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Ep 192XBOX bought BETHESDA!? - Ep. 192

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Andrea and Britt are stunned at the huge news that Microsoft purchased Zenimax Media for $7.5 billion! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :15 Welcome to the show! 6:32 Xbox bought Bethesda?! 32:43 Jim Ryan threw shade at Xbox Series S 38:20 How big are the new consoles? 48:37 Gangs in Night City Wire 45:55 Fallout New Vegas 2?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 21, 202057 min

Ep 191PS5 Pre-Orders Are LIVE - Ep. 191

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Thank you Bespoke Post, Express VPN and Hawthorne for sponsoring this week’s episode! Sign up at https://bspk.me/2XjK7tw and enter the code WGG to get 20% off your first monthly box! Head to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Check out http://hawthorne.co and use promo code WHATSGOOD to get 10% off your first purchase! On this episode of WGG Britt, Andrea and Ri talk about the PS5’s confirmed price, release date, the borked pre-order process and the games that were announced during the PS5 Showcase. Also, is that Mass Effect Trilogy remaster really happening?! In hands-on Andrea and Ri talk about their time DJ’ing in Fuser, Andrea has played Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer and Ri needs to work on her poker face in Among Us. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: · Chewy’s Godson · Califorunicated · Justin Foshee · Punkdefied · Faris Attieh · Mohammed Mohammed · Marcus Brown · Alex Rigopulos Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :48 Welcome to the show! 6:15 PlayStation 5 price breakdown 9:38 The PS5 pre-order SNAFU 13:21 Final Fantasy XVI 18:39 Resident Evil Village 20:58 Spider-Man Miles Morales 25:30 Harry Potter 30:54 Deathloop 31:57 Demons Souls 33:00 Oddworld Soulstorm 33:18 Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach 36:37 God of War Ragnarök 41:00 Mass Effect Trilogy remaster spotted?! 44:54 Oculus Quest 2 is available for pre-order 47:14 Donkey Kong Country 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch Online! Segment Two: Hands-On 52:16 Welcome back! 56:29 Fuser 1:11:29 Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War multiplayer preview 1:28:17 Among Us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 20201h 37m

Ep 190Jennifer Hale Life Lessons - Ep. 190

Legendary voice actor Jennifer Hale joins Andrea and Britt for a special WGG Live! They run down the headlines of the weekend including the confusion around Xbox Series S, Ubisoft Forward highlights, and an update in the Apple saga. Then Jennifer takes your questions, chats about her upcoming audiobook To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, and lays down some great life lessons. Follow Jennifer on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jhaletweets Follow Jennifer on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jhalegram Check out Jennifer's new single and audiobook details at: http://www.jenniferhale.com Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :15 Welcome to the show! 4:55 Xbox Series S will not run Xbox One X enhanced versions of certain games 13:55 Ubisoft Forward mini recap 17:40 GUESS WHAT? Epic and Apple are still fighting 19:39 Let’s talk to Jennifer Hale! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 14, 202056 min

Ep 189Xbox Series X/S Launch Date Confirmed - Ep. 189

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Thank you The Boys S2, AT&T 5G x Samsung, Felix Gray and MeUndies for sponsoring this week’s episode! Go to http://amazon.com/theboys to watch The Boys Season 2, out now! Head over to http://att.com/galaxynote20ultra5g to learn how you can get the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G for free or the Galaxy Note 20 5G Ultra for $299.99 for a limited time! Go to http://meundies.com/wgg to get 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee! Go to http://felixgrayglasses.com/GAMES for the absolute best quality blue light filtering glasses on the market! This week Britt and Steimer talk about ALL of that Xbox news, including the release date, price and preorders, as well as Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, more 4K Switch rumors and more. Hands-on includes Immortals Fenyx Rising and Marvel’s Avengers! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: · Chewy’s Godson · Califorunicated · Justin Foshee · Punkdefied · Faris Attieh · Mohammed Mohammed · Marcus Brown · Alex Rigopulos Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :47 Welcome to the show! 4:11 Xbox Series X and Xbox Series X price and more revealed 5:33 TECH STUFF 9:25 Xbox All Access coming to next-gen 29:58 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity 37:08 Are Switches going 4K? 41:31 Apple/Epic saga…continues…still 46:35 The Outer Worlds DLC is out now! Segment Two: Hands-On 48:24 Welcome back! 53:00 Marvel’s Avengers 1:06:36 Immortals Fenyx Rising Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 11, 20201h 25m

Ep 188Mario Celebrates 35 in Surprise Nintendo Direct! - Ep. 188

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Thank you Full Sail University, Hawthorne and AT&T 5G for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://fullsail.edu/whatsgoodgames to learn more about Full Sail University! Check out http://hawthorne.co and use promo code WHATSGOOD to get 10% off your first purchase! Head over to http://att.com/galaxynote20ultra5g to learn how you can get the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G for free or the Galaxy Note 20 5G Ultra for $299.99 for a limited time and go to https://www.mark.app to download the MARK AR app! This week Britt, Andrea and Steimer talk about ALL THAT MARIO NEWS, Tokyo Game Show's upcoming schedule, the potential sale of Warner Brothers Interactive, the new name of Ubisoft's Gods and Monsters and more! Hands-on includes Marvel's Avengers, Tell Me Why and Struggling. The third segment features an interview with actress Anjali Bhimani hosted by Ri! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: · Chewy’s Godson · Califorunicated · Justin Foshee · Punkdefied · Faris Attieh · Mohammed Mohammed · Marcus Brown · Alex Rigopulos Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :55 Welcome to the show! 3:45 Tokyo Game Show 2020 schedule announced 10:44 SO MUCH MARIO STUFF WAS ANNOUNCED 39:40 AT&T isn’t looking to sell WBI anymore? 42:55 Nintendo will finally let you cancel pre-orders 46:33 The Witcher: Monster Slayer 51:25 Gods & Monsters has a new name 55:07 The Marvel’s Avengers beta is the most-downloaded beta in PlayStation history! Segment Two: Hands-On 1:03:10 Struggling 1:07:50 Tell Me Why 1:21:41 Marvel’s Avengers Segment Three: Patreon Produced Segment 1:48:10 Let’s talk to Anjali Bhimani! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 20202h 9m

Ep 187PS5 Backwards Compatibility New Info - Ep. 187

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On WGG Live for 8/31/2020 Andrea and Britt chat about Ubisoft's new controversy, the PS5 backwards compatibility new details, Apple's latest slap on Epic Games, and is that Mass Effect trilogy actually real? Timestamps: :16 Welcome to the show! 4:38 Will the PS5 be backwards compatible? 9:15 Ubisoft will remove imagery from Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad 14:45 Apple vs. Epic continues 21:56 Mass Effect Trilogy remaster “update” 27:48 Indie Arena Booth 29:34 Resident Evil 8 news? 31:38 Chivalry 2 delayed 32:10 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga delayed 32:56 How are you tackling November? -Finley 39:10 Am I being double dipped by Sony? -Danny Jasin 40:26 What singleplayer game do you find yourself returning to? -Dany 42:25 WARM AND FUZZY – Don_Alucino 47:55 What indie games didn’t get a fair shot? -Jess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 202052 min

Ep 186Gamescom Opening Night Live Recap - Ep. 186

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Thank you Honey, Omaha Steaks and AT&T 5G for sponsoring this week's episode! Go to http://joinhoney.com/WHATSGOOD to get Honey for FREE! Visit http://omahasteaks.com and type WHATSGOOD in the search bar to shop Summer Grill Packs today! Go to http://att.com/galaxynote20ultra5g to learn how you can get the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G for free and go to https://mark.app to download the MARK AR app! This week Britt, Andrea and Steimer run down the biggest announcements of Gamescom's Opening Night Live, scratch their heads over the PlayStation 5 "pre-order" page, talk about the latest Epic/Apple drama, Britt grunts over the Resident Evil Netflix series, Andrea chats about her preview time with Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War and more! Andrea and Steimer also give their hands-on impressions with Outriders and Britt talks about her time with battling amphibians in Battletoads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 20201h 47m

Ep 185Batman is Dead? - Ep. 185

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On WGG Live for 8/22/2020 Andrea and Britt are joined by Kinda Funny's Joey Noelle to recap the news from DC Fandome including Batman's demise which lead to the creation of Gotham Knights, a trailer reveal of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the latest in the Epic vs Apple saga, Nintendo rumors and more! Timestamps: :20 Welcome to the show! 3:20 Gotham Knights 11:33 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League details 22:23 Microsoft is backing Epic 28:41 Lord of the Rings: Gollum details 32:50 Yakuza: Like a Dragon release date 37:43 Nintendo’s new console? Direct rumors? 46:14 Any chances Harry Potter RPG will be at Opening Night Live this week? -excessoddities 48:55 My question for Joey is how has it been adjusting to running KF stuff from home as a pose to being at the studio. Has there been positives to it? – Big J & BB Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 24, 202059 min

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War is REAL - Ep. 184

Thank you to MeUndies, ExpressVPN, and Theragun for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! To get 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, go to http://meundies.com/wgg Head to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames and get an extra 3 months FREE! Buy one, get one FREE at http://theragun.com/WHATSGOOD until Labor Day! Today episode features an update to the Epic Games vs. Apple saga, a recap of the Nintendo Indie Showcase, first details on Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, Facebook is taking over Oculus accounts, and Fall Guys are raising money for charity. In hands-on Britt talks about her time with indie game A Short Hike and Riana and Andrea recap their hands-on with the upcoming Rainbow 6: Siege Operation Shadow Legacy. Lastly, for the Patreon segment for August they chat about their favorite collectibles in video games. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Punkdefied • Califournicated Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 4:10 Apple/Epic update 13:18 Nintendo Indie World Showcase recap 23:20 CoD Black Ops: Cold War is OFFICIAL! 30:59 People aren’t happy with Facebook…again. 38:27 Baldur’s Gate early access info 43:12 Fall Guys is raising $$$ 48:26 Deathloop has been delayed Segment Two: Hands-On 55:20 A Short Hike 1:01:54 Rainbow 6 Siege: Operation Shadow Legacy 1:17:27 Apex Legends Segment Three: Patreon Produced Segment 1:24:05 Welcome back! 1:29:28 What have been your favorite and least favorite collectibles in a video game, and why? -Tracy H Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 21, 20201h 50m

Ghost of Tsushima FREE Multiplayer DLC - Ep. 183

For WGG Live 8/17/2020 Andrea and Britt recap the wild lawsuit Epic Games brought against Apple, take a look at the new trailer for the Ghost of Tsushima multiplayer DLC that is coming for free later this year, discuss the upcoming Animal Farm game, and take a look at NPD details from the month of July. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :04 Welcome to the show! 4:10 Epic vs. Apple?! 21:57 Ghost of Tsushima’s new co-op mode 29:40 Marvel’s Avengers has a LOT of planned characters 34:34 Animal Farm the game?! 40:30 Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword listed for Switch 42:41 20-minute Indie World Showcase incoming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 17, 20201h 0m

Xbox Series X Coming Nov. 2020 - Ep. 182

Thank you to Bespoke Post, Theragun and Omaha Steaks for sponsoring this episode! Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at https://bspk.me/2XjK7tw Buy one, get one FREE at http://theragun.com/WHATSGOOD until Labor Day! Visit http://omahasteaks.com and type WGG in the search bar to shop Summer Grill Packs today! This week Steimer, Andrea and Britt are joined by Rebekah Valentine from GamesIndustry.biz! They talk about Halo: Infinite’s unfortunate delay, the confirmed November release for Xbox Series X, Control’s weird next-gen upgrade condition and more. Hands-on include Story of Seasons, Among Trees, Fall Guys, and Rebekah talks indies and journalism advice in the third segment. Follow Rebekah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/duckvalentine The Cozywood Kitchenette: https://twitter.com/CozywoodKitchen Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Punkdefied • Califournicated Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 7:05 Halo Infinite Delayed into 2021 17:33 Xbox Series X confirmed for November 28:44 Control limits free next-gen upgrade to Ultimate Edition owners only 37:33 TLOU2 adds Grounded difficulty, permadeath and more 43:48 New game delays Segment Two: Hands-On 51:54 Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town 1:03:55 Among Trees 1:12:55 Paper Mario 1:19:30 Destiny 2 Solstice 1:20:34 Fall Guys Segment Three: Let’s talk to Rebekah Valentine! 1:25:13 Welcome back! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 14, 20202h 1m

Cyberpunk 2077 New Details ft. Elyse Willems! - Ep. 181

On What's Good Games Live for Aug. 10, 2020 Andrea, Britt, and Steimer (hooray Steimer!) are joined by Funhaus's Elyse Willems to chat the leaked Xbox controller, Rocksteady's new Suicide Squad game, the second episode of Night City Wire for Cyberpunk 2077 and now Facebook is mad at Apple too. Plus they chat about what Elyse's dream show would be to work on. Hint: it features physical comedy antics. Watch Elyse on Funhaus: http://www.youtube.com/funhaus Follow Elyse on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/elysewillems See more Elsye on Rooster Teeth: http://www.roosterteeth.com Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :04 Welcome to the show! 7:56 Microsoft’s new Xbox Series S console confirmed via controller 15:20 Rocksteady announces Suicide Squad game 27:20 Night City Wire highlights 34:52 Facebook slams Apple 44:21 Activision is sending out Call of Duty crates? 47:50 Yoshinori Ono has resigned from Capcom 52:32 Fall Guys is doing super well! 58:33 Let’s talk to Elyse! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 10, 20201h 7m

Xbox Beefing with Apple - Ep. 180

This week we're chatting Nintendo's impressive sales numbers for Animal Crossing New Horizons, reactions to PlayStation's latest State of Play, and what is going on with this beef between Apple and Microsoft? In hands-on Andrea chats about Marvel's Avengers beta, Britt discusses her time with Grounded and Paper Mario: The Origami King, and Andrea is having a blast with Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Punkdefied • Justin Foshee • Califournicated Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 3:33 Nintendo is crushing it! 28:26 State of Play recap 1:04:27 Microsoft and Apple aren’t playing nice with each other 1:20:49 DOOM Eternal and ESO: Online are coming to PS5/XSX Segment Two: Hands-On 1:23:21 Microsoft/Apple update 1:27:52 Marvel’s Avengers Beta 1:51:20 Grounded 2:04:59 Fall Guys 2:10:02 Paper Mario: The Origami King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 7, 20202h 16m

Avengers Spider-Man is a PlayStation Exclusive - What's Good Games (Ep. 179)

For Aug. 3, 2020 Andrea and Britt chat about the reveal that Spider-man in Marvel's Avengers from Crystal Dynamics & Square Enix will be exclusive to Playstation consoles, new updates on what peripherals you can, and can't use on your PS5, more details on that Halo Infinite reveal including a MP free-to-play announcement, and we're getting some new Netflix video game content! Plus Andrea does a mini hands-on with the Genki Covert Dock and they chat about what it's like to game on mulitple TVs in the same room with your partner. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :06 Welcome to the show! 6:30 Spider-Man in Marvel’s Avengers will be a PlayStation exclusive 16:11 PS4 peripherals that will/won’t work on PS5 22:36 Sony’s upcoming State of Play 28:02 Halo Infinite’s multiplayer will be free to play 33:17 343 issues statement on Infinite’s art style/fidelity 36:56 Splinter Cell anime series announced 39:36 Beyond Good & Evil movie coming to Netflix 42:36 Author uses Zelda ingredients in his book! 46:07 Andrea’s review of the Genki Covert Dock 53:27 Epic Game Store has achievements/mods! 55:55 Analogue Pocket sold out REAL fast 58:00 How do you both play games when you are in the same room? -Parker Petrov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 3, 20201h 8m

Animal Crossing’s Summer Update Brings Fireworks, Dreaming - What's Good Games (Ep. 178)

Thank you to Honey for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Join for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/whatsgood to support WGG Welcome to Royal Ramble 2K20 (thanks to John for that title) where we talking about video games, but also a lot of unrelated things like spider fangs, Bop It, derp fireworks and more! Seriously, it’s an episode for the books. Anyway, this week the ladies talk about Marvel’s Avengers latest character reveal, Grounded’s instant success, Animal Crossing’s latest update and more! Hands-on include Orcs Must Die 3 on Google Stadia, and Britt tries to guess movie plots in the third segment. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :45 Welcome to the show! 14:00 Hawkeye is coming to Marvel’s Avengers 34:12 Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ summer update details 41:09 Grounded is crushing it! 50:09 PS5’s “Activities” leak? 54:38 Cuphead is on PS4 56:30 Private Division has entered a publishing deal with several studios Segment Two: Hands-On 1:00:03 Welcome back! 1:01:13 Orcs Must Die 3/Google Stadia 1:24:06 Halo: Combat Evolved 1:34:57 Bop It/Skip It 1:38:26 BOOK TALK (strap in) Segment Three: Patreon Voted Segment 1:58:26 Welcome back! Let’s have Britt describe movie plots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 20202h 33m

More Halo Infinite Details - What's Good Games (Ep. 177)

In WGG Live for July 27, 2020 Andrea and Britt discuss new details from the Halo: Infinite gameplay reveal last week, accessibility options are coming to Ghost of Tsushima, what the heck is in that Nintendo "gigaleak," the Witcher is getting a prequel series, and Analogue's Pocket retro gaming device is delayed to 2021. Plus they chat about what's in their backlog of games to play this summer. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :05 Welcome to the show! 6:25 Halo: Infinite updates 13:00 Nintendo’s GIGALEAK 20:53 Ghost of Tsushima patch details 25:20 Netflix’s Witcher prequel 28:48 Red Dead Online is getting an update 30:10 Logitech’s Herman Miller partnership 33:14 G4 is coming back! 35:46 Disintegration is free on PC, PS4 and XB1 37:09 Anthem Update: PIRATES! 41:25 Suikoden’s spiritual successor has a kickstarter 44:33 Ghost of Tsushima’s photo mode Q -Scooter 46:54 Analogue Pocket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 27, 20201h 2m

Halo Infinite and Fable Revealed! - What's Good Games (Ep. 176)

Thank you Miro and ExpressVPN for sponsoring this week’s episode! Start collaborating for FREE when you sign up for an account at http://miro.com/whatsgood. Visit http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames and get an extra 3 months FREE on a 1-year package! This week is all about XBOX with special guest Zombaekillz with a featured interview with Aaron Greenberg, the General Manager of Xbox Games Marketing. We run down the entire lineup from the showcase including Halo Infinite, State of Decay 3, Avowed, Everwild, and yes, Fable is returning! We also chat about Rocket League going to free-to-play, Yakuza's fall release date, and the fiasco between the US Army, AOC and Twitch. Plus Andrea finally sunk some serious hours into Ghost of Tsushima and Zombae tries to convince the crew that Dead by Daylight is super scary but super fun. Follow ZombaeKillz: https://twitter.com/ZombaeKillz https://www.twitch.tv/zombaekill Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: 1:15 - welcome Zombaekillz to the show! 5:00 - can mimosas have tequila in them? 9:16 - "simmered" impressions on Xbox Games Showcase 12:12 - Andrea's GTA clarification 16:00 - Halo Infinite reveal 23:41 - State of Decay 3 announced 29:20 - Everwild from Rare 31:30 - Tell Me Why - Britt needs to play Ori and the Will of the Wisps 38:26 - Zombae likes when you're out of focus 40:00 - The Outer Worlds new DLC "Peril on Gorgon" 41:30 - Grounded feels like "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" 46:55 - New RPG "Avowed" 49:36 - As Dusk Falls announced 53:05 - Senua's Sage: Hellblade 2 more details 1:00:00 - Four-year-olds are trash at video games 1:02:00 - Zombae says: take your time making games 1:04:50 - Destiny 2: Beyond Light coming to Xbox Game Pass (and it's delayed) 1:10:34 - Quick recap on rest of the news 1:13:00 - Phantasy Online 2 is "weeb trash" 1:16:00 - FABLE IS BACK 1:18:50 - Interview with Aaron Greenberg, GM XBOX Games Marketing 1:42:00 - BREAK 1:46:16 - Rocket League is going free to play 1:47:15 - Yakuza Like a Dragon new details and release date 1:50:43 - US Army halting Twitch activities 2:04:00 - Andrea's Ghost of Tsushima impressions 2:23:40 - Zombae is enjoying Dead by Daylight and by enjoying we mean she is killing everyone 2:45:09 - How did Zombaekillz get started? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 24, 20203h 17m

Xbox New Streaming Service - What's Good Games (Ep. 175)

Andrea and Britt are joined by Mary Kish to chat about the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War leak, Xbox's new combo subscription for XCloud, a recap of the mini Nintendo Direct, highlights from Day of the Devs 2020, and details on the delay of Destiny 2's Beyond Light. Plus we take your questions and chat with Mary about her job at Twitch and her recommendations for how to build a community on your Twitch channel. Follow Mary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryKish Find Mary on Twitch: twitch.tv/merrykish Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :07 Welcome to the show! 16:31 Is “The Red Door” the next Call of Duty? 22:51 xCloud will be included in Game Pass Ultimate 32:23 Nintendo’s mini-direct recap 37:41 Day of the Devs 2020 Showcase 44:35 Sea of Thieves has a LOT of players 49:50 Destiny 2: Beyond Light delayed 51:00 Dr. Disrespect update? 52:00 Geoff Keighley touched the DualSense 57:21 Let’s get to know Mary! 1:04:20 How can someone get affiliated with Twitch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 20, 20201h 16m

Ghost of Tsushima Extended Hands-On - What's Good Games (Ep. 174)

Thank you Bespoke Post and HelloFresh for sponsoring this week’s episode! Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at http://boxofawesome.com and enter the code WGG at checkout! Go to http://hellofresh.com/whatsgood60 and use code whatsgood60 to get $60 off your first three weeks, including free shipping on your first box. This week in the news the crew chats reviews for Paper Mario: Origami King, Reggie Fils-Aime has joined Rogue as an advisor, a recap of the Stadia Connect announcements, Marvel's Avengers beta details, the NES LEGO set, Dragon's Dogma anime and what is going on with Skull & Bones? In hands-on Britt, Steimer, and Riana deep dive into their time with Ghost of Tsushima and for the Patreon Produced segment we talk about incidents that almost made us leave video games, or at least made us take a nice long break. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :45 Welcome to the show! 10:00 Paper Mario and Ghost of Tsushima reviews are in1 13:33 Reggie Fils-Aime appointed to Rogue Games 20:18 Stadia Connect recap 29:45 Marvel’s Avengers beta 32:53 NES LEGO set is real! 36:15 Netflix & Dragon’s Dogma?! 38:53 Skull & Bones rumor 40:54 Red Dead Online players are dressing as clowns Segment Two: Hands-On 43:38 Welcome back! 48:00 Ghost of Tsushima Segment Three: Patreon Produced Segment 1:49:03 What was an experience that almost turned you off to working in games or caused you to take a significant break from playing them? - Javin Mather Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 17, 20202h 12m

Far Cry 6 Revealed! - What's Good Games (Ep. 173)

On WGG Live for 7/13/2020 Andrea and Britt recap UbiForward including the big reveal of Far Cry 6, Watch Dogs Legion release date, and new AC: Valhalla info. Plus they chat about Devolver Digital's "Direct", some crazy prices paid for video game collectibles, and more! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :45 Welcome to the show! 9:04 Ubisoft Forward recap 39:22 Devolver Direct Showcase recap 45:04 Sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sells for $$$ 48:00 Atari VCS 53:52 LEGO teases NES Set 58:55 Has AC: Valhalla and Cyberpunk given away the new console dates? -Scott 1:00:08 How are you pre-ordering your new consoles? -JPMaya Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 13, 20201h 5m

Game of the Year 2020: Our Picks So Far - What's Good Games (Ep. 172)

Thank you to MeUndies for sponsoring this episode of WGG! To get 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, go to http://meundies.com/wgg! Let's talk about our favorite games of 2020 so far with our friends at GameSpot! Which games are leading the pack for you? Thank you Kallie Plagge for joining us! Follow Kallie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/inkydojikko Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :44 Welcome to the show! 6:55 Ori and the Will of the Wisps 17:00 Resident Evil 3 Remake 29:30 Animal Crossing New Horizons 52:40 Final Fantasy VII Remake 1:07:55 The Last of Us Part II 1:36:03 Q&A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 20201h 56m

The Last of Us 2 Spoilercast [SPOILERS, DUH] - What's Good Games (Ep. 171)

Thank you to Honey and Miro for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get Honey for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/WHATSGOOD Start collaborating for FREE when you sign up for an account at http://miro.com/whatsgood. If the title wasn't clear enough SPOILER WARNING for The Last of Us Part II. In this no-holds barred discussion on everything that happens in the game we dive deep on Ellie, Joel, Abby, Lev, and so much more. Enjoy! *Promotional copies of The Last of Us Part II provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 3, 20202h 41m

Ubisoft Battle Royale Leaked? - What's Good Games (Ep. 170)

Andrea and Britt chat about the latest headlines including Dr. Disrespect's Twitch ban, more rumors on the upcoming Harry Potter game, a leak about a new Battle Royale coming from Ubisoft, and private servers are finally coming to Sea of Thieves. Plus they chat about those TLOU2 sales numbers, if Fable is actually coming back, and what game they would want to play on a deserted island. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :04 Welcome to the show! 4:32 Dr. Disrespect has been banned from Twitch 12:05 Trump has been suspended from Twitch 13:40 Harry Potter RPG update 19:55 Ubisoft’s new battle royale?! 27:14 Sea of Thieves is FINALLY testing private servers 32:36 TLOU2 is the fastest selling PS4 exclusive ever 35:00 Super Nintendo World theme park’s opening postponed 37:40 Ubisoft CEO responds to misconduct allegations 38:53 What’s up with those Fable/Perfect Dark Twitter accounts? 43:49 What are your “stranded on a deserted island” video games? 49:44 Which games do you think have the best music? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 29, 202057 min

Cyberpunk 2077 Hands-On & Deep Dive - What's Good Games (Ep. 169)

Before diving into this week’s news we address the sexual misconduct allegations that are emerging within the video game industry. We hope you’ll take a few moments to listen to our message. This week Cyberpunk 2077 dominates the conversation, but the ladies also take time to talk about the latest and greatest regarding Marvel’s Avengers and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Britt gets an unexpected lesson in MOBA terminology after discussing the newest Pokémon title, Pokémon: Unite. Segment two is ALL about Cyberpunk 2077, including new details that came out of Night City Wire and Britt’s deep-dive hands-on impressions. Thank you CD PROJEKT RED for the opportunity to preview Cyberpunk 2077! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :45 Welcome to the show! 10:00 A message 14:20 Marvel’s Avengers War Table update 22:46 New things are coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons! 29:51 Pokémon Unite announced and MOBA 101??? Segment Two: Hands-On 57:01 Welcome back! 57:55 Cyberpunk 2077 new details 1:02:00 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners announced 1:09:10 Britt’s hands-on with Cyberpunk 2077! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 26, 20202h 2m

MIXER going to FACEBOOK?! - What's Good Games (Ep. 168)

The Blind Gamer Steve Saylor joins Andrea and Britt to chat about the new Crash Bandicoot game, the Suicide Squad Rocksteady Games rumors, and in the middle of the show Microsoft announced they are moving all of Mixer's streamers to...FACEBOOK?? After the wild ride in news we chat with Steve about the importance of accessibility in games and how The Last of Us Part II really nailed some key features. Follow Steve on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevesaylor Learn more about accessibility in games: http://www.canIplaythat.com Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :04 Welcome to the show! 6:00 Crash Bandcioot 4: It’s About Time 12:26 Rocksteady is making a Suicide Squad game 19:26 Nintendo slows down its mobile strategy 27:45 Billy Mitchell UPDATE 32:16 Mixer shut down? 49:25 Let’s talk to Steve! 55:27 I wanted to ask Steve (if not under NDA) while working with Naughty Dog, if they said anything about sharing their knowledge to others within the industry? – Devon 58:43 Do you consider being able to turn gore off in gameplay an accessibility option, and do you have any thoughts about not being able to do so in the sequel? – Val 1:00:22 Out of all of the accessibility options available in the Last Of Us Part 2 which option would you like to see more games offer? – Darkknight6678 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 22, 20201h 5m

The Last of Us 2 Made Me Angry - What's Good Games (Ep. 167)

Thank you to MeUndies and Bespoke Post for sponsoring this episode! To get 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, go to http://meundies.com/wgg. Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at http://bspk.me/2XjK7tw and enter the code WHATSGOOD at checkout! This week brought another live event with EA PLAY Live and while we didn't get the Mass Effect remaster we were hoping for, the did announce SKATE! ...well...sort of? Pokemon had a bunch of news including a new Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Smile, and Pokemon Cafe Mix! In hands-on Britt spent a little time with the new Isle of Armor DLC for Sword and Shield while Andrea dabble in Disintegration, and we're back with more talk of The Last of Us Part II. Britt is just getting started, Riana hasn't play yet, but Andrea is sure mad at the game and she's having trouble figuring out why. (no spoilers!) *Promotional copies of The Last of Us Part II provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment *Promotional copies of Disintegration provided by Private Division Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 9:36 EA Play recap 37:55 Cyberpunk 2077 delayed 43:27 New Pokémon Snap announced 49:08 Pokémon Café Mix announced 51:20 Pokémon Smile announced 55:06 Pokémon Let’s Go Gold and Silver coming soon? 59:11 Horizon Forbidden West details 1:00:44PAX Online announced 1:04:05 TwitchCon cancelled Segment Two: Hands-On 1:05:16 Welcome back! 1:07:58 Pokémon Isle of Armor 1:15:20 Disintegration 1:25:10 The Last of Us Part 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 19, 20201h 53m

Star Wars Squadron Revealed! ft. Good Morning From Hell's Blaine & Chris (Ep. 166)

Andrea and Britt are joined by Chris Demarais and Blaine Gibson from Good Morning From Hell to chat about news from the weekend! They recap the Guerrilla Collective and PC Gaming Show announcements and discuss the new trailer EA dropped for Star Wars Squadron. They also chat about the KFC Console hoax and what they hope to see from EA PLAY Live later this week. Lastly we hear about how GMFH got started and some of the stories about how they run their improv comedy podcast. Check out the Good Morning From Hell podcast: http://plnk.to/GMFH Follow Blaine on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BGibbles Follow Chris on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ChrisDemarais Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :05 Welcome to the show! 7:20 Weekend stream recap (Guerilla Collective, PC Gaming Show, etc) 25:04 Star Wars: Squadrons revealed 33:50 Spider-Man: Miles Morales clarification 39:00 KFC is “making” a console 41:57 Itch.io’s incredible bundle is ending soon 44:14 What are you hoping to see get announced at EA Play this week? – Nate B 49:50 Has anyone had a “Things I never thought would happen?” moment, due to the shelter in place order? – Jay Mauhay 54:54 Let’s talk with Blaine and Chris! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 20201h 5m

PS5 Reveal & The Last of Us 2 Review - What's Good Games (Ep. 165)

This episode is sponsored by Honey, ExpressVPN and Miro! Get Honey for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/WHATSGOOD Visit http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames and get an extra 3 months FREE on a one-year package! Start collaborating for FREE when you sign up for an account at http://miro.com/whatsgood. This week is all about PlayStation with the reveal event of the PS5 hardware, Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales, Resident Evil Village and so much more! Plus, Steimer has finished The Last of Us Part II and chats about her time with the game, spoiler-free of course. Lastly we mash up video games IPs and developers in May's Patreon Produced segment. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :45 Welcome to the show! 8:53 PlayStation 5 Reveal recap 21:27 GTAV 23:53 Spider-Man: Miles Morales 30:37 Project Athia 35:41 Returnal 37:38 Deathloop 39:32 GhostWire: Tokyo 42:27 Destruction Allstars 44:20 Godfall 45:30 PRAGMATA 46:44 Astro’s Playroom 48:03 Bugsnax 51:47 Sackboy: A Big Adventure 53:17 Goodbye Volcano High 57:02 Resident Evil Village 1:05:36 Little Devil Inside 1:08:05 Horizon: Forbidden West 1:16:00 Yakuza: Like a Dragon 1:21:15 Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality Update Segment Two: The Last of us Part 2 Review 1:23:40 Welcome back! 1:26:50 TLOU 2 techy stuff 1:51:58 TLOU 2 thematic stuff 2:03:20 Segment Three: Patreon Segment 2:05:15 Welcome back! "Hello! Bit of a weird question, are there any games or IP you would like to see made by another developer?”– Noor Hammad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 20202h 25m

Destiny 2 In-Game Event Disappointment - What's Good Games (Ep. 164)

It's Monday June 8th, 2020! In the news Andrea and Britt chat about a Black Lives Matter fundraiser on Itch.io, Cyberpunk 2077's Stadia delayed release, what the heck happened in that Destiny 2 in-game event, and Sony got fined in Australia for their refund policy. In Dear WGG they discuss the Naughty Dog song copyright claim, games in their backlog to tackle, and one of the weirdest "this or that" questions ever. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :04 Welcome to the show! 4:57 We’re streaming a lot this week! 7:38 Get 742 games with the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality 10:11 Cyberpunk 2077 will not be available on Stadia on launch 16:15 Destiny 2 blew up the Almighty? 25:13 Sony fined 2.4 million 32:49 What’s your opinion on Naughty Dog being accused of copyright for the song in the latest TLOU2 trailer by the covering artist? -Maria 37:48 How do y’all handle in game/chat audio during your streams? - Curtis 41:58 Is there any game in your backlog that you want to tackle? – Doruk 49:10 Would you rather eat 15 rotten tomatoes in one sitting or swim 2km through a deep pool of sour Skittles & Warheads naked? -CNiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 8, 202055 min

Black Lives Matter: What We're Learning - What's Good Games (Ep. 163 )

This week we begin the show with a discussion led by Riana Manuel on the protests taking place in the United States and the Black Lives Matter movement. In the second segment we chat about news including the Kingdoms of Amalur remaster, Sega's new console announcement, and what Infinity Ward is doing to combat racism in Call of Duty...plus...Brittney has info about a very important Sims 4 update. Riana then chats about her time in Apex Legends while Britt decided to investigate what Telling Lies is all about. Resources from our Black Lives Matter discussion: Riana's recommended books from black female writers: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Kindred by Octavia Butler Follow Kahlief Adams: http://www.twitter.com/kahjahkins Follow Parris Lilly: http://www.twitter.com/vicious696 To learn about black video game creators, follow http://www.twitter.com/blackgamedev Educational material for June Justice: http://www.bit.ly/junejustice Educational Twitter thread: http://www.twitter.com/clairewillett Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: Let’s Talk about BLM & Current Events :00 A statement from WGG 2:52 Welcome to the show! 8:00 A message from Ri 9:16: What has stood out to you this week? Surprised you? 21:12 What didn’t you expect to be mad at? 37:13: Ri, how are you so amazing all the time? – Wout 38:14 Can you recommend black video game creators, and sci-fi or fantasy writers? - Siân 52:15 Are companies being sincere right now? -Hugo 57:45 Thank you Ri! -Marcus Brown 58:43 Homework from Ri Segment Two: Part 1 - News 1:00:09 Welcome back! 1:00:38 Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning 1:09:19 Sega announces Game Gear Micro 1:16:07 CoD will get better at flagging racist usernames 1:18:36 Summer of Pride 1:21:48 Destiny 2: Year 4 reveal coming next week! 1:24:55 Cyberpunk’s, Sony, PC Gaming Show and Future Games Show showcases delayed 1:29:17 Has the new Xbox dashboard leaked?! 1:32:36 Sims are literally peeing fire Segment Two: Part 2 – Hands-On 1:37:15 Apex Legends 1:41:25 Telling Lies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 5, 20201h 53m

Summer Gaming Predictions w/ Magic 8-Ball! - What's Good Games (Ep. 162)

In the news we've got The Last of Us 2 new details, rumors of a PS5 reveal, Xbox launches family friendly features, and what is up with that Fast and Furious Crossroads gameplay?? In hands-on Britt chats about her time with Minecraft Dungeons, Steimer has gone head-first into the Yakuza 0 waters, and Andrea took a deeper look at Outriders. Plus, it's THAT time of year! The return of the Magic 8-Ball "E3" Predictions show is here! Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy's Godson Alex Rigopulus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Marcus Brown Punkdefied Molly Bittner Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgames Subscribe on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Our Discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Learn more: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Time stamps: 2:25 - You can now watch What's Good Games on RoosterTeeth.com! 9:05 - New game: Is this review a compliment? 11:50 - News begins 12:00 - The Last of Us Part II New Details [NO spoilers] 16:52 - Rumored PS5 Reveal Event 21:03 - All of these summer game reveals are getting confusing 29:00 - Xbox launching family friendly features 38:00 - Marvel's Avengers "war table" stream 38:50 - BREAK 39:25 - Britt's Minecraft Dungeons hands-on 54:10 - Steimer is getting into Yakuza 0 1:01:00 - Andrea is doing IGN's Animal Crossing celebrity tours! 1:01:20 - Details from new Outriders gameplay (& developer interview) 1:17:00 BREAK 2 1:17:50 - Summer of Games "E3" Magic 8-Ball Predictions 1:19:30 - EA Play Live predictions 1:32:30 - Square Enix predictions 1:42:42 - Ubisoft Forward predictions 1:53:07 - Xbox Series X predictions 2:08:10 - Playstation 5 predictions 2:17:05 - Nintendo predictions 2:24:00 - Best of the rest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 20202h 37m

Is Cyberpunk 2077 Over-hyped? - What's Good Games Live (Ep. 161)

It's Monday May 25th, 2020 and today on What's Good Games Live Britt & Andrea talk about Valorant's upcoming release date, Borderland's newest DLC, weird noises you can make that sound like Pac-Man, April's KILLER numbers and more! In Dear WGG the ladies answer questions like: Is Cyberpunk 2077 over-hyped? Is now a time for PSVR? Besides gaming, what are you doing to pass the time? Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 25, 202055 min

Is Apex Legends' Loba OP? - What's Good Games (Ep. 160)

Thank you to Bespoke Post and Upstart for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at http://bspk.me/2XjK7tw and enter the code WHATSGOOD at checkout! Hurry to http://upstart.com/whatsgood to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is! Join our community on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Andrea, Steimer, and Riana get together to chat the newly announced New Game+ Expo, why Ubisoft is suing a Rainbow Six clone, the new Mafia trilogy, and some impressive PlayStation numbers. In hands-on Riana takes a deep dive into her time with the new legend Loba in Apex Legends, and Andrea and Steimer recount their experience on Animal Talking with Gary Whitta and why it's just so much fun to decorate in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Thank you to this month's Patreon producers: Chewy's Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Marcus Brown Punkdefied Molly Bittner Check out our new PRIDE merch designs in our store where 100% of the profits benefit GLAAD: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com/store Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Our discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Timestamps: 2:00 - Anniversary Stream recap 11:34 - News begins 11:50 - New Game+ Expo announced 16:25 - Ubisoft sues Apple & Google over Rainbow Six "ripoff" 22:07 - New Operation Steel Wave Rainbow Six: Siege DLC announced 26:55 - New Mafia trilogy includes full remaster 30:00 - GenCon is cancelled due to the pandemic 31:03 - PlayStation announces big PS Plus & PS Now numbers 36:05 - Segment 2 begins 40:45 - Riana details new character Loba in Apex Legends 49:55 - Adventures in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 20201h 7m

Anthem 2.0 is Underway - What's Good Games (Ep. 159)

For Mon. May 18th, 2020 on What's Good Games Live Andrea and Britt chat about Anthem 2.0 and if they can come back from their rocky launch, Gamescom confirmed their digital event dates, lots of people are buying video games right now and also playing Minecraft, Nintendo is suing Switch hackers, and Capcom explains Nemesis changes for RE3. In Dear WGG we chat about why we prefer console gaming and how to manage your backlog. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :05 Welcome to the show! 8:40 Anthem 2.0 is underway 17:45 Gamescom confirms its dates 22:25 Video game spending is UPPPP 30:56 Nintendo is filing lawsuits against hackers 35:28 Why Capcom changed Nemesis in RE3 39:23 Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is launching this July! 42:47 Minecraft has sold a LOT 47:44 Will the price of PS4 games go down? 53:55 Why we prefer console gaming 57:09 How can you better manage your gaming backlog? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 20201h 2m

Ghost of Tsushima Has Us Excited - What's Good Games (Ep. 158)

This episode is sponsored by MeUndies! To get 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, go to http://meundies.com/wgg. This week it’s a Steimbacher show! Britt and Steimer break down the 20ish-minute Ghost of Tsushima State of Play, go over Unreal Engine 5, gush over that PS5 demo, talk about Paper Mario: The Origami King, lament over the new Harvest Moon and more! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News AKA PlayStation Power Hour :48 Welcome to the show! 10:55 Ghost of Tsushima 38:42 Unreal Engine 5/PS5 demo 56:13 New PlayStation Studios Brand 58:11 PS5 release date? Segment Two: News (cont.) 1:03:53 Welcome back! 1:04:24 Paper Mario: The Origami King 1:15:34 Harvest Moon: One World 1:25:03 Grab Assassin’s Creed: Discovery games for free 1:38:26 EVO Online lineup announced 1:39:17 Tony Hawk Pro Skater ½ Remake 1:40:00 Mafia: Definitive Editions announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 20201h 48m

Elder Scrolls 6 Still YEARS AWAY - What's Good Games Live (Ep. 157)

This week Andrea and Britt are joined by Feminist Frequency's Anita Sarkeesian to chat about the news and her latest projects! More "E3 style" announcements are underway with Ubisoft revealing their digital showcase, the Guerrilla Collective announced their indie 3-day event, and Bethesda reminds us not to hold our breathe for any news on The Elder Scrolls VI for a long, long time. After the news, we chat with Anita about her work with the Stay in the Game Fund and the creation of the Games and Online Harassment Hotline. If you want to participate in the fundraiser and learn more, visit: http://www.givebutter.com/stayinthegame Follow Anita on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/anitasarkeesian Watch Feminist Frequency on Twitch at http://www.twitch.tv/femfreq Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :05 Welcome to the show! 5:53 Ubisoft announces UbiForward 17:05 Xbox & Ubisoft respond to backlash 25:12 The Elder Scrolls 6 is still years away 29:30 The Guerrilla Collective has been announced! 36:26 Tokyo Game Show/Paris Games Week has been cancelled ☹ 40:18 Let’s talk to Anita! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 11, 20201h 1m

Xbox Series X: Where was the Gameplay? - What's Good Games (Ep. 156)

This episode is sponsored by Honey! Get Honey for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/whatsgood. We kick things off by running down the entire presentation from Inside Xbox on the Xbox Series X partner titles...but where is the gameplay they promised? Andrea, Britt, and Steimer chat about the newly revealed IPs, that Assassin's Creed Valhalla fail, and the sheer joy Britt has for Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Continuing the news: Disintegration gets a June launch date, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is selling like HOTCAKES, Mortal Kombat 11 is getting an expansion, and The Last of Us Part II's new trailer is super intense...maybe too intense? Finally, Britt is dipping her toes in Sakura Wars, Steimer streamed Later Daters, and Andrea enjoyed the mayhem in Predator: Hunting Grounds while not hanging out with Tom Nook. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News 16:24 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla 22:13 Bright Memory 25:18 Call of the Sea 27:00 Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 31:03 Chorus 34:49 DiRT 5 37:44 Madden NFL 21 39:23 Scarlet Nexus 41:38 Scorn 44:23 Second Extinction 45:40 The Ascent 45:37 The Medium 51:29 Yakuza: Like a Dragon Segment Two: News (cont.) 1:16:40 Disintegration launch date 1:19:45 Nintendo sold a LOT of Switches 1:24:27 EA has 14 new games coming this year 1:34:47 Cyberpunk 2077 will let you customize your bits 1:39:43 Fortnite is popular AF (duh) 1:41:05 MK11: Aftermath 1:43:10 TLOU2 has a new trailer Hands-on:1:53:17 Sakura Wars 1:58:17 Later Daters 2:02:44 Predator: Hunting Grounds 2:08:11 Animal Crossing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 8, 20202h 29m

Xbox Series X Predictions - WGG Live 05/04/2020

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU. And on that note, let’s talk about video games! There’s a lot to discuss this week, including Inside Xbox predictions (will we see Elden Ring? Watch Dogs? HARRY POTTER?), Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, Billy Mitchell’s DK score, an update to the TLOU2 drama and more! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :19 Welcome to the show! 7:14 Xbox Series X launch still on schedule/Predictions 15:34 EA Play digital-only event announced 18:23 Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest 31:26 Billy Mitchell and DK 36:08 TLOU 2 Update 40:09 EVO/DOTA 2’s The International update 42:50 Activision/Blizzard donates $2 million 43:44 Vader Immortal 44:35 Lord of the Rings: Gollum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 4, 202053 min

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Looks SO COOL - What's Good Games (Ep. 155 )

This episode is sponsored by ExpressVPN! Visit http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! The reveal of Assassin's Creed Valhalla finally happened and Britt and Andrea are PUMPED! In the news they are joined by Steimer to also chat about Fortnite's new Party Royale Mode, Dying Light's Hellraid DLC emerges from the deep with a release window, Xbox Series X gameplay is getting revealed next week, Google Stadia announced some games, Nintendo is delaying their E3 direct, and Indivisible launched on Switch but the developers didn't know? In hands on Britt chats about how she got into the Yakuza franchise and why she loves it so much, and Andrea talks about why she is enjoying Animal Crossing: New Horizons despite her better judgement. Lastly in the Patreon Produced segment, the team discusses what type of dream game they would make and why and BOY DOES IT GO PLACES. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :45 Welcome to the show! 15:08 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla looks SO GOOD 38:50 Fortnite Party Royale 42:33 Dying Light is getting new DLC 51:31 Xbox Series X gameplay is coming 52:25 We’re coming on Animal Talking! 52:45 Deadly Premonition 2 is coming in July 53:04 Google Stadia Update 55:28 Nintendo’s E3 plans are on hold? 53:05 Indivisible SNAFU Segment Two: Hands-On 1:03:34 POKEMON LINGERIE (kind of) 1:06:58 The Yakuza Series 1:22:10 Animal Crossing Segment Three: Creating Our Ideal Game 1:44:37 Welcome back! 1:50:01 If you could create your own game what would it be and what elements of real games would you take inspiration from? - Chris Lionbeard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1, 20202h 46m

The Last of Us 2 LEAKED! [No spoilers] - WGG Live 04/27/2020

It's April 27th, 2020 and in this What's Good Games Live Britt and Andrea talk about how disappointing it is that parts of The Last of Us 2 have leaked. (Don’t worry, spoilers are NOT talked about. We’re also trying to stay as far away from them as possible!) Also, Travis Scott’s Fortnite event was a HUGE success, there’s a Stadia Connect event coming and Nintendo is getting hacked! They also hypothesize about Bend Studio’s next game, talk about older games they’ve been playing and more. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :04 Welcome to the show! 6:05 TLOU 2 spoilers are in the wild [spoiler-free discussion] & Ghosts of Tsushima’s new release date 13:49 “Do you think major spoiler leaks impact sales?” – Tyler McCall 19:55 Travis Scott’s Fortnite event was really neat 25:09 Up to 160,000 Nintendo accounts have been hacked 29:05 War of Warships and Stack Up are working together! 31:47 Naughty Dog/Neil Druckman statement on TLOU 2 33:01 Bethesda is donating $1 million to coronavirus relief 35:48 Stadia Connect coming this Tuesday 39:04 WWE 2K Battlegrounds is happening DEAR WGG: 42:15 Bend Studio’s new game? - John 45:23 Are you going back to old games during the quarantine? – Jeff 49:58 What’s a game you’ve been meaning to play, but haven’t? -BlindGamerSteve 52:40 Most memorable moment in FF7R? -Francois Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 27, 202058 min

Final Fantasy VII Remake Spoilercast - What's Good Games (Ep. 154)

This episode is sponsored by Upstart! Hurry to http://upstart.com/whatsgood to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is! This week the team chats about how wildly popular Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become, including some record-breaking sales numbers. Final Fantasy 7 Remake also had some impressive week-one sales, Xbox Series X logo is revealed, and the villain from Far Cry 3 hints at a role reprisal. In hands-on our Final Fantasy VII Remake spoilercast is finally here! [Spoiler warning: obviously] *Promotional copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake Provided by Square Enix Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 16:46 Video Games crushed March 2020 28:35 Final Fantasy VII Remake moved 3.5 million 33:44 Xbox Series X logo revealed 38:38 Super Mario Maker 2 is receiving its final update! 40:24 PAX West is still happening! 43:38 Is Far Cry 3’s Vaas making a return?! Segment Two: Final Fantasy VII Remake Spoilercast 49:45 Welcome back! LET’S SPOIL FFVII REMAKE. 1:36:47 Let’s spoil the ENTIRETY of OG FF7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 20202h 4m

Cyberpunk 2077 Custom Xbox Revealed - WGG Live 04/20/2020

Today Andrea and Britt take a look at the newly unveiled Cyberpunk 2077 custom Xbox One X console along with custom controller, Travis Scott is touring in Fortnite, Jason Schreier announced he's joining Bloomberg News, Games Done Quick raised $400K for COVID relief, Death Stranding jackets are selling for $2K, and bots are buying all the Nintendo Switches. In Dear WGG they discuss how small outlets and podcasts can work with video games PR . Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :04 Welcome to the show! 9:18 Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One console announced 5:15 Travis Scott is touring in Fortnite 21:31 Jason Schreier is joining Bloomberg News 24:36 Games Done Quick raised a lot of money 27:45 Death Stranding jacket for $2000?! 31:53 Bots are probably the reason why you can’t purchase a Nintendo Switch 36:29 Sony patents a robotic gaming companion 44:04 How would you recommend that small outlets (podcasts, blogs, etc) establish a relationship with PR reps without looking like they're just trying to get free games? - Art Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 202055 min

More Resident Evil 4 Rumors! - What's Good Games (Ep. 153)

Thank you to MeUndies and Bespoke Post for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! To get your 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, go to http:// meundies.com/WGG Get 20% off your first monthly box of Bespoke Post by going to https://bspk.me/2XjK7tw and using code WHATSGOOD. This week the crew is chatting about the new XCOM game, more GTA in development, Gamescom is officially going all digital, Sony has a new indie fund, the Cooking Mama controversy continues, and even more juicy Resident Evil 4 rumors. Plus in hands-on Riana and Andrea chat about their time in the Valorant closed beta and everyone is gushing about Final Fantasy VII Remake. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :57 Welcome to the show! 14:59 New XCOM game coming 20:44 Things at Rockstar are improving 27:11 Gamescom is going all-digital 33:14 The Dark Pictures: Little Hope coming this summer 37:05 Sony is helping indie games 40:38 WTF is going on with Cooking Mama? 46:10 MORE RESIDENT EVIL RUMORS Segment Two: Hands-On 58:06 Welcome back! 1:02:08 Valorant Beta 1:24:55 FFVII Remake http://facebook.com/blondenerd http://youtube.com/blondenerd Andrea http://twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_/ Steimer http://twitter.com/steimer https://www.instagram.com/ksteimer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 20202h 4m

Valorant Beta: Are Twitch Drops a Good Thing? - WGG Live Apr. 13, 2020

Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Andrea is joined by Riana to chat about ESRB lootbox ratings, Resident Evil 3 Remake sales numbers, Resident Evil 4 Remake rumors, Call of Duty Warzone changing up modes, Half-Life Alyx getting a non-VR mode, and Valorant beta pros and cons. Plus in Dear WGG they chat about what games newbies can play during quarantine and how they judge value for games comparing price to amount of content. Subscribe on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Our discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Timestamps: 0:20 - Welcome Riana to WGG Live 1:40 - Riana is NOT an Animal Crossing time skipper 4:20 - Game ratings will now include loot box warnings 11:07 - Resident Evil 3 Remake Ships More Than 2M Units 12:26 - Resident Evil 4 Remake Rumored to be in Development 20:40 - Call of Duty Warzone Trios Mode is Back 25:44 - Half-Life: Alyx Non-VR Mod 29:42 - Valorant closed beta and why watching before playing is a good thing 39:29 - Dear WGG: What games are good for newcomers to play during quarantine? 49:15 - Dear WGG: Do you think there is a minimum number of hours a game should be to justify the $60 price tag? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 13, 202057 min

Did FFVII Remake Convert Andrea?? - What's Good Games (Ep. 152 )

