Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast

Blessing and Greg talk about the Activision Microsoft extension, Overwatch 2 woes, Call of Duty growth, and the introduction of Skelly.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:09:25 - Housekeeping Our Pikmin 4 review is up right now as a Kinda Funny Gamescast. Mike’s our lead reviewer. I also talk about my playthrough of Viewfinder. That is up on Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames Can you believe it: Comic-Con is this week, and Greg’s got two panels for you! Thursday night, come hang with Greg, catch the premiere screening of the first episode of Twisted Metal, and perhaps play a game of “Kinda Feudy” for a giveaway you don’t wanna miss! It’s Thursday at 10 pm in Room 6DE! Friday, Greg’s hosting the Genvid Slate Reveal: SILENT HILL: Ascension and Special Guests from DC and Gearbox at 11:30am PST in Room 6BCF. The Roper Report  - 00:11:38 - Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend merger agreement to October00:17:27 - Overwatch 2 Engagement and Player Investment Is Declining, Activision Blizzard Admits00:26:35 - Call of Duty Is Bringing in Billions for Activision, but Player Numbers Are Down00:36:58 - Ad00:38:04 - Pikmin 4 review round up00:46:51 - Insider Suggests Resident Evil 9 Is Releasing In 202500:51:47 - Firewall Ultra has a release date!00:54:45 - Neopets announces independency00:59:15 - Out Today01:00:01 - NVIDIA GeForce Update01:02:03 - Squad Up: Jacob - Pokemon go fest/irl/discord - Heartceed01:02:26 - You‘re Wrong01:05:05 - The Post Show!Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bless and Tim talk Ratchet for PC, Xbox's biggest ever Gamescom, and Tim & Mike's awkward moment at Starbucks.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:07:00 - Housekeeping Can you believe it: Comic-Con is this week, and Greg’s got two panels for you! Thursday night, come hang with Greg, catch the premiere screening of the first episode of Twisted Metal, and perhaps play a game of “Kinda Feudy” for a giveaway you don’t wanna miss! It’s Thursday at 10 pm in Room 6DE! Friday, Greg’s hosting the Genvid Slate Reveal: SILENT HILL: Ascension and Special Guests from DC and Gearbox at 11:30am PST in Room 6BCF. The Roper Report  - 00:11:00 - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PC Requirements have been Revealed and it Does Not Demand an SSD00:24:14 - This year’s Xbox Games Showcase was the most watched one00:31:24 - Ad00:32:31 - Bungie and EA veterans have formed a new studio00:37:38 - EA Sports FC 24 Preview Round Up00:46:07 - Ubisoft isn’t planning Assassin’s Creed Mirage DLC00:52:20 - Remnant 2 Developer Confirms Console Versions Include 60FPS Performance Mode00:54:29 - Mortal Kombat’s at Comic-con00:56:22 - Out Today00:58:26 - Squad Up: TinyCam - Nintendo Switch Online - @CaptainCammm on Twitter or Instagram00:59:16 - You‘re Wrong01:01:30 - The Post Show!Tomorrow’s Hosts: Bless & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peace at last -- plus, what does the strike mean for The Last of Us Season 2?Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:05:15 - Housekeeping There’s a new PS I Love You XOXO live, and it takes your audience to work day! Come take a preview appointment with us for an unreleased video game! youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. We aren’t still doing the KFGD+Post-Show+Stream experiment anymore. Thanks for your feedback! Thank you to our Patreon Producer Delaney Twining. The Roper Report  - 00:06:32 - PS5 and Xbox Settle the Call of Duty War00:16:20 - Viewfinder Review Round-Up00:23:30 - Ad ENDED early00:24:54 - What’s the Hollywood strike mean for TLOU Season 2?, Nellie Andreeva @ Deadline00:37:00 - Team behind PlayStation’s Patapon reveal successor game ‘Ratatan’, Andy Robinson @ VGC00:39:10 - RIP Xbox Live Gold, Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN00:49:15 - Planets In Star Wars Outlaws Are Similar In Size To Two Assassin's Creed Odyssey Zones, Darryn @ GameSpot00:51:00 - Planets In Star Wars Outlaws Are Similar In Size To Two Assassin's Creed Odyssey Zones, Darryn @ GameSpot00:54:00 - The Nintendo Switch’s Terrible Online Saves a Life, Jordan Middler @ VGC00:55:45 - Out Today00:57:40 - You‘re Wrong01:00:00 - The Post Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looks liks a PS5 version of Naughty Dog's latest might be on the way...Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:07:00 - Housekeeping PSILY is live and talking about if Baldur’s Gate 3 can be PS5’s Starfield! Today, The Founders of Kinda Funny will go head-to-head-to-head to see who can get the highest…in Only Up. Join us for another fun-filled Super Stream where Greg, Tim, and Nick will race against each other in Only Up and then see who can bag the most Dinos in Exoprimal. Tune in on Twitch.tv/kindafunnygames and Youtube.com/kindafunnygames Over on Patreon: There’s a Gregway where Greg asks and answers the question: am I about to poop my pants. Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - 00:10:30 - The Last of Us 2 Remastered Leaked?! Ryan Leston @ IGN00:21:30 - Xbox Thinks Game Pass Can Help Offset Tens of Millions in Lost Starfield and Indiana Jones Sales, Taylor Lyles @ IGN00:28:30 - After 2.5 years, Cyberpunk 2077’s Steam reviews are now ‘very positive’, Tom Ivan @ VGC00:39:00 - There’s a Haptic Suit for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, David Wolinsky @ GameSpot00:46:48 - Ad00:48:45 - EA Sports FC 24 Adds Women's Soccer Stars To Ultimate Team, Jason Fanelli @ GameSpot00:52:20 - People Can Fly opens Montreal studio to work on Just Cause 3 director’s original game, Tom Ivan @ VGC00:56:00 - Out Today01:01:00 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts:Monday: Tim and Cameron HawkinsTuesday: Greg & BlessWednesday: Bless & GregThursday: Bless & TimFriday: Tim & Bless01:05:00 - The Post Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FTC won't let Microsoft be or let Phil be Phil so let me see.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:14:34 - Housekeeping I’m going to Comic-Con! I'm hosting the @GenvidEnt Slate Reveal: SILENT HILL: Ascension and Special Guests from DC and Gearbox Comic-Con Panel! It’s happening Friday, July 21st in Room 6BCF at 11:30am PT -- BE THERE! New Kinda Funny Xcast w/ Rebekah Valentine talking about the Xbox FTC trial! Screencast on Secret Invasion! The Roper Report  - 00:20:00 - Microsoft ‘disappointed’ as FTC officially files appeal on Activision Blizzard ruling00:29:10 - Sony Investing $2.1B in Gaming R&D, Focusing on Live-Service00:45:39 - Ad00:46:41 - PlayStation’s Access controller for PS5 launches globally on December 600:50:21 - Bungie wins Lawsuit against Shitty Destiny Player00:52:55 - Limited Run Games Announced a bunch of crazy shit yesterday00:58:50 - Out Today01:00:58 - You‘re Wrong01:02:33 - Squad Up - PS5 - Street Fighter 6 - RagequitsAreLame01:04:53 - The Post Show!Tomorrow’s Hosts: Stella Chung and Greg! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Naughty Dog's got a new king, The Last of Us HBO can't be stopped, and Greg wants into your mind.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:02:04 - Housekeeping Longtime Kinda Funny supporter Gene Yang came by with the cast of American Born Chinese for an AMAZING Screencast! Grab it on youtube.com/kindafunny or podcast services! Greg and Janet’s Oxenfree II review is live! youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services Tim and Barrett have a new live reaction up for the recent Ahsoka trailer, up on YouTube.com/Kindafunny! The Roper Report  - 00:08:34 - TLOU’s Neil Druckmann Rules the World00:17:41 - ‘The Last of Us’ Emmy Noms Make It the First Live-Action Video Game Adaptation to Earn Major Awards Consideration00:22:37 - Ad00:22:39 - The Horizon series is only just getting started, as developer has a pipeline of 16 "plans"00:42:55 - Oxenfree II Review Round-Up00:47:37 - Xbox Launches New Voice Reporting Feature00:53:49 - A Need for Speed: Most Wanted remake is coming next year, voice actor claims00:58:47 - Is Diablo IV coming to Game Pass?00:59:16 - Out Today01:02:24 - You‘re Wrong01:04:27 - The Post Show!Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xbox beats the FTC, the CMA is back in talks with Microsoft, and a third Star Wars Jedi game seems to be hiring more devs. Greg and Bless tackle it all!Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:04:32 - Housekeeping A new Kinda Funny Podcast is up with special guest Spiderverse’s Kris Anka to talk MCU vs DCU. Youtube.com/KindaFunny This week, we’re NOT breaking up our streaming content on YouTube. This means that each day, KFGD, the SuperChat Post-Show, and the stream of the day will be one BIG video on YouTube. Let us know what you think of this plan in the video comments, and make sure you help anyone in chat or comments that’s confused as to what’s going on! What’s not an experiment? The YouTube Super-Chat Post-Show is now part of the podcast! The Roper Report  - 00:09:21 - Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard00:29:17 - Microsoft and UK regulators agree to pause their Activision battle to negotiate00:34:14 - Ad00:35:18 - Will Activision Games Come to Game Pass ASAP?00:39:09 - EA is seemingly hiring for a third Star Wars Jedi game00:44:10 - A New Study Says Just 13 Percent of Classic Video Games Are Commercially Available00:49:37 - Sega of America workers announce plans to form a union00:54:04 - Borderlands Movie In Post-Prod Hell As Last Of Us Writer Removes Name From It01:00:20 - Out Today01:01:42 - You‘re Wrong01:04:43 - The Post Show!Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a GAMESPOT TAKEOVER. Lucy James and Devante Chisolm join the show to talk about that new Black Panther game, Desus Ex, and a Final Fantasy 16 musical.Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:03:43 - HousekeepingTime for another experiment!This week, we’re NOT breaking up our streaming content on YouTube. This means that each day, KFGD, the SuperChat Post-Show, and the stream of the day will be one BIG video on YouTube.What’s it mean for you? Well…No more jumping between YouTube vids if you’re watching live. You just come into one and hang out.If you wanna watch KFGD on demand while the stream is live, you just have to rewind to the beginning.If you wanna catch the Jabroni Boys after the stream has ended, you have to scrub past Games Daily.Let us know what you think of this plan in the video comments, and make sure you help anyone in chat or comments that’s confused as to what’s going on! Thank you to our Patreon Producer: Delaney Twining The Roper Report  - 00:06:00 - A brand new EA studio is making a Black Panther game - Marika Hashimoto @ Marvel.com00:14:18 - Adam Jensen Actor Says No One Has Called About a New Deus Ex - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN00:18:51 - All-female Final Fantasy 16 musical announced - Jordan Middler @ VGC00:23:50 -Sega is licensing an ‘immensely popular’ IP for a new web3 game - Jordan Middler @ VGC00:28:45 - EA Sports FC 24 Ultimate Edition cover revealed featuring over 30 players - Jordan Middler @ VGC00:33:35 - EA announces EA UFC 500:36:05 - Ad00:37:10 - Out TodayReader Mail -00:41:09 - How do you play games when life gets stressful? - DannyGhostyBoy00:44:10 - If you could have any indie developer take on a big triple A IP, who would the dev be and what would their new project be? - IndieQuest Podcast00:48:16 - What were your earliest memories of video games? - Tom Hoppus 6900:56:05 - In one of the best years in gaming, what is your most overlooked game of the year? - Tyler P.00:57:25 - You‘re Wrong00:59:00 - The Post Show!Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Bless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Greg breakdown Diablo 4's season pass news, SEGA turning on NFTs, and Spider-Man 2 coming to San Diego Comic Con!Time Stamps -00:00:00 - Start00:10:00 - HousekeepingGamescast is recording this afternoon on Patreon and then going live ASAP!Over on Patreon:I’m doing Remember Your Summer Gaming Moments today!Balancing and Prioritizing 2023's Biggest Games - Gregway 07.06.23Love, Sex, and Stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb430u_0XpQThank you to our Patreon Producer:Delaney TwiningThe Roper Report  -00:12:00 - Diablo IV Season 1 Release Date, Deets, Kat Bailey @ IGN00:36:40 - Somewhat related: Diablo’s Getting its First New Class in Forever… only on mobile, Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN00:38:10 - Ad00:39:19 - WE WON: Sega Pulls Back From Blockchain Gaming as Crypto Winter Persists, Takashi Mochizuki @ Bloomberg00:43:40 - Somewhat Related: Sonic Co-Creator Sentenced For Insider Trading, Evan Campbell @ GameSpot00:45:28 - Spider-Man 2 Panel @SDCC00:48:35 - SF6 Sales00:50:54 - Somewhat Related: Play Dave the Diver!00:53:50 - Out Today00:57:27 - You‘re WrongNext Week’s Hosts:Monday: It’s a GameSpot takeover! Lucy James and DeVante Chisolm!Tuesday: Greg and BlessWednesday: Tim and GregThursday: Greg and TimFriday: IGN’s Stell Chung and Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Tim breakdown FInal Fantasy XVI getting a patch, Xbox Game Pass getting a price increase, and more!Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:05:20 - “Is 2023 going to be this generation's 2007?” - Cameron00:15:11 - Housekeeping Xcast is live with Shannon Liao from the New York Times! The Roper Report  - 00:19:50 - Final Fantasy 16 Patch Makes You Less Sick00:28:15 - Xbox Game Pass Is Officially More Expensive00:32:50 - FC 24 Cover Star Reportedly Leaks00:37:27 - Ad00:38:31 - Naraka Bladepoint comes to PS5, Goes FTP00:44:08 - AC Mirage Will Have ‘History of Baghdad’ Mode00:50:35 - Out Today00:55:26 - “What's Up with Marvel Snap?” - Marco00:59:09 - Squad Up: Comedian Aaron Trahan - IRL/IG - @AaronMadeULaugh01:00:42 - You‘re WrongTomorrow’s Hosts: Tim & Greg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices