Valve's New Game and Shadow of War Microtransactions - What's Good Games Podcast (Ep. 13)

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Valve's New Game and Shadow of War Microtransactions - What's Good Games Podcast (Ep. 13)

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Aug 11, 2017

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This week we discuss Valve's strange new game, Shadow of War's new monetization strategy and Project 1v1 from Gearbox. Get hands-on impressions of Splatoon 2, Pyre, and Paragon v42 plus the crew gives their thoughts on old TV show plots that still make them angry today.

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Aug 11, 2017

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Valve's New Game and Shadow of War Microtransactions - What's Good Games Podcast (Ep. 13)

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