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 This week The Steimbachers are back to talk about the latest information on Xbox/Bethesda exclusivity, what Square Enix could be plotting for next week's digital showcase, their updated thoughts on Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town and more! 
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 Timestamps:  Segment One: News 3:32 Xbox adds Bethesda games to Game Pass 12:57 Xbox confirms summer event 24:10 Square Enix is having a showcase next week! 28:00 Life is Strange predictions 49:40 Don’t fall for this RE8 scam! 50:55 The cancelled Paragon is getting a second life – kind of 
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Microsoft Sheds Light on Bethesda Exclusivity - Ep. 225

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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Thank you Shopify for sponsoring this week's episode!  Go to http://shopify.com/whatsgood to sign up for a $1-per-month trial period. This week Britt, Andrea, Ri and special guest Sarah LeBoeuf continue their conversation about Summer Game Fest 2024! The biggest announcements, teases, the BEST games and more are broken down in this semi-meaty episode.  Follower Sarah: https://x.com/sarahthebeef Thank you to this month's Super Producers: Faris Attieh Punkdefied Justin Foshee Joshua Franklin 
 Watch Ad-Free on Supercast: http://whatsgoodgames.supercast.com Timestamps with Ads: 00:49 - Sarah Leboeuf is here! 03:16 - Civilization VII 04:20 - Gears of War: E-Day 08:11 - Outersloth 14:12 - DOOM: The Dark Ages 16:28 - Life is Strange: Double Exposure 18:32 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 21:18 - Blumhouse 21:53 - Grave Seasons 23:10 - Alan Wake 2: Night Springs DLC coming 23:19 - Perfect Dark 24:07 - State of Decay 3 & Fable 25:28 - New Xbox Series X console and controller, alongside a refreshed Xbox Series S with 1B of storage 28:33 - Break 1 28:34 - A Message from Shopify 30:32 - Summer Game Fest Play Days 2024 31:31 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard 32:56 - Dragon Age Keep 34:13 - The Story of The Veilguard 37:01 - Combat 37:56 - Graphics 41:03 - LEGO Horizon Adventures 42:01 - The Game Play 48:00 - Building Relationships 50:32 - Phoenix Springs 51:43 - UFO 50 54:06 - Star Wars Outlaws 57:44 - Space combat 59:06 - Traversal Systems 1:03:01 - Metaphor: ReFantazio 1:09:21 - DeathSprint 66 1:12:04 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess 
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Behind Close Doors!  - Ep. 370

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 Summer Game Fest Play Days 2024 just wrapped and we'll have lots to say on our next full episode but we sat down with Ashley Esqueda, founder and CEO of Rowdy Skeleton, to chat about our picks for Game of the Show. It was really hard y'all, but I think our Top 4 picks are all pretty stellar and some are playable so soon! 
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 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Special Episode at Summer Game Fest Play Days 00:03:07 - Serendipitous Meetings with Ashley Esqueda 00:04:47 - Mind-Blowing Monster Hunter Wilds Demo 00:06:12 - Delicious Looking In-Game Food and Weapon Swapping 00:07:40 - The Mechanics of Healing and Greenery 00:09:07 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard Trailer Review 00:10:39 - Intense Reaction to the Demo and Highlights 00:12:06 - Excitement for Character Customization in Dragon Age 00:13:35 - Will It Be The Best Dragon Age Game Ever?? 00:14:56 - Dragon Age and the Game of the Show 00:16:32 - Astro Bot: The Perfect Platformer 00:17:59 - Progression and Difficulty in Platformers 00:19:19 - The Charm of Astro Bot 00:20:44 - Assassin's Creed Shadows: Finally In Feudal Japan 00:22:25 - Is Shadows The Next Black Flag? 00:23:54 - The Innovation and Beauty of Ubisoft's Franchise 00:25:16 - Graphic Violence in Assassin's Creed 00:26:44 - Different Distinct Play Styles 00:28:22 - Honorable Mention 
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Summer Game Fest Best in Show 2024 - What's Good Games

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 With Summer Game Fest upon us, what else is there to do but let Britt tell us all the nerdy details about the newly revealed Yakuza Like a Dragon TV Series from Amazon Prime? After the husbando discussion we chat hands-on with Cat Quest III, XDefiant, 33 Immortals, and Andrea may have found her new mobile game garden designing addiction in Garden Joy. 
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 Time stamps:  02:50 - Like a Dragon: Yakuza Live-Action Series Announced for Amazon Prime Video This Fall!!! 06:05 - Series Plot Breakdown 07:24 - Character Descriptions 14:52 - Judgment TV Series is in the works, new RGG lead says 15:50 - Break 1 15:51 - A Message from BetterHelp 17:09 - Hands-on Section: 17:18 - Monthly Shout-Out to the Supercast friends. 19:15 - Britt's been playing Cat Quest III 20:05 - Cat Quest III Synopsis 24:58 - 33 Immortals 25:41 - Game breakdown 36:22 - XDefiant 40:49 - Skill Progression 43:52 - Garden Joy: Design & Makeover 54:03 - More Special Episodes Coming Up! 
 
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Yakuza Like A Dragon TV Series is HAPPENING - Ep. 369

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 We've got a shiny new 8-Ball and we're shaking our way to the hot gaming reveals of 2024...or "ask again later" if you're Britt. We look at possible announcements from Summer Game Fest, Xbox Summer Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, PlayStation State of Play, and the mystery Nintendo Direct. 
 Thank you to this month's Super Producers: Faris Attieh, Punkdefied, Justin Foshee, and Joshua Franklin! 
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 Time stamps: 01:07 - Summer Game Fest 2024 By Magic 8-Ball 08:22 - Q1: Is Remedy going to announce a stand-alone narrative DLC for Alan Wake 2? 09:23 - Palworld 11:04 - 2K to reveal new game in one of its biggest and most beloved franchises 15:25 - Q2: Will we see the next installment in the Borderlands franchise? 16:05 - Q3: Is 2K going to announce what happening in the BioShock Franchise 18:40 - Q4: Is there going to be a Resident Evil 9 announcement? 19:49 - Q5: Is there going to be a Shadow Drop? 21:10 - Q6: Will streamers make celebrity cameos at SGF? 22:03 - Q7: Will we see the Lord of the Rings game from Amazon at SGF? 23:03 - Q8: Will we get over 2 minutes of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf gameplay at SGF? 25:57 - Q9: Are we going to get any news about Dragon Age: Dreadwolf? 28:51 - Q10: Are we going to get a deeper look plus the release date for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra? 30:40 - Q11: Will we see Alexa Ray's personal project Black Panther? 31:13 - Q12: Are we going to see an announcement for Yakuza Kiwami 3? 31:59 - Q13: Are we going to see another look at Slitterhead? 32:29 - Break 1 32:29 - A Message From Shopify 34:21 - Xbox Summer Games Showcase 36:07 - Q14: Are we finally going to get the reveal of Gears Of War 6? 36:43 - Q15: Are we getting the Gears Of War 1-3 collection? 37:30 - Q16: Are we going to see the rumored handheld? 38:17 - Q17: Gameplay from State of Decay 3? 39:00 - Q18: What's going on with Perfect Dark? 41:04 - Q19: Will we see a new single-player Halo? 41:56 - Q20: Will we see a first look for a new Banjo-Kazooie? 43:33 - Q21: Are we going to get a first look at the Shattered Space DLC for Star Field? 44:15 - Q22: Will we see South Of Midnight gameplay? 45:58 - Q23: Will we see a Teaser Trailer for Diablo? 46:43 - Q24: Are we going to get a big mobile game announcement? 47:33 - Q25: Could we get an update on Outer Worlds 2 49:25 - Q26: Are we going to get a release date for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle? 49:59 - Q27: Are we going to see that Doom Year Zero game? 52:06 - Q28: Are we getting more content for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora? 53:35 - Q29: Will Britt be 100% sold on Assassin's Creed Shadows by the end of the showcase? 54:36 - Q30: Will XDefiant announce a new Assassin's Creed faction? 56:00 - Q31: Is Beyond Good and Evil 2 dead? 57:13 - Q32: Are we going to see a new IP from Ubisoft? 58:23 - Q33: Will there be a JRPG-a-Palooza during the Nintendo Direct? 59:06 - Q34: Metroid Prime 4? 1:00:03 - Q35: Is Britt going to get old Pokémon games on her Switch? 1:01:33 - Q36: Where is Mario Kart 9? 1:02:02 - Q37: New Smash Brothers announcement? 1:03:20 - Q38: Are we getting a new Donkey Kong platformer? 1:03:57 - Q39: Awe we going to get a Zelda port announcement? 1:05:03 - Q40: DLC announcement for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 at the State of Play? 1:05:32 - Q41: Are we getting a stand-alone Astro Bot game? 1:08:17 - Q42: Is Lego and Horizon going to have a partnership in the form of a game? 1:08:57 - Q43: Are we going to get a deep dive into Concord? 1:09:32 - Q44: Final Fantasy 9 Remake? 1:10:07 - Q45: Will we see anything about a Destiny Movie? 1:12:16 - Q46: Is Britt going to get her Ocarina of Time remake? 1:12:47 - Q47: Mother 3? 1:20:32 - Q48: Is Andrea going to be jumping up and down because of Peggle 3???   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer Game Fest Predictions by a Magic 8-Ball 2024 Edition - Ep. 368

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 In this week's episode Andrea and Britt are joined by the CEO and President of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Stanley Pierre-Louis to discuss their new Essential Facts report for 2024. They discuss how there are more gamers in the U.S. than ever and how many of them are older than you think. They also chat about how AI is impacting game creators, what the ESA is keeping tabs on in this election year, and so much more! Learn about the Essential Facts Report at: http://www.theesa.com 
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Faris Attieh
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 Time stamps: 00:00:00 - Special Interview with Stanley Pierre-Louis 00:02:20 - The Growing Demographic of Video Game Players 00:04:22 - The Evolving Face of Gamers 00:06:28 - The Benefits of Gaming with Family 00:08:29 - The Educational Benefits of Games for Kids 00:10:31 - Creating a Safe Community for Players 00:12:26 - The Growing Market for Video Games 00:14:40 - The Health of the Video Game Industry 00:16:38 - Growth and Stability of the Gaming Industry 00:20:55 - The Changing Definition of "Gamer" 00:23:06 - Embracing the Nerd Identity 00:25:19 - AI in the Gaming Industry 00:27:24 - Unanswered Questions about AI and Copyright 00:29:35 - AI Tools in Games and Media 00:31:40 - Advocating for the Gaming Industry in Policy Discussions 00:33:33 - The Impact of Younger Policy Makers on the Video Game Industry 00:35:47 - The Impact of COVID-19 on Gaming Perspectives 00:37:52 - The Video Game Ecosystem 00:40:17 - The Death of E3 and The Future of Consumer Shows 00:42:29 - Celebrating 30 Years of the Entertainment Industry 
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Microsoft Sheds Light on Bethesda Exclusivity - Ep. 225

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