What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

This episode is sponsored by Upstart! Hurry to http://upstart.com/whatsgood to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is! This week the team chats about how wildly popular Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become, including some record-breaking sales numbers. Final Fantasy 7 Remake also had some impressive week-one sales, Xbox Series X logo is revealed, and the villain from Far Cry 3 hints at a role reprisal. In hands-on our Final Fantasy VII Remake spoilercast is finally here! [Spoiler warning: obviously] *Promotional copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake Provided by Square Enix 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 :46 Welcome to the show! 16:46 Video Games crushed March 2020 28:35 Final Fantasy VII Remake moved 3.5 million 33:44 Xbox Series X logo revealed 38:38 Super Mario Maker 2 is receiving its final update! 40:24 PAX West is still happening! 43:38 Is Far Cry 3’s Vaas making a return?! Segment Two: Final Fantasy VII Remake Spoilercast 49:45 Welcome back! LET’S SPOIL FFVII REMAKE. 1:36:47 Let’s spoil the ENTIRETY of OG FF7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Andrea and Britt take a look at the newly unveiled Cyberpunk 2077 custom Xbox One X console along with custom controller, Travis Scott is touring in Fortnite, Jason Schreier announced he's joining Bloomberg News, Games Done Quick raised $400K for COVID relief, Death Stranding jackets are selling for $2K, and bots are buying all the Nintendo Switches. In Dear WGG they discuss how small outlets and podcasts can work with video games PR . 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! 9:18 Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One console announced 5:15 Travis Scott is touring in Fortnite 21:31 Jason Schreier is joining Bloomberg News 24:36 Games Done Quick raised a lot of money 27:45 Death Stranding jacket for $2000?! 31:53 Bots are probably the reason why you can’t purchase a Nintendo Switch 36:29 Sony patents a robotic gaming companion 44:04 How would you recommend that small outlets (podcasts, blogs, etc) establish a relationship with PR reps without looking like they're just trying to get free games? - Art Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to MeUndies and Bespoke Post for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! To get your 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, go to http:// meundies.com/WGG Get 20% off your first monthly box of Bespoke Post by going to https://bspk.me/2XjK7tw and using code WHATSGOOD. This week the crew is chatting about the new XCOM game, more GTA in development, Gamescom is officially going all digital, Sony has a new indie fund, the Cooking Mama controversy continues, and even more juicy Resident Evil 4 rumors. Plus in hands-on Riana and Andrea chat about their time in the Valorant closed beta and everyone is gushing about Final Fantasy VII Remake. 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 :57 Welcome to the show! 14:59 New XCOM game coming 20:44 Things at Rockstar are improving 27:11 Gamescom is going all-digital 33:14 The Dark Pictures: Little Hope coming this summer 37:05 Sony is helping indie games 40:38 WTF is going on with Cooking Mama? 46:10 MORE RESIDENT EVIL RUMORS Segment Two: Hands-On 58:06 Welcome back! 1:02:08 Valorant Beta 1:24:55 FFVII Remake http://facebook.com/blondenerd http://youtube.com/blondenerd Andrea http://twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_/ Steimer http://twitter.com/steimer https://www.instagram.com/ksteimer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Andrea is joined by Riana to chat about ESRB lootbox ratings, Resident Evil 3 Remake sales numbers, Resident Evil 4 Remake rumors, Call of Duty Warzone changing up modes, Half-Life Alyx getting a non-VR mode, and Valorant beta pros and cons. Plus in Dear WGG they chat about what games newbies can play during quarantine and how they judge value for games comparing price to amount of content. Subscribe on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoodgames 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 Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Timestamps: 0:20 - Welcome Riana to WGG Live 1:40 - Riana is NOT an Animal Crossing time skipper 4:20 - Game ratings will now include loot box warnings 11:07 - Resident Evil 3 Remake Ships More Than 2M Units 12:26 - Resident Evil 4 Remake Rumored to be in Development 20:40 - Call of Duty Warzone Trios Mode is Back 25:44 - Half-Life: Alyx Non-VR Mod 29:42 - Valorant closed beta and why watching before playing is a good thing 39:29 - Dear WGG: What games are good for newcomers to play during quarantine? 49:15 - Dear WGG: Do you think there is a minimum number of hours a game should be to justify the $60 price tag? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to Honey for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get Honey for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/whatsgood This week Britt is out so Andrea and Steimer are joined by Jessica Chobot! She chats with them about some headlines including the new DualSense controller for PS5, a recap of the latest Inside Xbox, and the news that Google Stadia is now free for all gmail users. Jessica takes viewers questions and gives some background on how she got into paranormal culture, why shooting Expedition X for Discovery was so physically challenging, and why she created fashion brand Vogue Leader. Andrea and Steimer finish the show by giving their impression of the first 15 hours of Final Fantasy VII Remake and turns out: it's real good you guys. Promotional advance copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake were provided by Square Enix. Follow Jessica on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jessicachobot Follow Jessica on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/jessicachobot Find Vogue Leader on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/vogueleader Watch Jessica in Discovery's Expedition X on http://go.discovery.com Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy's Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Marcus Brown Punkdefied Molly Bittner Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/ Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames 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.comTimestamps:1:05 - Welcome Jessica Chobot to the show! 4:45 - Announcements 11:00 - SEGMENT 1 NEWS BEGINS 11:10 - DualSense controller revealed for PS5 19:15 - New details from Inside Xbox 20:40 - Jessica is playing Sea of Thieves 24:35 - Google Stadia is free to gmail users 34:30 - SEGMENT 2 BEGINS 35:00 - Let's chat with Jessica 35:30 - Where to watch Expedition X 37:45 - What got Jessica started with paranormal research? 44:00 - The physical challenge of shooting the show 47:15 - How did Vogue Leader begin? 53:30 - SEGMENT 3 BEGINS 54:00 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Hands-On [SPOILER FREE] 1:07:05 - Battle system detailed 1:17:21 - Party member dynamic 1:26:50 - Let's talk about Aerith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week on WGG Live Britt and Andrea are joined by video games PR maven Tara Bruno of Tara Bruno PR. They discuss the reviews of FFVII remake and the importance of Metacritic, the news about IGN's Summer event, Neil Druckmann's statement about The Last of Us Part II delay, and the Resident Evil 8 rumors. In Dear WGG they chat with Tara about her experience working in games PR, what it takes to break in, how she manages work/life balance, and the most challenging part of being in PR. *Promotional copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake were provided by Square Enix Thank you to Tara Bruno for joining WGG this week! Follow Tara on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/tarabrunopr or visit her website at http://www.tarabrunopr.com Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy's Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Marcus Brown Punkdefied Molly Bittner Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/ 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the crew is joined by Riana Manuel to chat about more COVID19 related news like Bethesda deciding to skip digital E3 and cancel QuakeCon, Call of Duty surprise releasing Modern Warfare 2 remastered, and Epic Games offers $1M to prove they are not as bad as the internet thinks they are. In hands-on: Britt gives her review of Resident Evil 3, Andrea and Riana chat about jumping back into Rainbow Six Siege, and Steimer talks about how she is just not that into Animal Crossing anymore. In the spoilercast to end all spoilercasts, the ladies discuss the Netflix phenomena Tiger King and just how weird big cat owners truly are. 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 1:00 Welcome to the show! 12:00 Bethesda is skipping their E3 conference, QuakeCon canceled 23:55 Modern Warfare 2’s remastered campaign is out now 31:15 Epic Games offers $1M reward for smear campaign evidence 39:28 People are already playing FF7 Remake! 50:05 Feel-good update 50:57 The Outer Worlds is coming to Switch in June 51:57 New game delays Segment Two: Hands-On 52:53 Welcome back! 54:40 Resident Evil 3 1:18:40 Rainbow Six Siege 1:32:10 Animal Crossing Segment Three: Tiger King Spoilercaset 1:44:08 Welcome to the show! 1:46:35 Tiger King spoilercast http://facebook.com/blondenerd http://youtube.com/blondenerd Andrea http://twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_/ Steimer http://twitter.com/steimer https://www.instagram.com/ksteimer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's March 30, 2020 and in this What's Good Games Live Andrea and Britt dive into the reviews out for Resident Evil 3: Raccoon City. They also chat about the Super Mario Bros rumors about celebrating the 35th anniversary of the franchise, the early release of Final Fantasy VII Remake in certain territories, the possibility of a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 campaign remaster surprise launching, and an update on the delay rumors for PS5 and Xbox Series X. In Dear WGG they answer questions about Resident Evil, the move to digital over physical, and the weirdest detour ever to discuss our favorite pet systems in games and the relationship between Mario and Yoshi. 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: :11 Welcome to the show! 4:39 Resident Evil 3 reviews 11:05 Final Fantasy VII is shipping early 14:13 Nintendo’s rumored plans for Mario’s 35th anniversary 22:15 CoD: MW2 Remaster is launching tomorrow?! 28:45 As of now, PS5 won’t be delayed 29:15 Also, Xbox Series X won’t be delayed 36:56 Dear WGG Questions 37:38 Where does RE3 Remake rank in your list of all the series games? -DavidJack 19 41:40 So there’s no way that there will be a remake/reboot of RE4? -Dekatron 47:04 Favorite pet systems in games? 54:20 Will people stop pre-ordering physical copies of games long-term? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to ExpressVPN and Pretty Litter for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Visit http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! Visit http://prettylitter.com and use promo code WHATSGOOD for 20% off your first order! This week the coronavirus lock down continues with more news affecting the world of video games including Steam setting records with concurrent players, and YouTube and PlayStation throttling downloads. But we do have some good news too! Nintendo donated protective equipment to medical workers and the developer of Plague, Inc donated $250,000 to COVID19 response teams. Plus they chat about the Silent Hill rumors...or lack thereof and new info from the creator of Final Fantasy VII Remake trying to set expectations for Cloud. In hands-on Steimer talks about her Animal Crossing New Horizons strategies for capturing tarantulas, Andrea went Down the Rabbit Hole with an Alice in Wonderland VR title on Oculus Quest, and Britt is playing something she can't talk about yet. (but she can next week!) *Promotional copy of Animal Crossing New Horizons provided by Nintendo 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! 12:27 A LOT of people are using Steam 23:20 YouTube is limiting video quality worldwide 31:56 Silent Hill isn’t happening after all?! 34:27 FFVII’s Cloud is apparently lame 43:17 Thomas the Tank is already in RE3 43:5 Animal Crossing has sold A LOT 53:05 Splash Damage is working on a Stadia exclusive Segment Two: Hands-On 57:38 Welcome back! 1:02:21 Animal Crossing: New Horizon 1:23:22 Down the Rabbit Hole 1:37:01 Roundguard 1:42:40 Why We Sleep Brittney http://twitter.com/blondenerd http://facebook.com/blondenerd http://youtube.com/blondenerd Andrea http://twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_/ Steimer http://twitter.com/steimer https://www.instagram.com/ksteimer/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first official episode of What's Good Games Live! Andrea and Britt will be breaking down the news from the weekend and taking your questions in the Dear WGG segment of the show. This week they chat about GameStop stores closing due to COVID19, Nintendo finally goes after Sony's Dreams creations, what Sony's latest PS5 backwards compatibility statement is, details on GDC Summer, Half-Life Alyx Review roundup, and the Sonic the Hedgehog will be speeding onto digital release faster than anticipated. In Dear WGG they answer questions about Call of Duty's successful battle royale mode Warzone, and if PlayStation and Xbox will delay their new consoles. 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 :05 Welcome! 6:55 GameStop closes its doors to customers 15:17 Sony pulls Mario creation from Dreams 19:40 Update: MOST PS4 games will run on PS5 22:32 GDC Summer announced 31:33 Half-Lyfe Alyx reviews are in 35:58 The Sonic movie is arriving digitally this month 40:22 Dear WGG Q&A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices