What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

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Nintendo's Mario Movie & Direct Recap - Ep. 242 Sep 24, 2021

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This week we got a Nintendo Direct where we finally saw Bayonetta 3! We also got some wild casting news for the upcoming animated Super Mario movie, a look at a new Kirby game, and Britt will finally be able to play Ocarina of Time on her Switch. In hands-on Andrea has a deep dive into her preview of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Steimer's Farewell Episode - Ep. 241 Sep 17, 2021

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Well folks, bust out the tissues and be prepared to laugh and cry with us as we wish our girl, Kristine Steimer, a fond farewell on her new adventure in Germany. Join us for chat on the GeForce Now leak, Nintendo Switch getting bluetooth, Britt's thoughts on Lost Judgement, Andrea's first impressions of Life is Strange: True Colors, and does Steimer think Deathloop is worth the hype? Plus we take a trip down memory lane with some of Steimer's best, and funniest, moments on the show.

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Spider-Man 2 Revealed – What’s Good Games Ep. 240 Sep 10, 2021

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Thank you to Hello Fresh, Fixture S1 Gaming and Last Laugh for sponsoring this week’s episode!

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Tune in September 9th on Rooster Teeth to see who’s the last one laughing, and catch up on Season 1 with all the episodes available to stream.

This week the crew is talking about the PlayStation Showcase news of Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, God of War Ragnarok, Forspoken, and so much more. In hands-on Andrea played Call of Duty Vanguard, Britt teased her playtime in the new Tales of Arise and Steimer finished Psychonauts 2!

Tales of Arise provided by Bandai Namco.

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Timestamps:

0:00-3:00 - Intro

Reactions to PlayStation Showcase!

3:00 - 8:00 - God of War Ragnarok

8:00 - 12:15 - Insomniac's Double Whammy - Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine

12:15 - 14:30 - Guardians of the Galaxy

14:30 - 18:00 - Vampyre Bloodhunt and Ghostwire: Tokyo

18:00 - 20:30 - Alan Wake Remake

20:30 - 22:30 AD BREAK 1 - Hello Fresh

22:30 - 25:45 - Forespoken

25:45 - 27:00 - Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

27:00 - 30:00 - Project Eve and Sony's "Intro Commercial"

30:00 - 34:00 - Knights of the Old Republic Remake

34:00 - 35:45 - Wrap Up

35:45 - 38:00 - AD BREAK 2 - FIXTURE S1

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Far Cry 6: We’ve Played It! - Ep. 239 Sep 03, 2021

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This week Steimer drops some *BIG* news on us before Britt nerds out on the Resident Evil movie update. Andrea and Britt got hands-on with Far Cry 6 and Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut while Steimer's been playing more Psychonauts 2. Andrea also played a bunch of indies in the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom 2021 including You Suck at Parking, Lake, The Legend of Tianding, and more.

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Timestamps:

· Intro: 0:00 - 5:20

· Steimer's Big News: 5:20 - 12:50

· NEWS

o Resident Evil - Welcome to Raccoon City - 12:50 - 21:40

· AD 1 - Felix Gray - 21:40 - 24:04

· Hands On Time!

o Far Cry 6 - 24:04 - 43:35

o Ghost of Tsushima! 46:505 - 58:00

o A Far Cry Question – 1:00:00 - 1:05:00

o I Suck at Parking - 1:07:00 - 1:11:00

o Lake - 1:11:00 - :1:17:20

o Legend of Tianding 1:17:20 - 1:21:00

· Wrap Up - 1:21:00 - End

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Call of Duty, Halo, and Saints Row from Gamescom 2021 - Ep. 238 Aug 27, 2021

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

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Gamescom 2021 is underway and the team is chatting some of the biggest announcements from Opening Night Live including the Saints Row reboot, Call of Duty: Vanguard's new level reveal, Halo Infinite's release date, and much more! In hands-on Andrea chats about her behind-closed-doors presentation of Saints Row while Britt and Steimer have been playing Psychonauts 2 from Double Fine.

*Promotional copies of Psychonauts 2 Provided by Xbox

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Timestamps:

0:00 - 4:15 - Housekeeping

4:15 - 5:15 - Gamescom News and Opening Night Live!

5:15 - 8:15 - Saint's Row Reboot

8:15 - 10:45 - Marvel's Midnight Suns

10:45 - 13:45 - Call of Duty Vanguard

13:45 - 20:45 - Halo

20:45 - 21:00 - Super Monkey Ball

21:00 - 21:15 - April O'Neil is playable in TMNT

21:15 - 23:00 - Cult of the Lamb Revealed

23:00 - 24:00 - Lego Star Wars

24:00 - 25:45 - Doke-V

25:45 - 30:45 - Horizon Forbidden West Release Date!

30:45 - 31:10 - Sifu

31:10 - 33:30 - Death Stranding Directors Cut

33:30 - 35:00 - Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodhunt

35:00 - 37:00 - Wrapping up!

37:00 - 39:15 AD 1 - HELLO FRESH

39:15 - 51:35 - Andrea's Demo Time with Saint's Row

51:35 - 1:08:30 - Psychonauts 2 Talk!

1:08:30 - 1:10:00 - Wrap Up!

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WE'RE BAAACK - Ep. 237 Aug 20, 2021

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Thank you to ExpressVPN, HelloFresh and Felix Gray for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games!

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CONTENT WARNING: medical trauma, pregnancy, birth

It's been 84 years...haha j/k...but it has been over 2 months since we've done a show because we were on maternity leave! We're excited to be back to chat about what we went through over the break including some semi-graphic talk about the birth experience. We also chat about a few games we played including Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart, Mario Golf: Super Rush, and Twelve Minutes.

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- Intro - 0:00 to 12:07

- Ad Break 1 - Express VPN - 12:07 - 14:05

- So what happened!? - Andrea - 14:05 - 24:20

- So what happened?! - Brit - 24:20 - 36:30

- So what happened?! - How was Steimer Born and more about c-sections: 36:30 - 41:05

- So what happened?! - Steimer's Mouth Surgery and more 41:05 - 48:10

- What's Steimer been up to: 48:10 - 50:20

- Ad Break 2 - Hello Fresh - 50:20 - 52:12

- Ad Break 2 - Felix Gray - 52:12 - 54:45

- And We're Back, Steimer talks about Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Ratchet and Clank - 54:45 - 1:05:25

- What's Brit been playing? and Pokemon Unite! 1:05:25 - 1:18:55

- 12 Minutes! - 1:18:55 - 1:25:00

- Animal Crossing and Mario Golf - 1:25:00 - 1:32:40

- What's Andrea Watching? 1:32:40 - 1:36:45

- Wrap Up 1:36:45 - 1:38:40

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Steimer's Soliloquy - Ep. 236 May 28, 2021

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What's Good Games is officially on hiatus until mid-August due to Britt and Andrea's maternity leave! Buuuuut we couldn't temporarily sign off with a VERY SPECIAL episode starring the one and only Kristine Steimer!

Thanks for everything, and we'll see you later this summer!

-Britt, Andrea and Steimer

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Mass Effect MP Might Return?! - Ep. 235 May 21, 2021

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This week Andrea and Steimer discuss GTA 5 coming to next-gen, Call of Duty's 80's action heroes, and rumored Mass Effect 3 multiplayer making a return. In hands-on Steimer chats about her run in Mass Effect Legendary Edition while Andrea previews Knockout City with her exclusive gameplay and a hands-off preview of Deathloop.

*Promotional copies of Mass Effect Legendary Edition provided by Electronic Arts

*Access to Knockout City preview provided by Electronic Arts

*Access to Deathloop preview provided by Bethesda

Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:

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Chewy’s Godson

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Marcus Ian Brown

Alex Rigopulos

Trevor Starkey

Time stamps:

3:45 - GTA V For PS5, XSX gets a release date

9:07 - 80s Action Heroes coming to Call of Duty

16:40 - Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Might Return?

20:51 - Target to Stop Selling Pokemon Cards

23:00 - BREAK

23:30 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition

43:05 - Knockout City Preview

57:55 - Deathloop Preview

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New Pokémon Snap and Alexa Ray Corriea - Ep. 234 May 14, 2021

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Thank you to Shaz Mohsin, Hello Fresh, and MeUndies for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games!

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This week WGG alum Alexa Ray Corriea joins Andrea for a discussion on the earnings reports for EA & Ubisoft, E3 2021 announcements on who is and isn't participating, an update on the Epic v Apple trial and more. In hands-on Andrea finally gets to talk about her time so far with Mass Effect Legendary Edition and it would be an Alexa Ray guest appearance with talk of Pokémon. Lastly, Alexa takes your questions about her upcoming game Aztech: Forgotten Gods, working in video game writing, and what's she playing.

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Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:

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Alex Rigopulos

Trevor Starkey

Time stamps:

1:00 - welcome Alexa Ray Corriea to the show

4:10 - Ubisoft earnings call indicates a move away from AAA games

11:05 - EA is moving EA PLAY Live to July 22nd

22:35 - Naked Banana Man Peely featured in the Epic vs Apple Trial

29:15 - PlayStation has over 25 Titles in the works for PS5

32:55 - Rumor: Sony's next version of PSVR sounds pretty cool

37:30 - Capcom posted record profits for the 4th year in a row

40:50 - BREAK 1

44:54 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Andrea's first 10 hours

1:03:55 - Alexa Ray talks about her time in New Pokémon Snap

1:13:30 - BREAK 2

1:16:30 - Q&A with Alexa Ray

1:17:00 - Working on Bugsnax

1:20:30 - How Alexa started working on Aztech: Forgotten Gods

1:27:00 - Is Alexa secretly working on Kingdom Hearts 4?

1:34:26 - What is Alexa's favorite part of being a writer in video games?

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Resident Evil Village Review - Ep. 233 May 07, 2021

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This week we recap what's happening with the Epic Games vs Apple trial, including some "leaks" about Sony and cross-play. In hands-on Britt and Steimer tested out their photographer skills in Pokémon Snap, while Andrea and Britt deep dive, spoiler-free, into their playthroughs of Resident Evil Village.

*Promotional copies of Resident Evil Village provided by Capcom

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· Alex Rigopulos