What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

Watch Ad-Free on Supercast: http://whatsgoodgames.supercast.comAndrea and Riana are excited that Summer Game Fest is coming back in June 2024! In the news: Stig Asmussen opened a new AAA studio, Activision QA workers unionized, a new Super Mario Bros movie is coming, and Warner Bros. is delisting video games. The new season of Fortnite is upon us and Riana is having a blast with the new Myths & Legends weapons...and is *very* excited about Poseidon and Korra.Thank you to this month's Super Producers: Bored Ape Gamer’s Club Faris Attieh Joshua Franklin Justin Foshee Punkdefied WGG is recorded on a Rodecaster Pro 2. Use our affiliate link to build your creator setup: https://brandstore.rode.com/whatsgoodgamesTimestamps: 02:36 - Summer Game Fest 2024 dates and livestream announced! 04:13 - Day of the Devs 2024 07:18 - Stig Asmussen left Respawn to form Giant Skull 11:42 - Break 1 11:55 - 600 Activision QA workers unionize with recognition from Microsoft 13:18 - A New Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Officially in Development 15:52 - Warner Bros. is now erasing games as it plans to delist Adult Swim-published titles 21:06 - The 2nd annual Ablegamers Gala 22:49 - Break 2 24:07 - Fortnite Myths & Mortals 28:03 - Avatar: The Legend of Korra coming soon! 36:43 - Brandon Sanderson's new secret book! 39:22 - GDC & Pax East next week Merch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrea is joined in studio by Riana and special guest Naomi Kyle! She talks about her new show "This Week in Gaming" and discusses the news of the week including: Xbox Partner Preview recap, WB Games focuses on live service games, Yuzu Switch emulator shutting down, and more. Andrea has first look at upcoming survival MMO Dune: Awakening to kick-off hands-on. All the ladies are loving their time in Helldivers 2 and Naomi recounts some fond memories of Final Fantasy.Follow Naomi on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thenaomikyleLearn about This Week in Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUejnVZMq8gThank you to this month's Super Producers: Bored Ape Gamer’s Club Faris Attieh Joshua Franklin Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen Ad-Free on Supercast:http://whatsgoodgames.supercast.comTime stamps: 0:00 - Start 00:55 - Naomi Kyle is back! Plus she's got a new podcast called This Week in Gaming!! 04:54 - Xbox Partner Preview March 2024 06:41 - Unknown 9: Awakening 11:28 - Creatures of Ava 12:51 - Sinking City 2 13:03 - Roblox: Griefville x Chuckie 13:18 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 14:21 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess 15:41 - Warner Bros. Discusses "Volatile" AAA Console Games, Will Lean Into Free-To-Play And Mobile 21:16 - Break 1 21:27 - Baldur's Gate 3 is getting a physical Deluxe edition 22:21 - MLB The Show 24 unveils Road to the Show: Women Pave Their Way 23:57 - Steam is going to let you hide the games you don't want your friends to see 24:50 - Nintendo shuts down Yuzu Switch emulator 28:35 - CEO of Twitch Open Letter 32:01 - Rooster Teeth Is Shutting Down After 21 Years 38:02 - Break 2 38:07 - Preview: Dune: Awakening 46:38 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 53:44 - Helldivers 2 Merch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pokémon Presents means deep thoughts from Britt to kick off the show! DocBrook and Riana join Andrea to discuss the multitude of industry layoffs, a long awaited update is coming to Stardew Valley, and Remedy buys rights for Control. DocBrooke chats about her time in Tekken 8, Riana is loving Helldivers 2, and Andrea really wants you to go see Dune Part 2.Missed The Spawnies live? Watch them back here: https://www.youtube.com/spawnonmeWatch The Danny and Riana Show: https://audioboom.com/posts/8464056-physical-vs-digital-mediaFollow DocBrooke: https://twitter.com/EBPhippsTimestamps:01:06 - The Spawnies 202402:15 - The Danny and Riana Show, New Podcast!02:51 - Women's History Month03:24 - WGG is migrating from Patreon to Supercast05:01 - What's DocBrooke been up to?08:06 - Pokémon Presents February 2024 with Britt19:18 - Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket: Announcement23:02- Break 123:18 - Sony Interactive Entertainment, EA, and SuperMassive Layoff's32:52 - Call of Duty veteran announces new studio BulletFarm34:16 - Stardew Valley: Update 1.6 gets March 2024 release date37:22 - Remedy Entertainment buys Control series rights from 505 Games40:06 - Break 240:12 - Tekken 846:55 - Helldivers 251:19 - Fortnite x Lady Gaga53:24 - Avatar: The Last Airbender Live-Action57:20 - Dune: Awakening Survival game coming next week!!57:34 - Dune Part 2 MovieMerch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdhttp://www.tiktok.com/@blondenerdRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrea and Britt chat about the Xbox + Nintendo news, new details from FromSoftware on the upcoming Elden Ring DLC, and more. Britt has been loving her time in Helldivers 2 while Andrea got reacquainted with her favorite airplane game Grindstone. Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Bored Ape Gamer’s Club Faris Attieh Joshua Franklin Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesTime stamps:04:24 - Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase05:29 - Xbox Games Pentiment and Grounded Confirmed for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation05:36 - Hi-Fi RUSH comes to PlayStation 508:46 - Endless Ocean Luminous09:43 - Nintendo Switch Online Adds Battletoads In Battlemaniacs, Blast Corps, Killer Instinct, & more 10:40 - Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is Coming in 2024!13:03 - Monster Hunter Stories Is Coming To Nintendo Switch13:10 - Unicorn Overlord Demo Available Now13:29 - ATLUS Umumkan Shin Megami Tensei V14:07 - World of Goo 214:57 - Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Launching in October16:01 - Another Crab's Treasure21:06 - Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC21:38 - South Park: Snow Day!22:16 - Princess Peach + Luigi's Mansion 322:23 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door23:01 - Break 123:17 - Mother 327:03 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is FromSoftware's "largest expansion” Ever32:41 - Xbox's Hi-Fi Rush is coming to PSS on March 1933:51 - Fortnite Festival Season 2 Adds Lady Gaga!!!37:50 - Break 238:00 - Helldivers 2 Video game46:38 - Grindstone49:16 - Andre’s and Britt's thoughts about the Borderlands trailerMerch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Britt and Andrea have been playing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and boy oh boy there is a LOT to talk about. Join the ladies in this spoiler-free discussion as they analyze the open world exploration, combat, new side activities and much, much more. (Honestly this could've been a 3-hour video but we did it our best to...keep it tight. Huehuehue.) Thank you Square Enix for providing codes! Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Bored Ape Gamer’s Club Faris Attieh Joshua Franklin Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesMerch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*WE HAD AUDIO TECHNICAL ISSUES FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE EPISODE.* Sorry friends, the tech gods were not on my side.This week Andrea and Riana are on location in Las Vegas for D.I.C.E. Summit 2024. They chat about the DICE Award nominees and some quick headlines before jumping into an interview with IGN's Senior Reporter Rebekah Valentine. She discusses the newly formed IGN Creators Guild and the importance of founding a union in the video games media space.Find Rebekah's work on IGN: https://www.ign.com/person/duckvalentineSupport the IGNCG by signing their petition: http://bit.ly/IGNCG-Petition Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Bored Ape Gamers Club Faris Attieh Joshua Franklin Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesTime stamps: 00:02:56 - Xbox First Party Games Rumblings 00:05:00 - Disney and Epic Form Partnership in $1.5B Deal 00:06:08 - Disney's Role in the Metaverse 00:09:03 - What are the D.I.C.E. Awards? 00:12:01 - Best Games of 2023 Honored 00:15:00 - Special Interview with Rebekah Valentine 00:15:13 - The Creation of the IGN Creators Guild 00:18:04 - Unionizing and the Positive Response 00:23:44 - Starting a Union: Where to Begin? 00:26:12 - Collective Bargaining and Job Security 00:28:43 - Working at IGN and covering events 00:31:25 - IGN Live and future events Merch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Riana is back to chat with Andrea about the rumors swirling about Xbox 1st party games not being console exclusive anymore, the leaked Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo, The Last of Us Part 3 tease from Neil Druckmann, and more. In hands-on Riana catches us up on her time with the latest season of Call of Duty Warzone, Fortnite, and a first look at Tales of Kenzera: ZAU.Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Bored Ape Gamers Club Faris Attieh Joshua Franklin Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesTime stamps:04:33 - Microsoft weighs launching Indiana Jones on the PS510:43 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo now available13:39 - Break 113:48 - The Last of Us Part 3 concept tease16:55 - Elden Ring Mobile Game in Development21:56 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Won Grammy For Its Soundtrack 24:43 - Alan Wake 2 Update 1.15 Lets Players Make the Game Less Scary26:46 - Insomniac Games Finally Announces Marvel's Spider-Man 2's New Game+ Release Date28:16 - Break 228:36 - Call of Duty: Warzone36:06 - Fortnite36:57 - Octo game38:28 - Prince of Persia38:45 - Tales of Kenzera: ZAUMerch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WGG is BACK and what a week! Andrea and Britt catch up about what they did on hiatus before jumping into the PlayStation State of Play highlights. In Headlines they chat Palworld's record breaking users for both Steam and Game Pass, Suicide Squad's early access issues, and more. Britt chats her time with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and how much fun she's been having in Palworld. Andrea is a back on her "double d's" - Dreamlight Valley and Destiny 2 of course.Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Bored Ape Gamers Club Faris Attieh Joshua Franklin Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesTime stamps:00:28 - Introduction04:57 - Britt's announcement14:07 - PlayStation State of Play January 202414:50 - Death Stranding 219:39 - Until Dawn20:09 - Silent Hill 221:59 - Silent Hill: The Short Message22:51 - Stellar Blade24:53 - Rise of the Rönin27:01 - Judas29:19 - Metro Awakening31:59 - Final Fantasy XVI Showcase coming up!34:12 - Break 134:29 - Palworld45:13 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League51:54 - New Deus Ex Game Canceled & more layoffs56:14 - Destiny 2's Mass Effect Crossover1:00:38 - Break 21:01:13 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth1:07:59 - Palworld1:14:41 - Disney Dreamlight Valley1:16:12 - A Rift in Time Expansion1:19:33 - Destiny 21:22:46 - Andrea finished Alan Wake 2!Merch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/storeFollow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_gamesFollow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgamesJoin our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgamesFollow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficialOur website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.comFollow the crew:Andrea:http://www.twitter.com/andrearenehttp://www.instagram.com/andrearene_http://www.tiktok.com/@andreareneBritt:http://www.twitter.com/blondenerdhttp://www.instagram.com/blondenerdhttp://www.tiktok.com/@blondenerdRiana:http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnowhttp://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you ExpressVPN, Factor and Shopify for sponsoring this week’s episode!Go to http://factormeals.com/whatsgood50 and use code whatsgood50 to get 50% off.Go to http://expressvpn.com/whatsgoodgames to get an extra three months free.Go to http://shopify.com/whatsgood to sign up for a $1-per month trial period.This week we’re celebrating 350 episodes of What’s Good Games before taking a break - but don’t worry, we’ll return in February! We have a ton to talk about, including recapping the Xbox Partner Preview and Gamertag Radio’s Danny Peña joins us to give his review of Alan Wake 2! We also talk to Ri and Danny about why they’re most excited about becoming parents. Thank you to this month's Patreon Producers:Chewy’s GodsonFaris AttiehJustin FosheePunkdefiedListen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon:http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgamesSubscribe to our channel and don't forget to hit the bell: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF03:57 - WGG Housekeeping!!08:46 - Xbox Partner Preview October 2023: Everything Announced09:56 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Happy Resort Don Doko Island19:11 - Still Wakes The Deep21:30 - Dungeons Of Hinterberg25:04 - Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 127:45 - The Finals Open Beta33:23 - A Messsage from ExpressVPN35:17 - A Message from our Sponsor35:20 - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Fastest-Selling PlayStation Studios Game44:56 - Lords of the Fallen has sold over 1 million copies since launch46:32 - Break46:55 - A Message from Factor48:36 - A Message from Shopify51:06 - Patreon Shout-Outs!!!54:12 - Alan Wake 21:31:54 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder1:43:33 - Riana & Danny's Next Chapter!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you Hello Fresh and MeUndies for sponsoring this week's episode!Go to http://hellofresh.com/50whatsgood and use code 50whatsgood for 50% off plus free shipping!Go to http://meundies.com/whatsgood for 25% off plus free shipping.This week the ladies are swooning over Insomniac Games and the incredible game of Spider-Man 2, arguably the best showpiece for the PlayStation 5. But is this game for those who aren't necessarily Spider-Man fans? Microsoft has FINALLY bought Activision Blizzard and Starfield was the best selling game of September. And, of course, Britt finds a way to talk about Like a Dragon. Spider Man 2 provided by PlayStationThank you to this month's Patreon Producers: Chewy’s Godson Alex Rigopulos Faris Attieh Justin Foshee Punkdefied Listen to WGG Ad-Free on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Subscribe to our channel and don't forget to hit the bell: http://bit.ly/2rAcJvF02:26 - What's Good Games Hiatus!!03:41 - Microsoft's Historic Activision Blizzard Deal Is Finally Done!09:49 - A Message from HelloFresh12:05 - A Message from our Sponsor12:23 - Starfield best selling game and Play Station 5 remains the top console14:03 - Mortal Kombat 116:39 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom18:29 - Bethesda publishing head Pete Hines is retiring21:26 - Like A Dragon Gaiden Is Launching Without An English Dub25:46 - Acclaimed Souls-like Lies of P Reaches 1 Million Units Sold26:39 - Alan Wake: Flashback Arrives in Fortnite28:45 - Break29:08 - A Message from MeUndies31:23 - Spider-Man 2Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/whatsgoo... 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 Join our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgam... Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com #spiderman #spiderman2 #spidermanreview  Follow the crew: Andrea: http://www.twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_ http://www.tiktok.com/@andrearene Britt: http://www.twitter.com/blondenerd http://www.instagram.com/blondenerd http://www.tiktok.com/@britt.brom Riana: http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnow http://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow http://www.tiktok.com/@rianatiktoksnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices