Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/games Get 15% off your first order at http://thirdlove.com/games It’s Frandrea Thursday and their chatting about the reveal of the new Play Date handheld console: it has a crank. Plus they discuss Ubisoft’s decision to not buff the Raid for console players, Nioh 2 is getting an alpha test, and Sony doubles down on their big exclusives for PS4. Time Stamps - 00:02:18 - Housekeeping Andrea will be in London this weekend at the What’s Good Games Meet Up on Sunday May 26th at the Marquis of Westminster from 3-6pm - see more details on her Twitter @andrearene or at Facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack, Tom Bock, and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:05:10 - NEW BLACK & WHITE GAMING HANDHELD ANNOUNCED: PLAYDATE By John Fingas (Engadget) 00:12:07 - NO PLANS TO CHANGE DIVISION 2 RAID DIFFICULTY 00:22:19 - NIOH 2 ALPHA TEST COMING SOON By Michael McWhertor (Polygon) 00:24:09 - BIG SONY EXCLUSIVES STILL PLANNED FOR PS4 Colin Stevens (IGN) 00:27:00 - SONY INTERACTIVE CHAIRMAN STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY By Brendan Sinclain (Games Industry Biz) 00:29:45 - TELLTALE GAMES BEING PULLED FROM GOG STOREFRONT 00:37:55 - Out today 00:43:30 - Quip 00:45:30 - Third Love Reader mail - 00:47:12 - Do you think that gyro/motion controls are not more popular in shooters due to the higher learning curve? Or is it possible that they still carry a stigma of being childish- spawned from the gimmicky motion controls of the Wii era? - Tiz 00:50:55 - Do you guys see Sony coming back to E3 next year? - BJ Bernardo 00:56:12 - Squad Up: David Scott (PS4) - DemonWaffle6 00:57:50 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Fran and SnowBikeMike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Maj 20191h 5min

Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/games Get 15% off your first order at http://thirdlove.com/games Andrea joins Gary for Whitta Wednesday to discuss the NPD numbers for April, Ouya’s final death rattle, Valve’s decision to turn down a remake of Half-Life 2, and new details about Mario Kart Tour. Time Stamps - 00:02:45 - Housekeeping Greg and Tim are in Florida this week for Full Sail Hall of Fame! See them at their on-campus Meet and Greet Wednesday at 1 PM in the Building 3 EB Lobby. Then, catch them at their open-to-the-public meet and greet Wednesday! Details on Greg’s Twitter soon. Andrea will be in London this weekend at the What’s Good Games Meet Up on Sunday May 26th at the Marquis of Westminster from 3-6pm - see more details on her Twitter @andrearene or at Facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack, Tom Bock, and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:07:15 - MORTAL KOMBAT 11 AND DAYS GONE ARE THE BEST-SELLING GAMES OF APRIL 2019 - via IGN 00:24:10 - Ouya's game store closes for good next month - via Eurogamer - Tom Philips 00:30:18 - WORLD WAR Z STUDIO WANTED TO DO A REMAKE OF HALF-LIFE 2 - via IGN, Adam Bankhurst 00:42:48 - Mario Kart Tour’ Beta Locks Powerful ‘Rare’ Characters Behind Paywall - via Liz Lanier - Variety Gaming 00:49:17 - Require Reading! - Video games: A unifying force for the world https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2019/05/20/video-games-a-unifying-force-for-the-world/ 00:50:50 - Quip 00:52:25 - Third Love 00:53:46 - Out today Reader mail - 00:54:40 - So I ran across this article claiming THQ Nordic has close to 50 unannounced games in their development pipeline, and just at 80 games in development. Do you guys think this developmental shotgun approach could be successful for THQ Nordic in a critical sense, or that simply these games are destined to be mid-tier/smaller scale games?- DJBradChill 01:02:10 - Squad Up: Elliott(Xbox one) - Rellseli66 01:02:45 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Fran and Andrea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Maj 20191h 9min

Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/games Get 15% off your first order at http://thirdlove.com/games Andrea and Fran discuss the first true cross-play launch, George R. R. Martin is rumored to be consulting with Dark Souls devs, PS5 demo footage surfaces, and God of War has crossed 10 million in sales. Time Stamps - 00:02:17 - Housekeeping Greg and Tim are in Florida this week for Full Sail Hall of Fame! See them at their on-campus Meet and Greet Wednesday at 1 PM in the Building 3 EB Lobby. Then, catch them at their open-to-the-public meet and greet Wednesday at 7pm ET at Deadly Sins Brewing! The Roper Report - 00:05:52 - Dauntless Launches Today With True Cross-Play 00:12:15 - George R.R. Martin reignites rumors about game with Dark Souls creator 00:18:06 - PlayStation 5 tech demo footage surfaces at investor conference 00:34:37 - God of War Sales Have Passed 10 Million 00:40:06 - Call Of Duty Mobile Beta Rolling Out In Select Regions 00:42:08 - Sony Working on Twisted Metal TV Show 00:44:19 - Ads 00:47:28 - Out today 00:53:39 - “Remember when Sony Rewards gave you rewards point for your trophies, and you could use those points on PSN credit, PS+ memberships, & other Sony products?” - Emmet Watkins Jr. Reader mail - 00:55:09 - “Do you guys think Oculus Quest will succeed or is the VR headset market too full?” - GameJumperX 01:00:38 - Squad Up: Rickeshey - PS4 or Xbox One - Rickeshey 01:01:43 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Andrea & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Maj 20191h 7min

Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/games Get 15% off your first order at http://thirdlove.com/games Tim and Greg run through Bloomberg's great article about Sony's Microsoft streaming deal blindsiding PlayStation. Time Stamps - 00:02:09 - Housekeeping Greg and Tim are in Florida this week for Full Sail Hall of Fame! See them at their on-campus Meet and Greet Wednesday at 1 PM in the Building 3 EB Lobby. Then, catch them at their open-to-the-public meet and greet Wednesday! Details on Greg’s Twitter soon The Roper Report - 00:04:31 - Sony's Deal With Microsoft Blindsided Its Own PlayStation Team 00:21:54 - Sony Launches Games to Film/TV Division 00:24:29 - “Has the day final come for us to have good Video Game Movies?” - Dapper Stephen 00:29:32 - “I can't help but see this as a reaction to how well Nintendo's IP, Detective Pikachu, recently did in theaters…” - Matt Penza 00:33:50 - COD Turmoil? 00:41:44 - “Do you think over-monetization may be the case?” - Ron 00:43:32 - Console Players Finally Beat the Division 2 Raid 00:45:35 - Doctor Who VR Game Announced 00:47:27 - Ads 00:50:22 - Out today Reader mail - 00:51:48 - “What is signing an embargo like?” - 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:56:01 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Fran & Andrea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Maj 20191h

Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock at http://games.robinhood.com Get 10% off your first order with promo code: GAMES at http://brooklinen.com Andrea and Greg talk about the brand new Minecraft Earth AR game and if it has a shot at Pokemon Go's crown. Time Stamps - 00:02:27 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:03:21 - 1) All-new AR mobile game, “Minecraft Earth” - via Microsoft 00:13:55 - 2) Riot Isn’t Budging on Arbitration, Cecilia D’Ana-sta-sio @ Kotaku 00:21:23 - 3) E3 Floorplan Gossip, Brendan Sinclair GIB 00:35:12 - 4) Neo Geo Mini Announced 00:37:15 - Out today :: Best Friend Q. - - 00:39:45 - Ad Reader mail - 00:42:08 - CP - “Hi Greg and Andrea! Hope you had a good E3 judges week. Can we have a bit more on how the sausage gets made for e3 judges week? Do you have to book your own appointments? Do you get unlimited time with the games on display? How many people are there? You must be embargoed up the wazoo, does it not deflate the hype of the press conferences? Thanks for reading- Andrea looking forward to seeing you in London in a wee while, and Greg you suck #KFAFForStreamys” 00:46:59 - David Scott - “What’s Good Greg and Andrea? With the announcement that Microsoft and PlayStation are partnering for backend development. Do you guys think this is due to the threat of Stadia? Or do you think this is possibly a hint that PlayStation is trying to double down on their streaming service?” 00:53:00 - The Nano Biologist - “Happy Friday and Welcome back! I hope yall had fun during Judges week (please blink twice if you saw a new Fable game). Do the general gaming audience have a misconception when it comes to the Microsoft/Sony Azure server partnership? On twitter, facebook, and reddit people are calling this the end of Xbox/Sony, ones buying out the other, or we will soon see one console's games on the other (similar to when Xbox Live support was coming to the switch). But can this just be a simple partnership? People seem to forget that Xbox uses Sony's Blu Ray drives, AND that Microsoft making deals doesn't always mean Xbox is making those deals and same for PlayStation and Sony. What do you think will come out of this partnership? Will it just be a simple, pay us and we'll host your game streaming service?” 00:56:22 - Squad Up: Go to Reddit, play Division 00:58:40 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: EARLY SHOW - MONDAY: Greg and Tim TUESDAY: Fran and Andrea WEDNESDAY: Andrea and Whitta THURSDAY: Fran and Andrea FRIDAY: Fran and Snowbike Mike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Maj 20191h 2min

Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock at http://games.robinhood.com Get 10% off your first order with promo code: GAMES at http://brooklinen.com Tim and Fran go over the latest Nintendo Direct, Ubisoftnews, and more! Time Stamps - 00:02:24 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:03:45 - Skull & Bones Delayed / Ubisoft Has 4 AAA Releases Through March 2020 By Adam Bankhurst (IGN) 00:13:20 - The Division 2 sold 10 times as many copies on Uplay as the first game Andy Chalk (PC Gamer) 00:17:10 - Breaking new: Sony and Microsoft to collaborate for streaming games 00:23:15 - So Much New-New in Mario Maker 2 00:34:00 Best Friend Q. - Mario Maker 2 fervor has taken over the internet and I have a few questions. The first is how big of a presence do you think Mario Maker 2 will have at E3 this year? It will come out only a few weeks after the event and I felt we just got everything that they want to share about this game before launch. The other question I have is related to wild speculation, what DLC styles do you want in the game? - Borzen00 00:36:57 - Robinhood 00:37:53 - Brooklinen 00:39:14 - Nintendo Switch Surpasses PS4 Lifetime Sales in Japan (Business Insider) 00:42:15 - John Wick Fortnite Mode; Keanu Reeves’ Finally a Skin Matt Purslow (IGN) 00:44:25 - Sega Confirms More Genesis Mini Games 00:48:05 - Out today Reader mail - 00:52:45 - So with the amount of rumours about any amount of upcoming unannounced games, why do so many people fight with the idea whether said games will release on current generation or next generation? - Mark 01:01:30 - Required Reading/Awareness 01:03:02 - Squad Up:Griffin(PS4) - GriffiDPad 01:03:25 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Greg and Andrea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Maj 20191h 7min

Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock at http://games.robinhood.com Get 10% off your first order with promo code: GAMES at http://brooklinen.com Tim and Gary go over the latest Ubisoft, Konami, and Last of Us 2 news. Time Stamps - 00:04:06 - Housekeeping Today at 3PM Pacific Mario Maker 2 Direct The Kinda Funny Games E3 Showcase is June 10th at 4:30 p.m. PT! Youtube.com/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Tom Bock, Black Jack, and Mohammed Mohammed. The Roper Report - 00:05:08 - Ubisoft Splinter Cell Joke 00:13:52 - The Division 2 Raid Won’t Have Matchmaking (Stephen Totillo Kotaku) 00:21:20 - The Last of Us 2 Is in Its FInal Stages of Development (Alex Avard) Gamesradar) 00:23:26 - PlayStaion Hiring Event Manager (Sillegamer: ResetEra) 00:29:15 - Netflix at E3 (Janet Garcia IGN) 00:32:05 - Konami Just Had It’s Most Profitable Year Ever 00:37:25 - Out today 00:39:45 - Robinhood 00:40:50 - Brooklinen Reader mail - 00:42:17 - What's the game that made you a gamer? What I mean by this is what's the game that turned gaming from a hobby into a passion? - Alec Bobko 00:47:25 - Since most cell providers now offer an unlimited option for phones, what’s holding Sony and Xbox back from allowing game streaming from my consoles at home to my phone? - Dante the clerk 00:50:24 - Squad Up: Alfonso (Xbox One) - Speaks Beliefs 00:51:30 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Fran and Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Maj 201955min

Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock at http://games.robinhood.com Get 10% off your first order with promo code: GAMES at http://brooklinen.com Tim and Fran talk Mario Maker 2, Death Stranding, WoW Classic, and more! Time Stamps - 00:03:55 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Games E3 Showcase is June 10th at 4:30 p.m. PT! Youtube.com/kindafunnygames The Roper Report - 00:04:56 - Super Mario Maker 2 Direct Incoming 00:12:43 - World of Warcraft Classic Release Date Announced 00:19:00 - Hideo Teasing New Death Stranding Trailer 00:27:07 - Red Dead Online Introducing Role-Playing This Summer 00:30:46 - Red Dead Redemption 2 Sales Slowing 00:33:49 - The Division 2 Raid Imminent 00:37:34 - Out today 00:40:08 - Ads Reader mail - 00:43:32 - “Do you think that the ‘droughts’ are actually helping developers? - David Scott 00:47:23 - “What was the first Nintendo game you ever played?” - Tiziano 00:56:36 - Squad Up: Anthony Ragucci - Xbox One - RedWolfCrusader 00:57:20 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Maj 20191h