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Telltale Games Brought Back and our Fire Emblem: Three Houses Spoilercast! – What’s Good Games (Ep. 120) Aug 30, 2019

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Catherine: Full Body review code provided by SEGA of America. Man of Medan code provided by Bandai Namco. Control code provided by Remedy.

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This week it’s another effin’ Britt and Steimer Show! They talk about Telltale Games being revived, World of Warcraft Classic is FINALLY here, the return of two Disney classics, the possibility of Judgment getting sequels and more! Hands-on impressions include our reviews of Man of Medan, Control and Catherine: Full Body and our third segment is all about Fire Emblem: Three Houses!

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Segment One: News
:45 Welcome to the show!
10:44 Telltale Games is being revived?!
19:45 WoW Classic is here!
26:54 Disney brings back two classics
33:50 Judgment might get a sequel!
35:15 Dying Light 2 footage
39:26 SO many game reviews this week!

Segment Two: Hands-On
41:19 Welcome back!
43:54 Control
59:30 Catherine: Full Body
11:59 Man of Medan

Segment Three: Fire Emblem: Three Houses Spoilercast
1:23:39 Welcome back! Let’s spoil Fire Emblem: Three Houses!
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Gamescom 2019 and the Return of Alexa Ray! - What's Good Games (Ep. 119) Aug 23, 2019

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This week Britt is out on a road trip so Steimer and Andrea are tackling the massive amount of news out of Gamescom 2019 including new Xbox trailers, Stadia announcements, and even more weird Death Stranding gameplay. Instead of a hands-on segment, Alexa Ray Corriea returns to catch up with Andrea about everything she's been up to for the last year.
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New Saints Row and Dead Island 2 Coming Soon? - What's Good Games (Ep. 118) Aug 16, 2019

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This week the crew chats about what the heck THQ Nordic is up to...again! A new Saints Row is rumored to be in development plus they've snatched up somre more projects! Also in the news: Nintendo has rumored SNES controller on the way for Switch and what the heck was Twitch thinking with that Ninja business? In hands-on Andrea chats about her time with Borderlands 3 and the new vault hunters, Britt and Steimer plot their spoilercast for Fire Emblem, and Andrea chats about Katana Zero. Lastly, in this month's Patreon Segment they chat about which video game characters would make great best friends in real life.

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Segment One: News
:43 Welcome to the show!
13:08 THQ news dump
26:50 Need for Speed Heat
37:15 SNES-style controller appears in FCC filing
46:52 Oh, Twitch
56:20 Britt’s best life

Segment Two: Hands-On
1:05:42 Welcome back!
1:08:20 Borderlands 3
1:23:10 Fire Emblem: Three Houses
1:27:13 Katana zero

Segment Three: Patreon Segment
1:37:06 Welcome back! “If you could bring a video game character to life, who would it be?”
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Lootboxes, Pokemon, and Video Games OH MY! - What's Good Games (Ep. 117) Aug 09, 2019

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OH BOY is it a week or what?! On this episode the ladies talk about the upcoming disclosure of loot box drops by Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft AND the relationship between streamers and loot box creators, why video game harassment is not okay, the latest reason people want to boycott Borderlands 3 and Pokémon Sword and Shield news! Also, Britt briefly talked about Resident Evil because of course she did. Andrea and Steimer have been playing Wolfestein: Youngblood together and Britt and Steimer gush over Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

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Segment One: News
:54 Welcome to the show!
11:35 Loot box disclosures incoming
25:56 FTC panel reveals troubling relationships between streamers/loot box creators
32:36 Ongoing Ooblets harassment
47:30 Pokemon Sword and Shield news
57:00 Borderlands 3 leaks?
1:15:20 Resident Evil news kinda sorta

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1:20:47 Welcome back!
1:27:35 Wolfenstein: Youngblood
1:48:00 Fire Emblem: Three Houses
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Wolfenstein and Call of Duty Controversies - What's Good Games (Ep. 116) Aug 02, 2019

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This week the news is full of scandal! Okay...it's not that serious. But we do chat Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's multiplayer reveal and contentious kill streak system, Garfield's new kart racer, Wolfenstein Young Blood's drama over pulled microtransactions, the Fortnite World Cup, and more. In hands-on, Steimer thinks it might be time to leave her LEGO Tower behind, Britt and Steimer are sucked all the way into Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and they both dipped their toes into the nazi-killing waters of Wolfenstein: Young Blood. Lastly, the whole crew got to get hands-on with an early build of The Outer Worlds and have exclusive gameplay to show you.
*Access to The Outer Worlds preview event was provided by Private Division.

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Segment One: News
:42 Welcome to the show!
8:40 Controversial killstreak in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
27:25 GARFIELD KART WOOOO
33:03 Wolfenstein: Youngblood’s microtransactions
54:18 Holy crap, Fortnite World Cup
59:31 The Outer Worlds is coming to Switch!

Segment Two: Hands-On
1:04:47 Welcome back!
1:08:43 LEGO Towers
1:18:54 Fire Emblem Three Houses
1:33:52 Wolfestein Youngblood

Segment Two: The Outer Worlds
1:46:11 Welcome back!
1:51:01The Outer Worlds impressions
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Exploring The Outer Worlds – What’s Good Games Special Episode Aug 02, 2019

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This week we have a special episode for you straight from Santa Monica! Britt, Andrea and Steimer had the opportunity to sit down with senior narrative designer Carrie Patel and senior designer Brian Hines to talk about their upcoming title, The Outer Worlds!

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Nintendo JoyCon Lawsuit - What's Good Games (Ep. 115) Jul 26, 2019

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This week the team chats about Nintendo new Joycon repair policy in the wake of a class-action lawsuit filed against them for Joycon drift issues. Plus they chat about EA's weird reveal of Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 3, GTA Online's controversial casino gambling, Media Molecule is on the hunt for game devs, and The Witcher gets a grunt worthy new trailer. In hands-on, Steimer talks about her time in LEGO Tower and Andrea couldn't be more excited! Britt chats about her return to literature with some news books, her quest for woohoo in the Sims 4, and a return to Divinity 2.

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Segment One: News
:42 Welcome to the show!
13:23 Nintendo to repair Joy-Con drift issues for free
22:48 Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 3?
29:32 GTA V’s new shiny casino
43:33 Media Molecule wants to pay small teams for games in Dreams
46:54 We grunt over The Witcher

Segment Two: Hands-On
52:47 Welcome back!
55:46 Lego Towers
1:14:35 Rat Queens
1:16:20 The Last Wish
1:19:18 The Sims 4
1:28:10 Divinity 2

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Ubisoft and HitRecord Controversy - What's Good Games (Ep. 114) Jul 19, 2019

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This week the ladies JUST got back from a *secret* preview event, but that won't stop 'em from recording a show! (Excuse the deliriousness.) Topics include one John Drake joining Disney, the lack of Borderlands 3 cross-play at launch, ANOTHER Nintendo Switch model, that HitRecord controversy and more! Hands-on impressions include Stranger Things 3, Riverbond, Dr. Mario World and Andrea's obsession with LEGO Tower continues.

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Segment One: News
:42 Welcome to the show!
10:20 John Drake joins Disney!
19:30 No Borderlands 3 cross-play at launch
24:44 ANOTHER Nintendo Switch model!
37:50 Uplay+ subscription service
46:30 Watch Dogs: Legion/HitRecord controversy
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1:01:05 Welcome back!
1:08:18 Stranger Things 3
1:15:22 LEGO Towers
1:22:43 Dr. Mario World
1:37:20 Riverbond
1:42:03 Steimer’s workout of life

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Nintendo Switch Lite Revealed! - What's Good Games (Ep. 113) Jul 12, 2019

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It's a short week but we've still got a couple news stories to chat about, including Shenmue 3's refund situation, Sony contemplating buying developers, and Henry Cavil's new photos from Netflix's The Witcher series. Plus it's July so that means time to discuss Game of the Year so far contenders like Resident Evil 2 Remake, Devil May Cry 5, Katana Zero, and more!

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Segment One: News
:42 Welcome to the show!
8:03 Nintendo Switch Lite revealed
29:27 Amazon Game Studios is developing a Lord of the Rings MMORPG
41:05 Netflix announces a Cuphead animated series
45:40 TakeThis releases a State of the Industry white paper
49:40 New Pokemon/GIGANTAMAXINGGGGG

Segment Two: Hands-On
1:00:16 Welcome back!
1:03:59 Devil May Cry 5
1:14:06 Sea of Solitude
1:26:22 Judgment
1:30:49 Back in 1995
1:36:00 LEGO Tower

Segment Three: Man of Medan Hands-On
1:43:53 Welcome back!
1:54:04 Man of Medan preview

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Game of the Year So Far 2019 - What's Good Games (Ep. 112) Jul 05, 2019

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Thank you to Stitch Fix, Quip and Gabi for sponsoring this week’s episode!
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It's a short week but we've still got a couple news stories to chat about, including Shenmue 3's refund situation, Sony contemplating buying developers, and Henry Cavil's new photos from Netflix's The Witcher series. Plus it's July so that means time to discuss Game of the Year so far contenders like Resident Evil 2 Remake, Devil May Cry 5, Katana Zero, and more!

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Segment One: News
:42 Welcome to the show!
9:20 Epic refunding Shenmue 3 backers
16:59 Sony is considering studio acquisitions
26:34 Geralt’s bum

Segment Two: GOTY So Far
33:15 Welcome back!
40:55 Resident Evil 2
43:17 Sekiro
44:25 DMC5
46:04 The Outer Wilds
49:46 Days Gone
54:28 The Division 2
58:49 Mario Maker 2, Bloodstained, MK11
1:02:20 Plague Tale: Innocence, Cadence of Hyrule, Metro Exodus, Katana Zero
1:09:58 Dreams, Apex Legends, Rage 2
1:16:33 Potential upcoming GOTY winners

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