The 500th Episode - Kinda Funny Games Daily 08.02.19

Cameron Hawkins from DualShockers joins Greg to talk about Blizzard's terrible response, Riot's take, and Fortnite's death. Time Stamps - 00:03:33 - Housekeeping THIS WEEKEND, Kinda Funny’s taking Toronto! EGLX is Saturday and Sunday! kindafunny.com/events! Saturday 12:30pm - autograph session Saturday 7:30pm - Smash Bros Royal Rumble (main stage) Sunday 11am - The Kinda Funny Panel (main stage) 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 - 00:05:16 - Blizzard Responds to Blitzchung Drama 00:23:40 Best Friend Q. - Is this really ideal to control the tone and message of your production or event? Both Riot and Blizzard continue to say "focus on the game nothing more", but what about the players outside of the game that could thus effect the game we see? - Alex Russ (Zero Syndicate) 00:30:45 - Fortnite is Dead, Todd Spangler @ Variety 00:37:50 Best Friend Q. - Is this the greatest marketing tactic ever, and one of the best ways to stand out from the rest of the Battle Royale/Shooter genre? - The Nano Biologist 00:41:40 - Layoffs and Restructurings Daybreak - Bruant Francis @ Gamasutra 00:45:38 - Out today 00:47:52 - BROOKLINEN 00:49:09 - MANSCAPED 00:50:32 - ESCAPE THE INVASION Reader mail - 00:52:10 - Is it silly to upgrade to a PS4 Pro at this point? - DoingOK 00:59:25 - Squad Up: Ashen Rabs (PC (Origin)) - SG_Rabs72 Tomorrow’s Hosts:Imran and Fran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Okt 20191h 8min

Tim and Greg talk about the rumors of a major Fortnite shake-up, give you a Hong Kong update, and more! Time Stamps - 00:02:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:02 - Fortnite Chapter 2?! FortniteInsider.com 00:11:48 - Ubi Making More Shows, Patrick Shanly @ THR 00:15:09 - UPDATE On that Hearthstone Colligent Team, Nathan Grayson @ Kotaku 00:17:41 - Best Friend Q. - Why do you think these 3 escaped punishment? Is it sign that what Blizzard's own employees and public backlash is working? Do you see Blizzard ever rescinding or lessening the punishment to Blitzchung? - BJ Bernardo 00:20:54 -Riot says it’s not telling people to not say Hong Kong, Dustin Bailey @ PCGamesN 00:26:29 - New Apex Character Hinted at, Alysia Judge @ IGN 00:28:28 - PlayStation Teams with InnovateHer, Emily @ InnovateHer 00:33:05 - Out today 00:36:25 - HIMS 00:37:44 - QUIP Reader mail - 00:39:04 - Since (to my knowledge) no one in the Kinda funny core identify as LGBTQ+, how do you feel the portrayal of the community is within gaming as a whole? A new trope? - IGC 00:46:50 - - Chris RVA 00:53:59 - Squad Up: Jared’s Podcast - Top 100 Games 00:57:30 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Cameron Hawkins TUESDAY: Imran and Fran WEDNESDAY: Imran and Whitta THURSDAY: Greg and Fran FRIDAY: Imran and Tim GAMESCAST: Thursday, 10/16 @ 2 p.m. Tim, Greg, Fran, Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Okt 20191h 6min

Imran and Greg talk about a small walkout at Blizzard, layoffs at SIE EU, and how they're scared of Rebekah Valentine at GamesIndustry.biz. Out thumbnail art today is from r/HongKong. Time Stamps - 00:02:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:59 - Blizzard Employees Walk Out 00:14:27 - “How do you think this will affect sales on Overwatch Switch?” - Lee Pollero 00:19:02 - “When will it end?” - Borzen00 00:30:33 - Layoffs at SIE EU 00:39:27 - WB AND IO INTERACTIVE Making a New Game! 00:47:19 - Mike Ybarra Leaves Xbox 00:50:03 - Apple is Selling Xbox Controllers 00:52:44 - New Video Game Mental Health Charity Launches 00:54:06 - Hims 00:55:19 - Quip 00:56:52 - Out today 01:02:01 - Squad Up: Dan - PS4 - xSilverLobo21x 01:03:58 - You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Okt 20191h 13min

Gary Whitta and Greg talk about the continuted fallout from Blizzard's ban of Blitzchung. Time Stamps - 00:03:55 - Housekeeping Kinda Funny’s coming to Toronto! 10/19+20! Saturday 12:30pm - autograph session Saturday 7:30pm - Smash Bros Royal Rumble (main stage) Sunday 11am - The Kinda Funny Panel (main stage) Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:51 - Update on BlitzChung Situation 00:19:05 Best Friend Q. - After everything that has happened how does Blizzard bounce back? Can they bounce back? Or will this just be a thing we all forget on a month once blizcon begins? - Frankfurtter 00:28:05 Best Friend Q. - Should we be worried that games will change due to Chinese censorship or have faith that a majority of companies will hold onto principles instead of cashing in? - Jeff 00:41:10 - Massive Division 2 Update Next Week 00:43:35 - Man Steals from Valve, Reb @ GIB 00:44:34 - Apex Vaults are Open, Riley MacLeod 00:46:25 - Monster Hunter Updates, Heather @ Kotaku 00:47:55 - The Washington Post releases ‘Launcher,’ 00:49:12 Best Friend Q. - Out today - The lawn-biologist 00:50:55 - HIMS 00:52:08 - QUIP Reader mail - 01:01:20 - Stadia will essentially predict what button you were going to press and press it for you on their end. What do you guys think of this? - thevirtualboy 01:04:23 - Squad Up: Hyrum Reed (Xbox or PS4) - Strikeburst480 01:06:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Okt 20191h 17min

Bruce Greene and Greg talk about the PS5 officially being the PlayStation 5, Blizzard's ban of a Hong Kong protester, and more! Time Stamps - 00:01:51 - Housekeeping Bruce Greene’s We Have cool Friends is up! youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:19 - It’s officially PlayStation 5 and coming Holiday 2020 00:12:23 - “What do you guys think about the way Sony is handling the reveal of the PS5?” - Ignacio Rojas 00:19:20 - “What are your thoughts on Bluepoint teasing a new game?” - MultiCallum 00:24:20 - “What do you think the launch lineup looks like?” - Alex 00:35:03 - “Do you think this forces Microsoft to reveal more news about Project Scarlett at X019 a month from now?” - BJ Bernardo 00:37:14 - Blizzard Suspends Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Support 00:48:55 - Doom Eternal Delayed 00:53:18 - CoD Mobile is a HUGE deal 00:54:47 - Out today 00:58:07 - Hims 00:59:27 - Quip 01:00:33 - Squad Up: Michaela - PS4 - geekreate 01:02:33 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Okt 20191h 10min

Bruce Greene joins Greg to talk about Kamala Khan coming to Crystal Dynamics' Avengers video game, Destiny 2's raid, and more! Time Stamps - 00:01:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack & Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:44 - Ms. Marvel joins Marvel’s Avengers 00:11:08 Best Friend Q. - I am wondering if this trailer for the inclusion of Ms. Marvel is because there is a good chunk of people who are not feeling the game and they are trying to get more pre-orders. Did this move the needle for you guys on getting the game or do you feel this would of been a better to have her in the game and people find out when they play the game? - Borzen00 00:14:12 Best Friend Q. - Do you think, in modern games criticism, that length is something that should even factor into reviews anymore? Or is it perhaps something of a "when it feels right" situation? - Chad Betteridge 00:21:50 - World’s First for the Destiny Raid, Samuel Horti @ PC Gamer 00:24:15 Best Friend Q. - The raid race in Destiny 2 began Saturday and after a surprisingly short 7 hours it was cleared! It's surprising that such a large expansion dropped a raid that could be cleared so quickly, although black armory was cleared in roughly that amount of time as well. Do you think perhaps the shorter clear time was to entice the massive flow of new players joining up with New Light? - Alex Russ (Zero Syndicate) 00:32:06 - Former Nintendo lawyer and Kirby namesake John Kirby dies, James Batchelor GIB 00:33:40 - Pokemon Stream all but confirms Galarian Ponyta, Kevin Knezevic @ GameSpot 00:44:22 - Out today 00:45:16 - HIMS 00:46:58 - QUIP Reader mail - 00:48:00 - Iron Man VR got the push to February 2020 which is releasing near a bunch of indie titles such as The Last of Us Part 2, Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Watchdogs Legion. Is this title doomed? Should Sony have waited? - Frankfurtter 00:50:50 - One Night Stand just released on Nintendo Switch, which is a game I first saw during the Kinda Funny Games Showcase. I was just wondering if anyone at KF have played it and if so, what you thought of it. It seems like a Greg Miller game for sure, and I’d love to hear some spoiler-free impressions before I take the dive. - Mitchell 00:54:00 - I have two questions regarding Google Stadia. Bruce, what do you think of Google Stadia and the potential of games as a medium moving towards a streaming future? Greg, when is your best guess as to when we will find out the official launch date for Stadia, or at the very least when will the Founders be able to claim their names? - The Five Star Man 00:58:12 - Squad Up: Anthony(PS4) - timmy_darco (please shu, let me change my name without potentially screwing up a bunch of stuff) 00:59:42 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Greg and Bruce Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Okt 20191h 8min

Imran and Tim talk about Red Dead Redemption 2 coming to PC, House of the Dead Remakes, and new Nintendo job listings. 00:01:26 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:02:34 - Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming To PC This November, Rockstar Games 00:21:11 - Some Ghost Recon Breakpoint Microtransactions Pulled After Being Posted in "Error," According to Ubisoft, Mike Williams at USGamer 00:27:10 - Randy Pitchford 'Exonerated' In Legal Battle With Ex-Gearbox Lawyer, Matt Kim over at IGN 00:35:38 - Departing ArenaNet President Was Working On Potential Guild Wars Sequel, Stephen Totilo at Kotaku 00:42:10 - House of the Dead 1 and 2 Remakes Confirmed, Alysia Judge at IGN 00:48:25 - Nintendo Hiring For New 2D And 3D Games At Tokyo Studio, from me 00:55:12 - QUIP 00:56:20 - THIRD LOVE 00:58:38 - Out today Reader mail - 01:00:55 - - The Hylian Guard 01:06:20 - - The Nano Biologist 01:09:20 - Squad Up: Nino Cimino(Twitch) - The American Cancer Society 01:10:08 - You‘re Wrong Next Week’s Hosts: Monday and Tuesday: Greg and Bruce Greene Wednesday: Greg and Whitta Thursday: Greg and Imran Friday: Greg and Tim Gamescast: Tim, Greg, Fran, and Imran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Okt 20191h 19min

Imran and Greg talk about Blizzard wanting Tracer in Smash, Mario Kart Tour's success, and more! Time Stamps - 00:04:00 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:57 - Which Overwatch Character would you want in Smash? Mitchell Saltzman @IGN 00:16:22 - The WGA Drops the video game award, Eric Van Allen @ USG 00:23:21 - Layoffs at Discord, Brendan Sinclair @ GIB 00:28:40 - Borderlands Fan Passes Away 00:32:03 - TRY TO KEEP UP: Mario Kart Tour is killing, Kevin @ GameSpot 00: 37:24 - Detroit: Become Human Sales Milestone 00:42:32 - Out today 00:46:07 - QUIP 00:47:14 - THIRD LOVE Reader mail - 00:48:20 - How can the community best act when faced with the threat of violence at a community event? - Captain Newlin 00:59:18 - I preordered the biggest whatever they call it (super deluxe?) borderlands 3 where to look if I already have it downloaded or if I have 17 copies of it at this point. - TheOtherGuySingingInVanHalen 01:00:30 - Sonic is going to space! No, really, in 2022 there will be a rocket carrying an explorer with Sonic the Hedgehog as their mascot. What are some missed opportunities for using other gaming characters as a mascot instead? - Frankfurtter 01:02:10 - Squad Up: Steve(PS4) - SteveX418 01:02:52 - REQUIRED READING - Why Online Game Launches Are Often A Mess https://kotaku.com/why-online-game-launches-are-often-a-mess-1838744014 01:04:05 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts:Imarn and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Okt 20191h 14min