Elden Ring Beats Horizon, Pokemon, and Dying Light 2 Sales - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.11.22

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

Imran and Blessing talk about the Ghost of Tsushima reviews and how it stacks up against the year's biggest releases. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:10 - Housekeeping KindaFunny.com/store is POPPIN Our Ghost of Tsushima Review this morning on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and the Gamescast podcast feed. It’s spoiler-free, so watch it right away and then write in to PSILY with your questions for a special Wednesday morning episode! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:50 - Ghost of Tsushima Review Round Up 00:12:30 - BLESSING VS IMRAN UBISOFT FORWARD PREDICTIONS RESULTS 00:25:00 - Ubisoft Has Reportedly Rebooted Skull & Bones, Its Long-Delayed Pirate Game (EVA @ USgamer) 00:32:00 - Stadia Connect 01:23:20 - SWERY65 Apologizes For Insensitive Trans Scene In Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (@Swery65 on Twitter) 00:52:10 - Out today 00:54:00 - KFG Reader mail - 00:56:30 - As the generation draws to a close we get the chance to look back on the last few years as a defined era of gaming. If you had to give out an award for most improved studio, who would you give it to? - Hot Dub Time Boat 01:02:08 - Squad Up:Jasek(PC) - KingCrimson417 01:02:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and ??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Heinä 20201h 12min

Blessing and Tim recap Ubisoft Forward and talk about how this weekend shapes the future of the company. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:11:15 - Housekeeping We have hands-on previews of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and the First Impressions Podcast Feed. Our Ghost of Tsushima Review drops tomorrow at 7 am pacific time on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and the Gamescast podcast feed. It’s spoiler-free, so watch it right away and then write in to PSILY with your questions for a special Wednesday morning episode! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:12:36 - A Big Weekend for Ubisoft - Ubisoft Forward Recap 00:40:40 - Former Ubisoft developers form new studio Beans - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBiz 00:45:12 - Get ready for a lego Nintendo Entertainment System - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:51:25 - Out today 00:54:00 - KFG Reader mail - 00:57:25 - Why do you think some companies get slammed for focusing on a rotation of a few IPs instead of constantly introducing new ones? - Dblock 01:04:05 - Squad Up:The Nano Biologist(Xbox One) - DaNanoBiologist 01:04:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Heinä 20201h 14min

Blessing and Greg wrap up the week by talking about the reveal of the next Far Cry game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Heinä 20201h 17min

Greg and Blessing dive into what a Sony patent means for PlayStation 5, if physical games are about to die, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - Housekeeping Right after KFGD, we’re doing WHCF with Andy McNamara on his 29 years at Game Informer! Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames We’re reacting to Ubisoft Forward on Sunday at noon pt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:25 - PS1, PS2, and PS3 Backwards Compat Coming?! Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:26:19 - Um, Did Digital Games Just KO physical Games? 00:32:00 - At what point does physical media become not worth the effort? Also, which company do you think will be first to drop physical media and when? - Best Friends Q:Parker Petrov 00:41:40 - Nintendo Mobile Games Have Strengthened Franchises, James Carr @ GameSpot 00:45:17 - A Sims TV Show, Julia Lee @ Polygon 00:52:00 - Out today 00:57:20 - Quip 00:58:55 - Klarna 01:00:00 - Hims 01:03:05 - Squad Up:Mark Freeman(Zoom twitter) - @theindieboy1 01:05:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Heinä 20201h 14min

Greg and Gary Whitta talk about Xbox telling publishers they can't charge for next-gen upgrades, Core paying you to create games, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames We’re reacting to Ubisoft Forward on Sunday at noon pt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:10 - Xbox Won’t Allow Publishers to Charge for Next-Gen Upgrades, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:25:25 - COD:MW Removes the OK Symbol Out, Wesley Yin Poole @ Eurogamer 00:31:20 - Make Money in Core 00:37:38 - Xcloud is Helping Devs WFH, Allan Poore, Partner Group Program Manager, Project xCloud 00:42:10 - Top PSN Downloads for June 00:41:40 - Quip 00:43:39 - Klarna 00:46:20 - Hims 00:48:30 - Out today Reader mail - 00:50:00 - When reviewing any game, how much do you talk with other critics about the game? - Gondors Condor 01:04:20 - Squad Up: http://kindafunny.com/steven 01:11:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Heinä 20201h 19min

Assassin's Creed? Watch Dogs? Far Cry? Blessing and Imran discuss their expectations and predictions for the upcoming Ubisoft Forward. 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed &Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:37 - What can we expect at Ubisoft Forward? - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:37:50 - Microsoft is interested in WB Games - Jeremy Winslow @ Gamespot 00:40:11 - Is there such a thing as too many first party studios - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:46:00 - Kingdoms of Amalur’s remaster has finally been revealed - Fraser Brown @ PC Gamer 00:49:20 - Sega Announces a Miniature Arcade Cabinet - Wesley Leblanc @ IGN 00:52:00 - Out today 00:54:35 - Quip 00:55:52 - Klarna 00:57:05 - Hims Reader mail - 00:58:40 - During yesterdays’s KFGD the phrase “as long as you are in their ecosystem” came up when discussing Microsoft’s strategy with regards to bringing their games to PC. This isn’t the first time the phrase has been used, as it typically comes up when discussing the company’s strategy of bringing their games to the most people. I wanted to ask, what does this mean though? - Ignacio Rojas 01:04:00 - Squad Up: Alec Bobko(Twitch) - Albob875 01:05:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Gary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Heinä 20201h 13min