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Greg and Blessing talk Cyberpunk 2077, the Witcher game that isn't The Witcher 4, and crunch at Naughty Dog. Time Stamps - 00:03:36 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:04:18 - CD Projekt Red’s Next Game Might Be Witcher but not Witcher 4 00:21:53 - Kotaku’s Compensating Reviewers with Time Off 00:34:18 - Good Guy Discord 00:36:06 - Ubisoft’s Up to Something 00:40:15 - LEGO + Mario 00:44:07 - Out today 00:48:46 - Ads Reader mail - 00:52:45 - “Is it time to move what would be hands on demos to streaming platforms?” - Tommyboy 01:00:53 - Required Reading: https://bit.ly/39M5ffw 01:04:33 - “How do you morally reconcile playing these video games?” - Gondors Condor 01:11:25 - You‘re Wrong 01:13:32 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Blessing & Tim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

E3 IS CANCELLED. Blessing and Gary are joined by Greg to discuss what E3's cancellation means for the industry. Time Stamps - 00:03:01 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:04:26 - It's official: E3 2020 has been cancelled 00:21:27 - “Do you think we will still see a large number of announcements clustered together?” - Chase Winters 00:27:32 - “How will the cancellation of E3 affect industry insiders like yourselves?” - Krajookie 00:31:01 - “Who do you think strikes first as far as next gen announces are concerned?” - Probably Oliver 00:41:12 - Ad 00:45:20 - It’s time for another Review Roundup: Nioh 2 00:51:51 - Doom Eternal is not true 4K on Google Stadia 00:59:03 - Two New Nintendo Directs Might be incoming 01:01:52 - Out today 01:03:46 - Squad Up: MarleyNito - PS4 - ingenito1993 01:06:11 - You‘re Wrong 01:10:58 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Blessing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim and Greg have a HUGE news day to walk you through - reviews, Reggie, and more! Time Stamps - 00:04:07 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:05:21 - Ori and the Will of the Wisps Reviews 00:11:11 - GameStop appoints Reggie to Board 00:14:00 - “What does this mean?” - Super 00:18:07 - Horizon is coming to PC 00:23:17 - 2K Making NFL Games Again 00:30:00 - “Both Madden and the WWE 2K games have both felt samey year after year…” - anakinjmt 00:33:43 - We’re getting another Tony Hawk? 00:39:44 - COD Warzone isn’t REALLY FTP on Xbox 00:46:23 - “Do you think Halo Infinite will have a similar mode?” - Grayling Thibodeaux 00:47:44 - Game Informer Restructuring 00:50:47 - Out today 00:57:06 - Ads Reader mail - 01:01:33 - “Could we get a 3D Lego Mario Game, is this just a tease for Super Mario Lego sets?” - The 5 Star Man 01:03:57 - Squad Up: Gondors Condor - Xbox - Gondors Condor 01:04:53 - You‘re Wrong 01:06:52 - Post Show Tomorrow’s Hosts: Greg & Whitta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f

Hurry to http://upstart.com/kfgames to find out how low your Upstart rate is! To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to http:// mintmobile.com/games. Get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code games only at http://brooklinen.com Blessing and Tim discuss Call of Duty: Warzone Time Stamps - 00:05:30 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack, The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:06:20 - A NEW CALL OF DUTY IS LAUNCHING TOMORROW 00:24:40 - Cyberpunk has revealed the look for its feminine protagonist - Joseph Knoop @ IGN 00:27:30 - With the industry trying to shed it's bro culture skin, what other changes would you like to see from your favorite devs that would move the needle further? - Best Friends Q: Frank Furterr 00:30:00 - Fallout 76 Broke its VO Budget - Hayley Williams @ GameSpot 00:35:45 - Mojang and EA cancel live events in respo

Blessing and Imran discuss a new feature for Resident Evil 3's nemesis along with news of Iam8Bit pulling out of E3. Time Stamps - 00:06:00 - Housekeeping We’re hosting and producing a debut stream for the game CORE. On Thursday, March 19th at 3 p.m. PT, you can tune in to twitch.tv/kindafunnygames to see the devs from Manticore Games join Greg as they build multiplayer games live in CORE! The Roper Report - 00:07:21 - Resident Evil 3’s Nemesis Just Got a Whole Lot Scarier 00:10:54 - “Does this make the game too difficult?” - Lee Pollero 00:15:17 - Iam8bit resigns as E3 2020 creative director 00:18:18 - “Do you think they were fired or quit?” - Midnight Owl 00:26:25 - Frictional Games Reveals Their Horror Sequel 00:33:35 - TurboGrafx-16 Mini delayed after coronavirus shuts down production 00:36:26 - Psyonix cancels Rocket League World Championship 00:37:17 - Take-Two CEO says COVID-19 could spark long-term change in remote work 00:39:57 - Bungie activates remote work policy 00:42:16 - Out today 00:44:03 -

Blessing and Tim discuss a ton of PlayStation news including a new Ghost of Tsushima trailer and a Last of Us HBO series in the works. Time Stamps -m 00:02:49 - Housekeeping We’re hosting and producing a debut stream for the game CORE. On Thursday, March 19th at 3 p.m. PT, you can tune in to twitch.tv/kindafunnygames to see the devs from Manticore Games join Greg as they build multiplayer games live in CORE The Roper Report - 00:04:22 - Ghost of Tsushima has a new trailer and a release date 00:12:51 - “Is there any chance we'll see a hint of superpowers in this game?” - Fendyy 00:14:39 - The Last of Us' Series is in the Works at HBO 00:22:40 - Sony Names New Head of Santa Monica Studio 00:29:13 - The ESA has released an update to its statement about E3 00:32:07 - Microsoft asks employees to work from home 00:33:08 - “Do you think this is a smart move?” - Jamie S 00:35:17 - Out today 00:41:21 - “Ad“ Reader mail - 00:41:51 - “When does Sony pull the trigger and add all first party games day and date to

Blessing and Gary talk about a new Star Wars leak and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation 2. Time Stamps - 00:17:55 - Housekeeping Gary promotes stream We’re hosting and producing a debut stream for the game CORE. On Thursday, March 19th at 3 p.m. PT, you can tune in to twitch.tv/kindafunnygames. You can follow @CoreGames on Twitter for details and catch their write-up on the Verge right now. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Mohammed Mohammed, Drew Gardiner, Black Jack The Kinda Funny Destiny 2 PC Clan The Roper Report - 00:20:25 - A new Star Wars game has leaked??? - Joe Skrebels @ IGN 00:31:17 - Google Stadia announces a new, second studio - this comes from a blog post written by Jade Raymond, VP and Head of Stadia Games and Entertainment 00:38:15 - Valve Wants There To Be More Half-Life After Half-Life: Alyx - Alessandro Barbosa @ Gamespot 00:47:33 - With Half Life Alyx less than 20 days away, what is your hype level? - Best Friends Q:Chris RVA 00:50:56 - Epic cancels Unreal Fest Europ

Blessing and Imran talk about the BAFTAs along with new Half Life: Alyx gameplay. Time Stamps - 00:06:00 - Housekeeping Barrett’s The Legend of Zelda In Review comes out TODAY: https://youtu.be/SftdpUVXQLA The Roper Report - 00:08:54 - The BAFTA nominees have been announced 00:14:30 - “I noticed one really odd choice…” - Charles Jakobsen 00:18:00 - Valve dropped some Half Life Alyx gameplay 00:33:26 - The ESA says they’ll move ahead with E3 2020 despite coronavirus concerns 00:37:05 - “Do y'all think they're stuck in a position where they CAN'T cancel E3?” - Ricky Mcflyy 00:42:21 - Marvel has announced a new open world RPG 00:44:10 - “What do y'all think mobile games need to do to break into the public conscience in a positive way?” - Ricky Mcflyy 00:46:31 - If you love cheap-ass Platinums like Greg, great news… 00:47:56 - Out today 00:51:40 - “Ad” Reader mail - 00:53:32 - “What's the likelihood (% wise) we get Part 2 and Part 3 of the FF7 Remake in the next 6 years?” - Jonathan Arleo 00:58:03 - “T

Blessing and Greg talk about GDC's postponement, Valorant's reveal, and more! Time Stamps - 00:04:06 - Housekeeping TOMORROW’S THE BIG DAY: Boss Baby Barrett’s Zelda In Review Premieres at 2pm PT: https://youtu.be/SftdpUVXQLA The Roper Report - 00:06:45 - GDC is Postponed! 00:25:43 - “What is going to happen that week is it gonna be a normal week or is something gonna happen its place?” - William Di Angelo 00:32:13 - Death Stranding PC Release Date, Half-Life Crossover 00:34:58 - Valorant Revealed 00:36:52 - “Do you think Riot's Valorant can have a break-out into the shooter scene like Apex did?” - Jeff from Philly 00:41:35 - Out today 00:43:13 - “Ad” Reader mail - 00:44:14 - “More bad news for Nvidia this weekend…” - Jamie S 00:54:23 - “Yesterday Platinum said in an interview that the reason for The Wonderful 101's kickstarter was not for funding at all…” - Arvin 00:59:25 - Squad Up: Marty88 - Xbox - Reillyda86 01:00:55 - You‘re Wrong 01:03:44 - Post Show This Week’s Hosts: TUESDAY: Blessing and I

Blessing and Greg have a fun rumormill Friday with Kojima Productions' Tweet, talk about Borderlands 3 expansion content, and more! Time Stamps - 00:05:01 - Housekeeping Today! IGN is putting on a livestream in celebration of Black History Month AND Blessing is going to be a part of it! Starting at 1:30pm pt, come hang out as Blessing and others get to talk to 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 Blessing will be on it periodically hanging out, playing games, interviewing folks, and more. Zelda In Review, an In Review Special where Barrett reviews every Zelda game he played, ranks each game, and rediscovers what makes The Legend of Zelda special on the 3rd anniversary of Breath of the Wild...March 3rd, NEXT TUESDAY, as a YouTube Premiere at 2pm PT on YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames! The Roper Report - 00:10:16 - Kojima Productions Announcing Silent Hills Next Week? 00:17:44 - Riot’s New Game Leaked? 00:22:54 - B

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, Moham

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

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 - Pos

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:

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

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 - Priv

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:GroovyMus

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 compani

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 ma

Hurry to http://upstart.com/kfgames to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Listen to The Besties free, only on Spotify. To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to http://mintmobile.com/games. Blessing and Tim sit down to discuss the D.I.C.E. Awards, PS5 prices, and more. 00:03:38 - Housekeeping SCREEN FAST is happening right after today’s episode of KFGD Today around 2:30 we'll be streaming the closed beta of Bleeding Edge Love, Sex, and Stuff RETURNS tonight at 8PM. The Roper Report - 00:05:43 - What the Honk is happening, we have our DICE Awards Winners 00:08:25 - “What does this win mean for the future of indie games?” - Frankfurtter 00:18:03 - Sony Is Struggling With PlayStation 5 Price Due to Costly Parts 00:33:26 - “Is this a worrying sign for release day prices?” - The Nano Biologist 00:36:24 - Half Life: Alyx has a Release Date 00:37:55 - January NPD is in and spending is down 00:41:37 - “Am I crazy for thinking there’s a cha