

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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Aug 30, 2019 • 2h 16min
Telltale Games Brought Back and our Fire Emblem: Three Houses Spoilercast! – What’s Good Games (Ep. 120)
Catherine: Full Body review code provided by SEGA of America. Man of Medan code provided by Bandai Namco. Control code provided by Remedy. Thank you to Phlur and Bombas for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! That’s promo code WHATSGOOD at http://phlur.com to get your first three PHLUR fragrance samples at 20% off! That’s http://bombas.com/whatsgood for 20% 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 it’s another effin’ Britt and Steimer Show! They talk about Telltale Games being revived, World of Warcraft Classic is FINALLY here, the return of two Disney classics, the possibility of Judgment getting sequels and more! Hands-on impressions include our reviews of Man of Medan, Control and Catherine: Full Body and our third segment is all about Fire Emblem: Three Houses!Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Chewy’s Godson Segment One: News :45 Welcome to the show! 10:44 Telltale Games is being revived?! 19:45 WoW Classic is here! 26:54 Disney brings back two classics 33:50 Judgment might get a sequel! 35:15 Dying Light 2 footage 39:26 SO many game reviews this week! Segment Two: Hands-On 41:19 Welcome back! 43:54 Control 59:30 Catherine: Full Body 11:59 Man of Medan Segment Three: Fire Emblem: Three Houses Spoilercast 1:23:39 Welcome back! Let’s spoil Fire Emblem: Three Houses! 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

Aug 23, 2019 • 1h 55min
Gamescom 2019 and the Return of Alexa Ray! - What's Good Games (Ep. 119)
Thank you to LiquidIV and MeUndies for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get 25% off at http://LiquidIV.com when you use code WHATSGOOD at checkout. To get your 15% off your first pair, free shipping, and a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, go to http://MeUndies.com/WGG. SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF Join the community at http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames This week Britt is out on a road trip so Steimer and Andrea are tackling the massive amount of news out of Gamescom 2019 including new Xbox trailers, Stadia announcements, and even more weird Death Stranding gameplay. Instead of a hands-on segment, Alexa Ray Corriea returns to catch up with Andrea about everything she's been up to for the last year. Thank you to Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopulous Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci 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

Aug 16, 2019 • 1h 55min
New Saints Row and Dead Island 2 Coming Soon? - What's Good Games (Ep. 118)
Thank you to Raycon and Quip for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Go to http://buyraycon.com/WHATSGOOD to get 15% off your order! Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/WHATSGOOD right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. 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 the crew chats about what the heck THQ Nordic is up to...again! A new Saints Row is rumored to be in development plus they've snatched up somre more projects! Also in the news: Nintendo has rumored SNES controller on the way for Switch and what the heck was Twitch thinking with that Ninja business? In hands-on Andrea chats about her time with Borderlands 3 and the new vault hunters, Britt and Steimer plot their spoilercast for Fire Emblem, and Andrea chats about Katana Zero. Lastly, in this month's Patreon Segment they chat about which video game characters would make great best friends in real life. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Segment One: News :43 Welcome to the show! 13:08 THQ news dump 26:50 Need for Speed Heat 37:15 SNES-style controller appears in FCC filing 46:52 Oh, Twitch 56:20 Britt’s best life Segment Two: Hands-On 1:05:42 Welcome back! 1:08:20 Borderlands 3 1:23:10 Fire Emblem: Three Houses 1:27:13 Katana zero Segment Three: Patreon Segment 1:37:06 Welcome back! “If you could bring a video game character to life, who would it be?” 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

Aug 9, 2019 • 2h 8min
Lootboxes, Pokemon, and Video Games OH MY! - What's Good Games (Ep. 117)
Thank you to Phlur for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! That’s promo code WHATSGOOD at http://phlur.com to get your first three PHLUR fragrance samples at 20% 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 OH BOY is it a week or what?! On this episode the ladies talk about the upcoming disclosure of loot box drops by Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft AND the relationship between streamers and loot box creators, why video game harassment is not okay, the latest reason people want to boycott Borderlands 3 and Pokémon Sword and Shield news! Also, Britt briefly talked about Resident Evil because of course she did. Andrea and Steimer have been playing Wolfestein: Youngblood together and Britt and Steimer gush over Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Segment One: News :54 Welcome to the show! 11:35 Loot box disclosures incoming 25:56 FTC panel reveals troubling relationships between streamers/loot box creators 32:36 Ongoing Ooblets harassment 47:30 Pokemon Sword and Shield news 57:00 Borderlands 3 leaks? 1:15:20 Resident Evil news kinda sorta Segment Two: Hands-On 1:20:47 Welcome back! 1:27:35 Wolfenstein: Youngblood 1:48:00 Fire Emblem: Three Houses 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

Aug 2, 2019 • 2h 21min
Wolfenstein and Call of Duty Controversies - What's Good Games (Ep. 116)
Thank you to Gabi, Stitch Fix, and Bombas for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Go to http://gabi.com/WGG and start saving money, NO fees, NO forms, and NO spam. Get started today at http://StitchFix.com/whatsgood and get an extra 25% off when you keep everything in your box! That’s http://bombas.com/whatsgood for 20% 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 the news is full of scandal! Okay...it's not that serious. But we do chat Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's multiplayer reveal and contentious kill streak system, Garfield's new kart racer, Wolfenstein Young Blood's drama over pulled microtransactions, the Fortnite World Cup, and more. In hands-on, Steimer thinks it might be time to leave her LEGO Tower behind, Britt and Steimer are sucked all the way into Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and they both dipped their toes into the nazi-killing waters of Wolfenstein: Young Blood. Lastly, the whole crew got to get hands-on with an early build of The Outer Worlds and have exclusive gameplay to show you. *Access to The Outer Worlds preview event was provided by Private Division. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 8:40 Controversial killstreak in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27:25 GARFIELD KART WOOOO 33:03 Wolfenstein: Youngblood’s microtransactions 54:18 Holy crap, Fortnite World Cup 59:31 The Outer Worlds is coming to Switch! Segment Two: Hands-On 1:04:47 Welcome back! 1:08:43 LEGO Towers 1:18:54 Fire Emblem Three Houses 1:33:52 Wolfestein Youngblood Segment Two: The Outer Worlds 1:46:11 Welcome back! 1:51:01The Outer Worlds impressions 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

Aug 2, 2019 • 32min
Exploring The Outer Worlds – What’s Good Games Special Episode
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 we have a special episode for you straight from Santa Monica! Britt, Andrea and Steimer had the opportunity to sit down with senior narrative designer Carrie Patel and senior designer Brian Hines to talk about their upcoming title, The Outer Worlds! Our travel and accommodations were provided by Private Division. 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

Jul 26, 2019 • 1h 35min
Nintendo JoyCon Lawsuit - What's Good Games (Ep. 115)
Thanks to Liquid IV and Quip for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Get 25% off at http://LiquidIV.com when you use code WHATSGOOD at checkout. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/WHATSGOOD right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. 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 the team chats about Nintendo new Joycon repair policy in the wake of a class-action lawsuit filed against them for Joycon drift issues. Plus they chat about EA's weird reveal of Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 3, GTA Online's controversial casino gambling, Media Molecule is on the hunt for game devs, and The Witcher gets a grunt worthy new trailer. In hands-on, Steimer talks about her time in LEGO Tower and Andrea couldn't be more excited! Britt chats about her return to literature with some news books, her quest for woohoo in the Sims 4, and a return to Divinity 2. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 13:23 Nintendo to repair Joy-Con drift issues for free 22:48 Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 3? 29:32 GTA V’s new shiny casino 43:33 Media Molecule wants to pay small teams for games in Dreams 46:54 We grunt over The Witcher Segment Two: Hands-On 52:47 Welcome back! 55:46 Lego Towers 1:14:35 Rat Queens 1:16:20 The Last Wish 1:19:18 The Sims 4 1:28:10 Divinity 2 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

Jul 19, 2019 • 1h 49min
Ubisoft and HitRecord Controversy - What's Good Games (Ep. 114)
Thank you to UpStart, RayCon, and Earth Break for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games! Hurry to http://upstart.com/whatsgood to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Right now, you can go to http://EarthBreak.com/WHATSGOOD for 25% off your first box. Go to http://buyraycon.com/WHATSGOOD to get 15% off your order! 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 the ladies JUST got back from a *secret* preview event, but that won't stop 'em from recording a show! (Excuse the deliriousness.) Topics include one John Drake joining Disney, the lack of Borderlands 3 cross-play at launch, ANOTHER Nintendo Switch model, that HitRecord controversy and more! Hands-on impressions include Stranger Things 3, Riverbond, Dr. Mario World and Andrea's obsession with LEGO Tower continues. Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock Alex Rigopolus Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed David Iacolucci Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 10:20 John Drake joins Disney! 19:30 No Borderlands 3 cross-play at launch 24:44 ANOTHER Nintendo Switch model! 37:50 Uplay+ subscription service 46:30 Watch Dogs: Legion/HitRecord controversy Segment Two: Hands-On 1:01:05 Welcome back! 1:08:18 Stranger Things 3 1:15:22 LEGO Towers 1:22:43 Dr. Mario World 1:37:20 Riverbond 1:42:03 Steimer’s workout of lifehttp://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

Jul 12, 2019 • 2h 17min
Nintendo Switch Lite Revealed! - What's Good Games (Ep. 113)
Thank you to Honey, MeUndies, and Phlur for sponsoring this episode of What's Good Games!Get Honey for free at http://joinhoney.com/rooster To get your 15% off your first pair, free shipping, and a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, go to http://MeUndies.com/WGG Go to http://phlur.com today and use promo code WHATSGOOD to get 20% off your FIRST custom PHLUR sample set! 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 It's a short week but we've still got a couple news stories to chat about, including Shenmue 3's refund situation, Sony contemplating buying developers, and Henry Cavil's new photos from Netflix's The Witcher series. Plus it's July so that means time to discuss Game of the Year so far contenders like Resident Evil 2 Remake, Devil May Cry 5, Katana Zero, and more! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock Alex Rigopulous Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 8:03 Nintendo Switch Lite revealed 29:27 Amazon Game Studios is developing a Lord of the Rings MMORPG 41:05 Netflix announces a Cuphead animated series 45:40 TakeThis releases a State of the Industry white paper 49:40 New Pokemon/GIGANTAMAXINGGGGG Segment Two: Hands-On 1:00:16 Welcome back! 1:03:59 Devil May Cry 5 1:14:06 Sea of Solitude 1:26:22 Judgment 1:30:49 Back in 1995 1:36:00 LEGO Tower Segment Three: Man of Medan Hands-On 1:43:53 Welcome back! 1:54:04 Man of Medan preview 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

Jul 5, 2019 • 1h 28min
Game of the Year So Far 2019 - What's Good Games (Ep. 112)
Thank you to Stitch Fix, Quip and Gabi for sponsoring this week’s episode! Get started today at http://StitchFix.com/whatsgood and get an extra 25% off when you keep everything in your box! Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/WHATSGOOD right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Go to http://gabi.com/WGG to start the process of saving money, with NO fees, NO forms, and NO spam. 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 It's a short week but we've still got a couple news stories to chat about, including Shenmue 3's refund situation, Sony contemplating buying developers, and Henry Cavil's new photos from Netflix's The Witcher series. Plus it's July so that means time to discuss Game of the Year so far contenders like Resident Evil 2 Remake, Devil May Cry 5, Katana Zero, and more! Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Tom Bock Alex Rigopulous Faris Attieh Mohammed Mohammed Segment One: News :42 Welcome to the show! 9:20 Epic refunding Shenmue 3 backers 16:59 Sony is considering studio acquisitions 26:34 Geralt’s bum Segment Two: GOTY So Far 33:15 Welcome back! 40:55 Resident Evil 2 43:17 Sekiro 44:25 DMC5 46:04 The Outer Wilds 49:46 Days Gone 54:28 The Division 2 58:49 Mario Maker 2, Bloodstained, MK11 1:02:20 Plague Tale: Innocence, Cadence of Hyrule, Metro Exodus, Katana Zero 1:09:58 Dreams, Apex Legends, Rage 2 1:16:33 Potential upcoming GOTY winners 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