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PS5 Reveals Tech Specs - What's Good Games (Ep. 149 ) Mar 20, 2020

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As the coronavirus quarantine intensifies, so does the impending console wars! Xbox and PlayStation announced news details for the Xbox Series X and PS5 this week, including some serious technical specs and a call for photos of your...ears?? In hands-on Britt and Andrea have been testing the fiery flames of DOOM Eternal, Steimer played adventure game Yes Your Grace and talked about her time with Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Andrea chatted about Peggle roguelike Roundguard, and Britt is still obsessed with Yakuza. Lastly in our Patreon Produced segment for the month of March, the ladies answer the question: Have there ever been any games you’ve played that made you question how you play games in general? -Marcus Brown
*Promotional copy of DOOM Eternal provided by Bethesda
*Promotional copy of Ori and the Will of the Wisps provided by Xbox
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Segment One: News
:45 Welcome!
13:50 PS5 specs
25:48 Xbox One specs
43:53 Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase
43:50 GDC Demos playable from home
53:08 RE3 demo is now available
53:50 FF7 Shipment Delays
56:39 New Witcher game?!
59:47 Millennials can skip levels therefore they are important

Segment Two: Hands-On
1:04:04 Welcome back!
1:07:30 DOOM Eternal
1:13:40 Roundguard
1:18:20 Yes Your Grace
1:24:45 Call of Duty: Plunder
1:29:34 Britt’s Duolingo adventures
1:34:50 Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Segment Three: Patreon-voted Segment
1:43:57 Welcome back! Have there ever been any games you’ve played that made you question how you play games in general? -Marcus Brown

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Coronavirus Spread Means E3 2020 Canceled - What's Good Games (Ep.148) Mar 13, 2020

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Closures and cancellations are coming fast and furious and E3 2020 is the latest victim. Riana joins Andrea and Britt to discuss that and more: including the surprise launch of Call of Duty Warzone, the Last of Us HBO series, and an update on GDC virtual content. In hands-on Andrea takes a deep dive into her time with Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Britt is madly in love with Yakuza Kiwami, and Riana is surprised by her new interest in Plunder mode in Call of Duty Warzone. Plus they catch up on some titles they played at PAX East including Harmonix's new DJ game Fuser, indie game Starcrossed, and Andrea went full shark in Maneater. They end the show with a discussion on what video game world and profession they'd like to live and work in if they had the chance.

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News

:52 Welcome to the show!
16:22 E3 2020 cancelled
40:49 TLOU TV series
49:55 Call of Duty: Warzone
56:41 ICYMI: GDC update, Reggie joins GameStop, Horizon coming to PC

Segment Two: Hands-On

1:06:58 Ori and the Will of the Wisps
1:27:40 Yakuza
1:34:08 CoD: Warzone
1:43:42 Fuser
1:59:45 Maneater
2:01:14 Starcrossed
2:08:36 She Dreams Elsewhere

Segment Three: Patreon Voted Segment

2:15:49 If you could choose a profession found in a video game world, which would it be?

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PAX East 2020: What We Played - What's Good Games (Ep. 147) Mar 06, 2020

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LIVE from Boston its our PAX East 2020 panel! We're joined by special guest Riana Manuel where we announced she's officially joining our team! WOO!! We chat about some games we played at the show included Bake & Switch, Armed and Gelatinous, GTFO, Maneater, Dangerous Driving 2, and more. Later in the panel we have a Fruit-by-the-Foot eating contest and we take questions from the audience.
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Baldur's Gate 3 Gameplay Preview - What's Good Games (Ep. 146 ) Feb 28, 2020

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With Steimer out visiting her parents, Andrea and Britt get into a meaty episode with news about Xbox Series X newly released details, more updates on the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and how it's affecting video game companies, and EA has banned a player for life! In hands-on Britt discusses her first look at the gameplay of Baldur's Gate 3 from Larian Studios, and if you weren't already excited about the Resident Evil 3 Remake well STRAP IN. Britt takes a deep dive into her hands-on on time with RE3 and with her time checking out Resident Evil Resistance as well.
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Segment One: News
:51 Welcome to the show!
20:07 Xbox Series X details revealed
40:27 Game events affected by Coronavirus
54:50 YouTuber banned from EA games forever?!
1:08:02 A Resident Evil 3 demo is coming!
1:08:40 Did you play Paragon or Renagade in Mass Effect?

Segment Two: Hands-On
1:11:55 Welcome back!
1:16:49 Baldur’s Gate 3
1:40:11 Resident Evil 3
2:09:35 Resident Evil Resistance

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PlayStation Coronavirus Woes Cause PAX Exit Feb 21, 2020

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This week the crew is all in LA for a top secret project so they recorded in the studio together! Andrea and Britt recapped the DICE Awards where a goose stole the show (almost literally), PlayStation announced they are skipping PAX East (and GDC), Nintendo has an Animal Crossing save data dilemma, Tom Holland comments on the Uncharted movie's script, and special guest Drew Debessonnet joins to discuss the GameStop news from a different perspective. In hands-on Andrea chats at length about the upcoming shooter Outriders from People Can Fly and Steimer got lured back into DCUO by an unlikely source.

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Segment One:
:45 Welcome to the show!
14:44 We were at DICE!
19:22 Sony Backs out of PAX East
31:52 Animal Crossing Predictions via Joey Noelle, and WTF is up with the save system?!
41:55 Uncharted film update (again)
48:38 GameStop employees are reporting extreme pressure

Segment Two: Hands-On
1:19:37 Welcome back!
1:24:33 Outriders
1:51:41 Britt’s mysterious games
1:59:59 Steimer is over MMOs?!

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Top Video Games of the Decade - What's Good Games (Ep. 144) Feb 14, 2020

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This week Andrea, Britt, and Steimer are counting down their favorite video games of the last decade! They choose 3 as a team and then count down their top 5 favorite games each. The games are not ranked in any particular order but that doesn't mean debate won't ensue.
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Timestamps:
Segment One: Group Picks
:47 Welcome to the show!
9:07 Mass Effect 2
18:47 God of War
29:30 Horizon Zero Dawn
Segment Two: Personal Picks
39:07 Welcome back!
39:34 Guild Wars 2
47:12 Divinity: Original Sin 1/2
51:57 Destiny ½
59:00 The Witcher 3
1:09:46 Dragon Age: Inquisition
1:18:40 Skryim
Segment Three: Personal Picks Cont.
1:27:36 Welcome back!
1:27:51 Red Dead Redemption
1:32:50 The Last of Us
1:38:56 Paragon
1:43:59 GTA 5
1:48:11 Resident Evil 2/Pokémon Go
1:51:45 Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
1:58:18 Child of Light
1:58:54 Diablo III
1:59:15 Portal 2
2:00:38 Other shout-outs
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Alanah Pearce Returns! - What's Good Games (Ep. 143) Feb 07, 2020

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This week Alanah Pearce returns to the WGG set to chat about Dan Houser leaving Rockstar Games, Rod Fergusson leaving the Coalition, PS5 and Xbox Series X price wars, Steam Year in Review, and the Silent Hill and Fatal Frames movies. In hands-on, Britt chats about Stories Untold on Switch, Alanah is taking her time with Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order but has also been making her way through the DOOM franchise. She also talked about her love of Descenders and reminded Steimer of the joys of Ski Free. Andrea talked about jumping back into The Division 2 to prepare for the launch of Episode 3 DLC and Steimer got nerdy with MOBA slang from all the LCS matches she's been watching.

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Timestamps:
Segment One: News
:44 Welcome to the show!
15:23 Dan Houser is leaving Rockstar
22:55 Rod Fergusson is joining Blizzard
28:02 PS5 price point is a “balancing act”
34:08 Phil Spencer on competition
49:24 Steam year in review
54:00 Silent Hill/Fatal Frame movies?!
58:53 Florence is coming to other consoles
59:05 Fallout 76’s Wastelander’s update
59:33 The Wonderful 101’s Kickstarter
Segment Two: Hands-On
1:10:41 Stories Untold
1:17:19 Jedi Fallen Order
1:18:56 DOOM
1:26:22 Descenders
1:31:08 The Division 2
1:40:59 Steimer’s been watching LCS
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Bring KOTOR Back You Cowards! - What's Good Games (Ep. 142) Jan 31, 2020

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This week the crew chats about the new Resident Evil 8 rumors, Google Stadia's free games promo, and that weird Atari Hotel announcement. In hands-on Britt and Andrea both played and loved Journey to the Savage Planet while Steimer revisited her character in Guild Wars 2. In the Patreon Produced segment, they all chat about which 3 dormant/dead franchises they want to bring back for the new generation of consoles including KOTOR, Twisted Metal, and Peggle.

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Timestamps:

Segment One: News
:45 Welcome to the show!
11:30 Resident Evil 8 rumors
23:26 Google breaks Stadia silence
34:54 Atari…hotels?!
42:00 Uncharted film delayed
43:32 GTAV has sold a LOT
44:51 Goodbye Wii

Segment Two: Hands-On
48:37 Journey to the Savage Planet
1:09:12 Guild Wars 2
1:28:57 GreedFall

Segment Three: January’s Patreon Segment!
1:34:20 Dormant game franchises we want brought back
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DOOM Eternal Gameplay Preview - What's Good Games (Ep. 141) Jan 24, 2020

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This week the crew is all together in the studio to chat about the recent video game delays, the animated Mortal Kombat and Witcher series, Ninja Theory’s Project: Mara and more. In hands-on, Andrea spent 3 hours playing DOOM Eternal and it was GLORIOUS. (Be sure to watch her captured gameplay!) Steimer has been busy adulting but did mention her time reading more of The Wise Man's Fear, plus Brittney has just started her journey with RPG Greedfall.
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Timestamps:
Segment One: News
:45 Welcome to the show!
9:40 SO MANY GAME DELAYS
23:16 Animated Mortal Kombat movie
27:00 A Witcher anime?!
30:25 Ninja Theory’s Project: Mara

Segment Two: Hands-On
35:59 Welcome back!
40:17 Doom Eternal
1:04:00 Steimer is Adulting
1:10:12 GreedFall

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - What's Good Games (Ep. 140) Jan 17, 2020

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This week the news is dominated by the bombshell that PlayStation is once again skipping E3! The girls chat about the ESA response, plus Britt drools over a new RE3 trailer, and more. In hands-on, Britt takes a deep dive into her time with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Andrea talks about how she's loving The Expanse, and Steimer goes nerdy for narrative with the book Give and Take.
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Timestamps:
Segment One: News
:45 Welcome to the show!
11:07 PlayStation is skipping E3 again
29:30 FF7 Remake and Marvel’s Avengers have been delayed
42:40 Super Nintendo World update
51:00 There was another RE3 trailer!
55:34 Smash prediction?
57:05 Players are spending a lot of money on mobile games
57:58 Sad GameStop news
Segment Two: Hands-On
1:15:30 Britt is playing Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot!
1:46:20 Andrea’s watching stuff!
1:59:14 Steimer is reading stuff!

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