Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

On this pre-Thanksgiving Games Daily, Imran, Gary, and special guest Gary’s daughter, talk about Pokémon, a possible revival of Tony Hawk Pro Skater, the death of Battleborn, and the many parts of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Time Stamps - 00:05:07 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack, Zack Parsley, Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:06:45 - New Tony Hawk Pro Skater Game Reportedly In the Works (Matt Kim @ IGN) 00:16:55 - The Pokémon Company Wants To Hunt Leakers On 4Chan, Discord (Luke Plunkett @ Kotaku) 00:26:35 - 2K begins slow sunset of Battleborn (Reb Valentine @ GI.biz) 00:31:00 - Do you think 2K should have shut Battleborn down earlier and given a statement like it did last night or do you think they actually made money the past couple years by keeping it around? - Best Friends Q: Frankfurtter 00:38:02 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Part 2 Already Being Worked On (Joe Skrebels @ IGN) 00:47:15 - Out today Reader mail - 00:52:55 - We all know turkey is the star of the show. But let's settle it. Best Thanksgiving side? - Billythedoor 00:57:45 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Nov 20191h 8min

Imran and Fran talk potential Kojima horror, Cyberpunk next-gen, and the state of Stadia 4K. Time Stamps - 00:01:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack, Zack Parsley, Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:11 - Hideo Kojima Is Hinting At A Return To Horror (Gamespot via James O’Connor) 00:18:30 - Microsoft in 'Early Talks' for Project xCloud Exclusives (IGN by Andrew Smith) 00:28:48 - Google responds to criticisms of Stadia's 4K support (GI.biz by Brendan Sinclair) 00:43:40 -Cyberpunk 2077 Will Probably Come to PS5 and Scarlett, But Not at Launch (IGN by Chris Priestman) 00:52:3 - Out today Reader mail - 00:55:22 - Do you both have any memories on playing games on sick days at home? - Frankfurtter 00:57:40 - As former employees of the media/journalism party of the game industry, do you ever experience crunch? - BJ Bernardo 01:: - I noticed on the playstation now store banner some small print which states GOW UC4 and GTAV are only available until January 2020. Doesn't seem like much of a window for games as a service. Any thoughts on this? - Hermanator 01:04:25 - Squad up with your fam! 01:04:32 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Imran and Whitta Gamescast: Imran, Fran, Andy; Call-In show for Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Nov 20191h 13min

Go to http://thirdlove.com/games now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase! Hurry to http://upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is! Go to http://getquip.com/games right now and you’ll get your first refill FREE. Imran and Fran speculate on what's next for Resident Evil, the next-gen, and rank Star Wars games for a slow news day. Time Stamps - 00:02:00 - Housekeeping London is a thing! That’s happening?? Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack, Zack Parsley, Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:02:45 - Sources: Resident Evil 3 Remake Coming 2020 (Eurogamer by Tom Phillips) 00:17:55 - Hot off the press of the rumor wheel is that we will have a resident evil 3 nemesis remake next year, which after the remake of 2, bodes well for us. It hasn't been a year since re2 remake released so I'm wondering if the new game has been in the works for longer than we imagined and is getting the TLC it deserves, or if it's going to be a rush job after the tasting that sweet sweet success. - Best Friends Q: Frankfurtter 00:21:12 - Final Fantasy 14 Director Wants to Release the Game on PlayStation 5 (IGN by Matt Kim) Big Topic: 00:29:02 - Let’s Just Fucking Rank Every Notable Star Wars Video Game 00:53:20 - Out today 00:54:55 - THIRDLOVE 00:56:19 - QUIP 00:57:31 - UPSTART Reader mail - 00:58:44 - With the upcoming release of PS5 and Xbox Scarlet, when do you think Sony and Microsoft will shut down the stores on the PS3 and Xbox 360? - 2038 Pokémon CEO 01:02:10 - How can we declare a "winner of the generation" when Xbox's console sales numbers will clearly be less than normal because they are going to be much more prevalent everywhere else? Can we just compare apples to oranges between Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo? Or, with Xbox being so accessible, will people move away from the notion of a "winner" and have fun playing games again for the sake of having fun? - The Nano Biologist 01:07:13 - Squad Up: William Wolfgang(Stadia) - KingWolfgang 01:10:05 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Monday: Imran and Fran Tuesday: Imran and Whitta Gamescast: Imran, Fran, Andy; Call-In show for Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Nov 20191h 18min

Go to http://thirdlove.com/games now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase! Hurry to http://upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is! Go to http://getquip.com/games right now and you’ll get your first refill FREE. Imran and Greg react live to the new Half-Life: Alyx trailer, talk about Stadia's future, and more. Time Stamps - 00:02:29 - Housekeeping LONDON, BABY! twitter.com/mcfixer Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack, Zack Parsley, Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:30 - Half-Life: Axyl Trailer 00:22:51 - Pokemon Sword/Shield is the Fastest-Selling Switch Game 00:29:45 - Community Day Deets for Pokemon Go 00:35:08 - Amazon Set to Enter Streaming Race 00:43:17 - Animal Crossing Sub Follow-up 00:45:46 - Out today 00:49:14 - Thirdlove 00:50:36 - Quip 00:51:54 - Upstart Reader mail - 00:53:00 - “Google Stadia has come out this week and has generally underwhelmed people…” - Dave Norridge 01:04:40 - Required Reading: https://bit.ly/2QEX5ik 01:06:30 - Squad Up: The 5 Star Man - Google Stadia - The5StarMan 01:07:24 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Imran & Fran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Nov 20191h 14min

Go to http://thirdlove.com/games now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase! Hurry to http://upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is! Go to http://getquip.com/games right now and you’ll get your first refill FREE. Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Borderlands 3's update, Gary campaigns for Luigi's Mansion 3, and Kevin breaks Whitta's heart. Time Stamps - 00:06:50 - Housekeeping LONDON CALLING! @MCFixer on Twitter Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack, Zack Parsley, Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:08:55 - Borderlands Updates 00:17:15- Half-Life: Alyx Set between 1 & 2, Matt Kim @ IGN 00:27:25 - Bobby Kotick on HIS Politics in Games, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:35:21 - Pokemon Sword and Shield coming to Smash (in Japan), Chris Priestman @ IGN 00:36:58 - EverQuest Developer Passes Away, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:38:58 - Former Directors of Arkane Studios Announce New Independent Game Studio (Director, please show this.) 00:41:15 - Out today 00:47:32 - THIRDLOVE 00:49:00 - QUIP 00:50:00 - UPSTART Reader mail - 00:52:17 - Will Nintendo games ever be taken seriously enough to win GOTY? - Suck sandwich 00:58:00 - Is this an indictment on what the game awards really mean to big AAA developers? - Evan M 01:06:52 - Squad Up: Jeffrey P Long(Xbox One) - Jeffrey P Long 01:07:39 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Nov 20191h 15min

Go to http://thirdlove.com/games now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase! Hurry to http://upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is! Go to http://getquip.com/games right now and you’ll get your first refill FREE. Imran and Greg run through all the noms for this year's Game Awards. Time Stamps - 00:04:02 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack, Zack Parsley, and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:48 - The Game Awards Nominees 00:45:44 - “What do you think the backlash from all of these nominations will be, especially if Death Stranding ends up winning some awards?” - Ignacio Rojas 00:51:11 - Half-Life Is Happening 00:51:38 - “Valve announces a new Half-Life game...but it's NOT Half-Life 3!” - Anakin jmt 00:56:19 - Amy Hennig’s New Gig 00:59:59 - Thirdlove 01:01:28 - Quip 01:02:31 - Upstart 01:03:44 - Out today 01:05:50 - “Why would Deep Silver originally choose to have the review embargo be lifted 2 days after release date?” - The Nano Biologist 01:11:22 - Squad Up: Evan - PS4 - Drepplay 01:12:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Nov 20191h 20min

Go to http://thirdlove.com/games now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase! Hurry to http://upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is! Go to http://getquip.com/games right now and you’ll get your first refill FREE. That Nerdy Site's Trevor Starkey and Greg run you through the brutal Google Stadia reviews. Time Stamps - 00:05:50 - Housekeeping LONDON, BABY! 00:06:24 - Mark Freeman & MC Fixer in London! - @Theindieboy1 & @Mcfixer The Roper Report - 00:07:58 - Stadia Stumbles… 00:22:01 - “What can Google do to make Stadia more appealing?” - Aman 00:31:36 - Required Reading: “People are using xCloud to create couch co-op” - https://bit.ly/35eR28c 00:35:40 - ...but Stadia Also adds Games 00:40:45 - “With Borderlands 3 releasing on Stadia later this year and not as a day 1 title…” - Dan rolls 22 00:46:57 - PS5 Controller Patented? 00:51:18 - Animal Crossing Pocket Camp getting Paid Subs 00:53:00 - Thirdlove 00:54:27 - Quip 00:55:42 - Upstart 00:56:57 - Out today Reader mail - 00:58:30 - “I know Kinda Funny promotes and preaches be nicer to one another, but what if people don't?” - Frankfurtter 01:01:16 - “Is Jedi: Fallen Order actually good?” - Henry from Sydney 01:06:23 - Squad Up: Greg Atlus is streaming tonight at 8pm PT! - twitch.tv/sandman420xl 01:07:12 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Nov 20191h 14min

To get 10% off AND free shipping, go to http://brooklinen.com and use promo code games. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code GAMES at http://manscaped.com. Go to http://escapetheinvasion.com/kfgames for 20% off your first box! Unemployed Gio Corsi comes to talk about his 25-year video game career, X019, and Star Wars games with Greg. Time Stamps - 00:07:54 - Housekeeping Love, Sex, and Stuff tonight! Major Nelson: 18! The original @Xbox turns eighteen years old today. :birthday::video_game: Happy birthday you big black beautiful box. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack, Zack Parsley, Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:09:23 - Xbox Highlights 00:27:18 - “Do you think other Japanese series will be willing to make the jump onto Xbox?” - ArkWing 00:29:42 - Phil Spencer Speaks! 00:33:36 - “Do you see Xbox coming out guns blazing at whatever event they'll hold in February revealing the console or at E3?” - The Nano Biologist 00:38:44 - Anthem Overhaul? 00:42:07 - Star Wars Review Round-Up 00:46:39 - “Do you believe the very positive reception for Jedi Fallen Order is an affirmation of critical and consumer desire for single player Star Wars titles?” - Eamon_in_DC 00:51:03 - “Do you think that it will be in the running for the Game Awards Game of the Year or did it possibly come out too late to be considered?” - Vince 00:53:18 - “I don't want to shit on this game or diminish its accomplishments…” - Constantine 00:58:00 - Star Wars in Fortnite 01:00:59 - Brooklinen 01:02:15 - Manscaped 01:03:42 - Escape the Invasion 01:04:57 - Out today 01:06:09 - Squad Up: Bob - Mobile/Marvel Puzzle Quest - BuGambit 01:07:03 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and That Nerdy Site’s Trevor Starkey TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Whitta THURSDAY: Greg and Imran FRIDAY: Imran and Fran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Nov 20191h 14min