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Death Stranding is WEIRD but We're Into It? - What's Good Games (Ep. 130) Nov 08, 2019

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This week Britt and Andrea are joined by Sabriel Mastin from Overbuff to catch up on all things BlizzCon! She recaps her hands-on time with Diablo IV and Overwatch 2, and tells them about the atmosphere of the community event. They also chat about the latest drama surrounding Fallout 76, the exciting new adventure musical Chorus hit its fundraising goal, and why a certain SNK fighter isn't appearing in Super Smash Bros. In hands-on, Sabriel chats about what she played at BlizzCon, while Britt and Andrea can finally chat about their time in the bizarre world of Death Stranding. Lastly, they discuss how Sabriel got into games media, her challenges and triumphs as a trans woman, and what's on the horizon for Sabriality.

*Promotional copies of Death Stranding provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment
*Promotional copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare provided by Activision

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Segment One: News
:46 Welcome to the show!
11:12 Blizzcon breakdown
32:00 Diablo IV in-depth
36:16 Fallout 76’s players are fighting?
44:55 Chorus hits its fundraising goal
48:38 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate news
54:44 Dragon Age Day
1:02:16 Andrea is excited about Layers of Fear 2

Segment Two: Hands-On
1:03:52 Welcome back!
1:08:16 Diablo IV
1:15:03 Overwatch 2
1:27:57 Death Stranding
1:56:59 Luigi’s Mansion 3
2:09:20 Call of Duty Modern Warfare

Segment Three: Let’s get to know Sabriel!
2:11:36 Welcome back! Let’s get to know Sabriel!

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EA Teams Up with Steam - What's Good Games (Ep. 129) Nov 01, 2019

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This week Britt and Andrea are joined by Riana Manuel to chat about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's massive opening weekend, Xbox's new All Access program, EA's new partnership with Steam, how Sony is shutting down PlayStation Vue and how the PS4 is the 2nd best selling console of all time. In hands-on, Britt and Andrea tease their Death Stranding playthrough while Riana talks about her time in Hell with Afterparty. Lastly, they recap their weekend in Fargo, ND for Extra Life including the delicious food they ate, stories about Andrea's childhood, and Britt's fantastic painting skills.
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Segment One: News
:46 Welcome to the show!
8:47 Call of Duty sells a lot
17:22 EA returns to Steam
23:48 EA had an analyst call
33:19 Xbox All-Access
44:19 PS4 has sold a TON
48:40 Sony Vue update
49:15 Sony has trademarked PS6-PS10
50:43 Ninja Theory’s The Insight Project
Segment Two: Hands-On
54:50 Death Stranding update
58:20 Afterparty
1:07:21 Game Pass
1:17:47 Blizzcon rambles
Segment Three: FARGO Reap!
1:20:25 Welcome back! Let’s talk about our time in Fargo.
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The Outer Worlds is Here! - What's Good Games (Ep. 128) Oct 25, 2019

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This week we're chatting about those great review scores for The Outer Worlds, new info on leaks about Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 ahead of BlizzCon, the launch of Steam's Remote Play feature, and The Sims 4 is going back to school. In hands-on Britt and Andrea speak at length about their time in The Outer Worlds (spoilers: it's REAL FUN) while Steimer chats Concrete Genie and Indivisible. Lastly, we're joined by Lyndsay Pearson, Executive Producer on The Sims, to talk about their new Discover University expansion, how their studio tackles diversity, and why inclusion in The Sims is so important.

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Segment One: News
:43 Welcome!
9:45 The Outer Worlds reviews
12:58 Blizzcon 2019 rumors
27:58 Steam Remote Play
31:12 The Sims 4 is going to college!

Segment Two: Hands-On
37:03 Welcome back!
38:32 The Outer Worlds
1:10:18 Concrete Genie
1:14:40 Indivisible

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Hands-On Impressions – What’s Good Games (Ep. 127) Oct 18, 2019

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This week the ladies are reunited in a temporary studio in a room in Andrea’s house! They chat about the buttload of information Riot dropped during their 10-year anniversary stream, Thicc Pikachu, Stadia’s imminent launch and more. Hands-on include Andrea’s time with Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and Avengers: Damage Control VR and Steimer’s reading a book! The third segment is our monthly Patreon voted segment: What horror games or movies do we think we could survive in?

:44 Welcome to the show!
14:00 Riot announced a bunch of stuff
30:07 Fortnite Chapter 2
40:38 Google Stadia launch date/SNAFU
50:14 Thicc Pikachu and other Pokémon news
Segment 2: Hands-On
56:20 Welcome back!
57:20 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
1:25:03 Steimer is reading Nevernight
1:29:08 Avengers: Damage Control VR
Segment 3: Patreon Segment
1:44:30 If you had to be in a horror movie or game which one would you most likely feel like you would survive in? -Mikey Phillips
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Playstation 5 New Details! - What's Good Games (Ep. 126) Oct 11, 2019

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This week Britt is out while Steimer and Andrea hold down the fort. They chat about the confirmation of Playstation 5's name and release date, PSVR patent details about next generation, and details on why Blizzard banned a Hearthstone player because of the Hong Kong protests. (Check out the 2nd segment for news on Pokemon Shield's Ponyta!) In hands-on, Andrea gushes over her love of Concrete Genie, Steimer chats about being a jerk in Untitled Goose Game, and Andrea is digging What The Golf from Triband on Apple Arcade.

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Time stamps:
1:00 - Britt is in Orlando!
2:15 - Patreon exclusive streams happening next week: Oct. 17th
3:45 - Come meet us in Fargo, ND! Extra Life 2019 fundraiser in on Oct. 26th, meetup on 10/25
4:30 - Extra Life What's Good Games poster contest details
7:00 - Help us combat 1-star reviews!
12:30 - News begins
12:40 - Playstation 5 is real and coming Holiday 2020
19:30 - New PSVR incoming for PS5??
25:45- Blizzard bans esports Hearthstone player
29:15 - Tim Sweeney weighs in on the Blizzard situation
35:15 - Users are claiming Blizzard is not allowing them to delete their accounts
41:30 - Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC and Stadia
42:40 - DOOM Eternal is delayed to 2020
46:00 - BREAK
46:55 - Andrea’s Concrete Genie Preview (hint: it’s real cool!)
57:22 - Steimer is embracing her inner asshole in Untitled Goose Game
1:02:00 - What the Golf & Apple Arcade
1:07:00 - Destiny 2: Shadowkeep check-in
1:12:50 - We forgot a piece of news!! PONYTA IS SO CUTE OMGGGGG

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Shawn Layden Leaves PlayStation & Gears 5 Spoilercast - What's Good Games (Ep. 125) Oct 04, 2019

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This week the ladies talk about ALL of that PlayStation news, including Shawn Layden’s departure, PS4’s Cross-Play exiting beta, the updates to PlayStation Now and more. There’s also quite a bit of Pokemon news to dive into as well as a very important discussion about Gyoza the pug who now works on Halo. Hands-on impressions include Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Oculus Quest and Steimer’s final impressions of Catherine: Full Body. If you haven’t finished Gears 5 plug your ears for the third segment because it’s our spoilercast!

Segment One: News
:45 Welcome to the show!
11:57 PS4 Cross-Play exits beta
15:35 Sony slashes PS Now by half
20:05 A pug is working on the next Halo
22:48 Uncharted movie update
27:20 Shawn Layden is departing
Pokemon Sword/Shield news
34:20 Segment Two: Hands-On
45:46 Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
58:29 Borderlands 3
1:05:20 Catherine: Full Body
1:10:02 Oculus Quest
Segment Three: Gears 5 Spoilercast
1:17:57 Welcome back! Let’s spoil Gears 5!

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The Last of Us Part II Hands-On Impressions - What's Good Games (Ep. 124) Sep 27, 2019

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It’s a meaty episode this week with a LOT to talk about! The ladies break down Sony’s State of Play, Project xCloud’s public preview test, those Batman rumors, Respawn’s new Medal of Honor, Oculus Link and more! Andrea gives her hands-on impressions of The Last of Us Part II in hands-on, Britt grunts over Link’s Awakening and Untitled Goose Game and Steimer tells the story of when her and Britt actually played a game together! The third segment is brought to you by our amazing patrons and is all about TED talks we would like to give.

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1:00 - Welcome!
1:45 - Patreon’s: don’t forget the monthly stream archives are up! We played Man of Medan.
2:45 - We’re doing an Extra Life event in Fargo, ND on 10/26!
9:45 - Playstation’s State of Play recap begins
10:08 - Humanity game announced
11:10 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PS4 exclusive mode “Special Ops: Survival” announced
14:30 - Wattam finally gets a release window of December 2019! But what is this game??
17:47 - L.A. Noire “Case Files” VR exclusive is now on PSVR
18:08 - Civilization VI is coming to PS4 (and Xbox One)
18:25 - New Death Stranding PS4 Pro unveiled with weird urine colored controller
19:00 - King cake baby! STORY TIME: What is a king cake?
22:15 - New The Last of Us Part II story trailer and release date announced: Feb. 21, 2020
26:15 - Xbox One’s Project xCloud is going public in October
29:45 - Is a new Batman game in the works at WB Montreal? All signs point to yes!
34:35 - Twitter typos suck.
35:30 - Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond new VR game from Respawn
40:30 - Facebook has unveiled the Oculus Link, allowing Quest players to player on PC
44:30 - Rest of the news rundown: Google launched Google Play Pass in response to Apple Arcade, Mario Kart’s spendy subscription, Sony is selling hardware on their digital store, and Borderlands 3 sold 5M copies in the first 5 days.
51:12 - BREAK
55:16 - The Last of Us Part II Preview
1:06:00 - Combat against dogs in TLOU2
1:10:00 - Pacing & storytelling versus combat
1:22:40 - Britt played Untitled Goose Game!
1:27:57 - Why Britt isn’t interested in Nintendo Switch Lite
1:30:00 - Link’s Awakening is finally here
1:38:11 - Steimer and Britt actually played a video game together! (Hint: it was Gears 5)
1:47:30 - BREAK
1:48:00 - Thank you Mythic Patreon Members!! Let’s shout you out!
1:52:30 - Patreon question of the month: If you could do a TED Talk on any subject unrelated to video games what would it be?
1:55:15 - examples of TED talks, what are they anyway?
1:57:05 - Andrea’s talk: Why working hard is more important than being the smartest person in the room.
2:00:13 - Steimer’s talk: How learning to fail could lead to success.
2:01:40 - Britt’s talk: Simmer down: how to skim the fat from your life.
2:13:18 - Britt got into yoga!

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E3 2020's Possible New Direction & OMG SIRFETCH'D - What's Good Games (Ep. 123) Sep 20, 2019

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Andrea is back this week and in her new house in Los Angeles! The group talks about the possible new direction E3 2020 is heading in and what it could mean, the records Gears 5 has set, Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure and, most importantly, Sirfetch’d. Hands-on impressions include Borderlands 3, Gears 5 and Creature in the Well.

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Segment One: News
:44 Welcome to the show!
18:40 E3 2020’s possible new direction
32:53 Gears 5 sets records
38:27 Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure
46:17 SIRFETCH’D
53:03 Super Nintendo World

Segment Two: Hands-On
1:03:16 Gears 5
1:13:36 Borderlands 3
1:21:28 Britt’s ongoing Deadly Premonition thoughts
1:24:29 Creature in the Well

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New Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer and Gears 5 Review – What’s Good Games (Ep. 122) Sep 13, 2019

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Strap in kids, it’s another Steimbacher show as Andrea is caught up with fun adult responsibilities like moving. This week Britt breaks down the latest Final Fantasy VII trailer and talks about her hopes for Project Resistance. Britt and Steimer deep dive into KFC’s newest dating simulator (WHAT?!) and review Gears 5, Blair Witch and Knights and Bikes!

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Timestamps:
Segment 1: News
:47 Welcome to the show!
8:26 Final Fantasy VII Breakdown
19:00 Apple Arcade
24:26 Project Resistance
30:32 Nintendo’s Switch Peripheral
35:10 KFC’s Dating Sim?!
Segment 2: Hands-On
42:14 Welcome back!
43:10 Gears 5 review
1:02:00 Blair Witch
1:11:05 Knights and Bikes
1:18:28 Deadly Premonition: Origins
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What's Good Games LIVE from PAX West 2019 (Ep. 121) Sep 06, 2019

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This week our show features our PAX West 2019 panel! We chat about games we played like Marvel's Avengers, Best Friend Story, Roundgard, Predator: Hunting Grounds, and more! Plus we have special guest Jared Petty on to chat about the PlayDate mini console and we take audience questions.

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Segment One: PAX West Hands-On
:49 Welcome to the show!
4:20 Marvel’s Avengers
13:00 Final Fantasy VII
15:06 Infliction
17:40 Roundguard
22:07 Best Friend Forever
24:55 Predator
30:30 Jared Petty joins us!
31:36 Boomerang Food
33:49 Playdate
39:05 Untitled Goose Game
41:14 Disintegration
43:52 Q&A

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