Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Blessing and Tim talk about new dates for The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima. Time Stamps - 00:03:02 - Housekeeping Google Stadia Connect is happening tomorrow at 9am pt and we’re reacting to it live right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames Also tomorrow, it’s our second sponsored Predator: Hunting Grounds stream. Tuesday at 2 pm, Kinda Funny is going to hunt down the one, the only -- THE PREDATOR Al Tribesman on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Disnelyand Video Live Now Today’s Greg’s birthday! Tweet @gameovergreggy and tell him happy birthday Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:43 - The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima have received new dates! - Hermen Hulst, Head of Worldwide Studios @ PS Blog 00:09:25 - What do you think changed at Sony in making this decision? - Best Friends Q:Amiad (ah-mee-odd) Fredman 00:19:12 - Beware, Last of Us 2 Spoilers are in the wild - Mike Fahey @ Kotaku 00:24:15 - Do you think this changes the new LoU2 release plans? - Best Friends Q:Katie G 00:32:25 - WWE 2K Battlegrounds is this year’s WWE game - Christopher Dring @ GIBiz 00:41:10 - Is WWE 2K Battleground something that interest you or get you hyped? - BJ Bernardo (@bjbernardo10) 00:42:03 - Google abandons Stadia Base branding as it launches free tier - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBiz 00:44:45 - There’s a new Stadia Connect coming tomorrow! - Chris Moyse @ Destructoid 00:49:40 - Bethesda is donating $1 Million toward Covid-19 Relief Efforts - Bethesda’s Blog 00:54:00 - Out today Reader mail - 00:54:32 - What's up with this Mick Gordon DOOM Eternal Soundtrack and Bethesda/ID beef? - LordofPwn 00:58:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Imran 0058:54 - Post Show

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00:04:30 - Housekeeping We’re streaming Predator: Hunting Grounds today. It’s Kinda Funny vs. Kinda Funny at 3 p.m. PT on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. This is the first stream in our Illfonic sponsorship, so look for details on how to play with us on next week’s streams… well, next week! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman,Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:30 - Is Horizon Zero Dawn going to be a trilogy? - Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle 00:21:00 - At what point does a world become too big and the devs have to reel it back in? Do you want a larger world or are you afraid it'll be empty? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:29:15 - Nintendo confirms 160,000 Nintendo Accounts have been accessed in hacking attempts - Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:32:28 - WWE has confirmed, there’s no WWE2K21 coming this year - Matt Kim @ IGN 00:38:38 - Do you no longer smell what The Rock is cooking? Is this rock bottom for 2K? - Best Friends Q:BJ Bernardo 00:43:10 - Final Fantasy 14 is finally streamlining A Realm Reborn - Jade King @ Trusted Reviews 00:45:36 - Out today 00:48:32 - BROOKLINEN 00:50:05 - EXPRESS VPN Reader mail - 00:52:20 - Do you think that cultural impact will be enough to win games like Animal Crossing Game of the Year, even if it doesn't do what we previously identified as being reasons to vote a game as GOTY? - The Nano Biologist 01:03:25 - Squad Up:Mathijs(Xbox One) - Ma7hijs 01:04:50 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Blessing and Tim TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary THURSDAY: Greg and Blessing FRIDAY: Blessing and Tim

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Greg and Blessing talk about Phil Spencer's transparency on Twitter, the Animal Crossing financial crisis, and Greg's new workout game. Time Stamps - 00:02:40 - Housekeeping TONIGHT at 7 pm PT, we’re having the social event of the season: Grimecraft’s Kinda Funny Animal Crossing Rave! That’s right, Grimecraft will be DJing set in Animal Crossing for the Kinda Funny Best Friends. You can watch live -- and catch Greg interviewing Grimey after the show -- on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. But even better, you can come to the concert IN Animal Crossing. Keep an eye on Kinda Funny’s Twitter Thursday afternoon, and you can find out how to visit Grimecraft’s island and get the exclusive in-game t-shirt. Predator stream Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman,Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:40 - Alright, is this Xbox event happening or what? 00:27:10 - Have you thought about the possibility of Microsoft phasing out the Xbox One X, because it isn’t that different from Series S? - Best Friends Q:Michael Knight 00:35:12 - The Animal Crossing Financial Collapse of 2020, Ethan Gach @ Kotaku 00:43:40 - Stadia App Crosses a Million Downloads, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:48:40 - Brooklinen 00:50:15 - ExpressVPN 00:51:58 - Out today 01:02:04 - Squad Up: Devin(PS4) - TheLastOfDevin 01:04:54 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk about an apparent Xbox Series X trademark and the possibility of an Xbox Series S. Time Stamps - 00:05:25 - Housekeeping TOMORROW night at 7 pm PT, we’re having the social event of the season: Grimecraft’s Kinda Funny Animal Crossing Rave! That’s right, Grimecraft will be DJing set in Animal Crossing for the Kinda Funny Best Friends. You can watch live -- and catch Greg interviewing Grimey after the show -- on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. But even better, you can come to the concert IN Animal Crossing. Keep an eye on Kinda Funny’s Twitter Thursday afternoon, and you can find out how to visit Grimecraft’s island and get the exclusive in-game t-shirt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman,Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:10 - Is this the Xbox Series X Logo? Joe Skrebbels @ IGN 00:09:45 - What are your immediate thoughts? - Best Friends Q:Eamon in DC 00:26:55 - PAX West is happening? 00:38:11 - GameStop will Reopen some Stores, Brendan Sinclair @ GIB 00:42:30 - More of Far Cry 3’s Vaas on the Way? Joe FUCKING Skrebbels @ IGN 00:50:52 - Out today Reader mail - 00:54:35 - Could Microsoft Flight Simulator, a game that's usually used as a technical test, be paving the way as the first inkling what mid to late generation games next generation could also be like? - The Nano Biologist 01:00:55 - Squad Up: Stevie V(Animal Crossing: New Horizons) - SW-6313-4615-8126 01:02:30 - You‘re Wrong

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It's NPD day and you know what that means! Blessing and Imran talk about what an amazing sales month for Animal Crossing: New Horizons means for the franchise. Time Stamps - 00:02:30 - Housekeeping Thursday night at 7 pm PT, we’re having the social event of the season: Grimecraft’s Kinda Funny Animal Crossing Rave! That’s right, Grimecraft will be DJing a set in Animal Crossing for the Kinda Funny Best Friends. You can watch live -- and catch Greg interviewing Grimey after the show -- on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. But even better, you can come to the concert IN Animal Crossing. Keep an eye on Kinda Funny’s Twitter Thursday afternoon, and you can find out how to visit Grimecraft’s island and get the exclusive in-game t-shirt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:03:30 - March 2020 NPD is out, and video games are selling like hot cakes - Jeff Grubb @ Venture Beat 00:12:10 - NPD! - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:16:20 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Moves 3.5 Million Copies in Three Days Making it one of PS4’s fastest selling exclusives - Robert Ramsey @ Pushsqaure 00:24:10 - Super Mario Maker 2 gets a Super Mario Makeover - Nintendo Press Release 00:33:59 - Do you think there was even more content (besides SMB2) that was planned? Or was the original plan always to have these 3 major updates? - Best Friends Q:The 5 Star Man 00:39:35 - Nintendo is investigating reports of accounts being breached - Tom Phillips @ EuroGamer 00:42:00 - There’s a butt load of new Animal Crossing content coming - Nintendo Press Release 00:46:35 - Death Stranding PC is delayed - Kojima Productions Twitter 00:47:40 - Out today 00:50:40 - BROOKLINEN 00:52:00 - EXPRESS VPN Reader mail - 00:57:50 - With the credible rumors of Sony showing their new controller because it would otherwise have leaked, are we not at a point where surely there must be a PS5 prototype that similarly could leak? - MalcontentRonin 00:59:50 - REQUIRED READING: Here are some pets to make your day better Brendain https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-21-here-are-some-pets-to-make-your-day-better - Sinclair @ GIBiz 01:01:55 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary

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Blessing and Tim discuss what a limited edition Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One X means for the future of the console. Time Stamps - 00:04:08 - Housekeeping Thursday night at 7 pm PT, we’re having the social event of the season: Grimecraft’s Kinda Funny Animal Crossing Rave! That’s right, Grimecraft will be DJing a set in Animal Crossing for the Kinda Funny Best Friends. You can watch live -- and catch Greg interviewing Grimey after the show -- on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. But even better, you can come to the concert IN Animal Crossing. Keep an eye on Kinda Funny’s Twitter Thursday afternoon, and you can find out how to visit Grimecraft’s island and get the exclusive in-game t-shirt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:10 - The Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition Xbox One Has Finally Been Unveiled - Will Tuttle @ Xbox Wire 00:19:25 - Reseller bots are driving Switch shortages - Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:21:25 - How difficult do you expect it to be to secure a new console preorder this year - Best Friends Q:Jamie S 00:25:52 - Travis Scott is premiering his new song in Fortnite - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:30:15 - Will other games ever start to host pop culture events of this scale, or is this sort of thing only possible in Fornite because of its accessibility and popularity? - Best Friends Q:Ricky Mcflyy 00:35:35 - We Know Where Jason Schreier is going! 00:38:28 - Seemingly new concept art for PS4 exclusive Wild surfaces online - Heather Wald @ GamesRadar 00:43:35 - BROOKLINEN 00:45:34 - EXPRESS VPN 00:47:05 - Out today Reader mail - 00:48:23 - With the incoming release of the next generation consoles, when do you think the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One will receive a permanent price cut? - 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:51:48 - Squad Up: none 00:52:12 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and ImranBlessing and Imran

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Blessing and Greg discuss a new Sony patent centered around having a robot friend. Time Stamps - 00:03:30 - Housekeeping Joshpardy! Tonight! 6 pm Pt! kindafunny.com/joshmacuga Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:20 - Sony Has Patented a Robotic Gaming Companion - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:21:50 - Would you want a Buddy index?- Best Friends Q:Jamie S 00:25:00 - San Diego ComicCon Cancelled 00:28:32 - Nintendo Stock Price Hits 52-Week High Amid Switch Shortages - James O'Connor @ Gamespot 00:39:53 - Konami indefinitely delays PES Euro 2020 DLC and cancels boxed edition - James Batchelor @ GamesIndustry.biz 00:43:08 - PS Now is currently 25% off for new subscribers - James Pickard @Eurogamer 00:48:08 - - Best Friends Q:RobbyRob 00:56:38 - Out today Reader mail - 01:01:10 - Which game do you think will be more valuable: P.T., or Cooking Mama: Cook Star? - KBABZ 01:04:50 - Squad Up:Jovan(Xbox One,PS4, & Switch) - XBox and PS4: Jovie84 Switch:SW-6060-9493-7527 01:06:00 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Blessing and Tim TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary THURSDAY: Greg and Blessing FRIDAY: Blessing and Greg 01:06:10 - Post Show

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The No. 1 Games Journalist (sorry Andy) has left his post. What does Jason Schreier leaving mean for Kotaku and the gaming press? Blessing and Greg discuss! Time Stamps - 00:04:00 - Housekeeping TLOU STREAM TODAY Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:08 - JASON SCHREIER LEAVES KOTAKU 00:22:00 - With Jason Schreier announcing his departure from Kotaku where do you think Jason goes next? - Best Friends Q:The 5 Star Man 00:30:30 - PS5 Consoles to be Limited, Ta-ka-shi Mochi-zu-ki and Yuki Fu-ru-kawa @ Bloomberg 00:45:32 - FOLLOW-UPS 00:45:00 - Do people reasonably think that the current switch can handle ray tracing? - Best Friends Q:Borzen00 00:58:00 - Out today - Squad Up: RobbyRob (Stadia (it lives)) RobbyRob#4566 - You‘re Wrong 01:07:05 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg

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Gary Whitta and Greg have a discussion-heavy show tackling Fortnite's new delay, Cooking Mama's drama, and the possibility of no gaming cons until 2021. Time Stamps - 00:02:25 - Housekeeping Streaming The Division 2 Raid today with Fran and friends! It’s all benefiting the American Cancer Society’s College Streaming Tournament -- help me help Mizzou at kindafunny.com/mizzou. Gary Sent me a present Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:20 - Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 2 Extended 00:16:40 - Cooking Mama Drama Gets Weirder, James Batchelor @GIB 00:20:40 - What motive does Planet Entertainment have to keep trying to put this game on shelves? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:24:25 - RIP EGM, Again. Kinda - Josh Harmon @ EGM 00:37:35 - Gamescom Officially on Ice for Live 00:48:16 - Indie Megabooth sunset during Covid19 00:55:10 - Amazon France 00:57:25 - Pokemon Go Adding Remote Raid Passes 00:58:20 - Out today 01:05:12 - Squad Up: 01:07:00 - REQUIRED READING:18 Months After Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Has Made Big Cultural Changes Jason @ Kotaku https://kotaku.com/18-months-after-red-dead-redemption-2-rockstar-has-mad-1842880524 01:09:52 - You‘re Wrong 01:09:49 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Imran talk about the newly announced XCOM: Chimera Squad coming next week. Time Stamps - 00:06:14 - Housekeeping PSILY episode 15 is live Kevin got a bug bite Greg is streaming the Division 2 tomorrow Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:10:20 - There’s a new XCOM game! And it’s coming NEXT WEEK - 2K Release 00:16:30 - Star Fox & Team Fortress Voice Actor, Rick May, Has Died From Covid-19 - Luke Plunkett @ Kotaku 00:20:00 - WWE 2K21 reportedly has been cancelled in favour of a new game - James Batchelor @ GIBiz 00:26:38 - With an already tarnished record, with 2K20s release last year, will not putting out a 2K21 hurt the developers reputation even further? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:29:43 - Switch’s new 10.0 update is live - Richard Lawler @ Engadget 00:33:24 - PlayStation announces their Play At Home Initiative - Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment @ PS Blog 00:41:00 - There’s a new trailer for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope @TheDarkPictures on Twitter: 00:47:30 - Hims 00:49:00 - quip 00:50:08 - Out today Reader mail - 00:53:17 - Over the weekend CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk will receive a Witcher 3 sized DLC expansion eventually and I just wanna know, how much content is too much content? - The Nano Biologist 00:59:30 - Squad Up:JChicago(PS4) - justWONmore 01:00:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Gary

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Blessing and Tim talk about the reports of a Resident Evil 4 remake coming in 2022. Time Stamps - 00:08:30 - Housekeeping We Have Cool Friends featuring Genevieve St-Onge is live right after this. You can watch that on Twitch.tv/KindafunnyGames, Youtube.com/KindaFunny OR listen to it on the We Have Cool Friends Podcast feed. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:30 - Is Resident Evil 4 Remake Happening? - Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle 00:20:40 - 1. Is Resident Evil going to release games yearly going forward with RE2 last year, RE3 this year, RE8 next year and 4 in 2022? 2. Will RE4 remake, if released in 2022, be on both current and next gen consoles? Or just next gen? 3. Is giving the developer until 2022 to work on RE4, which seems like more time than the other remakes, due to Capcom wanting to release 8 in between remake releases? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:27:03 - Resident Evil 3 remake ships 2 million in five days - Brendain Sinclair @ GIBiz 00:33:20 - That Final Fantasy VII Remake really do be sellin in the UK - Christopher Dring @ GIBiz 00:39:08 - The ESRB is acknowledging loot boxes - Brendan Sinclair @ GIBiz 00:42:30 - Is Crysis making a return? - Liam Croft @ Push Square 00:48:05 - Out today 00:49:00 - HIMS 00:51:00 - QUIP Reader mail - 00:53:00 - - Jamie S 00:59:50 - Squad Up: Jay Yi (Podcast platforms) - We Are Not Game Devs 01:00:42 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Imran

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Blessing and Greg talk about Final Fantasy VII Remake possibly coming to PC. Time Stamps - 00:04:45 - I’ve literally never played a Final Fantasy game, but the FOMO for Final Fantasy VII remake is starting to get to me. Should I just get it? I play all different kinds of games, and I’m always down to try something new. Also, is there any similar game you could compare it to so I could know what the gameplay is like? - Best Friends Q:Aidan Dean 00:10:23 - Housekeeping Greg’s in the Gamers vs. Cancer tournament today. Greg, what is that? kindafunny.com/mizzou Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:15:20 - A New Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trailer Hints at PC Release - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:26:35 - Final Fantasy 14’s next patch is delayed - Rebekah Valentine @ GIBiz 00:30:30 - Cyberpunk 2077’s Next-Gen version is coming sometime after launch - Jordan Gerblick @ GamesRadar 00:39:42 - New World, Amazon's Upcoming MMO, has been Delayed to August - Matt Kim @ IGN 00:38:50 - Out today Reader mail - 00:43:08 - When there is a game that you are really looking forward to playing, how do you set yourself up so that you enjoy it fully? - Alex aka Coync 00:48:12 - - jonbx32 00:53:35 - Squad Up: Kayla (PS4) - beruset 00:54:00 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Blessing and Tim TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary THURSDAY: Greg and Blessing FRIDAY: Blessing and Greg

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Blessing and Greg talk about CD Projeckt Red's commitment to Cyberpunk 2077's September release date. Time Stamps - 00:06:50 - Housekeeping Streaming TLOU with Nick today @ 2 p.m. The Roper Report - 00:07:25 - RELAX: Cyberpunk is on track, Andy Chalk @ PC Gamer 00:30:00 - Valorant is popular 00:39:18 - An MTV of Gaming, Patrick Shanley @ THR 00:51:08 - Manscaped 00:53:00 - Out today 00:57:15 - Are we digging this new PlayStation controller design? - Under Goat 01:01:45 - Squad Up:RobbyRob(Steam) - RobbyRobPlays 01:03:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg

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Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://manscaped.com. Time Stamps - 00:03:10 - Housekeeping PS I Love You Shirt kindafunny.com/store Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:01 - DualSense, Hi-dea-ki Ni-shi-no SVP Platform Planning and Management 00:21:00 - What might the two-tone color design tell us about the final design of the PS5 console? Will it also be white, black, and blue? - Best Friends Q: Jamie S 00:33:10 - With the reveal of the DuelSense controller and the fact that it has a microphone array, do you think this is opening up PlayStation gamers to targeted marketing in the future? With a controller in our hands that is possibly listening to us at all times could they use this data in the same way companies like google would? - Best Friends Q: Tim Currey 00:38:20 - Inside Xbox Report 00:42:05 - Play Stadia Pro for free, starting today, Phil Harrison, VP and GM, Stadia 00:46:15 - Borderlands Science 00:49:35 - Should gearbox have made this new feature a free to play stand alone game rather than lock it behind the full game? Also what are some other ways other devs can be helping the scientific community? - Best Friends Q: Frankfurtter 00:53:30 - MANSCAPED 00:56:00 - Out today 01:01:09 - Squad Up: twitch.tv/garywhitta 01:02:06 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Imran discuss what digital-only events mean for Microsoft, a new No Man's Sky update, and the answer to the Cooking Mama mystery. Time Stamps - 00:02:00 - Housekeeping PS I Love You Shirt kindafunny.com/store Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:00 - No Man’s Sky has fucking mechs now - Matt Wales @ Eurogamer 00:12:45 - Japanese ratings board stops assigning ratings - Brendan Sinclair @ GIBiz 00:15:38 - What exactly is involved with reviewing a game to give it a rating? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:24:12 - The Cooking Mama mystery has been solved? - CHRISTOPHER TEUTON @ Screen Rant 00:33:00 - That E3 Online Event is not happening - Andy Chalk @ PCGamer 00:35:40 - All Microsoft events will be "digital-first" until August 2021 - James Batchelor @ GIBiz 00:40:00 - There’s a new Inside Xbox happening today - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:45:12 - Manscaped 00:48:06 - Sony Automatically Issuing Refunds For The Last Of Us Part 2 And Iron Man VR - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:48:53 - Sony is automatically refunding preorders for both the Last of Us Part 2 and Iron Man VR. I'm wondering why they don't leave it as an optional choice instead of making it automatic. - Best Friends Q: Frankfurtter 00:51:33 - Mafia 2 And Mafia 3 Definitive Editions have been Listed By Ratings Board - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:55:00 - Chrono Trigger Composer Yasunori Mitsuda Will Contribute Music to Sabotage’s Upcoming RPG Sea of Stars, PRESS RELEASE 00:58:20 - Out today 01:00:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary

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Blessing and Tim discuss the glowing reviews of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Time Stamps - 00:03:11 - Housekeeping Yo, the Final Fantasy VII review is out! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:15 - Final Fantasy VII Reviews are LIVE - Review Round Up 00:12:32 - All the reviews of Final Fantasy 7 Remake are in, and holy shit i'm excited. But, Tetsuya Nomura has been known to get involved in a project and completely befuddle, overcomplicate, and anime the shit out of stories (see Final Fantasy 15, and Kingdom Hearts in it's entirety). Without spoilers, can you see how Nomura's involvement affected the game? - Best Friends Q: The Nano Biologist 00:17:17 - Do you guys feel from what you played that this was the best decision for the remake? And do you think more developers could adapt this strategy for older games to make them modern and more realized that ever? - Best Friends Q: quickjab 00:21:10 - What the fuck is up with Cooking Mama: Cookstar? - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:29:50 - IGN’s Putting On Their Own E3 - Jonathon Dornbush @ IGN 00:39:20 - E3 Has Been Announced for 2021 - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBIZ 00:40:30 - Apex is adding DUOs for good - EA’s Website Reader mail - - With the recent rumors that Nintendo is remaking most of the 3D Mario games, what does this mean for the retro console catalogue on the Switch? - Ignacio Rojas - Google is giving away 3 months of Pro for all YouTube Premium Users. Do you think that Google is desperate or was this the roll out plan the whole time? Are more free games coming? - GameJumperX - Squad Up: Brad(PSVR) - Gimmelz89 - You‘re Wrong - Post Show This Week’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary THURSDAY: Greg and Blessing FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing

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Note: This episode ends abruptly during the "You're Wrong" segment due to a technical error. Our apologies! - Blessing. On today's episode, Blessing and Tim answer your questions about The Last of Us Part II's delay and what that means for indies. Time Stamps - 00:08:42 - Housekeeping Troy Baker comes to We Have Cool Friends today! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:58 - There’s a new Final Fantasy VII trailer, don’t watch it. 00:12:02 - The Last of Us II and Iron Man VR have been delayed indefinitely - Jason Schreier @ Kotaku 00:17:53 - I'm writing this almost immediately after the indefinite delay of the last of us 2 to ask this. Why not release it purely digitally? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:22:43 - Do you think this will end up being a sort of boon period for digital only games that might otherwise be overshadowed by big AAA games? - Best Friends Q:Anakinjmt 00:26:58 - Xbox also showed off a ton of indies and it got me thinking, is this the best time for Indie games? - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:32:38 - Game X Change remains open despite COVID-19 and sends workers debunked health advice - Rebekah Valentine @ GIBiz 00:36:48 - Outer Wilds Wins Best Game at BAFTA Game Awards 2020 - Jordan Oloman @IGN 00:38:49 - Twitch breaks 3b total hours watched in a single quarter for the first time - Rebekah Valentine @ GIBiz 00:45:03 - There’s a fifth Platinum Games Announcement Coming In 2020 - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:47:02 - A quick one for Bless: Rogue Legacy 2 Officially Announced - Jonathan Dornbush @ IGN 00:48:37 - Out today Reader mail - 00:56:50 - I got an email from Atari last night, probably because I gave them an email for a game somewhere in the past. They are opening A CASINO! - Shawn Valloric 01:00:25 - As we inch towards the next generation I was wondering are we in for a cornucopia of sequels? - Parker Petrov 01:06:08 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Blessing and Tim TUESDAY: Greg and Blessing WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary THURSDAY: Greg and Blessing FRIDAY: Blessing and Greg

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Blessing and Tim discuss a new interview from Phil Spencer getting detailed about Xbox Series X. Time Stamps - 00:05:50 - Housekeeping Troy Baker comes to We Have Cool Friends Friday! Today! At 6pm PT, we’re having a community “Into the Spiderverse” Netflix Party - BYO happy hour cocktail/mocktail! Stay tuned to @joeynoelle on twitter for the link shortly before it starts - It’s gonna be a good time Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:20 - Phil Spencer sat down with Ryan McCaffrey on IGN’s Unlocked - write ups from WCCFtech & Gamespot 00:24:41 - My question is though, and if the KF community would like to join in too in the chat for a quick poll, are either of you being swayed more to choose a Xbox Series X over the PS5? - Best Friends Q:Midnight Owl 00:36:20 - Sony sets up $100m COVID-19 Relief Fund - James Batchelor @ GIBiz 00:38:45 - Let’s Watch Some Game Trailers 00:48:05 - Out today Reader mail - 00:52:35 - With the news that Gearbox is not paying it's staff the expected bonuses but something much lower, and responding to employees by allegedly saying "if they weren’t happy with the royalty system, they were welcome to quit" How do I as a gamer do something about that? - EightBitGeek 00:57:40 - Yesterday the New York Time published an article introducing gaming to people stuck indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic (shorturl.at/FLX39). Do you think when this is all over gaming will be much more mainstream than it is now? what benefits could that do to next gen consoles? - TechHass 01:00:10 - Will 1 terabyte remain the norm for next generation or do you think we will see consoles jump up to 2 or 5 terabytes? - Frankfurtter 01:02:50 - Squad Up: Julian (The Gluten Free Gamer) - Xbox One:JG Skills 02 01:03:20 - You‘re Wrong 01:03:30 - BREAKING NEWS: Sony Delays Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing & Tim

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Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Bethesda, Quakecon, COVID, and more. Time Stamps - 00:06:10 - Housekeeping Persona 5 Royal Q&A Stream on Youtube.com/kindafunnygames Troy Baker comes to We Have Cool Friends Friday! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Al Tribesman, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:20 - No Bethesda Says No Showcase in June, No QuakeCon 00:22:50 - WWE Simming Matches, Superstars commentating, Gabe Gurwin @ GameSpot 00:26:30 - COVID Updates 00:36:36 - April Fools Updates 00:43:50 - Out today 00:47:17 - Animal Crossing Mornings - Watch Twitch.tv/GaryWhitta Reader mail - 00:50:00 - Should Twitch be enforcing these timelines with the developers to help not let things leak early? Or is this one of those rare times because of how shitty the world is, that we should just let people chat about it, even people who are under embargo but are currently playing the game? - The Nano Biologist 00:54:40 - Required Reading: 01:07:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Tim

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Imran and Greg tackle Gamescom existing in SOME fashion in 2020 and how it could be poised to take over as THE show in the industry. Time Stamps - 00:05:00 - Housekeeping Boss Baby’s Streaming Persona 5 Royal tonight! It’s a 5:30 p.m. PT Q&A stream with Barrett on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:05:51 - Gamescom Lives! 00:14:20 - Do you think Conventions Such as PAX West or San DIego Comic Con would move into the direction of going digital with their events? - Best Friends Q:RobbyRob 00:20:19 - Mario Update, Andy Robinson @ VG 00:25:03 - Ghost Recon’s Friend Pass: Why Aren’t More Doing This? 00:31:05 - Pokemon Go’s Best Week of 2020, REB @ GIB 00:33:35 - Covid at Kojima Productions, Haydn Taylor @GIB 00:34:18 - Minecraft Dated, Delayed 00:35:24 - Wasteland 3 Delayed Because of COVID, Steve Watts @ GameSpot 00:40:50 - Outer Worlds Switch Launch, Deets 00:42:50 - Patreon 00:43:00 - Out today Reader mail - 00:48:55 - What's your expectations for the "Re-Up" NieR: RepliCant V1.22474487139? - Charles Jakobsen 00:52:40 - Squad Up: Tim(Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch) SW-6008-0619-8113 00:58:15 - You‘re Wrong - Post show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary Whitta

