

What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast
What's Good Games
Join Andrea Rene, Brittney Brombacher and Riana Manuel-Peña as they analyze the week's video game news, give hands-on impressions of upcoming titles, discuss your questions, and have a little bit of "off-topic" conversation. With over 30 years of video game industry experience, the conversation is sure to be insightful and passionate, but never takes itself too seriously.
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Sep 24, 2021 • 54min
Nintendo's Mario Movie & Direct Recap - Ep. 242
Thank you to Hello Fresh and Fixture Gaming for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games!Go to http://hellofresh.com/whatsgood14 and use code whatsgood14 for up to 14 free meals, including free shipping!Get $5 off your Fixture S1 with code WGG at www.fixturegaming.com or purchase directly through Amazon today: https://bit.ly/fixturegaming This week we got a Nintendo Direct where we finally saw Bayonetta 3! We also got some wild casting news for the upcoming animated Super Mario movie, a look at a new Kirby game, and Britt will finally be able to play Ocarina of Time on her Switch. In hands-on Andrea has a deep dive into her preview of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:Chewy’s GodsonAlex RigopulosFaris AttiehJustin FosheeMatthew GoderrePunkdefiedTrevor StarkeySubscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvFSupport us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesWant audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 2021 • 2h 13min
Steimer's Farewell Episode - Ep. 241
Thank you to Express VPN for sponsoring this week’s episode! Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get 3 months free on a 1-year package.Well folks, bust out the tissues and be prepared to laugh and cry with us as we wish our girl, Kristine Steimer, a fond farewell on her new adventure in Germany. Join us for chat on the GeForce Now leak, Nintendo Switch getting bluetooth, Britt's thoughts on Lost Judgement, Andrea's first impressions of Life is Strange: True Colors, and does Steimer think Deathloop is worth the hype? Plus we take a trip down memory lane with some of Steimer's best, and funniest, moments on the show. Thank you to our Patreon Producers:· Chewy’s Godson· Alex Rigopulos· Faris Attieh· Justin Foshee· Matthew Goderre· Punkdefied· Trevor StarkeySupport What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesDiscuss the podcast on our social channels!http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgameshttp://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gameshttp://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgamesJoin the community page!https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 10, 2021 • 1h 17min
Spider-Man 2 Revealed – What’s Good Games Ep. 240
Thank you to Hello Fresh, Fixture S1 Gaming and Last Laugh for sponsoring this week’s episode! Go to http://hellofresh.com/whatsgood14 and use code whatsgood14 for up to 14 free meals including free shipping!Check out the Fixture S1 at https://bit.ly/fixturegaming and www.fixturegaming.com.Tune in September 9th on Rooster Teeth to see who’s the last one laughing, and catch up on Season 1 with all the episodes available to stream. This week the crew is talking about the PlayStation Showcase news of Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, God of War Ragnarok, Forspoken, and so much more. In hands-on Andrea played Call of Duty Vanguard, Britt teased her playtime in the new Tales of Arise and Steimer finished Psychonauts 2!Tales of Arise provided by Bandai Namco.Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Chewy’s GodsonAlex Rigopulos Faris AttiehJustin Foshee Matthew GoderrePunkdefiedTrevor StarkeySupport What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesDiscuss the podcast on our social channels!http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgameshttp://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gameshttp://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgamesJoin the community page!https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/Timestamps: 0:00-3:00 - IntroReactions to PlayStation Showcase!3:00 - 8:00 - God of War Ragnarok8:00 - 12:15 - Insomniac's Double Whammy - Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine12:15 - 14:30 - Guardians of the Galaxy14:30 - 18:00 - Vampyre Bloodhunt and Ghostwire: Tokyo18:00 - 20:30 - Alan Wake Remake20:30 - 22:30 AD BREAK 1 - Hello Fresh22:30 - 25:45 - Forespoken25:45 - 27:00 - Tiny Tina's Wonderlands27:00 - 30:00 - Project Eve and Sony's "Intro Commercial"30:00 - 34:00 - Knights of the Old Republic Remake34:00 - 35:45 - Wrap Up 35:45 - 38:00 - AD BREAK 2 - FIXTURE S1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 3, 2021 • 1h 21min
Far Cry 6: We’ve Played It! - Ep. 239
