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What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

GDC 2024 with Alexa Ray Corriea - Ep. 358

Fri, 22 Mar 2024
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Andrea sat down with WGG Alum and Writer Alexa Ray Corriea at the 2024 Game Developers Conference. They chatted about the GDC Talk Alexa gave, some of the cool narrative tools she saw on the show floor, and so much more. Andrea also got the chance to chat with Abubakar Salim, the Creative Director at Surgent Studios about his game Tales of Kenzera: ZAU.

Follow Alexa Ray on X: http://www.twitter.com/alexarayc

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/whatsgoodgames

Time stamps:

00:00:00 - On the Floor from Game Developers Conference 2024

00:01:58 - Ideas for Talks at GDC

00:03:45 - New Tools for Narrative Systems

00:05:31 - Amy Hennig's Exciting Project

00:07:35 - Excitement for 1943: Rise of Hydra from Skydance New Media

00:09:32 - Unreal Engine's Powerful Tools for Game Development

00:11:28 - Supporting Developers in a Tough Industry

00:13:19 - GDC and Connecting with the Dev Community

00:15:14 - Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Interview with Abubakar Salim

00:17:12 - Learning the Language of Game Development

00:19:04 - The Rewarding Moments of Creation

00:20:52 - A Personal and Connective Gaming Experience

00:22:47 - Following Your Passion in Game Development

00:24:34 - GDC Talks: Writing Authentic Characters in Apex Legends

00:28:15 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Spoilercast Tease


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Rise of the Ronin Reviewed: A Fun Mixed Bag

Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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Andrea and Britt have been playing Team Ninja's new samurai open world action RPG Rise of the Ronin. The latest PS5 exclusive published by Koei Tecmo and PlayStation brings a whole new (open) world to Team Ninja slate with a bevy of gameplay elements. Is their combat-focused new title too ambitious, or just the right balance?

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Timestamps:
00:14 - Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja's Rise of the Rōnin
01:47 - Gameplay
01:58 - Storyline
10:41 - Skill Trees
11:32 - Narrative
15:32 - Open world map
16:37 - Traversal mechanics
26:20 - Unlocking the longhouse?
31:18 - Framerate
32:50 - Technical Issue
36:01 - Character development

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Fortnite's Poseidon is...Sexy? - Ep. 357

Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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Andrea 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


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Timestamps:

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


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DUNE: Awakening Preview - Ep. 356

Fri, 08 Mar 2024
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/thenaomikyle
Learn about This Week in Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUejnVZMq8g

Thank you to this month's Super Producers:

Bored Ape Gamer’s Club

Faris Attieh

Joshua Franklin

Justin Foshee

Punkdefied


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Time 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


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Pokémon Legends Z-A Explained - Ep. 355

Fri, 01 Mar 2024
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.

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Timestamps:
01:06 - The Spawnies 2024
02:15 - The Danny and Riana Show, New Podcast!
02:51 - Women's History Month
03:24 - WGG is migrating from Patreon to Supercast
05:01 - What's DocBrooke been up to?
08:06 - Pokémon Presents February 2024 with Britt
19:18 - Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket: Announcement
23:02- Break 1
23:18 - Sony Interactive Entertainment, EA, and SuperMassive Layoff's
32:52 - Call of Duty veteran announces new studio BulletFarm
34:16 - Stardew Valley: Update 1.6 gets March 2024 release date
37:22 - Remedy Entertainment buys Control series rights from 505 Games
40:06 - Break 2
40:12 - Tekken 8
46:55 - Helldivers 2
51:19 - Fortnite x Lady Gaga
53:24 - Avatar: The Last Airbender Live-Action
57:20 - Dune: Awakening Survival game coming next week!!
57:34 - Dune Part 2 Movie

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