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Get 10% off AND free shipping when you use promo code GAMES at http://brooklinen.com. Hurry to http://Upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Tim and Andy discuss the horrible allegations against Jeremy Soule, CD Projekt Red's future plans, Halo Master Chief Collection, and more. Time stamps - 00:01:46 - Housekeeping The Roper Report - 00:03:54 - CDPR will transit into a dual-franchise studio 00:07:10 - Two Women Accuse Skyrim Composer Jeremy Soule Of Sexual Misconduct 00:09:22 - Several high-profile game developers publicly accused of sexual assault 00:13:47 - NBA 2K20’s Loot Box Trailer 00:21:05 - Borderlands 3 Writer Wants To Pen Tales From The Borderlands Season 2 00:23:15 - Status of Drive Club 00:27:04 - Halo: The Master Chief Collection Will Soon Support Over 6 Million Player-Created Maps 00:29:20 - Out today 00:33:31 - Brooklinen 00:34:38 - Upstart Reader mail - 00:37:08 - “What can members of those communities do to be heard over the noise?” - GillyBrums 00:39:23 - “Why

Tim and Andy talk about the new Resident Evil, Shovel Knight, Dark Pictures Anthology, and more! Time Stamps - 00:03:20 - Housekeeping PAX is THIS week! Guild Wars event Friday morning at 9 a.m., KFGShowcase Friday at 4:30 p.m., Inter-Site Championship Saturday at 9 p.m.! Everything will be on twitch.tv/kindafunngames; event info is at kindafunny.com/events New Party Mode today! Mario Maker! YouTube.com/kindafunnygames. The Roper Report - 00:05:25 - New RE To Be Revealed At TGS 00:11:50 - Yakuza 7 will be a turn-based RPG 00:16:46 - Shovel Knight Dig Announced, New Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Details 00:23:00 - Man of Medan Sequel, Little Hope, Teased For 2020 00:26:28 - Pokemon Masters Out Today 00:31:07 - Out today 00:36:53 - Brooklinen 00:38:53 - Upstart 00:40:33 - Reader mail 00:57:25 - Squad Up: Maow45 - PSN 00:58:07 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s Hosts: Tim and Andy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get 10% off AND free shipping when you use promo code GAMES at http://brooklinen.com. Hurry to http://Upstart.com/KFGAMES to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Gary Whitta and Greg talk about two guys buying the Telltale Games name and trying to recapture the glory! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imran Kahn joins Andrea Rene for their first KFGD! They chat about the WoW Classic mania on Twitch, Overwatch on Switch rumors, Bungie's new comments on Activision, and news about the upcoming blockchain-focused PC marketplace Turboplay. Time Stamps - 00:03:15 - Housekeeping PAX is THIS week! Guild Wars event Friday morning, KFGShowcase Friday at 4:30, Inter-Site Championship Saturday at 9! kindafunny.com/events Andrea is hosting two panels: Life is Strange Friday at 12pm and The Outer Worlds Saturday at 1:30pm - The What’s Good Games Live! Panel is Sunday at 7pm. Come to the What’s Good Games x Life is Strange 2 PARTAYYYY! Friday night 7-10 - free admission - giveaways and cool stuff. Follow @imranzomg to see what he’s up to at PAX The Roper Report - 00:08:26 - WoW Classic Launch Surpasses Fortnite On Twitch By Hitting 1 Million Viewers 00:14:10 - Destiny Dev Says Activision Was Not A "Prohibitive Overlord" 00:20:24 - Is Overwatch coming to Nintendo Switch? 00:21:37 - “I'm more interested in what you th

Time Stamps - 00:04:55 - Housekeeping My Control review is up! Kinda Funny Gamescast PAX is THIS week! Guild Wars event Friday morning, KFGShowcase Friday at 4:30, Inter-Site Championship Saturday at 9! kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:07:24 - CONTROL REVIEWS 00:10:00 Best Friend Q. - You recorded your initial review thoughts on Thursday but were still trying to determine if the game was good or great. Have you spent more time with it since and if so, how has that impacted which side of the line you fall on? - Trevor Starkey 00:17:35 Best Friend Q. - So Control, how does it compare to other Remedy games? What kind of improvements do you hope for? Is there a clear line where DLC fits in, like omitted content or wall that will clearly be a door in the future? Or is it vague enough where the story will go next for DLC content? - The Nano Biologist 00:20:18 - ION FURY WHIPLASH 00:43:05 - Persona Franchise Crosses 10 Million Copies

We got a new cohost! Imran Khan stops by for his first official gig as a Kinda Funny part timer and talks about leaving Game Informer, PlayStation getting involved with the Uncharted movie, and more! 00:00:30 - Imran is here! 00:11:45 - “So what's next for you?” - The Nano Biologist 00:17:07 - Housekeeping Batman Stream Sunday - noon PAX is next week! Guild Wars event Friday morning, KFGShowcase Friday at 4:30, Inter-Site Championship Saturday at 8! kindafunny.com/events The Roper Report - 00:19:53 - PlayStation is coming to “save” the Uncharted Movie 00:30:28 - Riot Class Action Suit Settled 00:37:40 - DICE Cancels Battlefield V Competitive Mode 00:49:48 - Out today 00:53:17 - WHCF & PM Reader mail - 00:54:00 - “As a majority of people listening to this podcast will be working for someone someday I figured a good question would be what was the process like?” - Borzen00 00:58:07 - “With the recent news about Spidey leaving the MCU, do you think this will have any repercussions for Insomniacs’ Spider-Man

Andrea and Greg talk about contractors listening to your Kinect commands, GameStop stock, and more! Time Stamps - 00:02:00 - Housekeeping New Party Mode today! Borderlands 3 Proving Grounds! PAX is next week! Guild Wars event Friday morning, KFGShowcase Friday at 4:30, Inter-Site Championship Saturday at 9! kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:06:00 - Xbox One Was Spying on you?! Joseph Cox @ Motherboard at Vice 00:17:28 - GameStop Stock Bump, Fred Imbert @ CNBC 00:23:34 Best Friend Q. - Will Gamestop be around in 5 years - The Virtual boy 00:25:45 - Alloy Comes back to Monster Hunter in Iceborne, Steve Watts @ GameSpot 00:26:55 Best Friend Q. - Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to Monster Hunter World Iceborne. Does this make you excited to play the DLC? What is your dream crossover character? - GameJumperX 00:29:40 - Out today 00:35:15 - Morning Shows Reader mail - 00:37:02 - What are your opinions on game demos being ex

Praise be to GamesRadar! Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Josh West's preview of Death Stranding's gameplay! Time Stamps - 00:03:10 - Housekeeping PAX is next week! Guild Wars event Friday morning, KFGShowcase Friday at 4:30, Inter-Site Championship Saturday at 9! kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:17:35 - Someone Finally Explains Death Stranding, Josh West @ GamesRadar Required reading - https://www.gamesradar.com/death-stranding-news/ 00:23:05 - GameStop Lays Off More than 100, nearly half of GI, Jason @ Kotaku 00:36:55 - Publish Your Games Somewhere Else 00:41:10 - Are games as service required to have giant, dissertation sized breakdowns to be understood and perhaps forgiven for mistakes? Best Friend Q - Legend Of Kanto 00:52:35 - Best Friend Q - Do you believe Microsoft when they claim they have "no plans" to release more Xbox exclusives on PS4 or, more importantly, the Switch? - Chad Betteridge 00:55:28 - MK Adds Terminato

Andrea and Greg talk about how devs, gamers, and everyone else have to re-learn how to talk to each other. Time Stamps - 00:03:15 - Housekeeping PAX is next week! Guild Wars event Friday morning, KFGShowcase Friday at 4:30, Inter-Site Championship Saturday at 9! kindafunny.com/events The Roper Report - 00:05:22 - Respawn CEO Vince Zampella on the Apex/Reddit Explosion 00:19:56 - “Are developers really supposed to just roll over and take it from some of the more vitriolic members of the gaming community?” - The Virtual Boy 00:26:15 - Shawn Layden on Insomniac Purchase 00:32:02 - Shawn on PS4 Exclusives on PC 00:33:30 - Hotline Miami was in Australia for a hot sec 00:34:23 - 2D Sonic and Mario Go to the Olympics 00:36:14 - Out today 00:39:06 - Imran Khan 00:40:31 - WHCF & PM Reader mail - 00:42:45 - “When are we going to see Nintendo reciprocate?” - instagram.com/wondercreme Please Follow 00:44:26 - “I recently got an oculus quest and was a bit disappointed by how much better it is from a technical stan

IT FINALLY HAPPENED! Insomniac is officially part of the PlayStation first party stable. Time Stamps - 00:01:50 - Housekeeping Thank you to Toronto! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:00 - PLAYSTATION BUYS INSOMNIAC 00:08:00 Best Friend Q. - Sony is to acquire Insomniac Games! I'm really excited about it, and it throws an interesting facet. For the past few years Insomniac have been making VR games like Edge of Nowhere, The Unspoken, Feral Rites and the upcoming Stormland exclusively for Oculus headsets. Do you think the acquisition means these titles will find their way to PSVR at some point? - KBABZ 00:11:15 Best Friend Q. - Exciting news announced today with Insomniac being acquired by Sony. Obviously this means Spider-Man 2 is basically confirmed but what do you think the focus of the studio is going to be. Will we see a lot of new IP or do you think we will see new entries in existing franchises such as Ratchet and Clank or even Resistance -

Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Boost is only available at http://Experian.com/kfgames It's Frandrea Friday that means Andrea Rene and Fran Mirabella chat about the new details from Phil Spencer about Xbox Scarlett, NPD numbers for July, a producer leaving Anthem, and EA reveals no lootboxes in Need for Speed Heat. Time Stamps - 00:01:35 - Housekeeping We’re going to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto next week! August 16-18, Greg, Tim, and Andy will be hosting two panels a day in the Gaming Garage! kindafunny.com/events The Roper Report - 00:04:06 - Xbox says Next-Gen Scarlett Will Focus on Framerates and Load Times 00:26:52 - NPD: Nintendo sweeps July, though Madden takes the crown 00:31:37 - “Wouldn't people be holding off on buying a current model if they knew the switch lite, a cheaper version is coming out next month?” - The Nano Biologist 00:37:29 - Anthem Producer Leaving BioWare After 8 Years 00:4

Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Boost is only available at http://Experian.com/kfgames Time stamps - 00:03:43 - Housekeeping The KF crew is going to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto this weekend! August 16-18, Greg, Tim, and Andy will be hosting two panels a day in the Gaming Garage! Head to kindafunny.com/events for all the details. What’s Good Games is throwing a party at PAX West and you’re invited! We’re once again partnering with Square Enix and Life is Strange for Relax at PAX 2019 - this year we’ll be at Art Marble 21 from 7-10pm on Friday Aug. 30th. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:06:05 - Star Wars: Rogue One Writer Gary Whitta to Deliver PAX West 2019 Keynote 00:10:15 - The INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: GROUP STAGE BEGINS 00:15:50 - Superhot launches indie development fund - via James Batchelor, gamesindustry.biz 00:24:00 - Out today 00:32

Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Boost is only available at http://Experian.com/kfgames Gary and Greg gab about a bevy of THQ Nordic news and then get riled up about a Fortnite re-skin. Time Stamps - 00:09:51 - Housekeeping We’re going to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto next week! August 16-18, Greg, Tim, and Andy will be hosting two panels a day in the Gaming Garage! kindafunny.com/events The Roper Report - 00:10:31 - THQ Nordic comments on TimeSplitters and Acquires Darksiders Dev Gunfire Games 00:14:09 - Dead Island 2 is on its 3rd Dev 00:19:10 - There’s a New Saints Row Coming 00:26:39 - Epic is Selling a reskinned dog and people are pissed 00:47:43 - Video Game Tariffs aren’t hitting the US JUST yet 00:50:53 - Borderlands 3 Tidbits 00:57:42 - Quip 00:58:58 - Experian 01:00:20 - Out today 01:05:27 - Squad Up: Vince - Xbox One - Overlord342 01:06:15 - Required Reading - https://bit.ly/2PbKJPJ 01:06:5

Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Boost is only available at http://Experian.com/kfgames Andrea and Tim talk about the latest Nintendo patents, Splinter Cell rumors, DayZ changes, and more. Time Stamps - 00:01:57 - Housekeeping Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:00 - FCC Filing May Have Revealed a Wireless SNES Controller for Nintendo Switch 00:16:12 - Splinter Cell is coming back (one day) 00:18:05 - “Could this mean that the previously reported Splinter Cell Oculus VR game is coming to light soon?” - The Nano Biologist 00:21:20 - DayZ will be changed worldwide after weed sparks Australian ban 00:25:02 - Tim Willits lands at World War Z developer Saber Interactive 00:28:35 - Out today 00:37:37 - Quip 00:39:34 - Experian Reader mail - 00:42:19 - “Do you have any “life hacks” for attending conventions?” - 2038 Pokemon CEO 00:46:02 - “Do you think this is Sw

Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/GAMES right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Boost is only available at http://Experian.com/kfgames Tim and Greg talk about Twitch dropping the ball and promoting porn on Ninja's Twitch channel over the weeken, Xbox's future, and more! Time Stamps - Housekeeping If it’s Wednesday, promote Party Mode on Patreon. If it’s Thursday, promote Party Mode on YouTube.com/kindafunnygames. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:03:12 - Twitch Shows Porn on Ninja’s Dormant Channel, Luke Plunkett @ Kotaku 00:09:20 - The Outer Worlds is an “Exclusive” Xbox Franchise, Richard Wakeling @ GameSpot 00:10:20 - Games From New Xbox First-Party Developers Might Launch on PlayStation and Switch Too, Alysia Judge @ IGN 00:22:20 - DayZ Refused Classification in Australia, Luke Reilly 00:24:24 - Epic to Address BRUTE Spawn Rates, Epic on Reddit 00:26:10 - GRID 2 Delisted on Digital Storefronts, James

For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to http://HelloFresh.com/morning80 and enter morning80 Tim and Greg talk about Walmart suspending in-store advertisements for violent media like games, movies, and hunting. Time Stamps - 00:03:43 - Housekeeping We’re going to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto next week! August 16-18, Greg, Tim, and Andy will be hosting two panels a day in the Gaming Garage! kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:04:56 - Wal-Mart Pulls Violent Video Game Ads 00:12:30 - “Is this the first very small step towards that sort of legislation by the US government?” - Black Jack 00:20:17 - ESPN, ABC Pull 'Apex Legends' Esports Tournament Following Mass Shootings 00:31:14 - Video Games are popular in the UK 00:32:08 - Epic Games, THQ on Loot Box Transparency 00:34:15 - Gears 5 Has Gone Gold 00:35:18 - Twitch Studio Beta 00:39:00 - Total War Headed to Troy? 00:40:08 - Out today 00:42:41 - Hims 00:44:0

Get your trial month of Hims for just $5 today http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Go to http://buyraycon.com/KFGAMES to get 15% off your order! Andrea and Greg discuss Take Two investigators showing up on SupMatto's doorstep. Time Stamps - 00:02:00 - Housekeeping Party Mode - MUA3 - youtube.com/kindafunnygames We’re going to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto next week! August 16-18, Greg, Tim, and Andy will be hosting two panels a day in the Gaming Garage! kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 0:05:35 - 2K Investigation into Streamer Leaks, Matt Kim @ IGN 00:22:58 - Threats Closed Twitch Offices Yesterday, Nathan Grayson @ Kotaku 00:24:55 - Annapurna Bankruptcy Protection, James Batchelor @ GIB 00:29:35 - Riot looking good, Angela Roseboro, Chief Diversity Officer 00:32:45 Best Friend Q. - Riot employees have spoken out since the Riot protests and have said that after a long year, their employer has improved immensely, even

Get your trial month of Hims for just $5 today http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Go to http://buyraycon.com/KFGAMES to get 15% off your order! Gary Whitta and Greg talk about Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox's new take on loot boxes, Ducktales disappearing, and more! Time Stamps - 00:02:11 - Housekeeping We’re going to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto next week! August 16-18, Greg, Tim, and Andy will be hosting two panels a day in the Gaming Garage! kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:06:15 - Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony commit to disclose drop rates for loot boxes, Mekena Kelly @ The Verge 00:09:25 - Rocket League Dumps Loot Boxes 00:12:59 Best Friend Q. - The craziest story of this console generation has to be Rocket League, what with their release as free on PS+ and on Windows all the way back in July 2015. Since then, it has sold over 6 million units, has become a major eSports staple, and is continuously improved u

Get your trial month of Hims for just $5 today http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Go to http://buyraycon.com/KFGAMES to get 15% off your order! Rico from http://www.geekoholics.com joins Greg to talk about Rockstar changing how it treats contractors, the industry's response to Trump, and more. Time Stamps - 00:05:40 - Housekeeping We’re going to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto next week! August 16-18, Greg, Tim, and Andy will be hosting two panels a day in the Gaming Garage! kindafunny.com/events The 4th annual Kinda Funny Extra Life T-shirt Contest: kindafunny.com/elcontest Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:07:04 - Things are better at Rockstar 00:12:33 - “Is this a sign of a lasting change for Rockstar?” - The 5 Star Man 00:15:43 - Industry Responds to Trump’s attack 00:23:03 - More Ooblet Fallout 00:32:06 - Gamescom Announcements 00:36:56 - Japan's 1st esports tournament for disabled to be held in August 00:40:41 - Out today 00:46:56 -

Get your trial month of Hims for just $5 today http://forhims.com/GAMESDAILY. Go to http://buyraycon.com/KFGAMES to get 15% off your order! Tim and Greg delve into President Trump's comments on games being linked to mass shootings, Patriot Act's take on games labor, and more. 00:09:03 - Housekeeping We’re going to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto next week! August 16-18, Greg, Tim, and Andy will be hosting two panels a day in the Gaming Garage! kindafunny.com/events Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Black Jack and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:10:68 - Trump, McCarthy cite video games as driver behind mass shootings, Devan Cole @ CNN 00:19:20 - Halo Infinite on Xbox One isn’t a second class citizen, Alysia Judge @ IGN 00:22:02 -“Will we ever get games that are exclusively on Project Scarlett, not even playable on XBox One?” - BJ Bernardo 00:25:02 - Is Scarlett a smaller upgrade, like the XBox One to the XBox One X? Or is it a full, next generation upgrade, like XBox 360 to XBox One