Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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. Imran and Tim talk about everything that happened at BlizzCon, Kojima making movies, the future of Shenmue, and more! Time Codes - 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mathew, Carolina, Black Jack, Zack Parsley, Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:11 - Everything we learned about Diablo 4 at this year's Blizzcon (Eurogramer by Robert Purchese) 00:12:02 - Overwatch 2’s biggest changes from the original Overwatch (Nicole Carpenter at Polygon) 00:24:06 - J. Allen Brack apologizes for Blizzard's "tough Hearthstone esports moment" (Reb Valentine at GamesIndustry.biz) 00:30:41 - Did they have to say the words Hong Kong or Blizchung for people to know that is what they were apologizing about and while the apology was corporate jargon do the emotions behind the words count for something? - Borzen00 00:36:52 - In The Future, Hideo Kojima Says His Studio Will Make Films (Kotaku by Brian Ashcraft) 00:44:35 - Shenmue III Will Not Be The End of Series, Director Says (IGN by Liz Lanier) 00:48:55 - HIMS 00:50:29 - MANSCAPED 00:52:14 - Out today Reader mail - 00:53:08 - Squad Up:Brian Parker (Xbox, PS4, and PC) - Discrete Mayhem. Activision ID: Discrete Mayhem#1455938 00:53:45 - You‘re Wrong This week’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Fran THURSDAY: Greg and Imran FRIDAY: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Nov 20191h 9min

Right now, go to http://escapetheinvasion.com/kfgames for 20% off your first box. Quip starts at just $25 and you’ll get your first refill FREE at http://getquip.com/games. Tim and Greg talk about the divisive Death Stranding reviews and answer your Kojima questions. Time Stamps - 00:00:30 - Housekeeping Halloween Hellscape is up: youtube.com/kindafunnygames Extra Life is TOMORROW! 24 hours of games for charity! Join us now at kindafunny.com/extralife or watch on the day! The Roper Report - 00:04:22 - Death Stranding Review Round-Up 00:12:56 - “There seems to be a celebration on the negative side that the game is exactly what people thought it was…” - Borzen00 00:18:10 - “Is being divisive in this way OK, and a fantastic sign that this is a new example of what the games industry can offer?” - The Nano Biologist 00:28:22 - “How important was Norman reedus peeing in Death Stranding?” - Anthony 00:28:41 - “How’s that trophy list, Greg?” - Drew 00:29:35 - “Do you think I could avoid spoilers until it comes out next year?” - Joshua 00:30:49 - “Do you think we are living in the best time for storytelling in video games?” - BJ Bernardo 00:36:57 - Amazon blocking unauthorized Nintendo Producers 00:38:33 - Anthem Lead Leaves BioWare 00:41:11 - ZeniMax Offering Australian Fallout 76 Refunds 00:43:16 - Out today 00:46:45 - Escape the Invasion 00:48:18 - Quip Reader mail - 00:49:28 - “Have you ever enjoyed a multiplayer game, but had to stop playing it because of poor match matching or a lack of players?” - EJ 00:52:01 - Squad Up: Tony - JerichoTVB on all platforms 00:54:04 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Tim TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Fran THURSDAY: Greg and Imran FRIDAY: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Nov 20191h

Right now, go to http://escapetheinvasion.com/kfgames for 20% off your first box. Quip starts at just $25 and you’ll get your first refill FREE at http://getquip.com/games. Imran and Greg talk about five AAA Ubi games being on this gen and next gen, Nintendo numbers, and more! Time Stamps - 00:10:40 - Housekeeping TODAY is Halloween Hellscape. Halloween at 4PM. Youtube premiere on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Extra Life is Saturday 11/2! 24 hours of games for charity! Join us now at kindafunny.com/extralife or watch on the day! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:12:20 - Ubi’s Q2 Call Tidbits… 00:29:20 - Nintendo News… 00:38:40 - I still wanted to share my story with the best friends, to show the world Dreams CAN be a success - Aku Hitsuji 00:48:09 - PS Now Hits a Million Subs, Brendan Sinclair GIB 00:51:35 - With XBox Game Pass and PlayStation Now getting more popular, do you think those monthly free "Games with Gold" and PS Plus will disappear? - BJ Bernardo 00:55:15 - ESCAPE THE INVASION 00:56:42 - QUIP 00:58:20 - Out today Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Okt 20191h 6min

Right now, go to http://escapetheinvasion.com/kfgames for 20% off your first box. Quip starts at just $25 and you’ll get your first refill FREE at http://getquip.com/games. Gary Whitta and Greg talk about COD sales being crazy, PS4 becoming the second best selling home console, and all the Q2 news! Time Stamps - 00:04:15 - Housekeeping Extra Life is Saturday 11/2! 24 hours of games for charity! Join us now at kindafunny.com/extralife or watch on the day! But before that! Halloween Hellscape Thursday, on Halloween at 4PM. Youtube premiere on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:06:33 - Call of Duty KILLS 00:15:55 - But there’s COD Controversy, JB @ GIB 00:22:40 - PlayStation 4 now the second best selling console ever, Q2 results 00:37:26 - Star Wars, Dragon Age and more from EA 00:42:16 Best Friend Q. - With the original dragon age 4 scrapped to focus on anthem and bioware losing a key producer in September can we hit the panic button? - Frankfurtter 00:48:38 -Ninja Theory’s Insight Project, Dom Matthews, Director at Ninja Theory 00:50:40 - ESCAPE THE INVASION 00:52:18 - QUIP 00:53:39 - Out today Reader mail - 00:58:00 - Now that EA Access and EA games have been brought to Steam, do you think Microsoft is eyeing the situation and trying to work out how they can get Game Pass on Steam as well? - Chad Betteridge 01:02:11 - THERE ARE TOO MANY GOOD GAMES OUT! And a lot coming down the pipe! How do you guys avoid the stress of getting to everything you want to play? - Jake Ulrey 01:03:52 - Squad Up: Steve(PS4) - SteveX418 01:04:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Okt 20191h 13min

Right now, go to http://escapetheinvasion.com/kfgames for 20% off your first box. Quip starts at just $25 and you’ll get your first refill FREE at http://getquip.com/games. Greg Miller returns to Kinda Funny, and Imran and him tackle EA coming back to Steam. Time Stamps - 00:03:58 - Housekeeping Extra Life is Saturday 11/2! 24 hours of games for charity! Join us now at kindafunny.com/extralife or watch on the day! But before that! Halloween Hellscape Thursday, on Halloween at 4PM. Youtube premiere on youtube.com/kindafunnygames The Roper Report - 00:05:43 - EA Returns to Steam 00:13:05 - “EA just announced that they are returning to Steam and I can't help but wonder why…” - Fendyy 00:15:56 - Upgrade your Xbox One X to a Project Scarlet 00:22:58 - Kotaku going to war with Owner 00:29:40 - Ghost Recon’s Mea Culpa 00:42:45 - Japanese Government Honors Miyamoto 00:44:24 - Out today 00:50:06 - Escape the Invasion 00:52:19 - Quip Reader mail - 00:53:29 - “Are these BlizzCon leaks intentional?” - Borzen00 00:55:11 - “Who do you think will win out this weekend at BlizzCon?” - BJ Bernardo 00:58:35 PlayStation Vue Shutting Down 01:01:50 - “How do you get so good at talking/keeping a clear tone/being upbeat while in performance mode?” - Alexis Camacho 01:04:14 - “Is the Kinda Funny Team safe from all the fires?” - 2038 Pokémon CEO 01:06:11 - Squad Up: Ryan - PS4 - AceAbueg 01:07:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Okt 20191h 15min

Right now, go to http://escapetheinvasion.com/kfgames for 20% off your first box. Quip starts at just $25 and you’ll get your first refill FREE at http://getquip.com/games. Imran and Tim go over Death Stranding coming to PC, Epic suing Fortnite leakers, EA returning to Steam, and more! Time Stamps - 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Extra Life is Saturday 11/2! 24 hours of games for charity! Join us now at kindafunny.com/extralife or watch on the day! The Roper Report - 00:04:57 - Death Stranding Is Coming To PC 00:23:08 - Luigi’s Mansion 3 Review Roundup 00:38:48 - Epic Games suing Fortnite tester who leaked Chapter 2 00:48:07 - Sony considering sale of PlayStation Vue 00:52:32 - Quip 00:54:14 - Escape the Invasion 00:55:38 - Out today Reader mail - 00:57:44 - “If everything is correct EA Origin is still going to be a thing so why are they putting games on steam?” - Frankfurtter 01:02:05 - “Over the weekend it came to light that the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare campaign features a fictionalized version of a real world war crime…” - The 5 Star Man 01:06:29 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Okt 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! Imran and Tim go over the latest Ubisoft investors call, Fallout 76, and Goggle Stadia's Montreal Studio. Time Stamps - 00:02:04 - Housekeeping Extra Life is Saturday 11/2! 24 hours of games for charity! Join us now at kindafunny.com/extralife or watch on the day! What’s Good Games is having a Meet & Greet in West Fargo, North Dakota on Friday, October 25. Barcode Bar & Grill, 835 23rd Ave E at 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Joey, Andrea, Brittany. @WhatsGood_Games WGG Extra Life Saturday October 26th starting at 12:00 PM central. Benefits the Sanford Children’s Hospital and has prizes like video games, gaming headsets, and more. You can watch that at Twitch.tv/Whatsgoodgames, Youtube.com/whatsgoodgames, or be there in person at EGames Central in Fargo, ND. MinnMax. Patreon.com/MinnMax. Outer Worlds Gameclub. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:05:39 - Bethesda Clarifies Fallout 76's Private Server Issues, Acknowledges Some Players Are Losing Items (Gamespot by Jordan Ramee) 00:14:30 - Google sets up first Stadia game studio in Montreal (Gamasutra by Alissa McAloon) 00:26:30 - Ubisoft Admits Ghost Recon Breakpoint Has Been A Disaster (Kotaku by Joshua Rivera) 00:40:12 - Microsoft Has Paid Indie Devs Over $1B This Generation (Gamespot by Richard Wakeling) 00:48:52 - Out today 00:53:16 - THIRD LOVE 00:54:30 - UPSTART Reader mail - 00:55:58 - Do you think delay-pocalypse or whatever they're calling it now is a sign of changing attitudes towards crunch-time in the industry? Or do you think first-quarter 2020 was just too cramped? - Chad Betteridge 01:01:30 - Have we finally seen a shift in gamer mentality when it comes to delays? - The Nano Biologist 01:05:15 - Squad Up: Anthony Ragucci (PS4) - RedWolfCrusader 01:05:48 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Imran and Tim TUESDAY: Greg and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Whitta THURSDAY: Greg and Imran FRIDAY: Greg and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Okt 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! Imran and Fran "FM3" Mirabella speculate on Last of Us 2 delya, Ubisoft Watch Dogs: Legion delays and more. Time Stamps - 00:01:20 - Housekeeping Extra Life is Saturday 11/2! 24 hours of games for charity! Join us now at kindafunny.com/extralife or watch on the day! What’s Good Games is having a Meet & Greet in West Fargo, North Dakota on Friday, October 25. Barcode Bar & Grill, 835 23rd Ave E at 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Joey, Andrea, Brittany. @WhatsGood_Games WGG Extra Life Saturday October 26th starting at 12:00 PM central. Benefits the Sanford Children’s Hospital and has prizes like video games, gaming headsets, and more. You can watch that at Twitch.tv/Whatsgoodgames, Youtube.com/whatsgoodgames, or be there in person at EGames Central in Fargo, ND. The Roper Report - 00:02:40 - The Last of Us 2 Has Been Delayed to May 00:18:30 - Ubisoft delays Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six Quarantine and Gods & Monsters to the next fiscal year 00:23:26 - Fortnite's "The End" event set Twitch record for concurrent viewers of a single game 00:27:50 - Shroud Moves to Mixer 00:32:36 - Former Xbox exec Mike Ybarra joins Blizzard Entertainment 00:36:46 - Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers launches February 20 in Japan 00:38:43 - “How do you feel about this game now that more of it has been shown?” - ArkWing 00:46:19 - We know about the Conan O’Brien in Death Stranding thing but can’t talk about the game 00:47:35 - Dying Light is getting a Left 4 Dead 2 crossover 00:50:23 - Out today 00:53:00 - Thirdlove 00:54:13 - Upstart Reader mail - 00:55:39 - “I'm curious how you two each in your own words would describe what AAA means in the industry.” - David Scott 01:02:06 - “Do you think major studios and/or publishers will ever learn their lesson and stop rushing game development?” - Chad Betteridge 01:08:06 - Squad Up: Gabriel Williams - PS4: DragonKing99, Twitch: Scarednerds 01:09:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Imran & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Okt 20191h 14min