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Imran and Javy talk about the new Nintendo Fitness Device, Celeste releasing 100 new levels, Yakuza 7 gameplay, and more! Time Stamps - 00:01:36 - Housekeeping Tonight, Greg and Fran are hosting the Borderlands 3 Launch Party from Dallas. Watch with the Best Friends on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames at 5 p.m. PT! The Roper Report - 00:02:56 - Nintendo just surprise-revealed this weird new fitness device for Switch 00:10:11 - Celeste: Chapter 9 Free DLC Being Released This Month 00:15:15 - Yakuza Gameplay Coming September 13th 00:29:10 - Valve kept quiet on Epic exclusives following Metro Exodus backlash 00:45:13 - Out today 00:49:08 - Thirdlove 00:50:27 - Raycon Reader mail - 00:52:20 - “There are also some other less well-advertised changes coming to Nintendo's NES and SNES services…” - thevirtualboy 00:59:54 - “I was playing the ghost recon breakpoint beta and discovered this game seems to be embracing a lot more RPG elements…” - OrganicProduce 01:02:38 - Squad Up: Alexis Camacho - PSN - PapaGozpacho 01:0

Go to http://thirdlove.com/GAMES now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase! Get 15% off your order at http://buyraycon.com/KFGAMES. Imran and former Game Informer editor Suriel Vasquez cover Nintendo’s new Direct, Ikumi Nakamura leaving Ghostwire: Tokyo, and “heated gamer moments.” Time stamps - 00:01:30 - Cereal Time 00:07:55 - Housekeeping It’s Thursday, and that means there’s a new Party Mode on YouTube.com/kindafunnygames. This week, Chloe Dykstra and Cameron Cuffe join the boys and get SUPER-irritated in a game of Ultimate Chicken Horse. Friday night, Greg and Fran are hosting the Borderlands 3 Launch Party from Dallas. Watch with the Best Friends on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames at 5 p.m. PT! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:09:09 - September 4th Nintendo Direct - Me 00:23:10 Best Friend Q. - Super Smash Bros Ultimate DLC, comfirming that they will expand the DLC offering past the

Gary Whitta and Greg talk about the Gears 5 and Monster Hunter: Iceborne reviews, Overwatch coming to Switch, and more! Time Stamps - 00:05:18 - Housekeeping Party Mode on Patreon.com/kindafunnygames - Ultimate Chicken Horse with Chloe and Cam. Nintendo Direct live reacts today at 3 p.m. It’ll be on youtube.com/kindafunnygames later. I’m on the 200th episode of My Xbox and Me. Get it wherever you get your podcasts. Fran and I are hosting the Borderlands 3 launch party Friday night in Dallas - you can catch it live on twitch.tv/kindafunnygames Thank you to our Patreon Producers: http://www.patreon.com/ReRetroGames Black Jack Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:07:25 - REVIEWS! 00:18:02 - Overwatch is coming to Switch next month, Jason @ Kotaku 00:23:12 - Cyberpunk 2077’s MP Plans 00:26:26 - Ubisoft’s got a new VR team, Peter Graham @ VR Focus 00:33:10 - Out today 00:46:28 - THIRDLOVE 00:53:10 - RAYCON Reader mail - 00:42:02 - GamePassed! - CapnMikeM 00:48:56 - With the speculation Nintendo will add

Go to http://thirdlove.com/GAMES now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase! Get 15% off your order at http://buyraycon.com/KFGAMES. Andrea Rene and Imran Kahn are back from PAX West to chat about The Outer Worlds new trailer, the announcement of a new Nintendo Direct, Marvel's Avengers cosmetic skin details, and required reading about Ubisoft's new subscription service. Time Stamps - 00:02:55 - Housekeeping Thanks everyone for coming to support us at PAX West! The Roper Report - 00:06:17 - The Outer Worlds’ latest trailer touts all the amenities of dystopia 00:11:03 - 40-Minute Nintendo Direct Announced For This Week 00:17:55 - Marvel's Avengers Will Sell Alternate Costumes On Its Marketplace 00:30:19 - Required Reading - https://bit.ly/2kskKoe 00:38:20 - Thirdlove 00:39:45 - Raycon 00:41:02 - Out today Reader mail - 00:45:45 - “I have been eagerly awaiting cyberpunk 2077…” - Parker Petrov 00:52:25 - “Did 505 Games not believe in their product and only print a modest a

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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

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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