What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

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**What’s Good Games: A Video Game Podcast**

Join Andrea Rene, Brittney Brombacher and Riana Manuel-Peña as they analyze the week’s video game news, give hands-on impressions of upcoming titles, discuss your questions, and have a little bit of “off-topic” conversation. With over 30 years of video game industry experience, the conversation is sure to be insightful and passionate, but never takes itself too seriously.

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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet REVIEW - Ep. 301 Nov 18, 2022

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This week Britt is joined by Kinda Funny's Blessing Adeoye Jr and IGN's Rebekah Valentine to give their honest thoughts on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! The crew also discusses The Game Awards nominees for 2022, and Blessing has had a blast with Sonic Frontiers, despite its issues.

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03:35 - Game Awards Nomonies 2022

06:56 - Game Of The Year Predictions

09:55 - Best Narrative

19:57 - Best Mobil Game

24:09 - Ad-Read Factory75

26:05 - Ad-Read PayPal Honey

27:54 - Grammy's Videogame Soundtrack

33:26 - Sonic Frontiers

40:56 - The Witcher 3

43:37 - Streets of Rage

48:16 - BREAK

48:39 - POKEMON SCARLET & VIOLET

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EPISODE 300!!! Nov 11, 2022

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Thank you to Hello Fresh, ExpressVPN, Shopify, and Mini Motorways for sponsoring this episode!

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This week we're celebrating 300 episodes of What's Good Games by talking about Call of Duty's ridiculous numbers - and lots of OTHER numbers - Britt recaps the latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase and more. In hands-on Britt and Andrea continue their God of War: Ragnarok discussion, Britt talks about her time with Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Immortality and Ri has been playing Marvel Snap and Modern Warfare 2.

Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:

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Timestamps:

01:13 - Episode 300!!!

03:54 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

09:04 - Nintendo Switch SURPRISE Presentation...

10:20 - Pepper Grinder

10:51 - Dordogne

11:37 - A Space for the Unbound

12:17 - A Little To The Left

12:57 - Once Upon a Jester

13:49 - Desta: The Memories Between

14:12 - Botany Manor

14:55 - Venba

16:51 - Nintendo establishes mobile games venture with DeNA

21:07 - Ad-Read 1_HelloFresh

23:22 - Sony has partnered with NCSoft to make a Horizon MMORPG

29:04 - Mass Effect

32:14 - Dragon Age: Dreadwolf

33:47 - Monster Hunter Mobile

36:53 - Nintendo Switch Sales

47:04 - Gears of War Movie - Netflix

48:55 - BREAK

49:15 - Ad-Read 2_ExpressVPN

50:58 - Ad-Read 3_Shopify

54:30 - God of War Ragnarök

59:59 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3

1:02:06 - Immortality

1:12:40 - MARVEL SNAP

1:17:03 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)

1:26:02 - BREAK

1:26:15 - Ad-Read 4_Mini Motorways

1:28:49 - Special Segment

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Who is the ESRB? - Interview with Patricia Vance and What's Good Games Nov 04, 2022

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Thank you to MeUndies for sponsoring this special episode of What's Good Games!

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This week Britt and Andrea have a fun interview with Patricia Vance, the president of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)! What is the ESRB, who is behind it, what goes into a rating, why is the work they do important and more is discussed during this week's special episode.

Learn more about the ESRB here: https://www.esrb.org/

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Chewy’s Godson

Alex Rigopulos

Faris Attieh

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Callisto Protocol Hands-On Impressions W/ Lisa Wallen - Ep.299 Oct 28, 2022

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This week the lovely (and hilarious) Lisa Wallen joins Britt to talk about The Witcher remake, fantasize over which game Sony's new dev team could be working on, the latest milestone in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf and more. In hands-on Britt talks about her time with The Callisto Protocol and Shadows of Rose DLC and Lisa has been playing Resident Evil 4.

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Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:

Chewy’s Godson

Alex Rigopulos

Faris Attieh

Justin Foshee

Punkdefied

Matty Dray

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06:35 - Halo World Championship 2022

08:13 - CD Projekt Red Announces a Remake of The Witcher in Unreal Engine 5

14:11 - PlayStation Building New Development Team, Collaborating With Naughty Dog

19:23 - Dragon Age: Dreadwolf

28:45 - Ad-Read Honey

31:02 - Phil Spencer Would 'Love' to See Call of Duty on Switch

37:59 - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

42:55 - Batman: Arkham Series Founders Leaving Rocksteady Studios

43:58 - Bayonetta 3

47:36 - Star Ocean: The Divine Force

48:40 - Break

49:52 - The Callisto Protocol

1:00:28 - Resident Evil 4

1:12:36 - Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose DLC

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God of War Ragnarök Gameplay Preview - Ep. 298 Oct 21, 2022

Show notes

Thank you to Factor 75 for sponsoring this week's episode!

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Andrea, Britt, and Riana are joined by Danny Pena of GamerTagRadio, formerly of G4 to talk about what happened to the shuttered network, the Silent Hill remake news, and more. In hands-on, Andrea and Britt talk about the early hours of God of War Ragnarök, Britt played a demo of Resident Evil 4 Remake, Danny is loving Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope, and Riana details what it's like to be a ghost in Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed.

God of War Ragnarök Provided by PlayStation.

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#godofwarragnarok #residentevil4 #silenthill2remake #whatsgoodgames

01:08 - G4 TV has shut down

08:55 - Silent Hill 2 Remake Officially Announced

13:10 - Silent Hill F

21:16 - Ad-Read Factor75

23:55 - God of War Ragnarök

45:52 - Resident Evil 4 Remake

57:46 - Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

1:02:41 - Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed

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Dead Space Remake: Hands-On Preview - Ep. 297 Oct 14, 2022

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This week IGN’s Rebekah Valentine joins Britt, Andrea and Ri to talk about Britt’s hands-on time with the Dead Space remake, the Mario movie trailer, Meta’s latest announcements and more. Andrea has been playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, Rebekah has been dabbling in Shin-Chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation and Purgatory Dungeoneer, Ri saw some rad controllers in New York and more!

**Preview access to Dead Space provided by EA.

Follow Rebekah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/duckvalentine

Rebekah's author page: https://www.ign.com/person/duckvalentine

Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:

Chewy’s Godson

Alex Rigopulos

Faris Attieh

Justin Foshee

Punkdefied

Matty Dray

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06:46 - Mario Movie Trailer

13:03 - Meta Connect 2022

19:35 - Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Meta Quest 2

23:39 - Ad_Read Shopify

25:26 - Multiple Silent Hill Games In Development

29:56 - Crash Bandicoot 4

34:06 - Plants Vs Zombies Star Wars

41:58 - BREAK

42:38 - Dead Space Remake

57:05 -Disney Dreamlight Valley

1:11:53 - Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed

1:12:32 - Xbox Series Afterglow

1:17:52 - Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation

1:21:42 - Purgatory Dungeoneer

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Gotham Knights Preview: If It Ain't Broke - Ep. 296 Oct 07, 2022

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Thank you to MeUndies and Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode!

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Andrea is joined in studio by Emily Jacobson, Creative Producer at Xplay on G4, to talk about CD Projekt Red's game slate announcement, Overwatch 2's launch woes, and the news of Stadia's demise. In hands-on Emily has been playing Splatoon 3 and started another run in Cyberpunk 2077, while Andrea got a lengthy session with Gotham Knights.*

*Preview access to Gotham Knights provided by WB Games.

Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:

Chewy’s Godson
Alex Rigopulos
Faris Attieh
Justin Foshee
Punkdefied

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Time stamps:

02:38 - CD Projekt RED announces three new Witcher games, new Cyberpunk 2077 game, and new IP ‘Hadar’

08:18 - Google Stadia is Shutting Down in 2023

13:44 - A message from MeUndies

15:45 - Overwatch 2 is struggling

21:46 - Xbox Launches a Website - Activision Blizzard Buyout

29:49 - Bayonetta 3 lead actress swap

32:53 - A message from HelloFresh

34:55 - Emily is on her 3rd run of Cyberpunk 2077

40:48 - Splatoon 3 is scratching an itch

44:30 - What is Dogmeat doing on set?

50:20 - Andrea's Gotham Knights Preview

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The Last of Us HBO Trailer has us STOKED - Ep.295 Sep 30, 2022

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This week Britt and Ri gush over the fact that we FINALLY got a teaser trailer for HBO's The Last of Us, and E3 is BACK, baby - the ladies discuss what the latest confirmed AND unconfirmed plans for E3 2023 could mean for the future of the convention. In hands-on Britt talks about her time with Star Ocean: The Divine Force and Ri has been playing Desta: The Memories Between.

Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:

Chewy’s Godson

Alex Rigopulos

Faris Attieh

Justin Foshee

Punkdefied

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03:18 - E3 2023 is back!

14:28 - The Last of Us HBO Trailer

21:49 - Xbox has announced Project Amplify

29:30 - Desta: The Memories Between

41:21 - Nobody Saves the World

42:50 - Saints Row

46:46 - Star Ocean: The Divine Force

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GTA 6 And Diablo 4 LEAKS - Ep. 294 Sep 23, 2022

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Andrea, Britt, and Riana are joined by Steven Spohn of AbleGamers to chat about the GTA 6 leaks, the Diablo 4 beta (and leaks), and more. In hands-on, Britt previews her time with Scorn and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Andrea and Steven talk about Tabletop Simulator, and Riana is killing off followers in Cult of the Lamb.

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#gta6 #diablo4 #crisiscorefinalfantasyvii #whatsgoodgames

07:32 - GTA 6 gameplay leaks

15:45 - Diablo 4 leaks

17:14 - Blizzard Announces Diablo 4 Closed Beta

20:53 - Nvidia RTX 4090 & 4080

27:37 - Official RTX Ray Tracing Launch Trailer

28:48 - Iron Man Game Announced by EA Motive

32:29 - Resident Evil Showcase

33:10 - Resident Evil Village: Shadow of Rose

38:01 - PlayStation VR 2

49:55 - Scorn

59:25 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion

1:09:03 - Tabletop Simulator

1:16:25 - Fall Guys

1:18:52 - Fortnite

1:19:20 - Cult of the Lamb

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom BREAKDOWN - Ep. 293 Sep 16, 2022

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Nintendo Direct and a PlayStation State of Play in the same week? Andrea and Britt are joined by Janet Garcia to chat all the big news of the week including the new God of War Ragnarok trailer, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom reveal, and YAKUZAPALOOZA!

Follow Janet on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gameonysus

Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:

Chewy’s Godson
Alex Rigopulos
Faris Attieh
Justin Foshee
Punkdefied

03:56 - Tokyo Game Show 2022

04:52 - Assassin's Creed Whiskey

09:16 - Breath of the Wild 2/Tears of the Kingdom

21:59 - Fire Emblem: Engage

24:11 - Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life

25:58 - Fae Farm

26:59 - Pigment 4

28:34 - GoldenEye

35:19 - Corpse Party

36:41 -Splatoon 3 Splatfest

39:33 - A message from ExpressVPN

41:48 - State of Play | PlayStation

43:00 - God of War Ragnarök

50:38 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon

53:20 - Pacific Drive

1:03:43 - Assassin's Creed Mirage

1:11:00 - Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe

1:11:55 - Assassin's Creed Infinity

1:19:06 - D23 with Riana

1:35:13 - Outro

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