

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 21, 2020 • 58min
XBOX bought BETHESDA!? - Ep. 192
Andrea and Britt are stunned at the huge news that Microsoft purchased Zenimax Media for $7.5 billion! 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::15 Welcome to the show!6:32 Xbox bought Bethesda?!32:43 Jim Ryan threw shade at Xbox Series S38:20 How big are the new consoles?48:37 Gangs in Night City Wire45:55 Fallout New Vegas 2?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 2020 • 1h 37min
PS5 Pre-Orders Are LIVE - Ep. 191
Thank you Bespoke Post, Express VPN and Hawthorne for sponsoring this week’s episode!Sign up at https://bspk.me/2XjK7tw and enter the code WGG to get 20% off your first monthly box!Head to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package!Check out http://hawthorne.co and use promo code WHATSGOOD to get 10% off your first purchase!On this episode of WGG Britt, Andrea and Ri talk about the PS5’s confirmed price, release date, the borked pre-order process and the games that were announced during the PS5 Showcase. Also, is that Mass Effect Trilogy remaster really happening?! In hands-on Andrea and Ri talk about their time DJ’ing in Fuser, Andrea has played Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War multiplayer and Ri needs to work on her poker face in Among Us. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: · Chewy’s Godson· Califorunicated· Justin Foshee· Punkdefied· Faris Attieh· Mohammed Mohammed· Marcus Brown· Alex RigopulosSupport 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: News:48 Welcome to the show!6:15 PlayStation 5 price breakdown9:38 The PS5 pre-order SNAFU13:21 Final Fantasy XVI18:39 Resident Evil Village20:58 Spider-Man Miles Morales 25:30 Harry Potter30:54 Deathloop31:57 Demons Souls 33:00 Oddworld Soulstorm33:18 Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach36:37 God of War Ragnarök 41:00 Mass Effect Trilogy remaster spotted?!44:54 Oculus Quest 2 is available for pre-order47:14 Donkey Kong Country 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch Online! Segment Two: Hands-On52:16 Welcome back!56:29 Fuser1:11:29 Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War multiplayer preview1:28:17 Among Us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 14, 2020 • 57min
Jennifer Hale Life Lessons - Ep. 190
Legendary voice actor Jennifer Hale joins Andrea and Britt for a special WGG Live! They run down the headlines of the weekend including the confusion around Xbox Series S, Ubisoft Forward highlights, and an update in the Apple saga. Then Jennifer takes your questions, chats about her upcoming audiobook To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, and lays down some great life lessons. Follow Jennifer on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jhaletweets Follow Jennifer on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jhalegram Check out Jennifer's new single and audiobook details at: http://www.jenniferhale.comSupport 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::15 Welcome to the show!4:55 Xbox Series S will not run Xbox One X enhanced versions of certain games13:55 Ubisoft Forward mini recap17:40 GUESS WHAT? Epic and Apple are still fighting19:39 Let’s talk to Jennifer Hale! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 11, 2020 • 1h 26min
Xbox Series X/S Launch Date Confirmed - Ep. 189
Thank you The Boys S2, AT&T 5G x Samsung, Felix Gray and MeUndies for sponsoring this week’s episode! Go to http://amazon.com/theboys to watch The Boys Season 2, out now!Head over to http://att.com/galaxynote20ultra5g to learn how you can get the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G for free or the Galaxy Note 20 5G Ultra for $299.99 for a limited time!Go to http://meundies.com/wgg to get 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee!Go to http://felixgrayglasses.com/GAMES for the absolute best quality blue light filtering glasses on the market!This week Britt and Steimer talk about ALL of that Xbox news, including the release date, price and preorders, as well as Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, more 4K Switch rumors and more. Hands-on includes Immortals Fenyx Rising and Marvel’s Avengers! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: · Chewy’s Godson· Califorunicated· Justin Foshee· Punkdefied· Faris Attieh· Mohammed Mohammed· Marcus Brown· Alex RigopulosSupport 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: News:47 Welcome to the show!4:11 Xbox Series X and Xbox Series X price and more revealed5:33 TECH STUFF9:25 Xbox All Access coming to next-gen29:58 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity37:08 Are Switches going 4K?41:31 Apple/Epic saga…continues…still46:35 The Outer Worlds DLC is out now!Segment Two: Hands-On48:24 Welcome back!53:00 Marvel’s Avengers1:06:36 Immortals Fenyx Rising Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 2020 • 2h 10min
Mario Celebrates 35 in Surprise Nintendo Direct! - Ep. 188
Thank you Full Sail University, Hawthorne and AT&T 5G for sponsoring this episode!Go to http://fullsail.edu/whatsgoodgames to learn more about Full Sail University!Check out http://hawthorne.co and use promo code WHATSGOOD to get 10% off your first purchase!Head over to http://att.com/galaxynote20ultra5g to learn how you can get the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G for free or the Galaxy Note 20 5G Ultra for $299.99 for a limited time and go to https://www.mark.app to download the MARK AR app!This week Britt, Andrea and Steimer talk about ALL THAT MARIO NEWS, Tokyo Game Show's upcoming schedule, the potential sale of Warner Brothers Interactive, the new name of Ubisoft's Gods and Monsters and more! Hands-on includes Marvel's Avengers, Tell Me Why and Struggling. The third segment features an interview with actress Anjali Bhimani hosted by Ri!Thank you to our Patreon Producers: · Chewy’s Godson· Califorunicated· Justin Foshee· Punkdefied· Faris Attieh· Mohammed Mohammed· Marcus Brown· Alex RigopulosSupport 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: News:55 Welcome to the show!3:45 Tokyo Game Show 2020 schedule announced10:44 SO MUCH MARIO STUFF WAS ANNOUNCED 39:40 AT&T isn’t looking to sell WBI anymore?42:55 Nintendo will finally let you cancel pre-orders46:33 The Witcher: Monster Slayer51:25 Gods & Monsters has a new name55:07 The Marvel’s Avengers beta is the most-downloaded beta in PlayStation history!Segment Two: Hands-On1:03:10 Struggling1:07:50 Tell Me Why1:21:41 Marvel’s AvengersSegment Three: Patreon Produced Segment 1:48:10 Let’s talk to Anjali Bhimani! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 2020 • 52min
PS5 Backwards Compatibility New Info - Ep. 187
On WGG Live for 8/31/2020 Andrea and Britt chat about Ubisoft's new controversy, the PS5 backwards compatibility new details, Apple's latest slap on Epic Games, and is that Mass Effect trilogy actually real?Timestamps::16 Welcome to the show!4:38 Will the PS5 be backwards compatible?9:15 Ubisoft will remove imagery from Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad14:45 Apple vs. Epic continues21:56 Mass Effect Trilogy remaster “update”27:48 Indie Arena Booth29:34 Resident Evil 8 news?31:38 Chivalry 2 delayed32:10 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga delayed32:56 How are you tackling November? -Finley39:10 Am I being double dipped by Sony? -Danny Jasin40:26 What singleplayer game do you find yourself returning to? -Dany42:25 WARM AND FUZZY – Don_Alucino47:55 What indie games didn’t get a fair shot? -Jess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 2020 • 1h 47min
Gamescom Opening Night Live Recap - Ep. 186
Thank you Honey, Omaha Steaks and AT&T 5G for sponsoring this week's episode!Go to http://joinhoney.com/WHATSGOOD to get Honey for FREE!Visit http://omahasteaks.com and type WHATSGOOD in the search bar to shop Summer Grill Packs today!Go to http://att.com/galaxynote20ultra5g to learn how you can get the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G for free and go to https://mark.app to download the MARK AR app!This week Britt, Andrea and Steimer run down the biggest announcements of Gamescom's Opening Night Live, scratch their heads over the PlayStation 5 "pre-order" page, talk about the latest Epic/Apple drama, Britt grunts over the Resident Evil Netflix series, Andrea chats about her preview time with Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War and more! Andrea and Steimer also give their hands-on impressions with Outriders and Britt talks about her time with battling amphibians in Battletoads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 24, 2020 • 59min
Batman is Dead? - Ep. 185
On WGG Live for 8/22/2020 Andrea and Britt are joined by Kinda Funny's Joey Noelle to recap the news from DC Fandome including Batman's demise which lead to the creation of Gotham Knights, a trailer reveal of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the latest in the Epic vs Apple saga, Nintendo rumors and more!Timestamps::20 Welcome to the show!3:20 Gotham Knights11:33 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League details22:23 Microsoft is backing Epic28:41 Lord of the Rings: Gollum details32:50 Yakuza: Like a Dragon release date37:43 Nintendo’s new console? Direct rumors?46:14 Any chances Harry Potter RPG will be at Opening Night Live this week? -excessoddities48:55 My question for Joey is how has it been adjusting to running KF stuff from home as a pose to being at the studio. Has there been positives to it? – Big J & BB Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 21, 2020 • 1h 50min
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War is REAL - Ep. 184
Thank you to MeUndies, ExpressVPN, and Theragun for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! To get 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, go to http://meundies.com/wggHead to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames and get an extra 3 months FREE! Buy one, get one FREE at http://theragun.com/WHATSGOOD until Labor Day! Today episode features an update to the Epic Games vs. Apple saga, a recap of the Nintendo Indie Showcase, first details on Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, Facebook is taking over Oculus accounts, and Fall Guys are raising money for charity. In hands-on Britt talks about her time with indie game A Short Hike and Riana and Andrea recap their hands-on with the upcoming Rainbow 6: Siege Operation Shadow Legacy. Lastly, for the Patreon segment for August they chat about their favorite collectibles in video games. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Punkdefied • Califournicated Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 4:10 Apple/Epic update 13:18 Nintendo Indie World Showcase recap 23:20 CoD Black Ops: Cold War is OFFICIAL! 30:59 People aren’t happy with Facebook…again. 38:27 Baldur’s Gate early access info 43:12 Fall Guys is raising $$$ 48:26 Deathloop has been delayed Segment Two: Hands-On 55:20 A Short Hike 1:01:54 Rainbow 6 Siege: Operation Shadow Legacy 1:17:27 Apex Legends Segment Three: Patreon Produced Segment 1:24:05 Welcome back! 1:29:28 What have been your favorite and least favorite collectibles in a video game, and why? -Tracy H Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 17, 2020 • 1h
Ghost of Tsushima FREE Multiplayer DLC - Ep. 183
For WGG Live 8/17/2020 Andrea and Britt recap the wild lawsuit Epic Games brought against Apple, take a look at the new trailer for the Ghost of Tsushima multiplayer DLC that is coming for free later this year, discuss the upcoming Animal Farm game, and take a look at NPD details from the month of July. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :04 Welcome to the show! 4:10 Epic vs. Apple?! 21:57 Ghost of Tsushima’s new co-op mode 29:40 Marvel’s Avengers has a LOT of planned characters 34:34 Animal Farm the game?! 40:30 Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword listed for Switch 42:41 20-minute Indie World Showcase incoming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices