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Blessing and Tim chat about classic Call of Duty games taking over, a new look at Spider-Man 2's venom, Square's response to Final Fantasy 16's sales, and Remnant 2 reviews. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:40 - Housekeeping Can you believe it: Comic-Con is this week, and Greg’s got two panels for you! Thursday night, come hang with Greg, catch the premiere screening of the first episode of Twisted Metal, and perhaps play a game of “Kinda Feudy” for a giveaway you don’t wanna miss! It’s Thursday at 10 pm in Room 6DE! Friday, Greg’s hosting the Genvid Slate Reveal: SILENT HILL: Ascension and Special Guests from DC and Gearbox at 11:30am PST in Room 6BCF. The Roper Report  - 00:09:40 - Xbox 360 Call of Duty Games Are Outselling Last Year's Modern Warfare 2 00:21:31 - Square Enix Responds to Final Fantasy 16 Sales Concerns 00:30:24 - Ad 00:31:31 - Remnant 2 Review Round Up 00:36:31 - Insomniac has offered a new look at Spider-Man 2’s Venom 00:41:04 - Resident Evil 4 hits 5 million sales faster than any series entry since 2009 00:45:19 - Bandai Namco Cans Gundam Evolution Just a Year After Launch 00:47:45 - Out Today 00:50:17 - “What do you think of the scale of Baldur’s Gate 3?” - Dr. Smith 00:57:53 - “If you could get a tie in video game for a current new IP what would it be?” - Jakerox007 01:00:29 - You‘re Wrong 01:03:41 - The Post Show! Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Juli 20231h 37min

Blessing and Greg talk about the Activision Microsoft extension, Overwatch 2 woes, Call of Duty growth, and the introduction of Skelly. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:09:25 - Housekeeping Our Pikmin 4 review is up right now as a Kinda Funny Gamescast. Mike’s our lead reviewer. I also talk about my playthrough of Viewfinder. That is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Can you believe it: Comic-Con is this week, and Greg’s got two panels for you! Thursday night, come hang with Greg, catch the premiere screening of the first episode of Twisted Metal, and perhaps play a game of “Kinda Feudy” for a giveaway you don’t wanna miss! It’s Thursday at 10 pm in Room 6DE! Friday, Greg’s hosting the Genvid Slate Reveal: SILENT HILL: Ascension and Special Guests from DC and Gearbox at 11:30am PST in Room 6BCF. The Roper Report  - 00:11:38 - Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend merger agreement to October 00:17:27 - Overwatch 2 Engagement and Player Investment Is Declining, Activision Blizzard Admits 00:26:35 - Call of Duty Is Bringing in Billions for Activision, but Player Numbers Are Down 00:36:58 - Ad 00:38:04 - Pikmin 4 review round up 00:46:51 - Insider Suggests Resident Evil 9 Is Releasing In 2025 00:51:47 - Firewall Ultra has a release date! 00:54:45 - Neopets announces independency 00:59:15 - Out Today 01:00:01 - NVIDIA GeForce Update 01:02:03 - Squad Up: Jacob - Pokemon go fest/irl/discord - Heartceed 01:02:26 - You‘re Wrong 01:05:05 - The Post Show! Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Juli 20231h 35min

