Nintendo Does the Right Thing - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.24.19

Blessing and Greg round out the week by answering all of your Xbox Game Studios questions and discussing the trickle of news from yesterday's Xbox Showcase. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:00 - Housekeeping Our new First Impressions Preview of Crash Bandicoot 4 is up on youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Tim calls it the Sonic Mania of Crash Saturday, it’s the second episode of the Xcast with SnowBikeMike, Gary, and Alanah! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:12:00 - Halo Infinite’s Demo Was a Work-in-Progress Build - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:23:30 - Do you think Xbox should have been up front about the game being an early build? - Best Friends Q:GroovyMuse 00:24:30 - Do you think that this kerfuffle could have any sort of impact on people's perception of the game? - Best Friends Q:OMGTURTLES73 00:35:18 - Even Rare isn’t sure about what Everwild’s Gameplay is - Tom Ivan @ Video Games Chronicle 00:42:03 - Dontnod's Tell Me Why aims for a transgender story not "rooted in pain or trauma" - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:49:00 - Do you think this approach is going to work for Microsoft? Do you think that Microsoft's slate of AA titles can put up similar numbers to Playstation's exclusives (via GamePass)? - Travis Gajkowski 01:01:30 - KLARNA 01:02:50 - Ghost of Tsushima is selling like hot cakes 0105:06: - Red Dead Online is receiving a 'Massive' New Update Next Week - Matt Purslow @ IGN 01:09:10 - Suikoden’s creators are crowdfunding a spiritual successor - Andrew Webster @ The Verge 01:10:30 - G4 is Back?! 01:14:00 - Out today 01:15:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Monday: Blessing and Tim Tuesday: Blessing and Imran Wednesday: Greg and Gary Whitta Thursday: Greg and Blessing Friday: Greg and Major Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Heinä 20201h 27min

The Kinda Funny Xcast Host SnowBikeMike joins Greg, Tim, Blessing, and Andy to wrap-up all their thoughts on the HUGE Xbox Showcase. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: TODAY at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Come tell him what to play. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Andrea doing official Twitch Gaming PostShow Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Saturday, it’s the second episode of the Xcast with SnowBikeMike, Gary, and Alanah! Our Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast with Sucker Punch’s Nate Fox is live as a Kinda Funny Gamescast! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:00 - Xbox Post-Show Recap 01:18:15 - KLARNA 01:19:20 - Out today 01:21:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Heinä 20201h 32min

Andrea Rene joins Tim to get hyped for Halo Infinite, discuss game prices, mispronounce Yakuza, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: TODAY at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Come tell him what to play. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Saturday, it’s the second episode of the Xcast with SnowBikeMike, Gary, and Alanah! Our Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast with Sucker Punch’s Nate Fox is live as a Kinda Funny Gamescast! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:30 - Halo Infinite Box Art Revealed, Everyone Losing Their Minds 00:22:12 - Should halo change or go back to its roots? - Best Friends Q:Lexus 00:26:25 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon gets Release Date, English Dub, George Takei - Michael McWhertor, Polygon 00:30:46 - Speaking of next gen pricing, Ubisoft won’t charge more for PS5/Series X games, Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg 00:37:45 - Speaking of Ubi… 00:39:10 - Out today 00:41:30 - Reader mail - 00:42:50 - What could Xbox show tomorrow that would kill the hype for Halo Infinite? - DJBradChill 00:50:09 - With all the talks about Microsoft wanting to buy WB Games, why is this not being viewed as giant monopoly move like Disney buying Fox, AT&T buying WB, or Google moving into the gaming space? - ZombieHighX23 00:54:10 - Squad Up:Jason(Stadia) - Jasonisback#6795 00:54:39 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg, Tim, Blessing, Andy, and Snowbike Mike (Post show for the Xbox Games Showcase) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Heinä 20201h 3min

Blessing and Imran breakdown a large report from Bloomberg about the culture at Ubisoft and how that's affected the Asassin's Creed franchise. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:00 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames, podcast services, and now Spotify! Thank you for your support! Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: Wednesday at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Enough about Xbox, PSILY is live! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:01 - What the fuck is happening at Ubisoft? - Steven T. Wright @ Gamespot 00:21:00 - Is it going to be enough that Ubisoft gives you just a choice to play as a woman? - Best Friends Q:Spencer Marie 00:24:30 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 Has Entered Full Development - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:30:32 - Xbox Game Pass on Switch may be less likely than we think - Brendan Sinclair @ GiBiz 00:38:30 - Rocket League Going Free to Play, Press Release 00:42:45 - Rap Artist, Logic, has signed a deal with Twitch - Wesley LeBlanc @ IGN 00:46:25 - ID@Xbox Summer Game Fest Demo Event is now LIVE - Jessica Ronnell @ news.xbox.com 00:48:45 - KLARNA 01:01:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Andrea Rene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Heinä 20201h 9min

Blessing and Tim recap and discuss that Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:45 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Thank you for your support! Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: Wednesday at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Enough Xbox stuff, though: today on PSILY, Greg and I are doing a HUGE bracket to decide the No. 1 PS4 exclusive of all time. Watch live on patreon.com/kindafunnygames to vote in tie-breakers. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:45 - Let’s recap that Nintendo Direct: Mini - Chris Pereira and Eddie @ Gamespot 00:18:50 - With this morning's "Mini" Direct, has Nintendo completely devalued the "Direct" branding? - Best Friends Q:Evan P 00:28:15 - What is up with Nintendo? - Best Friends Q:Lexus 00:30:01 - Xbox is fine supporting next-gen exclusives - Andy Robinson @ Video Games Chronicle 00:38:50 - Sea of Thieves Surpasses 15 Million Players - blog by Joe Neate, Executive Producer @ Rare 00:41:45 - Metacritic is now delaying user reviews - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:44:30 - KLARNA 00:46:20 - Out today Reader mail - 00:49:10 - Aaron Greenberg tweeted the following on Friday: “Trust me you don’t want to miss this pre-show. We have been working with @geoffkeighley and our partners on some exciting reveals.” Are y’all planning on reacting to the pre-show as well? Also, what do you think this means for the showcase itself? - Witt 00:53:00 - With us being a few days away from the Halo gameplay reveal, how confident are you that they will be able to pull this off? - Shawn 00:54:15 - With these current reveals and successes how likely do you think it is to get any of the mainline Persona games on the Switch? - TheSheepWhisper 00:55:55 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Heinä 20201h 5min

Blessing and Greg round out the week by talking about NPD and predicting where Ghost of Tsushima will end up in sales. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:11:00 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast kicks off Saturday at 6 am PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Get your questions in now on kindafunny.com/patreon! Remember: kindafunny.com/store has a bunch of great shit Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:12:55 - The Last of Us Part 2 continues to kill it in sales - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:23:50 - Microsoft discontinues Xbox One X and Xbox One S digital edition - Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:26:50 - With the discontinuation of the Xbox One X now guaranteeing the existence of Lockhart, do you believe the rumors of what it supposedly will be? You know, the part where it is targeting 1080p to provide that budget price. - Best Friends Q:MalcontentRonin 00:37:20 - What was up with that Geoff Keighley PS5 Dualsense hands on demo? 00:45:35 - Was it just me or was Geoff's Hands On with the DS5 lame? - Best Friends Q:DJBradChill 00:46:37 - Did Sony make a mistake wanting to do this or is this just something we had to get due to the COVID Times? - Best Friends Q:Borzen00 00:56:12 - Dreams wins Game of the Year at Games for Change Festival - Matthew Handrahan @ GiBiz 00:58:25 - Out today 01:00:10 - KFG Reader mail - 01:01:04 - Do you think that we could get PS5 and series X news during the Gamescom opening night? - James 01:04:50 - Squad Up: Blockfighter(Stadia) - blockfighter 01:05:02 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday: Blessing and Tim Tuesday: Blessing and Imran Wednesday: Greg and Gary Thursday: Greg, Tim, Blessing, Andy, and Snowbike Mike (Post show for the Xbox Games Showcase) Friday: Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Heinä 20201h 13min

Microsoft's doing it! Come listen to Blessing and Greg discuss Xbox's marriage made in heaven and Phil Spencer's rallying cry! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:50 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast kicks off Saturday at 6 am PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Get your questions in now on kindafunny.com/patreon! kindafunny.com/store has a bunch of great shit Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:30 - Xcloud getting Xbox Game Pass Library! 00:21:25 - With Phil Spencer announcing that xCloud would be free to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in September, it had me thinking, how could Stadia even hope to compete with this? - Best Friends Q:Benjamin Berry 00:43:40 - With the inclusion of Project Xcloud in Game Pass Ultimate, is there parity in those libraries? Is Project Xcloud getting it's own library that is separate from Game Pass Ultimate for those who aren't subscribed? - Best Friends Q:Scoompoof 00:49:33 - Halo: Infinite and XCloud are coming to GamePass. How the hell can Microsoft afford this? - Best Friends Q:Gondors Condor 00:53:57 - BEYOND LIGHT RELEASE WINDOW UPDATE 00:56:00 - Unsolved Mysteries: Why Dr Disrespect was banned 01:00:25 - TinyBuild Nabs Hello Neighbor Dev 01:01:10 - KFG 01:01:50 - Out today 01:06:35 - Squad Up:Mark Freeman(Zoom/Twitter) - theindieboy1 01:07:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Heinä 20201h 18min

Greg's joined by the host of the Kinda Funny Xcast SnowBikeMike to talk about our brand new Xbox show, more PS5s being made, and the Paper Mario reviews! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:17:15 - Housekeeping PS I Love You XOXO is LIVE answering all of your questions following the Ghost of Tsushima review! This Saturday at 6 am pt, the Kinda Funny Xcast debuts on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services! kindafunny.com/store has a bunch of great shit Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:18:48 - PlayStation’s Making More PS5’s, Takashi Mochizuki @ Bloomberg 00:28:50 - Paper Mario: The Origami King Review Round-Up 00:34:50 - Marvel’s Avengers’ Beta Dates, Dorno @ IGN 00:41:12 - - Best Friends Q:Stephen Pina, Jr (stevejr1128) 00:45:45 - Video Game Industry Harassment Hotline, Ian Walker @ Kotaku 00:53:15 - Clowns -- literal clowns -- are protesting in Red Dead, Iain Harris PCGamesN 00:55:00 - XCast 00:57:30 - Out today 00:59:25 - Squad Up:Frankfurtter(Quiz show) - Billythedoor 01:00:42 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Heinä 20201h 9min