What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

Thank you to Shaz Mohsin's "A Jar of Ashes" for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! “A Jar of Ashes” is available now on: Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/ca/book/a-jar-of-ashes/id1558608409 Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Z3SJY1H/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_6713YFF6NB2Q6R8C6R0BThis week Riana Manuel joins Britt, Steimer and Andrea to chat about PlayStation and Xbox CRUSHING it (meanwhile you can buy a golden Wii for $300,000), Ri gushes about Apex Legend’s Arena Mode, Britt gives a few updates on Resident Evil Village and the ladies scratch their heads at the thought of an “esports certification exam.” Hands-on includes Ri’s time with Apex Legends, Steimer’s latest adventures in Animal Crossing and their thoughts on the new Mortal Kombat film. The third segment is about how Cyberpunk 2077 has impacted the way we look at pre-release cycles. Thank you to our Patreon Producers:·        Chewy’s Godson·        Alex Rigopulos·        Faris Attieh·        Justin Foshee·        Marcus Ian Brown·        DaNanoBiologist·        Mohammed Mohammed·        Punkdefied 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: Segment One: News4:00 Sony reports PlayStation’s “best year ever”11:20 Xbox has its best third quarter ever16:40 You can buy a golden Wii for $300k!24:30 Apex Legends Legacy update34:35 E3 2021 has hosts!36:30 You can now spend $400 to get an esports certification exam52:45 Resident Evil Village demo/RE:Verse updateSegment Two: Hands-on55:10 Animal Crossing1:07:20 Apex Legends1:19:50 Mortal Kombat filmSegment Three: Patreon Produced Segment1:30:45 What are things we can do to help change the narrative when it comes to women in esports and development? - Cristina Azevedo1:41:10 How much, if at all, has Cyberpunk 2077 impacted the way you all look at the pre-release cycle for big budget games? -Josh Gamez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Hello Fresh and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Go to http://hellofresh.com/whatsgood12 and use code whatsgood12 for 12 free meals including free shipping! Go to http://sqex.link/remakeWGG ​to pre-order Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade today This week the crew is chatting about the winners of the DICE Awards 2021, Resident Evil Village's first demo and another look at Resident Evil 4 VR, PlayStation is teaming up with Firewalk for a new AAA multiplayer game, and we've got our first hint at what's next for the Battlefield franchise. In hands-on, Britt spent some time with her husbandos of Judgement Remastered, Andrea & Steimer have been playing more Outriders, Britt got her zombie on with Stubbs the Zombie Remastered and the Resident Evil Village demo, and Steimer is super into the new season of The Circle. Judgment code provided by SEGA. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: ·        Chewy’s Godson·        Alex Rigopulos·        Faris Attieh·        Justin Foshee·        Marcus Ian Brown·        DaNanoBiologist·        Mohammed Mohammed·        Punkdefied 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: Segment One: News5:00 DICE Awards recap and winners13:00 Britt’s Resident Evil Corner25:40 PlayStation is teaming up with Firewalk Studios31:30 PlayStation keeping PS3 and Vita digital stores up40:50 More info on this year’s Battlefield46:50 CDPR revealed that it processed 30,000 refund requests for Cyberpunk 207751:20 A hacker named Bowser is being sued by Nintendo             Segment Two: Hands-on58:00 Judgment Remastered1:03:30 Outriders1:11:25 Resident Evil Village Demo1:17:35 Stubbs the Zombie1:21:30 The Circle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to ExpressVPN 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 on a 1-year package Go to http://felixgrayglasses.com/games for the best Blue Light glasses on the market.This week the crew is back together to recap the new Resident Evil Showcase including the new trailer, demo info, first look at the Netflix series Infinite Darkness and Resident Evil 4 returns in VR on Oculus Quest 2. They chat about the Nintendo Indie World event and the updates for PS5. In hands-on they delve deeper into their time with Outriders while Steimer and Andrea chat about why they are leaving Animal Crossing New Horizons behind...j/k ANDREA WILL NEVER LEAVE.  *Promotional copies of Outriders provided by Square Enix Thank you to our Patreon Producers: ·        Chewy’s Godson·        Alex Rigopulos·        Faris Attieh·        Justin Foshee·        Marcus Ian Brown·        Trevor Starkey·        Mohammed Mohammed·        Punkdefied ·        ProgramAliceSupport 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: News4:50 Resident Evil Showcase recap29:00 Nintendo Indie Showcase recap39:30 Days Gone 2 rumors43:40 The Last of Us is getting remade?47:50 PS5 system update finally adds extended storage52:00 Nintendo Switch Lite coming in BLUESegment Two: Hands-on1:00:30 Outriders1:10:50 Animal Crossing1:19:40 Riverdale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrea and Steimer are joined by Riana Manuel to chat about E3 2021's digital event, Pac-Man 99, new Mass Effect Legendary Edition details, MLB The Show coming to Xbox Game Pass and more! In hands-on they chat about their time playing People Can Fly's new co-op sci-fi shooter Outriders.Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:Chewy’s GodsonAlex RigopulosFaris AttiehJustin FosheeMarcus Ian BrownDaNanoBiologistMohammed MohammedPunkdefiedTimestamps:1:00 - Welcome Riana Manuel5:18 - E3 2021 free digital event confirmed13:28 - EA patents adaptive difficult system21:00 - Pac-Man 99 Battle Royale coming to Nintendo Switch26:40 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition new details revealed32:35 - Valkyrae Announced Co-Ownership Role in 100 Thieves37:10 - MLB The Show 21 coming to Xbox Game Pass41:49 - PlayStation announces PS5 exclusive "Abandoned"47:40 - BREAK47:45 - Announcements: Four year anniversary stream on Monday April 12th!49:40 - Segment 2 Begins50:15 - Outriders hands-on discussion1:16:05 - Andrea updates her thoughts on Cozy Grove1:25:10 - Riana is revisiting Star Dew ValleySubscribe 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

Thank you to Felix Gray and Logitech for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Go to http://felixgrayglasses.com/games to shop glasses and get Free Shipping with a 30-day money back guarantee. For a limited time, visit http://logitechg.com and use code WHATSGOODGAMESFREESHIP42 for free express shipping, but hurry — this promo code expires in 3 days! This week Andrea returns to join Britt and Steimer to chat about the PlayStation store rumor that came true as Sony shut downs the storefront for PS3, Vita, and PSP permanently. They also chat about PAX East being canceled, Xbox's backwards compatibility xCloud program, and the fancy new Bang & Olufsen headphones. In hands-on Andrea and Britt are hanging out in Cozy Grove on their spooky islands and Steimer revisited Marvel's Avengers to checkout the new Hawkeye DLC. Lastly, in the Patreon produced segment they discuss women's representation in video games, how far it has come and where it still needs to go. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: ·        Chewy’s Godson·        Alex Rigopulos·        Faris Attieh·        Justin Foshee·        Marcus Ian Brown·        DaNanoBiologist·        Mohammed Mohammed·        Punkdefied 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: Segment One: News6:50 PlayStation Store for PS3, Vita, PSP will be closed this summer15:20 PAX East has been canceled25:22 Xbox expands backwards compatibility31:00 There’s a VERY expensive Xbox Series headset now availableSegment Two: Hands-on43:00 Cozy Grove51:50 Marvel’s Avengers58:40 Animal CrossingSegment Three: Patreon Produced Segment1:04:10 Welcome back! “When it comes to women's representation in video games, how have things improved and what still needs work?” - Caitlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Logitech and HelloFresh for sponsoring What's Good Games! Visit http://hellofresh.com/whatsgood12 and use code whatsgood12 for 12 free meals including free shipping!For a limited time, visit http://logitechg.com and use code WHATSGOODGAMESFREESHIP326 for free express shipping, but hurry — this promo code expires in 3 days!This week Britt and Steimer chit-chat about certain PlayStation storefronts potentially disappearing, the rumor of Microsoft buying Discord, speculate about the “new” Nintendo Switch and just WHAT Nintendo has up their sleeve and more! Britt has been digging her time in It Takes Two and Steimer is having a literal blast in Outriders! It Takes Two review code provided by EA. Thank you to our Patreon Producers:·        Chewy’s Godson·        Alex Rigopulos·        Faris Attieh·        Justin Foshee·        Marcus Ian Brown·        DaNanoBiologist·        Mohammed Mohammed·        Punkdefied 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: Segment One: News4:45 Report: PlayStation storefronts shutting down11:20 Microsoft might be buying Discord?17:35 Nintendo Switch “Pro” updates/rumors25:10 Nintendo and Niantic announce new partnership29:50 Resident Evil is having another showcase!35:40 The Last of Us HBO details42:28 Gotham Knights has been delayed43:00 Mario dies on March 31st45:20 Xbox Live is rebrandingSegment Two: Hands-on50:00 Outriders57:45 It Takes Two1:04:47 Words of Radiance1:09:10 Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Express VPN, Audible and Logitech for sponsoring What's Good Games! Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE!Visit http://audible.com/whatsgood or text whatsgood to 500-500 to get Audible today!For a limited time, visit http://logitechg.com and use code WHATSGOODGAMESFREESHIP319 for free express shipping, but hurry — this promo code expires in 3 days! This week The Steimbachers are back again to talk ALL things Life is Strange: True Colors, the Square Enix digital showcase, those PlayStation VR controllers plus MORE moves being made by PlayStation, the latest and greatest with Xbox Game Pass, that Dying Light 2 update and more!Thank you to our Patreon Producers: ·        Chewy’s Godson·        Alex Rigopulos·        Faris Attieh·        Justin Foshee·        Marcus Ian Brown·        DaNanoBiologist·        Mohammed Mohammed·        Punkdefied 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: Segment One: News4:30 Life is Strange: True Colors announced21:20 Forspoken, Avengers, and the rest of the Square Enix showcase recapSegment Two: News cont.42:00 PlayStation VR2 controllers revealed48:55 PlayStation bought EVO?53:40 Jade Raymond is making a game for PlayStation58:03 Sony’s Indie Event58:44 Xbox Game Pass is CRUSHING IT1:03:50 Dying Light 2 gets an update1:10:36 ICYMI: Xbox Indie Showcase, Gamescom 2021, Super Nintendo WorldSegment Three: Hands-on1:15:54 We Were Here19:32 Bravely Default 21:23:20 Loop Hero Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Logitech for sponsoring What's Good Games! For a limited time, visit http://logitechg.com and use code WHATSGOODGAMESFREESHIP312 for free express shipping, but hurry — this promo code expires in 3 days!This week The Steimbachers are back to talk about the latest information on Xbox/Bethesda exclusivity, what Square Enix could be plotting for next week's digital showcase, their updated thoughts on Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town and more!Thank you to our Patreon Producers: ·        Chewy’s Godson·        Alex Rigopulos·        Faris Attieh·        Justin Foshee·        Marcus Ian Brown·        DaNanoBiologist·        Mohammed Mohammed·        Punkdefied 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: Segment One: News3:32 Xbox adds Bethesda games to Game Pass12:57 Xbox confirms summer event24:10 Square Enix is having a showcase next week!28:00 Life is Strange predictions49:40 Don’t fall for this RE8 scam!50:55 The cancelled Paragon is getting a second life – kind ofSegment Two: Hands-On53:50 Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to MeUndies, Felix Gray, and LogitechG for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Go to http://meundies.com/wgg to get 15% off your first order plus free shipping! Go to http://felixgrayglasses.com/games to shop glasses and get Free Shipping with a30-day money back guarantee. For a limited time, visit http://logitechg.com and use code WHATSGOODGAMESFREESHIP35 for free express shipping, but hurry — this promo code expires in 3 days! This week we're joined by Christian Spicer, host of the DLC podcast, the Official The Last of Us podcast, and creator of CONSEQUENCES comic book. We chat about the massive dump of Pokemon news, the new Nintendo Switch hardware reports, PSVR games, and more. In hands-on Britt and Steimer have been playing Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Christian checked out the Outriders demo, Britt played It Takes Two, and Andrea reports in on the newly revealed Aliens: Fireteam. In our feature segment we chat with Christian about launching his Kickstarter for his comic book, what it was like working on The Last of Us podcast, and more. Follow Christian on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/spicerCheck out the CONSEQUENCES Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/christianspicer/consequences-comic-book?ref=project_link Thank you to our Patreon Producers: ·        Chewy’s Godson·        Alex Rigopulos·        Faris Attieh·        Justin Foshee·        Marcus Ian Brown·        DaNanoBiologist·        Mohammed Mohammed·        Punkdefied 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: Segment One: News6:30 Pokémon Presents recap27:40 New Nintendo Switch model?37:40 PSVR had a bunch of new announcements42:30 Epic acquires Tonic Games Group48:40 Elden Ring footage is leakingSegment Two: News & Hands-On59:20 Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town1:16:30 Outriders1:30:50 It Takes Two1:41:05 Aliens: FireteamSegment Three:  Let’s talk to Christian!1:57:56 Welcome back! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Logitech, Fixture Gaming, and Hello Fresh for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! For a limited time, visit http://logitechg.com and use code WHATSGOODGAMESFREESHIP226 for free express shipping, but hurry — this promo code expires in 3 days! Get your Fixture S1 on Amazon today: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08J9RZHKZ Go to http://hellofresh.com/whatsgood10 and use code whatsgood10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping! Sony had a new State of Play where they debuted a first look at a new episode for Final Fantasy VII Remake along with graphics upgrades for the PS5 version coming this year! We recapped the rest of the announcements and dove into the shuttering of Anthem at Bioware but the good news that they can make Dragon Age a single-player game. In hands-on Britt went retro with Ghosts and Goblins Resurrected, Andrea tried the Outriders demo and Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Zombies. Lastly, they chat about which RPG elements they would like to see permanently kicked to the curb in this month's Patreon produced segment. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Chewy’s Godson  Alex Rigopulos   Faris Attieh·        Justin Foshee·        Marcus Ian Brown·        DaNanoBiologist·        Mohammed Mohammed·        Punkdefied 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: Segment One: News5:40 State of Play recap31:00 PlayStation VR2 confirmedSegment Two: News & Hands-On38:15 Anthem update45:05 The next Dragon Age has removed multiplayer52:40 Henry Cavill is teasing us59:00 Cyberpunk 2077’s latest patch is being delayed1:05:20 Ghost and Goblins: Resurrection1:16:10 Outriders demo1:20:35 Call of Duty ZombiesSegment Three: Patreon Produced Segment1:29:52 What RPG game elements are completely outdated and should tossed to the side? -Andrew CourtneyWhat little detail in a game has made you put it down and never pick it up? Or, what detail has made you continue wanting to play the game? -DK2112 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices