What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

Thank you to Phlur, MeUndies, and Calm for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Go to http://phlur.com today and use promo code WHATSGOOD to get 20% off your custom Phlur sample set! Get 15% off your first pair at http://meundies.com/wgg Get 25% off a Calm Premium subscription at http://calm.com/whatsgood This week Steimer and Andrea have so much news to discuss, they break it into 2 segments! First, they start with the new details on the next generation for PlayStation were fondly calling PS5, though no official name was given. Then they dive into the new Xbox One S All-Digital edition and how it's a bit of a disappointment. In the second block, they chat about the reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Ubisoft donating funds to Notre Dame, The Division 2's raid delay, and more. Lastly, Andrea chats about her hands-on time with Dreams early access and Steimer talks about her continued adventures in The Division 2. FTC Disclaimer: Early Access to Dreams on PS4 was provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment. For exclusive videos, streams, and more join our Patreon community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Lincoln Davis Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed 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 Time stamps: 1:00 - Welcome to episode 101 2:50 - Write to us at http://www.whatsgoodgames.com/DearWGG 3:15 - Andrea is hosting at GamesBeat Summit 2019 next week! 9:00 - Playstation 5 new details unveiled 16:21 - What about cross-platform games from PS4 to PS5? 23:23 - Do you think the next-gen system will have a bigger box so it doesn't overheat? 26:20 - How much will the PS5 cost? 29:58 - Will Sony change the Dualshock controller for PS5? 33:34 - Microsoft reveals the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition 36:20 - Xbox Game Pass Ultimate details 51:15 - Remember when Xbox One was revealed and people were mad? 52:50 - SEGMENT 2 BEGINS 55:10 - Star Wars Jedi: Fall Order info from Star Wars Celebration 1:10:05 - Ubisoft donates funds to help rebuild Notre Dame 1:16:15 - Do you think Assassin's Creed Odyssey post-launch content strategy is enough to keep players interested? 1:18:18 - The Division 2's first raid is delayed 1:20:30 - Netflix's The Witcher adaptation is releasing this fall 1:24:10 - Persona 5's Joker is out now for Super Smash Bros Ultimate 1:29:45 - SEGMENT 3 BEGINS 1:33:11 - Andrea tried Dreams Early Access on PS4 1:44:42 - SwitchFix Nintendo Switch Pro Controller holder 1:47:17 - Astro Gaming C40 Pro Controller first impressions 1:50:30 - We played the Division 2 together! 1:57:45 - Steimer wants glitter effects for her guns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Quip and Robinhood for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get your first Quip refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock at http://whatsgood.robinhood.com Thank you to Patreon Producers: Lincoln Davis Alex Rigopulus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week the crew is celebrating 100 EPISODES of What's Good Games! **throws confetti** In the news block we chat about PSN ID name changes finally going live, what is going on with Dragon Age 4, Resident Evil 2 paid unlocks, and the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order reveal tease. In hands-on, Britt is still obsessed with My Time at Portia, Steimer is loving her little birb in Falcon Age, and Andrea is burning rubber in Dangerous Driving. They wrap up the show with some of their favorite memories across 100 episodes of WGG. Segment One: News :43 Welcome to the show! 9:45 PSN ID changes are LIVE! 17:30 Dragon Age 4 32:13 Resident Evil 2’s in-game rewards DLC 37:40 Star Wars Jedi: Fall Order reveal incoming 43:39 Anonymous millionaire wants to create IRL battle royale Segment Two: Hands-on 50:16 Welcome back! 51:50 My Time at Portia 54:30 Ace Attorney 58:16 Dangerous Driving 1:08:54 Dragon’s Dogma 1:11:05 Outward 1:17:39 Falcon Age 1:32:00 The Division 2 Segment Three: 100 Episodes of WGG! 1:34:01 Welcome back! 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/ 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

Thank you to HoneyBook and Calm for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get 50% off your first year a http://honeybook.com with promo code: WHATSGOOD Get 25% off a Calm Premium subscription at http://calm.com/whatsgood Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week Andrea is taking some R&R (clever girl) so the Steimbachers are holding it down! They talk about the exciting Borderlands 3 news, the bummertown article that recently came out about Anthem’s troubled development, GameStop’s heavy loss and could Persona 5 be coming to Switch?! Britt is still playing My Time at Portia and recently hopped into Yoshi’s Crafted World and Steimer has finished another game! They also talk about their time in co-op challenge tombs in Shadow of the Tomb Raider. *NOTE: DLC 7 for Shadow of the Tomb Raider releases April 23rd. Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 9:55 Borderlands 3 news! 21:18 Anthem’s troubled development 50:01 GameStop’s losing money 58:07 PlayStation Store’s refund policy 1:01:26 Have Twitch Prime? Get a free year of Nintendo Switch Online! 1:02:55 Is Persona 5, A Link to the Past and Metroid Prime Trilogy coming to Switch?! 1:08:06 Monolith working on another Zelda! 1:12:11 Human Fall Flat’s new level coming to console Segment Two: Hands-on 1:13:54 Welcome back! 1:16:03 Oxenfree 1:21:56 Celeste 1:33:56 My Time at Portia 1:37:06 Yoshi’s Crafted World 1:43:40 Shadow of the Tomb Raider DLC 6/7 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/ 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

We had an amazing time at PAX East 2019! In this special episode of What’s Good Games you can listen to the panel we held on Thursday, March 25th where we chatted about Borderlands 3, the games we played at PAX East, we took questions from the audience and more! 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/ 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

Thank you to Bespoke Post, GOAT, and Stitch Fix for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! To receive 20% off your first subscription box, go to http://boxofawesome.com and enter code WHATSGOOD at checkout. Get 100% authentic sneakers at http://goat.com/goodgames Get an extra 25% off when you keep all items in your box at http://stitchfix.com/whatsgood Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week Steimer is on vacation but Marissa Roberto joins Britt and Andrea for the show! They discuss Playstation's new State of Play presentation, the ID@Xbox game showcase, Apple Arcade, rumored changes to Nintendo Switch and more. In hands-on they discuss Marissa's time in Clash Royale, Britt's obsession with My Time in Portia, and Andrea's end game experience in The Division 2. They also got an early preview of Remedy's CONTROL and Typhoon Studios' Journey to a Savage Planet. Lastly they chat with Marissa about her work in the field of esports and gaming, why she loves baseball so much, and what her plan is next. Find Marissa on Twitter @marissaroberto Watch her chat esports on Squad State at http://www.twitch.tv/squadstate Follow @TSN_Official on Instagram for her sports stories! Segment One: News :44 Welcome to the show! 1:20 Welcome Marissa! 19:45 State of Play recap 45:00 ID@Xbox Game Pass recap 51:56 Apple Arcade?! 57:18 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum 1:01:05 New Switch models incoming?! Segment Two: Hands-on 1:10:19 Welcome back! 1:14:47 Britt’s obsession with My Time at Portia 1:26:22 Clash Royale 1:33:09 The Division 2 1:36:43 Journey to the Savage Planet 1:44:10 CONTROL Segment 3: Let’s chat with Marissa Roberto! 1:54:08 Welcome back! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you MeUndies, Quip & Grammarly for sponsoring this week’s episode! Get 15% off your first pair at http://meundies.com/wgg Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood For 20% off a Grammarly premium account, go to http://grammarly.com/whatsgood. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week the crew is all together in the Bay Area for the 2019 Game Developer's Conference! They are joined by special guest Meggan Scavio, the President of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. They chat about Google's Stadia announcement, Sea of Thieves' new update, Nintendo's Nindies reveal, and more from GDC. They also discuss a variety of games they played at the show from ID@Xbox, Oculus, and more. Lastly, they discuss the AIAS Foundation, scholarship program, and more ways the Academy is helping young talent start creating in the games industry. Segment One: News :44 Welcome to the show! 12:45 Google Stadia 36:13 Sea of Thieves Anniversary 39:40 Metro Exodus does VERY well on Epic Games Store 43:15 Quantic Dream/Ubisoft and Epic Games Store 46:00 Nintendo Switch Nindies 50:45 Apex Legends Battle Pass 50:52 Anthem sales start STRONG Segment Two: Hands-on 55:55 BeatSaber 58:10 Journey of the Gods 1:04:06 Stormland 1:11:57 After Party 1:17:50 Hyper Dot 1:21:40 Silver Chains 1:27:09 Falcon Age Segment 3: Let’s chat with Meggan Scavio! 1:32:02 Welcome back! 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/ 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

During the 2019 Game Developer's Conference, Sony Santa Monica's Cory Barlog stopped by the What's Good Games studio to chat about the impressive amount of awards the studio has won, what his "Reinventing God of War" GDC talk will look like, and how a jumping spider made its way into his house. 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/ *** 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/ Alexa Ray http://www.twitter.com/alexarayc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to HoneyBook, Robinhood, and Phlur for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get 50% off your first year at http://honeybook.com with promo code: WHATSGOOD Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock at http://whatsgood.robinhood.com Go to http://phlur.com today and use promo code WHATSGOOD to get 20% off your custom Phlur sample set! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week on the show the crew is back chatting about Jade Raymond joining Google, and is Borderlands 3 going to be revealed at PAX East? In hands-on, Britt talks about her time with Final Fantasy IX on Switch, Andrea played more Season of the Drifter, and Steimer dipped her toes into Tom Clancy's The Division 2. They wrap up the show with Andrea interviewing Riana Manuel where they chat about working as an admin in the Kinda Funny community, finding What's Good, and playing games together. Segment One: News :43 Welcome! 2:17 WGG streams and PAX East news 9:24 Jade Raymond joins Google/Google’s gaming plans?! 19:50 Brendan Greene has a new role within PUBG 25:16 Borderlands 3 incoming?! 36:33 Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to PC 44:00 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Segment Two: Hands-on 53:37 Welcome back! Let’s talk about embarrassing stories because WHY NOT 1:02:09 Final Fantasy IX 1:08:09 Destiny 2: Forsaken – Season of the Drifter 1:10:43 The Division 2 Segment 3: Interview with Riana Manuel 1:37:12 Welcome back! 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/ 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

Thank you Stitch Fix for sponsoring this episode! Get an extra 25% off when you keep all items in your box at http://stitchfix.com/whatsgood Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week Britt and Andrea hold down the fort while Steimer takes some personal time. They chat about Nintendo's foray into VR with Labo, Xbox's rumored disc-less console, and Anthem's continued issues. In the hands-on segment, Britt gives her thoughts on Devil May Cry 5 (hint: it's awesome) and Andrea chats about her lengthy time with Days Gone. They also chat about Destiny 2: Forsaken's Season of the Drifter, The Division 2 open beta, and Britt's first time with a Warhammer game: Chaosbane. Segment One: News :43 Welcome! 10:33 Nintendo LABO VR announced 19:18 Xbox One S All-Digital Edition?! 30:08 Another Sonic movie leak 38:36 Apex Legends hits 50 million players 44:18 Anthem is crashing PS4s Segment Two: Hands-on 1:02:45 Welcome back! 1:07:30 The Division 2 open beta 1:09:25 Destiny 2’s Season of the Drifter 1:13:52 Devil May Cry 5 1:35:25 Days Gone 2:01:18 Warhammer: Chaosbane 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/ 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

In this special episode* of What's Good Games, Andrea chats with John Garvin, Creative Director at Sony Interactive Entertainment's Bend Studio. After spending a few hours with a preview build of the upcoming game, they discuss the open world mechanics, how to incorporate narrative into a player-driven game, and if there is hope for Deacon St. John. *Special access to Days Gone provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames 1:45 - Does Days Gone have an identity crisis? What is this game? 2:52 - Who is Deacon? 3:20 - Incorporating cut scenes into an open world 5:24 - Explaining the "Storylines" feature to quests 7:20 - How do you balance narrative progress in an open world? 9:35 - The crafting system explained 10:50 - Gameplay grounded in realism: where is the balance in a fantasy world? 13:10 - Deacon's motorcycle and its upgrade progression 14:00 - Encampments, vendors, and the "Trust" system 16:35 - Where the "Days Gone" title comes from 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

In this special episode* of What's Good Games, Andrea and Britt sit down with members of Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment to discuss the world building of Tom Clancy's The Division 2. They traveled to Washington D.C. to visit real-world locations like the U.S. Capitol Building, The National Archives, and the Lincoln Memorial to see the inspiration for the new setting of the upcoming sequel. They spoke with IP Researcher Cloé Hammoud, Creative Director Julian Gerighty, and a Lead Environmental Artist Chad Chatterton. The Division 2 releases on March 15th for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. *Ubisoft provided travel and accommodations for the recording of this episode. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames 0:46 Welcome1:00 Interview with Cloé Hammoud - IP Researcher, Massive Entertainment1:16 - What does an IP Researcher do?2:15 - How do you blend Tom Clancy's IP with creative input from Massive?5:20 - Learning about the fragility of Washington D.C.7:50 - Recreating real-world locations in The Division 29:00 - Why the commitment to realism?11:11 - Interview with Julian Gerighty - Creative Director, Massive Entertainment12:20 - Recreating and destroying D.C.14:00 - The challenge of "looter shooter" narratives14:50 - Drawing the line between realism and fantasy17:55 - The feeling of power in Washington20:35 - What does "hundreds of content" mean for The Division 2?22:12 - Games as a service: what have you learned from other developers?27:50 - Interview with Chad Chatterton - Lead Environmental Artist, Massive Entertainment28:30 - What role do environmental artist play in coordination with other developers?30:00 - Juggling art and environment in a game engine31:40 - How do you pick which details are important in an environment and which aren't?33:35 - What creative challenges did you run into trying to recreate D.C.?36:00 - Using research to build a believable world38:20 - Which area are you excited for players to see? Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Quip and Bespoke Post for sponsoring this episode! Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood To receive 20% off your first subscription box, go to http://boxofawesome.com and enter code WHATSGOOD at checkout. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week the crew is back together just in time to chat about the newly announced Pokémon Sword and Shield! The ladies also discuss DUNE’s return, the final nail in the coffin for Overkill’s The Walking Dead, The Division 2’s roadmap and the CLUSTER that was THQ Nordic’s AMA. Anthem is critiqued in the second segment, and Britt has been playing something old. Finally Britt and Andrea talk about their time in Washington D.C. with The Division 2! Segment One: News :43 Welcome to the show! 10:05 Pokémon Sword and Shield has been REVEALED! 36:01 DUNE returns! 39:10 Overkill’s The Walking Dead is no more 43:17 The Division 2’s roadmap 48:20 THQ Nordic’s AMA clusterffuuuuu Segment Two: Hands-on 1:02:08 Welcome back! 1:07:54 Anthem 1:45:04 Final Fantasy IV 1:47:41 Battloons Segment Three: The Division 2/Washington D.C. 1:50:46 Welcome back! 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/ 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

Thank you to Smile Direct Club, Grammarly, and MeUndies for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get $150 off at http://smiledirectclub.com/podcast with promo code: WHATSGOODGet 20% off a Grammarly premium account at http://Grammarly.com/whatsgoodGet 15% off your first pair at http://meundies.com/WGG Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. Join the community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week Britt is in Hawaii so Andrea and Steimer hold it down to discuss Google's mysterious GDC event, saying goodbye to the Vita for good, Dreams going Early Access, Anthem's launch woes, and more! In Hands-On they chat about Steimer's time with Far Cry New Dawn, Crackdown 3, and Glass Masquerade, and Andrea's time with Metro Exodus, Tetris 99, and Kingdom Rush Vengeance. Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Time stamps:News segment:2:00 - Patreon monthly stream info3:15 - PAX East panel & meet up info6:55 - Smile Direct Club special offer8:10 - Grammarly special offer10:57 - News begins12:00 - Google making an announcement at GDC17:42 - Do you remember Ouya??20:00 - Dreams is heading into Early Access27:55 - Dreams copyright issue29:29 - PS Vita is ceasing production32:58 - What if Sony made a new gaming phone thing??37:10 - Want to win Andrea's Vita?38:00 - Anthem launch issues39:50 - Dear WGG: Can I play Anthem with no voice chat?50:30 - Gating access with pre-orders56:36 - Resident Evil 2 Crossover with PUBG Mobile1:00:22 - BREAK Segment 2: Hands-on1:00:55 - Is your underwear making you happy? (MeUndies special offer)1:04:03 - Steimer finished Crackdown 3!1:12:00 - Did Xbox Game Pass make Crackdown successful?1:14:58 - Andrea's been playing Tetris 991:18:58 - Metro Exodus continued impressions1:23:20 - Baby Ass Baby Mode FTW1:26:30 - Steimer is digging Far Cry New Dawn1:36:10 - Kingdom Rush Vengeance is real fun!1:39:27 - Glass Masquerade is the puzzle game you didn't know you needed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you GOAT and Robinhood for sponsoring this week’s show! Visit http://goat.com/goodgames before the sneakers you want are gone! Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock at http://whatsgood.robinhood.com Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Strap in, it’s a meaty episode. This week Britt and Steimer discuss the unfortunate layoffs at Activision Blizzard, Call of Duty’s new campaign, Blizzard’s lack of a major title in 2019, ALL OF THE NINTENDO DIRECT NEWS and so much more. In hands-on they review Crackdown 3, Metro Exodus and Far Cry New Dawn! Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 10:40 Activision Blizzard layoffs 24:40 Blizzard has no major game planned for 2019 27:18 Call of Duty campaign confirmed 34:10 PlayStation says E3 hasn’t kept up with industry 46:50 Sony open for business on cross-play? 57:25 Nintendo Direct news! 1:21:50 BioWare “not done” with Mass Effect 1:23:28 THQ acquires Warhorse 1:24:54 Pokemon Go getting AR photo mode Segment Two: Hands-on 1:27:28 Welcome back! 1:30:16 Far Cry New Dawn 1:43:34 Crackdown 3 2:01:40 Metro Exodus 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/ 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

Thank you Stitch Fix and Quip for sponsoring this episode! Get an extra 25% off when you keep all items in your box at http://stitchfix.com/whatsgood. Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/WHATSGOOD Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames It's (mostly) Britt and Steimer this week to chat to you about Apex Legends, a new Titanfall experience, Xbox Live coming to Nintendo Switch, EA's unfortunate fiscal report and more. Andrea briefly joins for the second segment to talk about The Division 2 with Britt, and Steimer and Britt chat about their hands-on with Kingdom Hearts 3, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Glass Masquerade and Farm Together. Segment One: News :43 Welcome to the show! 6:58 Apex Legends announced 19:58 New Titanfall experience coming this year 23:08 EA has a bummer fiscal report 33:40 Inside Xbox livestream recap 47:12 Xbox Live coming to Nintendo Switch?! 53:57 Anthem post-launch and endgame content revealed 1:01:55 Disney isn’t good at self-publishing?! Segment Two: Hands-on 1:09:32 Welcome back! 1:18:26 The Division 2 1:40:10 Kingdom Hearts 3 1:44:00 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 1:47:00 Glass Masquerade 1:50:20 Farm Together 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/ 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

Join the community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames In this special episode of the What’s Good Games podcast Britt and Andrea sit with Creative Director Julian Gerighty and ask him about their extensive hands-on time with The Division 2. 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/ 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

Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Thank you Bespoke Post and Alien Blackout for sponsoring this episode! To receive 20% off your first subscription box, go to http://boxofawesome.com and enter code WHATSGOOD at checkout. Download Alien: Blackout at http://d3go.com/wgg SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF Join the community at patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week the ladies are joined by Alanah Pearce of Funhaus! Discussions include Epic Games Store snatchin’ up Metro Exodus, Quantic Dream’s new multi-platform future, some fun Resident Evil 2 news and more! We give our impressions of Anthem, Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III and more during the hands-on section. Segment One: News:20 Welcome to the show!6:19 Metro Exodus is coming to the Epic Games Store20:04 Quantic Dream’s multi-platform future27:19 Xbox’s presence at E3 201933:38 Resident Evil TV series?!38:08 Resident Evil 2 has shipped 3 million units39:13 Resident Evil 3 remake on the way?!44:42 Last week’s Anthem demo53:39 Inappropriate segment about Dragon Ball characters we’d bang Segment Two: Hands-On55:39 Welcome back!58:39 Rage 21:21:15 Steimer/Alanah’s Resident Evil 2 impressions1:35:05 Kingdom Hearts 31:41:20 Reverie: Sweet As Edition1:43:57 Sea of Thieves1:47:26 Anthem Demo Discuss the podcast on our social channels!http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgameshttp://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gameshttp://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgamesJoin the community page!https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/Brittneyhttp://twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://facebook.com/blondenerdhttp://youtube.com/blondenerdAndreahttp://twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_/Steimerhttp://twitter.com/steimerhttps://www.instagram.com/ksteimer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Smile Direct Club and MeUndies for sponsoring this episode! Get $150 off your invisible aligners at http://smiledirectclub.com/podcast with promo code: whatsgood Get 15% off your first pair at http://meundies.com/wgg Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week the team chats about the crazy NPD sales numbers for Smash Bros, Red Dead, and more from 2018. Britt and Andrea recap their experience playing Mortal Kombat 11, Andrea chats about time in Far Cry New Dawn, and she gushes about her hands-on with Anthem. In the feature segment, Britt finally gets to tell the world about her play time with the Resident Evil 2 remake. Does she convince Steimer to play? MAYBE. Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 8:57 HOLY NPD NUMBERS BATMAN 27:08 Resident Evil 2 is getting free DLC! 30:08 Overkill’s The Walking Dead is probably never coming to console Segment Two: Hands-on 37:50 Steimer finished Gris! 42:13 Mortal Kombat 11 1:01:35 Far Cry New Dawn 1:11:13 Anthem Segment Three: Resident Evil 2 Review 1:41:02 Welcome back! 1:43:40 Spoiler-free Resident Evil 2 review TIIIIIIIME 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/ 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

In this special episode of What's Good Games, Andrea Rene chats with Mike Gamble, Bioware's Lead Producer on Anthem. They discuss her time playing the game at a recent hands-on event, what to expect in the upcoming demo, and take your questions about the new direction Bioware is going with their multiplayer-focused game. Join our community and support WGG on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Stitch Fix, Quip, and Robinhood for sponsoring this episode!Get an extra 25% off when you keep all 5 items in your box at http://stitchfix.com/whatsgoodGet your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgoodRobinhood is giving listeners a free stock at http://whatsgood.robinhood.com This week the crew had to record early because Andrea and Britt went to the Mortal Kombat 11 reveal event! (Details soon!) But they did find time to chat about Bungie splitting from Activision, the potential leaked SNES games for Switch, Rocket League going cross play, and the upsetting Gearbox rumors. In hands-on, Andrea speaks at length about her time with Metro Exodus, Steimer relives her time with the Resident Evil 2 "one-shot" demo, and Britt is living it up in YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG. Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Welcome to a special episode where we spoil the SHIT out of Red Dead Redemption 2! This spoilercast is cut from the third segment of Episode 87 of the What’s Good Games podcast. 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/ 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

Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week we talk about the domination of the Playstation 4, Ubisoft's partnership with the Epic Games Store, details on the new Alien: Blackout, and the Resident Evil 2 one-shot demo. In hands-on, Britt has been playing YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG and Bury Me, My Love (sad!!), Andrea played the artsy Everything on Switch, and Steimer is back in Greece in Assassin's Creed Oydssey. Lastly, the time has finally come for the ultimate Red Dead Redemption 2 spoilercast! WARNING: SPOILERS (If it wasn't obvious.) Segment One: :43 Welcome to the show! 12:25 Sony has sold a LOT of PS4s 19:58 The Division 2 isn’t coming to Steam 28:57 Alien: Blackout is announced 37:30 Resident Evil 2 remake demo is HERE! Segment Two: Hands-on 42:50 Welcome back! 44:39 YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG 50:49 Everything 1:03:18 Assassin’s Creed Odyssey 1:13:25 Bury Me, My Love Segment Three: Red Dead Redemption 2 Spoilercast 1:18:57 Welcome back! 1:23:45 LET’S SPOIL THE SHIT OUT OF RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 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/ 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

Thank you to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this episode! For 20% off your first Box of Awesome, head to http://www.boxofawesome.com and enter code WHATSGOOD The girls are back after the holiday break to talk about their New Year's resolutions for 2019 and their Top Games of 2018. Steimer has been playing Beat Saber and Red Dead Redemption 2, Britt has played a ton of stuff including Ashen, Pillars of Eternity and Divinity Original Sin II Definitive Edition and Andrea dove back in to Rainbow Six Siege for Operation Wind Bastion. Plus they go over their Most Anticipated Games of 2019. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. 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/ Segment One: :42 Welcome to the show! 11:15 Andrea’s top 20 games of 2018 22:38 Britt’s top 20 games of 2018 32:17 Steimer’s top 5 games of 2018 36:13 Steimer’s 2018 resolutions recap 39:41 Britt’s 2018 resolutions recap 42:38 Andrea’s 2018 resolutions recap 46:20 Steimer’s 2019 resolutions 49:47 Britt’s 2019 resolutions 54:25 Andrea’s 2019 resolutions Segment Two: Hands-on 1:01:36 Welcome back! 1:02:46 Beat Saber 1:05:38 Overcooked 2 1:08:57 GRIS 1:11:09 Smash Ultimate 1:14:00 Divinity Original Sin II Definitive Edition 1:17:42 Ashen 1:20:19 Destiny 2 1:20:56 Legend of Solgard 1:24:48 Rainbow Six Siege Segment Three: Most Anticipated Games of 2019 1:34:37 Let’s chat about our most anticipated games of 2019! *** 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

The What's Good Game Awards return for 2018! We don't select a single winner for each category, instead we discuss our personal picks. Who will win Horsey of the Year? Husbando of the Year? GAME OF THE YEAR? Let us know your picks in the comments below! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. Timestamps: :42 Welcome to the show! 5:28 Game of the Most Sleepless Nights 9:30 Best Villain 14:54 Best Fictional World 17:04 Best Waifu 19:24 Best Husbando 22:41 Best Friendship 25:16 Best Musical Moment 27:17 Best Horsey 28:43 Best Costume 30:14 Funniest Moment 34:18 Best Romance 36:00 Best DLC 37:09 Best Photo Mode Screenshot 38:36 Best NPC 40:18 Best LFG Game 43:46 Most Emotionally Devastating Moment 47:40 Most Agonizing Choice 54:00 Games That Surprised You/Games We Missed 1:01:22 Our Personal GOTY 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/ *** 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

Thank you to Robinhood for sponsoring this episode! Get your FREE stock today at http://whatsgood.robinhood.com In our final regular episode of the year we talk about none other than Fortnite. It was 2018's biggest game and now everyone wants a piece of the pie, over DANCE MOVES. We also chat about the crazy Nintendo Switch hardware and software sales, how Red Dead Redemption 2 beat out Call of Duty in November sales, the Kingdom Hearts 3 leak, and more. In hands-on we all played GRIS, a beautiful indie platformer, Steimer tried Cattails, Britt is diving in to Pillars of Eternity, and surprise: Andrea is knee-deep in Destiny 2's The Dawning winter event. Lastly, the girls look back at the biggest news stories of 2018 including PS4 crossplay, Xbox Game Pass, and Microsoft's studio acquisitions. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 10:30 EVERYONE IS SUING FORTNITE 21:46 Dreams is getting its beta! 26:50 Nintendo Switch is selling buttloads! 33:42 NPD numbers 37:21 Fallout 76 lootboxes?! 41:47 Kingdom Hearts 3 has leaked 48:40 Life is Strange 2 Ep. 2 release date! Segment Two: Hands-On 51:02 Welcome back! 51:13 Gris 58:10 Stardew Valley co-op 1:04:18 Cattails 1:05:13 Destiny 2: Forsaken – The Dawning 1:11:08 Legend of Solgard 1:16:25 Pillars of Eternity Segment Three: Top Gaming Moments in 2018 1:19:45 Welcome back! 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/ *** 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

Start your 4 week trial at http://stamps.com with promo code: wgg To receive 20% off your first subscription box, go to http://boxofawesome.com and enter code WHATSGOOD at checkout. This week Britt, Andrea and Steimer break down ALL of the announcements from The Game Awards and the Kinda Funny Games Showcase! Also...buff Sonic. Hands-on is ALL about Cattails, Destiny 2, Smash Ultimate and Britt has an update on My Horse Prince. Your questions are answered in the third segment! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. 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/ *** 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/ Time stamps:0:10 - The final countdown0:50 - Welcome to the show5:15 - Learn about getting your postage on demand with Stamps.com7:30 - Bioware confirmed their teaser trailer for Dragon Age 412:30 - Far Cry New Dawn revealed20:35 - Rage 2 New Gameplay trailer23:15 - New Anthem story trailer33:52 - Crash Team Racing announced35:14 - Joke from Persona 5 joins Smash Bros Ultimate38:59 - Mortal Kombat 11 Announced43:04 - BUFF SONIC! Sonic the Hedgehog movie key art47:14 - Kinda Funny Games Showcase 48:03 - The Walking Dead: Final Season from Skybound Games49:07 Yakuza Judgement announcement51:00 - Stardew Valley Multiplayer54:35 - Epic Games Store launched with Fortnite Creative57:00 - We gotta catch up on a lot of games1:00:00 - Break #11:00:25 - Segment 2 begins with a message from Bespoke Post1:03:47 - Britt has been playing Cattails - "Stardew Valley with Cats"1:11:02 - Horse Prince update1:12:10 - Andrea is playing Destiny 2: Forsaken The Black Armory1:17:17 - Andrea needs to make an offering to RNGesus1:20:22 - Super Smash Bros Ultimate hands-on with Britt1:27:10 - Break #21:27:45- Dear WGG and Reader Mail Q&A1:28:10 - What are some good games to play co-op that are light and fun?1:33:15 - Should I approach shopping for games for my daughter differently? What kinds of characters would you recommend?1:37:55 - Can we continue to be okay with Bethesda putting out buggy games?1:40:51 - Does max level ruin an open world RPG experience or is it a good thing?1:44:38 - Naps and food are the best Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you MeUndies and Quip for sponsoring this episode! Get 15% off your first pair at http://meundies.com/wgg Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood This week we're releasing the episode a little early so you can follow along with our Game Awards predictions! But first, Britt talks ALL about her time with Resident Evil 2 Remake in the first segment. (Like, literally, that's all we talk about.) The second segment is about our Game Awards predictions, hopes, dreams, fears, etc. Let's see who will win! Segment One: Hands-On:42 Welcome to the show/Housekeeping13:45 Britt’s time with Resident Evil 2 Remake Segment Two: The Game Awards 2018 Predictions49:55 Let’s pick our winners! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesDiscuss the podcast on our social channels!http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgameshttp://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gameshttp://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgamesJoin the community page!https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/***Brittneyhttp://twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://facebook.com/blondenerdhttp://youtube.com/blondenerdAndreahttp://twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_/Steimerhttp://twitter.com/steimerhttps://www.instagram.com/ksteimer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Robinhood and Stamps.com for sponsoring this episode! Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock to build your portfolio. Sign up at http://whatsgood.robinhood.com Go to http://stamps.com and use code wgg for a 4 week trial including postage and a digital scale. SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF Join the community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Find Ashley on Twitter! http://twitter.com/AshleyEsqueda This week the ladies are joined by the lovely Ashely Esqueda! Discussions include Red Dead Redemption 2's online beta, Obsidian's new game tease, the FTC's investigation into loot boxes and Nintendo's new streaming guidelines. Hands-on impressions include RDR2 online, Fallout 76 and My Horse Prince. Let's get to know Ashley in the third segment! 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/ Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 13:13 RDR2 Online launches! 26:14 Obsidian’s next game reveal at The Game Awards! 30:03 FTC investigating loot boxes 45:08 Nintendo’s new content creator guidelines Segment Two: Hands-On 55:55 Steimer/Andrea’s RDR2 online shenanigans 1:14:50 Fallout 76 1:21:30 Party Hard 1:25:09 My Horse Prince Segment Three: Let’s get to know Ashely! 1:33:19 Welcome back! *** 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

Thank you Four Sigmatic, MeUndies and Quip for sponsoring this episode! Get 15% off your first order at http://www.FourSigmatic.com/WGG Get 15% off your first pair at http://meundies.com/wgg Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood This week the ladies discuss PlayStation’s surprising decision to skip E3 2019, the finalization of Kingdom Hearts 3 development (is it really true?!), Valve’s Steam Link, The Walking Dead update and the sad news that a N64 classic is nowhere in sight. Hands-on impressions include Pokémon Let’s Go, Fallout 76, Hero U and Red Dead Redemption 2. Finally let’s talk all about our favorite Black Friday memories and what you should be looking forward to this year! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 9:50 PlayStation skipping E3 2019 25:20 Kingdom Hearts 3 has finished development?! 28:08 Valve’s Steam Link hardware is being discontinued 35:40 The Walking Dead final season update 38:15 No N64 Classic ☹ 41:40 CBS announces Gamer’s Choice Awards??? Segment Two: Hands-On 59:00 Fallout 76 1:14:12 Hero U 1:22:53 The Saga of Ghost 1:40:35 Pokemon Let’s Go Segment Three: Black Friday memories and 2018 deals! 1:54:19 Welcome back! 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/ *** 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

This week the girls are joined by host/producer/writer extraordinaire Trisha Hershberger! They discuss the newly announced Game Awards nominees including God of War, RDR2, Celeste, and more. Also in the news: Nintendo sued a couple for their ROM site, the U.S. army is using Fortnite to recruit, and they briefly recap X018. In hands-on Trisha has been playing a BUNCH of stuff, Andrea is in love with Tetris Effect, Britt jumped into Fallout 76, and Steimer dipped her toes in the Hitman 2 waters. Lastly, Patreon Producer Lincoln Davis sponsored a segment all about virtual reality. What are the best games of 2018? Where is VR gaming going, and what would make you dust off your VR headset if you haven't been playing? Find Trisha: on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/thatgrltrish on Twitch at http://www.twitch.tv/trishahershberger on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/trishahershberger Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 11:20 The Game Awards Nominations 44:45 US Army and Fortnite 48:14 Couple pays Nintendo $12 million for ROMS? 58:10 Detective Pikachu Movie?! 1:04:25 Harry Potter Wizards Unite! 1:09:05 X018 Recap! Segment Two: Hands-On 1:14:23 Welcome back! 1:14:55 Cook Serve Delicious 1:17:10 We Happy Few 1:22:39 Red Dead Redemption 2 1:25:33 Tetris Effect 1:39:54 Tomb Raider DLC: The Forge 1:44:01 Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry 1:51:22 Hitman 2 Segment Three: Producer Lincoln Davis & VR! 2:03:40 Welcome back! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. 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/ *** 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

Get 15% off your first order at http://www.FourSigmatic.com/WGG Thank you to Four Sigmatic for sponsoring this episode! Join the community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames The team is back together in the Bay for this week's episode. They chat about the BlizzCon news fallout surrounding Diablo, the crazy announcement of FFXV DLC cancelled and Tabata quitting, Fortnite's wild concurrent numbers, and is more Mass Effect on the way?! Britt has been Moonlighting in Moonlighter, Andrea jumped back into Mass Effect Andromeda with the new patch, and they have been spending a little too much time in the woods of Red Dead Redemption 2. Lastly they celebrate N7 Day with their favorite Mass Effect memories and hopes for Anthem. Segment One: News 10:15 Mini Blizzcon recap 25:55 FFXV/Tabata shakeup 33:40 Red Dead Online beta arriving this month?! 39:58 Fortnite is bananas huge! 50:18 A bit of Mass Effect news Segment Two: Hands-On 1:00:13 Welcome back! 1:04:22 Moonlighter 1:11:20 Mass Effect Andromeda 1:15:55 Red Dead Redemption 2 1:39:20 Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Segment Three: Let’s celebrate Mass Effect! 1:50:51 What Mass Effect means to us! 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/ *** 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

Robinhood is giving listeners a free stock to build your portfolio. Sign up at http://whatsgood.robinhood.com Get your first Quip toothbrush refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood This week Britt and Andrea are tag-teaming to chat about the whopper of a Nintendo Direct featuring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Switch. They also discuss the full lineup for Playstation Classic, microtransactions gone bad in Black Ops 4, and a record setting weekend for Red Dead Redemption 2. Plus in hands-on they take your RDR2 questions and Britt chats about her time in Call of Duty Blackout. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 10:00 SMASH NEWS! 27:42 Red Dead Redemption is making money, you guys 34:25 BLOPS 4 and silly microtransactions 49:56 PS1 Classic games revealed 53:26 The Nintendo Switch is selling! WHO KNEW?! Segment Two: Hands-On 59:24 Welcome back! 1:03:52 More RDR thoughts and YOUR questions! 1:23:48 Blackout impressions 1:27:45 Lazaretto impressions 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/ *** 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

Get 15% off your first pair at http://meundies.com/wgg Thank you to MeUndies for sponsoring this episode! Get 15% off your first order at http://www.FourSigmatic.com/WGG Thank you to Four Sigmatic for sponsoring this episode! SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF Join the community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week is all about Red Dead Redemption 2! But don't worry, that's not all the team chats about as they are reunited in San Francisco. They discuss the PSN ID name change policy, Xbox Game Pass coming to PC, and Jade Raymond's departure from EA. Britt and Andrea finally discuss the Claire Resident Evil 2 demo, Britt has been playing more Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Andrea spent time in the wasteland of Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. Then strap in pardner for lots of cowboy talk in RDR2. Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 11:28 More PSN name change shenanigans 22:01 Microsoft Game Pass coming to PC 27:34 Jade Raymond leaves Motive/EA 35:00 Kingdom Rush Vengeance 35:10 Layers of Fear 2 announced! Segment Two: Hands-On 40:34 Andrea’s Resident Evil 2 impressions 54:00 Britt’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider thoughts 58:00 Steimer gave up on Destiny 2 58:42 Fallout 76 impressions 1:17:27 Dungeon Village Segment Three: RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 BABY 1:20:25 Welcome back! Let’s talk about RDR 2! 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/ *** 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

Get an extra 25% off when you keep all items in your box at http://stitchfix.com/whatsgoodThanks to Stitch Fix for sponsoring this episode! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week Andrea and Steimer are missing Britt as she enjoys the spooky festivities at Universal Studios. They chat about Rockstar Games "100-hour work week," Discord's new game store beta, and will Rocket League be next for PS4 cross-play? Andrea spent some time with Bad North on Nintendo Switch, Steimer attempted another run at Celeste, and both are heavily invested in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. 0:50 Hello and welcome! 2:50 TwitchCon Update5:30 Happy Hour Q&A Update9:16 Why does Britt use giant suitcases all the time?12:50 NEWS begins13:15 Ninja is hanging with Ellen14:50 Rockstar Games "100-hour weeks" fiasco21:15 Crazy hours are common in game development25:37 Normalizing crunch35:31 Discord launches their Game Store Beta38:20 Can Discord challenge GOG or Steam?41:34 Steimer loves a good vamp42:47 Psyonix Rocket League up next for cross-play?48:50 Are you going to change your PSN ID?52:53 New mobile game let's you hang with "Saved by the Bell' and "Breakfast Club" characters...and..."Law and Order"?56:50 BREAK59:02 Steimer tries to play Celeste again1:07:11 - Andrea started Bad North on her Switch1:11:17 - Andrea loves her Cayde-6 Destiny t-shirt1:12:18 - Destiny 2 Festival of the Lost is happening1:17:10 - Kassandra is bae1:19:06 - Open world balance in Assassin's Creed Odyssey1:24:15 - Steimer's got people to bang in Greece1:36:57 - Andrea spent real money on microtransactions1:46:51 - Resident Evil 2 demo impressions coming next week1:48:15 - We love you guys Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com HUGE thank you and shoutout to our awesome Turbo Patrons and above!Aaron SaxtonAdriane 'Aroc' WilliamsAlberto AndrÃ's VidelaAlex RigopulosAndrew SusenAnthony MurphyAriella FurmanAsh VulcainBeau HierholzerBill StillwellBilly ShibleyBrian HarperBrooke Laree Asia HarrisCarl PedersenCathy LucasCoolRatDaddyCristian RodriguezDale SonDavid IacolucciDominic WellerDonato Sinicco, IIIDustin Lewis E Benjamin CheknisE. IrizarryElizabeth BrookeElmo ShellEmily KentFaris AttiehGeek Heart GamesGio CorsiGregory HortonIvan BejaranoJarryd HowardJason DavisJason EricsonJay MauhayJayson DeMersJesse SpencerJessica SalisburyjoJoe KennisonJoe SchleifJohn DrakeKevin DunkelKevin komakiKia B.Leviathon Masters-BarellaLewis CreechLincoln DavisLucas CheneyMark DrastrupMartha EmeryMartin T. AaserudMatt HowellMatthew GoderreMelanthius OwensMichael ShanholtzMohammed Fahim MohammedMolly BittnerNam BuiNicole HumphreyOzzie MejiaPaige PorterPete ShoemakerProfessor Metal GearPunkdefiedPureBlueOctopusR.J. BrianRegan ImpsonRippedGamersRob LehnertRobert JareroRoland BalaRoss HaineyRyan BSamSimon BergstedtSian StevensonStef WuStephanie FitzwilliamSteven InslerSydney CarrTara BrunoTeresa EhnertThomas JenningsTimothy BennettTommy LarsenTrent PenningtonTrevor StarkeyTyler McCallveritanudaWill HernandezZach Hershey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Four Sigmatic for sponsoring this episode! Get 15% off of your entire order at http://foursigmatic.com/WGG Thank you Quip for sponsoring this episode! Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood HOLY CRAP, PSN name changes are coming and Britt and Steimer are here to talk ALL about it. Other discussions include Microsoft’s Project xCloud, updated impressions on Google’s Project Stream, the “confirmation” of PS5 and a potential release date, Nintendo’s new Switch hardware rumor and SO MUCH MORE. Hands-on impressions include Celeste, Broken Sword 5 and Super Mario Party! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Segment One: News :45 Welcome to the show! 9:58 PSN ID changes ARE HAPPENING 21:34 Project xCloud 29:30 Google’s Project Stream impressions 32:56 Sony confirms “PS5” hardware 34:35 Next-gen coming in 2019?! 41:10 Let’s take this train briefly off the rails 43:46 New Nintendo Switch coming next year? 50:05 Rumor: Microsoft is close to buying Obsidian Entertainment 57:00 Telltale’s The Walking Dead update 1:06:53 Borderlands 2 VR is a thing 1:16:00 More Witcher Netflix castings Segment Two: Hands-On 1:20:00 Welcome back! 1:23:14 Celeste & difficult games 1:33:03 Britt’s gaming indecisiveness 1:37:48 Broken Sword 5 1:46:57 Super Mario Party 1:59:48 TURBO PATRONS! <3 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/ 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

Thank you MeUndies for sponsoring this episode! Get 15% off your first pair at http://meundies.com/wgg Thank you Ubisoft for providing review copies of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey! This week Britt and Steimer discuss that leaked Harry Potter RPG footage (DAAANG), deep dive into that new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, chat about no PSX in 2018 and much more. Hands-on impressions include a lengthy discussion about Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, with a few other games sprinkled in! We also welcome a new, albeit short-lived member to our group, Henry the ant. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Segment One: News :44 Welcome to the show! 10:13 Leaked Harry Potter game?! 23:15 New Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer discussion 37:10 No PSX in 2018 47:02 Google’s Project Stream 55:41 Seattle Police launch anti-swatting program Segment Two: Hands-On 1:01:19 Welcome back! 1:02:02 Steimer played Life is Strange 2: Ep 1. 1:05:32 Titan Quest 1:09:09 Assassin’s Creed Odyssey 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/ *** 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

Get your first Quip refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood Get 25% off when you keep all 5 Stitch Fix items at http://stitchfix.com/whatsgood Join the community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Thank you to Quip and Stitch Fix for sponsoring this episode! This gang is back together as Andrea and Britt have returned from abroad to join Steimer on a whopper of a show. They cover the exciting PS4 cross-play news, the saga of Telltale Games, and Nintendo's Online Service cloud saves. Steimer finished Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Andrea has been playing more Destiny 2, and Britt finished the first episode of Life is Strange 2 and dipped her toes into several other games as well. They give light impressions of Assassin's Creed Odyssey but expect a lot more on that next week. Finally, Andrea recaps what she saw at Tokyo Game Show 2018 including games from Playstation, Bandai Namco, and Capcom. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Segment One: News :45 Welcome to the show! 9:12 PS4 crossplay is happening! 24:47 Heartbreak at Telltale 58:28 GLAAD adds Outstanding Video Game Category to media awards 1:00:10 Nintendo’s cloud saves 1:10:26 Oculus Connect Segment Two: Hands-On 1:15:52 Welcome back! 1:20:40 Steimer finished Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1:26:28 Britt played Life is Strange 2, Ep. 1! 1:35:22 Andrea is still playing Celeste 1:36:04 Andrea is also still playing Destiny 2! 😉 1:51:51 Britt is playing Little Dragon’s Café 1:55:34 Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Segment Three: TGS Hands-On 2:03:38 Welcome back + mini broad recap of TGS 2:08:36 Bandai Namco 2:19:17 Earth Defense Force 5 2:21:09 Katamari 2:25:43 DMC5 2:30 Andrea messed around with some cool tech-y stuff! 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/ 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

Join the community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week is a special episode of the Andrea & Steimer show!! The Andimer Show? The Standrea Show? The Steimrea Show? It's a weird mashup folks! We dig into the archives of your Dear WGG questions to answer some hot topics like: what is your dark horse GOTY? What is the deepest Youtube rabbit hole you've ever gone down? And so much more! Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comHUGE thank you and shoutout to our awesome Turbo Patrons and above! 0:43 - Welcome! 3:19 - This is our special Q&A show, cause we couldn't think of anything else tbh6:55 - "What are your current underdogs for GOTY?"23:00 - "What's the deepest you've ever gone down a YouTube rabbit hole?"32:10 - "With the rumor of Microsoft Xbox Scarlett - are streaming boxes our future?"39:39 - "Will BioWare announce Mass Effect or Dragon Age projects soon?"46:25 - "If you could have pro level skills in a game, which would it be and why?" 53:11 - "How do you respond to 'you're too old to play videogames'?"1:00:14 - "FOX acquired an adaptation of Vampyr how do you think this will impact the series?"1:07:28 - LAST QUESTION! "What are some of your biggest gaming regrets?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Square Enix for providing copies of Shadow of the Tomb Raider! Thank you to Activision for providing copies of Destiny 2: Forsaken! This week Britt is out of the country so Andrea and Steimer are joined by special guest Blair Herter! They chat about Nintendo's new Online Service launch details, EA's standoff against Belgium and lootboxes, and Alan Wake coming to TV. Plus in hands-on they discuss Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Dead Cells, Celeste, Destiny 2: Forsaken, and Spider-Man. Lastly, they chat with Blair about his work with the Pablove Foundation and how they are helping kids with cancer rediscover what it means to be a kid and working on some really cool cutting edge cancer research. Donate to Blair's Pablove campaign here: http://give.classy.org/teamherter Find Blair on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/blairherter Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Time stamps: SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 0:45 - Welcome to the show! We have a special guest, Blair Herter! 1:45 - Singing Joey Noelle's praises 2:45 - Britt is on a cruise! Aren't cruises are the best? 8:53 - Where you might know Blair from! 15:18 - First news story of the week: Nintendo Switch Online Launch Date reveal! 22:58 - EA is in trouble in Belgium...but they don't really care? 32:38 - Alan Wake gets a TV show SEGMENT TWO: HANDS ON 39:00 - Welcome back from break! Alexa's gift to Andrea (think seals) 40:41 - Tomb Raider time! 44:54 - Steimer is confused by the launch of Forsaken 46:30 - Back to Tomb Raider, lol 1:01:46 - Blair's feelings on Spider-Man 1:09:30 - Andrea's continues to love Destiny, Steimer is MEH on Osiris 1:21:15 - Andrea super LOVES Celeste SEGMENT THREE: SPECIAL GUEST TIME! 1:29:30 - Welcome back from break! We dive into Blair's charity initiative for The Pablove Foundation, to fight childhood cancer. We pretty much talk about this for the rest of the show and you should head to https://www.pablove.org/ to learn more! Also donate to Blair here: https://www.classy.org/team/145613 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Quip and Stitch Fix for sponsoring this episode! Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood Get an extra 25% off when you keep all 5 items in your box at http://stitchfix.com/whatsgood Thank you PlayStation for providing review copies of Marvel’s Spider-Man! This week Britt and Steimer hold down the fort and chat about Henry Cavill being cast as Geralt of freakin’ Rivia, Polygon’s decision to drop review scores, Anthem’s announced demo and Britt makes some predictions for the upcoming Nintendo Direct. In hands-on Britt and Steimer talk about Spider-Man (and only Spider-Man) at length. All things PAX West and the bajilion games they demoed are discussed in the final segment! Segment One: News :18 Welcome to the show! 8:40 Henry Cavill has been cast as Geralt of Rivia! 16:20 Polygon is dropping its review scores 30:17 Anthem Demo coming in February 2019 40:10 Nintendo Direct predictions Segment Two: Hands-On 47:07 Welcome back! 49:56 Marvel’s Spider-Man impressions Segment Three: PAX West Recap! 1:15:52 Welcome back! 1:21:13 Let’s talk PAX West! 1:22:58 Resident Evil 2 1:28:04 Boyfriend Dungeon 1:32:48 Devil May Cry 5 1:34:15 Hitman 2 1:37:12 Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry 1:43:41 PHOGS 1:45:45 World of Horror 1:49:04 The Blackout Club 1:56:47 Left Alive 2:00:28 Pathfinder: Kingmaker 2:01:44 Blessed Unleashed 2:05:53 Indivisible Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesDiscuss the podcast on our social channels!http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgameshttp://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gameshttp://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgamesJoin the community page!https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/***Brittneyhttp://twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://facebook.com/blondenerdhttp://youtube.com/blondenerdAndreahttp://twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_/Steimerhttp://twitter.com/steimerhttps://www.instagram.com/ksteimer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Spawn on Me's Kahlief Adams returns to join the crew to chat about Nintendo's Nindies Direct, Xbox's new All Access program, and the game play reveal of Cyberpunk 2077. They also discuss the tragic events that occurred in Jacksonville, and the response by PAX West and EA. In Hands-On Britt can finally go into detail about her time with Dragon Quest XI, Kahlief has been playing the NBA Live 19 demo, Donut County, and Dead Cells, plus Steimer finally finished Ni No Kuni 2. Lastly, Kahlief discusses the road to 250 episodes of Spawn on Me and their initiative to help get voters registered in #Spawn4Good with VoteRiders. Find Kahlief at http://www.patreon.com/SpawnonMe Learn about #Spawn4Good at http://www.twitter.com/spawnonme Segment One: News :40 Welcome to the show! 1:30 Oatmeal raisin cookies, man 4:22 PAX stuff! 12:13 Nintendo’s latest Nindies showcase 19:32 Microsoft is offering financing for Xbox One 26:41 Cyberpunk 2077’s gameplay 44:55 Tragedy in Jacksonville Segment Two: What we’ve been playing 57:55 Welcome back! 58:08 Britt’s Dragon Quest XI review 1:21:22 Kahlief’s NBA Live impressions 1:30:05 Donut County 1:41:54 Dead Cells 1:46:57 Steimer finished Ni No Kuni 2 1:54:17 Andrea’s thoughts on the new Destiny 2 trailer Segment Three: Kahlief! 1:59:29 Welcome back, let’s talk to Kahlief! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. 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/ *** 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

Shoutout to King for help sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Try Legend of Solgard available for free at http://bit.ly/WGGSOLGARD today! This week the ladies take on the massive wave of news coming from Germany at Gamescom 2018, including a new series from Supermassive, a Dark Souls collection, new Life is Strange 2 footage and more! Plus they give their take on the Twitch and Amazon news and how it affects creators, and discuss the decision to skip 2019 for Assassin's Creed. In hands-on Britt played the rag doll, 3D, action game Guts and Glory, Andrea spent time with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Spyro, plus she got to try Reigns: Game of Thrones. Steimer is plugging away at Octopath Traveler and Ni No Kuni 2, and getting some much needed down time from screens. Segment One: Gamescom News :42 Welcome to the show – Britt is breathing fire! 1:59 Let’s talk about our PAX plans! 9:10 Microsoft at Gamescom 17:45 New release date announcements 18:08 Future of Nintendo 3DS? 21:02 Shenmue 3 finally has a release date in August 2019. 23:35 Dark Souls Triology release date 24:32 Supermassive Games and “The Dark Pictures”’ 30:14 A new Life is Strange 2 trailer! 37:39 Resident Evil has a new trailer with Claire Redfield!!! Segment Two: Other News! 41:53 Welcome back! 42:40 Twitch Prime will no longer include ad-free viewing 54:40 Amazon Prime’s video game pre-order is ending 1:00:43 No new Assassin’s Creed in 2019 1:05:44 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night delay Segment Three: What We’ve been playing 1:14:04 Welcome back! 1:14:25 Turbo patron SHOUTOUTS! 1:20:20 Britt played Guts and Glory 1:23:30 Legend of Solgard impressions 1:27:50 Andrea’s Reigns: Game of Thrones impressions 1:32:57 Andrea’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice impressions 1:43:01 Anrea’s Spyro: Reignited impressions 1:45:52 Steimer’s new game plan Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. 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/ *** 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

Thank you Quip for sponsoring this episode! Get your first refill pack free at http://getquip.com/whatsgood It's Vincero's 4th Anniversary check out their massive limited time sale at http://vincerowatches.com/WGGSALE Special guest Naomi Kyle returns to the show! She joins the ladies to chat about the leaked Diablo 3 on Switch news, streamer Ninja's stance on streaming with only men, and a recap of Quake Con news including Pete Hines not-so-subtle smack talk about PS4 cross-play. Naomi chats about her time with World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth, Steimer is loving Ni No Kuni 2, Britt is deep into Dragon Quest XI (but can't talk about it), and Andrea expands on her time with We Happy Few. Plus they chat with Naomi about her new show Everybody Games, life in L.A. post-IGN, her take on the IGN plagiarism situation, and more. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Segment One: News :41 Welcome to the show, let’s welcome Naomi Kyle! 2:50 We’re going to be at PAX West in a BIG way! 10:31 Diablo 3 is coming to Switch after all! 19:12 Ninja’s refusal to stream with females? 33:10 QuakeCon stuffthings! 41:13 Elder Scrolls Legends might skip PS4? 50:12 Rockstar responds to our Red Dead gameplay impressions! Segment Two: What We’re Playing 58:14 Welcome back! 1:02:36 Naomi is playing World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth! 1:12:47 Steimer is loving Ni No Kuni 2! 1:17:58 Andrea is playing We Happy Few! Segment Three: Grab Bag 1:31:58 Let’s chat with Naomi about life in LA, and her new show, Everybody Games! 1:45:17 IGN’s plagiarism fiasco 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/ *** 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

This episode of What’s Good Games is Presented by PayPal! Support your favorite creators to help #LevelthePayingField and close the gender pay gap at http://bit.ly/LevelThePayingField. #sponsored This week the crew brings you a special live presentation of the show presented by PayPal! We've got lots of news including the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Nintendo Direct, Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Let's Go, Red Dead Redemption 2 new gameplay trailer, Fortnite is FINALLY on Android, and so much more. In hands-on, Britt continues her Octopath Traveler adventures, Steimer jumped in to Ni No Kuni 2, and Andrea panicked in kitchens of Overcooked 2. (Yes of course she had lots to say about Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes event.) Lastly, the girls chat about what #LevelthePayingField means and how we can address the gender pay gap in content creation, plus they recap their adventures at RTX Austin. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Segment One: News :43 Welcome to the show! 1:10 We’re broadcasting live courtesty of PayPal! 7:25 LET’S TALK SMASH BROS ULTIMATE 23:36 Mega Evolutions coming to Pokemon 29:13 Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay reveal 1:04:11 Fallout 76 won’t be on Steam at launch 1:09:41 Diablo 4 tease?! Segment Two: What We’re Playing 1:13:54 More of Britt’s Octopath Traveler thoughts 1:18:18 Steimer is playing Ni No Kuni 2 1:24:44 Andrea is playing Overcooked 2! 1:33:13 Andrea has been playing more – wait for it – Destiny 2 (Solstice of Heroes tho) 1:39:41 Andrea’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider tease Segment Three: Grab Bag 1:48:24 Let’s talk about #LevelThePayingField 2:07:56 RTX AUSTIN RECAP!!! 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/ *** 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

At a recent preview event for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Andrea sat down with Lead Writer Jill Murray and Game Director Daniel Chayer-Bisson to chat about Lara's journey to become the Tomb Raider. They chatted about her relationship with Jonah, how she is coping with Trinity, the new open world aspects of the game, and much more. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. 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/ *** 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

This episode is sponsored by Vincero! Visit http://www.vincerowatches.com/WGG and use the promo code WHATSGOOD for 15% off your total order! Man oh man, Nintendo is really kicking some serious butt. This week the ladies talk about Nintendo’s awesome numbers and discuss the potential of the Switch catching up to the PS4. Speaking of PS4, Sony had some awesome numbers to report as well! Hands-on impressions include Spellforce 3, Pool Panic and Britt laments about her bad luck in Octopath Traveler. The third segment is all about answering YOUR questions! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. 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/ *** 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

Thanks to Quip for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.getquip.com/whatsgood to get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush. Thanks to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this episode! To receive 20% off your first subscription box, go to http://bespokepost.com, and enter promo code WHATSGOOD This week the ladies are joined once again by Alanah Pearce! Let’s talk about those Xbox Scarlett rumors and what it could mean for the industry (if true!), Rocket League’s transparent drop rates and the insane amount of money Fortnite mobile is making. Hands-on impressions include updated Octopath Traveler impressions, No Man’s Sky and after going hands-on with it, Andrea’s not so sure about Resident Evil 2. The third segment accidentally becomes a discussion/mini-spoilercast all about Ready Player One! Segment One: News :43 Welcome to the show! Alanah Pearce is here! 17:12 New Xbox hardware rumors: SCARLETT! 30:10 Rocket League drop rate 35:04 Fortnite’s daily mobile revenue is bananas 39:37 Porn and video games drive VR revenue – WHO KNEW?! Segment Two: What We’re Playing 44:12 Welcome back! 48:12 Updated Octopath Traveler impressions 59:49 Andrea played Resident Evil 2 and wasn’t impressed 1:13:54 No Man’s Sky NEXT impressions 1:18:25 Alanah played Infliction and it was scary Segment Three: Grab Bag 1:24:00 Ready Player One review/mini-spoilercast Thanks to Alanah Pearce for coming on the show! Find her channels at: http://www.youtube.com/charalanahzard http://www.twitch.tv/charalanahzard http://www.twitter.com/charalanahzard Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. 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/ *** 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

This week the team chats the revival of No Man's Sky, changes to Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Destiny 2's new Summer Solstice event, and what the heck is Nathan Fillion up to? Plus, Britt and Steimer have lots of thoughts on Octopath Traveler, Andrea got nothing but net in Mario Tennis Aces, and Britt talks about a rage-quit worthy ending to Vampyr. They round out the show with memories of San Diego Comic-Con and what they're looking forward to at this year's show. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 8:00 No Man’s Sky revival 21:00 Shadow of War’s major update 29:25 Destiny 2’s summer event 37:59 Nolan North is gonna be Cayde-6?! 45:40 Trogdor board game! Segment Two: What We’re Playing 50:05 Britt & Steimer’s Octopath Traveler impressions (and teaching Andrea about JRPGs) 1:15:39 Andrea’s Mario Tennis Aces impressions 1:25:00 Britt’s Vampyr rage-quit story Segment Three: Grab bag 1:37:56 Turbo-patrons shout-outs! 1:42:30 Favorite SDCC memories/stories 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/ *** 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

This week the team discusses Nintendo's new directive to add lots more indie games to the eShop for Switch, what the heck is going on with Fortnite's Season 5 teases, Xbox's Special Olympics tournament, and some crazy E3 2018 statistics. In segment 2, Steimer discusses Hero U, Britt has played more Vampyr and Resident Evil 2, and Andrea jumped back into the Division. And finally, the Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit spoilercast is here! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Segment One: News 0:42 Welcome to the show! We’re sweaty! 5:15 Andrea’s panels at SDCC! Go watch! 14:45 Nintendo wants more indies on the eShop 24:36 Darksiders 3 coming this November 30:13 Fortnite is invading our world 36:50 Xbox gaming tournament at the Special Olympics 39:02 E3 was big this year! Segment Two: What We’re Playing 42:05 Welcome back! 43:00 Britt has been playing Destiny 2 48:36 Steimer has been playing Hero-U 59:27 Andrea’s Switch Adventures 1:16:25 Britt’s updated Vampyr impressions 1:20:21 Steimer’s West of Loathing impressions Segment Three: Grab Bag 1:23:16 Welcome back! Let’s spoil the CRAP out of The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit 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/ *** 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

Thanks to Quip for sponsoring this episode! Pick out your toothbrush and get your free refill at http://www.getquip.com/whatsgood HO-LY CRAP, it's hard to believe, but 2018 is more than halfway over. You know what this means, right? It means it's time for us to talk about our favorite games (so far!) of 2018. Which games are contenders for Game of the Year, and which ones won't make the cut? Which upcoming games will top the list? :41 Welcome to the show! 7:06 Let’s talk about Game of the Year contenders 8:35 Britt’s favorite RPG of 2018 so far 14:42 God of War 22:25 Monster Hunter World 27:40 Detroit Become Human 38:50 Our favorite indie games of 2018 so far 41:45 Tower defense games of 2018 44:38 How are we doing on our 2018 gaming resolutions? 46:55 Do expansions count as finished games? 48:43 The Switch has been CLUTCH in 2018 50:00 Andrea is still dwelling on her 2018 gaming resolution 51:25 A few games we stopped midway through in 2018, and games we powered through 53:33 State of Decay 2 56:23 Contenders that have yet to release in 2018, and our GOTY predictions Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. 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/ *** 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