GTA 6 Developer Rockstar Acquires New Studio! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 03.03.25

Listen to The Besties free, only on Spotify! Search your podcast app right now, and subscribe to Gaming Ride Home. It's Whitta Thursday! Gary joins Blessing to discuss the continuing affects of Coronavirus in the industry along with even more Xbox Series X details. Time Stamps - 00:03:20 - Housekeeping Tomorrow! IGN is putting on a livestream in celebration of Black History Month AND I’m going to be a part of it! Starting at 1:30pm pacific time, come hang out as I get to talk to other black folks in the games industry about their experiences breaking into games. It’s happening from 1:30PM to 4:30PM over on IGN.com and I’ll be on it periodically hanging out, playing games, interviewing folks, and more. Zelda In Review comes out on the 3rd anniversary of Breath of the Wild...March 3rd, that’s TUESDAY, as a YouTube Premiere at 2pm PT on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, Shiraz Razak, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:09:08 - Microsoft’s Xbox Series X will be able to resume games even after a reboot, this is by Tom Warren of The Verge 00:23:32 - Dreams is looking to improve its trending tab to feature more original content, this is by Matt Kim of IGN 00:29:30 - Is it better for Media Molecule to focus on supporting the creators and players who are already invested or should they be pushing viral content to catch the eyes of the uninitiated? - Best Friends Q:Jamie S 00:33:20 - PlatinumGames is Opening a New Studio, this is by Michael McWhertor of Polygon 00:37:45 - BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Drops Out Of GDC, Too This is by Ethan Gach on Kotaku 00:39:07 - The hits for GDC continue as Unity pulls out, this comes from a blog post written by John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity Technologies titled “An update on our GDC 2020 plans” 00:43:03 - As news of the virus spreads and gets in people's ears do you think it will have a long term effect on the games industry? - Best Friends Q:Frank Furtter 00:46:25 - Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Gets First Details and Release Window, this is by Wesley Leblanc of IGN 00:50:12 - ANNAPURNA REVEALS A NEW GAME, this is from their twitter 00:52:42 - THE BESTIES 00:53:50 - THE GAMING RIDE HOME PODCAST 00:54:35 - Out today Reader mail - 00:56:55 - how do you suspect that Xbox and PlayStation will expand on the “Share” features built into each console? - Fatality 89 01:04:15 - With all the talk of Smart Delivery, and the likelihood of only one copy of a game being sold, with the system determining what version to load, do you expect all versions to be on the disc itself? - Alexis 01:10:15 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Feb 20201h 19min

Tim and Greg talk about Square Enix's plan to stay away from next-gen exclusives for a while, a bunch of new games, and more. Time Stamps - 00:01:45 - Housekeeping Zelda In Review comes out on the 3rd anniversary of Breath of the Wild...March 3rd, that’s NEXT TUESDAY, as a YouTube Premiere at 2pm PT on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, Shiraz Razak, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:04:18 - Square Enix won’t make PS5 or Xbox Series X Exclusives for a bit, Samuel Tolbert @ Windows Central 00:06:45 - Today Square Enix confirmed that all of their games currently in development (including FFVII Remake and The Avengers) will be available on "next-gen consoles". What got my attention was the use of plurals: "consoles". Does this mean that the PS5 will have a Smart Delivery system like what the Series X will have? - Best Friends Q: KBABZ 00:16:15 - Hey, New Games From Devs you Like! 00:23:55 - Even more Horizon on PC Evidence, Fraser Brown @ PC Gamer 00:25:00 - If Sony is moving it's first party games to PC as a new initiative for next gen wouldn't it make more sense to save something like this for when you drop all the PS5 details? - Best Friends Q:Frankfurtter 00:31:40 - Facebook buys Sanzaru, Reb @ GIB 00:34:25 - Konami Code Creator Has Died, Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:35:55 - Modder Gives Cuphead a Celeste-like Assist Mode, DualShockers 00:39:35 - Out today Reader mail - 00:47:56 - With Resident Evil 3 feeling more action based than RE2; do you feel like this could possibly be laying the groundwork for a much desired Resident Evil 4 Remake? - Alex Duez 00:53:59 - “What other famous cheats do you remember growing up with video games?” - Shawn G. 00:56:26 - Squad Up: Taylar Allan (PS4) - Purger4382 00:57:52 - You‘re Wrong 01:24:17 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Feb 20201h 8min

Blessing and Imran talk about the hits that keep on coming as Coronavirus fears continue to cause companies to drop out from events. Time Stamps - 00:04:15 - Housekeeping Zelda In Review Premieres NEXT TUESDAY on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! The Roper Report - 00:06:57 - EA pulls out of GDC over coronavirus fears 00:12:23 - Capcom Developers and Square Enix pull out of PAX East 00:14:00 - “Does GDC get canceled?” - Jeffrey P. Long 00:18:58 - A FIFA Pro Has Been Permanently Banned From All EA Games 00:26:02 - Etika has been memorialized as a Pokestop 00:28:39 - A Resident Evil 3 Demo is on the way 00:29:23 - Out today 00:38:32 - The Besties 00:39:51 - Gaming Ride Home Reader mail - 00:41:10 - “Do you think smart delivery will support discs?” - Lexus 00:46:10 - “There’s a rumored Overwatch animated series coming…” - Ricky Mcflyy 00:52:18 - Squad Up: Caleb Sitler - PS4/Xbox - SuperSitler - Wizard World Cleveland 00:53:10 - Required Reading: https://bit.ly/392TtwI 00:53:43 - You‘re Wrong 00:56:55 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Feb 20201h 2min

Blessing and Greg dive deep into Phil Spencer's rundown of what the Xbox Series X has under the hood. Time Stamps - 00:09:50 - Housekeeping Firewall: Zero Hour PS I Love You Play Date is tomorrow! 6 pm PT! It’s free this month! https://www.youtube.com/UploadVR Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, Shiraz Razak, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:06:35 - Xbox Series X Specs, Phil Spencer 00:27:00 - With the recent announcement from Microsoft that your xbox one games can be upraded to the series x version for free (TIM WAS RIGHT BABY!) do you think Sony will be forced to take a similar approach? - Best Friends Q:Paulo 00:39:10 - Does the Xbox news this morning get you any more excited for the Series X or just next gen in general? - Best Friends Q:DJBradChill 00:51:49 - DualShock 5 to use BioFeedback? Jake Bishop @ RespawnFirst 00:55:49 - THE BESTIES 00:56:37 - THE GAMING RIDE HOME PODCAST 00:57:32 - Kojima Bails on GDC Over Coronavirus, Julia Lee @ Polygon 01:00:40 - Bethesda Bounces from GeForce Now, James Batchelor @ GIB 01:03:30 - Out today 01:06:35 - Squad Up: Come play Firewall with us tomorrow night! 6 pm PT! youtube.com/uploadvr 01:07:12 - You‘re Wrong This Week’s Hosts: MONDAY: Greg and Blessing TUESDAY: Blessing and Imran WEDNESDAY: Greg and Whitta THURSDAY: Blessing and Tim FRIDAY: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Feb 20201h 15min

Get started with your first month free by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. If you go to http://getquip.com/games right now, you’ll get your first refill free! Blessing and Tim round out the week by discussing moore Coronavirus concerns, Hot Coffee returning and more. Time Stamps - 00:03:57 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:04:55 - PlayStation and Facebook cancel GDC appearances citing coronavirus concerns 00:12:20 - “Do you think it is more likely that the PS5 reveal is just a State of Play like livestream?” - Devante Chisolm 00:19:05 - NVIDIA Boasts Over One Million New Players Using GeForce NOW 00:22:58 - Microsoft Flight Simulator Will Include 'All Airports on Earth' 00:29:21 - Red Dead Redemption 2 has a Hot Coffee mod, and Take-Two wants it gone 00:34:04 - Out today 00:42:05 - Hims 00:43:31 - Quip Reader mail - 00:44:39 - “Can we expect a new general Direct before the end of March?” - Suck Sandwich 00:51:52 - “Review Bombing.” - Frank Furtter 00:58:32 - Squad Up: Ryland Prince - PS4 - Rylandprince 00:59:00 - You‘re Wrong 01:02:17 - Post Show Next Week’s Hosts: Monday - Greg & Blessing Tuesday - Blessing & Imran Wednesday - Greg & Whitta Thursday - Blessing & Tim Friday - Greg & Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Feb 20201h 8min

Get started with your first month free by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. If you go to http://getquip.com/games right now, you’ll get your first refill free! Eli Roth is directing the Borderlands movie, we love what we saw of Animal Crossing, and Fortnite's back! Time Stamps - 00:04:45 - Housekeeping Knights and Bikes Giveaway! HELO! Shout-Out to Attack Peter: Skybound Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, BLACK JACK, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis The Roper Report - 00:10:37 - Eli Roth’s Directing the Borderlands Movie? Chris Priestman @ PCGamer 00:25:55 - Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 Launches, Riley MacLeod Kotaku 00:32:40 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct 00:38:32 - Does the lack of cloud save support for Animal Crossing make you nervous? - Best Friends Q: 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:43:11 - CD Projeckt Red Making more off Witcher 3 on Steam now… 00:48:23 - Private Division Opens Kerbal Space Program Studio 00:51:55 - HIMS 00:53:22 - QUIP 00:54:17 - Out today Reader mail - 01:00:52 - Could you see WB Games splitting up the Batman brands with tied developer? - Jason Das 01:05:45 - Squad Up: SilverLobo(PC Uplay) SilverLobo21x 01:06:42 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Feb 20201h 15min

Get started with your first month free by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. If you go to http://getquip.com/games right now, you’ll get your first refill free! Gary Whitta and Greg discuss the breaking news that PlayStation won't go to PAX East due to coronavirus concerns. Time Stamps - 00:00:50 - Breaking News: Sony Cancels PAX 00:08:35 - Housekeeping WE’RE GIVING AWAY KNIGHTS AND BIKES ON SWITCH! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: James Davis, Frankfurter, Drew Gardiner, Katie Gallacher, David Meintel, BLACK JACK, Dominic Shorter, Mohammed Mohammed, Patrick Higgins, Ginny Berndt, The Nano Biologist, Travis Guy-kow-ski, Joseph Soler The Roper Report - 00:15:08 - Smash Bros. Update, via Nibel pointing to the PushDustin Translation of Famitsu column… 00:23:45 - Animal Crossing Direct Tomorrow! 00:31:00 - Are we gamers just entitled, spoiled brats when it comes to knowing what the next big news is, or are we truly deserving as consumers to know what a company's plan is? - Best Friends Q:GroovyMuse 00:36:18 - THQ Nordic’s Moves 00:54:00 - Dangerous Driving 2 Announced 00:57:10 - Out today 00:59:45 - HIMS 01:02:00 - QUIP 01:05:11 - Squad Up: Ricky Mcflyy(PC [Division 2]) - rickymcflyy 01:07:57 - Required Reading: GameStop employees report extreme pressure from ‘desperate’ bosses https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/19/21132128/gamestop-employees-report-extreme-pressure-desperate-bosses Polygon - Colin Campbell The Truth About Working at GameStop: Workers Reveal Their Experiences https://www.ign.com/articles/the-truth-about-working-at-gamestop-workers-reveal-their-experiences?sf117655965=1 Logan Plant - IGN 01:10:00 You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing 01:10:32 - Post Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Feb 20201h 18min

Get started with your first month free by going to http://forhims.com/gamesdaily. If you go to http://getquip.com/games right now, you’ll get your first refill free! Imran and Greg talk about Switcher getting cross-save with PC, Persona 5 Royal's Western changes, and more. Time Stamps - 00:03:09 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:07:19 - Switcher gets a cross save, Better Graphics patch 00:12:40 - “Will we see more studios do this PC save syncing over to consoles?” - Borzen00 00:16:23 - Persona 5 Royal Changing Homophobic Scenes 00:25:40 - New Switch Lite Color 00:28:06 - Stadia Adding Phones 00:33:15 - Out today 00:34:34 - “Today, all of Kingdom Hearts is available on Xbox…” - The Nano Biologist 00:39:37 - Hims 00:41:02 - Quip Reader mail - 00:42:24 - “This is my first time writing in and it‘s to ask your opinion about the Playstation Player Celebration...” - Marleynito 00:48:00 - “Nintendo is opening up pop up switch lounges in select airports…” - Frankfurtter 00:51:45 - “When will big companies give consumers the full power of customization and let us create personal system skins?” - Ricky Mcflyy 00:53:44 - Squad Up: Robert Mimms - PSN - JohnLAceEsquire 00:55:44 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Feb 20201h 6min