Good Games Podcast

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/03/22/good-games-podcast-episode-194-habit-formation/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex are a bit tired of snow, relive some PS2-era gameplay by way of the Ratchet & Clank remake, continue to grind away (and earn some perfects along the way) in Dragon Ball FighterZ, discuss the big Nintendo announcements, such as the Super Smash Bros. tease and this year's Nindies lineup, some info on the next Tomb Raider game, a new version of Sonic Mania featuring some long forgotten pals, the results of this year's Final Round tournament, and much more!   What We've Been Playing Subnautica Ratchet & Clank Dragon Ball FighterZ   Headlines Super Smash Bros Switch Roster, Release Date, Characters - Is Smash Switch a Remake? - Everything we Know Nintendo Switch Nindies Spring Showcase 2018 trailers and release dates Shadow of the Tomb Raider trailer teases a trip to Mayan pyramids Sonic Mania Plus coming this summer with new characters, ph

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/03/15/good-games-podcast-episode-193-super-saiyan-tribble/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex welcome another member of the Black Tribbles crew, the Super Saiyan Tribble! They talk about his path to becoming a fully fledged member of the Tribbles, going all  out in Tekken and other fighters, Frieza hate, the best Dragon Ball Super arcs, the missed potential of Bleach, writing and self-publishing a book, youth, love, the importance of Black Panther, secret gamertag origins, and much more in this monster episode! Make sure to follow everything Black Tribbles http://www.blacktribbles.com/      Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Tekken 5: Dark ResurrectionThe intro song is from Street Fighter X Tekken Don’t forget to rate and subscribe! iTunes // Google Play // Stitcher // YouTube // RSS

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/03/08/good-games-podcast-episode-192-hearts-on-fire/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex try to make sense of the weird weather patterns, learn some hard lessons by way of Hitman, explore the depths of an alien ocean in Subnautica, and continue on the quest to 'git gud' in Dragon Ball FighterZ. They also discuss the latest executive change over at Crytek, Capcom smashing their own sales records, Weta developing video games now, the clone wars between Paladins and Overwatch, and lots more!   What We've Been Playing Hitman (2016) Subnautica Dragon Ball FighterZ   Headlines The CEO of Crytek has stepped down Monster Hunter: World is now the best-selling game in Capcom’s history New Steam-style store coming from Kongregate Weta has been developing a Magic Leap game for the past six years The Overwatch-Paladins Clone Wars Continue     Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Dragon Ball Fighter

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/03/02/good-games-podcast-bonus-round-black-panther-talk-w-bryan-newton/ ------------------------------   For this kinda sorta episode, Frank flew out to California and got the chance to sit down face to face with Bryan Newton (director of Rick and Morty and Teen Titans Go!) and talk about Black Panther!!!! Although this was recorded before the movie came out, they discuss the significance of the film, the impact it already made before release, and speculate and share their excitement for the film. We hope you enjoy the episode and let us know what you thought of the movie now that its come out!!   Make sure to follow and support Bryan’s projects: Twitter: @DarkKingZoro Deviant Art: Banondorf Shows Rick and Morty Little Big Awesome Animation Success Stories Podcast The One Piece Podcast   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition & Jet Set Radio FutureThe intro song

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/03/01/good-games-podcast-episode-191-ironic-longevity/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex return with continued adventures in Dragon Ball FighterZ, give final thoughts on The Fall Part 2: Unbound, and discover the absurd magic of My Brother Ate My Pudding. They also discuss the travesty that is Chrono Trigger on Steam, ReedPOP's surprising purchase, ESRB's attempt at warning parents of micro-transactions, DICE Award winners, and lots more!   What We've Been Playing Dragon Ball FighterZ The Fall Part 2: Unbound My Brother Ate My Pudding   Headlines Chrono Trigger just popped up on Steam PAX organizer acquires USgamer, Eurogamer and more After Months Of Controversy, ESRB Will Add 'In-Game Purchases' Label To Games Nintendo wins big at annual DICE Awards Metal Gear Survive includes hidden shoutout to Kojima Productions Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Farewell release times confirmed     Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/02/22/good-games-podcast-episode-190-worth-the-weight/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex celebrate the new green in their lives, commit to some Evo 2018 plans, experience technical difficulties with The Fall Part 2, revisit Bayonetta 2… with a twist, discuss big changes being made at Activision, wonder about Swery's next project, react to the latest Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer, cover the changes to the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle DLC, and lots more!   What We've Been Playing The Fall Part 2: Unbound Yellow Red Bayonetta 2   Headlines Call of Duty: WWII co-directors exit studio after nearly a decade Swery and Arc System Works announce new project, The Missing Shaq Fu sequel finally coming out this spring Dragon Ball FighterZ’s premium DLC characters revealed New Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer shows off Monsters Inc. world My Little Pony-inspired fighting game is coming soon Arc System Works Reveals Pricing for BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/02/15/good-games-podcast-episode-189-update-recommended/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex talk about decongestion, the latest in credit card technology, the repeated 10 seconds of craziness in Shütshimi, re-experiencing the PS2 classic Shadow of the Colossus, the disappearance of Mahvel from the biggest fighting game tournament, Ninja Turtles in Injustice 2, Metroid Prime 4 developments, Nvidia's on-going battle against cryptocurrency miners, and lots more!   What We've Been Playing Shütshimi: Seriously Swole Shadow of the Colossus   Headlines Evo 2018 lineup includes Street Fighter 5, Melee and Dragon Ball Check out the Ninja Turtles in action in Injustice 2 Report: Metroid Prime 4 is being developed by Bandai Namco Singapore Nvidia ‘working really hard’ to increase supply of graphics cards     Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Metroid Prime The intro song is from Street Fighter

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/02/08/good-games-podcast-episode-188-half-strength/ ------------------------------   Alex and Frank worry about Philly after their Super Bowl celebrations, revisit an old friend in Destiny 2, discover how far they're willing to go for paperclips, continue to wait for the lobbies to work in Dragon Ball FighterZ, and find out who ruined the pudding. They also discuss the recent mishap with nuclear disarmament in Metal Gear Solid V, greener pastures for Sony's CEO, the release date for Red Dead Redemption 2, the series of disputed arcade high scores and records, and more in this episode!   What We've Been Playing Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Universal Paperclips 0:23:52 - Spoilers END for Universal Paperclips Dragon Ball FighterZ Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2   Headlines Metal Gear Solid 5 celebrates nuclear disarmament, but it’s a bug Sony’s Kaz Hirai to step down as CEO Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed to October Former World Record Donkey Kong Score Now In

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/02/01/good-games-podcast-episode-187-overzealous/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex return from their brief hiatus in the hyperbolic time chamber and talk about missing out on big cash prizes, hanging out on Twitch, living with the changes made to Street Fighter V, continuing the hunt for elusive targets in Hitman, and finally getting their grubby mitts on the highly anticipated Dragon Ball FighterZ. They also catch up on the news they missed out on, like Nintendo's big Labo reveal, a possible Duke Nukem movie starring John Cena, the delay (or not) of Anthem, Epic pulling the plug on their MOBA, Paragon, plus lots more happening this episode!   Also, don't forget to give our friends a follow on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/geekmythologycrafts https://www.twitch.tv/mcknux     What We've Been Playing Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Hitman (2016) Dragon Ball FighterZ   Headlines Nintendo reveals Labo, a DIY ‘build-and-play experi

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/01/18/good-games-podcast-episode-186-competitive-developments/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex talk about hawks, the production value of the Overwatch League, next-generation trivia game shows, and tons of fighting game excitement. They also cover records broken at this year's AGDQ event, last week's Nintendo Direct announcements, a strangely Xbox-like controller for PlayStation, the DLC fiasco for the upcoming BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Bungie's roadmap for Destiny 2, and much more!   What We've Been Playing HQ Portal 2 Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Dragon Ball FighterZ (Open Beta)   Headlines Awesome Games Done Quick sets a record again, for charity Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 news, trailers and release dates Hori releasing a PS4 controller for people who prefer Xbox controllers Half of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle's Character Roster Is DLC, Fans Are Raging Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition for PS4 an

