What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

This week Kinda Funny's Greg Miller joins the crew to talk about all things Fortnite! No seriously, why is this game always in the news?! PUBG Corp dropped their lawsuit against Epic Games, Playstation's President chats about the future of cross play, and Pokémon Go is getting a second wind. Then they chat about playing...yes...Fortnite, Britt tried Vampyr, and Steimer FINALLY finished Persona 5! Lastly: strap in for all of the SPOILERS in the Detroit: Become Human spoilercast. #GameProvidedbyPlaystation Did we mention there are spoilers? Find Greg Miller at: http://Youtube.com/KindaFunny http://Youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames http://Twitter.com/gameovergreggy This week's episode is brought to you by Bespoke Post! To receive 20% off your first subscription box, go to http://bespokepost.com, and enter promo code 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 Segment One: News 0:42 Welcome to the show! 12:40 PUBG drops lawsuit against Fortnite 19:51 Is Sony considering crossplay?! 28:35 Pokemon Go hits its highest player count since 2016 Segment Two: What We’re Playing 38:40 Welcome back! 38:56 Greg talks about Fortnite (SURPRISE) 49:48 Britt talks about Vampyr 55:30 Steimer finished Persona 5! 1:01:47 Andrea tried Just Shapes and Beats and got her butt kicked Segment Three: Grab Bag 1:03:56 Welcome back, let’s spoil the CRAP out of Detroit: Become Human. 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

It's the week after E3 and the ladies are RECHARGED AF (hahaha that's a joke, we're all still dead) and tackle this week's news, like the news about the Xbox Avatar Editor, Cyberpunk's lack of loading screens, Fallout 76's stealth mode, Beyond Good & Evil 2's beta and more. Hands-on impressions include Pokemon Let's Go, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, LEGO DC Super Villains, Spyro, Jurassic World Evolution and more. Our third segment is ALL about E3, and we take questions from our Dear WGG Patrons! This episode of What's Good Games is sponsored by Quip! http://www.getquip.com/whatsgood for a FREE refill pack Segment One: News 0:49 Welcome to the show! 9:10 Revamped Xbox Avatar Editor Launched today for Xbox Insiders 13:36 CYBERPUNK WONT HAVE LOADING SCREENS 16:25 Fallout 76 Stealth mode takes you off the map: 24:04 Beyond Good & Evil 2 Beta “by end of next year” 27:57 AMERICAN DOLLS + XBOX! Segment Two: What We’re Playing 35:36 Welcome back! 36:58 Britt’s Smash Bros. Ultimate impressions 39:06 Britt/Andrea’s Overcooked 2 impressions 41:05 Britt’s Pokémon Let’s Go Impressions 48:33 Steimer’s Spyro impressions 51:22 Andrea’s Elder Scrolls Blades impressions 54:30 Andrea’s Rage 2 impressions 1:01:00 Andrea’s LEGO DC Supervillains impressions 1:04:42 Forza Horizon impressions 1:06:16 Britt’s Tunic impressions 1:10:20 Andrea’s Hitman 2 impressions 1:15:00 Steimer’s “Dinosaurs” (hehe) impressions Segment Three: Grab Bag 1:27:18 Welcome back, let’s talk all things E3 and answer questions from Dear WGG Patrons! 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

We were at E3 2018 and recorded a special episode LIVE from the Facebook Gaming Live Studio. We discussed some of our favorite games from E3 including Anthem, Spider-Man, The Division 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Dying Light 2, Resident Evil 2, Destiny 2 Gambit Mode, Cyberpunk 2077 and MORE! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ *** 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