Thank you to Honey for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get Honey for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/whatsgood This week Britt is out so Andrea and Steimer are joined by Jessica Chobot! She chats with them about some headlines including the new DualSense controller for PS5, a recap of the latest Inside Xbox, and the news that Google Stadia is now free for all gmail users. Jessica takes viewers questions and gives some background on how she got into paranormal culture, why shooting Expedition X for Discovery was so physically challenging, and why she created fashion brand Vogue Leader. Andrea and Steimer finish the show by giving their impression of the first 15 hours of Final Fantasy VII Remake and turns out: it's real good you guys. Promotional advance copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake were provided by Square Enix. Follow Jessica on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jessicachobot Follow Jessica on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/jessicachobot Find Vogue Leader on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/vogueleader Watch Jessica in Discovery's Expedition X on http://go.discovery.com Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy's Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Marcus Brown Punkdefied Molly Bittner Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/ Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Our discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Timestamps: 1:05 - Welcome Jessica Chobot to the show! 4:45 - Announcements 11:00 - SEGMENT 1 NEWS BEGINS 11:10 - DualSense controller revealed for PS5 19:15 - New details from Inside Xbox 20:40 - Jessica is playing Sea of Thieves 24:35 - Google Stadia is free to gmail users 34:30 - SEGMENT 2 BEGINS 35:00 - Let's chat with Jessica 35:30 - Where to watch Expedition X 37:45 - What got Jessica started with paranormal research? 44:00 - The physical challenge of shooting the show 47:15 - How did Vogue Leader begin? 53:30 - SEGMENT 3 BEGINS 54:00 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Hands-On [SPOILER FREE] 1:07:05 - Battle system detailed 1:17:21 - Party member dynamic 1:26:50 - Let's talk about Aerith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 20201h 36m

Final Fantasy VII Remake Reviews are Here! - What's Good Games Live Apr. 6, 2020

Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week on WGG Live Britt and Andrea are joined by video games PR maven Tara Bruno of Tara Bruno PR. They discuss the reviews of FFVII remake and the importance of Metacritic, the news about IGN's Summer event, Neil Druckmann's statement about The Last of Us Part II delay, and the Resident Evil 8 rumors. In Dear WGG they chat with Tara about her experience working in games PR, what it takes to break in, how she manages work/life balance, and the most challenging part of being in PR. *Promotional copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake were provided by Square Enix Thank you to Tara Bruno for joining WGG this week! Follow Tara on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/tarabrunopr or visit her website at http://www.tarabrunopr.com Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy's Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Marcus Brown Punkdefied Molly Bittner Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Our discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 6, 20201h 7m

Tiger King Spoilercast - What's Good Games (Ep. 151)

This week the crew is joined by Riana Manuel to chat about more COVID19 related news like Bethesda deciding to skip digital E3 and cancel QuakeCon, Call of Duty surprise releasing Modern Warfare 2 remastered, and Epic Games offers $1M to prove they are not as bad as the internet thinks they are. In hands-on: Britt gives her review of Resident Evil 3, Andrea and Riana chat about jumping back into Rainbow Six Siege, and Steimer talks about how she is just not that into Animal Crossing anymore. In the spoilercast to end all spoilercasts, the ladies discuss the Netflix phenomena Tiger King and just how weird big cat owners truly are. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News 1:00 Welcome to the show! 12:00 Bethesda is skipping their E3 conference, QuakeCon canceled 23:55 Modern Warfare 2’s remastered campaign is out now 31:15 Epic Games offers $1M reward for smear campaign evidence 39:28 People are already playing FF7 Remake! 50:05 Feel-good update 50:57 The Outer Worlds is coming to Switch in June 51:57 New game delays Segment Two: Hands-On 52:53 Welcome back! 54:40 Resident Evil 3 1:18:40 Rainbow Six Siege 1:32:10 Animal Crossing Segment Three: Tiger King Spoilercaset 1:44:08 Welcome to the show! 1:46:35 Tiger King spoilercast http://facebook.com/blondenerd http://youtube.com/blondenerd Andrea http://twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_/ Steimer http://twitter.com/steimer https://www.instagram.com/ksteimer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 3, 20202h 40m

Resident Evil 3 Reviews - WGG Live March 30, 2020

It's March 30, 2020 and in this What's Good Games Live Andrea and Britt dive into the reviews out for Resident Evil 3: Raccoon City. They also chat about the Super Mario Bros rumors about celebrating the 35th anniversary of the franchise, the early release of Final Fantasy VII Remake in certain territories, the possibility of a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign remaster surprise launching, and an update on the delay rumors for PS5 and Xbox Series X. In Dear WGG they answer questions about Resident Evil, the move to digital over physical, and the weirdest detour ever to discuss our favorite pet systems in games and the relationship between Mario and Yoshi. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :11 Welcome to the show! 4:39 Resident Evil 3 reviews 11:05 Final Fantasy VII is shipping early 14:13 Nintendo’s rumored plans for Mario’s 35th anniversary 22:15 CoD: MW2 Remaster is launching tomorrow?! 28:45 As of now, PS5 won’t be delayed 29:15 Also, Xbox Series X won’t be delayed 36:56 Dear WGG Questions 37:38 Where does RE3 Remake rank in your list of all the series games? -DavidJack 19 41:40 So there’s no way that there will be a remake/reboot of RE4? -Dekatron 47:04 Favorite pet systems in games? 54:20 Will people stop pre-ordering physical copies of games long-term? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 20201h 3m

Animal Crossing Has MONEY TREES?! - What's Good Games (Ep. 150)

Thank you to ExpressVPN and Pretty Litter for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Visit http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! Visit http://prettylitter.com and use promo code WHATSGOOD for 20% off your first order! This week the coronavirus lock down continues with more news affecting the world of video games including Steam setting records with concurrent players, and YouTube and PlayStation throttling downloads. But we do have some good news too! Nintendo donated protective equipment to medical workers and the developer of Plague, Inc donated $250,000 to COVID19 response teams. Plus they chat about the Silent Hill rumors...or lack thereof and new info from the creator of Final Fantasy VII Remake trying to set expectations for Cloud. In hands-on Steimer talks about her Animal Crossing New Horizons strategies for capturing tarantulas, Andrea went Down the Rabbit Hole with an Alice in Wonderland VR title on Oculus Quest, and Britt is playing something she can't talk about yet. (but she can next week!) *Promotional copy of Animal Crossing New Horizons provided by Nintendo Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :45 Welcome! 12:27 A LOT of people are using Steam 23:20 YouTube is limiting video quality worldwide 31:56 Silent Hill isn’t happening after all?! 34:27 FFVII’s Cloud is apparently lame 43:17 Thomas the Tank is already in RE3 43:5 Animal Crossing has sold A LOT 53:05 Splash Damage is working on a Stadia exclusive Segment Two: Hands-On 57:38 Welcome back! 1:02:21 Animal Crossing: New Horizon 1:23:22 Down the Rabbit Hole 1:37:01 Roundguard 1:42:40 Why We Sleep Brittney http://twitter.com/blondenerd http://facebook.com/blondenerd http://youtube.com/blondenerd Andrea http://twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_/ Steimer http://twitter.com/steimer https://www.instagram.com/ksteimer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 20202h 3m

Half-Life Alyx Seems Pretty Cool - What's Good Games Live!

Welcome to the first official episode of What's Good Games Live! Andrea and Britt will be breaking down the news from the weekend and taking your questions in the Dear WGG segment of the show. This week they chat about GameStop stores closing due to COVID19, Nintendo finally goes after Sony's Dreams creations, what Sony's latest PS5 backwards compatibility statement is, details on GDC Summer, Half-Life Alyx Review roundup, and the Sonic the Hedgehog will be speeding onto digital release faster than anticipated. In Dear WGG they answer questions about Call of Duty's successful battle royale mode Warzone, and if PlayStation and Xbox will delay their new consoles. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :05 Welcome! 6:55 GameStop closes its doors to customers 15:17 Sony pulls Mario creation from Dreams 19:40 Update: MOST PS4 games will run on PS5 22:32 GDC Summer announced 31:33 Half-Lyfe Alyx reviews are in 35:58 The Sonic movie is arriving digitally this month 40:22 Dear WGG Q&A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 202055 min