PlayStation State of Play Breakdown - Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.15.23

Blessing and Greg talk Marvel's Midnight Suns previews, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Reviews, Embracer Group delaying Dead Island 2 and changing Volition, id Software firing back at Mick Gordon, Blizzard and Netease breaking up, and somehow SO much more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:35 - Housekeeping A new Xcast is up right now featuring an interview with Pentiment lead Josh Sawyer. That’s on youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. The Roper Report  - 00:05:48 - Marvel Midnight Suns Preview Round Up 00:21:05 - Pokemon Scarlet & Violet review round up 00:42:15 - Ad 00:45:31 - Dead Island 2 has been Delayed Again 00:48:21 - Volition is becoming part of Gearbox 00:51:44 - Blizzard Games Are Disappearing From China 00:55:20 - Bethesda responds to Mick Gordon 00:59:06 - Streets of Rage is getting a movie 01:01:30 - We have the name and details on Supermassive’s next Dark Pictures game 01:04:45 - Out today 01:06:19 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Nov 20221h 14min

Blessing and Tim talk Sony Santa Monica's next game, Xbox's streaming stick, and the Grammys! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:25 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Podcast where Greg does something absolutely insane to start the show is now up on Youtube.com/KindaFunny and podcast services around the globe. The Roper Report  - 00:09:52 - Sony's God of War Studio Has 'A Lot of Different Things' In the Works 00:22:22 - Xbox Put Its Streaming-Only Console On Hold 00:31:05 - Ad 00:34:22 - The Grammy Awards announce their nominees for best video game score 00:42:50 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Will Be a Paid Expansion, CD Projekt Red Confirms 00:46:09 - A Sony Patent For NFT and Blockchain Technology has been Uncovered 00:49:30 - Marvin the Martian and a Game of Thrones stage are coming to MultiVersus 00:54:44 - Overwatch 2's Mid-Season Patch Delayed, Leaving Mei Unplayable 00:56:15 - Out today 00:57:54 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Nov 20221h 12min

A cast of guests formerly of G4 invade the show! Join Greg and Blessing along with Adam Sessler, Jirard The Completionist, Danny Pena, Emily Rose, Gabrielle Thomas, and Jake Bennett to talk Game Awards, Pentiment, Somerville, and more! Time Stamps - 00:04:30 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Gamescast is up right now and it’s our live reactions and predictions of the Game Awards nominees! That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. The Roper Report  - 00:09:26 - The Game Awards 2022 Nominations Sees God of War: Ragnarok Leading With 10 Awards Nods 00:20:04 - Somerville Review Round Up 00:29:49 - Somerville developer Jumpship has already been acquired 00:33:42 - Ad 00:36:57 - Pentiment Review Round Up 00:43:19 - Pentiment and Somerville are coming to Game Pass! 00:44:35 - Xbox is banning a BUNCH of bots 00:52:20 - Witcher 3’s Next Gen update has a date! 00:55:17 - Rockstar reportedly turned down Eminem for a GTA movie 01:00:34 - Out today Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Nov 20221h 10min

Blessing and VGC's Jordan Middler talk DC Universe and how that could include games, Control's sequel, and rest in peace Kevin Conroy. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:00 - Housekeeping There’s no KFGD on Monday! Instead we’re going live with a Kinda Funny Gamescast at 9am Pacific Time to react to and predict each of the Game Awards nominations and winners. You can catch that right here on Youtube and Twitch and later on podcast services around the globe. G4's Xplay may be gone, but it will never be forgotten! Join the Xplay team and Kinda Funny crew in a special reunion celebrating Xplay. There will be Behind The Scenes stories, never-before-seen footage, chat Q&A, and more! All benefiting Rise Above the Disorder, which provides no-cost mental health support. Join us on November 15th at 11am pacific time on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames. A new PS I Love You XOXO is up right now and it’s all about whether or not God of War Ragnarok is worth the platinum trophy. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames and podcast services around the globe. The Roper Report  - 00:07:09 - DC games at WB might be part of larger connected universe 00:18:13 - Sad news: Kevin Conroy, Voice of Batman In Animated Series and Arkham Games, Dies Aged 66 00:21:01 - POKEMON ANIME SPOILERS AHEAD: Ash Ketchum Finally Becomes the World's Greatest Pokémon Trainer 00:27:48 - Ad 00:31:03 - God of War Ragnarök sales break franchise launch record in the UK 00:39:36 - A Sequel to Control is happening 00:44:13 - PUBG owner Krafton has acquired The Ascent developer Neon Giant 00:48:09 - Dave Bautista wants to be in that Gears movie 00:51:24 - Out today 00:55:50 - You‘re Wrong Monday’s Hosts: No Games Daily! Instead, a live reaction to The Game Awards Nominees at 9am PT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Nov 20221h 6min

Blessing and Tim talk about Game Awards and if Horizon will get snubbed in nominations, Last of Us multiplayer going free-to-play, and Miyamoto's statement on backwards compatibility. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:30 - Housekeeping A new Xcast is up right now and Mike, Gary and Parris are joined by Michael Shore from 343 to talk all about Halo Forge. That’s up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report  - 00:09:24 - Game Awards nominees are coming this Monday 00:24:00 - Fortnite Veteran Moves To Naughty Dog As Principal Monetization Designer 00:31:00 - ICYMI: Halo Infinite’s big winter update is available now 00:34:32 - Ad 00:37:47 - Miyamoto acknowledges it’s easier than ever to offer backwards compatibility 00:45:46 - A Saints Row November Update Teased and it’s apparently a Beast! 00:47:57 - PSA: Stay safe on these Twitter streets y’all 00:52:45 - Out today 00:56:07 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Jordan Middler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Nov 20221h 5min

Blessing and Greg talk about that Nintendo showcase featuring Rogue Legacy 2, Sports Story, and more. We also talk about Doom drama, Disco Elysium drama, and A Little To The Left. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:00 - Housekeeping Our Black Panther Wakanda Forever Screencast is up right now featuring me, Tim, and Kevin giving our spoiler-free review. Youtube.com/KindaFunny Our Sonic Frontiers review is also up as a Gamescast with me and the one and only Mitchell Saltzman from IGN. Youtube.com/KindaFUnnyGames Also a new Kinda Feudy is up right now on Patreon. I ask the guys to name a game featuring a spicy sex scene. Are they able to nail the answers? Tune in to see. The Roper Report  - 00:10:45 - Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase happened this morning! 00:22:49 - DOOM’s composer just released an open letter 00:33:47 - Ad 00:37:02 - Disco Elysium Directors Accuse New ZAUM Majority Shareholder Of Obtaining Control Via Fraud 00:39:39 - Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM confirms former employees were fired for misconduct 00:43:47 - Street Fighter 6 Is Getting a Dynamic Control Scheme 00:47:10 - FIFA's First Games After Its EA Partnership Ended Are Blockchain and Web 3.0-Based 00:51:50 - EU launches in-depth probe of Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition 00:55:20 - Out today 00:57:14 - “If I didn't particularly enjoy God of War (2018) is it worth trying Ragnarök out?” - Iztari 00:59:26 - “Did you choose performance or visual mode?” - Julian 00:59:53 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Nov 20221h 8min

Greg and Blessing talk about a Horizon game from NCSoft, Call of Duty reports, and Mike comes through to convince us to play Gears of War. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:02 - Housekeeping The Kinda Feudy questionnaire has returned! Fill out the survey to help determine the answers on an upcoming Kinda Feudy. That’s up right now on Blessing’s twitter. The Roper Report  - 00:15:24 - Sony has reportedly partnered with NCSoft to make a Horizon MMORPG 00:26:55 - Call of Duty Will Get 'Full Premium Release' in 2023, Rumored to be Modern Warfare 2 Expansion 00:32:21 - Gears of War is getting a movie and animated series 00:38:40 - Ad 00:41:55 - Should Bless Play Gears? 00:47:13 - Nintendo is establishing a joint venture company with DeNA 00:50:35 - Capcom is partnering with Tencent’s Timi for a new Monster Hunter 00:54:00 - EA has ended the Project Cars series 00:58:50 - GTA 5 Reaches 170 Million Units Sold, Red Dead Redemption Hits 70 Million 01:00:05 - We got Nintendo numbers! 01:01:39 - Out today 01:03:23 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Nov 20221h 11min

Blessing and Tim talk Sonic reviews, Final Fantasy XVI controversy, and a John Wick game! Also Mike, Rog and Andy invade for a League of Legends takeover. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:00 - Housekeeping We have ANOTHER KFFL double-header today! Your Kinda Funny 49ers will be taking on the Chiefs and the Rams. Will Quarterback Nick Scarpino defeat father time? Will Greg Miller stop being useless and sack the quarterback? Find out today right after Games Daily. The Roper Report  - 00:08:29 - Sonic Frontiers Review Round Up 00:21:33 - John Wick could get a big AAA video game 00:24:38 - Gran Turismo Movie Adds Djimon Hounsou and Ginger Spice 00:28:56 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is killing it in sales 00:29:52 - Ad 00:33:07 - Mike, Roger, and Andy talk League 00:41:40 - Final Fantasy 16’s Producer Addresses Game's Lack Of Diverse Characters 00:51:39 - Final Fantasy 16 is a PS5 exclusive ‘for 6 months’, Sony marketing claims 00:54:29 - Stranger Things VR Is Coming In 2023 00:57:06 - Nintendo announced an Indie World Showcase 01:01:07 - Out today 01:01:33 - Squad Up: Joe Mertens - The US - Vote 01:02:36 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Nov 20221h 10min