Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

S.J. Mueller from DC Universe Online joins Greg to talk about the new pitch for E3, Apple Arcade's crazy amount of games, and making an MMO in 2019. Timestamps - 00:04:29 - Housekeeping There’s a new Oreo Oration today: The Most Stuf! The Roper Report - 00:05:16 - E3 2020 proposes overhaul 00:13:25 - Apple Arcade is looking good 00:21:13 - “Do you believe that 100 number will be mostly shovelware?” - Frankfurtter 00:23:56 - GameStop Test Store Surfaces Online 00:27:16 - “Do you think this new welcoming gamer space will be enough to attract customers?” - The Nano Biologist 00:31:36 - Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringingers’ Nier Automata Alliance Raid 00:36:00 - “I want to know what you think of other MMOs on the market?” - The Nano Biologist 00:38:07 - Knights and Bikes Getting a TV Series 00:39:52 - Out today 00:43:26 - kindafunny.com/paxtournament Reader mail - 00:43:40 - “Yesterday, you discussed the recent sentencing for the Ohio SWATting incident…” - Chris RVA 00:47:38 - “Is Link’s Awakening (Switch) a normal embargo?” - 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:51:16 - “Where do we put some of these gems of the past in an already packed holiday season?” - Frankfurtter 00:54:13 - Squad Up: Arvel Crynyd - Twitter - @arvel_crynyd 00:55:34 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Imran & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Sep 20191h 4min

Mega Ran joins Greg to marvel at the unthinkable happening in Pokemon! Time Stamps - 00:05:09 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:05:41 - Ash won a Pokemon League, Brian Ashcraft @ Kotaku 00:11:02 - Now that Ash has won brings me to ask, is Sword and Shield going to be a "soft reboot" of the brand as a whole? - Borzen00 00:15:25 - FF7 Remake to Have Classic Mode, Michael McWhertor @ Polygon 00:17:39 - Final Fantasy VII Remake will have the old school Battle menus do you see people using this old system? - BJ Bernardo 00:19:35 - Ohio Gamers gets 15 months for swatting, Roxana Hegema @ AP 00:24:33 - Let’s Talk Stats via Tweets! 00:25:44 - “Is this the final nail in the Xbox one X-coffin?” - The Nano Biologist 00:31:35 - Out today 00:34:05 - kindafunny.com/paxtournament Reader mail - 00:32:00 - If you were going to predict which games are going to meet/rise above expectations and which games are going to fall short, which would you put your money on? - Coync 00:38:05 - Quqco being suspended from Twitch for “sexually suggestive content or activities.” - Jeffrey P Long 00:44:50 - Important date in history: The Simpsons: Hit & Run turns 16 today. It's now old enough to get a Driver's Permit (in most of the US). Round of applause - Wasted bandwidth 00:45:25 - Squad Up: DREW! (PS4) - EASTERN - Drewtendo_64 00:46:23 - You‘re Wrong This Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Mega Ran TUESDAY: Greg and SJ from DCUO WEDNESDAY: Greg and Whitta THURSDAY: Greg and Imran FRIDAY: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Sep 201955min

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now while supplies last by going to http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://Manscaped.com. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Greg asks Tim questions about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate based on Sakurai's awards speech. Time Stamps - 00:04:08 - Housekeeping It’s Friday the 13th! Celebrate with a classic Party Mode: kindafunny.com/fridaythe13th Borderlands 3 stream this afternoon, plus there’s a stream on patreon.com/kindafunny The Roper Report - 00:06:02 - Smash won’t add Goku or Iron Man 00:14:46 - New Switch Firmware 00:22:45 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Ships 2.4 Units Globally 00:28:30 - US game sales drop 18 percent in August 00:32:49 - “Is this a statistic to be worried about when it comes to the state of gaming today?” - Riot Goes Woof 00:37:00 - Out today 00:39:00 - “Is Borderlands 3 the biggest release of the year so far?” - Katie 00:45:35 - “I'm worried about Daemon X Machina…” - Robert 00:48:04 - Manscaped 00:49:06 - Hims 00:50:11 - Quip Reader mail - 00:51:35 - “I'm curious what your thoughts are in regards to Final Fantasy 16…” - CLENT 00:55:24 - “Another day has passed and another indie studio is outed for unethical and horrible behavior…” - Frankfurtter 01:05:16 - Squad Up: Riot - Xbox One - Riot Goes Woof 01:06:02 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Greg & Mega Ran Tuesday - Greg & SJ from DCUO Wednesday - Greg & Whitta Thursday - Greg & Imran Friday - Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Sep 20191h 14min

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now while supplies last by going to http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://Manscaped.com. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Will Nintendo's Ring Fit Adventure get Greg and Tim's blood pumping? Find out! Time Stamps - 00:03:40 - Housekeeping I fucked up Comicscast, streaming Borderlands this afternoon. lol Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:05:12 - Nintendo’s New Weirdness: Ring Fit Adventure 00:17:10 Best Friend Q. - Do you see this Ring-Con being used for other games, say "Mario and Sonic at the Olympics Tokyo 2020" or a steering wheel for "Mario Kart"? - BJ Bernardo 00:19:47 Best Friend Q. - Greg, will you give this a shot and replace your previous Beat Saber morning workouts with this RPG adventure? - The Nano Biologist 00:20:18 - There’s a lot of Death Stranding content out there today, folks 00:24:15 Best Friend Q. - With the recent videos on Death Stranding, I feel like this is a clearer look at the gameplay loop/critical path but online I see people are still confused by it. Is that because out of the AAA landscape, this is the first high budget game in the survival genre and that doesn’t vibe with people? Or is it the mystery of this game is not compelling enough? - Jason 00:29:42 - Dauntless is leaving early access 00:31:11 - Neat Fallout 76 Idea 00:34:22 - Game Awards December 12! 00:37:10 - Out today 00:41:38 - MANSCAPED 00:42:50 - HIMS 00:44:00 - QUIP Reader mail - 00:45:20 - Do you think the success Gears 5 is seeing is because of it being on Game Pass or was it just released at the right time? - Parker Petrov 00:50:40 - With recent news that Marvels Avengers DLC heroes will not just be simple reskins of the core game characters, who would you want to join the team? - Nerd cadet 00:55:50 - Is anyone excited about Resident Evil Project whatever? - EJ 01:00:10 - Do you think putting KFGD questions behind the Patreon wall has helped or hindered the show? - DoingOK 01:02:45 - Squad Up: Matt Penza(PS4) - R1S3_Duval 01:03:40 - REQUIRED READING Inside The Ghosting, Racism, And Exploitation At Game Publisher Nicalis - Jason @ Kotaku https://kotaku.com/inside-the-ghosting-racism-and-exploitation-at-game-p-1838068522 01:40:37 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Sep 20191h 13min

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now while supplies last by going to http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://Manscaped.com. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. The busiest lady in the business says farewell -- and talks about Control DLC, GameStop closures, and more! Time stamps - 00:02:09 - Housekeeping It’s Andrea’s final DAY! Watching live, get her WHCF questions in! Her final Gamescast is this afternoon on patreon.com/kindafunnygames. New Party Mode: BRUNCH CLUB YouTube.com/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:22 - Control Crossing over with Alan Wake? 00:11:09 Best Friend Q. - - Adam Mott 00:18:35 - GameStop Gonna Close More Stores, RV @ GIB 00:27:55 - Ubi on it’s Open Worlds, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:31:20 Best Friend Q. - Ubisoft has said that we will not be getting any more shorter game experiences and all future games will have huge open worlds with shorter stories in them. - The Nano Biologist 00:36:20 - Out today 00:39:20 - MANSCAPED 00:40:35 - HIMS 00:41:53 - QUIP Reader mail - 00:43:42 - Do you see it as a contender against EA Access, Uplay +, or Game Pass? - The Nano Biologist 00:49:30 - Do you think it would be a disappointment if the first installment of Final Fantasy VII clocks in anywhere below, say, 20 hours? - KuChoco BestFriends say goodbye to Andrea 00:52:18 - Best of luck to Andrea - Wispa 00:53:30 - What advice would you give for someone wanting to get into the games industry? - JBR 00:55:30 - What can we as an audience do to continue to empower female voices in an environment that can, at times, be toxic for women in the industry? - GillyBrums 00:59:35 - Just wanted to know what will be your funniest memory of KFGD? - EJ 01:01:10 - Squad Up: A SUCCESS STORY! 01:05:34 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Sep 20191h 13min

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now while supplies last by going to http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://Manscaped.com. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Andrea joins Gary for the last time to talk Google Stadia, Apple Arcade, EA's Cloud gaming, KFC, and more! Time Stamps - 00:01:53 - Apple Arcade Watchalong 00:10:46 - Housekeeping It’s Andrea’s final week! Tuesday with Whitta, Wednesday with Greg, and her final Gamescast Wednesday afternoon on patreon.com/kindafunnygames. We Have Cool Friends with Destiny 2’s Luke Smith is up on youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services! We're excited to announce that we are partnering with Stack Up, an awesome non-profit serving the active military and veteran communities through gaming! They will be providing two lucky veterans (US or Allied!) from the Best Friend community a trip to attend the London meet up as part of the Kinda Funny World Tour! If you'd like to be considered for the event, please go to kindafunny.com/veterans and complete the application. Two entrants will be selected and will be contacted by Stack Up around the end of September. The Roper Report - 00:14:53 - Apple Arcade Takes 00:23:04 - Google Stadia Will Offer Game Trials After Launch 00:35:55 - Electronic Arts launches surprise cloud gaming test 00:37:23 - “Are we likely to have the Cloud Gaming market be like our Streaming TV market?” - BJ Bernardo 00:45:41 - KFC is apparently creating a Colonel Sanders dating sim 00:46:50 - “I want to hear your guys thoughts on KFC getting into the video game market.” - Borzen00 00:49:00 - Manscaped 00:50:44 - Hims 00:52:06 - Quip 00:53:30 - Out today 00:57:09 - “What's a Whitta Wednesday without some pizza bets?!” - Fendyy 00:59:50 - “Did the Mastermind of space rocks write into KFGD yesterday extolling the Dreamcast?” - Billythedoor 01:03:21 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Andrea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Sep 20191h 13min

Get started with the Hims complete hair kit for just $5 today right now while supplies last by going to http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://Manscaped.com. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Andrea joins Tim for the last time to talk about Borderlands 3, Nintendo's latest patents, Resident Evil, and more! 00:02:12 - Housekeeping It’s Andrea’s final week! Tuesday with Whitta, Wednesday with Greg, and her final Gamescast Wednesday afternoon on patreon.com/kindafunnygames. Destiny 2’s Luke Smith is on We Have Cool Friends today. Catch it on youtube.com/kindafunny or podcast services today. Friend of the show Anthony Carboni is streaming Dreamcast games for the console’s 20th anniversary over on twitch.tv/AnthonyCarboni. He’s raising money for Still Kickin, a nonprofit that helps awesome people who are going through awful things. The Roper Report - 00:03:33 - Borderlands 3 Review Round-Up 00:08:49 - Resident Evil Project Resistance Teased 00:15:45 - Nintendo patent shows curved Joy-Con design 00:21:20 - Is it an X button or Cross button? 00:26:32 - “Who cares?” - The Nano Biologist 00:27:59 - Out today 00:35:05 - Hims 00:36:20 - Manscaped 00:37:43 - Quip Reader mail - 00:39:50 - “Today is the 20th anniversary of the Dreamcast…” - Borzen00 00:44:32 - “Do you think we will see any gaming news at tomorrow's iphone conference?” - Evan M 00:53:53 - “What advice would you give yourself?” - 2038 Pokémon CEO 01:01:31 - You’re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Andrea & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Sep 20191h 8min

Imran and Javy talk about the new Nintendo Fitness Device, Celeste releasing 100 new levels, Yakuza 7 gameplay, and more! Time Stamps - 00:01:36 - Housekeeping Tonight, Greg and Fran are hosting the Borderlands 3 Launch Party from Dallas. Watch with the Best Friends on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames at 5 p.m. PT! The Roper Report - 00:02:56 - Nintendo just surprise-revealed this weird new fitness device for Switch 00:10:11 - Celeste: Chapter 9 Free DLC Being Released This Month 00:15:15 - Yakuza Gameplay Coming September 13th 00:29:10 - Valve kept quiet on Epic exclusives following Metro Exodus backlash 00:45:13 - Out today 00:49:08 - Thirdlove 00:50:27 - Raycon Reader mail - 00:52:20 - “There are also some other less well-advertised changes coming to Nintendo's NES and SNES services…” - thevirtualboy 00:59:54 - “I was playing the ghost recon breakpoint beta and discovered this game seems to be embracing a lot more RPG elements…” - OrganicProduce 01:02:38 - Squad Up: Alexis Camacho - PSN - PapaGozpacho 01:03:22 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Andrea & Tim Tuesday - Andrea & Whitta Wednesday - Greg & Andrea Thursday - Greg & Tim Friday - Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Sep 20191h 12min