Bless and Tim talk Ratchet for PC, Xbox's biggest ever Gamescom, and Tim & Mike's awkward moment at Starbucks. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - Housekeeping Can you believe it: Comic-Con is this week, and Greg’s got two panels for you! Thursday night, come hang with Greg, catch the premiere screening of the first episode of Twisted Metal, and perhaps play a game of “Kinda Feudy” for a giveaway you don’t wanna miss! It’s Thursday at 10 pm in Room 6DE! Friday, Greg’s hosting the Genvid Slate Reveal: SILENT HILL: Ascension and Special Guests from DC and Gearbox at 11:30am PST in Room 6BCF. The Roper Report  - 00:11:00 - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PC Requirements have been Revealed and it Does Not Demand an SSD 00:24:14 - This year’s Xbox Games Showcase was the most watched one 00:31:24 - Ad 00:32:31 - Bungie and EA veterans have formed a new studio 00:37:38 - EA Sports FC 24 Preview Round Up 00:46:07 - Ubisoft isn’t planning Assassin’s Creed Mirage DLC 00:52:20 - Remnant 2 Developer Confirms Console Versions Include 60FPS Performance Mode 00:54:29 - Mortal Kombat’s at Comic-con 00:56:22 - Out Today 00:58:26 - Squad Up: TinyCam - Nintendo Switch Online - @CaptainCammm on Twitter or Instagram 00:59:16 - You‘re Wrong 01:01:30 - The Post Show! Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Juli 20231h 26min

Peace at last -- plus, what does the strike mean for The Last of Us Season 2? Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:15 - Housekeeping There’s a new PS I Love You XOXO live, and it takes your audience to work day! Come take a preview appointment with us for an unreleased video game! youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. We aren’t still doing the KFGD+Post-Show+Stream experiment anymore. Thanks for your feedback! Thank you to our Patreon Producer Delaney Twining. The Roper Report  - 00:06:32 - PS5 and Xbox Settle the Call of Duty War 00:16:20 - Viewfinder Review Round-Up 00:23:30 - Ad ENDED early 00:24:54 - What’s the Hollywood strike mean for TLOU Season 2?, Nellie Andreeva @ Deadline 00:37:00 - Team behind PlayStation’s Patapon reveal successor game ‘Ratatan’, Andy Robinson @ VGC 00:39:10 - RIP Xbox Live Gold, Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN 00:49:15 - Planets In Star Wars Outlaws Are Similar In Size To Two Assassin's Creed Odyssey Zones, Darryn @ GameSpot 00:51:00 - Planets In Star Wars Outlaws Are Similar In Size To Two Assassin's Creed Odyssey Zones, Darryn @ GameSpot 00:54:00 - The Nintendo Switch’s Terrible Online Saves a Life, Jordan Middler @ VGC 00:55:45 - Out Today 00:57:40 - You‘re Wrong 01:00:00 - The Post Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Juli 20231h 37min

Looks liks a PS5 version of Naughty Dog's latest might be on the way... Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - Housekeeping PSILY is live and talking about if Baldur’s Gate 3 can be PS5’s Starfield! Today, The Founders of Kinda Funny will go head-to-head-to-head to see who can get the highest…in Only Up. Join us for another fun-filled Super Stream where Greg, Tim, and Nick will race against each other in Only Up and then see who can bag the most Dinos in Exoprimal. Tune in on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and Youtube.com/kindafunnygames Over on Patreon: There’s a Gregway where Greg asks and answers the question: am I about to poop my pants. Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - 00:10:30 - The Last of Us 2 Remastered Leaked?! Ryan Leston @ IGN 00:21:30 - Xbox Thinks Game Pass Can Help Offset Tens of Millions in Lost Starfield and Indiana Jones Sales, Taylor Lyles @ IGN 00:28:30 - After 2.5 years, Cyberpunk 2077’s Steam reviews are now ‘very positive’, Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:39:00 - There’s a Haptic Suit for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, David Wolinsky @ GameSpot 00:46:48 - Ad 00:48:45 - EA Sports FC 24 Adds Women's Soccer Stars To Ultimate Team, Jason Fanelli @ GameSpot 00:52:20 - People Can Fly opens Montreal studio to work on Just Cause 3 director’s original game, Tom Ivan @ VGC 00:56:00 - Out Today 01:01:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Monday: Tim and Cameron Hawkins Tuesday: Greg & Bless Wednesday: Bless & Greg Thursday: Bless & Tim Friday: Tim & Bless 01:05:00 - The Post Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Juli 20231h 31min

The FTC won't let Microsoft be or let Phil be Phil so let me see. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:14:34 - Housekeeping I’m going to Comic-Con! I'm hosting the @GenvidEnt Slate Reveal: SILENT HILL: Ascension and Special Guests from DC and Gearbox Comic-Con Panel! It’s happening Friday, July 21st in Room 6BCF at 11:30am PT -- BE THERE! New Kinda Funny Xcast w/ Rebekah Valentine talking about the Xbox FTC trial! Screencast on Secret Invasion! The Roper Report  - 00:20:00 - Microsoft ‘disappointed’ as FTC officially files appeal on Activision Blizzard ruling 00:29:10 - Sony Investing $2.1B in Gaming R&D, Focusing on Live-Service 00:45:39 - Ad 00:46:41 - PlayStation’s Access controller for PS5 launches globally on December 6 00:50:21 - Bungie wins Lawsuit against Shitty Destiny Player 00:52:55 - Limited Run Games Announced a bunch of crazy shit yesterday 00:58:50 - Out Today 01:00:58 - You‘re Wrong 01:02:33 - Squad Up - PS5 - Street Fighter 6 - RagequitsAreLame 01:04:53 - The Post Show! Tomorrow’s Hosts: Stella Chung and Greg! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Juli 20231h 35min

Naughty Dog's got a new king, The Last of Us HBO can't be stopped, and Greg wants into your mind. Time Stamps -  00:00:00 - Start 00:02:04 - Housekeeping Longtime Kinda Funny supporter Gene Yang came by with the cast of American Born Chinese for an AMAZING Screencast! Grab it on youtube.com/kindafunny or podcast services! Greg and Janet’s Oxenfree II review is live! youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services Tim and Barrett have a new live reaction up for the recent Ahsoka trailer, up on YouTube.com/Kindafunny! The Roper Report  - 00:08:34 - TLOU’s Neil Druckmann Rules the World 00:17:41 - ‘The Last of Us’ Emmy Noms Make It the First Live-Action Video Game Adaptation to Earn Major Awards Consideration 00:22:37 - Ad 00:22:39 - The Horizon series is only just getting started, as developer has a pipeline of 16 "plans" 00:42:55 - Oxenfree II Review Round-Up 00:47:37 - Xbox Launches New Voice Reporting Feature 00:53:49 - A Need for Speed: Most Wanted remake is coming next year, voice actor claims 00:58:47 - Is Diablo IV coming to Game Pass? 00:59:16 - Out Today 01:02:24 - You‘re Wrong 01:04:27 - The Post Show! Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Juli 20231h 35min

Xbox beats the FTC, the CMA is back in talks with Microsoft, and a third Star Wars Jedi game seems to be hiring more devs. Greg and Bless tackle it all! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:32 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up with special guest Spiderverse’s Kris Anka to talk MCU vs DCU. Youtube.com/KindaFunny This week, we’re NOT breaking up our streaming content on YouTube. This means that each day, KFGD, the SuperChat Post-Show, and the stream of the day will be one BIG video on YouTube. Let us know what you think of this plan in the video comments, and make sure you help anyone in chat or comments that’s confused as to what’s going on! What’s not an experiment? The YouTube Super-Chat Post-Show is now part of the podcast! The Roper Report  - 00:09:21 - Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard 00:29:17 - Microsoft and UK regulators agree to pause their Activision battle to negotiate 00:34:14 - Ad 00:35:18 - Will Activision Games Come to Game Pass ASAP? 00:39:09 - EA is seemingly hiring for a third Star Wars Jedi game 00:44:10 - A New Study Says Just 13 Percent of Classic Video Games Are Commercially Available 00:49:37 - Sega of America workers announce plans to form a union 00:54:04 - Borderlands Movie In Post-Prod Hell As Last Of Us Writer Removes Name From It 01:00:20 - Out Today 01:01:42 - You‘re Wrong 01:04:43 - The Post Show! Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Juli 20231h 36min