Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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. Buy your Health + Ancestry Service kit today at http://23andme.com/GAMES GameSpot's Jacob Dekker joins Greg to talk about Gearbox's thoughts on corss-play, Ubisoft's HitRecord response, and Pokemon! Time Stamps - 00:00:10 - Guest - Jacob Dekker (@jacobdekk) 00:04:14 - Housekeeping The LEGO Podcast studio needs your help! Kbabz made the KF set in LEGO, and if we get 10,000 votes, it might become a reality: kindafunny.com/lego I’m hosting the Hall H Marvel Games at SDCC Thursday @ 1:30 pm Greg’s getting his 100th Plat Monday, July 22 @ 4 pm on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames The Roper Report - 00:05:34 - Borderlands 3 Cross Play? 00:14:26 - Watch Dogs Response from Ubi 00:22:28 - GameStop Redesigning Stores to Fight Back 00:31:26 - Kinect’s are still being used… as airport surveillance 00:33:09 - Out today 00:36:31 - Quip 00:37:52 - 23 & Me Reader mail - 00:39:59 - “The mainline Pokemon games have had a method to continuously transfer Pokemon from a previous generation…” - Moto 00:40:41 - “Greg and Trisha discussed the issue surrounding the fact that not all Pokemon will be available in the new switch releases at the end of the year…” - Daniel Ferraro 00:45:42 - “How does reviewing games fit into your schedules?” - 2038 Pokemon CEO 00:50:06 - “How do you choose your part timers?” - BJ Bernardo 00:53:35 - Squad Up: Andrew - HP Wizards Unite - 319158821477 00:57:33 - Required Reading - https://bit.ly/2XIYau5 01:00:59 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Buy your Health + Ancestry Service kit today at http://23andme.com/GAMES Trisha Hershberger joins Greg to talk Watch Dogs Legion, Pokemon Sword and Shield, and The Divison 2 single player. Time stamps - 00:06:12 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Colton Yoder, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:09:00 - Watch Dogs Legion / HitRecord Problems, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:28:20 - Pokemon Sword and Shield Aren't Recycling 3D Models, Game Freak Confirms, Joseph Knoop @ IGN 00:33:12 - Would you play the Division Single-Player Game? (Creative director at Massive Entertainment) 00:36:55 - Gears 5 Deets from the weekend, @GoWFeed 00:38:25 - Out today 00:41:55 - QUIP 00:43:90 - 23 And Me Reader mail - 00:44:38 - I have a question about the presence of video games at San Diego Comic Con. It seems over the last few years games have played a bigger role in the convention and I'm curious if you think that trend will continue, and if so to what extent? - The Five Star Man 00:48:12 - Square Enix announced that Marvel’s Avengers is going to be at SDCC this year showing gameplay BUT it’s not going to be live streamed to the public. All impressions of this game insinuate that this game is not ready for launch in May of next year. Do you guys think that there is any chance of this game being delayed further into 2020 or even to 2021? - Fendyy 00:54:08 - Squad Up: Alexis(PS4) - Siren_x8 00:54:44 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Host: Greg and Jacob Dekker (GameSpot) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now at http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Interabang Entertainment's Justin Woodward joins Greg to talk about the new game Jay and Silent Bob Mall Brawl, indie development, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:10 - Special Guest: Justin Woodward (@InterabangEnt) 00:12:28 - “I was wondering if Jay and Silent Bob Chronic Blunt Punch will make its way to the Nintendo Switch” - Magnus Apeland 00:15:08 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Colton Yoder, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed Today, we’re brought to you by Hims, but I’ll tell you about that later. The Roper Report - 00:15:33 - Facebook Exec: You ain’t seen nothing yet in VR 00:23:16 - Fortnite Streaming Numbers Drop 00:33:46 - Ubi Bans XP Farming ACO Missions 00:40:16 - Goodbye Splatoon Events 00:43:00 - Out today 00:46:35 - Hims Reader mail - 00:47:56 - “What are some of the games in your backlog that you're planning on playing?” - Fendyy 00:50:46 - “Do you think Google’s AI will become a new feature of the Stadia?” - The Nano Biologist 00:55:39 - “There has been talk about how a games DLC comes out too far after the game has come out…” - Borzen00 01:00:06 - Squad Up: Farmer Josh - Ps4 - TheFarmerJosh 01:00:42 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Trisha Hersberger TUESDAY: Greg and Jacob Dekker (GameSpot) WEDNESDAY: Greg and Whitta THURSDAY: Andrea and Fran FRIDAY: Fran and Andrea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now at http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Andrea and Greg break out the white board to explain how to get around your Nintendo Switch having to always be online. Time Stamps - 00:02:48 - Housekeeping Live recording of PSVR and Gamescast this afternoon at patreon.com/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Colton Yoder, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:06 - Switch is updating its CPU and Storage, Sean Hollister @ The Verge 00:07:05 Best Friend Q. - Secondary Switches need internet to play! - Matt Council 00:16:04 - Call of Duty Announces 2v2 Gunfight Mode 00:18:05 - Two New Modes for The Dark Pictures Anthology -- Man Medan 00:25:16 - Facebook after Triple As? RV @ GIB 00:30:25 - Out today 00:34:30 - Him Reader mail - 00:35:55 - How does gaming marketing keep making mistakes with announcements? - The Nano Biologist 00:41:45 - Can you describe what Death Stranding is? - Ignacio Rojas 00:48:40 - How do you'll handle meeting influential people in our industry? - 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:58:05 - Squad Up:Jonathan Cardwell(Xbox and i have recently started dabbling with PC for that great game Turbo Tax) - Thatguy1185 00:58:35 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: 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 at http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Andrea and Greg dive into the nitty gritty of the Nintendo Switch Lite announcement! Time Stamps - 00:02:18 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Colton Yoder, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed Support KindaFunny.com/lego The Roper Report - 00:03:30 - Nintendo Switch Lite (Plus Pokemon Edition!) 00:09:28 Best Friend Q. - Why didn't Nintendo announce this at their E3 Direct? - BJ Bernardo 00:10:58 Best Friend Q. - Is this a Pokemon machine that prints money? - Borzen00 00:18:52 Best Friend Q. - How well do you think the Switch Lite will sell? - Alec from Minnesota 00:28:20 - Best Friend Q. - Do you (and gamers) in general put your Switch in the dock and play games on the TV screen? - BJ Bernardo 00:36:08 - Dr. Mario -- THE DOCTOR IS IN, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:47:30 - Hims 00:48:12 - Amazon’s Making a LoR MMO, Michael McWhertor @ Polygon 00:52:25 - The Division 2 Episode 1 - DC Outskirts: Expeditions Deets 00:56:13 - Out today 01:00:00 - Squad Up: Caleb Davis(PlayStation) - cjd1112 01:00:43 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Greg and Andrea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now at http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Tim and Gary talk about Cuphead's Netflix show, Super Nintendo World's leaks, and Sean Murray's thoughts on Fallout 76 and Anthem. Time Stamps - 00:03:25 - Housekeeping Tim’s birthday roast is on youtube.com/kindafunny The Roper Report - 00:04:50 - Cuphead gets a Netflix Show 00:12:17 - Sean Murray says Anthem/FO76 Devs should stay quiet 00:24:05 - Leaked Model Photos of Super Nintendo World 00:31:29 - Stadia only supporting pixel at launch 00:33:47 - Hello Kitty comes to Animal Crossing Pocket Camp 00:37:52 - Out today 00:44:05 - Hims Reader mail - 00:46:09 - “When is the correct time to announce a video game?” - 2038 Pokemon CEO 00:50:53 - “What three games have influenced you the most?” - Fendy 01:00:16 - Squad Up: Steven Kuerble - PSN - steven651 01:01:01 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Andrea Rene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now at http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Greg and Tim discuss the Batman Arkham Collection, Nintendo's comments about its online services, the latest PS Plus issues and more. Time Stamps - 00:01:45 - Housekeeping Thank you to everyone who came to see us at RTX Critical Role’s Brian W. Foster is on We Have Cool Friends today; on YouTube and podcast services (Spotify is taking its sweet time) Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Colton Yoder, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:05:33 - Batman: Arkham Collection, Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:07:43 Best Friend Q. - What the hell is up with the leaked Arkham collection? - Jeremy 00:14:47 - Borderlands 3 to have Apex-like Ping System, Hunter Wolfe @ VG247 00:18:34 - Is Nintendo Behind on Online Services? Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:29:15 - Who is to blame for PES and PS Plus? Oscar Dayus @ GameSpot 00:31:25 Best Friend Q. - Should I beat Heavy Rain- DJBradChill 00:34:25 - GuardianCon Brings in $4 Million 00:36:15 - Out today 00:37:54 - HIMS Reader mail - 00:39:32 - When you (insert whoever's on the show today) talk about review scores and Kinda Funny, you talk about needing to create an ethics policy before Kinda Funny gives out scores. What does this entail? How different would Kinda Funny be with an "official" ethics policy? - 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:46:44 - I've been reading articles on the EA Originals programand EA wanting to change the perception that they are evil.What can EA do to change their perception? While I'm sure it's possible, is this something that will take years to change? - BJ Bernardo 00:43:12 - More stories about game studios and developers hiring specific positions for their new games - Borzen00 00:51:48 - Squad Up:Keylocke aka your fighting game connoisseur aka Mikey phillips(PS4) - Keylockemvp 00:53:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host:Tim and Gary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See why Upstart is ranked #1 in their category with over 300 businesses on Trustpilot and hurry to http://Upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Boost is only available at http://Experian.com/kfgames Gary and Greg talk about a Daybreak hacker getting two years in prison. Time stamps - 00:02:16 - Housekeeping Greg’s Comic Book Club #17 is up on patreon.com/kindafunny. The Boys. RTX is THIS WEEK and all of Kinda Funny will be there. Come to our signing Friday! Come see our panels Saturday: Kinda Funny: We Need Your Sub More Than Funhaus @ 2 p.m. Michael Jones and Greg Miller: Let’s See What Happens @5:30 p.m. Gary’s Book of Eli watch-a-long is Tuesday 7/9 @ 6 pm PT - twitch.tv/garywhitta The Roper Report - 00:09:43 - Daybreak Hacker Gets Two Years in Prison 00:14:27 - Epic covering Steam Refunds for Shenmue 3 00:16:57 - How big is Shovel Knight? 00:21:09 - Clarification on all those Cyberpunk games 00:25:23 - John Drake is Leaving PlayStation 00:27:21 - Out today 00:35:00 - UPSTART 00:36:15 - EXPERIAN Reader mail - 00:40:41 - “In lieu of recent events with Dr Disrespect…” - Parker B 00:48:17 - “I have a question about celebrities in video games…” - Chadwick 00:52:40 - “What if Sony acquired Konami's video game IPs…” - Charles Jakobsen 00:55:57 - Squad Up: Griffin - Twitter - GriffiDPad 00:57:19 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Thursday - NO SHOW - Fourth of July Friday - NO SHOW - RTX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See why Upstart is ranked #1 in their category with over 300 businesses on Trustpilot and hurry to http://Upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Boost is only available at http://Experian.com/kfgames Andrea and Greg dive into Doc's apology and his Twitter battle this morning. Time Stamps - 00:01:45 - Housekeeping RTX is THIS WEEK and all of Kinda Funny will be there. Come to our signing Friday! Come see our panels Saturday: Kinda Funny: We Need Your Sub More Than Funhaus @ 2 p.m. Michael Jones and Greg Miller: Let’s See What Happens @5:30 p.m. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Colton Yoder, Black Jack, Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:02:35 - Guy Beahm on Dr Disrespect’s Twitch Ban 00:29:42 - PlayStation Plus Hot Swap 00:34:22 - CD Projekt Red on three different Cyberpunk games, Matt Kim @ IGN 00:36:23 - Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered 00:38:22 - Shenmue 3 Steam Refunds, Matthew Handrahan @ GIB 00:38:45 Best Friend Q. - The weird thing about this is that it's a Kickstarted game that got money from crowd funding and basically changing the promise of it landing on this platform. - Keylocke 00:42:35 - Out today 00:45:30 - UPSTART 00:46:44 - EXPERIAN Reader mail - 00:48:20 - What will the PSVR2 look like - Arvel 00:56:00 - - Richard 00:56:35 - Squad Up:Oliver from England(PS4) - probablyoliver 00:57:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Greg and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See why Upstart is ranked #1 in their category with over 300 businesses on Trustpilot and hurry to http://Upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Boost is only available at http://Experian.com/kfgames Tim and Greg talk about TWO PlayStation 5 stories! Time Stamps - 00:03:32 - Housekeeping Prom is live! youtube.com/kindafunny RTX is THIS WEEK and all of Kinda Funny will be there. Come to our signing Friday! Come see our panels Saturday: Kinda Funny: We Need Your Sub More Than Funhaus @ 2 p.m. Michael Jones and Greg Miller: Let’s See What Happens @5:30 p.m. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Colton Yoder, Black Jack, Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:05:06 - Sony’s PS5 Strategy, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:13:04 - Sony Scooping Up Studios for PS5? Sal Romano @ Gematsu 00:14:00 Best Friend Q. - Jim Ryan has risen and spoken out on if Sony will acquire new studios, but this we already knew since the Investor Meeting back in May. So... you know what that means... WILD SPECULATION TIME! Who do you think will be acquired by Sony? - The Nano Biologist 00:30:10 - Remedy Owns Alan Wake Again, Christopher Dring 00:34:22 - Pokemon’s response to inability to transfer Pokemon to Sword and Shield 00:38:25 - Out today 00:41:18 - UPSTART 00:42:25 - EXPERIAN Reader mail - 00:44:05 - Now that Square Enix has put up the Final Fantasy soundtracks on Spotify, what can we do in our power for Nintendo to put up their soundtracks across dozens of games onto Spotify and other platforms? - JBR 00:46:20 - With the recent release of Mario Maker 2, it made me think - few games can pull off a map/level editor as a key selling point. Why do you think that these games are so successful for that reason? - GillyBrums 00:51:30 - Why SK is never really talked about when “best ongoing game” awards are being discussed? - Nathan Brandt 00:56:00 - Squad Up: Alex(Mario Maker) - My maker name is Lainee (my dog’s name) and my creator ID is SSN-8PF-MQF 00:57:25 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Greg and Andrea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices