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Blessing and Greg round out the week by answering all of your Xbox Game Studios questions and discussing the trickle of news from yesterday's Xbox Showcase. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:00 - Housekeeping Our new First Impressions Preview of Crash Bandicoot 4 is up on youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. Tim calls it the Sonic Mania of Crash Saturday, it’s the second episode of the Xcast with SnowBikeMike, Gary, and Alanah! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:12:00 - Halo Infinite’s Demo Was a Work-in-Progress Build - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:23:30 - Do you think Xbox should have been up front about the game being an early build? - Best Friends Q:GroovyMuse 00:24:30 - Do you think that this kerfuffle could have any sort of impact on people's perception of the game? - Best Friends Q:OMGTURTLES73 00:35:18 - Even Rare isn’t sure about what Everwild’s Gameplay is - Tom Ivan @ Video Games Chronicle 00:42:03 - Dontnod's Tell Me Why aims for a transgender stor

The Kinda Funny Xcast Host SnowBikeMike joins Greg, Tim, Blessing, and Andy to wrap-up all their thoughts on the HUGE Xbox Showcase. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: TODAY at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Come tell him what to play. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Andrea doing official Twitch Gaming PostShow Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Saturday, it’s the second episode of the Xcast with SnowBikeMike, Gary, and Alanah! Our Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast with Sucker Punch’s Nate Fox is live as a Kinda Funny Gamescast! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:00 - Xbox Post-Show Recap 01:18:15 - KLARNA 01:19:20 - Out today 01:21:40 - You‘re

Andrea Rene joins Tim to get hyped for Halo Infinite, discuss game prices, mispronounce Yakuza, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: TODAY at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Come tell him what to play. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Saturday, it’s the second episode of the Xcast with SnowBikeMike, Gary, and Alanah! Our Ghost of Tsushima Spoilercast with Sucker Punch’s Nate Fox is live as a Kinda Funny Gamescast! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:30 - Halo Infinite Box Art Revealed, Everyone Losing Their Minds 00:22:12 - Should halo change or go back to its roots? - Best Friends Q:Lexus 00:26:25 -

Blessing and Imran breakdown a large report from Bloomberg about the culture at Ubisoft and how that's affected the Asassin's Creed franchise. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:06:00 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames, podcast services, and now Spotify! Thank you for your support! Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: Wednesday at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Enough about Xbox, PSILY is live! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:01 - What the fuck is happening at Ubisoft? - Steven T. Wright @ Gamespot 00:21:00 - Is it going to be enough that Ubisoft gives you just a choice to play as

Blessing and Tim recap and discuss that Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:45 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast is up right now on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Thank you for your support! Remember, it’s a huge Xbox week here on Kinda Funny: Wednesday at 2 pm, Greg’s streaming the Summer Game Fest Demo Event -- he’ll be playing a bunch of the demos on Xbox LIVE. Thursday at 9 am, we’re reacting LIVE to the Xbox Games Showcase alongside the Xcast host SnowBikeMike. Thursday afternoon, Greg’s first playthrough of Halo: Combat Evolved starts with Tim and Andy on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. Enough Xbox stuff, though: today on PSILY, Greg and I are doing a HUGE bracket to decide the No. 1 PS4 exclusive of all time. Watch live on patreon.com/kindafunnygames to vote in tie-breakers. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:08:45 - Let’s recap that Nintendo Direct: Mini - Chris Pereira and Eddie @ Games

Blessing and Greg round out the week by talking about NPD and predicting where Ghost of Tsushima will end up in sales. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:11:00 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast kicks off Saturday at 6 am PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Get your questions in now on kindafunny.com/patreon! Remember: kindafunny.com/store has a bunch of great shit Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:12:55 - The Last of Us Part 2 continues to kill it in sales - Adam Bankhurst @ IGN 00:23:50 - Microsoft discontinues Xbox One X and Xbox One S digital edition - Tom Warren @ The Verge 00:26:50 - With the discontinuation of the Xbox One X now guaranteeing the existence of Lockhart, do you believe the rumors of what it supposedly will be? You know, the part where it is targeting 1080p to provide that budget price. - Best Friends Q:MalcontentRonin 00:37:20 - What was up with that Geoff Keighley PS5 Dualsense hands on demo? 00:45:35 - Was

Microsoft's doing it! Come listen to Blessing and Greg discuss Xbox's marriage made in heaven and Phil Spencer's rallying cry! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:50 - Housekeeping The Kinda Funny Xcast kicks off Saturday at 6 am PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services. Get your questions in now on kindafunny.com/patreon! kindafunny.com/store has a bunch of great shit Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:30 - Xcloud getting Xbox Game Pass Library! 00:21:25 - With Phil Spencer announcing that xCloud would be free to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in September, it had me thinking, how could Stadia even hope to compete with this? - Best Friends Q:Benjamin Berry 00:43:40 - With the inclusion of Project Xcloud in Game Pass Ultimate, is there parity in those libraries? Is Project Xcloud getting it's own library that is separate from Game Pass Ultimate for those who aren't subscribed? - Best Friends Q:Scoompoof 00:49:33 - Halo: Infinit

Greg's joined by the host of the Kinda Funny Xcast SnowBikeMike to talk about our brand new Xbox show, more PS5s being made, and the Paper Mario reviews! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:17:15 - Housekeeping PS I Love You XOXO is LIVE answering all of your questions following the Ghost of Tsushima review! This Saturday at 6 am pt, the Kinda Funny Xcast debuts on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and podcast services! kindafunny.com/store has a bunch of great shit Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:18:48 - PlayStation’s Making More PS5’s, Takashi Mochizuki @ Bloomberg 00:28:50 - Paper Mario: The Origami King Review Round-Up 00:34:50 - Marvel’s Avengers’ Beta Dates, Dorno @ IGN 00:41:12 - - Best Friends Q:Stephen Pina, Jr (stevejr1128) 00:45:45 - Video Game Industry Harassment Hotline, Ian Walker @ Kotaku 00:53:15 - Clowns -- literal clowns -- are protesting in Red Dead, Iain Harris PCGamesN 00:55:00 - XCast 00:57:30 - Out today 00:59:25 - Squad Up:Frankfu

Imran and Blessing talk about the Ghost of Tsushima reviews and how it stacks up against the year's biggest releases. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:10 - Housekeeping KindaFunny.com/store is POPPIN Our Ghost of Tsushima Review this morning on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and the Gamescast podcast feed. It’s spoiler-free, so watch it right away and then write in to PSILY with your questions for a special Wednesday morning episode! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:50 - Ghost of Tsushima Review Round Up 00:12:30 - BLESSING VS IMRAN UBISOFT FORWARD PREDICTIONS RESULTS 00:25:00 - Ubisoft Has Reportedly Rebooted Skull & Bones, Its Long-Delayed Pirate Game (EVA @ USgamer) 00:32:00 - Stadia Connect 01:23:20 - SWERY65 Apologizes For Insensitive Trans Scene In Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (@Swery65 on Twitter) 00:52:10 - Out today 00:54:00 - KFG Reader mail - 00:56:30 - As the generation draws to a close we get the chance to loo

Blessing and Tim recap Ubisoft Forward and talk about how this weekend shapes the future of the company. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:11:15 - Housekeeping We have hands-on previews of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and the First Impressions Podcast Feed. Our Ghost of Tsushima Review drops tomorrow at 7 am pacific time on youtube.com/kindafunnygames and the Gamescast podcast feed. It’s spoiler-free, so watch it right away and then write in to PSILY with your questions for a special Wednesday morning episode! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed & Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:12:36 - A Big Weekend for Ubisoft - Ubisoft Forward Recap 00:40:40 - Former Ubisoft developers form new studio Beans - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBiz 00:45:12 - Get ready for a lego Nintendo Entertainment System - Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:51:25 - Out today 00:54:00 - KFG Reader mail - 00:57:25 - Why do you think some companies get slammed for focusing on a rotati

