

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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Nov 8, 2019 • 2h 47min
Death Stranding is WEIRD but We're Into It? - What's Good Games (Ep. 130)
Thank you GameStop and ID Tech Campus for sponsoring this week’s episode! To learn more about the benefits of becoming a PowerUp Pro member, please visit http://www.Gamestop.com/PowerUpRewards or your local GameStop store. Visit http://idtech.com/WHATSGOOD to reserve your child’s spot and receive $75 off! Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week Britt and Andrea are joined by Sabriel Mastin from Overbuff to catch up on all things BlizzCon! She recaps her hands-on time with Diablo IV and Overwatch 2, and tells them about the atmosphere of the community event. They also chat about the latest drama surrounding Fallout 76, the exciting new adventure musical Chorus hit its fundraising goal, and why a certain SNK fighter isn't appearing in Super Smash Bros. In hands-on, Sabriel chats about what she played at BlizzCon, while Britt and Andrea can finally chat about their time in the bizarre world of Death Stranding. Lastly, they discuss how Sabriel got into games media, her challenges and triumphs as a trans woman, and what's on the horizon for Sabriality. *Promotional copies of Death Stranding provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment *Promotional copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare provided by Activision Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Chewy’s Godson Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 11:12 Blizzcon breakdown 32:00 Diablo IV in-depth 36:16 Fallout 76’s players are fighting? 44:55 Chorus hits its fundraising goal 48:38 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate news 54:44 Dragon Age Day 1:02:16 Andrea is excited about Layers of Fear 2 Segment Two: Hands-On 1:03:52 Welcome back! 1:08:16 Diablo IV 1:15:03 Overwatch 2 1:27:57 Death Stranding 1:56:59 Luigi’s Mansion 3 2:09:20 Call of Duty Modern Warfare Segment Three: Let’s get to know Sabriel! 2:11:36 Welcome back! Let’s get to know Sabriel! 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/ 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

Nov 1, 2019 • 1h 42min
EA Teams Up with Steam - What's Good Games (Ep. 129)
This week Britt and Andrea are joined by Riana Manuel to chat about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's massive opening weekend, Xbox's new All Access program, EA's new partnership with Steam, how Sony is shutting down PlayStation Vue and how the PS4 is the 2nd best selling console of all time. In hands-on, Britt and Andrea tease their Death Stranding playthrough while Riana talks about her time in Hell with Afterparty. Lastly, they recap their weekend in Fargo, ND for Extra Life including the delicious food they ate, stories about Andrea's childhood, and Britt's fantastic painting skills. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Chewy’s Godson Segment One: News :46 Welcome to the show! 8:47 Call of Duty sells a lot 17:22 EA returns to Steam 23:48 EA had an analyst call 33:19 Xbox All-Access 44:19 PS4 has sold a TON 48:40 Sony Vue update 49:15 Sony has trademarked PS6-PS10 50:43 Ninja Theory’s The Insight Project Segment Two: Hands-On 54:50 Death Stranding update 58:20 Afterparty 1:07:21 Game Pass 1:17:47 Blizzcon rambles Segment Three: FARGO Reap! 1:20:25 Welcome back! Let’s talk about our time in Fargo. 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/ 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

Oct 25, 2019 • 1h 48min
The Outer Worlds is Here! - What's Good Games (Ep. 128)
This week we're chatting about those great review scores for The Outer Worlds, new info on leaks about Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 ahead of BlizzCon, the launch of Steam's Remote Play feature, and The Sims 4 is going back to school. In hands-on Britt and Andrea speak at length about their time in The Outer Worlds (spoilers: it's REAL FUN) while Steimer chats Concrete Genie and Indivisible. Lastly, we're joined by Lyndsay Pearson, Executive Producer on The Sims, to talk about their new Discover University expansion, how their studio tackles diversity, and why inclusion in The Sims is so important. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopulos Chewy’s Godson Dasvid Iacolucci Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed 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/ Segment One: News :43 Welcome! 9:45 The Outer Worlds reviews 12:58 Blizzcon 2019 rumors 27:58 Steam Remote Play 31:12 The Sims 4 is going to college! Segment Two: Hands-On 37:03 Welcome back! 38:32 The Outer Worlds 1:10:18 Concrete Genie 1:14:40 Indivisible Segment Three: Let’s chat with Lyndsay Pearson, Executive Producer on The Sims! 1:23:55 Welcome back! *** 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

Oct 18, 2019 • 2h 3min
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Hands-On Impressions – What’s Good Games (Ep. 127)
Thank you MeUndies for sponsoring this week’s episode! To get your 15% off your first pair, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee, go to http://meundies.com/WGG. This week the ladies are reunited in a temporary studio in a room in Andrea’s house! They chat about the buttload of information Riot dropped during their 10-year anniversary stream, Thicc Pikachu, Stadia’s imminent launch and more. Hands-on include Andrea’s time with Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and Avengers: Damage Control VR and Steimer’s reading a book! The third segment is our monthly Patreon voted segment: What horror games or movies do we think we could survive in? :44 Welcome to the show! 14:00 Riot announced a bunch of stuff 30:07 Fortnite Chapter 2 40:38 Google Stadia launch date/SNAFU 50:14 Thicc Pikachu and other Pokémon news Segment 2: Hands-On 56:20 Welcome back! 57:20 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 1:25:03 Steimer is reading Nevernight 1:29:08 Avengers: Damage Control VR Segment 3: Patreon Segment 1:44:30 If you had to be in a horror movie or game which one would you most likely feel like you would survive in? -Mikey Phillips 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/ *** 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

Oct 11, 2019 • 1h 18min
Playstation 5 New Details! - What's Good Games (Ep. 126)
Thank you to Manscaped for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games!Get 20% off and free shipping with the code WHATSGOOD at http://Manscaped.com.Support WGG and join the community for exclusive rewards at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesThis week Britt is out while Steimer and Andrea hold down the fort. They chat about the confirmation of Playstation 5's name and release date, PSVR patent details about next generation, and details on why Blizzard banned a Hearthstone player because of the Hong Kong protests. (Check out the 2nd segment for news on Pokemon Shield's Ponyta!) In hands-on, Andrea gushes over her love of Concrete Genie, Steimer chats about being a jerk in Untitled Goose Game, and Andrea is digging What The Golf from Triband on Apple Arcade.Promotional copy of Concrete Genie provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment.Promotional copy of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep provided by Bungie.Thank you to our Patreon Producers:Alex RigopulousFaris AttiehChewy's GodsonDavid IacolucciMohammed MohammedTime stamps:1:00 - Britt is in Orlando!2:15 - Patreon exclusive streams happening next week: Oct. 17th3:45 - Come meet us in Fargo, ND! Extra Life 2019 fundraiser in on Oct. 26th, meetup on 10/254:30 - Extra Life What's Good Games poster contest details7:00 - Help us combat 1-star reviews!12:30 - News begins12:40 - Playstation 5 is real and coming Holiday 202019:30 - New PSVR incoming for PS5??25:45- Blizzard bans esports Hearthstone player29:15 - Tim Sweeney weighs in on the Blizzard situation35:15 - Users are claiming Blizzard is not allowing them to delete their accounts41:30 - Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC and Stadia42:40 - DOOM Eternal is delayed to 202046:00 - BREAK46:55 - Andrea’s Concrete Genie Preview (hint: it’s real cool!)57:22 - Steimer is embracing her inner asshole in Untitled Goose Game1:02:00 - What the Golf & Apple Arcade1:07:00 - Destiny 2: Shadowkeep check-in1:12:50 - We forgot a piece of news!! PONYTA IS SO CUTE OMGGGGGWant 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

Oct 4, 2019 • 2h 1min
Shawn Layden Leaves PlayStation & Gears 5 Spoilercast - What's Good Games (Ep. 125)
Thank you to DAVE and Earth Break for supporting this week’s episode! Go to http://escapetheinvasion.com/whatsgood for 20% off your first box. Go to http://dave.com/goodgames and NEVER pay another overdraft fee again. This week the ladies talk about ALL of that PlayStation news, including Shawn Layden’s departure, PS4’s Cross-Play exiting beta, the updates to PlayStation Now and more. There’s also quite a bit of Pokemon news to dive into as well as a very important discussion about Gyoza the pug who now works on Halo. Hands-on impressions include Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Oculus Quest and Steimer’s final impressions of Catherine: Full Body. If you haven’t finished Gears 5 plug your ears for the third segment because it’s our spoilercast! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopulos Chewy’s Godson Dasvid Iacolucci Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed 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/Segment One: News :45 Welcome to the show! 11:57 PS4 Cross-Play exits beta 15:35 Sony slashes PS Now by half 20:05 A pug is working on the next Halo 22:48 Uncharted movie update 27:20 Shawn Layden is departing Pokemon Sword/Shield news 34:20 Segment Two: Hands-On 45:46 Destiny 2: Shadowkeep 58:29 Borderlands 3 1:05:20 Catherine: Full Body 1:10:02 Oculus Quest Segment Three: Gears 5 Spoilercast 1:17:57 Welcome back! Let’s spoil Gears 5! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 27, 2019 • 2h 19min
The Last of Us Part II Hands-On Impressions - What's Good Games (Ep. 124)
Thank you to Calm for supporting this week’s episode! Right now, What’s Good Games listeners get 25% off a Calm Premium subscription at http://calm.com/WHATSGOOD **Access to The Last of Us Part II Preview event was provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It’s a meaty episode this week with a LOT to talk about! The ladies break down Sony’s State of Play, Project xCloud’s public preview test, those Batman rumors, Respawn’s new Medal of Honor, Oculus Link and more! Andrea gives her hands-on impressions of The Last of Us Part II in hands-on, Britt grunts over Link’s Awakening and Untitled Goose Game and Steimer tells the story of when her and Britt actually played a game together! The third segment is brought to you by our amazing patrons and is all about TED talks we would like to give. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopulos Chewy’s Godson Dasvid Iacolucci Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed 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/ *** 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/ 1:00 - Welcome! 1:45 - Patreon’s: don’t forget the monthly stream archives are up! We played Man of Medan. 2:45 - We’re doing an Extra Life event in Fargo, ND on 10/26! 9:45 - Playstation’s State of Play recap begins 10:08 - Humanity game announced 11:10 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PS4 exclusive mode “Special Ops: Survival” announced 14:30 - Wattam finally gets a release window of December 2019! But what is this game?? 17:47 - L.A. Noire “Case Files” VR exclusive is now on PSVR 18:08 - Civilization VI is coming to PS4 (and Xbox One) 18:25 - New Death Stranding PS4 Pro unveiled with weird urine colored controller 19:00 - King cake baby! STORY TIME: What is a king cake? 22:15 - New The Last of Us Part II story trailer and release date announced: Feb. 21, 2020 26:15 - Xbox One’s Project xCloud is going public in October 29:45 - Is a new Batman game in the works at WB Montreal? All signs point to yes! 34:35 - Twitter typos suck. 35:30 - Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond new VR game from Respawn 40:30 - Facebook has unveiled the Oculus Link, allowing Quest players to player on PC 44:30 - Rest of the news rundown: Google launched Google Play Pass in response to Apple Arcade, Mario Kart’s spendy subscription, Sony is selling hardware on their digital store, and Borderlands 3 sold 5M copies in the first 5 days. 51:12 - BREAK 55:16 - The Last of Us Part II Preview 1:06:00 - Combat against dogs in TLOU2 1:10:00 - Pacing & storytelling versus combat 1:22:40 - Britt played Untitled Goose Game! 1:27:57 - Why Britt isn’t interested in Nintendo Switch Lite 1:30:00 - Link’s Awakening is finally here 1:38:11 - Steimer and Britt actually played a video game together! (Hint: it was Gears 5) 1:47:30 - BREAK 1:48:00 - Thank you Mythic Patreon Members!! Let’s shout you out! 1:52:30 - Patreon question of the month: If you could do a TED Talk on any subject unrelated to video games what would it be? 1:55:15 - examples of TED talks, what are they anyway? 1:57:05 - Andrea’s talk: Why working hard is more important than being the smartest person in the room. 2:00:13 - Steimer’s talk: How learning to fail could lead to success. 2:01:40 - Britt’s talk: Simmer down: how to skim the fat from your life. 2:13:18 - Britt got into yoga! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 20, 2019 • 1h 40min
E3 2020's Possible New Direction & OMG SIRFETCH'D - What's Good Games (Ep. 123)
Thank you Manscaped for supporting this episode of What’s Good Games! Get 20% off and free shipping with the code WHATSGOOD at http://Manscaped.com. Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Andrea is back this week and in her new house in Los Angeles! The group talks about the possible new direction E3 2020 is heading in and what it could mean, the records Gears 5 has set, Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure and, most importantly, Sirfetch’d. Hands-on impressions include Borderlands 3, Gears 5 and Creature in the Well. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Chewy’s Godson Segment One: News :44 Welcome to the show! 18:40 E3 2020’s possible new direction 32:53 Gears 5 sets records 38:27 Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure 46:17 SIRFETCH’D 53:03 Super Nintendo World Segment Two: Hands-On 1:03:16 Gears 5 1:13:36 Borderlands 3 1:21:28 Britt’s ongoing Deadly Premonition thoughts 1:24:29 Creature in the Well https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ 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

Sep 13, 2019 • 1h 25min
New Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer and Gears 5 Review – What’s Good Games (Ep. 122)
Thank you to Raycon for sponsoring this week’s episode of What's Good Games!Go to http://buyraycon.com/WHATSGOOD to get 15% off your order! Strap in kids, it’s another Steimbacher show as Andrea is caught up with fun adult responsibilities like moving. This week Britt breaks down the latest Final Fantasy VII trailer and talks about her hopes for Project Resistance. Britt and Steimer deep dive into KFC’s newest dating simulator (WHAT?!) and review Gears 5, Blair Witch and Knights and Bikes! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopulos Chewy’s Godson Dasvid Iacolucci Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Timestamps: Segment 1: News :47 Welcome to the show! 8:26 Final Fantasy VII Breakdown 19:00 Apple Arcade 24:26 Project Resistance 30:32 Nintendo’s Switch Peripheral 35:10 KFC’s Dating Sim?! Segment 2: Hands-On 42:14 Welcome back! 43:10 Gears 5 review 1:02:00 Blair Witch 1:11:05 Knights and Bikes 1:18:28 Deadly Premonition: Origins 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/ *** 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/ Alexa Ray http://www.twitter.com/alexarayc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 6, 2019 • 1h 3min
What's Good Games LIVE from PAX West 2019 (Ep. 121)
Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! Gain access to behind-the-scenes content, exclusive videos, extra podcast segments and more. http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week our show features our PAX West 2019 panel! We chat about games we played like Marvel's Avengers, Best Friend Story, Roundgard, Predator: Hunting Grounds, and more! Plus we have special guest Jared Petty on to chat about the PlayDate mini console and we take audience questions. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Chewy’s Godson Segment One: PAX West Hands-On :49 Welcome to the show! 4:20 Marvel’s Avengers 13:00 Final Fantasy VII 15:06 Infliction 17:40 Roundguard 22:07 Best Friend Forever 24:55 Predator 30:30 Jared Petty joins us! 31:36 Boomerang Food 33:49 Playdate 39:05 Untitled Goose Game 41:14 Disintegration 43:52 Q&A 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/ 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