Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

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

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 talk about a new interview from Atlus that touches on Persona 5 on Switch, Siege on next gen, and more. Time Stamps - 00:05:35 - Housekeeping Persona 5 Royal First Impressions is now up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames The Roper Report - 00:07:05 - Don’t Lose Hope For Persona 5 on Switch 00:14:48 - Rainbow Six Siege is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X 00:19:08 - “Do you think this will satisfy gamers?” - AnakinJMT 00:22:17 - Nintendo Is Likely to Suffer Global Switch Shortages From Virus 00:26:10 - Sonic the Hedgehog beats Detective Pikachu in US opening weekend 00:28:23 - Activision-Blizzard Pulling their games from Nvidia: “It was a misunderstanding” 00:31:56 - A Fun piece of Game History: It Seems A Playable Xbox Build Of StarCraft Ghost Has Leaked 00:36:36 - Out today 00:38:50 - Hims 00:40:26 - Quip Reader mail - 00:41:37 - “WHEN THE HELL WILL WE HEAR ABOUT A NEW FABLE GAME!” - Michael Knight 00:44:02 - “Will we ever see a Playstation version of an elite controller from Playstation in the PS5 era?” - Parker Petrov 00:52:13 - Squad Up: Ayden C - PSN - AydenTheAverage 00:52:39 - You‘re Wrong 00:56:20 - Post Show This Week’s Hosts: Tuesday - Greg & Imran Wednesday - Greg & Whitta Thursday - Greg & Blessing Friday - Blessing & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Feb 20201h 1min