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The Busiest Lady in the Business returns to Kinda funny Games Daily! Let's talk about Mario remastered rumors, Final Fantasy VII's release date movin up, and more! Time Stamps - 00:05:09 - Housekeeping Resident Evil 3 Remake review is live on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and Gamescast podcast feeds! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:06:35 - Nintendo Switch’s 2020 Dominated by Mario, Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer 00:11:30 - With the reports hitting about Mario games being remastered and new games being worked on what do you think the original release plan would have been (assuming Covid has had an effect on the schedule)? - Best Friends Q:The 5 Star Man 00:11:42 - If this turns out to be true and we do get remakes, remasters, or just plan rereleases of past Mario games like Galaxy 1+2, Sunshine, 64, 3D World, Paper Mario and Paper Mario 1,000 year Door do you think they will be sold piecemeal or in a bundle like Super Mario All-Stars? - Best Friends Q:TheSheepWhisper 00:18:50 - Resident Evil Review Round-Up 00:28:02 - Do you think Capcom should have done a remake of 1 in the style of 2 and 3 first? Do you think they should before they presumably do a remake of 4? - Best Friends Q:anakinjmt 00:31:18 - FFVII Releasing Early in Europe and Australia 00:34:25 - Why even keep to the release date at this point? If Square is trying to think of the fans while also trying to keep all employees involved with the distribution process as safe as possible, shouldn't they just start releasing copies? - Best Friends Q: The Nano Biologist 00:38:55 - Modern Warfare 2 Remastered Dropping this week? Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle.com 00:41:15 - Games industry rallies in fight against COVID-19 00:43:15 - Hilarious: PC Players figured out how to get into Star Wars: Jedi Academy on console and are wrecking fools, Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:47:35 - Out today 00:49:45 - Squad Up:Alex(PS4) - apw5029 00:51:00 - You‘re Wrong - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Gary Whitta THURSDAY: Blessing and Tim FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Blessing and Greg talk about new Silent Hill(s) rumors, Dreams Beta Evaluation, and more. Time Stamps - 00:06:00 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:06:21 - Is Silent Hill Making a Return? 00:18:43 - “How do you see this affecting Sony’s relationship with Kojima?” - Ignacio Rojas 00:22:16 - Media Molecule is launching Dreams Beta Evaluation 00:31:24 - Square Enix has an E3 Update 00:34:32 - February US sales down 29% 00:41:56 - Niantic’s introducing some changes to Pokémon GO 00:46:53 - Ad 00:51:56 - Out today Reader mail - 00:58:23 - “Is there any chance for a last minute Animal Crossing and Doom: Eternal delay?” - BradenEggs 01:02:35 - Squad Up: Liam - Xbox - Muppetlead 01:14:29 - Squad Up: https://bit.ly/3a0K2yg 01:06:31 - You‘re Wrong 01:09:10 - Post Show Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Greg & Blessing Tuesday - Greg & Imran Wednesday - Greg & Whitta Thursday - Greg & Tim Friday - Greg & Blessing

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Greg and Blessing talk Cyberpunk 2077, the Witcher game that isn't The Witcher 4, and crunch at Naughty Dog. Time Stamps - 00:03:36 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:04:18 - CD Projekt Red’s Next Game Might Be Witcher but not Witcher 4 00:21:53 - Kotaku’s Compensating Reviewers with Time Off 00:34:18 - Good Guy Discord 00:36:06 - Ubisoft’s Up to Something 00:40:15 - LEGO + Mario 00:44:07 - Out today 00:48:46 - Ads Reader mail - 00:52:45 - “Is it time to move what would be hands on demos to streaming platforms?” - Tommyboy 01:00:53 - Required Reading: https://bit.ly/39M5ffw 01:04:33 - “How do you morally reconcile playing these video games?” - Gondors Condor 01:11:25 - You‘re Wrong 01:13:32 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Tim

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E3 IS CANCELLED. Blessing and Gary are joined by Greg to discuss what E3's cancellation means for the industry. Time Stamps - 00:03:01 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:04:26 - It's official: E3 2020 has been cancelled 00:21:27 - “Do you think we will still see a large number of announcements clustered together?” - Chase Winters 00:27:32 - “How will the cancellation of E3 affect industry insiders like yourselves?” - Krajookie 00:31:01 - “Who do you think strikes first as far as next gen announces are concerned?” - Probably Oliver 00:41:12 - Ad 00:45:20 - It’s time for another Review Roundup: Nioh 2 00:51:51 - Doom Eternal is not true 4K on Google Stadia 00:59:03 - Two New Nintendo Directs Might be incoming 01:01:52 - Out today 01:03:46 - Squad Up: MarleyNito - PS4 - ingenito1993 01:06:11 - You‘re Wrong 01:10:58 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Blessing

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Tim and Greg have a HUGE news day to walk you through - reviews, Reggie, and more! Time Stamps - 00:04:07 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:05:21 - Ori and the Will of the Wisps Reviews 00:11:11 - GameStop appoints Reggie to Board 00:14:00 - “What does this mean?” - Super 00:18:07 - Horizon is coming to PC 00:23:17 - 2K Making NFL Games Again 00:30:00 - “Both Madden and the WWE 2K games have both felt samey year after year…” - anakinjmt 00:33:43 - We’re getting another Tony Hawk? 00:39:44 - COD Warzone isn’t REALLY FTP on Xbox 00:46:23 - “Do you think Halo Infinite will have a similar mode?” - Grayling Thibodeaux 00:47:44 - Game Informer Restructuring 00:50:47 - Out today 00:57:06 - Ads Reader mail - 01:01:33 - “Could we get a 3D Lego Mario Game, is this just a tease for Super Mario Lego sets?” - The 5 Star Man 01:03:57 - Squad Up: Gondors Condor - Xbox - Gondors Condor 01:04:53 - You‘re Wrong 01:06:52 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta

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Hurry to http://upstart.com/kfgames to find out how low your Upstart rate is! To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to http:// mintmobile.com/games. Get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code games only at http://brooklinen.com Blessing and Tim discuss Call of Duty: Warzone Time Stamps - 00:05:30 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:06:20 - A NEW CALL OF DUTY IS LAUNCHING TOMORROW 00:24:40 - Cyberpunk has revealed the look for its feminine protagonist - Joseph Knoop @ IGN 00:27:30 - With the industry trying to shed it's bro culture skin, what other changes would you like to see from your favorite devs that would move the needle further? - Best Friends Q: Frank Furterr 00:30:00 - Fallout 76 Broke its VO Budget - Hayley Williams @ GameSpot 00:35:45 - Mojang and EA cancel live events in response to COVID-19 - Haydn Taylor @ GIBiz 00:37:52 - SXSW has been cancelled - Natalie Jarvey @ The Hollywood Reporter 00:41:50 - Do you expect a new Sonic game there? - Best Friends Q: Nano Biologist 00:45:42 - UPSTART 00:47:05 - MINT MOBILE 00:48:28 - BROOKLINEN 00:50:20 - Out today Reader mail - 00:52:00 - Are there women in games that you personally look up to or aspire to emulate in your work at Kinda Funny? - Jamie S 00:55:31 - "Spell your name using only video game titles" - Charles Jakobsen 01:01:29 - Could you see this show flopping and being a 1-2 season long affair? - Michael Knight 01:04:04 - You‘re Wrong This Week’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Whitta THURSDAY: Greg and Blessing FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing

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Blessing and Imran discuss a new feature for Resident Evil 3's nemesis along with news of Iam8Bit pulling out of E3. Time Stamps - 00:06:00 - Housekeeping We’re hosting and producing a debut stream for the game CORE. On Thursday, March 19th at 3 p.m. PT, you can tune in to twitch.tv/kindafunnygames to see the devs from Manticore Games join Greg as they build multiplayer games live in CORE! The Roper Report - 00:07:21 - Resident Evil 3’s Nemesis Just Got a Whole Lot Scarier 00:10:54 - “Does this make the game too difficult?” - Lee Pollero 00:15:17 - Iam8bit resigns as E3 2020 creative director 00:18:18 - “Do you think they were fired or quit?” - Midnight Owl 00:26:25 - Frictional Games Reveals Their Horror Sequel 00:33:35 - TurboGrafx-16 Mini delayed after coronavirus shuts down production 00:36:26 - Psyonix cancels Rocket League World Championship 00:37:17 - Take-Two CEO says COVID-19 could spark long-term change in remote work 00:39:57 - Bungie activates remote work policy 00:42:16 - Out today 00:44:03 - “Ad” Reader mail - 00:44:37 - “Let's have a little gander of what the unannounced Project Lockhart might be…” - Robby Rob 00:52:19 - “A recent report suggests that one of the reasons google stadia may be struggling to attract some of the major indie titles is a lack of realistic financial deals being offered to devs…” - A Qwerk of Fate 00:55:25 - Squad Up: Zack - Xbox One - SONofTHOMP8264 00:56:41 - You‘re Wrong 01:03:32 - Post Show Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Greg & Tim Tuesday - Blessing & Imran Wednesday - Greg & Whitta Thursday - Greg & Blessing Friday - Greg & Blessing

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Blessing and Tim discuss a ton of PlayStation news including a new Ghost of Tsushima trailer and a Last of Us HBO series in the works. Time Stamps -m 00:02:49 - Housekeeping We’re hosting and producing a debut stream for the game CORE. On Thursday, March 19th at 3 p.m. PT, you can tune in to twitch.tv/kindafunnygames to see the devs from Manticore Games join Greg as they build multiplayer games live in CORE The Roper Report - 00:04:22 - Ghost of Tsushima has a new trailer and a release date 00:12:51 - “Is there any chance we'll see a hint of superpowers in this game?” - Fendyy 00:14:39 - The Last of Us' Series is in the Works at HBO 00:22:40 - Sony Names New Head of Santa Monica Studio 00:29:13 - The ESA has released an update to its statement about E3 00:32:07 - Microsoft asks employees to work from home 00:33:08 - “Do you think this is a smart move?” - Jamie S 00:35:17 - Out today 00:41:21 - “Ad“ Reader mail - 00:41:51 - “When does Sony pull the trigger and add all first party games day and date to the service to match Xbox Game Pass?” - Ginger Crazy Kid 00:49:34 - “What do you think of Netflix Castlevania and what is your favorite film/TV series of a video game?” - Gondors Condor 00:54:42 - Squad Up: Thomas - PS4 - TheAquaChicken 00:55:39 - You‘re Wrong 00:59:17 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Imran

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Blessing and Gary talk about a new Star Wars leak and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation 2. Time Stamps - 00:17:55 - Housekeeping Gary promotes stream We’re hosting and producing a debut stream for the game CORE. On Thursday, March 19th at 3 p.m. PT, you can tune in to twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. You can follow @CoreGames on Twitter for details and catch their write-up on the Verge right now. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:20:25 - A new Star Wars game has leaked??? - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:31:17 - Google Stadia announces a new, second studio - this comes from a blog post written by Jade Raymond, VP and Head of Stadia Games and Entertainment 00:38:15 - Valve Wants There To Be More Half-Life After Half-Life: Alyx - Alessandro Barbosa @ Gamespot 00:47:33 - With Half Life Alyx less than 20 days away, what is your hype level? - Best Friends Q:Chris RVA 00:50:56 - Epic cancels Unreal Fest Europe - James Batchelor @ GIBiz 00:53:42 - Out today 00:56:00 - Ad Reader mail - 00:57:24 - Why do you think Sony stopped supporting PS2 on PS4 games? - dhCanada 01:01:48 - Squad Up: MrMitchGeorge(PS4) - Kinda Funny TO clan in The Division 2 01:03:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Tim

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Blessing and Imran talk about the BAFTAs along with new Half Life: Alyx gameplay. Time Stamps - 00:06:00 - Housekeeping Barrett’s The Legend of Zelda In Review comes out TODAY: https://youtu.be/SftdpUVXQLA The Roper Report - 00:08:54 - The BAFTA nominees have been announced 00:14:30 - “I noticed one really odd choice…” - Charles Jakobsen 00:18:00 - Valve dropped some Half Life Alyx gameplay 00:33:26 - The ESA says they’ll move ahead with E3 2020 despite coronavirus concerns 00:37:05 - “Do y'all think they're stuck in a position where they CAN'T cancel E3?” - Ricky Mcflyy 00:42:21 - Marvel has announced a new open world RPG 00:44:10 - “What do y'all think mobile games need to do to break into the public conscience in a positive way?” - Ricky Mcflyy 00:46:31 - If you love cheap-ass Platinums like Greg, great news… 00:47:56 - Out today 00:51:40 - “Ad” Reader mail - 00:53:32 - “What's the likelihood (% wise) we get Part 2 and Part 3 of the FF7 Remake in the next 6 years?” - Jonathan Arleo 00:58:03 - “The number of devs who were unaware they were on GeForce now suggests no efforts were made to contact smaller developers. Is this wrong?” - Jamie S 01:04:12 - Squad Up: Gary - Steam - RealZombro 01:05:16 - You‘re Wrong 01:10:38 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Whitta

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Blessing and Greg talk about GDC's postponement, Valorant's reveal, and more! Time Stamps - 00:04:06 - Housekeeping TOMORROW’S THE BIG DAY: Boss Baby Barrett’s Zelda In Review Premieres at 2pm PT: https://youtu.be/SftdpUVXQLA The Roper Report - 00:06:45 - GDC is Postponed! 00:25:43 - “What is going to happen that week is it gonna be a normal week or is something gonna happen its place?” - William Di Angelo 00:32:13 - Death Stranding PC Release Date, Half-Life Crossover 00:34:58 - Valorant Revealed 00:36:52 - “Do you think Riot's Valorant can have a break-out into the shooter scene like Apex did?” - Jeff from Philly 00:41:35 - Out today 00:43:13 - “Ad” Reader mail - 00:44:14 - “More bad news for Nvidia this weekend…” - Jamie S 00:54:23 - “Yesterday Platinum said in an interview that the reason for The Wonderful 101's kickstarter was not for funding at all…” - Arvin 00:59:25 - Squad Up: Marty88 - Xbox - Reillyda86 01:00:55 - You‘re Wrong 01:03:44 - Post Show This Week’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Blessing and Whitta THURSDAY: Blessing and Tim FRIDAY: Blessing and Imran

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Blessing and Greg have a fun rumormill Friday with Kojima Productions' Tweet, talk about Borderlands 3 expansion content, and more! Time Stamps - 00:05:01 - Housekeeping Today! IGN is putting on a livestream in celebration of Black History Month AND Blessing is going to be a part of it! Starting at 1:30pm pt, come hang out as Blessing and others get to talk to black folks in the games industry about their experiences breaking into games. It’s happening from 1:30PM to 4:30PM over on IGN.com and Blessing will be on it periodically hanging out, playing games, interviewing folks, and more. Zelda In Review, an In Review Special where Barrett reviews every Zelda game he played, ranks each game, and rediscovers what makes The Legend of Zelda special on the 3rd anniversary of Breath of the Wild...March 3rd, NEXT TUESDAY, as a YouTube Premiere at 2pm PT on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! The Roper Report - 00:10:16 - Kojima Productions Announcing Silent Hills Next Week? 00:17:44 - Riot’s New Game Leaked? 00:22:54 - Borderlands info Dump From PAX East 00:36:55 - Epic Swings on SuperData 00:39:11 - New GDC Pullouts 00:43:01 - Out today 00:46:41 - The Besties 00:47:44 - Gaming Ride Home Reader mail - 00:48:57 - “Can a company pull of out GDC and not E3?” - Wesley LeBlanc 00:49:44 - “Could this possibly end up impacting E3?” - anakinjmt 01:00:07 - Squad Up: 01:00:51 - You‘re Wrong 01:04:01 - Post Show Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Blessing TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Blessing and Whitta THURSDAY: Blessing and Tim FRIDAY: Blessing and Imran

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Listen to The Besties free, only on Spotify! Search your podcast app right now, and subscribe to Gaming Ride Home. It's Whitta Thursday! Gary joins Blessing to discuss the continuing affects of Coronavirus in the industry along with even more Xbox Series X details. Time Stamps - 00:03:20 - Housekeeping Tomorrow! IGN is putting on a livestream in celebration of Black History Month AND I’m going to be a part of it! Starting at 1:30pm pacific time, come hang out as I get to talk to other black folks in the games industry about their experiences breaking into games. It’s happening from 1:30PM to 4:30PM over on IGN.com and I’ll be on it periodically hanging out, playing games, interviewing folks, and more. Zelda In Review comes out on the 3rd anniversary of Breath of the Wild...March 3rd, that’s TUESDAY, as a YouTube Premiere at 2pm PT on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, Shiraz Razak, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:09:08 - Microsoft’s Xbox Series X will be able to resume games even after a reboot, this is by Tom Warren of The Verge 00:23:32 - Dreams is looking to improve its trending tab to feature more original content, this is by Matt Kim of IGN 00:29:30 - Is it better for Media Molecule to focus on supporting the creators and players who are already invested or should they be pushing viral content to catch the eyes of the uninitiated? - Best Friends Q:Jamie S 00:33:20 - PlatinumGames is Opening a New Studio, this is by Michael McWhertor of Polygon 00:37:45 - BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Drops Out Of GDC, Too This is by Ethan Gach on Kotaku 00:39:07 - The hits for GDC continue as Unity pulls out, this comes from a blog post written by John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity Technologies titled “An update on our GDC 2020 plans” 00:43:03 - As news of the virus spreads and gets in people's ears do you think it will have a long term effect on the games industry? - Best Friends Q:Frank Furtter 00:46:25 - Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Gets First Details and Release Window, this is by Wesley Leblanc of IGN 00:50:12 - ANNAPURNA REVEALS A NEW GAME, this is from their twitter 00:52:42 - THE BESTIES 00:53:50 - THE GAMING RIDE HOME PODCAST 00:54:35 - Out today Reader mail - 00:56:55 - how do you suspect that Xbox and PlayStation will expand on the “Share” features built into each console? - Fatality 89 01:04:15 - With all the talk of Smart Delivery, and the likelihood of only one copy of a game being sold, with the system determining what version to load, do you expect all versions to be on the disc itself? - Alexis 01:10:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing

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Tim and Greg talk about Square Enix's plan to stay away from next-gen exclusives for a while, a bunch of new games, and more. Time Stamps - 00:01:45 - Housekeeping Zelda In Review comes out on the 3rd anniversary of Breath of the Wild...March 3rd, that’s NEXT TUESDAY, as a YouTube Premiere at 2pm PT on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, Shiraz Razak, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:04:18 - Square Enix won’t make PS5 or Xbox Series X Exclusives for a bit, Samuel Tolbert @ Windows Central 00:06:45 - Today Square Enix confirmed that all of their games currently in development (including FFVII Remake and The Avengers) will be available on "next-gen consoles". What got my attention was the use of plurals: "consoles". Does this mean that the PS5 will have a Smart Delivery system like what the Series X will have? - Best Friends Q: KBABZ 00:16:15 - Hey, New Games From Devs you Like! 00:23:55 - Even more Horizon on PC Evidence, Fraser Brown @ PC Gamer 00:25:00 - If Sony is moving it's first party games to PC as a new initiative for next gen wouldn't it make more sense to save something like this for when you drop all the PS5 details? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:31:40 - Facebook buys Sanzaru, Reb @ GIB 00:34:25 - Konami Code Creator Has Died, Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:35:55 - Modder Gives Cuphead a Celeste-like Assist Mode, DualShockers 00:39:35 - Out today Reader mail - 00:47:56 - With Resident Evil 3 feeling more action based than RE2; do you feel like this could possibly be laying the groundwork for a much desired Resident Evil 4 Remake? - Alex Duez 00:53:59 - “What other famous cheats do you remember growing up with video games?” - Shawn G. 00:56:26 - Squad Up: Taylar Allan (PS4) - Purger4382 00:57:52 - You‘re Wrong 01:24:17 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Whitta

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Blessing and Imran talk about the hits that keep on coming as Coronavirus fears continue to cause companies to drop out from events. Time Stamps - 00:04:15 - Housekeeping Zelda In Review Premieres NEXT TUESDAY on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! The Roper Report - 00:06:57 - EA pulls out of GDC over coronavirus fears 00:12:23 - Capcom Developers and Square Enix pull out of PAX East 00:14:00 - “Does GDC get canceled?” - Jeffrey P. Long 00:18:58 - A FIFA Pro Has Been Permanently Banned From All EA Games 00:26:02 - Etika has been memorialized as a Pokestop 00:28:39 - A Resident Evil 3 Demo is on the way 00:29:23 - Out today 00:38:32 - The Besties 00:39:51 - Gaming Ride Home Reader mail - 00:41:10 - “Do you think smart delivery will support discs?” - Lexus 00:46:10 - “There’s a rumored Overwatch animated series coming…” - Ricky Mcflyy 00:52:18 - Squad Up: Caleb Sitler - PS4/Xbox - SuperSitler - Wizard World Cleveland 00:53:10 - Required Reading: https://bit.ly/392TtwI 00:53:43 - You‘re Wrong 00:56:55 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim

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Blessing and Greg dive deep into Phil Spencer's rundown of what the Xbox Series X has under the hood. Time Stamps - 00:09:50 - Housekeeping Firewall: Zero Hour PS I Love You Play Date is tomorrow! 6 pm PT! It’s free this month! https://www.youtube.com/UploadVR Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, Shiraz Razak, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:06:35 - Xbox Series X Specs, Phil Spencer 00:27:00 - With the recent announcement from Microsoft that your xbox one games can be upraded to the series x version for free (TIM WAS RIGHT BABY!) do you think Sony will be forced to take a similar approach? - Best Friends Q:Paulo 00:39:10 - Does the Xbox news this morning get you any more excited for the Series X or just next gen in general? - Best Friends Q:DJBradChill 00:51:49 - DualShock 5 to use BioFeedback? Jake Bishop @ RespawnFirst 00:55:49 - THE BESTIES 00:56:37 - THE GAMING RIDE HOME PODCAST 00:57:32 - Kojima Bails on GDC Over Coronavirus, Julia Lee @ Polygon 01:00:40 - Bethesda Bounces from GeForce Now, James Batchelor @ GIB 01:03:30 - Out today 01:06:35 - Squad Up: Come play Firewall with us tomorrow night! 6 pm PT! youtube.com/uploadvr 01:07:12 - You‘re Wrong This Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Blessing TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Whitta THURSDAY: Blessing and Tim FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing

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Get started with your first month free by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. If you go to http://getquip.com/games right now, you’ll get your first refill free! Blessing and Tim round out the week by discussing moore Coronavirus concerns, Hot Coffee returning and more. Time Stamps - 00:03:57 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:04:55 - PlayStation and Facebook cancel GDC appearances citing coronavirus concerns 00:12:20 - “Do you think it is more likely that the PS5 reveal is just a State of Play like livestream?” - Devante Chisolm 00:19:05 - NVIDIA Boasts Over One Million New Players Using GeForce NOW 00:22:58 - Microsoft Flight Simulator Will Include 'All Airports on Earth' 00:29:21 - Red Dead Redemption 2 has a Hot Coffee mod, and Take-Two wants it gone 00:34:04 - Out today 00:42:05 - Hims 00:43:31 - Quip Reader mail - 00:44:39 - “Can we expect a new general Direct before the end of March?” - Suck Sandwich 00:51:52 - “Review Bombing.” - Frank Furtter 00:58:32 - Squad Up: Ryland Prince - PS4 - Rylandprince 00:59:00 - You‘re Wrong 01:02:17 - Post Show Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Greg & Blessing Tuesday - Blessing & Imran Wednesday - Greg & Whitta Thursday - Blessing & Tim Friday - Greg & Blessing

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Get started with your first month free by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. If you go to http://getquip.com/games right now, you’ll get your first refill free! Eli Roth is directing the Borderlands movie, we love what we saw of Animal Crossing, and Fortnite's back! Time Stamps - 00:04:45 - Housekeeping Knights and Bikes Giveaway! HELO! Shout-Out to Attack Peter: Skybound Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, BLACK JACK, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis The Roper Report - 00:10:37 - Eli Roth’s Directing the Borderlands Movie? Chris Priestman @ PCGamer 00:25:55 - Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 Launches, Riley MacLeod Kotaku 00:32:40 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct 00:38:32 - Does the lack of cloud save support for Animal Crossing make you nervous? - Best Friends Q: 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:43:11 - CD Projeckt Red Making more off Witcher 3 on Steam now… 00:48:23 - Private Division Opens Kerbal Space Program Studio 00:51:55 - HIMS 00:53:22 - QUIP 00:54:17 - Out today Reader mail - 01:00:52 - Could you see WB Games splitting up the Batman brands with tied developer? - Jason Das 01:05:45 - Squad Up: SilverLobo(PC Uplay) SilverLobo21x 01:06:42 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim

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Get started with your first month free by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. If you go to http://getquip.com/games right now, you’ll get your first refill free! Gary Whitta and Greg discuss the breaking news that PlayStation won't go to PAX East due to coronavirus concerns. Time Stamps - 00:00:50 - Breaking News: Sony Cancels PAX 00:08:35 - Housekeeping WE’RE GIVING AWAY KNIGHTS AND BIKES ON SWITCH! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, BLACK JACK, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:15:08 - Smash Bros. Update, via Nibel pointing to the PushDustin Translation of Famitsu column… 00:23:45 - Animal Crossing Direct Tomorrow! 00:31:00 - Are we gamers just entitled, spoiled brats when it comes to knowing what the next big news is, or are we truly deserving as consumers to know what a company's plan is? - Best Friends Q:GroovyMuse 00:36:18 - THQ Nordic’s Moves 00:54:00 - Dangerous Driving 2 Announced 00:57:10 - Out today 00:59:45 - HIMS 01:02:00 - QUIP 01:05:11 - Squad Up: Ricky Mcflyy(PC [Division 2]) - rickymcflyy 01:07:57 - Required Reading: GameStop employees report extreme pressure from ‘desperate’ bosses https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/19/21132128/gamestop-employees-report-extreme-pressure-desperate-bosses Polygon - Colin Campbell The Truth About Working at GameStop: Workers Reveal Their Experiences https://www.ign.com/articles/the-truth-about-working-at-gamestop-workers-reveal-their-experiences?sf117655965=1 Logan Plant - IGN 01:10:00 You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing 01:10:32 - Post Show

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Get started with your first month free by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. If you go to http://getquip.com/games right now, you’ll get your first refill free! Imran and Greg talk about Switcher getting cross-save with PC, Persona 5 Royal's Western changes, and more. Time Stamps - 00:03:09 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:07:19 - Switcher gets a cross save, Better Graphics patch 00:12:40 - “Will we see more studios do this PC save syncing over to consoles?” - Borzen00 00:16:23 - Persona 5 Royal Changing Homophobic Scenes 00:25:40 - New Switch Lite Color 00:28:06 - Stadia Adding Phones 00:33:15 - Out today 00:34:34 - “Today, all of Kingdom Hearts is available on Xbox…” - The Nano Biologist 00:39:37 - Hims 00:41:02 - Quip Reader mail - 00:42:24 - “This is my first time writing in and it‘s to ask your opinion about the Playstation Player Celebration...” - Marleynito 00:48:00 - “Nintendo is opening up pop up switch lounges in select airports…” - Frankfurtter 00:51:45 - “When will big companies give consumers the full power of customization and let us create personal system skins?” - Ricky Mcflyy 00:53:44 - Squad Up: Robert Mimms - PSN - JohnLAceEsquire 00:55:44 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta

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