Thank you to Felix Gray and MeUndies for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Go to http://felixgrayglasses.com/games to get the best Blue Light glasses on the market.Go to http://meundies.com/wgg to get 15% off your first order plus free shipping!This week Steimer drops some *BIG* news on us before Britt nerds out on the Resident Evil movie update. Andrea and Britt got hands-on with Far Cry 6 and Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut while Steimer's been playing more Psychonauts 2. Andrea also played a bunch of indies in the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom 2021 including You Suck at Parking, Lake, The Legend of Tianding, and more.Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesDiscuss the podcast on our social channels!http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgameshttp://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gameshttp://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgamesJoin the community page!https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/Timestamps: · Intro: 0:00 - 5:20· Steimer's Big News: 5:20 - 12:50· NEWSo Resident Evil - Welcome to Raccoon City - 12:50 - 21:40· AD 1 - Felix Gray - 21:40 - 24:04· Hands On Time!o Far Cry 6 - 24:04 - 43:35o Ghost of Tsushima! 46:505 - 58:00o A Far Cry Question – 1:00:00 - 1:05:00o I Suck at Parking - 1:07:00 - 1:11:00o Lake - 1:11:00 - :1:17:20o Legend of Tianding 1:17:20 - 1:21:00· Wrap Up - 1:21:00 - End Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 2021 • 1h 16min
Call of Duty, Halo, and Saints Row from Gamescom 2021 - Ep. 238
Thank you to HelloFresh for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Go to http://hellofresh.com/whatsgood14 and use code whatsgood14 for up to 14 free meals, including free shipping!Gamescom 2021 is underway and the team is chatting some of the biggest announcements from Opening Night Live including the Saints Row reboot, Call of Duty: Vanguard's new level reveal, Halo Infinite's release date, and much more! In hands-on Andrea chats about her behind-closed-doors presentation of Saints Row while Britt and Steimer have been playing Psychonauts 2 from Double Fine.*Promotional copies of Psychonauts 2 Provided by XboxSupport What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesDiscuss the podcast on our social channels!http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgameshttp://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gameshttp://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgamesJoin the community page!https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/Timestamps: 0:00 - 4:15 - Housekeeping4:15 - 5:15 - Gamescom News and Opening Night Live!5:15 - 8:15 - Saint's Row Reboot8:15 - 10:45 - Marvel's Midnight Suns10:45 - 13:45 - Call of Duty Vanguard13:45 - 20:45 - Halo20:45 - 21:00 - Super Monkey Ball21:00 - 21:15 - April O'Neil is playable in TMNT21:15 - 23:00 - Cult of the Lamb Revealed23:00 - 24:00 - Lego Star Wars24:00 - 25:45 - Doke-V25:45 - 30:45 - Horizon Forbidden West Release Date! 30:45 - 31:10 - Sifu 31:10 - 33:30 - Death Stranding Directors Cut33:30 - 35:00 - Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodhunt35:00 - 37:00 - Wrapping up!37:00 - 39:15 AD 1 - HELLO FRESH39:15 - 51:35 - Andrea's Demo Time with Saint's Row51:35 - 1:08:30 - Psychonauts 2 Talk!1:08:30 - 1:10:00 - Wrap Up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 20, 2021 • 1h 43min
WE'RE BAAACK - Ep. 237
Thank you to ExpressVPN, HelloFresh and Felix Gray for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games!Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get an extra 3 months FREE!Go to http://hellofresh.com/whatsgood14 and use code whatsgood14 for up to 14 free meals, including free shipping!Go to http://felixgrayglasses.com/games to get the best Blue Light glasses on the market.CONTENT WARNING: medical trauma, pregnancy, birthIt's been 84 years...haha j/k...but it has been over 2 months since we've done a show because we were on maternity leave! We're excited to be back to chat about what we went through over the break including some semi-graphic talk about the birth experience. We also chat about a few games we played including Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart, Mario Golf: Super Rush, and Twelve Minutes.Twelve Minutes code provided by Annapurna Interactive.- Intro - 0:00 to 12:07- Ad Break 1 - Express VPN - 12:07 - 14:05- So what happened!? - Andrea - 14:05 - 24:20- So what happened?! - Brit - 24:20 - 36:30- So what happened?! - How was Steimer Born and more about c-sections: 36:30 - 41:05 - So what happened?! - Steimer's Mouth Surgery and more 41:05 - 48:10- What's Steimer been up to: 48:10 - 50:20- Ad Break 2 - Hello Fresh - 50:20 - 52:12- Ad Break 2 - Felix Gray - 52:12 - 54:45- And We're Back, Steimer talks about Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Ratchet and Clank - 54:45 - 1:05:25- What's Brit been playing? and Pokemon Unite! 1:05:25 - 1:18:55- 12 Minutes! - 1:18:55 - 1:25:00- Animal Crossing and Mario Golf - 1:25:00 - 1:32:40- What's Andrea Watching? 1:32:40 - 1:36:45- Wrap Up 1:36:45 - 1:38:40 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 2021 • 19min
Steimer's Soliloquy - Ep. 236
What's Good Games is officially on hiatus until mid-August due to Britt and Andrea's maternity leave! Buuuuut we couldn't temporarily sign off with a VERY SPECIAL episode starring the one and only Kristine Steimer! Thanks for everything, and we'll see you later this summer!-Britt, Andrea and SteimerSubscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvFSupport us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesWant audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 2021 • 1h 22min
Mass Effect MP Might Return?! - Ep. 235
Thank you to ExpressVPN for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games!Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package.This week Andrea and Steimer discuss GTA 5 coming to next-gen, Call of Duty's 80's action heroes, and rumored Mass Effect 3 multiplayer making a return. In hands-on Steimer chats about her run in Mass Effect Legendary Edition while Andrea previews Knockout City with her exclusive gameplay and a hands-off preview of Deathloop.*Promotional copies of Mass Effect Legendary Edition provided by Electronic Arts*Access to Knockout City preview provided by Electronic Arts*Access to Deathloop preview provided by BethesdaThank you to this month's Patreon Producers:Tyler AdamsProgramAliceChewy’s GodsonExcess_OdditiesJustin FosheePunkdefiedRob LehnertFaris AttiehMarcus Ian BrownAlex RigopulosTrevor StarkeyTime stamps:3:45 - GTA V For PS5, XSX gets a release date9:07 - 80s Action Heroes coming to Call of Duty16:40 - Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Might Return?20:51 - Target to Stop Selling Pokemon Cards23:00 - BREAK23:30 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition43:05 - Knockout City Preview57:55 - Deathloop PreviewSubscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvFSupport us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesWant audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 14, 2021 • 1h 44min
New Pokémon Snap and Alexa Ray Corriea - Ep. 234
Thank you to Shaz Mohsin, Hello Fresh, and MeUndies for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games!Go to http://hellofresh.com/whatsgood12 and use code whatsgood12 to get 12 free meals including free shipping!Go to http://meundies.com/wgg to get 15% off your first order and free shipping!Go to http://www.shazmohsin.com to learn more about "A Jar of Ashes" available now on Apple Books and Amazon Kindle.This week WGG alum Alexa Ray Corriea joins Andrea for a discussion on the earnings reports for EA & Ubisoft, E3 2021 announcements on who is and isn't participating, an update on the Epic v Apple trial and more. In hands-on Andrea finally gets to talk about her time so far with Mass Effect Legendary Edition and it would be an Alexa Ray guest appearance with talk of Pokémon. Lastly, Alexa takes your questions about her upcoming game Aztech: Forgotten Gods, working in video game writing, and what's she playing.Follow Alexa Ray on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/alexaraycThank you to this month's Patreon Producers:Tyler AdamsProgramAliceChewy’s GodsonExcess_OdditiesJustin FosheePunkdefiedRob LehnertFaris AttiehMarcus Ian BrownAlex RigopulosTrevor StarkeyTime stamps:1:00 - welcome Alexa Ray Corriea to the show4:10 - Ubisoft earnings call indicates a move away from AAA games11:05 - EA is moving EA PLAY Live to July 22nd22:35 - Naked Banana Man Peely featured in the Epic vs Apple Trial29:15 - PlayStation has over 25 Titles in the works for PS532:55 - Rumor: Sony's next version of PSVR sounds pretty cool37:30 - Capcom posted record profits for the 4th year in a row40:50 - BREAK 144:54 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Andrea's first 10 hours1:03:55 - Alexa Ray talks about her time in New Pokémon Snap1:13:30 - BREAK 21:16:30 - Q&A with Alexa Ray1:17:00 - Working on Bugsnax1:20:30 - How Alexa started working on Aztech: Forgotten Gods1:27:00 - Is Alexa secretly working on Kingdom Hearts 4?1:34:26 - What is Alexa's favorite part of being a writer in video games?Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvFSupport us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesWant audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesOur discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 7, 2021 • 1h 11min
Resident Evil Village Review - Ep. 233
Thank you to Shaz Mohsin and ExpressVPN for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games!Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get 3 months free on a one-year package!“A Jar of Ashes” is available now on Apple Books and Amazon Kindle, support Shaz’ story by picking up a copy of his book today! For more info go directly to http://www.shazmohsin.com This week we recap what's happening with the Epic Games vs Apple trial, including some "leaks" about Sony and cross-play. In hands-on Britt and Steimer tested out their photographer skills in Pokémon Snap, while Andrea and Britt deep dive, spoiler-free, into their playthroughs of Resident Evil Village. *Promotional copies of Resident Evil Village provided by Capcom Thank you to our Patreon Producers:· Tyler Adams· ProgramAlice· Chewy’s Godson· Excess_Oddities· Justin Foshee· Punkdefied· Rob Lehnert· Faris Attieh· Marcus Ian Brown· Alex Rigopulos· Trevor StarkeySupport What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesDiscuss the podcast on our social channels!http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgameshttp://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gameshttp://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgamesJoin the community page!https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/Timestamps: Segment One: News6:15 Apple/Epic Trial Update 11:40 Sony makes Epic pay for cross-play15:10 Epic spent $11 million for free games for EGS17:45 Fornite made $9 billion in two years21:30 Microsoft might be increasing developer revenue share!Segment Two: Hands-on29:50 New Pokémon Snap40:55 Resident Evil Village Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices