What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

Andrea and Riana kick things off with their take on the Ubisoft statement on Assassin's Creed Shadows, then they recap the World of Warcraft union news, Humble Games shut down, and Reah Ripley coming to Call of Duty. In hands-on, both played the new Closed Beta for Marvel Rivals, an upcoming hero shooter.

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04:13 - Ubisoft Issues Weird Statement On Assassin's Creed Shadows Controversies

14:02 - Break 1

14:05 - A Message From Shopify

15:44 - Headlines: World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment 

18:43 - Humble Games says it's 'restructuring, employees say its entire staff has been laid off

22:24 - Rhea Bloody Ripley coming to Call of Duty Season 5

24:59 - Break 2

25:00 - A Message From Boot.Dev

26:33 - A Message From Hims

28:34 - Marvel Rivals

29:37 - Game Breakdown

31:24 - Gameplay

33:48 - Field movement

39:20 - Characters

41:00 - Art Style

41:50 - How are progression, awards and monetizations going to pan out?

42:34 - Garden of Joy

45:41 - Destiny 2: The Final Shape

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Britt is in husbando heaven spectulating what RGG Studios is going to announce at Tokyo Game Show after they tease a new project is coming. All are happy to see a SEGA employee received monetary compensation after sustained online harassment and the Fallout TV series got a bunch of Emmy nods. In hands-on Britt chats at length about her time playing Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, a strategy RPG tower defense mash-up.

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02:02 - Next Ryu Ga Gotoko Game to Be Revealed at Tokyo Game Show 2024

11:05 - Break 1

11:28 - Sega is Taking Legal Action Against Social Media User

16:16 - Amazon's Fallout TV adaptation nominated for 16 Emmy Awards

18:48 - Break 2

19:01 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

19:45 - Game Setting

20:20 - Level Breakdown

21:59 - Game Progression

23:31 - Items & Collectables

24:20 - Maps

24:45 - Skill Trees

30:54 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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This week Andrea and Riana discuss the price hike coming to Xbox Game Pass, Riana checked out the demo for the sci-fi space cloning game The Alters, and General Manager of EVO, Rick Thiher joins Andrea to chat about what's new for the fighting game tournament and festival in 2024.

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02:02 - Xbox Game Pass is getting major tier changes

15:31 - Subscription price hikes across the board

20:49 - Break 1

20:50 - A Message from Spotify

22:54 - The Alters

24:21 - Story Breakdown

24:48 - Gameplay Breakdown

31:54 - Destiny 2: The Final Shape 

33:56 - Garden Joy: Design Game

44:20 - Art Design

45:37 - Break 2

45:39 - A Message from Boot.Dev

47:09 - A Message from GoldenNuggetOnline

48:18 - Special Interview w. Rick Thiher of EVO 2024

49:38 - What is Rick's history with EVO?

56:58 - What makes EVO still exciting?

57:34 - What's good about the new location?

58:35 - How many people are expected to attend?

59:23 - What goes into game selection?

1:01:33 - How accessible is EVO to outsiders?

1:04:04 - What about inclusivity?

1:05:14 - Where should people go to get involved?

1:07:02 - Challenges?

1:08:59 - What does the future of fighting games look like?

1:10:23 - Canon Award

1:12:49 - What's the future looking like for EVO?

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It's July so that means time to assess what games are rising to the top in 2024. Who will be jockeying for the top spot in gamers hearts this year? Will it be Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Hades 2, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, or will a dark horse like Balatro surprise everyone?

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02:14 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

05:41 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

12:57 - Balatro

17:10 - Secrets of Grindea

24:34 - Helldivers 2

28:48 - Hades II

34:13 - XDefiant

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This week Andrea and Britt chat about Palworld and Nintendo's non-beef and how Elden Ring players are complaining the hard game is somehow...too hard? In hands-on Britt chats about playing Fear the Spotlight and Andrea chat about her time with The First Descendant, they both chat about what they saw from Unknown 9: Awakening at Summer Game Fest, plus Riana joins in to talk Parcel Corps and 1000xResist.

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The latest Nintendo Direct is here and boy was it a whopper! No Nintendo Switch 2 news but Britt's excited about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom plus there is a new Mario & Luigi game, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally gets an update, and so much more. In hands-on we've got more from Summer Game Fest including Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Tales of the Shire, and Delta Force Hawk Ops.

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02:47 - Nintendo Direct June 2024 Everything Announced!

03:33 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

07:59 - Mario & Luigi: Brothership

10:01 - Super Mario Party Jamboree

11:38 - Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

12:07 - Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven

12:14 - Fantasian

12:41 - Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

13:35 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

18:17 - Farmagia

21:39 - A Message from BetterHelp

23:01 - This week's Headlines:

23:06 - Beyond Good and Evil delisted on Steam Ahead of Remaster

26:17 - Banana Clicking Game

34:35 - Break 2

34:39 - Hands-On Section:

34:52 - Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

38:17 - Music & Graphics

38:23 - Gameplay

39:43 - Combat

40:21 - Difficulty Level

43:35 - Tales of the Shire

44:22 - Story Breakdown

45:22 - Customizations

51:47 - Delta Force: Hawk Ops

59:47 - Exoborne

1:00:52 - Hyper Light Breaker 

1:01:58 - Path of Exile 2

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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.

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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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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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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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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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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.

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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???

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