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/01/11/good-games-podcast-episode-185-magfest-2018/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex return from their yearly trip to MAGFest and return with tales of frigid cold, tourneys gone wrong, and communal game playing. They also delve into news items such as the yearly speedrunning charity-thon AGDQ happening now, the big delay of the PC version of  Monster Hunter: World, Star Citizen continuing to rake in dough, GOG's mysterious vetting process, and lots more!   Headlines Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 schedule and where to stream Monster Hunter: World coming to PC in fall 2018 Star Citizen raised more money than every other video game on Kickstarter combined in 2017 GOG's Mysterious Curation Process Rejected Opus Magnum     Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-The intro song is from Street Fighter X Tekken Don’t forget to rate and subscribe! iTunes // Google Play // S

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2018/01/04/good-games-podcast-episode-184-reset-button/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex ring in the new year with some low-key celebrations, tackle the subject of toxicity in gaming communities, play some holiday party games, revisit the Life is Strange prequel, and discuss a bunch of news topics like gaming disorder beginning to be defined, the eventual PS4 port of PUBG, the leaked release of the Destiny soundtrack that was meant to be, Nintendo's undoing of a once moving tribute, the return of Rising Thunder, the remake of Catherine and its potential mishandling of transgender characters, and lots more this episode!   What We've Been Playing Horizon: Zero Dawn Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Crawl Life Is Strange: Before the Storm   Headlines World Health Organization moves closer to recognizing ‘gaming disorder’ PUBG is likely coming to PlayStation 4, just not anytime soon Four Years Later, Destiny's Music Of The Spheres Has Leaked Hackers S

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2017/12/28/good-games-podcast-episode-183-best-of-2017-feat-bryan-newton/ ------------------------------   Alex and Frank welcome back special guest Bryan Newton (animation director for Rick and Morty and Teen Titans Go!) to discuss their picks for the best games of 2017! We hope you enjoyed listening to us this year and we wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year! Alex: Third Place: Hollow Knight Second Place: What Remains of Edith Finch First Place: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Honorable Mention: Everything   Bryan: Third Place: Splatoon 2 Second Place: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild First Place: XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Honorable Mention: Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus   Frank: Third Place: Sonic Mania Second Place: Super Mario Odyssey First Place: Persona 5 Honorable Mention: Cuphead   Make sure to follow and support Bryan’s projects: Twitter: @DarkKingZoro Deviant Art: Banondorf Shows Rick and Morty Little Big Awesom

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2017/12/21/good-games-podcast-episode-182-all-about-that-swing/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex talk briefly about the big Disney acquisition, the new holiday event in Overwatch, their continuing adventures in Hitman, the 1.0 release of Formula Fusion, and get a fresh opinion on Hellblade.  They also discuss Geoff Keighley's post-mortem on The Game Awards, the highly anticipated follow-up  to Mount Your Friends, the Destiny 2 holiday event, and more!   What We've Been Playing Overwatch Hitman (2016) Formula Fusion Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice   Headlines Despite Game Awards 2017’s record success, Geoff Keighley doesn’t want it to be gaming’s Oscars Mount Your Friends 3D brings buff dudes and swinging schlongs to the third dimension Destiny 2’s holiday event adds snowballs, Mayhem and new gear     Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from the No More Heroes 2: Desperate StruggleThe intro song

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2017/12/14/good-games-podcast-episode-181-and-the-winner-is/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex are back with all the news and info from the past weekends' events.. They extensively cover what went down at The Game Awards this year, check in with the opening night of PlayStation Experience, cap off with the top 8 of the Capcom Cup tournament, and more!   Headlines The Game Awards: Winners List The Game Awards: The 17 biggest trailers and announcements Here's What Happened At PSX 2017's Opening Night Capcom Cup 2017 Results Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection coming in May 2018 Street Fighter 5’s third season of characters revealed at Capcom Cup 2017     Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from the Nier: AutomataThe intro song is from Street Fighter X Tekken Don’t forget to rate and subscribe! iTunes // Google Play // Stitcher // YouTube // RSS

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2017/12/07/good-games-podcast-episode-180-rock-and-blues/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex battle insomnia this week in preparation for the big events happening soon (The Game Awards and PlayStation Experience, for instance), revisit the sublime Rez Infinite, check out the holiday themed event in the Animal Crossing mobile game, hand in early impressions of the first Destiny 2 expansion, and gain an appreciation for some UNIEL. They also discuss the big Mega Man announcements, good news for fans of the original Life is Strange voice actors, Nintendo making everyday objects into amiibo now, and lots more!   What We've Been Playing Rez Infinite Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late     Headlines Mega Man 11 announced for 2018 release Mega Man X 1-8 coming to PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One Original Life is Strange actresses return for special episode Nintendo’s new Super Mario breakfast cere

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2017/11/30/good-games-podcast-episode-179-pace-yourself/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex recover from the gluttony of the past holiday just in time to talk about all the games they've been playing. That includes more fighting games like Tekken 7 and Injustice 2, hunting elusive targets in Hitman, experiencing the madness of Doki Doki Literature Club, conquering Cuphead, and struggling with the pace of Hollow Knight. They also run the gauntlet of terrible news this week like Bungie lying to their player base, the Marvel Heroes developer laying off all their employees, Epic suing players for cheating in Fortnite, Demon Souls finally pulling the plug on it's online features, and more!   What We've Been Playing Tekken 7 Hitman Doki Doki Literature Club! Cuphead Hollow Knight Injustice 2     Headlines Ubisoft releases ‘joyful’ music experiment from Grow Home studio As Destiny 2 Players Rage, Bungie Struggles To Respond Gazillion cans Mar

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2017/11/23/good-games-podcast-episode-178-strange-changes/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex get some games in before their big Thanksgiving meal; specifically, some older fighting games (did someone say Vampire Savior?), an older raid from the first Destiny, a charming solitaire game called Miracle Merchant, and a little taste of the prequel to Life is Strange. They also look at the teaser of the new abilities to come in Street Fighter V, commend trash talk from the unlikeliest of places, reveal some surprising winners for most hardware sold last month, and lots more!   What We've Been Playing Darkstalkers 3 Destiny: Rise of Iron Miracle Merchant Life is Strange: Before the Storm   Headlines Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – V-Trigger II Teaser Street Fighter Pro's Wife Does Enough Shit-Talking For The Both Of Them Valkyria Chronicles 4 returns the series to its tactical roots in 2018 Arika’s ‘mysterious fighting game’ has a title a

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2017/11/16/good-games-podcast-episode-177-shock-value/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex share their fighting game aspirations, discover the wonderful and haunting world of Hollow Knight, encounter the true end game in Super Mario Odyssey, and finally try their hand at early GOTY contender Horizon: Zero Dawn. They also talk about GameStop's reversal of their recently announced PowerPass program, the insane guest character announcements for both Injustice 2 and Tekken 7, the revelation that Pikachu can speak, the resolution to the voice actor's strike, the nominees for The Game Awards 2017, and lots more!   What We've Been Playing Hollow Knight Super Mario Odyssey Horizon: Zero Dawn   Headlines GameStop 'Temporarily Pauses' Unlimited Used Games Program The Ninja Turtles are coming to Injustice 2 Noctis from Final Fantasy 15 is coming to Tekken 7 Video game voice actors end their yearlong strike The Game Awards 2017 nominees announced  

Full show notes can be found here: https://innercitygeeks.com/2017/11/09/good-games-podcast-episode-176-quality-control/ ------------------------------   Frank and Alex try to break down whether high-end specs are needed in gaming, spend time with some mobile games they've been anticipating, continue the moon collecting marathon that is Super Mario Odyssey, and discuss all the news of the week like the big announcements from BlizzCon 2017, turning you PlayStation trophies into discounts, more studios restructuring, and lots more!   What We've Been Playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Monument Valley 2 Super Mario Odyssey   Headlines BlizzCon 2017: the six biggest announcements Microsoft plans to launch a game streaming service PlayStation Trophies Can Now Earn You A Very Small Amount Of Money Acclaimed PS4 Developer Housemarque Changes Course, Saying Arcade Games Are ‘Dead’ Torchlight developer Runic Games shuts down Telltale Games lays off 25 percent of workforce     Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodca