What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

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God of War Spoilercast (SPOILERS) Apr 25, 2018

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Did we mention there are SPOILERS in this spoilercast? You've been warned!
Join as as we chat about all things God of War!

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Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Ditching Campaign?! - What's Good Games (Ep. 49) Apr 20, 2018

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This week Britt, Andrea, and Steimer discuss Casey Hudson's blog post about more story coming for Anthem, the reports of a single-player campaign being dumped from Call of Duty, Pokémon Switch rumors and the new Monster Hunter World update. Plus they chat about their continued time in Far Cry 5, Britt talks about "Nindie" Burly Men at Sea, and they continue their discussion of God of War. Finally, they go a little off the rails by answering some...unorthodox questions.

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SEGMENT ONE: NEWS
0:43 - Welcome to the show! We're all sick! Yay!
8:40 - BioWare's GM gives an Anthem update
24:56 - Call of Duty doesn't have a single player campaign?!
42:40 - Pokemon Switch is Gen 8??
49:01 - Monster Hunter World
53:19 - Updating news from last week!
SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE'RE PLAYING
1:01:40 - Welcome back!
1:05:11 - Britt played Burly Men At Sea
1:11:25 - Britt & Andrea played more Far Cry
1:21:06 - Steimer's update on God of War
SEGMENT THREE: GRAB BAG
1:33:00 - Welcome back! We read off Turbo Patron names
1:37:45 - Dear god help us, we answer buzzfeed questions

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God of War PS4 Review (In Progress/Spoiler-Free!) - What's Good Games (Ep. 48) Apr 13, 2018

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This week the ladies chat about their amazing time at PAX East, Fortnite servers going down, the Donkey Kong champ cheating scandal and more. The whole crew has been playing God of War and digging it! Listen to their (spoiler-free) review in progress and find out what the hype is about. Plus, Producer Tom Bock's specialty segment is all about gaming as we get older.

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How Mario Saved Me with Jared Petty - What's Good Games (Ep. 47) Apr 06, 2018

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This week Andrea and Britt are joined by Jared Petty of Hop, Blip and a Jump and Pockets Full of Soup. They discuss the big Spider-Man news dump, Shadow of War's decision to scrap microtransactions, and Square Enix's "apology" for Chrono Trigger on PC. They also chat about their continued hands-on time with Far Cry 5, Jared talks about Minit, and Britt recounts some Vegas stories. Finally, Jared tells his personal story about how Mario helped him battle mental illness and where Pockets Full of Soup came from.

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Far Cry 5 Has Us Conflicted - What's Good Games (Ep. 46) Mar 30, 2018

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In the news this week the ladies chat about Sea of Thieves explosive opening week, rumors of a new open world Star Wars game, and changes coming to Pokemon Go. Then they deep dive into Hope County, Montana to talk about their experiences playing Far Cry 5, and Andrea discusses why she's mad at Sea of Thieves, but doesn't want to be. Plus a special interview with Nicole Fawcette, Senior Brand Manager at Xbox and Co-lead of Women in Gaming, and they say goodbye with the Life is Strange: Before the Storm Farewell Episode spoilercast.

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Sea of Thieves Griefing Woes with Kahlief Adams - What's Good Games Podcast (Ep. 45) Mar 23, 2018

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It's GDC 2018 and Spawn on Me's Kahlief Adams joins Britt, Andrea, and Steimer to talk about the Game Developer's Conference. They went hands-on with several "Nindies" at the Nintendo Switch showcase, saw more indies at ID@Xbox, and Kahlief reports in from Day of the Devs. Plus, Andrea gives here full hands-on impressions from over 2 hours of play time with God of War, and they all lament about the multiple grief systems inside Sea of Thieves. Stay for the 3rd segment where we learn about how Spawn on Me got started and more!

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SEGMENT ONE: NEWS
0:41 - Welcome to the show! Our special guest Khalief Adams from Spawn on Me 11:17 - First news story - Nintendo's Nindies Showcase
22:26 - PUBG is now on mobile!
25:55 - Fortnite is doing really well, y'all
33:31 - Paragon's assets are released in UE4 & there's a UE update
40:25 - Star Wars Battlefront 2 microtransactions are returning
48:55 - We pretend to wrap it up, but nah
50:12 - Sea of Thieves launch woes
SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE'RE PLAYING
54:05 - Welcome back! Britt & Andrea & Khalief checked out some indie titles at GDC
1:16:46 - Andrea's time with God of War
1:37:34 - Fortnite on Mobile
1:45:52 - Sea of Thieves -- none of us have played the final version but y'know we got opinions still
SEGMENT THREE:
2:05:06 - Welcome back! Learn all about Khalief's podcast Spawn on Me
2:26:15 - Wrapping up, reminder about PAX! BYYEEEE

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God of War: A Conversation with Sony Santa Monica - What's Good Games Podcast Special Edition Mar 19, 2018

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In this special edition of What's Good Games, Andrea Rene sits down with Jeet Shroff and Cory Barlog of Sony Santa Monica to chat about God of War. The gritty reboot launches on April 20th, 2018 exclusively on Playstation 4. Andrea Rene went hands-on with a new gameplay demo, then went in for a deep dive interview about the new approach to combat, the "one camera cut" cinematic approach, and shaping a character like Kratos amid a culture with a backlash against toxic masculinity...that's just to get started. Check the matching video on youtube.com/whatsgoodgames for brand new gameplay and cinematics!

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider CONFIRMED plus Sydnee Goodman - What's Good Games Podcast (Ep.44) Mar 16, 2018

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This week the ladies are joined by host, streamer and overall badass Sydnee Goodman! The group talks about Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Sega Genesis Classics, Xbox’s E3 plans, free games via Twitch and MORE! Join us for the second segment as we have a message from Alexa Ray, and for our hands-on impressions of Assassin’s Creed Origins: Curse of the Pharaohs, Super One More Jump, Celeste, Toontown Rewritten (lol) and more! Let’s get to know Sydnee in the third segment!

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SEGMENT ONE: NEWS
0:55 - Welcome to the show! We have a guest!
9:30 - Recap of last week’s news - Nintendo Direct, Black Ops IIII, Division 2
21:45 - New Tomb Raider game confirmed!
31:55 - Syd & Steimer discuss the Tomb Raider movie (no spoilers!)
38:44 - SEGA releases a mega collection of old school games
44:22 - Microsoft is gonna have a BIIIGGG E3 y’all
55:33 - Twitch is giving Prime members some PC games
1:03:45 - JEFF GOLDBLUM IN JURASSIC PARK!!!!!!
SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE’RE PLAYING
1:09:04 - Welcome back & a message from Alexa Ray
1:12:12 - Britt’s playing One Small Jump
1:15:45 - Steimer’s experience with Celeste
1:18:35 - Syd’s weird game -- Toontown Rewritten
1:21:05 - Andrea’s playing Assassin’s Creed: Origins DLC
1:34:17 - Britt’s jumped into the Division
1:36:05 - Syd’s all about Halo 5’s Halo 3 playlist
1:41:00 - Syd’s also all about dat PUBG life
1:46:00 - We’ll get to the Life is Strange Farewell spoilercast, but not yet!
SEGMENT THREE: ALL ABOUT SYD
1:49:06 - Welcome back! Syd explains her start in the industry
2:02:15 - Syd’s streaming tips
2:05:50 - Why streaming is so draining
2:16:29 - Wrapping up the show, thank you Syd!

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IGN's Alanah Pearce Special Guest! - What's Good Games Podcast (Ep. 43) Mar 09, 2018

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This week the ladies are joined by IGN’s Alanah Pearce! The group talks about State of Decay 2’s release date, the success of Monster Hunter World, Jurassic World Alive, Oculus Rift’s SNAFU and more. Hands-on impressions include Moss for PlayStation VR and a mini spoilercast for the mobile title Florence. Join us for the third segment and get to know Alanah!

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Loot Box Labels Are Coming: Will it Matter? - What's Good Games Podcast (Ep. 42) Mar 02, 2018

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This week the girls are talking about the new ESRB label intended for loot boxes on video games, and why they shouldn't bother with a label at all. Plus Pokemon turns 22 and doesn't have much to show for it. They go hands-on with more Persona 5, mobile indie Old Man's Journey, and Bayonetta on Switch. Lastly, WGG Patreon Producer Tom Bock asks the team: What games did you stick with far longer than you should have, and what games can you just not get into?

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SEGMENT ONE: NEWS
0:41 - What's Gooooood?? Welcome to the show!
6:10 - ESRB comments on loot boxes
21:06 - Pokemon's birthday
29:43 - Chrono Trigger on PC...is uggooo!
SEGMENT TWO: WHAT WE'RE PLAYING
35:34 - Yup, Steimer is still playing Persona
41:39 - Britt still isn't playing Horizon - she's got Old Man's Journey
44:57 - We meant to play Florence but didn't
46:16 - Kingdom Come Deliverance - can you poison people?
51:22 - Andrea's got the Bayonetta bug
SEGMENT THREE: GRAB BAG
1:04:30 - Welcome back!
1:05:22 - Tom Bock's producer segment! What game genre you feel like you should enjoy but for some reason it never clicks with you?
1:18:28 - Part two: A game genre you don't normally enjoy but ended up loving!
1:42:05 - BYYYYEEEEEEEEE!

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