Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Naughty Dog says we're getting new The Last of Us content this weekend, but what does that mean? Greg and Bless discuss!

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MARIO CASTING!

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[This needs to be in every day this week] Thursday, we’re playing World War Z: Aftermath for a sponsored stream. You can swing by at 11 am PT right after Kinda Funny Games Daily to see Greg, Mike, Andy, and Blessing blast some zombies. If you miss it live, it’ll be on our newest youtube channel youtube.com/kindafunnyplays after!

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00:17:50 - New The Last of Us Content This Weekend, Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:23:18 - Perfect Dark = Initiative + Crystal Dynamics

00:35:18 - Is this as big of a deal as people are making it out to be? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist

00:42:00 - Ad

00:45:20 - Nintendo Direct Wrap-Up

00:57:20 - Machine Games Has a Secret Project, Otto Kratky @ GameSpot

00:58:30 - No Ray Tracing for PS5/Xbox Series X Versioins of Far Cry 6, Jamel Smith @ TechRadar

00:59:50 - This is for you, Kevin -- Venom is in Fortnite!/ MCU suing for right to character

01:02:40 - Out today

01:04:10 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

TUES: Tim and Whitta

WED: Blessing and Andy

THURS: Tamoor and Tim

FRI: Greg and Blessing

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Tam and Tim go over the Death Stranding Director's Cut reviews, SEGA closing its arcade, the future of Titanfall, the Nintendo Direct, and more!

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September 23 1889: Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda

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Thursday, which is TODAY, we’re playing World War Z: Aftermath for a sponsored stream. You can shamble on over at 11 am PT right after this very episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily to see Greg, Mike, Andy, and Blessing blast some zombies. If you miss it live, it’ll be on the youtube channel youtube.com/kindafunnyplays after!

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The Roper Report  -

00:06:35 - Death Stranding Director’s Cut Reviews

00:15:58 - Titanfall 3 Isn't Coming Anytime Soon, Respawn Says - GameSpot.com, Otty Kratky

00:25:20 - New Disney Classic Games Collection officially adds SNES Aladdin and Jungle Book - VGC, Tom Ivan

00:29:15 - New Kirby Game Seemingly Leaked Ahead of Nintendo Direct -- IGN, Joe Skrebels

00:33:00 - Fans Gather To Say Goodbye To A Legendary Sega Arcade -- Kotaku, Brain Ashcraft

00:44:15 - Out today

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 Reader mail  -

00:48:30 - Is there any hope that we’ll get an N64 classic this holiday? - BrentWHAT

00:56:35 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Snowbike Mike talk about a 40 minute Nintendo Direct coming tomorrow, Overwatch Blizzard news, and more!

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Thursday, which is TODAY, we’re playing World War Z: Aftermath for a sponsored stream. You can shamble on over at 11 am PT right after this very episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily to see Greg, Mike, Andy, and Blessing blast some zombies. If you miss it live, it’ll be on the youtube channel youtube.com/kindafunnyplays after!

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The Roper Report  -

00:05:30 - Nintendo Direct tomorrow! - Kenneth Shepard @ Fanbyte

00:25:36 - FCC points to Nintendo Switch controller announcement this week - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:40:12 - Ad

00:44:04 - Apple won’t let Fortnite back on iOS until the Epic v. Apple verdict is final - Russell Brandom and Adi Robertson @ The Verge

00:51:10 - A couple of departures at Blizzard - James Batchelor @ GiBiz

00:58:04 - Deathloop's Lack of Accessibility Options Is Disappointing Players - Jared Moore @ IGN

01:01:00 - How did this not come up in reviews? - Best Friends Q:Audrey

01:12:50 - Out today

01:09:45 - Squad Up:Jordan Vickers(Switch) - SW-8482-0980-6025

01:15:40 - Required Reading: https://kotaku.com/uncovering-the-real-history-of-the-women-who-pioneered-1847718451

01:11:28 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tamoor and Tim

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Tim and Gary go over the Kena Bridge of Spirits reviews, the latest on Halo Infinite's test flights, Activisions legal situation, and more!

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[This needs to be in every day this week] Thursday, we’re playing World War Z: Aftermath for a sponsored stream. You can swing by at 11 am PT right after Kinda Funny Games Daily to see Greg, Mike, Andy, and Blessing blast some zombies. If you miss it live, it’ll be on our newest youtube channel youtube.com/kindafunnyplays after!

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The Roper Report  -

00:07:40 - Kena Bridge of Spirits Reviews Are In!

00:32:45 - Ad

00:36:13 - Invites and info for the next Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tech Preview are officially rolling out. (The official HaloWaypoint)

00:46:10 - Halo Infinite Dev Explains Multiplayer Challenges to Ease Worries About Progression (Matt Purslow at IGN)

00:53:40 - U.S. Government Now Investigating Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick Subpoenaed (Zack Zwizen at Kotaku)00:59:00 - Last of Us Costumes Coming To Sackboy a Big Adventure September 26th

01:00:20 - Out today

01:02:50 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and SBM

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Blessing and Tim talk about a possible Quantic Dream Star Wars game, Balenciaga coming to Fortnite, and more!

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• PS I Love You XOXO is recording today in a couple hours and it ISN’T live for Patreon supporters BUT if you have any questions about any notable PlayStation releases coming out this week, maybe write into the show with your questions before noon today.
• Tomorrow Kena Stream Epic
• Thursday, we’re playing World War Z: Aftermath for a sponsored stream. You can swing by at 11 am PT right after Kinda Funny Games Daily to see Greg, Mike, Andy, and Blessing blast some zombies. If you miss it live, it’ll be on our newest youtube channel youtube.com/kindafunnyplays after!
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00:11:00 - Could Quantic Dream be making a Star Wars game? - Jared Moore @ IGN

00:20:06 -  - Best Friends Q:BJ Bernardo. Independent.

00:26:05 - ATLUS is celebrating Persona’s 25th anniversary! - Nibel on Twitter

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Greg and Blessing rant about THQ Nordic for a while, talk about God of War: Ragnarok ending the Norse saga, and drink beer... at 10:29 am. You make this happen; I hope you're proud of yourself.

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THQ NORDIC SHOWCASE DISCUSSION

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Janet’s nominated for TWO GameHer Award! Vote for Gameonysus at thegamehers.com/vote on Rising Star: Streamer and Content Creator: Top Journalist!

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00:27:30 - God of War Ragnarok Is the End (Kinda) - Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.17.21, Jared Moore @ IGN

00:44:30 - Ad

00:46:40 - Lost Judgment Review Round-Up

00:57:10 - Mega Man’s Dog Coming to Monster Hunter Rise, Steve Watts

00:59:10 - SplitGate Gonna Get Forge before Halo, Jared Moore @ IGN

01:03:50 - Out today

01:06:00 - You‘re Wrong

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MON: Blessing and Tim

TUES: Tim and Whitta

WED: Blessing and Andy

THURS: Tamoor and Tim

FRI: Greg and Blessing

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Tamoor Hussain and Blessing talk Battlefield 2042, Deltarune Chapter 2, and more!

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There’s a hot new episode of the PS I Love You XOXO and it is jam-packed with goodness including:

A Solar Ash preview fromAndy Cortez, A big ol’ breakdown of all of our unanswered questions from the PlayStation Showcase, Some chat about Twisted Metal, New PlayStation Studio talk, Of course, Deathloop talk

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The Roper Report  -

00:12:37 - Battlefield 2042 Delayed To November 19 - Eddie Makuch and Gabe Gurwin, GameSpot

00:22:50 - Deltarune Chapter 2 lands this week -- PC Gamer, Shaun Prescott

00:36:15 - There’s A New Wipeout Game- Eurogamer Tom Phillips

00:43:30 - Confidentiality filing reveals Nintendo is planning a new Switch controller - VGC, Chris Scullion

00:51:45 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Confirms October Release Date - IGN, Tylor Lyles

00:54:20 - Out today

01:03:28 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Andy talk about a HUGE leak from Nvidia GeForce Now, Bluetooth coming to Nintendo Switch, and more!

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A new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now and it’s a jam packed episode. You’re getting:

A Solar Ash preview from, A large breakdown of all of our unanswered questions from the PlayStation Showcase, Twisted Metal Talk,New PlayStation Studio talk, Deathloop talk, AND MORE. That’s available right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services around the globe.

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00:14:40 - Nvidia confirms leaked Geforce Now list is real, but claims games are ‘speculative’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:29:50 - A WND Update: Nintendo finally adds Bluetooth audio to the Switch in a new software update - Mitchell Clark, Jay Peters, and Sean Hollister @ The Verge

00:30:40 - - Best Friends Q:Dean LaBarca

00:33:35 - Ad 

00:35:39 - Next year’s Call of Duty game is Modern Warfare 2 - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:43:40 - Battlefield 2042 could get delayed - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:50:00 - Pulse 3D Wireless Headset in Midnight Black launches next month - PS Blog

00:55:45 - Anthony Mackie To Star As John Doe In Live-Action ‘Twisted Metal’ - Justin Kroll @ Deadline

01:01:10 - Out today

01:03:15 - Squad Up:Stove(PS5) - BirdCultured

01:03:54 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tamoor and Tim

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk about if Insomniac and Marvel Games will go for the M rating on Wolverine, PS5's new firmware, and a couple of game delays!

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Janet’s nominated for TWO GameHer Award! Vote for Gameonysus at thegamehers.com/vote on Rising Star: Streamer and Content Creator: Top Journalist!

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PS I Love You XOXO posts tomorrow for an embargo.

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The Roper Report -

00:07:01 - Wolverine Details (Kinda), Kat Bailey @ IGN

00:17:37 - PS5 System Software Updates tomorrow, @ PS Blog

00:28:55 - Ad

00:30:55 - Delays!

00:42:25 - let’s put some bets down! Of these games, which do you think hit their release dates? - Best Friends Q:Mario

00:48:30 - Xbox Remote Play Update

00:51:02 - Driver is Getting a Live Action Series

00:57:33 - NEW SEGMENT: Can Kojima play it?

00:59:40 - Out today

01:02:15 - Squad Up:djKENTO(PS5) - itsDJKENTO

01:04:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy

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Blessing and Tim talk about all these Deathloop reviews, Fortnite's new season being cube shaped, and more!

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Our Deathloop review is up right now! It’s a Kinda Funny Gamescast featuring Gamespot’s Tamoor Hussain and PS I Love You XOXO’s Janet Garcia. It’s in depth, it’s spoiler free, and it’s up right now on youtube.com//KindaFunnyGames and Podcast services around the globe.

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The Roper Report  -

00:03:42 - Deathloop review round up

00:17:00 - Do you think we should wait until games created wholly under Microsoft's ownership are released before making that judgement? - Best Friends Q:Grezick

00:27:00 - Fortnite season 8 is all about the cubes - Andrew Webster @ The Verge

00:37:20 - Ad

00:39:13 - Nintendo drops base model Switch price in Europe - Danielle Partis @ GiBiz

00:47:28 - Multiple Little Big Planet servers are shutting down - Taylor Lyles @ IGN

00:49:55 - Hideo Kojima wants to make games that change in real time - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:52:20 - Out today

 Reader mail  -

00:53:30 - TV and monitors and want to take full advantage of the consoles. - Parker Begale

00:55:00 - Squad Up:geekreate(Genshin Impact (PC, Mobile, PlayStation 4/5 cross play)) UID: 612040573

00:56:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Whitta

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Greg and Bless talk about Epic's win over (and loss to) Apple, the PlayStation Showcase, and more!

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• Special Gamescast Review Monday!
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The Roper Report -

00:10:11 - Fortnite Defeats Apple (On the Count that Matters) - Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.10.21, Russell Brandom @ The Verge

00:22:00 - PlayStation Showcase Recap

00:45:45 - Ad  

01:03:20 - Twitch Sues over Hate Raids, CECILIA D'ANASTASIO at Wired

01:06:13 - Far Cry 6 Post-Launch Content Announced, Matt Lorrigan @ PlayStation Trophies

01:08:30 - Lost in Random Review Round-Up

01:10:40 - Epic Dumps Houseparty, Danielle Partis @ GIB

01:11:45 - Out today

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Greg and Tim talk about last minute PlayStation Showcase predictions, Crash's birthday, and if the Matrix movies are good or bad.

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Remember, there’s a PlayStation Showcase THURSDAY at 1 pm PT, and we’ll be reacting LIVE to it on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames!

Last Second PlayStation Showcase Prediction:

00:06:00 - Is this going to be a big presentation or will it just be an average one? - Best Friends Q:Ignacio Rojas

The Roper Report -

00:16:45 - Devs Celebrate Crash Bandicoot’s 25th Anniversary With Video & Possible Tease, Giuseppe Nelva

00:21:35 - What do you think is something Crash did well that Mario and Sonic didn't in their 3D outings at the time? - Best Friends Q:KBABZ

00:39:00 - Ad

00:29:25 - Bugsnax Devs Move to a 4-Day Workweek, Megan @ Axios

00:42:30 - Speaking of work/life balance…

00:49:50 - Ubi’s New CCO, Eddie @ GameSpot

00:54:38 - Luna News, Eddie @ GameSpot

00:58:00 - Mario 64 LEGO Block

01:00:50 - Out today

01:05:51 - Squad Up:KBABZ(PS5) - KBABZ

01:06:40 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Andy talk about PlayStation big new acquisition of Firesprite, Avengers roadmap, and a BUNCH of reviews that just dropped.

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A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is live right now and it’s a HUGE REVIEW episode. We’ve played Life is Strange True Colors, Warioware: Get It Together, AND The Artful Escape. Tim and Greg have new Games of The Year. It’s an episode you need to check out and it’s up right now on Youtube.com/KinaaFunnyGames and Podcast services around the globe.

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The Roper Report -

00:09:00 - Avengers Roadmap Revealed (This is embargoed until 10 am PT in case anyone is looking early.)

00:23:20 - PlayStation has acquired a new game studio

00:36:00 - Ad

00:39:30 - Whatever happened with the Bluepoint acquisition? - Best Friends Q:Ignacio Rojas

00:46:00 - Review Round Ups Galore

01:06:45 - Out today

01:09:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk about PlayStation reversing course on Horizon Forbidden West's upgrade plan, Tripwire Interactive's terrible weekend, and Alan Wake Remastered!

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Remember, there’s a PlayStation Showcase THURSDAY at 1 pm PT, and we’ll be reacting LIVE to it on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames! PREDICTIONS are up now on PSILY youtube.com/kindafunnygames

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The Roper Report  -

00:09:25 - Horizon Forbidden West PS4/PS5 Backpedal

00:26:65 - TripWire JOURNEY

00:47:40 - Ad

00:50:45 - Alan Wake Remastered Announced, Sam Lake at Remedy

01:00:58 - New EA Studio Neon Black? Andy Robinson @ VGC

01:01:35 - Out today

01:03:30 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Andy

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Blessing and Tim talk about Game Boy and Game Boy Color games coming to Nintendo Switch Online, bad news for the semiconductor shortage, and more!

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Monday is labor day which means that we’re off! Tim, what does that mean for content

A new episode of The Blessing Show is out and it’s ALL about EA Sports Big and it features multiple cameos that you don’t want to miss.

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The Roper Report -

00:07:50 - Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles are headed to Nintendo Switch Online - Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer

00:17:45 - Toshiba Warns Power-Chip Supply to Stay Tight for Another Year - Takashi Mochizuki @ Bloomberg

00:22:35 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Release Date Seemingly Leaks - Taylor Lyles @ IGN

00:30:47 - Ad

00:32:11 - The artist behind Jet Set Radio has returned to Sega - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:37:30 - Shang-Chi has joined Fortnite! - Mark Delaney @ GameSpot

00:42:15 - Out today

00:47:40 - You‘re Wrong

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The Garcia/Gettys Information Squad talk about the upcoming PlayStation Showcase and more!

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TODAY Surgeon Simulator 2 is FINALLY here, and SnowBikeMike is going to play it on launch day. The catch? Kevin is going to use IRL robotic arms to mess with Mike while Tim and Joey hang out! Thursday at 11AM PT on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames the VOD will then go up on youtube.com/kindafunnyplays

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The Roper Report  -

00:01:54 - PlayStation’s Showcase Plans - PS Blog

00:21:00 - Horizon Forbidden West Not Having an Option to Upgrade from the PS4 Version. - PlayStation FAQs

00:30:40 - Ad

00:31:45 - THQ Digital Showcase Event - Eurogamer

00:41:20 - Twitch Results - Eurogamer

00:47:45 - Out today

00:52:30 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing & Tim

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Blessing and Andy talk about the Dead Space remake, Final Fantasy VXI & Xbox at Tokyo Games Show, and more.

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TOMORROW, Surgeon Simulator 2 is FINALLY here, and SnowBikeMike is going to play it on launch day. The catch? Kevin is going to use IRL robotic arms to mess with Mike while Tim and Joey hang out! Thursday at 11AM PT on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames the VOD will then go up on youtube.com/kindafunnyplays

ALSO TOMORROW, you’re getting a new episode of The Blessing Show all about EA Sports Big. That’s going live at 7am PT with a YouTube premiere on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan

The Roper Report   -

00:09:55 -  The new Dead Space was shown off yesterday!

00:22:50 - Tokyo Games Show COULD have Final Fantasy XI - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:25:30 - Speaking of Tokyo Games Show, expect Xbox news as well - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:32:30 -  Ad

00:33:39 - Brendan 'PlayerUnknown' Greene Leaves PUBG Corp & Creates New Independent Studio - Matt Kim @ IGN

00:42:32 -  Life Is Strange TV Series Still In the Works With Shawn Mendes Now Overseeing the Music - Matt Kim @ IGN

00:49:20 -  Xbox’s Tomb Raider timed exclusivity deal was reportedly ‘worth $100m’ - Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle

00:56:15 - Out today

00:58:00 - Squad Up:Alex Suarez(Playstation/Life) - OMGLifeReally

01:03:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Janet & Tim

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Tamoor Hussain and Gary Whitta unite in a VERY british episode of KFGD! Let's talk Gotham Knights, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, and Metal Gear Online.

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00:00:50 - Tam and Gary are both British

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• The Roper Report -

00:16:48 - Gotham Knights, Suicide Squad News Coming To DC Fandome

00:26:11 - Naughty Dog Teases Future

00:34:58 - Some Metal Gear Online Services Being Shut Down

00:35:28 - New Dead Space Remake Info

00:47:58 - Ads

00:49:05 - Out Today

00:55:15 - “Should different studios still have control over their studio policies?” - Takibi 

00:58:23 - You‘re Wrong

01:00:59 - Post Show

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Andy

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Blessing and Tim kick off the week discussing the possibility of Death Stranding 2, Suda 51 wanting to make a Deadpool game, and more.

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A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up right now titled: Greg’s Babysitter Power Rankings

This Thursday you’re getting a new episode of The Blessing Show. That’s going live at 7am PT with a YouTube premiere on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report   -

00:08:40 - Norman Reedus Says Another Death Stranding Game “Is In Negotiations” - Stephanie Minor @ The Gamer

00:20:40 - Suda 51 wants to make a Deadpool game - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:32:00 - Finally: Fortnite Adds Mike Lowrey - Wesley LeBlanc @ IGN

00:33:05 - Finally: Fortnite Adds Mike Lowrey - Wesley LeBlanc @ IGN

00:37:50 - NetEase is in Talks to Hire the Creator of Yakuza (the games) - Takashi Mochizuki @ Bloomberg

00:45:25 - From Nibel: Disco Elysium has been rated for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Switch

00:49:04 - Out today

00:49:50 - Squad Up:Brian(Mobile) - Alliance name: KFBFs

ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS

Required Reading: Naughty By Nature – Naughty Dog Leadership Reflects On The Studio's History - Ben Reeves @ GameInformer

https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-interview/2021/08/28/naughty-by-nature-naughty-dog-leadership-reflects-on-the-studios

00:51:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Tam & Gary Whitta

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Greg and Blessing talk about Elden Ring news from Gamescom, No More Heroes 3 reviews, and CatDog!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:08:10 - Housekeeping

Did you know that youtube.com/kindafunny is just 5,000 subs from 300k on YouTube?! Please go sub!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:10:15 - Elden Ring Previews - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.27.21

00:26:40 - Would you report on these 15 minutes the same way? - Best Friends Q:dhruvenator

00:33:50 - Ad

00:37:08 - No More Heroes 3 Review Round-Up

00:50:14 - Overwatch Name Change, Brendan Sinclair @ GIB

00:55:08 - Why no Halo Campaign at Gamescom? -Joseph Staten, Head of Creative for Halo Infinite

00:56:30 -Cat Dog and April O’Neil added to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

00:58:10 - Out today

01:00:40 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

Mon: Blessing & Tim

Tues: Tam & Gary Whitta

Wed: Blessing & Andy

Thurs: Janet & Tim

Fri: Blessing & Tim

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Greg and Tim talk about Fortnite's MLK activation, Halo's PC specs, and the designer of the NES retiring.

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Janet and Andy talk about Halo Infinite's leaked release date, Activision Blizzard lawsuit news, and IGN republishing its Palestine article!

Follow Janet: https://twitter.com/Gameonysus

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:10 - Housekeeping

• Arcade1Up Unveiled a Junior Line of Cabinets

The Roper Report -

00:02:38 - Halo Infinite December 8 release date will reportedly be announced today - The Verge 

00:15:22 - Activision Blizzard Allegedly Withholding and Suppressing Evidence - Axios 

00:26:00 - IGN Republishes Its Post on Palestine - IGN / Gameindustry.biz

00:35:10 - Ad  

00:38:15 - Xcloud coming to console - The Verge 

00:50:10 - Arcade1Up Unveiled a Junior Line of Cabinets

00:54:25 - Out today

00:55:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim

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Gary Whitta and Greg Miller talk about the WWE 2K22 fallout, Destiny 2's new content, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:54 - Housekeeping

00:07:07 - WWE and 2K Infighting?!

00:25:07 - EA Makes Apex Legends’ Ping System and Other Accessibility Patents Free to Use

00:27:19 - Destiny Stuff Leaks

00:36:50 - Ads

00:39:45 - JOEY, WAKE UP! Stardew Valley esport!

00:43:02 - GARY, WAKE UP YOUR WIFE! ACO getting 60 FPS Patch

00:45:20 - Out today

00:46:40 - Squad Up: Alex Price - PlayStation - Aliens: Fireteam Elite - PurEChaoS72

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Janet & Andy

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Blessing and Tim talk about Psychonoauts 2's excellent reviews, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, and Halo not launching with Co-op campaign and Forge.

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00:03:44 - Housekeeping

A new Xcast is up right now and it’s a jam packed episode talking about the Halo news, and a Twelve Minutes spoilercast featuring Mike Howard, Greg Miller, Kahlief Adams, Parris Lily, and Barrett Courtney.

It’s a BIG OLE week with Gamescom happening which means:

KFGD tomorrow is going live early at 9am PT BECAUSE...

Tomorrow we’ll be reacting live to Xbox’s Gamescom showcase at 10am PT right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames

The post show to that will be your Kinda Funny Xcast this week.

Wednesday we’ll be reacting live to Gamescom Opening Night Live at 11am PT right here.

The Post Show to that will be your Kinda FUnny Gamescast for this week.

PS I Love You XOXO is going up on REDACTED instead of tomorrow BECAUSE that’ll be our preview of Deathloop and [REDACTED]

The Roper Report  -

00:05:57 - Psychonauts 2 Reviews are up!

00:21:09 - Another review round-up: Aliens Fireteam Elite

00:33:00 - Ad

00:36:02 - Halo Infinite won't have co-op Campaign and Forge at launch - Matt Brown @ Windows Central

00:44:30 - WWE 2K22 will release in March 2022 - Vikki Blake @ Eurogamer

00:49:12 - Hideo Kojima Says 12 Minutes makes him want to make another adventure game - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:52:00 - Out today

00:52:37 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg & Gary Whitta

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Marvel's Ryan Penagos joins Greg to talk about a Saints Row Reboot, disappointing Madden NFL 22 reviews, and more.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:05:40 - Housekeeping

We’re doing a sub-a-thon tomorrow @ 11 am PTon twitch.tv/kindafunnygames!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report  -

00:07:35 - Saints Row Could Be Getting a Reboot at Gamescom 2021 - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:19:20 - Skyrim is getting a next-gen upgrade exactly 10 years after its original release - Jay Peters @ The Verge

00:23:23 - Speaking of that, here’s your QuakeCon Report...

00:30:45 - Ad

00:34:20 - Madden NFL 22 Review Round-Up

00:39:22 - WWE 2K22 Screenshots Revealed

00:43:38 - Out today

00:47:25 - Squad Up:Ben Geis(PS5) - bengie12344

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Mon: Bless and Tim

Tues: Greg and Gary @ 9 AM!

Wed: Janet and Andy

Thurs: Greg and Tim

Fri: Greg and Bless

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GameSpot's Tamoor Hussain joins Greg to talk Ghost reviews, CES vaccinations, and more!

Follow Tam: https://twitter.com/tamoorh

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

GameSpot’s Lucy James joins us to review Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut and 12 Minutes on the Kinda Funny Gamescast! It’s up now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report  -

00:09:50 - Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut Review Round-Up

00:21:20 - Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Deets, Jeremy Winslow @ GameSpot

00:31:09 - Quakecon Leaks! Jared Moore @ IGN

00:39:15 - CES Requires the Vaccine

00:43:36 - Ad

00:47:00 - Out today

00:55:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Ryan Penagos

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Janet and Andy talk all about today's Pokémon presentation with more info on Pokémon Arceus, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:30 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack

The Roper Report  -

00:02:58 - Pokemon Presents

00:41:43 - Ad

00:45:30 - Ubisoft Studio Under Investigation Over Sexual Harassment, Workplace Discrimination Reports - Kotaku

00:51:50 - Kazuma Kiryu from Yakuza is in Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - Eurogamer

00:56:54 - Abandoned Gameplay Reveal Is 'a Few Months' Away, But Trailer App Will Be Updated Sooner - IGN

01:04:00 - Out today

01:04:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Tam

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Blessing and Gary talk about a new Fortnite Limited Time mode, Sea of Thieves hitting 4.8 Million players, and Outriders' People Can Fly not knowing their revenue.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:55 - Housekeeping

A new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now. It’s me, Greg, and Janet talking about the PlayStation Game of The Year so far! That’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and podcast services around the globe.

Wednesday at 6am PT we’re waking up and reacting to that Pokemon Presentation.

This week’s Gamescast is coming out Thursday morning and will be your Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut review.

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report  -

00:05:30 - Sea of Thieves is the most popular it’s ever been - Sea of Thieves blog

00:20:15 - People Can Fly doesn’t know how much Outriders sold - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

00:30:20 - Fortnite’s new mode is basically Among Us - Chaim Gartenberg @ The Verge

00:42:40 - Ad

00:47:10 - Xbox Series X is getting a higher resolution dashboard - Tom Warren @ The Verge

00:50:40 - 10 more games are getting Xbox touch controls - Nibel on Twitter

00:53:30 - A fun one: A first-time Metal Gear Solid streamer accidentally discovered a bug that has speedrunners excited - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:58:37 - Out today

00:59:56 - ONE OF THEM ROTATIN’ SEGMENTS: Today, Tuesday August 17th, 2021 is the 1,000th episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily! Congratulations! - Kenny Belou

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Janet and Andy

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Blessing and Tim talk about Control hitting 10 Million players, Phil Spencer's love of the Steam Deck, and rock their Sonic bling!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:17 - Housekeeping

• A new Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now with Mike, Gary, Barrett talking about Xbox at Gamescom, Hades, and Halo. You can catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on Podcast services around the globe.
• TODAY, Kinda Funny’s hosting the Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Launch Party! Starting at 10 am PT over on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics, Greg and Ms. Marvel herself Sandra Saad (Sod) will be hosting two hours of gameplay, dev insight, and cast interviews. Yes, Black Panther himself Christopher Judge will be there, and you should, too! Right after this at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics!
• The Roper Report -

00:07:42 - Control Passes 10 Million Players & Remedy is working on 6 games

00:18:58 - Xbox Head Phil Spencer loves the Steam Deck

00:20:07 - “Is this the answer for Xbox?” - Anonymous

00:28:02 - Nintendo Orders ROM Site To ‘Destroy’ All Its Games, Or Else

00:33:20 - Ads

00:37:30 - Evo is back in person in 2022

00:40:00 - Call of Duty Vanguard reveal confirmed for Warzone

00:43:17 - Out today

00:45:50 - Squad Up: Jordan Deeb - Marvel’s Avengers - Invite.gg/kfavengers 

00:46:40 - You‘re Wrong

00:47:47 - Post Show

This Week’s Hosts:

Tuesday - Janet & Gary

Wednesday - Blessing & Andy

Thursday - Tim & Tam

Friday - Greg & Ryan Penagos

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Blessing and Greg dive into Avenger's Black Panther expansion preview impressions, Xbox Game Pass not coming to Switch anytime soon, and NPD numbers!

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00:09:00 - Housekeeping

Monday, Kinda Funny’s hosting the Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Launch Party! Starting at 10 am PT over on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics, Greg and Ms. Marvel herself Sandra Saad (Sod) will be hosting two hours of gameplay, dev insight, and cast interviews. Yes, Black Panther himself Christopher Judge will be there, and you should, too! Monday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report  -

00:12:18 - Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Preview round up

00:34:25 - Ad

00:35:30 - Xbox has ruled out Game Pass on other consoles in near future - Tom Ivan@ Video Games Chronicle

00:40:23 - We got NPD for July! - Sherif Saed @ VG247

00:45:10 -WWE 2K22 has reportedly been ‘completely rebuilt’ and is ‘looking fantastic’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:56:06 -We’re getting a new Pokémon Presents stream next week! - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:58:37 - Out today

01:01:00 - Squad Up:Dan “Golden Spider”(PS5 (or 4!)) - Goldenspider666

01:01:50 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Mon: Blessing and Tim

Tues: Janet and Gary

Wed: Blessing and Andy

Thurs: Tim and Tam

Fri: Greg and Ryan Penagos

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Blessing and Tim talk Call of Duty, GTA: Remaster trilogy, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:07:00 - Housekeeping

Monday, Kinda Funny’s hosting the Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Launch Party! Starting at 10 am PT over on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics, Greg and Ms. Marvel herself Sandra Saad (Sod) will be hosting two hours of gameplay, dev insight, and cast interviews. Yes, Black Panther himself Christopher Judge will be there, and you should, too! Monday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics!

A new episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast is live right now! We have on Luis Antonio of 12 Minutes and play 12 minutes OF 12 Minutes. It’s an excellent episode and it’s up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and Podcast services around the globe.

Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Black Jack

The Roper Report  -

00:09:00 - Call of Duty Vanguard has been leaked - Liam Wiseman @ IGN

00:20:10 - Diablo 4’s Game Director is out at Blizzard - Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:26:50 - Say hello to a new Game Studio! - Mike Wilson @ Bloody Disgusting

00:30:18 - Ad

00:31:20 - BREAKING NEWS: GTA TRILOGY NEWS

00:00:36 50- Splitgate wants to come to Switch and Mobile - Jared Moore @ IGN

00:41:10 - Unity acquires Parsec - James Batchelor @ GiBiz

00:44:40 - There’s Pandemonium at Nintendo World - Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:48:00 - Out today

00:56:20 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg

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Janet and Blessing discuss Idris Elba cast as Knuckles, a BUNCH of indie games, and more!

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Monday, Kinda Funny’s hosting the Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda Launch Party! Starting at 10 am PT over on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics, Greg and Ms. Marvel herself Sandra Saad (Sod) will be hosting two hours of gameplay, dev insight, and cast interviews. Yes, Black Panther himself Christopher Judge will be there, and you should, too! Monday at 10 am PT on twitch.tv/crystaldynamics!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:06:13 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 casts Idris Elba as Knuckles - The Verge

00:22:19 - ID at Xbox Recap - Imran Khan at Fanbyte

00:37:25 - Ad

00:38:45 - Nintendo Indie Showcase Recap - Fanbyte Imran Khan

00:47:45 - Niantic Founder’s metaverse fears - IGN Adam Bankhurst

00:55:15 - FIFA Shushing

00:58:00 - Life Is Strange Remastered Collection Delayed to 2022 Also Wavelengths DLC date

00:59:45 - Abandoned App Drama

01:02:00 - Out today

01:03:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Activision Blizzard shareholder demands, call WWE Superstar Xavier Woods about , and just rant for an hour or so.

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00:07:00 - Housekeeping

A new PS I Love You XOXO is live! PSVR2! The future of Ghost of Tsushima! What we’ve been playing!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:08:16 - Activision Shareholder Group Pissed, Megan Farokhmanesh @ Axios

00:21:30 - Xenoblade Sequel coming, Imran @ Fanbyte

00:28:35 - Windjammers 2 Announced for PS4, PS5 as Open Beta Begins for PC & PlayStation

00:37:10 - Fortnite

00:40:05 - Ad

00:41:08 - PAX Australia Cancelled

00:47:20 - Nindie World Tomorrow!

00:47:45 - Mario Bros. Casting News, Marc Kaliroff @ NintendoWire

00:51:40 - Out today

00:54:08 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Janet and Blessing

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The Garcia/Gettys Information Squad team up to talk about Opening Night Live, no Steam Deck performance boosts, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:03:30 - Xbox’s Gamescom Plans

00:17:20 - The Intellivision Amico Gets Delayed Again to the End of the Year

00:26:30 - Steam Deck doesn’t get a performance boost while docked

00:34:05 - Ad

00:35:11 - Super Mario Bros game sells for 2 Million

00:41:11 - Field of Dreams in MLB the Show

00:46:10 - Overcooked! All You Can Gets a Eat Free Update

00:50:25 - Out today

00:51:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary

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Greg and Tim talk about Jeffy Grubb Grubb's report that Dead Space is coming back next year, mad Pokemon fans, and more!

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The Suicide Squad In Review is happening today! You can catch the live, ad-free recording on patreon.com/kindafunny at 3:15 pm PT, but it’ll be on YouTube and podcast services ASAP after that!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:06:41 - Dead Space Remake NEXT YEAR? - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.06.21 Jeffy Grubb Grubb @ Gamesbeat

00:16:55 - Pokemon Go Responds to Angry Fans, Jared Moore @ IGN

00:24:33 - COD’s Among Us-like Mode, Austen Goslin @ Polygon

00:27:09 - Coke and State Farm Reassessing OWL Sponsorships, Teddy Amenabar @ Washington Post

Required Reading from Jason @ Bloomberg: Blizzard Turned Game Developers Into Rock Stars. Misbehavior Followed

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-06/activision-blizzard-atvi-news-culture-of-misbehavior-festered-before-lawsuit

00:37:27 - Ad

00:39:20 - PUBG’s New Name, Darryn @ GameSpot

00:43:00 - Evil Dead The Game Delayed

00:47:44 - TIDBIT: Streamline Media Group announced gaming industry veteran Shawn Layden has joined its Advisory Board. Layden will advise the company on its overall global strategy for video games and enterprise.

00:52:35 - Out today

00:53:40 - You‘re Wrong

Next Week’s Hosts:

MON: Tim and Janet

TUE: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and

THURS: Blessing and Tim

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It is another Tim Tam Thursday! Join Tim and Tamoor as they breakdown the latest on PSVR2, Nintendo's continued insane sales numbers, workplace issues at Fullbright, and more.

Follow Tam at https://twitter.com/tamoorh

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00:00:00 - Start

00:02:00 - Housekeeping

Core Games Multiverse Games Finale right after this show: https://twitter.com/CoreGames/status/1423091620962967554?s=20

Last but not least, The Blessing Show is BACK with a special event. It’s a 20 minute episode about Returnal, Hades, and the increasing popularity of Roguelites. That is going live as a Youtube Premiere tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:30am so you can come through, chat as it's going live, and have a good time. That will also be up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CW3bTGkuN8

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:002:58 - New PSVR2 Details From a Recent Dev Summit (Nibellion on Twitter)

00:22:40 - PlayStation Indies Spotlight (Shuhei Yoshia, Head of PlayStation Indies, PlayStation Blog)

00:26:35 - Nintendo Switch Has Passed PS3 and Xbox 360 and is now the 7th Best Selling Console of All-Time (Nintendo, with insight fron IGN’s Peer Schneier)

00:41:40 - Ad

00:43:35 -Fulbright co-Founder Steps down As Creative Lead After Hostile Workplace Accusations (Nicole Carpenter ar Polygon)

00:55:14 - Focus Home INteractive had Aquired Dotemu (Streets of Rage 4) (Nibellion on Twitter)

00:55:50 - ‘South Park’ Creators Sign Massive New $900 Million Deal With ViacomCBS (Lucas Shaw at Bloomberg)

00:57:00 - Mario Golf Super Rush Gets A Free Update Later Today (Nintendo's Twitter)

00:57:45 - Out today

00:58:20 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim

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Imran Khan RETURNS and joins Blessing to talk about Ghost of Tsushima Legends, Gamescom Opening Night Live, PS5 aiming to sell way more units, and more!

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A new Gamescast is up right now featuring special guest, Danny Pena from Gamertag Radio! We talk about our most hype game launches of all time along with Tim and Andy giving their Halo Infinite Test Flight impressions. That’s up right now on youtube and podcast services around the globe.

Patreon Platinum Tier: https://twitter.com/KindaFunnyVids/status/1422237455630036992

TONIGHT, Snowbike Mike and Barrett Courtney are doing an anime movie watch night. That’s going down at 7:30pm pt and they’re watching a movie called Summer Wars with you the audience. That’s going down right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames.

Last but not least, The Blessing Show is BACK with a special event. It’s a 20 minute episode about Returnal, Hades, and the increasing popularity of Roguelites. That is going live as a Youtube Premiere tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:30am so you can come through, chat as it's going live, and have a good time. That will also be up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.

The Roper Report  -

00:08:50 - We finally have details on the new Ghost of Tsushima LEGENDS content coming alongside the Director’s Cut - Darren Bridges @ PS Blog

00:23:36 - Gamescom 2021 Opening Night Live is gonna be TWO hours - Ali Jones @ GamesRadar

00:29:05 - Do you expect to see any Game Awards level big banger announcements? - Best Friends Q:ComradeBleu

00:35:00 - Sony wants to sell 22 million PS5s by March - Andy Robinson @ VGC

A couple of Activision Blizzard updates

00:49:04 - Blizzard's head of HR is gone as well - Steven Messner @ PC Gamer

00:47:00 - Ad

00:57:35 -Let’s talk about Street Fighter

01:04:35 - Out today

01:06:40 - Squad Up:Josh(PC or PlayStation)

01:07:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:TimTam

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Gary Whitta wanted heads to roll after the details of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit came out, and now, J. Allen Brack is out at the company. Let's talk about it!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:09:04 - Housekeeping

The Roper Report   -

00:10:25 - J Allen Brack out at Blizzard

00:36:00 - Ads

00:37:53 - New 2K Franchise Incoming

00:46:43 - Water Wet, GTAV unstoppable

00:49:15 - Master Chief is in your Car

00:53:00 - New Xbox Controller Color

00:57:50 - Out today 

01:02:20 - You‘re Wrong

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Blessing and Tim talk about a possible Halo Infinite Battle Royale mode, the next Astro Bot game, and more!

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A new Kinda Funny Xcast is live! The crew gives their impressions on their time with Halo Infinite this last week. You can of course catch that on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services.

Part Two of Greg and Tim’s Emily is Away 3 playthrough is up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames.

A new Kinda Funny Podcast went up this morning titled: We Go For a World Record

https://twitter.com/KindaFunnyVids/status/1422237455630036992

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack

The Roper Report  -

00:07:05 - Could Halo Infinite be getting BATTLE ROYALE?? - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:24:30 - Team Asobi is making their 'Most Ambitious Game Yet' - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN

00:33:20 - Ad

00:35:30 - Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s director confirms he’s helming the Dead Space remake - Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:43:26 - Former Blizzard Developer and ArenaNet, Undead Labs Founder calls for Unionization - Matt Kim @ IGN

00:51:44 - Kojima Tweets: Fast and Furious depressed Hideo Kojima

00:58:30 - Out today

01:02:15 - Squad Up:Zack(PS5) - ZackIsHot

01:01:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary

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Greg and Blessing come together to talk about Horizion Forbidden West getting delayed, when you're getting Destiny 2 cross-play, and if you got a PlayDate yesterday!

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Our video message to Henry is up on youtube.com/kindafunnygames

The movie crew is reviewing Jungle Cruise today, and it’ll be up on youtube.com/kindafunny soon!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:11:50 - Will Horizon Forbidden West Get Delayed? Andy Robinson @ VGC

00:31:20 - Destiny 2 Season 15 Will Add Cross-Play, Saniya @ GameSpot

00:36:00 - Official Horizon Delay: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/playstation-video-game-horizon-forbidden-west-delayed-to-2022

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00:47:55 - Annapurna Interactive Wrap-Up

00:53:10 - PlayDate Had a Hell of a Preorder Campaign, Greg Kumparak @ Tech Crunch

01:01:30 - Out today

01:05:00 - You‘re Wrong

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MON: Blessing and Tim

TUE: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and IMRAN KHAN!

THURS: TimTam?

FRI: Greg and Tim

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Tim and Janet breakdown the latest on the PS5 Beta update, Halo's Technical Preview, Kena's delay, and more trash from Activision Blizzard.

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A new Gamescast is up right now featuring Raven Simone aka Bobdunga. We talk all about lost games media and how she was able to recover a lost Mean Girls DS game. That episode is live right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services.

A new KFP w/ Jirard the Completionist

AFter this at 11AM on Twitch..tv/core or hosted here on Kinda Funny Core Multiverse Games with Greg Bless and Mike. Competing with Austin, Altano, Scoville, Bruce, Lawrence

Today at noon we’re reacting to that Annapurna Interactive Showcase, will we get more 12 minutes? Stray? Solar Ash? Tune in tomorrow to Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames to see our reactions.

The Roper Report  -

00:03:50 - Playdate PSAPlaydate PSA

00:06:47 - PS5 System Update Beta Adds 3D Audio for TV Speakers, Trophy Tracking, and More (Jared Moore at IGN)

00:25:30 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits Delayed until September 21st (Emberlab’s Twitter)

00:26:50 -The Ascent Reviews Are In

00:28:50 - Ad

00:32:08 - Halo Technical Preview Details (Halo Waypoint.com)

00:40:48 - Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’Booze, sexual remarks, and a giant portrait of Cosby are all at the center of Activision lawsuit (Ethan Gach at Kotaku)

00:52:30 - New Halloween Items Added In Latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update In Surprise Appearance (Justin at Animal Crossing World.com)

00:56:30 - Out today

00:58:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

 Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Tim discuss PlayStation 5 and Xbox having their fastest selling console numbers, more updates on Activision Blizzard, and more!

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A new Gamescast is up right now featuring Raven Simone aka Bobdunga. We talk all about lost games media and how she was able to recover a lost Mean Girls DS game. That episode is live right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and on podcast services.

Tomorrow at noon we’re reacting to that Annapurna Interactive Showcase, will we get more 12 minutes? Stray? Solar Ash? Tune in tomorrow to Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames to see our reactions.

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Donavan Harkness & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:06:07 - PS5 has hit 10 million units sold - Christopher Dring @ GiBiz

00:14:50 - The Console sales success stories continue: Xbox Series X/S are Microsoft’s ‘fastest selling consoles ever’ - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:22:30 - A new AAA studio has been formed by Last of Us and Call of Duty devs - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

00:32:05 - Ad

00:35:15 - We’ve got a few more updates on the Activision Blizzard saga

Let’s start with a statement from Bobby Kotick - Ian Walker @ Kotaku

00:45:26 - Blue Box is back on their bullshit

00:50:20 - Lady Gaga was supposed to come out of a Mario Warp Pipe at the Olympics - Liana Ruppert @ GameInformer

00:53:00 - Out today

00:58:50 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim

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Gary Whitta and Greg deal with the breaking news about a Blizzard walkout and the fact that IGN's Matt Kim doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to Ghostbusters!

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00:13:00 - Housekeeping

Is Uncharted overrated? We have a great discussion on PSILY about it! youtube.com/kindafunnygames or podcast services!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report  -

00:15:40 - Activision/Blizzard Employees Sign Open Letter, Patrick @ Waypoint

00:35:30 - Ad

00:38:50 - Nintendo isn’t done updating Animal Crossing

00:46:50 - Dragon Age Series coming to Netflix?! Doug Norrie @ Giant Freakin’ Robot

00:49:40 - PAX Requiring Vaccination Record or Negative Test, Jason on Twitter

00:56:40 - Out today

01:00:30 - Squad Up:Gabrielle Wasylyshyn(PSN and PC) - Aedion Sarious

01:01:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim

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Blessing and Tim talk about more updates on Activision Blizzard, breaking news on a new Pokemon Netflix series, and more!

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00:03:00 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Donavan Harkness & Black Jack

HELP THE HOMIE MEGA RAN: https://twitter.com/MegaRan/status/1419404984047734784

The Roper Report   -

00:06:20 - An update on the Activision Blizzard happenings: The Employees Speak Out

00:26:00 - Pokemon Live-Action Series in Early Development at Netflix From ‘Lucifer’s’ Joe Henderson - Joe Otterson @ Variety

00:40:48 - Mortal Kombat 11 sells more than 12m copies - Wesley Yin-Poole @ Eurogamer

00:37:35 -  Ad

00:48:32 - Death Stranding has sold five million copies on PS4 and PC - Christopher Dring @ GamesIndustry.biz

00:54:02 - Some review Round Ups

00:57:45 - PS Plus games for August were revealed early - Tom Ivan @ VGC

00:58:45 - Out today

01:03:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

Greg and Gary

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Greg and Bless catch you up on the statements, community reactions, and media's role in the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.

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00:05:00 - Housekeeping

Emily Is Away 3 is happening right after this. twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and later on youtube.com/kindafunnyplays

Happy 20th birthday, Max Payne!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report  -

00:07:30 - Activision Fallout

00:41:00 - Ad

00:43:50 - What do you think is games' media role in it? - Best Friends Q:Iztari

00:55:45 - GTA Online Record, Eddie @ GameSpot

01:01:02 - Borderlands Devs Bounce, Megan Farokhmanesh @ Axios

01:05:55 - Out today

01:08:05 - You‘re Wrong

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MON: Blessing and Tim

TUE: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and Tim

THURS: Greg and Tim

FRI: Greg and Blessing

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It is another Tim Tam Thursday! Join Tim and Tamoor as they breakdown all the announcements fro EA Play and go over the absolutely heartbreaking Activision Blizzard lawsuit. Follow Tam at https://twitter.com/tamoorh

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00:02:00 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:04:10 - Everything Announced At EA Play Live 2021

00:37:00 - Ad

00:40:35 - Activision Blizzard Sued Over ‘Frat Boy’ Culture, Harassment (Maeve Allsup at Bloomberg)

00:57:08 - Blizzard Botched Warcraft III Remake After Internal Fights, Pressure Over Costs (Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier)

01:01:00 - Banks, brokerages, PSN, the Steam Store and more are down in massive internet outage (Mitchell Clark at The Verge)

01:03:43 - PS5 Users get 6 Months of Apple TV + free (PlayStation Blog)

01:06:00 - Out today

01:09:05 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Andy talk about new details on Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, Netflix going for mobile gaming, and more.

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A new Gamescast about Metal Gear Solid AND a Party Mode previewing Aliens: Fireteam Elite are up right now on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames

If that’s not enough games content, we’re streaming Doki Doki Literature Club right after this episode of KFGD right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames

Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Donavan Harkness & Black Jack

The Roper Report -

00:16:30 - Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut looks sick

00:26:00 - Netflix’s gaming expansion starts with mobile - Jay Peters @ The Verge

00:36:36 - District 9’s Neill Blomkamp is working on a video game!

00:43:42 - Ad

00:46:55 - Pro Evolution Soccer has been renamed eFootball, and It's Fully Free-to-Play - Joe Skrebels @ IGN

00:49:48 - Could eFootball represent a direction that other sports titles such as FIFA, Madden and NBA 2K adopt in the near future? - Best Friends Q:Dave Norridge

00:56:30 - Epic Games has acquired Sketchfab - Sean Murray @ TheGamer

00:59:45 - Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy Mash-Up Game Elite Squad Is Shutting Down - Matt Purslow @ IGN

01:02:20 - EA Sports PGA Tour to feature women’s golf - Matt Purslow @ IGN

01:04:20 - We’re getting three more SNES games with Nintendo Switch Online and none of them are Earthbound - Wario64

01:07:20Could eFootball represent a direction that other sports titles such as FIFA, Madden and NBA 2K adopt in the near future? - Out today

01:09:55 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Tamoor

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Greg and Gary Whitta talk about the stellar Death's Door reviews, the PS5 losing weight, and more!

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:15 - Housekeeping

I apologize to a developer on today’s PSILY!

Loki enters the MCU In Review lineup today!

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report -

00:05:54 - Death’s Door Review Round-up

00:18:03 - Will this decision by Devolver, to put a title on Xbox exclusively but not on Game Pass, hurt its sales? - Best Friends Q:Marc Starvaggi

00:25:08 - Ubi’s New Tom Clancy Shooter: XDefiant, Michael McWhertor @ Polygon

00:33:02 - Ad

00:36:19 - PS5 is Losing Weight! ERNEST LIN @ PSU

00:40:48 - Cris Tales Review Round-Up

00:43:25 - Tencent Buys Sumo, Christopher Dring @ GIB

00:46:58 - DEM TIMBITS

00:53:00 - Out today

00:57:00 -REQUIRED READING:

First It Was An Assassin's Creed Expansion, Now It's Ubisoft's 8 Year Nightmare - Ethan Gach @ Kotaku

https://kotaku.com/first-it-was-an-assassins-creed-expansion-now-its-ubis-1847326742

00:59:45 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Andy

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Janet and Tim breakdown the latest statements from Nintendo, Skate 4's teaser, Ratchet and Clank's design choices, and more!

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MCU In Review Returns today as the boys rank Loki the series against all the MCU movies and shows. Catch it live on Patreon.com/kindafunny or tomorrow on youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services.

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack.

The Roper Report   -

00:05:00 -  Nintendo Says It Has No Plans to Release Another Switch Model Right Now

00:14:10 - Steam Deck: Valve Is Doing its Best to Avoid Thumbstick Drift

00:19:40 - Ratchet and Clank’s modernization meant making it easier

00:33:23 - Skate Will Not be at EA Play but Here is a Teaser

00:47:10 - New Tom Clancy Incoming

00:53:30 - Out today

00:55:16 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary

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A datamine makes it look like PlayStation games are coming to Netflix. Do you believe it? Does Janet Garcia believe it? Does Greg secure a Steam Deck during this show? Let's find out!

Follow Janet: https://twitter.com/Gameonysus

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00:00:00 - Start

00:03:00 - Housekeeping

Thank you to our Patreon Producer Black Jack!

The Roper Report -

00:11:56 - PlayStation Coming to Netflix?! Chris Scullion @ VGC

00:20:00 - Rainbow Six Extraction AND Riders Republic Delayed

00:27:50 - STEAM DECK FOLLOW-UPS!

00:35:35 - Could this become the swiss army knife of handhelds? - Best Friends Q:JordOnDrums (Jordon)

00:47:00 - Ad

00:49:29 - NPD REPORT! Jeffy Grubb Gruub @ Gamesbeat

00:53:50 - You Almost Got a Happy Gilmore Game

00:53:20 - Out today

01:02:00 - You‘re Wrong

Tomorrow’s Hosts:

TUE: Greg and Gary

WED: Blessing and Andy

THURS: Greg and Tim at a special time -- NOON Pacific!

FRI: Greg and Blessing

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