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Final Fantasy VII Remake Spoilercast - What's Good Games (Ep. 154) Apr 24, 2020

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This episode is sponsored by Upstart! Hurry to http://upstart.com/whatsgood to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is!
This week the team chats about how wildly popular Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become, including some record-breaking sales numbers. Final Fantasy 7 Remake also had some impressive week-one sales, Xbox Series X logo is revealed, and the villain from Far Cry 3 hints at a role reprisal. In hands-on our Final Fantasy VII Remake spoilercast is finally here! [Spoiler warning: obviously]

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Segment One: News
:46 Welcome to the show!
16:46 Video Games crushed March 2020
28:35 Final Fantasy VII Remake moved 3.5 million
33:44 Xbox Series X logo revealed
38:38 Super Mario Maker 2 is receiving its final update!
40:24 PAX West is still happening!
43:38 Is Far Cry 3’s Vaas making a return?!

Segment Two: Final Fantasy VII Remake Spoilercast
49:45 Welcome back! LET’S SPOIL FFVII REMAKE.
1:36:47 Let’s spoil the ENTIRETY of OG FF7

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Cyberpunk 2077 Custom Xbox Revealed - WGG Live 04/20/2020 Apr 20, 2020

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Today Andrea and Britt take a look at the newly unveiled Cyberpunk 2077 custom Xbox One X console along with custom controller, Travis Scott is touring in Fortnite, Jason Schreier announced he's joining Bloomberg News, Games Done Quick raised $400K for COVID relief, Death Stranding jackets are selling for $2K, and bots are buying all the Nintendo Switches. In Dear WGG they discuss how small outlets and podcasts can work with video games PR .
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Timestamps:
:04 Welcome to the show!
9:18 Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One console announced
5:15 Travis Scott is touring in Fortnite
21:31 Jason Schreier is joining Bloomberg News
24:36 Games Done Quick raised a lot of money
27:45 Death Stranding jacket for $2000?!
31:53 Bots are probably the reason why you can’t purchase a Nintendo Switch
36:29 Sony patents a robotic gaming companion
44:04 How would you recommend that small outlets (podcasts, blogs, etc) establish a relationship with PR reps without looking like they're just trying to get free games? - Art

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More Resident Evil 4 Rumors! - What's Good Games (Ep. 153) Apr 17, 2020

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This week the crew is chatting about the new XCOM game, more GTA in development, Gamescom is officially going all digital, Sony has a new indie fund, the Cooking Mama controversy continues, and even more juicy Resident Evil 4 rumors. Plus in hands-on Riana and Andrea chat about their time in the Valorant closed beta and everyone is gushing about Final Fantasy VII Remake.
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Segment One: News
:57 Welcome to the show!
14:59 New XCOM game coming
20:44 Things at Rockstar are improving
27:11 Gamescom is going all-digital
33:14 The Dark Pictures: Little Hope coming this summer
37:05 Sony is helping indie games
40:38 WTF is going on with Cooking Mama?
46:10 MORE RESIDENT EVIL RUMORS

Segment Two: Hands-On
58:06 Welcome back!
1:02:08 Valorant Beta
1:24:55 FFVII Remake
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Valorant Beta: Are Twitch Drops a Good Thing? - WGG Live Apr. 13, 2020 Apr 13, 2020

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Andrea is joined by Riana to chat about ESRB lootbox ratings, Resident Evil 3 Remake sales numbers, Resident Evil 4 Remake rumors, Call of Duty Warzone changing up modes, Half-Life Alyx getting a non-VR mode, and Valorant beta pros and cons. Plus in Dear WGG they chat about what games newbies can play during quarantine and how they judge value for games comparing price to amount of content.
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Timestamps:
0:20 - Welcome Riana to WGG Live
1:40 - Riana is NOT an Animal Crossing time skipper
4:20 - Game ratings will now include loot box warnings
11:07 - Resident Evil 3 Remake Ships More Than 2M Units
12:26 - Resident Evil 4 Remake Rumored to be in Development
20:40 - Call of Duty Warzone Trios Mode is Back
25:44 - Half-Life: Alyx Non-VR Mod
29:42 - Valorant closed beta and why watching before playing is a good thing
39:29 - Dear WGG: What games are good for newcomers to play during quarantine?
49:15 - Dear WGG: Do you think there is a minimum number of hours a game should be to justify the $60 price tag?

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Did FFVII Remake Convert Andrea?? - What's Good Games (Ep. 152 ) Apr 10, 2020

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This week Britt is out so Andrea and Steimer are joined by Jessica Chobot! She chats with them about some headlines including the new DualSense controller for PS5, a recap of the latest Inside Xbox, and the news that Google Stadia is now free for all gmail users. Jessica takes viewers questions and gives some background on how she got into paranormal culture, why shooting Expedition X for Discovery was so physically challenging, and why she created fashion brand Vogue Leader. Andrea and Steimer finish the show by giving their impression of the first 15 hours of Final Fantasy VII Remake and turns out: it's real good you guys.
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Timestamps:

1:05 - Welcome Jessica Chobot to the show!
4:45 - Announcements
11:00 - SEGMENT 1 NEWS BEGINS
11:10 - DualSense controller revealed for PS5
19:15 - New details from Inside Xbox
20:40 - Jessica is playing Sea of Thieves
24:35 - Google Stadia is free to gmail users
34:30 - SEGMENT 2 BEGINS
35:00 - Let's chat with Jessica
35:30 - Where to watch Expedition X
37:45 - What got Jessica started with paranormal research?
44:00 - The physical challenge of shooting the show
47:15 - How did Vogue Leader begin?
53:30 - SEGMENT 3 BEGINS
54:00 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Hands-On [SPOILER FREE]
1:07:05 - Battle system detailed
1:17:21 - Party member dynamic
1:26:50 - Let's talk about Aerith

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Reviews are Here! - What's Good Games Live Apr. 6, 2020 Apr 06, 2020

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This week on WGG Live Britt and Andrea are joined by video games PR maven Tara Bruno of Tara Bruno PR. They discuss the reviews of FFVII remake and the importance of Metacritic, the news about IGN's Summer event, Neil Druckmann's statement about The Last of Us Part II delay, and the Resident Evil 8 rumors. In Dear WGG they chat with Tara about her experience working in games PR, what it takes to break in, how she manages work/life balance, and the most challenging part of being in PR.
*Promotional copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake were provided by Square Enix

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Tiger King Spoilercast - What's Good Games (Ep. 151) Apr 03, 2020

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This week the crew is joined by Riana Manuel to chat about more COVID19 related news like Bethesda deciding to skip digital E3 and cancel QuakeCon, Call of Duty surprise releasing Modern Warfare 2 remastered, and Epic Games offers $1M to prove they are not as bad as the internet thinks they are. In hands-on: Britt gives her review of Resident Evil 3, Andrea and Riana chat about jumping back into Rainbow Six Siege, and Steimer talks about how she is just not that into Animal Crossing anymore. In the spoilercast to end all spoilercasts, the ladies discuss the Netflix phenomena Tiger King and just how weird big cat owners truly are.
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Segment One: News
1:00 Welcome to the show!
12:00 Bethesda is skipping their E3 conference, QuakeCon canceled
23:55 Modern Warfare 2’s remastered campaign is out now
31:15 Epic Games offers $1M reward for smear campaign evidence
39:28 People are already playing FF7 Remake!
50:05 Feel-good update
50:57 The Outer Worlds is coming to Switch in June
51:57 New game delays

Segment Two: Hands-On
52:53 Welcome back!
54:40 Resident Evil 3
1:18:40 Rainbow Six Siege
1:32:10 Animal Crossing

Segment Three: Tiger King Spoilercaset
1:44:08 Welcome to the show!
1:46:35 Tiger King spoilercast
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Resident Evil 3 Reviews - WGG Live March 30, 2020 Mar 30, 2020

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It's March 30, 2020 and in this What's Good Games Live Andrea and Britt dive into the reviews out for Resident Evil 3: Raccoon City. They also chat about the Super Mario Bros rumors about celebrating the 35th anniversary of the franchise, the early release of Final Fantasy VII Remake in certain territories, the possibility of a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign remaster surprise launching, and an update on the delay rumors for PS5 and Xbox Series X. In Dear WGG they answer questions about Resident Evil, the move to digital over physical, and the weirdest detour ever to discuss our favorite pet systems in games and the relationship between Mario and Yoshi.
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Timestamps:
:11 Welcome to the show!
4:39 Resident Evil 3 reviews
11:05 Final Fantasy VII is shipping early
14:13 Nintendo’s rumored plans for Mario’s 35th anniversary
22:15 CoD: MW2 Remaster is launching tomorrow?!
28:45 As of now, PS5 won’t be delayed
29:15 Also, Xbox Series X won’t be delayed
36:56 Dear WGG Questions
37:38 Where does RE3 Remake rank in your list of all the series games? -DavidJack 19
41:40 So there’s no way that there will be a remake/reboot of RE4? -Dekatron
47:04 Favorite pet systems in games?
54:20 Will people stop pre-ordering physical copies of games long-term?

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Animal Crossing Has MONEY TREES?! - What's Good Games (Ep. 150) Mar 27, 2020

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This week the coronavirus lock down continues with more news affecting the world of video games including Steam setting records with concurrent players, and YouTube and PlayStation throttling downloads. But we do have some good news too! Nintendo donated protective equipment to medical workers and the developer of Plague, Inc donated $250,000 to COVID19 response teams. Plus they chat about the Silent Hill rumors...or lack thereof and new info from the creator of Final Fantasy VII Remake trying to set expectations for Cloud. In hands-on Steimer talks about her Animal Crossing New Horizons strategies for capturing tarantulas, Andrea went Down the Rabbit Hole with an Alice in Wonderland VR title on Oculus Quest, and Britt is playing something she can't talk about yet. (but she can next week!)
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Timestamps:
Segment One: News
:45 Welcome!
12:27 A LOT of people are using Steam
23:20 YouTube is limiting video quality worldwide
31:56 Silent Hill isn’t happening after all?!
34:27 FFVII’s Cloud is apparently lame
43:17 Thomas the Tank is already in RE3
43:5 Animal Crossing has sold A LOT
53:05 Splash Damage is working on a Stadia exclusive

Segment Two: Hands-On
57:38 Welcome back!
1:02:21 Animal Crossing: New Horizon
1:23:22 Down the Rabbit Hole
1:37:01 Roundguard
1:42:40 Why We Sleep

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Half-Life Alyx Seems Pretty Cool - What's Good Games Live! Mar 23, 2020

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Welcome to the first official episode of What's Good Games Live! Andrea and Britt will be breaking down the news from the weekend and taking your questions in the Dear WGG segment of the show. This week they chat about GameStop stores closing due to COVID19, Nintendo finally goes after Sony's Dreams creations, what Sony's latest PS5 backwards compatibility statement is, details on GDC Summer, Half-Life Alyx Review roundup, and the Sonic the Hedgehog will be speeding onto digital release faster than anticipated. In Dear WGG they answer questions about Call of Duty's successful battle royale mode Warzone, and if PlayStation and Xbox will delay their new consoles.
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Timestamps:
Segment One: News
:05 Welcome!
6:55 GameStop closes its doors to customers
15:17 Sony pulls Mario creation from Dreams
19:40 Update: MOST PS4 games will run on PS5
22:32 GDC Summer announced
31:33 Half-Lyfe Alyx reviews are in
35:58 The Sonic movie is arriving digitally this month
40:22 Dear WGG Q&A

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