Nintendo Does the Right Thing - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.24.19

Microsoft has bought ZeniMax media bringing Bethesda and all their studios to the Xbox family. Blessing and Tim discuss this huge move and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:24 - Housekeeping RTX CONTINUES: This Wednesday at 1pm Pacific time catch Greg, Tim, and Blessing on the Superhero Smack Talk panel where we decide once and for all who’s superior between Marvel and DC. That’s happening live on Roosterteeth.com Would you like to have a Happy Half Hour with Greg and Friday Night Lights’ Scott Porter? Then, head to kindafunny.com/teamporter! Scott’s raising money to fight Huntington’s Disease, and he and Greg have put up a paint can-drinking Zoom call for the charity auction. There’s also a ton of video game stuff, so check out everything benefiting the Huntington's Disease Society of America! kindafunny.com/teamporter! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:03:34 - Microsoft Acquires Bethesda - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:14:00 - Do you guys think this means Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 will be Xbox exclusives? - Best Friends Q:Wispa 00:19:40 - Is it fair to say that Microsoft is indeed playing Sony's game? - Best Friends Q:Marc Starvajji 00:24:35 - Is this Microsoft saying “no more third party” and starting a bidding war over that landscape - Best Friends Q:Andrew Dramis 00:34:05 - Based on how PlayStation was being dragged just a few weeks ago about being "consumer-friendly," is today's move by Microsoft enough to start those same conversations? - Best Friends Q:DrummerDuck09 00:39:18 - Hades is a huge success 00:41:57 - PlayStation Apologizes for the pre-order debacle - @PlayStation on Twitter 00:49:10 - Logitech 00:50:20 - KLARNA 00:51:25 - Hello Fresh 00:53:20 - Devs behind Skullgirls and Indivisible have formed a new games studio - press release 00:57:21 - You can now stream your Xbox One games to your Android phone for free - Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:58:30 - Out today 00:59:40 - Squad Up:Tyler Wallis(PS4) - Tyler_Dur_Den_ 01:00:13 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Bless and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Sep 20201h 9min

Blessing and Tim round out the week by talking about Michel Ancel leaving games, PlayStation not wanting a Game Pass, and more. 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:10 - Housekeeping Tomorrow, Greg’s streaming Avengers from 3 to 5 pm PT for Spawn 4 Good. This is Spawn on Me’s No Voter Left Behind 2020 campaign benefitting VoteRiders! The goal is to raise awareness around voter ID laws and voter suppression on the weekend before National Voter Registration Day. So, catch that on twitch.tv/spawnonme Saturday from 3 to 5 pm PT. And, hey, why not go register to vote at gamers.vote? Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:05 - Fake news 00:11:18 - Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Wild are Still in Production After their Director’s departure - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:16:35 - - Best Friends Q:MaDogNik96 00:25:10 - PlayStation isn’t going after Xbox Game Pass - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:35:40 - 'Disintegration' multiplayer shuts down after just six months - Steve Dent @ Engadget 00:37:17 - Another holiday title bites the dust: Jett The Far Shore has been delayed - their blog 00:38:55 - Out today 00:41:05 - QUIP 00:42:33 - UPSTART 00:44:03 - Door Dash Reader mail - 00:46:30 - Bluepoint will soon be done with Demon's Souls. What do you see as potential options after this? - Charles Jakobsen 00:50:45 - "the best line-up that we've ever seen in the history of PlayStation" and now that the dust has settled I was wondering if you all agree. - AJ Szenk (Shank) 00:54:47 - You‘re Wrong Next weeks Hosts: MON: Bless and Tim TUE: Bless and Imran WED: Greg and Whitta THURS: Greg and Tim FRI: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Sep 20201h 3min

Felicia Day joins Greg to talk about last night's PS5 drama, today's Nintendo Showcase, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:57 - Housekeeping It’s our day at RTX! Kinda Funny Panel at Noon PT! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Tom Bock, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:19 - PlayStation 5 Showcase Aftermath 00:29:50 - Jim Ryan on PS4/PS5 Games, Gene Park @ Washington Post 00:39:09 - Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase 00:45:40 - RIP 3DS, Sam Biford @ The Verge 00:50:00 - Out today 00:49:40 Ads (Need to ad later) 00:54:20 - Squad Up:Witt(GG app) - Commodorefez (@CommodoreFez) 00:57:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Sep 20201h 10min

Parris Lilly joins Greg to get in their last minute PS5 predictions, talk about Super Mario 3D All Stars reviews, and tackle PlayStation's Bloomberg rebuttal! Follow Parris: https://twitter.com/vicious696 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:34 - PS5 BETS! - Ignacio Rojas 00:24:55 - Housekeeping TODAY. IS. HUGE. Now, KFGD. Earlier this morning, Mario 3D All-Star First Impressions with Tim and Blessing After, Kinda Funny Gamescast on patreon.com/kindafunnygames 1 p.m. - PS5 Showcase After PS5, PSILY as the post-show 5 p.m. - KF Nugdome Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Tom Bock, and Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:28:39 - PlayStation Says Bloomberg is Lying 00:31:49 - Super Mario 3D All Stars Review Round-Up 00:37:18 - Nintendo Online Update... 00:39:08 - AND There’s a Nintendo Direct Min Tomorrow 00:39:49 - Speaking of… kinda… Let’s Talk Mass Effect Collection 00:44:05 - BREAKING - AC and Splinter Cell Games for Oculus Quest 00:46:32 - Out today 00:47:28 - Quip 00:49:06 - Upstart 00:50:32 - Door Dash Reader mail - 00:51:37 - “Don't you find it odd that xCloud has been completely absent from Xbox's next gen marketing?” - The Nano Biologist 00:56:39 - “I’m curious if you guys think that crossplay will be in even bigger demand than it already is.” - MangoJR 00:59:44 - Squad Up: Kevin Bogues - PS4 - KevinBogues 01:05:24 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Felicia Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Sep 20201h 14min

Blessing and Imran talk about a shorter supply of PlayStation 5 consoles, Spelunky 2 reviews, and more! 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:13 - Housekeeping PS I Love You XOXO is getting kicked to Wednesday because we’re reacting live to the PlayStation 5 Showcase at 1pm PT. AND THEN AFTER, our post-show will be a special episode of PS I Love YOU XOXO, breaking down our thoughts on everything we just saw. Thursday RTX Panels: Kinda Funny: We Still Need Your Sub More Than Funhaus - Noon Pacific Time I (Blessing) am on a panel “The Wonderful World of Games Journalism” at 3pm pacific time with What’s Good Games: Andrea Rene and Brittney Brombacher, Easy Allies: Brandon Jones and Daniel Bloodworth and Inside Gaming: Autumn Farrell (Moderator and host) You can catch those on roosterteeth.com Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock, Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:51 - Sony Reportedly Cuts Launch Window PS5 Production by 4 Million - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:19:20 - Spelunky 2 Review Round Up 00:28:20 - We may have the answer to Immortal Fenyx Rising’s name change - Brendan Sinclair @ GiBiz 00:34:50 - One for me: Undertale creator Toby Fox gives a Deltarune Update - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:38:34 - Out today 00:41:00 - QUIP 00:43:00 - UPSTART 00:43:40 - Door Dash Reader mail - 00:45:05 - Do these two different boxes clearly tell the quote-unquote "uninformed grandma/casual shopper" what exactly their child or relative is asking for? - The Nano Biologist 00:53:26 - Are Sony at risk of repeating themselves with the PS5's games library? - Pinkythebadmonkey 00:57:30 - Squad Up:The Nano Biologist - A Thank You note https://donate.tiltify.com/@thenanobiologist/nanos-microsoft-flight-sim-charity-event 00:58:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Parris Lilly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Sep 20201h 6min

It's time to speculate! Blessing and Tim talk about everything we can expect from Wednesday's PS5 showcase. 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:45 - Housekeeping PS I Love You XOXO is getting kicked to Wednesday because we’re reacting live to the PlayStation 5 Showcase. Our post-show will be a special episode of PS I Love YOU XOXO, breaking down our thoughts on everything we just saw. Thursday RTX Panels: Kinda Funny Panel Noon Pacific Time I (Blessing) am on a journalism panel at 3pm pacific time You can catch those on roosterteeth.com Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock,Mohammed Mohammed,& Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:32 - What can we expect from Wednesday’s PlayStation 5 showcase? - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:16:50 - Will PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale 2 be there? - Best Friends Q:Dapper Stephen with a PH 00:21:19 - Oculus Quest 2 has leaked! - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:24:58 - The Xbox Series S will play the Xbox One S versions of backward compatible titles - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBiz 00:32:11 - Borderlands 3 is getting a free PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade with four-player splitscreen - Sean Hollister @ The Verge 00:34:52 - Nvidia acquires Arm for $40bn - James Batchelor @ GiBiz 00:39:30 - NZXT 00:41:47 - Quip 00:43:11 - Upstart 00:44:49 - Door Dash 00:46:15 - Kena Bridge of Spirits has been delayed to 2021 - Statement from Ember Lab on twitter 00:50:10 - ViacomCBS Reaches Deal to Sell CNET for $500 Million - Todd Springer @ Variety 00:53:12 - Out today Reader mail - 00:54:19 - Why not go with Super Mario 64 DS for the Switch collection? - Charles Jakobsen 00:59:02 - Squad Up:Brian Smith(PS4) - BSchmittah 00:59:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Sep 20201h 7min

Greg and Blessing talk about the rumors of a 4K Switch, Apple giving hope to xCloud, and Ubisoft's bungled messaging. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:15 - Housekeeping Blessing’s preview of Immortals: Fenix Rising is up on youtube.com/kindafunnygames along with our live reactions to the Forward! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Tom Bock, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:20 - How Close to an Upgraded Nintendo Switch Are We? Takashi Mochizuki @ Bloomberg 00:26:12 - APPLE FOLDS, THE COWARDS! But, not really. 00:42:03 - Ubisoft Forward Recap 00:54:40 - Is Ubi blowing their load, or what? - BestFriendQ: The Other Shaun 01:01:35 - This might be a super inside baseball question but after yesterday I have to ask, How hard would it be to change an embargo time the day of (say move it a total of 10 minutes into the future)? - BestFriendQ:Borzen00 00:51:15 - DC FanDome 00:52: - The GG App 01:09:25 - Why was the Xbox Series S Codenamed Lockhart? 01:10:20 - Warframe Is Getting Smaller, James O’Connor @ GameSpot 01:10:45 - GameStop Closing Even MORE Stores, Jordan Oloman @ IGN 01:11:30 - Out today 01:12:03 - Squad Up:The Nano Biologist(Twitch) - TheNanoBiologist 01:14:10 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: MON: Blessing and Tim TUE: Blessing and Imran WED: Greg and Parris THURS: Greg and Felicia Day FRI: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Sep 20201h 23min

Blessing and Tim discuss Ubisoft Forward and an incoming announcement of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping We are Live reacting to the latest Ubisoft Forward at noon today right here AFTER THAT We’re doing a HUGE sponsored Predator: Hunting Grounds stream TODAY. Catch us playing for FOUR HOURS starting at 1 pm PT today on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Hey guys, we heard from some of you that the code we mentioned for Bespoke Post a couple weeks back wasn’t working, and wanted to let you know that it has been fixed! So go http://boxofawesome.com and enter code GAMES at checkout to help support the show and get 20% off your order Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Tom Bock, & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:04:40 - Prince of Persia remake is Sands of Time - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:12:23 - Is the Scott Pilgrim game coming back? - Darryn Bonthuys @ Gamespot 00:14:10 - How can I (a fan of Scott Pilgrim) support the franchise I love while being vocal about Ubisoft 's iffy practices? - Best Friends Q:Oliver 00:15:20 - How do we balance these two sides of this coin? - Best Friends Q:TheSheepWhisper 00:25:45 - Xbox Game Pass for PC is doubling its price - Taylor Lyles @ The Verge 00:27:00- Is any slight increase to prices for, and in video games always going to be met with such aggressiveness? - Best Friends: Jeff L from Phoenix 00:36:30 - NZXT BLD 00:36:15 - The GG App 00:40:00 - Epic V Apple Update: Apple goes on the full offensive - Alex Calvin @ GiBiz 00:42:30 - No More Heroes has been delayed - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:43:03 - Out today 00:44:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Blessing and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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