What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

In the news we've got The Last of Us 2 new details, rumors of a PS5 reveal, Xbox launches family friendly features, and what is up with that Fast and Furious Crossroads gameplay?? In hands-on Britt chats about her time with Minecraft Dungeons, Steimer has gone head-first into the Yakuza 0 waters, and Andrea took a deeper look at Outriders. Plus, it's THAT time of year! The return of the Magic 8-Ball "E3" Predictions show is here! Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy's Godson Alex Rigopulus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Marcus Brown Punkdefied Molly Bittner Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgames Subscribe on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Our Discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Learn more: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Time stamps: 2:25 - You can now watch What's Good Games on RoosterTeeth.com! 9:05 - New game: Is this review a compliment? 11:50 - News begins 12:00 - The Last of Us Part II New Details [NO spoilers] 16:52 - Rumored PS5 Reveal Event 21:03 - All of these summer game reveals are getting confusing 29:00 - Xbox launching family friendly features 38:00 - Marvel's Avengers "war table" stream 38:50 - BREAK 39:25 - Britt's Minecraft Dungeons hands-on 54:10 - Steimer is getting into Yakuza 0 1:01:00 - Andrea is doing IGN's Animal Crossing celebrity tours! 1:01:20 - Details from new Outriders gameplay (& developer interview) 1:17:00 BREAK 2 1:17:50 - Summer of Games "E3" Magic 8-Ball Predictions 1:19:30 - EA Play Live predictions 1:32:30 - Square Enix predictions 1:42:42 - Ubisoft Forward predictions 1:53:07 - Xbox Series X predictions 2:08:10 - Playstation 5 predictions 2:17:05 - Nintendo predictions 2:24:00 - Best of the rest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Monday May 25th, 2020 and today on What's Good Games Live Britt & Andrea talk about Valorant's upcoming release date, Borderland's newest DLC, weird noises you can make that sound like Pac-Man, April's KILLER numbers and more! In Dear WGG the ladies answer questions like: Is Cyberpunk 2077 over-hyped? Is now a time for PSVR? Besides gaming, what are you doing to pass the time? 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Bespoke Post and Upstart for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at http://bspk.me/2XjK7tw and enter the code WHATSGOOD at checkout! Hurry to http://upstart.com/whatsgood to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is! Join our community on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Andrea, Steimer, and Riana get together to chat the newly announced New Game+ Expo, why Ubisoft is suing a Rainbow Six clone, the new Mafia trilogy, and some impressive PlayStation numbers. In hands-on Riana takes a deep dive into her time with the new legend Loba in Apex Legends, and Andrea and Steimer recount their experience on Animal Talking with Gary Whitta and why it's just so much fun to decorate in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Thank you to this month's Patreon producers: Chewy's Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Marcus Brown Punkdefied Molly Bittner Check out our new PRIDE merch designs in our store where 100% of the profits benefit GLAAD: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com/store Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Our discord channel: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Timestamps: 2:00 - Anniversary Stream recap 11:34 - News begins 11:50 - New Game+ Expo announced 16:25 - Ubisoft sues Apple & Google over Rainbow Six "ripoff" 22:07 - New Operation Steel Wave Rainbow Six: Siege DLC announced 26:55 - New Mafia trilogy includes full remaster 30:00 - GenCon is cancelled due to the pandemic 31:03 - PlayStation announces big PS Plus & PS Now numbers 36:05 - Segment 2 begins 40:45 - Riana details new character Loba in Apex Legends 49:55 - Adventures in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Mon. May 18th, 2020 on What's Good Games Live Andrea and Britt chat about Anthem 2.0 and if they can come back from their rocky launch, Gamescom confirmed their digital event dates, lots of people are buying video games right now and also playing Minecraft, Nintendo is suing Switch hackers, and Capcom explains Nemesis changes for RE3. In Dear WGG we chat about why we prefer console gaming and how to manage your backlog. 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: :05 Welcome to the show! 8:40 Anthem 2.0 is underway 17:45 Gamescom confirms its dates 22:25 Video game spending is UPPPP 30:56 Nintendo is filing lawsuits against hackers 35:28 Why Capcom changed Nemesis in RE3 39:23 Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is launching this July! 42:47 Minecraft has sold a LOT 47:44 Will the price of PS4 games go down? 53:55 Why we prefer console gaming 57:09 How can you better manage your gaming backlog? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by MeUndies! To get 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, go to http://meundies.com/wgg. This week it’s a Steimbacher show! Britt and Steimer break down the 20ish-minute Ghost of Tsushima State of Play, go over Unreal Engine 5, gush over that PS5 demo, talk about Paper Mario: The Origami King, lament over the new Harvest Moon and more! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied 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 AKA PlayStation Power Hour :48 Welcome to the show! 10:55 Ghost of Tsushima 38:42 Unreal Engine 5/PS5 demo 56:13 New PlayStation Studios Brand 58:11 PS5 release date? Segment Two: News (cont.) 1:03:53 Welcome back! 1:04:24 Paper Mario: The Origami King 1:15:34 Harvest Moon: One World 1:25:03 Grab Assassin’s Creed: Discovery games for free 1:38:26 EVO Online lineup announced 1:39:17 Tony Hawk Pro Skater ½ Remake 1:40:00 Mafia: Definitive Editions announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Andrea and Britt are joined by Feminist Frequency's Anita Sarkeesian to chat about the news and her latest projects! More "E3 style" announcements are underway with Ubisoft revealing their digital showcase, the Guerrilla Collective announced their indie 3-day event, and Bethesda reminds us not to hold our breathe for any news on The Elder Scrolls VI for a long, long time. After the news, we chat with Anita about her work with the Stay in the Game Fund and the creation of the Games and Online Harassment Hotline. If you want to participate in the fundraiser and learn more, visit: http://www.givebutter.com/stayinthegame Follow Anita on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/anitasarkeesian Watch Feminist Frequency on Twitch at http://www.twitch.tv/femfreq 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: :05 Welcome to the show! 5:53 Ubisoft announces UbiForward 17:05 Xbox & Ubisoft respond to backlash 25:12 The Elder Scrolls 6 is still years away 29:30 The Guerrilla Collective has been announced! 36:26 Tokyo Game Show/Paris Games Week has been cancelled ☹ 40:18 Let’s talk to Anita! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by Honey! Get Honey for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/whatsgood. We kick things off by running down the entire presentation from Inside Xbox on the Xbox Series X partner titles...but where is the gameplay they promised? Andrea, Britt, and Steimer chat about the newly revealed IPs, that Assassin's Creed Valhalla fail, and the sheer joy Britt has for Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Continuing the news: Disintegration gets a June launch date, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is selling like HOTCAKES, Mortal Kombat 11 is getting an expansion, and The Last of Us Part II's new trailer is super intense...maybe too intense? Finally, Britt is dipping her toes in Sakura Wars, Steimer streamed Later Daters, and Andrea enjoyed the mayhem in Predator: Hunting Grounds while not hanging out with Tom Nook. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied 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 16:24 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla 22:13 Bright Memory 25:18 Call of the Sea 27:00 Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 31:03 Chorus 34:49 DiRT 5 37:44 Madden NFL 21 39:23 Scarlet Nexus 41:38 Scorn 44:23 Second Extinction 45:40 The Ascent 45:37 The Medium 51:29 Yakuza: Like a Dragon Segment Two: News (cont.) 1:16:40 Disintegration launch date 1:19:45 Nintendo sold a LOT of Switches 1:24:27 EA has 14 new games coming this year 1:34:47 Cyberpunk 2077 will let you customize your bits 1:39:43 Fortnite is popular AF (duh) 1:41:05 MK11: Aftermath 1:43:10 TLOU2 has a new trailer Hands-on:1:53:17 Sakura Wars 1:58:17 Later Daters 2:02:44 Predator: Hunting Grounds 2:08:11 Animal Crossing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU. And on that note, let’s talk about video games! There’s a lot to discuss this week, including Inside Xbox predictions (will we see Elden Ring? Watch Dogs? HARRY POTTER?), Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, Billy Mitchell’s DK score, an update to the TLOU2 drama and more! 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: :19 Welcome to the show! 7:14 Xbox Series X launch still on schedule/Predictions 15:34 EA Play digital-only event announced 18:23 Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest 31:26 Billy Mitchell and DK 36:08 TLOU 2 Update 40:09 EVO/DOTA 2’s The International update 42:50 Activision/Blizzard donates $2 million 43:44 Vader Immortal 44:35 Lord of the Rings: Gollum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by ExpressVPN! Visit http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! The reveal of Assassin's Creed Valhalla finally happened and Britt and Andrea are PUMPED! In the news they are joined by Steimer to also chat about Fortnite's new Party Royale Mode, Dying Light's Hellraid DLC emerges from the deep with a release window, Xbox Series X gameplay is getting revealed next week, Google Stadia announced some games, Nintendo is delaying their E3 direct, and Indivisible launched on Switch but the developers didn't know? In hands on Britt chats about how she got into the Yakuza franchise and why she loves it so much, and Andrea talks about why she is enjoying Animal Crossing: New Horizons despite her better judgement. Lastly in the Patreon Produced segment, the team discusses what type of dream game they would make and why and BOY DOES IT GO PLACES. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: • Chewy’s Godson • Alex Rigopulos • Faris Attieh • Mohammed Mohammed • Marcus Brown • Molly Bittner • Punkdefied 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 :45 Welcome to the show! 15:08 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla looks SO GOOD 38:50 Fortnite Party Royale 42:33 Dying Light is getting new DLC 51:31 Xbox Series X gameplay is coming 52:25 We’re coming on Animal Talking! 52:45 Deadly Premonition 2 is coming in July 53:04 Google Stadia Update 55:28 Nintendo’s E3 plans are on hold? 53:05 Indivisible SNAFU Segment Two: Hands-On 1:03:34 POKEMON LINGERIE (kind of) 1:06:58 The Yakuza Series 1:22:10 Animal Crossing Segment Three: Creating Our Ideal Game 1:44:37 Welcome back! 1:50:01 If you could create your own game what would it be and what elements of real games would you take inspiration from? - Chris Lionbeard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's April 27th, 2020 and in this What's Good Games Live Britt and Andrea talk about how disappointing it is that parts of The Last of Us 2 have leaked. (Don’t worry, spoilers are NOT talked about. We’re also trying to stay as far away from them as possible!) Also, Travis Scott’s Fortnite event was a HUGE success, there’s a Stadia Connect event coming and Nintendo is getting hacked! They also hypothesize about Bend Studio’s next game, talk about older games they’ve been playing and more.  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! 6:05 TLOU 2 spoilers are in the wild [spoiler-free discussion] & Ghosts of Tsushima’s new release date 13:49 “Do you think major spoiler leaks impact sales?” – Tyler McCall 19:55 Travis Scott’s Fortnite event was really neat 25:09 Up to 160,000 Nintendo accounts have been hacked 29:05 War of Warships and Stack Up are working together! 31:47 Naughty Dog/Neil Druckman statement on TLOU 2 33:01 Bethesda is donating $1 million to coronavirus relief 35:48 Stadia Connect coming this Tuesday 39:04 WWE 2K Battlegrounds is happening DEAR WGG: 42:15 Bend Studio’s new game? - John 45:23 Are you going back to old games during the quarantine? – Jeff 49:58 What’s a game you’ve been meaning to play, but haven’t? -BlindGamerSteve 52:40 Most memorable moment in FF7R? -Francois Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices