Good Games Podcast

This week, Frank and Alex recap the big events from this past weekend, The Game Awards and PlayStation Experience! In case you missed it, we've got you covered with play-by-play of the weekend's festivities and reactions for the big announcements. Listen in and let us know your take on the big shows! Headlines The Game Awards 2015: All of the news, trailers and awards PlayStation Experience 2015: All the news, announcements and videos Capcom reveals the identities of Street Fighter 5's first six DLC characters, 2016 season pass announced   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Street Fighter V The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex return to their normal Thursday groove. Frank checks off another game from his backlog, while Alex adds another to the pile. They also discuss a potential new TMNT game from a respected developer, more processing power unlocked on the new consoles, Kojima's grand vision of global nuclear disarmament, and so much more! What We've Been Playing The Wonderful 101 Ori and the Blind Forest Batman: Arkham Knight   Headlines Platinum Games' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game rated Sony Unlocks PS4's Seventh CPU Core, Data Suggests Metal Gear Solid 5's secret 'nuclear disarmament' event has begun, Konami says Mighty No. 9's latest trailer shows off co-op and online modes   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from The Wonderful 101 The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Alex and Frank talk about their Thanksgiving escapades and reminisce about McDonalds food before getting into games! They discuss disappointing Sonic ripoffs, disappointing Mario spinoffs, and the latest Assassins Creed. They also talk about new characters in Divekick, referring a friend in Destiny, the PS4 possibly getting PS2 & PS1 emulation, the insane prize pot for Blizzards Hearthstone Tournament, and so much more!! Listen to the episode and follow along below! Games Played Rodea The Sky Soldier Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Assassin's Creed Syndicate Headlines The Fencer From Nidhogg Enters The Battle In Divekick Refer A Friend In Destiny Sony Working On Bringing PS2/PS1 Games To PS4 Hearthstone World Championship Has $1 Million Prize Pot Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Rayman Origins! The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher,

We're back from our short hiatus with the long awaited latest episode of Good Games! This week, Alex and Frank discuss the psychological benefits of beating games, Cloud making an appearance in Smash Bros, nominees for the upcoming Game Awards, news from the latest Nintendo Direct, another game that is getting the HD treatment and so much more!! Listen to the episode and follow along below! What we've been playing: Indivisible (Prototype) Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Persona 4: Dancing All Night Super Mario 3D Land Game Of Thrones: Episode 6 - The Ice Dragon Headlines: Cloud Is Entering The Battle In Smash Bros. Nominees For The Game Awards and How Disappointingly Safe They Are Nintendo Direct News Valkyria Chronicles Is Getting A Remake Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Chrono Trigger! The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subsc

This week, Frank and Alex discuss the impending holiday season and what is on their wishlists, then weave their way into games proper with talk on console exclusives, epic boss battles, news from Blizzcon 2015, preserving our favorite pastime, backwards compatibility, and so much more! What We've Been Playing Whoa Dave! Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Destiny: The Taken King Broken Age   Headlines New Nintendo Direct Coming This Thursday Biggest News, Trailers, and Videos From Blizzcon 2015 National Videogame Museum set to open in December Xbox One's official backward compatibility list: All 104 games so far   Bonus Content TJWilkinson's Twitch Archive - All 3 Destiny Raids for Extra Life   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from No More Heroes The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex seriously consider finishing games for once, revisit a classic fighting franchise, play "Who's that Pokémon?" with the new Street Fighter V characters, discuss big name developer acquisitions, the Sonic Cycle, and so much more!   What We've Been Playing Agario Street Fighter Alpha (series) Axiom Verge Uncharted: Drake's Fortune   Headlines Six Additional Characters to be Added to Street Fighter V Activision Blizzard Acquires Candy Crush Developer King for $5.9 Billion Evo 2016 tournament kicks off July 15 in Vegas The best Japanese cat-collecting game is finally available in English Sonic games won’t suck anymore, Sega promises   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Street Fighter V The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex discuss the merits (or lack thereof) of the console wars, the impending fall releases, counter-programming, touch screen gimmicks, cheating, a whole bunch of Sony news, trick-or-treating in games, and so much more! What We've Been Playing Rock Band 4 Uncharted: Golden Abyss Downwell Persona 4: Dancing All Night   Headlines Sony has no titles in the pipeline for PlayStation Vita, says executive Everything from the PlayStation Paris Games Week press conference Sony offers sneak peek at what's coming to PlayStation Experience 2015 Halloween comes to Destiny in a delightfully mischievous way   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Persona 4: Dancing All Night The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex discuss the merits of difficulty in games, new gaming hardware, the varying levels of cuteness, the end of a gaming era, beloved time travel vehicles, the story of how a major release was rushed out the door, and so much more! What We've Been Playing Super Meat Boy Downwell Yoshi's Woolly World   Headlines WSJ: Nintendo NX will be a console and a handheld, with 'industry-leading chips' Why Did Hideo Kojima Leave Konami? Konami Denies Hideo Kojima Has Left, Says He's 'On Vacation' Back to the Future's DeLorean comes to Rocket League on Oct. 21 The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Yoshi's Woolly World The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex recount tales from their trip to New York Comic-Con, including getting hands on time with Street Fighter V! They also get into the new Rock Band game, disappointing fighters, Star Wars, free PS4s, microstransactions where you least expect them, the ephemeral nature of digital games, and so.... much..... more!!! What We've Been Playing Rock Band 4 Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Star Wars Battlefront (Beta) Street Fighter V   Headlines Destiny's in-game currency prices and emote costs revealed A Bunch of Games Are Getting Pulled from iOS in the Wake of the Latest Update   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Ultra Street Fighter IV The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex talk about the merits of trash talk, the dangers of Kickstarter, changes to a beloved gaming soundtrack, the possible return of a fantastic franchise, and much more! Follow along below:   What We've Been Playing Destiny: The Taken King Runbow Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (DEMO) Persona 4 Golden   Headlines Looks Like This Is a Brand New Street Fighter V Character Developer Ghosts with over $30,000 Raised on Kickstarter Super Meat Boy comes to PS4 and Vita Oct. 6, but it needed an all-new soundtrack Former Criterion Games devs hint at successor to Burnout     Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Super Meat Boy The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank experiences geek overload with special guest, Marc "Knuckles" Carter! With Alex powerless to stop the Sonic and Knuckles geekery, Frank and Marc get to chat a little about what Marc does, and then gets into hardcore Sonic music appreciation, Knuckles cosplay antics, and much more! Also, make sure to check out everything Marc does using the handy links below: Twitter | https://twitter.com/mcknux Twitch | http://www.twitch.tv/mcknux Philadelphia POWER Rangers | https://www.facebook.com/PhiladelphiaPowerRangers Gamer's Legacy | https://www.facebook.com/groups/GamersLegacy   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Sonic Adventure 2 The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex  discuss fighting game dominance, party games, the exciting new things in Destiny, complex time theories, the latest trends in level designs, Amazon's renewed interest in gaming, the very scientific and logical process of numbering sequels in Japan, and so much more! Listen to the episode above, and follow along below! What We've Been Playing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Destiny: The Taken King Super Time Force Ultra   Headlines The Creator Of The 'Hardest Super Mario World Level Ever' Is At It Again Amazon doubling down on gaming with new Fire TV, developing PC title Explaining Kingdom Hearts HD II.8's Bizarre Title System Shock is back! An enhanced, DRM free version has come to GOG.com   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our R

This week, Frank and Alex come to the stark realization that it's really hard to finish games nowadays. After resigning to their fate, they discuss usual game stuff, including Nintendo's new president, announcements from TGS, games with strange naming conventions, and lots more! Listen to the episode above and follow along below!   What We've Been Playing Game of Thrones: Episode 5 - A Nest of Vipers Rayman Legends Entwined Persona 4 Golden   Headlines Nintendo’s New President Has Announced a Massive Restructure for the Company PlayStation TGS press event: all of the news Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Announced Next Five Nights at Freddy's game is an RPG called FNAF World   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Persona 4 The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex wash out the bad taste of awful games by playing, and talking about, lots of AWESOME games!! Topics of discussion also include sentient food products, time travel, horse poop, hints of a new Pikmin installment, legal issues over at Bungie, Arkham Knight getting ever closer to being playable on PC, the FBI's history with video games, and so much more! Follow along below!   What We've Been Playing Destiny Child of Light Tembo the Badass Elephant I Am Bread Super Time Force Ultra Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain   Headlines Pikmin 4 is 'very close to completion,' according to Miyamoto Ex-Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell wins epic legal fight with former bosses Batman: Arkham Knight may finally be playable at a decent framerate on PC How the F.B.I. Made 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' the Arcade Motto of the '90s   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Destiny The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi

This week, Frank and Alex welcome back Khalik from the ICGPW Slamcast to join them in the depths of the gaming cesspool. This episode is dedicated to terrible games, in addition to time travel, inter-species relations, general disappointment, more game cancellations, quick and dirty ports, and so much more! Follow along below!   What We've Been Playing Way of the Dogg Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)   Headlines Mortal Kombat X for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 canceled Deadpool comes to PS4, Xbox One in November The New Nintendo 3DS is finally coming to North America this fall   Supplemental Content (PS1) PERFECT WEAPON. Walkthrough Part 1 by THEPLAYGAMER3   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Perfect Weapon The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex lament that they cannot get to PAX Prime this year, but that won't stop them from talking about the week in games! They discuss the impending fall releases, re-imagining old classics, the upcoming game streaming service from YouTube, the goddamn Gjallarhorn, and so much more! Follow along below!   What We've Been Playing PAC-MAN 256 Limbo Far Cry 4 Thomas Was Alone Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition   News Bites Attention: Nintendo is making a 'giant' version of the Yarn Yoshi amiibo Rock Band 4 requires $20 adapter to use last-gen instruments on Xbox One, but not PS4 You can sign up to beta-test the next PS4 firmware update Stealth game Republique coming to PS4 early next year   Headlines Nintendo Announces Star Fox, Xenoblade, Fatal Frame Release Dates YouTube Gaming launches Aug. 26 with website and mobile apps The New Metal Gear Trailer Sounds Like Kojima Saying Goodbye Xur Is Selling the Gjallarhorn, Destiny's Most Coveted Weapon   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This

This week, Frank and Alex are joined by fellow InnerCityGeek, Khalik Dorsett! Fresh off the debut of the ICGPW Slamcast, Khalik jumps in to discuss starting a new podcast, what's happening in the wide world of wrestling, Evo memories, story lines in fighting games, and much more! Make sure to follow Khalik at the links below, and check out the Slamcast! @Dorsett90 @icgpws innercitygeeks.com   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Sonic Unleashed and Tekken 3 The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!

This week, Frank and Alex share in their mutual fear of spiders. They also discuss video game related things such as controller modifications, in-game physics, Tomb Raider news, Blizzard still pulling in millions of dollars a month, instant replay glitches in Rocket League, PlayStation democracy, and much more! Follow along below!   What We've Been Playing Galak-Z: The Dimensional Tembo the Badass Elephant Limbo Rising Thunder Rocket League   Headlines Rise of the Tomb Raider Footage Has Actual Tomb Raiding Superdata: Hearthstone pulls in $20 million a month as it disrupts the card game industry Instant Replay Tries To Undo Rocket League Goal PlayStation Plus members get to vote on September's free PS4 games starting Aug. 13   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly t

This week, Frank and Alex are joined by another fellow podcaster, Lance John from the Pondering Nerdcast! They talk games in various stages of release, (new, old, and unreleased!) big news for Destiny, Microsoft announcements straight from Gamescom, a new chapter in the Dragon Quest franchise, Konami's sketchy business practices, and so much more! Make sure to check out Lance's work at the following places: Pondering Nerdcast http://www.gamingrebellion.com/category/the-pondering-nerdcast/ Geeks With Wives http://geekswithwives.com/   Follow along below!   What We've Been Playing Galak-Z: The Dimensional Jotun Bastion   Headlines September Cover Revealed – Destiny: The Taken King Dragon Quest 10 and 11 are the first known Nintendo NX games The Biggest News From Microsoft's Gamescom 2015 Press Conference Report: Konami Is Treating Its Staff Like Prisoners   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from Street Fighter X Tekken The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The Worl

This week, Frank and Alex get back into it with some news on console exclusivity deals, why you should be careful with pre-orders, failed betas, godlike speedruns, and so much more! Follow along below!   What We've Been Playing Tembo the Badass Elephant Super Mario 3D Land Rocket League DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition   Headlines New Tomb Raider Will Come To PC and PS4 In 2016 Street Fighter 5 beta taken offline, now postponed indefinitely Watch The Weeklong Summer Games Done Quick Charity Speedrun Marathon Threes devs double daily income with free version   Follow the show on Twitter @goodgamepodcast This week’s episode features music from DmC Devil May Cry The intro song is from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game Soundtrack by Anamanaguchi You can also listen to the Good Games Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher, or subscribe directly to our RSS feed!