolution 00:17:02 - Twitch sexual content crackdown causing confusion - GamesIndustry.biz via James Batchelor 00:28:45 - How Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s cross-play will work - Polygon via Michael McWhertor 00:36:50 - REQUIRED READING: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the Cruel Realities of White Phosphorous- IGN via John Phipps 00:43:20 - Out today Reader mail - 00:52:05 - “You each have a very colored history in the Video Game industry…” - The Nano Biologist 00:56:04 - “Are you surprised to see Stadia’s Founder's Edition selling out?” - The Five Star Man 01:00:28 - “When I saw the E3 headlines yesterday, I got excited.” - Sian 01:06:32 - Squad Up: doug - PS4 - jmduknz 01:07:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S.J. Mueller from DC Universe Online joins Greg to talk about the new pitch for E3, Apple Arcade's crazy amount of games, and making an MMO in 2019. Timestamps - 00:04:29 - Housekeeping There’s a new Oreo Oration today: The Most Stuf! The Roper Report - 00:05:16 - E3 2020 proposes overhaul 00:13:25 - Apple Arcade is looking good 00:21:13 - “Do you believe that 100 number will be mostly shovelware?” - Frankfurtter 00:23:56 - GameStop Test Store Surfaces Online 00:27:16 - “Do you think this new welcoming gamer space will be enough to attract customers?” - The Nano Biologist 00:31:36 - Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringingers’ Nier Automata Alliance Raid 00:36:00 - “I want to know what you think of other MMOs on the market?” - The Nano Biologist 00:38:07 - Knights and Bikes Getting a TV Series 00:39:52 - Out today 00:43:26 - kindafunny.com/paxtournament Reader mail - 00:43:40 - “Yesterday, you discussed the recent sentencing for the Ohio SWATting incident…” - Chris RVA 00:47:38 - “Is Link’s Awakening (Switch) a normal embargo?” - 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:51:16 - “Where do we put some of these gems of the past in an already packed holiday season?” - Frankfurtter 00:54:13 - Squad Up: Arvel Crynyd - Twitter - @arvel_crynyd 00:55:34 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Imran & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mega Ran joins Greg to marvel at the unthinkable happening in Pokemon! Time Stamps - 00:05:09 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:05:41 - Ash won a Pokemon League, Brian Ashcraft @ Kotaku 00:11:02 - Now that Ash has won brings me to ask, is Sword and Shield going to be a "soft reboot" of the brand as a whole? - Borzen00 00:15:25 - FF7 Remake to Have Classic Mode, Michael McWhertor @ Polygon 00:17:39 - Final Fantasy VII Remake will have the old school Battle menus do you see people using this old system? - BJ Bernardo 00:19:35 - Ohio Gamers gets 15 months for swatting, Roxana Hegema @ AP 00:24:33 - Let’s Talk Stats via Tweets! 00:25:44 - “Is this the final nail in the Xbox one X-coffin?” - The Nano Biologist 00:31:35 - Out today 00:34:05 - kindafunny.com/paxtournament Reader mail - 00:32:00 - If you were going to predict which games are going to meet/rise above expectations and which games are going to fall short, which would you put your money on? - Coync 00:38:05 - Quqco being suspended from Twitch for “sexually suggestive content or activities.” - Jeffrey P Long 00:44:50 - Important date in history: The Simpsons: Hit & Run turns 16 today. It's now old enough to get a Driver's Permit (in most of the US). Round of applause - Wasted bandwidth 00:45:25 - Squad Up: DREW! (PS4) - EASTERN - Drewtendo_64 00:46:23 - You‘re Wrong This Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Mega Ran TUESDAY: Greg and SJ from DCUO WEDNESDAY: Greg and Whitta THURSDAY: Greg and Imran FRIDAY: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now while supplies last by going to http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://Manscaped.com. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Greg asks Tim questions about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate based on Sakurai's awards speech. Time Stamps - 00:04:08 - Housekeeping It’s Friday the 13th! Celebrate with a classic Party Mode: kindafunny.com/fridaythe13th Borderlands 3 stream this afternoon, plus there’s a stream on patreon.com/kindafunny The Roper Report - 00:06:02 - Smash won’t add Goku or Iron Man 00:14:46 - New Switch Firmware 00:22:45 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Ships 2.4 Units Globally 00:28:30 - US game sales drop 18 percent in August 00:32:49 - “Is this a statistic to be worried about when it comes to the state of gaming today?” - Riot Goes Woof 00:37:00 - Out today 00:39:00 - “Is Borderlands 3 the biggest release of the year so far?” - Katie 00:45:35 - “I'm worried about Daemon X Machina…” - Robert 00:48:04 - Manscaped 00:49:06 - Hims 00:50:11 - Quip Reader mail - 00:51:35 - “I'm curious what your thoughts are in regards to Final Fantasy 16…” - CLENT 00:55:24 - “Another day has passed and another indie studio is outed for unethical and horrible behavior…” - Frankfurtter 01:05:16 - Squad Up: Riot - Xbox One - Riot Goes Woof 01:06:02 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Greg & Mega Ran Tuesday - Greg & SJ from DCUO Wednesday - Greg & Whitta Thursday - Greg & Imran Friday - Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now while supplies last by going to http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://Manscaped.com. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Will Nintendo's Ring Fit Adventure get Greg and Tim's blood pumping? Find out! Time Stamps - 00:03:40 - Housekeeping I fucked up Comicscast, streaming Borderlands this afternoon. lol Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:05:12 - Nintendo’s New Weirdness: Ring Fit Adventure 00:17:10 Best Friend Q. - Do you see this Ring-Con being used for other games, say "Mario and Sonic at the Olympics Tokyo 2020" or a steering wheel for "Mario Kart"? - BJ Bernardo 00:19:47 Best Friend Q. - Greg, will you give this a shot and replace your previous Beat Saber morning workouts with this RPG adventure? - The Nano Biologist 00:20:18 - There’s a lot of Death Stranding content out there today, folks 00:24:15 Best Friend Q. - With the recent videos on Death Stranding, I feel like this is a clearer look at the gameplay loop/critical path but online I see people are still confused by it. Is that because out of the AAA landscape, this is the first high budget game in the survival genre and that doesn’t vibe with people? Or is it the mystery of this game is not compelling enough? - Jason 00:29:42 - Dauntless is leaving early access 00:31:11 - Neat Fallout 76 Idea 00:34:22 - Game Awards December 12! 00:37:10 - Out today 00:41:38 - MANSCAPED 00:42:50 - HIMS 00:44:00 - QUIP Reader mail - 00:45:20 - Do you think the success Gears 5 is seeing is because of it being on Game Pass or was it just released at the right time? - Parker Petrov 00:50:40 - With recent news that Marvels Avengers DLC heroes will not just be simple reskins of the core game characters, who would you want to join the team? - Nerd cadet 00:55:50 - Is anyone excited about Resident Evil Project whatever? - EJ 01:00:10 - Do you think putting KFGD questions behind the Patreon wall has helped or hindered the show? - DoingOK 01:02:45 - Squad Up: Matt Penza(PS4) - R1S3_Duval 01:03:40 - REQUIRED READING Inside The Ghosting, Racism, And Exploitation At Game Publisher Nicalis - Jason @ Kotaku https://kotaku.com/inside-the-ghosting-racism-and-exploitation-at-game-p-1838068522 01:40:37 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices