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Game of the Year 2020: Our Picks So Far - What's Good Games (Ep. 172) Jul 10, 2020

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Let's talk about our favorite games of 2020 so far with our friends at GameSpot! Which games are leading the pack for you?
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Timestamps:
:44 Welcome to the show!
6:55 Ori and the Will of the Wisps
17:00 Resident Evil 3 Remake
29:30 Animal Crossing New Horizons
52:40 Final Fantasy VII Remake
1:07:55 The Last of Us Part II
1:36:03 Q&A

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The Last of Us 2 Spoilercast [SPOILERS, DUH] - What's Good Games (Ep. 171) Jul 03, 2020

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If the title wasn't clear enough SPOILER WARNING for The Last of Us Part II. In this no-holds barred discussion on everything that happens in the game we dive deep on Ellie, Joel, Abby, Lev, and so much more. Enjoy!
*Promotional copies of The Last of Us Part II provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Ubisoft Battle Royale Leaked? - What's Good Games (Ep. 170) Jun 29, 2020

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Andrea and Britt chat about the latest headlines including Dr. Disrespect's Twitch ban, more rumors on the upcoming Harry Potter game, a leak about a new Battle Royale coming from Ubisoft, and private servers are finally coming to Sea of Thieves. Plus they chat about those TLOU2 sales numbers, if Fable is actually coming back, and what game they would want to play on a deserted island.
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Timestamps:
:04 Welcome to the show!
4:32 Dr. Disrespect has been banned from Twitch
12:05 Trump has been suspended from Twitch
13:40 Harry Potter RPG update
19:55 Ubisoft’s new battle royale?!
27:14 Sea of Thieves is FINALLY testing private servers
32:36 TLOU2 is the fastest selling PS4 exclusive ever
35:00 Super Nintendo World theme park’s opening postponed
37:40 Ubisoft CEO responds to misconduct allegations
38:53 What’s up with those Fable/Perfect Dark Twitter accounts?
43:49 What are your “stranded on a deserted island” video games?
49:44 Which games do you think have the best music?

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Cyberpunk 2077 Hands-On & Deep Dive - What's Good Games (Ep. 169) Jun 26, 2020

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Before diving into this week’s news we address the sexual misconduct allegations that are emerging within the video game industry. We hope you’ll take a few moments to listen to our message.
This week Cyberpunk 2077 dominates the conversation, but the ladies also take time to talk about the latest and greatest regarding Marvel’s Avengers and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Britt gets an unexpected lesson in MOBA terminology after discussing the newest Pokémon title, Pokémon: Unite. Segment two is ALL about Cyberpunk 2077, including new details that came out of Night City Wire and Britt’s deep-dive hands-on impressions.
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Timestamps:

Segment One: News
:45 Welcome to the show!
10:00 A message
14:20 Marvel’s Avengers War Table update
22:46 New things are coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons!
29:51 Pokémon Unite announced and MOBA 101???

Segment Two: Hands-On
57:01 Welcome back!
57:55 Cyberpunk 2077 new details
1:02:00 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners announced
1:09:10 Britt’s hands-on with Cyberpunk 2077!

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MIXER going to FACEBOOK?! - What's Good Games (Ep. 168) Jun 22, 2020

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The Blind Gamer Steve Saylor joins Andrea and Britt to chat about the new Crash Bandicoot game, the Suicide Squad Rocksteady Games rumors, and in the middle of the show Microsoft announced they are moving all of Mixer's streamers to...FACEBOOK?? After the wild ride in news we chat with Steve about the importance of accessibility in games and how The Last of Us Part II really nailed some key features.
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Timestamps:
:04 Welcome to the show!
6:00 Crash Bandcioot 4: It’s About Time
12:26 Rocksteady is making a Suicide Squad game
19:26 Nintendo slows down its mobile strategy
27:45 Billy Mitchell UPDATE
32:16 Mixer shut down?
49:25 Let’s talk to Steve!
55:27 I wanted to ask Steve (if not under NDA) while working with Naughty Dog, if they said anything about sharing their knowledge to others within the industry? – Devon
58:43 Do you consider being able to turn gore off in gameplay an accessibility option, and do you have any thoughts about not being able to do so in the sequel? – Val
1:00:22 Out of all of the accessibility options available in the Last Of Us Part 2 which option would you like to see more games offer? – Darkknight6678

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The Last of Us 2 Made Me Angry - What's Good Games (Ep. 167) Jun 19, 2020

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This week brought another live event with EA PLAY Live and while we didn't get the Mass Effect remaster we were hoping for, the did announce SKATE! ...well...sort of? Pokemon had a bunch of news including a new Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Smile, and Pokemon Cafe Mix! In hands-on Britt spent a little time with the new Isle of Armor DLC for Sword and Shield while Andrea dabble in Disintegration, and we're back with more talk of The Last of Us Part II. Britt is just getting started, Riana hasn't play yet, but Andrea is sure mad at the game and she's having trouble figuring out why. (no spoilers!)
*Promotional copies of The Last of Us Part II provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment

*Promotional copies of Disintegration provided by Private Division
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Timestamps:

Segment One: News
:46 Welcome to the show!
9:36 EA Play recap
37:55 Cyberpunk 2077 delayed
43:27 New Pokémon Snap announced
49:08 Pokémon Café Mix announced
51:20 Pokémon Smile announced
55:06 Pokémon Let’s Go Gold and Silver coming soon?
59:11 Horizon Forbidden West details
1:00:44PAX Online announced
1:04:05 TwitchCon cancelled

Segment Two: Hands-On
1:05:16 Welcome back!
1:07:58 Pokémon Isle of Armor
1:15:20 Disintegration
1:25:10 The Last of Us Part 2

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Star Wars Squadron Revealed! ft. Good Morning From Hell's Blaine & Chris (Ep. 166) Jun 15, 2020

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Andrea and Britt are joined by Chris Demarais and Blaine Gibson from Good Morning From Hell to chat about news from the weekend! They recap the Guerrilla Collective and PC Gaming Show announcements and discuss the new trailer EA dropped for Star Wars Squadron. They also chat about the KFC Console hoax and what they hope to see from EA PLAY Live later this week. Lastly we hear about how GMFH got started and some of the stories about how they run their improv comedy podcast.
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Timestamps:
:05 Welcome to the show!
7:20 Weekend stream recap (Guerilla Collective, PC Gaming Show, etc)
25:04 Star Wars: Squadrons revealed
33:50 Spider-Man: Miles Morales clarification
39:00 KFC is “making” a console
41:57 Itch.io’s incredible bundle is ending soon
44:14 What are you hoping to see get announced at EA Play this week? – Nate B
49:50 Has anyone had a “Things I never thought would happen?” moment, due to the shelter in place order? – Jay Mauhay
54:54 Let’s talk with Blaine and Chris!

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PS5 Reveal & The Last of Us 2 Review - What's Good Games (Ep. 165) Jun 12, 2020

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This week is all about PlayStation with the reveal event of the PS5 hardware, Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales, Resident Evil Village and so much more! Plus, Steimer has finished The Last of Us Part II and chats about her time with the game, spoiler-free of course. Lastly we mash up video games IPs and developers in May's Patreon Produced segment.
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Timestamps:
Segment One: News
:45 Welcome to the show!
8:53 PlayStation 5 Reveal recap
21:27 GTAV
23:53 Spider-Man: Miles Morales
30:37 Project Athia
35:41 Returnal
37:38 Deathloop
39:32 GhostWire: Tokyo
42:27 Destruction Allstars
44:20 Godfall
45:30 PRAGMATA
46:44 Astro’s Playroom
48:03 Bugsnax
51:47 Sackboy: A Big Adventure
53:17 Goodbye Volcano High
57:02 Resident Evil Village
1:05:36 Little Devil Inside
1:08:05 Horizon: Forbidden West
1:16:00 Yakuza: Like a Dragon
1:21:15 Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality Update

Segment Two: The Last of us Part 2 Review
1:23:40 Welcome back!
1:26:50 TLOU 2 techy stuff
1:51:58 TLOU 2 thematic stuff
2:03:20

Segment Three: Patreon Segment
2:05:15 Welcome back!
"Hello! Bit of a weird question, are there any games or IP you would like to see made by another developer?”– Noor Hammad

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Destiny 2 In-Game Event Disappointment - What's Good Games (Ep. 164) Jun 08, 2020

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It's Monday June 8th, 2020! In the news Andrea and Britt chat about a Black Lives Matter fundraiser on Itch.io, Cyberpunk 2077's Stadia delayed release, what the heck happened in that Destiny 2 in-game event, and Sony got fined in Australia for their refund policy. In Dear WGG they discuss the Naughty Dog song copyright claim, games in their backlog to tackle, and one of the weirdest "this or that" questions ever.
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Timestamps:
:04 Welcome to the show!
4:57 We’re streaming a lot this week!
7:38 Get 742 games with the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality
10:11 Cyberpunk 2077 will not be available on Stadia on launch
16:15 Destiny 2 blew up the Almighty?
25:13 Sony fined 2.4 million
32:49 What’s your opinion on Naughty Dog being accused of copyright for the song in the latest TLOU2 trailer by the covering artist? -Maria
37:48 How do y’all handle in game/chat audio during your streams? - Curtis
41:58 Is there any game in your backlog that you want to tackle? – Doruk
49:10 Would you rather eat 15 rotten tomatoes in one sitting or swim 2km through a deep pool of sour Skittles & Warheads naked? -CNiper

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Black Lives Matter: What We're Learning - What's Good Games (Ep. 163 ) Jun 05, 2020

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This week we begin the show with a discussion led by Riana Manuel on the protests taking place in the United States and the Black Lives Matter movement. In the second segment we chat about news including the Kingdoms of Amalur remaster, Sega's new console announcement, and what Infinity Ward is doing to combat racism in Call of Duty...plus...Brittney has info about a very important Sims 4 update. Riana then chats about her time in Apex Legends while Britt decided to investigate what Telling Lies is all about.

Resources from our Black Lives Matter discussion:
Riana's recommended books from black female writers:
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Kindred by Octavia Butler
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To learn about black video game creators, follow http://www.twitter.com/blackgamedev
Educational material for June Justice: http://www.bit.ly/junejustice
Educational Twitter thread: http://www.twitter.com/clairewillett

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• Alex Rigopulos
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• Marcus Brown
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Timestamps:
Segment One: Let’s Talk about BLM & Current Events
:00 A statement from WGG
2:52 Welcome to the show!
8:00 A message from Ri
9:16: What has stood out to you this week? Surprised you?
21:12 What didn’t you expect to be mad at?
37:13: Ri, how are you so amazing all the time? – Wout
38:14 Can you recommend black video game creators, and sci-fi or fantasy writers? - Siân
52:15 Are companies being sincere right now? -Hugo
57:45 Thank you Ri! -Marcus Brown
58:43 Homework from Ri

Segment Two: Part 1 - News
1:00:09 Welcome back!
1:00:38 Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
1:09:19 Sega announces Game Gear Micro
1:16:07 CoD will get better at flagging racist usernames
1:18:36 Summer of Pride
1:21:48 Destiny 2: Year 4 reveal coming next week!
1:24:55 Cyberpunk’s, Sony, PC Gaming Show and Future Games Show showcases delayed
1:29:17 Has the new Xbox dashboard leaked?!
1:32:36 Sims are literally peeing fire

Segment Two: Part 2 – Hands-On
1:37:15 Apex Legends
1:41:25 Telling Lies

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