Blessing and Greg wrap up the week by talking about the reveal of the next Far Cry game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and Blessing dive into what a Sony patent means for PlayStation 5, if physical games are about to die, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - Housekeeping Right after KFGD, we’re doing WHCF with Andy McNamara on his 29 years at Game Informer! Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames We’re reacting to Ubisoft Forward on Sunday at noon pt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:09:25 - PS1, PS2, and PS3 Backwards Compat Coming?! Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:26:19 - Um, Did Digital Games Just KO physical Games? 00:32:00 - At what point does physical media become not worth the effort? Also, which company do you think will be first to drop physical media and when? - Best Friends Q:Parker Petrov 00:41:40 - Nintendo Mobile Games Have Strengthened Franchises, James Carr @ GameSpot 00:45:17 - A Sims TV Show, Julia Lee @ Polygon 00:52:00 - Out today 00:57:20 - Qu

Greg and Gary Whitta talk about Xbox telling publishers they can't charge for next-gen upgrades, Core paying you to create games, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames We’re reacting to Ubisoft Forward on Sunday at noon pt. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:10 - Xbox Won’t Allow Publishers to Charge for Next-Gen Upgrades, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:25:25 - COD:MW Removes the OK Symbol Out, Wesley Yin Poole @ Eurogamer 00:31:20 - Make Money in Core 00:37:38 - Xcloud is Helping Devs WFH, Allan Poore, Partner Group Program Manager, Project xCloud 00:42:10 - Top PSN Downloads for June 00:41:40 - Quip 00:43:39 - Klarna 00:46:20 - Hims 00:48:30 - Out today Reader mail - 00:50:00 - When reviewing any game, how much do you talk with other critics about the game? - Gondors Condor 01:04:20 - Squad

Assassin's Creed? Watch Dogs? Far Cry? Blessing and Imran discuss their expectations and predictions for the upcoming Ubisoft Forward. 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:00 - Housekeeping Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed &Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:37 - What can we expect at Ubisoft Forward? - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:37:50 - Microsoft is interested in WB Games - Jeremy Winslow @ Gamespot 00:40:11 - Is there such a thing as too many first party studios - Best Friends Q:The Nano Biologist 00:46:00 - Kingdoms of Amalur’s remaster has finally been revealed - Fraser Brown @ PC Gamer 00:49:20 - Sega Announces a Miniature Arcade Cabinet - Wesley Leblanc @ IGN 00:52:00 - Out today 00:54:35 - Quip 00:55:52 - Klarna 00:57:05 - Hims Reader mail - 00:58:40 - During yesterdays’s KFGD the phrase “as long as you are in their ecosystem” came up when discussing Microsof

Tim and Imran talk about their thoughts on what we will see at the Xbox showcase, Breath of the Wild 2 updates, Final Fantasy VII Part 2 working from home, and more. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:02:42 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack Every day this week a new part of Andy’s Full Playthrough of The Last of Us Part 2 will post at 3PM PT on youtube.com/kindafunnygames Iron Man VR Review on PS I Love You on Tuesday The Roper Report - 00:04:55 - Xbox Games Showcase Revealed (Xbox Twitter) 00:25:35 - 8BitDo Announces xCloud Controller (Tom Warren at The Verge) 00:28:09 - 30 Minutes of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Leak (Joe Skrebels at IGN) 00:35:13 - Breath of the Wild 2 Voice Actors Say Their Work On Game Is Done (Joe Skrebels IGN) 00:37:50 - Final Fantasy Remake Part 2 Being Worked on From Home (Joe Skrebels IGN) 00:44:00 - Left 4 Dead Creators Reveal Concept Art (Joe Skrebels IGN) 00:45:40 - Out today 00:51:45 - Quip 00:52:50 - Klarna 00:54:18 - Hims Read

00:00:00 - Start 00:03:50 - Housekeeping We’re back streaming Predator Hunting Grounds! 3-5 pm pacific time on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:07 - Evo has been cancelled - Jon Porter @ The Verge 00:17:50 - Ubisoft has announced their new Battle Royale game, Hyper Scape - Matt Purslow @ IGN 00:21:50 - Ubisoft is restructuring its Editorial Team - Rebekah Valentine @ GiBiz 00:30:41 - Other publishers are considering raising game prices for PS5 and Xbox Series X - Christopher Dring @ GiBiz 00:36:00 - Are the economics of a game's target price more important to the industry than just the bottom line? - Best Friends Q:Harvi Coline 00:47:00 - Popular Twitch Streamer, Byron ‘Reckful’ Bernstein, Dies at 31 - Ellise Shafer @ Variety 00:49:30 - My Friend Pedro is getting a tv adaptation - Rebekah Valentine 00:52:40 - We might’ve been spot on with Giancarlo Esposito being the next Far Cry Villain - Sherif Saed @ VG247 00:55:10 - Bro

Greg and Blessing talk about all the shocking news from NBA 2K21 and what it means for games going forward! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:05:40 - Housekeeping Samurai Predator streams! Today and tomorrow! 3-5! twitch.tv/kindafunnygames Kinda Funny First Impressions of Hyper Scape is going up on Youtube after KFGD Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:07:50 - NBA 2K21 Prices Stun Everyone, Nick Summers Engadget 00:32:00 - Iron Man VR Review Round-up 00:41:00 - Microsoft Renews Fable Trademark, Jordan Oloman @ IGN 00:44:30 - Sony Buying Leyou? (They Own Splash Damage (most recently Gears Tactics) and Digital Extremes (Warframe)), Bloomberg 00:47:50 - Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito Is In a Game, Eddie @ GameSpot 00:50:33 - There’s a Madden NFL 21 Uprising 00:52:00 - Fallout TV Show? 00:57:50 - Out today 00:58:20 - Do you feel like the XBox Summer Game Fest a good way to handle these demos with no live events? Do you think we will get demos for Halo I

Gary Whitta and Greg run through PlayStation's nine new indies, talk about Xbox's awesome Summer Game Fest demo solution, and more! Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:40 - Housekeeping BJ Writes In: With E3 Month now over, I was wondering how you guys felt about it. Was it good having all that news spread out? GAMESCAST @ 2 PM PT Thursday and Friday: PREDATOR STREAMS! 3-5 pm. twitch.tv/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:06:31 - PlayStation Indies! 00:39:40 - Crysis Remastered And Its Trailer Delayed, Steven Wright @ GameSpot 00:47:40 - Devolver Digital Showcase Announced 00:52:20 - XBOX SUMMER GAME FEST DEMO FUN TIMES 00:59:20 - Cyberpunk 2077 Ditches Wall Running, Lisa Dahlgren @ Game Reactor 01:00:00 - Out today 01:00:49 - Squad Up: The Nano Biologist - You‘re Wrong 01:12:56 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg and Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran and Blessing talk about new rumors about Xbox Series X and what they could mean for Lockhart. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:04:05 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed,Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:15 - Xbox Lockhart Intended To Release After Series X (Thurrott/Brad Sams) 00:15:00 - Fortnite Ditches Early Access Label, Slows Development Of Save The World Mode (IGN/Jordan Oloman) 00:23:55 - Nintendo Theme Park in Japan Won’t Open This Summer (Bloomberg/Takashi Mochizuki) 00:27:50 - Andy McNamara Leaves Game Informer After 29 Years 00:30:35 - PSVR Patent Filed For Advertisements Displayed Within The Headset (IGN/Jordan Oloman) 00:37:30 - Discord is rebranding to shift away from gaming (Engadget/Igor Bonifacic) 00:42:30 - Twitch suspends Donald Trump's channel for hateful conduct (GI.biz/Brendan Sinclair) 00:47:30 - Out today 00:49:00 - Reader mail - 00:50:41 - Nintendo gave a formal apology over joy-con drift.However, in 2020 how is this still

Blessing and Tim talk about new reports on that WB Montreal Harry Potter games. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:03:38 - Housekeeping TOMORROW MORNING, we’re reacting live to DreamsCom! That’s right, join Greg and me as we react to Media Molecule’s livestream as they look at some of the most exciting Dreams community projects in development and some updates from the Dreams team. That’s taking place tomorrow at 9am Pacific on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames We Have Cool Friends with Laura Bailey is live right after this episode of KFGD. She and Greg talk about her, her career, and her role in The Last of Us Part II. So stay tuned right here on Twitch.tv/KindaFunnyGames or watch & listen later on YouTube.com/KindaFunny or your podcast service of choice. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Conner Nolan, Black Jack The Roper Report - 00:05:28 - WB’s Harry Potter game is still very real and we have more details - Jason Schreier @ Bloomberg 00:18:03 - In light of this, and the numerous gaming indu