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New Mass Effect Revealed at The Game Awards - Ep. 212 Dec 11, 2020

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Andrea, Britt, and Riana give their post Game Awards 2020 thoughts on all the reveals including the New Mass Effect teaser trailer, Dragon Age new details, The Callisto Protocol, Vin Diesel in Ark 2, the return of Perfect Dark and so much more.

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Timestamps:

:53 Welcome to the show!

6:43 Sephiroth is coming to Smash!

9:53 Mass Effect’s teaser trailer

13:04 Dragon Age 4’s new look

18:10 Perfect Dark revealed!

19:03 Back 4 Blood

22:00 The Callisto Protocol

24:31 Disco Elysium

24:12 Overcooked’s new chef

25:32 CoD: Black Ops Warzone’s new trailer

31:19 Ark 2 announced

34:13 Fall Guys Season 3

37:58 Among Us has a new map

40:30 Master Chief coming to Fortnite

42:34 Yakuza games coming to Game Pass

44:18 It Takes Two

46:32 Musical acts

49:14 Open Roads

50:35 Tchia

52:29 Tell Me Why

55:14 Brief Cyberpunk 2077 thoughts

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Fortnite Galactus Event Breaks Record - Ep. 211 Dec 04, 2020

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This week we're chatting about the new Nintendo Switch update, Fortnite's recording breaking Galactus event which also brought rumors of Kratos, and a study about players who use inverted controls. In hands-on Britt chats about her time exploring Immortals Fenyx Rising, Andrea is still in the thick of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and Steimer finished Spider-Man: Miles Morales but also started watching Schitt's Creek. We also chat about the His Dark Materials series on HBO and is Andrea burned out on Cyberpunk 2077 marketing ads?

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

6:08 Nintendo Switch got a new update

12:00 Xbox got a new OS update

18:51 Fortnite’s Galactus Event was HUGE

21:30 Is Kratos in the next Fortnite crossover?!

25:39 Why do gamers use inverted controls?

34:35 Games coming to subscription services

Segment Two: Hands-On

37:25Immortals Fenyx Rising

49:58 AC Valhalla

56:58 Steimer finished Miles Morales

59:15 His Dark Materials

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Super Nintendo World Opening Date - Ep. 210 Nov 30, 2020

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On the final WGG Live of 2020, Andrea and Britt chat about the review scores for Immortals Fenyx Rising, the upcoming opening of Super Nintendo World theme park, and they discuss the importance of review scores when making purchases decisions.

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Timestamps:

7:20 Immortals Fenyx Rising reviews are out!

14:07 Japan’s Super Nintendo World theme park has an official opening

20:40 PS5 users are getting banned

24:00 Baldur’s Gate 3 developer comments on early access save game data

29:11 ICYMI

34:48 What moments from WGG Live have you enjoyed the most? -nxthxniel

40:14 Is Ubisoft just an “average” publisher of “average” games? -Ricky Rich

53:33 Would you play Horizon Forbidden West or Breath of the Wild 2 first? -DannyJasin

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Xbox Coming to Smart TVs Within a Year? - Ep. 209 Nov 27, 2020

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

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This week the crew is chatting about if Xbox will come to smart TVs, Cyberpunk 2077 is probably going to a long game, and the Tomb Raider franchise is back. In hands-on Steimer finished catching all the Bugsnax, Britt has been hack and slashing her way through Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and Andrea is up Schitt's Creek. Lastly they reminisce about Black Friday scores and favorite Thanksgiving memories.

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· Marcus Brown

· Alex Rigopulos

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

:01 Welcome to the show!

4:27 Xbox could be an app on our TVs soon

14:58 Over 175 hours to finish Cyberpunk 2077?!

18:50 Lara Croft is back in a mobile game

23:33 Five Nights at Freddy’s movie has a script

27:43 Fornite’s monthly subscription

31:43 RDR2 Online is going to be a standalone

Segment Two: Hands-On

37:12 Bugsnax

40:41 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

49:27 Destiny 2

52:49 Schitt’s Creek

Segment Three: Patreon Produced Segment

1:07:07 Welcome back!

1:11:11 Let’s talk about Thanksgiving!

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Cyberpunk 2077 Copies Leaked - Ep. 208 Nov 23, 2020

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On WGG Live for 11/23/2020 Andrea and Britt are joined by Jeff Cannata to chat about Cyberpunk discs out in the wild, HBO's The Last of Us TV adaptation, new info from the Capcom leak, and more!

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Timestamps:

6:50 Cyberpunk 2077 early copies are in the wild

11:15 The Last of Us gets series order from Netflix

17:15 Valve developers have lost ban power

22:12 Update to the Capcom leak

29:40 Super Mario Bros. 3 copy sells for $156k

33:07 Ubisoft announces Sixth Guardian Program

38:02 What’s the hype around digital? -Boomer1792

47:42 Let’s talk to Jeff!

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Game Awards 2020 Nominations - Ep. 207 Nov 20, 2020

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Thank you to Bespoke Post, GameStop, and Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode of What’s Good Games.

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The Game Awards 2020 nominees have been revealed and the crew is giving their thoughts, plus they chat Embracer Group's giant acquisition, Apple finally drops their platform fees, and Xbox speaks yet again about Bethesda's exclusivity. In hands-on Steimer and Britt are both playing Yakuza Like a Dragon, Britt has finished Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's campaign while Andrea is knee-deep in her viking fantasy in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.

*Yakuza Like a Dragon provided by Xbox

*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla provided by Ubisoft

*Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War provided by Activision

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David Iacolucci

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

:45 Welcome to the show!

4:38 The Game Awards nominees have been announced

36:40 THQ’s parent company has purchased 13 more studios

42:25 Microsoft wants Bethesda games first or best on Xbox platforms

51:45 Apple has halving app store fees

56:09 Animal Crossing’s big winter update

1:05:21 Friend Alanah Pearce has a new gig!

1:06:09 New Monster Hunter trailer

1:06:44 Cyberpunk 2077’s latest gameplay

1:06:52 Pokémon Go add Gen 6 Pokemon

1:07:05 AC: Valhalla has sold VERY well

1:07:35 IO Interactive has announced something!

Segment Two: Hands-On

1:16:22Yakuza Like a Dragon

1:28:05 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

1:48:19 Spider-Man: Miles Morales

1:52:01 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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Xbox Series X Sets Record - Ep. 206 Nov 16, 2020

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On WGG Live for 11/16/2020 Andrea and Britt are joined by Mario Rivera from DualShockers to chat Xbox Series X/S having the biggest Xbox launch ever, AbleGamers gets gifted $1M from Twitch, and a Capcom hacker attack leaks Resident Evil Village release window.

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Timestamps:

:15 Welcome to the show!

4:45Twitch donates $1 million to AbleGamers

9:18 Xbox Series X/S was the biggest Xbox launch ever

17:47 Resident Evil leaks in massive Capcom attack

27:17 Japan gets a FFVII escape room and we’re jealous ☹

30:47 Ghost of Tsushima has set a record!

33:45 Deathloop has a new release date

34:15 US Gamer budget cuts has resulted in layoffs

39:50 I just finished Resident Evil 2 remake. What next? -Ian

46:40 I’m worried AC: Valhalla will be too dark in tone. -Jennifer

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Alanah Pearce is Here for Console Launch Week - Ep. 205 Nov 13, 2020

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Alanah Pearce joins Andrea and Steimer while Britt's away working on a secret project. They chat about the new generation launch, Twitch's response to DMCA takedowns, and an update on the Apple vs. Epic Games lawsuit. Alanah chats about her time with FUSER and Watch Dogs Legion, Steimer is catching Bugsnax and playing minigames in Yakuza Like a Dragon, and Andrea is just getting started in Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

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*Watch Dogs Legions and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla promotional copies provided by Ubisoft

*FUSER promotional copies provided by NC Soft

*Yakuza Like a Dragon promotional copies provided by Xbox

*Bugsnax promotional copies provided by popagenda & Young Horses

Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:

Chewy's Godson

Alex Rigopulos

Faris Attieh

Mohammed Mohammed

Marcus Brown

Punkdefied

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Justin Foshee

David Iacolucci

Timestamps:

1:30 - Alanah chats about leaving Rooster Teeth

7:10 - Headlines begin

7:25 - PS5 resolution doe not support 1440p

11:25 - Apple vs. Epic Games lawsuit update

16:15 - Take-Two buys Codemasters for almost $1B

20:14 - Twitch apologizes for DMCA policy

31:00 - Alanah has been playing FUSER

39:23 - Steimer is delighted by Bugsnax

45:00 - Andrea is just getting started in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla

49:28 - Alanah is recruiting everyone in Watch Dogs Legion

55:21 - Steimer dabbled in Yakuza: Like a Dragon and it pleasantly surprised her!

1:08:33 - Alanah is "pretty excited" about Cyberpunk 2077

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Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is REAL! - Ep. 204 Nov 09, 2020

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On WGG Live for 11/9/2020 Kayla Jouet, PR Coordinator at Uppercut, joins Andrea and Britt to chat about the incoming reviews for Bugsnax and Assasin's Creed Valhalla, AND MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY EDITION IS REAL! We talk about what we’d like to see from the newly announced Mass Effect as well. Kayla talks about her time at Uppercut and why their voice is so important.

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PS5 vs. Xbox Series X - Ep. 203 Nov 06, 2020

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The next-gen console showdown is HERE! We compare PS5 head-to-head with Xbox Series X and in our initial hands-on, plus Steimer and Andrea have played Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Britt gushes over Yakuza: Like a Dragon just like we all knew she would! (More details on next-gen games including Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Bugsnax, and more will be happening next week.)

*PS5 provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment

*Xbox Series X provided by Xbox

*Spider-Man: Miles Morales provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment

*Yakuza: Like a Dragon provided by Xbox and SEGA of America

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