ERMAHGERD E3 is almost here! The girls chat with Gamespot's Chastity Vincencio about everything that is going down at E3 next week. They give their thoughts on the big Destiny 2 Forsaken news, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and much more! They go hands-on with a bunch of games including West of Loathing, Team Sonic Racing, BlazeBlue, and Dragon Quest XI just to name a few. Plus it wouldn't be a pre-E3 show without some wild wishes. Follow Chastity on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/chastity_v Watch What's Good Games E3 2018 coverage on Facebook.com/e3expo starting Tuesday June 12th at 12 pm PT. 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 Brandon Jones of Easy Allies joins the team to discuss a HUGE week of news. STRAP IN: The Pokemon Company announced not 1, but 3 new Pokemon games are coming to Nintendo Switch. Bethesda revealed Fallout 76 is coming and we'll learn more at E3. Plus more game announcements and PUBG Corp made good on their wishes to sue Epic Games over Battle Royale. In hands-on: Andrea and Brandon chat about We Happy Few and Underworld Ascendant, Britt played Pokemon Quest and Steimer decided State of Decay 2 is no bueno. Lastly we chat with Brandon about old Game Trailers memories and what Easy Allies is up to! 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/ SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 0:45 - Welcome to the show! Brandon Jones of Easy Allies is here! 8:30 - SO MUCH POKEMON NEWS BRITT LOSES HER DAMN MIND 39:33 - FALLOUT 76 - WTF is it?! (also yes, we talked about Pokemon that long) 53:20 - LEGO DC Villains is also a thing! Thanks Walmart! 56:13 - Sonic Racing confirmed! 59:06 - Intellivision is coming back.... 1:06:05 - Wrapping up the news, fingers crossed that nothing else breaks! Also a quick BioWare discussion cause WHY NOT 1:13:06 - Oh dear, PUBG is suing Epic Games SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE'RE PLAYING 1:22:37 - Welcome back! 1:24:24 - Brandon & Andrea discuss We Happy Few 1:38:12 - Underworld Ascedant - wtf is this? 1:45:00 - Britt's played Pokemon Quest! 1:56:04 - State of Decay 2 - Steimer & Andrea played co-op, did it change their opinion?? 2:13:28 - Divinity Original Sin: Definitive Edition - Andrea tells us all about the new updates SEGMENT THREE: 2:23:00 - Welcome back! Brandon Jones tell us all about his experience at Easy Allies 2:32:30 - What it's like being content creators nowdays 2:46:01 - Circling back to PixelJunk Monsters 2 cause Brandon REALLY wanted to talk about it 2:53:08 - We wrap up the show with E3 chatter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Britt somewhere in the Alaskan wilderness, Andrea and Steimer are joined by Kim Wallace of Game Informer! The ladies discuss the info dump of Battlefield V news, Fortnite's $100M esports bid, and Xbox's new Adaptive Controller. They also chat about their hands-on time with newly launched Detroit: Become Human, State of Decay 2 and a slew of titles from pre-E3 events including Days Gone, Kingdom Hearts 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII. This episode is brought to you by Patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Check out our store! http://www.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

E3 is LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS AWAY (!!!) so it's time to make some freakin' predictions. But this time the What's Good Games crew has the help of a friend...a Magic 8 Ball. Some predictions are bold, some are predictable, and some are NEVER happening, but we hope you enjoy this special 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 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

IT’S OUR ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! To celebrate let’s chat about ALL OF THAT NINTENDO NEWS HOLY CRAP, Thanos in Fortnite, that major E3 “leak” by Wal-mart, Anthem’s release date and more! Hands-on impressions include Destiny’s Warmind, Ni no Kuni 2, The Division and Andrea revisits Breath of the Wild. Finally, let’s reflect on our first year of What’s Good Games by talking about our favorite memories. BREAK OUT THE TISSUE. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ *** 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 Join us as we give Alexa Ray a sendoff by chatting about the new Red Dead Redemption II trailer, the surprise launch of Oculus Go, and what is going on with Beyond Good & Evil 2? Plus, hands-on impressions with Shadow of the Tomb Raider and a new demo of State of Decay 2. Lastly, we say good bye to Alexa Ray with your questions! This episode is sponsored by: Video Game Abominations: http://www.quietstoriesblog.com Ripped Gamers: http://www.rippedgamers.com 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

Alexa Ray returns to join the crew to chat about the new Destiny 2 Expansion II details, Valve bought Campo Santos, Belgium is fining publishers over microtransactions and more. Plus, hands-on impressions of Alexa Ray's time with God of War so far, Britt chats about Neverwinter Nights, and Andrea laments the loss of Paragon. Finally, Alexa tells us where she has been the last few months and finally cracks the code on how to catch up on Kingdom Hearts before the launch of KH3. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ 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

Did we mention there are SPOILERS in this spoilercast? You've been warned! Join as as we chat about all things God of War! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ *** 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 Britt, Andrea, and Steimer discuss Casey Hudson's blog post about more story coming for Anthem, the reports of a single-player campaign being dumped from Call of Duty, Pokémon Switch rumors and the new Monster Hunter World update. Plus they chat about their continued time in Far Cry 5, Britt talks about "Nindie" Burly Men at Sea, and they continue their discussion of God of War. Finally, they go a little off the rails by answering some...unorthodox questions. 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 to this week's sponsors! Video Game Abominations: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/679075987/a-book-that-mocks-video-games RippedGamers http://www.rippedgamers.comSupport SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 0:43 - Welcome to the show! We're all sick! Yay! 8:40 - BioWare's GM gives an Anthem update 24:56 - Call of Duty doesn't have a single player campaign?! 42:40 - Pokemon Switch is Gen 8?? 49:01 - Monster Hunter World 53:19 - Updating news from last week! SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE'RE PLAYING 1:01:40 - Welcome back! 1:05:11 - Britt played Burly Men At Sea 1:11:25 - Britt & Andrea played more Far Cry 1:21:06 - Steimer's update on God of War SEGMENT THREE: GRAB BAG 1:33:00 - Welcome back! We read off Turbo Patron names 1:37:45 - Dear god help us, we answer buzzfeed questions 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

This week the ladies chat about their amazing time at PAX East, Fortnite servers going down, the Donkey Kong champ cheating scandal and more. The whole crew has been playing God of War and digging it! Listen to their (spoiler-free) review in progress and find out what the hype is about. Plus, Producer Tom Bock's specialty segment is all about gaming as we get older. 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 to Video Game Abominations and RippedGamers.com for sponsoring this episode! 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

This week Andrea and Britt are joined by Jared Petty of Hop, Blip and a Jump and Pockets Full of Soup. They discuss the big Spider-Man news dump, Shadow of War's decision to scrap microtransactions, and Square Enix's "apology" for Chrono Trigger on PC. They also chat about their continued hands-on time with Far Cry 5, Jared talks about Minit, and Britt recounts some Vegas stories. Finally, Jared tells his personal story about how Mario helped him battle mental illness and where Pockets Full of Soup came from. 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 What's Good Games is brought to you by RippedGamers.com! 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

In the news this week the ladies chat about Sea of Thieves explosive opening week, rumors of a new open world Star Wars game, and changes coming to Pokemon Go. Then they deep dive into Hope County, Montana to talk about their experiences playing Far Cry 5, and Andrea discusses why she's mad at Sea of Thieves, but doesn't want to be. Plus a special interview with Nicole Fawcette, Senior Brand Manager at Xbox and Co-lead of Women in Gaming, and they say goodbye with the Life is Strange: Before the Storm Farewell Episode spoilercast. 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 What's Good Games is brought to you by RippedGamers.com! 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

It's GDC 2018 and Spawn on Me's Kahlief Adams joins Britt, Andrea, and Steimer to talk about the Game Developer's Conference. They went hands-on with several "Nindies" at the Nintendo Switch showcase, saw more indies at ID@Xbox, and Kahlief reports in from Day of the Devs. Plus, Andrea gives here full hands-on impressions from over 2 hours of play time with God of War, and they all lament about the multiple grief systems inside Sea of Thieves. Stay for the 3rd segment where we learn about how Spawn on Me got started and more! Thank you to RippedGamers.com for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Find Kahlief: www.twitter.com/kahjahkins www.twitter.com/spawnonme www.patreon.com/spawnonme www.facebook.com/spawnonme 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 0:41 - Welcome to the show! Our special guest Khalief Adams from Spawn on Me 11:17 - First news story - Nintendo's Nindies Showcase 22:26 - PUBG is now on mobile! 25:55 - Fortnite is doing really well, y'all 33:31 - Paragon's assets are released in UE4 & there's a UE update 40:25 - Star Wars Battlefront 2 microtransactions are returning 48:55 - We pretend to wrap it up, but nah 50:12 - Sea of Thieves launch woes SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE'RE PLAYING 54:05 - Welcome back! Britt & Andrea & Khalief checked out some indie titles at GDC 1:16:46 - Andrea's time with God of War 1:37:34 - Fortnite on Mobile 1:45:52 - Sea of Thieves -- none of us have played the final version but y'know we got opinions still SEGMENT THREE: 2:05:06 - Welcome back! Learn all about Khalief's podcast Spawn on Me 2:26:15 - Wrapping up, reminder about PAX! BYYEEEE 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

In this special edition of What's Good Games, Andrea Rene sits down with Jeet Shroff and Cory Barlog of Sony Santa Monica to chat about God of War. The gritty reboot launches on April 20th, 2018 exclusively on Playstation 4. Andrea Rene went hands-on with a new gameplay demo, then went in for a deep dive interview about the new approach to combat, the "one camera cut" cinematic approach, and shaping a character like Kratos amid a culture with a backlash against toxic masculinity...that's just to get started. Check the matching video on youtube.com/whatsgoodgames for brand new gameplay and cinematics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the ladies are joined by host, streamer and overall badass Sydnee Goodman! The group talks about Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Sega Genesis Classics, Xbox’s E3 plans, free games via Twitch and MORE! Join us for the second segment as we have a message from Alexa Ray, and for our hands-on impressions of Assassin’s Creed Origins: Curse of the Pharaohs, Super One More Jump, Celeste, Toontown Rewritten (lol) and more! Let’s get to know Sydnee in the third segment! Find Sydnee! http://twitter.com/sydsogood https://www.twitch.tv/sydsogood 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 What's Good Games is brought to you by RippedGamers.com! SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 0:55 - Welcome to the show! We have a guest! 9:30 - Recap of last week’s news - Nintendo Direct, Black Ops IIII, Division 2 21:45 - New Tomb Raider game confirmed! 31:55 - Syd & Steimer discuss the Tomb Raider movie (no spoilers!) 38:44 - SEGA releases a mega collection of old school games 44:22 - Microsoft is gonna have a BIIIGGG E3 y’all 55:33 - Twitch is giving Prime members some PC games 1:03:45 - JEFF GOLDBLUM IN JURASSIC PARK!!!!!! SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE’RE PLAYING 1:09:04 - Welcome back & a message from Alexa Ray 1:12:12 - Britt’s playing One Small Jump 1:15:45 - Steimer’s experience with Celeste 1:18:35 - Syd’s weird game -- Toontown Rewritten 1:21:05 - Andrea’s playing Assassin’s Creed: Origins DLC 1:34:17 - Britt’s jumped into the Division 1:36:05 - Syd’s all about Halo 5’s Halo 3 playlist 1:41:00 - Syd’s also all about dat PUBG life 1:46:00 - We’ll get to the Life is Strange Farewell spoilercast, but not yet! SEGMENT THREE: ALL ABOUT SYD 1:49:06 - Welcome back! Syd explains her start in the industry 2:02:15 - Syd’s streaming tips 2:05:50 - Why streaming is so draining 2:16:29 - Wrapping up the show, thank you Syd! 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

This week the ladies are joined by IGN’s Alanah Pearce! The group talks about State of Decay 2’s release date, the success of Monster Hunter World, Jurassic World Alive, Oculus Rift’s SNAFU and more. Hands-on impressions include Moss for PlayStation VR and a mini spoilercast for the mobile title Florence. Join us for the third segment and get to know Alanah! Follow Alanah on Twitter at @Charalanahzard, listen to her new podcast "Red Lips Orange Car," and check out her Patreon at https://www.patreon.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 What's Good Games is brought to you by RippedGamers.com! 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

This week the girls are talking about the new ESRB label intended for loot boxes on video games, and why they shouldn't bother with a label at all. Plus Pokemon turns 22 and doesn't have much to show for it. They go hands-on with more Persona 5, mobile indie Old Man's Journey, and Bayonetta on Switch. Lastly, WGG Patreon Producer Tom Bock asks the team: What games did you stick with far longer than you should have, and what games can you just not get into? Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames What's Good Games is brought to you by RippedGamers.com! 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 0:41 - What's Gooooood?? Welcome to the show! 6:10 - ESRB comments on loot boxes 21:06 - Pokemon's birthday 29:43 - Chrono Trigger on PC...is uggooo! SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE'RE PLAYING 35:34 - Yup, Steimer is still playing Persona 41:39 - Britt still isn't playing Horizon - she's got Old Man's Journey 44:57 - We meant to play Florence but didn't 46:16 - Kingdom Come Deliverance - can you poison people? 51:22 - Andrea's got the Bayonetta bug SEGMENT THREE: GRAB BAG 1:04:30 - Welcome back! 1:05:22 - Tom Bock's producer segment! What game genre you feel like you should enjoy but for some reason it never clicks with you? 1:18:28 - Part two: A game genre you don't normally enjoy but ended up loving! 1:42:05 - BYYYYEEEEEEEEE! 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

This week it's The Britt and Steimer Show, as Andrea is at DICE and Alexa is battling space travel. The ladies chat about the recent executive shifts at Activision, My PlayStation, Nintendo Switch receiving an outdated version of Payday 2 and the Sonic the Hedgehog film, the Uncharted film, the Last of Us film and ALL OF THE VIDEO GAME FILMS. Hands-on impressions include Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Secret of Mana on PS4, The Darkside Detective and more. Finally, Britt and Steimer go down a weird rabbit hole and talk about what they know best...video game romances, and characters who have betrayed them. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week's show is sponsored by Audible! SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 0:46 - Welcome! +Where everyone else is. 4:15 - First news! Sledgehammer leads moving onto other projects 8:04 - a Sonic film is coming! GOTTA GO FAST 12:12 - Naughty Dog speaks about an Uncharted movie 18:50 - a lot more video game movie talk! 24:55 - PlayStation Network features on the web 27:55 - Payday 2 on Switch is worse than all the other versions, whomp whomp SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE'RE PLAYING 36:55 - We're back! 37:16 - Steimer is still playing Persona 5.... :P 40:00 - How Britt manages to juggle video games + a cool little game called Darkside Detective 42:40 - Steimer dives back into Persona talk 48:13 - Britt's thoughts on Secret of Mana 56:00 - Do you need a guide to play Earthbound? 59:34 - Britt explains Kingdom Come: Deliverance SEGMENT THREE: RANDO TALK 1:15:43 - We're back! We start talking Bioware romances.... ;) SPOILER ALERT FOR BIOWARE GAMESSSSS! 1:19:55 - Britt & Steimer also bonded over the Witcher romances 1:22:10 - Dear Kaidan, I was fucking dead. Kthxbai. 1:23:59 - Solas is the worst 1:25:35 - Blackwalllllllll whyyyy 1:27:15 - Cullen is the best + Alistair & Morrigan 1:29:39 - Andromeda lets you bang right away! Yay! 1:31:15 - Why Steimer doesn't like the Garrus romance 1:33:55 - Romance in Anthem?? What we think it'll be like 1:40:25 - Why videogame romances ruin your life 1:46:48 - Random shoutout & goooodbyyyeee 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

This week the ladies chat about that Spyro trilogy rumor, Hawaii’s attempt to control loot boxes, how Sea of Thieves promises to handle microtransactions, E3’s new hours and Alexa has a statement regarding Kingdom Hearts 3. (POOR GOOFY.) Hands-on impressions include a brief spoilercast for Night in the Woods, Monster Hunter World, Rainbow Six Siege Year 2 and HEY Steimer didn’t die while scuba diving! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ *** 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

This week the team is joined by Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785 on Twitter), Features Editor at Game Informer to talk about Call of Duty Black Ops 4 rumors, Scarlett's StarCraft II win, Geguri joining Overwatch, and the Red Dead Redemption 2 leak of new details. Plus they chat more about Monster Hunter World, Kim's impression of Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition, and Britt's first experience with Shadow of the Colossus. Finally, Kim pulls back the current on what it's like to work at Game Informer and tell us about going behind the scenes at major studios. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ *** 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

This week on the show Andrea, Britt and Steimer discuss the GDC Awards 2018 SNAFU, how Nintendo Switch has dominated the Wii U, and EA's announcement of a new Battlefield game and the confirmation of Anthem's delay to 2019. Plus, detailed impressions from Monster Hunter World, Sea of Thieves closed beta, Lost Sphear and more! **DISCLAIMER: Some of the Nintendo news broke after our recording, so we didn't touch on it!** Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 2:40 - Welcome to the show 3:35 - February is the worst month 7:00 - Nintendo is killing it! But where is Virtual Console tho... 18:20 - Mario movie confirmed! Wa-hooo! 22:05 - GDC Awards had a #TimesUp snafu 29:30 - EA reveals new Battlefield, confirms Anthem delay 39:30 - Andrea laments about Paragon 46:50 - Crazy Microsoft Rumors are CRAZY 54:35 - Break time! SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE’RE PLAYING 55:10 - Sea of Thieves Closed Beta follow-up - people are mean 1:06:22 - Monster Hunter World: Why Steimer is pissed 1:28:15 - Steimer got back into League of Legends 1:40:20 - Britt start JRPG Lost Sphear 1:44:30 - Andrea cheated in Final Fantasy IX and Alexa Ray helped 1:56:00 - Goodbyes Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames 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/Alexa Rayhttp://www.twitter.com/alexarayc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us this week for RAD DISCUSSIONS (at least we hope you find them rad) about the Xbox Game Pass, God of War's confirmed release date, Ubisoft's version of Siri and BioWare/Anthem concerns. Hands-on impressions include Sea of Thieves, Full Metal Furies, Persona 5, Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones, Final Fantasy XV: Comrades and MORE. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ *** 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

This week the ladies are back together in San Francisco for some podcasting goodness! Britt and Alexa gush over the announcement of Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition, the crew discusses Assassin’s Creed Origin’s Guided Tours/new DLC and the Scribblenauts announcement. Hands-on impressions include Doki Doki Literature Club, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Dragon Ball FighterZ and more. Finally, how important are release windows, and how do they affect sales? How will this change in the future? Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 00:46 - Welcome! Introooo. 6:11 - Final Fantasy 15 THE ROYAL EDITION 19:23 - Assassin's Creed gets some fancy new stuff too! 28:08 - Scribblenauts returns! 31:20 - Night in The Woods is coming to Switch. Steimer doesn't care. SEGMENT TWO: HANDS ON 32:52 - We're back! 33:14 - Steimer's getting PADI certified 43:09 - Britt played Doki Doki Literature Club 47:15 - Alexa's all about dat Dragon Ball Fighter Z 55:44 - Andrea's into Arena of Valor 57:20 - Britt's sad Xenoblade saving kerfuffle SEGMENT THREE: PATREON PRODUCER 1:02:20 - Welcome back! Patreon producer Tom Bock's segment begins. We discuss release dates in the industry and how moving a game's date can help or hinder it. 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

This week the ladies chat about the upcoming Sea of Thieves beta and their hopes/concerns, Grand Theft Auto V breaking a record FOUR years after launch, CyberPunk 2077's latest tweet, changes coming to Xbox Achievements and more. Hands-on impressions include Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Alexa's disappointment in Horizon Zero Dawn's ending and Andrea's experience with Final Fantasy IX. FINALLY, the ladies deep-dive into an all-out spoilercast for Life is Strange: Before the Storm's final episode. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames SEGMENT ONE: NEWS:45 - Welcome! And tangents about our lives. As usual. 8:20 - Sea of Thieves beta coming soon! 15:02 - GTA Online still breaking records 19:25 - Cyberpunk 2077 LIVES?!? 24:46 - Microsoft's rumored changes to Achievements 31:45 - IDGA's bummer news about the state of the industry SEGMENT TWO:HANDS ON 38:51 - Welcome back 39:00 - Steimer didn't play anything except the flute 47:02 - Britt played Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and other stuffs! 52:46 - Andrea finally plays a JRPG!! 1:01:53 - Alexa dislikes the end boss of Horizon: Zero Dawn 1:15:10 - Britt also played Warhammer & Octodad SEGMENT THREE: SPOILERCAST 1:18:26 - Welcome back & digression 1:21:55 - Turbo Patrons 1:27:06 -Into the spoilercast discussion of Life is Strange: Episode 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/ Alexa Ray http://www.twitter.com/alexarayc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode of 2018! This week the news is a bit scarce as folks are still coming out of their holiday hibernation, but this week the ladies chat about the death of Kinect and reminisce about its past. Also, PUBG broke its own record and...apparently there are plans for the IP outside of video games? (Shocking no one, right?) Hands-on impressions include Resident Evil VII's DLC, Mom Hid My Game, Final Fantasy XV's Assassin's Festival, Mario Odyssey, Human Fall Flat and more. Finally, what are your gaming goals for 2018? Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 0:45 - Show Starts 0:45 13:21 - Holiday stories 13:50 - Kinect is Dead! 25:59 - PUBG is on FIIIRRREEE! SEGMENT TWO: 34:15 - Welcome back 34:46 - Steimer's Dad is not impressed with Mario + Rabbids 39:14 - Britt played 5 million games over break (not really that many) 45:50 - Andrea gets sucked back into Paragon + Mario thoughts 54:48 - Steimer digs into Assassin's Creed: Origins SEGMENT THREE: 1:12:21 - Welcome back 1:13:12 - Reader Mail: Our New Years Gaming Resolutions 1:14:01 - Steimer's first goal 1:16:00 - Britt's goal 1:18:44 - Andrea's goal 1:23:35 - Britt's 2nd goal 1:25:00 - Andrea's 2nd goal 1:27:55 - Some of our "to-do" list games 1:32:21 - Wrapping it up 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

It all comes down to this: Which game came out on top in 2017? WHO CARES? Instead we pick some amazing categories like Best Friendship, Most Emotionally Devastating Moment, and Best Horsey. Join us on a trip across our favorite moments in video games from this year. Timestamps: 4:36 - Beginning of the random awards 8:20 - Most Sleepless Nights 15:45 - Best Villain 22:29 - Best Fictional World 27:08 - Best Waifu 32:29 - Best Husbando 39:38 - Best Friendship 41:40 - Best Musical Moment 44:13 - Horsey of the Year 48:21 - Best Costume 53:10 - Funniest Moment 56:36 - Best Romance 1:00:47 - Best DLC 1:03:09 - Best Photo Mode 1:05:55 - Best NPC 1:11:00 - Best Looking for Group Game 1:14:14 - Most Emotionally Devastating Moment 1:19:31 - Most Agonizing Choice 1:25:29 - Our Personal GOTY 1:27:43 - The Dark Horse of 2017 Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ 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

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This week the ladies chat about For Honor's animation SNAFU and the recently announced Catherine remake. Steimer revisits Persona 5, Andrea feels yet another sting from the Curse of Osiris, and Alexa Ray has some shocking things to say about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's new DLC Champions' Ballad. Plus, the girls take a look at the most anticipated video games titles slated for 2018, or we hope. *Fingers Crossed* Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ 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

This week the ladies have a WHOPPING podcast (seriously, it's over 3 hours long) and chat about that Harry Potter RPG, Nintendo's success with the Switch and The Game Awards. Hands-on impressions include Destiny 2: The Curse of Osiris, Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis and Britt and Andrea's experience with Far Cry 5's co-op. (It gets...weird.) Andrea reads her "seal husbando" passage and the ladies deep dive into PSX this year, what they played and the future of the convention. SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 00:44 - Welcommmee 7:27 -Harry Potter mobile RPG 15:08 - Nintendo sells lots of Switches 24:26 - The Game Awards has a great year + who got the most guesses right from last week? Also hear a bit of what Andrea’s acceptance speech would have been! SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE’RE PLAYING 49:26 - Welcome back! 50:54 - Curse of Osiris — DESTINY WHAT R U DOING?! 1:12:30 - Final Fantasy XV DLC: Episode Ignis 1:33:40 - Far Cry 5 impressions SEGMENT THREE: 2:07:37 - Seal Husbando book reading timeeee! 2:24:15 - Our time at the PlayStation Experience: The awkward conference, our incredible meet up, VR experiences & we finally understand Dreams! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ *** 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

This week the ladies talk about that "leaked" God of War release date, Capcom's latest Mega Man announcements, CHOCOBOS IN ASSASSIN'S CREED (?!!!) and Nintendo's head-scratching partnership with NVIDIA. Hands-on impressions include Human: Fall Flat, SOS, Alexa's Horizon Zero Dawn thoughts and more. Finally, join us for a lengthy segment as we predict the winners of The Game Awards. Were we right? Were we wrong? You'll know because by the time this episode releases The Game Awards will have happened! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ *** 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

This week the ladies chat about the upcoming updates coming to Final Fantasy XV, the lawsuit between Epic Games and a cheating teenager, Mario cereal (?!) and Destiny 2’s latest woes. Hands-on impressions include Britt’s take on Final Fantasy XV Comrades, Steimer’s Wolfestein II thoughts and Andrea’s feelings after returning to paragon. Also, what’s the best way to introduce someone to gaming? Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ SEGMENT ONE: NEWS 00:41 - Welcome! 5:10 - Final Fantasy XV news dump - MOAR DLC 11:35 - Epic Games sues a kid, plus Andrea's awesome cruising ticket story 23:19 - Kellogg's Mario cereal - YUMMY 27:47 - PSX Experience panel list 33:00 - NOT discussing Star Wars :P 33:40 - Destiny 2 kerfuffle SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE'RE PLAYING 43:36 - Welcome back 46:08 - Britt finished Divinity Original Sin 2!! 49:17 - Britt's Final Fantasy Comrades experience 58:21 - Steimer beat Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus 1:07:34 - Andrea's take on Super Mario Odyssey 1:13:40 - Is Andrea done with Paragon?! 1:21:50 - Andrea's back with Destiny 2 1:25:03 - Steimer's Call of Duty WW2 texts to Britt SEGMENT THREE: GRAB BAG 1:30:59 - Listener question: Getting people you love into gaming ----------------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

This week the ladies chat about the release of Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, Nintendo's recent sales success and Belgium's declaration that loot boxes are indeed gambling. Hands-on impressions include Star Wars Battlefront II, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, Harvest Moon: Light of Hope and more. Also, do achievements and trophies help or hurt games? Are they worth chasing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Alexa, Andrea, Britt and Steimer chat for almost a WHOPPING three hours about a little bit of everything from talking Pikachu (?!) to Star Wars: Battlefront II to the nominations for the Video Game Awards - including Andrea's Trending Gamer nomination! Hands-on impressions include Alexa's theory that Mario is dead in Super Mario Odyssey, Horizon: Zero Dawn The Frozen Wilds and Steimer's opinion on South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Stay tuned for our intense Life is Strange: Before the Storm Ep. 2 spoilercast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode the Britt, Steimer, and Andrea discuss the newly announced Harry Potter game coming from Pokemon GO creators, plus what a new console Harry Potter could look like. In hands-on Britt chats about the gritty realism of Call of Duty WW2, Andrea gushes over how much she loves Assassin's Creed Origins, and Steimer reminds us why Donkey Kong Country is one of the all time greats. Plus a special interview with William Collis, co-founder of Gamer Sensei and a discussion around the rise of esports and why coaches are so sought after. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the ladies discuss the hottest news from Sony’s Paris Games Week, including the controversial trailers from The Last of Us Part II and Detroit: Become Human. Hands-on impressions include the Xbox One X, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Super Mario Odyssey and more. Also, what does VR mean for the video game industry? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Andrea and Steimer are joined by Kinda Funny's Joey Noelle! They chat about Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, the death of Kinect, and more. During hands-on they chat impressions of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, games they played a XPO Tulsa, and Joey's Stardew Valley obsession. Lastly, Joey runs through the challenges of managing a community online and they discuss what game features are important for replayability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the crew is joined by special guest Naomi Kyle! The ladies discuss EA’s upsetting announcement that Visceral Games is being closed and what the future holds for (what was) Amy Hennig’s Star Wars title. Also, what’s up with Activision’s shady-sounding patent that influences players to purchase in-game items? Hands-on impressions include Shadow of War, The Fractured But Whole, Another Lost Phone and more. Naomi talks about her role at IGN, and what she would do if she wasn't in the video game business! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the ladies chat about the ESRB's statement that paid loot boxes in video games aren't considered gambling, as well as the future of VR and Respawn's newly announced AAA exclusive shooter for the Oculus Rift. Hands-on impressions include The Evil Within 2, Fortnite's Battle Royale and Cuphead's brutality. Also, if you could pair two franchises of your choice for the ULTIMATE mashup, which ones would you choose? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the gang shot a special episode with all the crew in town! (Mostly because Andrea and Alexa are going to be in New York!) They chat about the Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer announcement, extended gameplay impressions from hands-on time with Assassin's Creed Origins, and they answer questions from the audience! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the ladies discuss the SAG-AFTRA tentative agreement and what it means, the zero-combat mode coming to Assassin’s Creed: Origins and PlayStation’s comments on the “Nintendo device.” Also, were Bluehole’s comments regarding Fortnite’s new PUBG-style Battle Royale Mode justified? Hands-on impressions include Divinity: Original Sin II, Final Fantasy IX on the PS4 and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. The podcast wraps up with a spoilercast for the first episode of Life is Strange: Before the Storm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Alexa Ray returns to chat news from TGS in Japan, the Final Fantasy XV Comrades release date, and Fortnite's PUBG rival mode "Battle Royale." In hands-on they it's all about their time with the Xbox One X including PUBG, Forza Motorsport 7, and Cuphead. Plus Alexa and Andrea's saw several Bethesda titles like The Evil Within 2, DOOM on Switch, and Fallout 4 VR. Finally they discuss unique combat systems in games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Andrea and Steimer chat about the Nintendo Direct including new games coming for Switch, releases dates, and the return of the NES Classic. They take a deep dive into Destiny 2 so far and Andrea chatted with Kelly Wallick of the Indie Megabooth about their rocket to success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the ladies talk about the incredibly impressive sales of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, a concerning quote from The Pokémon Company's CEO and what nude mods in Final Fantasy XV could mean for us all. PAX West just wrapped up so there is a TON to talk about, including hands-on impressions of Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Assassin's Creed Origins, The Crew 2, Alexa's many JRPGs and more, such as a game about prom, but with monsters. Seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ladies chat about the announcement of The Walking Dead's AR mobile game, Nintendo's latest indie showcase, the HILARIOUS ESRB rating for South Park: The Fractured But Whole and the discontinuation of the original Xbox One model. Britt, Steimer and Andrea share their hands-on impressions of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Mario + Rabbids, Destiny 2 on PC and Call of Duty: WWII's multiplayer beta. Finally, Steimer and Andrea spoil ALL of the things regarding Game of Thrones...and Britt drinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strap in for a discussion of Gamescom 2017 news including the lack of Mass Effect Andromeda DLC, Jurassic Park Evolution, Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition, and SNES Classic Edition pre-orders. Plus they chat about Corpse Party, Breath of the Wild, and impressions of Uncharted The Lost Legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the ladies get heated over Pokemon Go's exclusive raids and the gated availability of Mewtwo. Other discussions include the re-rebranding of Battle.Net, the cancellation of Final Fantasy XV's Prompto VR Experience (goodbye dreams) and Call of Duty: World WWII's private multiplayer beta. Don't miss our hands-on impressions including Fable Fortune, Sonic Mania and Lawbreakers! We also fret over cancelled games we'd bring back if we could, and how much we'd pay for them today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss Valve's strange new game, Shadow of War's new monetization strategy and Project 1v1 from Gearbox. Get hands-on impressions of Splatoon 2, Pyre, and Paragon v42 plus the crew gives their thoughts on old TV show plots that still make them angry today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the ladies discuss PlayStation’s hesitation to participate in cross-platform play with other consoles, the announcement of THREE new Persona titles, Guild War 2’s latest expansion and more. Hands-on impressions include Tacoma, Sonic Mania, Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Alexa has a “Summer Skank” update for Fire Emblem: Heroes. There’s also a tough conversation about video game franchises the team would sacrifice in order to restore a defunct series of their choosing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices