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The staff of Game Informer chat it up each week bout the latest news, previews and reviews from the game industry. Each show will cover the weeks hot topics plus the games you're looking forward to or may not know about yet. Subscribe today!
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we unpack our latest cover story on The Casting of Frank Stone! After that, Marcus Stewart dives into his time playing the cyberpunk noir detective game Nobody Wants to Die. Charles Hartes discusses his early impression of Arranger, and Kyle breaks down his review of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Marcus also chats about his recent trip to Blizzard to play Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred's new Spiritborn class, and we round out the discussion with listener questions and a surprisingly long reflection on the 1995 film Powder.
Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Charles Harte (@chuckduck365)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join us every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:02 - Cover Story: The Casting of Frank Stone
00:24:52 - Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
00:33:44 - Nobody Wants to Die
00:51:03 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Review
01:01:30 - Charles' Retro Console Corner
01:05:54 - Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred - Spiritborn Class Preview
01:14:56 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we're sharing our review-in-progress thoughts on two intriguing releases this week. First up, Wesley LeBlanc shares his initial impressions of Capcom's action/strategy/tower-defense hybrid Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Marcus Stewart then dishes out his time slaying gods in the action souls-like Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. Kyle Hilliard unpacks his review of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, and we also discuss playing the Concord beta and Zenless Zone Zero before answering some listener questions.
Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join us every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:39 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
00:22:19 - Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
00:38:25 - Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Review
00:47:09 - Concord Beta Test
00:59:05 - Zenless Zone Zero
01:10:33 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew attempts to highlight the best games of 2024 that have launched between January and July. This is not all-encompassing. Rather, it's more a conversation about this year's early standouts and other releases we plan to visit before our official Game of the Year discussions in December. Before we properly dive in, Marcus breaks down his review of Anger Foot, developer Free Lives' new first-person shooter. Afterwards, Alex highlights a small desktop game (literally) called Rusty's Retirement. We hope you enjoy this episode and find new games to play!
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join us every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:29 - Anger Foot Review
00:18:36 - Rusty's Retirement
00:30:06 - Best Games of 2024 (So Far)
01:34:51 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, former GI editor and current writer for The Indie Informer John Carson drops by to share his impressions of Final Fantasy XIV's newly released Dawntrail expansion. We're also joined by our wonderful podcast editor Matt Storm to give their thoughts on Alan Wake 2's Night Springs DLC, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and their first foray into Sam Barlow's Immortality. Marcus Stewart spills the tea on his time playing the closed beta for the bubbly open-world dress up game Infinity Nikki and his first excursion through the typing-based dungeon crawler Cryptmaster. We round the show with Kyle Hillard and Marcus giving their obligatory Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree check-ins.
Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), John Carson (@John_Carson), and Matt Storm (@dj_stormageddon).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join us every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:16 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
00:23:36 - Infinity Nikki Beta
00:46:00 - Alan Wake 2 Night Springs Expansion
00:52:59 - Kyle's Jurassic Park Corner
00:58:51 - Cryptmaster
01:08:13 - Immortality
01:16:30 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
01:22:33 - Marcus' Manor Lords Update
01:26:05 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard
01:35:54 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
01:47:47 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our recent trip to Bioware for our Dragon Age: The Veilguard cover story, our Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree review, PS5-bound multiplayer shooter, Concord, a new battle royale from former League of Legends developers, atmospheric horror title Still Wakes the Deep, Dustborn, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and even more! It's a packed show, y'all.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join us every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:42 - Cover Story: Dragon Age: The Veilguard
00:21:48 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Review
00:42:20 - Concord Preview
00:59:04 - Supervive Preview
01:11:59 - The Plucky Squire
01:24:37 - Magic: The Gathering – Assassin's Creed
01:35:01 - Still Wakes the Deep
01:45:52 - Dustborn Preview
01:55:06 - Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Review
01:58:26 - Housekeeping
This week on The Game Informer Show, we share our spoiler-free impressions of Elden Ring's DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree. We gave the expansion a 9.75 in our review. We also dive into Nintendo's impressive Summer Direct showcase and chat about the first mainline Zelda game where Zelda is the protagonist, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, and just about everything else revealed during the show. Thanks for watching or listening!
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join us every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:56 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
00:31:26 - June 2024 Nintendo Direct
01:24:30 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, our boots-on-the-ground crew returns from Los Angeles to discuss their favorite games from Summer Game Fest, Ubisoft Forward, the Xbox Games Showcase, and orbiting events.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:52 - Summer Game Fest 2024 Deep Dive
01:47:06 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guest Eric Van Allen joins us to discuss playing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree for three hours, our predictions for this weekend's Summer Game Fest, and several new non-AAA games worth playing: Hauntii, Wild Bastards, and Nine Sols.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:35 - Eric Van Allen Introduction
00:06:19 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Preview
00:29:12 - Hauntii
00:40:24 - Wild Bastards
00:49:36 - Nine Sols
00:59:06 - Summer Game Fest Predictions
01:32:45 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we played the "build your own Zelda" dungeon maker Quest Master, dived into Fortnite's new season of content (including Fallout), and revisited this year's remake of Mario vs. Donkey Kong. We also chatted about our love of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and reminisced about the 2015 Mad Max game, kicking off a discussion about the future of movie tie-in titles.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:50 - Quest Master Early Access
00:22:12 - Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3
00:36:41 - Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024)
00:44:29 - Mad Max
01:01:16 - Movie Tie-in Video Games
01:18:08 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
01:42:23 - The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title)
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we unpack our reviews of Senua's Saga: Hellblade II and the "more than a remaster but not quite a remake" of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. We also share our first foray into the hit early access city-builder, Manor Lords, and give our impressions of exciting new indies such as Hauntii, Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, Baladins, and 1000xResist.
Watch The Video VersionFollow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Charles Harte (@chuckduck365)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:17 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Review
00:30:44 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review
00:44:45 - Manor Lords
01:06:03 - Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
01:10:34 - Baladins
01:14:40 - 1000xResist
01:16:51 - Hauntii
01:21:01 - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
01:25:37 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
01:48:21 - The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title)
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss several of the best indie games you might've missed amidst this month's releases. Specifically, we discuss Animal Well's mysteries, revisiting Hades I, Lorelai and the Laser Eyes, Paper Trail, With My Past, Indika, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:05 - Animal Well
00:18:16 - Hades
00:29:33 - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
00:38:32 - Paper Trail
00:50:12 - Endless Ocean Luminous
01:01:29 - With My Past Review
01:11:14 - Indika Review
01:24:44 - Killer Klowns from Outer Space
01:31:52 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss our Hades II cover story trip to Supergiant Games in San Francisco and Xbox shutting down four game studios, including Prey, Dishonored, and Redfall developer Arkane Austin, alongside Tango Gameworks, the team behind The Evil Within series and last year's critically-acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush. Afterward, we chat about Shuntaro Furukawa, President of Nintendo, revealing the company will reveal details about the Nintendo Switch's successor within this fiscal year via a post on X. Before diving into our positive reviews of '90s-survival-horror Crow Country and Little Kitty, Big City, special guest Charlie Wacholz joins us to chat about his Animal Well review, in which he calls Bigmode's first published title "a masterclass in environmental design."
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:02 - Cover Story: Hades II
00:34:49 - Xbox Shutters Four Studios
00:53:49 - Nintendo Switch Successor Announcement
01:03:12 - Animal Well Review
01:28:21 - Little Kitty, Big City Review
01:35:00 - Crow Country
01:41:45 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest Niki Grayson (Giant Bomb, If You're Driving Close Your Eyes) joins Alex and Charles to discuss the wild mix of intellectual property featured in Funko Fusion, the best LEGO games, our time playing the Hades II Technical Test, and Game Informer's Tales of Kenzara: Zau review. Lastly, we've been catching up on new releases and ongoing games, including Fortnite's collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender, Halo Infinite, whimsical rock-climbing in Surmount, and No Rest For The Wicked.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
10:40 - Hades II Technical Test
17:55 - Funko Fusion
33:50 - Fortnite and LEGO Fortnite
45:40 - Halo Infinite
49:10 - Tales of Kenzara: Zau Review and 2024 Metroidvanias
01:03:30 - Dabbling in Surmount and No Rest For The Wicked
This week on The Game Informer Show podcast, it's all about reviews. We had three big reviews drop this week (on the same day [around the same time]), as well as a TV show review. Join host Kyle Hilliard as Matt Miller discusses Stellar Blade, Wesley LeBlanc chats about Another Crab's Treasure, and Brian Shea tells us what he thinks of the Knuckles TV show. Kyle also talks about his time with Sand Land and Brian shares preview impressions of the first original Monkey Ball game in years as well as the new TopSpin tennis game.
Episode 704 – Stellar Blade, Sand Land, Monkey Ball, Crabs, And Knuckles:Follow us on social media: Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:57 - Stellar Blade Review
00:25:13 - Sand Land Review
00:38:59 - Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Preview
00:49:23 - Another Crab's Treasure Review
01:01:23 - Knuckles TV Series Review
01:21:43 - TopSpin 2K25
01:27:00 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew looks ahead at the current slate of publisher showcases happening around Summer Game Fest and subsequent announcements we'd like to see. We chat about Amazon's Fallout show, rewatching the original X-Men animated series, and A24's Civil War before remembering this is a video game podcast. Afterward, Alex shares his very early impressions of World of Warcraft: The War Within's first alpha test, and Charles discusses his time playing Dragon's Dogma 2.
Episode 703 - The Countdown To Summer Game Fest Begins:Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:58 - Amazon's Fallout, X-Men, and A24's Civil War
00:17:57 - Summer Game Fest Countdown
00:50:39 - World of Warcraft: The War Within Alpha
01:06:46 - Dragon's Dogma 2
01:20:34 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our recent trip to Sweden for our Star Wars Outlaws cover story, Game Informer's review of Amazon's Fallout show, and our hands-on impressions of The Rogue: Prince of Persia, a new roguelike from Dead Cells developer Evil Empire. Before diving into listener questions, Marcus and Alex chat about two standout indies you can play now: Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom and Botany Manor.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:15 - Cover Story: Star Wars Outlaws
00:38:49 - Fallout Streaming Show
00:52:50 - The Rogue Prince of Persia
01:01:35 - Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
01:09:19 - Botany Manor
01:22:17 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our time playing the public demo of Stellar Blade, the character action game formerly known as Project Eve. We drill into Pepper Grinder, the latest title from Devolver Digital, and then discuss a rad town-building sandbox called Summerhouse. After highlighting Stunt Paradise, a small game that fans of the Trials series might enjoy, we steer the conversation towards Marcus' Open Roads review and how the title compares to Gone Home and Tacoma.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:09 - Stellar Blade Demo
00:20:30 - Pepper Grinder
00:27:41 - Summerhouse
00:35:41 - Open Roads Review
00:49:22 - Stunt Paradise
00:55:48 - Trials Rising
01:04:39 - Housekeeping
01:08:41 - Listener Questions
It's a big milestone this week as we're celebrating 700 episodes of The Game Informer Show! Since Episode 1 aired all the way back in 2009, we've recorded and produced hundreds of episodes and we couldn't have done it without your support, which is why this week's edition is all about you, our wonderful listeners!
Join host Marcus Stewart along with Kyle Hilliard and Charles Harte as they answer a slew of fascinating, humorous, and outright strange questions from the GI community while reflecting on their thoughts on the show and podcasting in general. Before all of that, however, GI editor-in-chief Matt Miller opens the episode to talk about our revamped magazine subscription program, which you can learn all about here.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcement
00:17:30 - Intro
00:22:27 - Reflecting On The GI Show
00:28:11 - Listener Questions
02:01:03 - Housekeeping
02:05:23 - The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title)
On this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we’re joined by special guest Imran Khan to unpack his review of Rise of the Ronin. Friend of the show Jesse Vitelli also drops by to break down his Dragon’s Dogma 2 review. Kyle Hilliard shares his final thoughts on Princess Peach Showtime and gives his hands-on thoughts on the upcoming Hyper Light Breaker. We then round out the discussion with Imran sharing some of the coolest indie games he saw from Day of the Devs and giving our thoughts on our reader-voted Game Gauntlet to decide the greatest game of all time.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:22 - Rise of the Ronin
00:29:54 - Hyper Light Breaker
00:39:09 - Day of the Devs
00:54:53 - Dragon's Dogma 2
01:27:34 - Princess Peach Showtime
01:39:59 - Greatest Game Of All Time Gauntlet
02:12:38 - The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title)
02:15:27 - Pushmo and Dillon's Rolling Western?
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew revisits Pokémon X & Y ahead of Pokémon Legends: Z-A and tries to get into truck games via Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game. We also discuss Fortnite's Myths & Mortals season, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Balatro, and Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story. Thanks for listening and watching!
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:36 - Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
00:23:47 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
00:39:18 - Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 5 Season 2 - Myths & Mortals
00:56:00 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth & Balatro
01:04:21 - Pokémon X & Y
01:23:41 - Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
01:36:59 - Housekeeping
01:41:58 - The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title)
This week on The Game Informer Show podcast, host Marcus Stewart is joined by Kyle Hilliard, Charles Harte, and former Game Informer editor/current narrative designer at Big Blue Sky Games, Suriel Vazquez to talk about a smattering of video games, new and old. First up, we dive deep into our most recent cover story for No Rest for the Wicked, talk a bit about how realistic and nauseating the driving is in Pacific Drive, learn about WWE 2K24, and prepare for the impending Moomin invasion. We also mop up on some games like Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Penny's Big Breakaway before Suriel shares details about the game he has been working on, Merchants of Rosewall. And we finish out the show by answering some reader questions.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:20 - Cover Story: No Rest for the Wicked
00:28:38 - Pacific Drive
00:40:03 - Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
00:48:20 - WWE 2K24 Review
01:02:06 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
01:12:17 - Penny's Big Breakaway
01:16:11 - The Outlast Trials
01:22:51 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
01:44:52 - The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title)
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guest Eric Van Allen (Destructoid, Axe of the Blood God) joins us to discuss our Balatro review, spoiler-free thoughts about the length of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the early hours of Penny's Big Breakaway, and finally, how the combat system in Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord mimics Final Fantasy XII's Gambits (that's a very good thing).
Lastly, we want to highlight our former colleague and close friend, Blake Hester, who was affected by a corporate restructuring from our parent company this week. Blake's original reporting and responsibility as our working features editor have transformed Game Informer over the last three-and-a-half years into an outlet known for thoughtful reporting on games and the people making them. Please go support Blake and follow his work right here.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:04 - Blake Hester Was Laid Off From Game Informer
00:11:23 - Balatro Review
00:27:50 - Unicorn Overlord Demo
00:44:07 - Penny's Big Breakaway
01:03:40 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
01:18:32 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew breaks down what has been a busy few days in the video game industry. We dive into our Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review, recap the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree release date trailer, and share highlights from another Nintendo Direct. Additionally, we discuss our time playing Princess Peach: Showtime, Gigantic: Rampage Edition, and Balatro, a new poker roguelite (a "Pokerlite?") we can't seem to put down.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:03 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review
00:27:39 - Balatro
00:47:50 - Elden Ring's Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC Trailer
00:59:46 - Princess Peach: Showtime! Preview
01:19:16 - Nintendo Direct February 2024
01:28:36 - Gigantic: Rampage Edition Preview
01:45:26 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Kyle Hilliard takes over hosting duty with Alex Van Aken just being present to be part of the ride. Charles Harte is also in attendance, as is special guest Sarah Thwaites. We kick off the show discussing Helldivers 2 and Mario vs. Donkey Kong before jumping into a big discussion about a number of compelling indie games like Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior, Crow Country, Pepper Grinder, Helskate, Project O.R.C.S., and Nightingale. We also chat about the recent Tomb Raider Remaster collection before diving into the initial broadcast of our new recurring segment, The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title).
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:26 - Helldivers 2 Review
00:20:46 - Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior
00:27:38 - Apex Legends Season 20, Breakout
00:32:33 - Mario vs. Donkey Kong Review
00:42:37 - Tomb Raider I–III Remastered
00:49:06 - Crow Country Demo
00:53:31 - Pepper Grinder Demo
00:54:57 - Helskate Early Access
00:57:10 - Project O.R.C.S. Preview
01:06:35 - Nightingale Preview
01:13:24 - Housekeeping
01:15:47 - The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title)
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses Final Fantasy VII Rebirth one last time before it releases and then examines Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League against the three game design pillars: camera, controls, and character. Alex chats about playing Metal Gear Solid for the first time and what it's like playing a game made in 1998 on its own terms in 2024. Finally, Brian and Charles dive into Persona 3 Reload, now publisher Atlus's fastest-selling game of all time.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:21 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Preview
00:11:33 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
00:35:01 - Metal Gear Solid
00:59:47 - Persona 3 Reload
01:09:21 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, former Game Informer editor Jay Guisao joins us to share exclusive details about Apex Legends Season 20: Breakout and discuss our time visiting Respawn Vancouver. Marcus and Kyle discuss the early hours of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League; Charles breaks down his Mario Vs. Donkey Kong preview, then we round out the show discussing Persona 3 Reload.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:00 - Apex Legends Cover Story
00:49:20 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
01:13:04 - WWE 2K24 Preview
01:35:30 - Persona 3 Reload
01:50:39 - Mario vs. Donkey Kong
01:59:23 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew unpacks our Tekken 8 review to discuss what's great and what's less great about the latest King of Iron Fist tournament. We also share our early game impressions of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. And lastly, we'll take a deep dive into Palworld's meteoric rise and success, as well as the discourse and controversy surrounding it. Of course, it wouldn't be an episode without answering a few questions from our listeners!
Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:57 - Tekken 8 Review
0046:33 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
01:07:04 - Palworld
01:39:21 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses real video games you can play, including our early Palworld hands-on reactions and The Last of Us Part II Remastered review. You might've heard us describe the former as "Pokémon with guns" previously, but Palworld's crafting and survival focus make it stand out as its own unique experience. After breaking down the updates packed in with Naughty Dog's rerelease, we shift our attention to Another Code: Recollection and Final Fantasy XVI.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:44 - Palworld
00:24:35 - The Last of Us Part II Remastered
00:26:19 - Spoilers Start for The Last of Us Part II Remastered
00:27:53 - Spoilers End for The Last of Us Part II Remastered
00:35:31 - Another Code: Recollection
00:46:38 - Final Fantasy XVI
01:04:06 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League preview (we played several hours at a recent event), our very highly-rated Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown review, and we circle back to our video game release calendar to highlight the 2024 games we're most excited for that don't have solid release dates yet.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:00 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Preview
00:31:08 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Review
01:02:14 - What Has Alex Been Playing Rapid Fire Edition
01:09:04 - Most Anticipated Video Games of 2024 Without Release Dates
01:50:08 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guest and editor of this podcast, Matt Storm, joins us to discuss our most anticipated games of 2024. We dive into Game Informer's 2024 game release calendar and go month-by-month, highlighting the projects we're most looking forward to.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:16 - Matt Storm Introduction
00:09:52 - Most Anticipated Video Games of 2024
01:39:32 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show we discuss our game and games of the year, the best and brightest feature (currently in the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth issue of the magazine), and just generally recap all the discussions that went it how that annual feature comes together.
The Game Informer Show #687 Podcast:Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:31 - A Breakdown of Game Informer's Top 10 Games of 2023
01:09:28 - A Breakdown of Game Informer's Category Winner of 2023
01:42:48 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest Michael Higham (Fanbyte, GameSpot) joins us to discuss our Final Fantasy VII Rebirth cover story, The Finals review, and our favorite games of 2023.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:41 - Cover Story: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
00:23:41 - The Finals Review
00:38:08 - Top Ten Games of 2023
01:39:28 - Housekeeping
Thanks to Manscaped for sponsoring today's episode! Get 20% OFF + Free International Shipping with my link GISHOW at Manscaped.com!
This episode of The Game Informer Show podcast sees returning guest Jesse Vitelli (@jessevitelli) join host Marcus Stewart and editors Brian Shea and Charles Harte to discuss the official demise of E3 and its impact over the years. Brian also breaks down his time spent playing Tekken 8's bonkers story mode, and Charles Harte takes the stand to talk about playing Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy while quizzing the editors on their Ace Attorney character knowledge. Jesse and Charles also share their time spent in Fortnite Chapter 5: Season 1's new offerings such as Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, and Lego Fortnite.
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:26 - The Death Of E3
00:39:27 - Game Awards Redux
00:53:27 - Tekken 8 Preview
01:05:42 - Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1
01:29:39 - Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy Preview
01:38:54 - Ace Attorney Name Game
01:45:32 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
We're officially past The Game Awards, and host Marcus Stewart and former GI editor Jason Guisao are unpacking all of the show's highs and lows. They're also diving into Grand Theft Auto VI's big debut trailer. Editor-in-Chief Matt Miller also makes a rare appearance to discuss his review of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:36 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Review
00:22:34 - Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer
00:45:32 - The Game Awards Round-Up
01:26:19 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
The year is not over yet, but arguably its biggest rush of video game releases have completed, which means now we actually need to play all of them. Or at least play as many as we can. On this week's episode Marcus Stewart, Kyle Hilliard, and Charles Harte discuss the games they're trying to catch up on including The Talos Principle 2 and Dave the Diver, and of course Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Batman Arkham Knight, and Grounded. We also answer questions from the community and reflect on our 2023 Thanksgiving meals.
Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), and Charles Harte (@chuckduck365).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:33 - Thanksgiving Dinner Favorites
00:32:26 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
00:37:11 - The Talos Principle
00:44:45 - Dave The Diver
00:49:57 - Inscryption
00:53:46 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits
00:59:29 - Grounded
01:05:05 - Batman: Arkham Knight
01:10:28 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
On this special Thanksgiving episode of The Game Informer Show Podcast, we discuss which fictional video games birds would taste the best. We talk about some video games, too. Charles Harte talks about Chants of Sennaar, a puzzle game about language, and Kyle Hilliard talks about Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, a game about beating up people on the streets of a fictional Japanese city. Kyle also touches on Assassin's Creed VR before the duo moves on to the main course: ranking fictional video game birds on criteria like how tasty do they look and how bad would we feel about eating them. After that, we finish out the show with some gestures of gratitude and reader questions.
Watch The Video Podcast Here:Follow us on social media: Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) and Charles Harte (@chuckduck365).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:26 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
00:05:20 - Chants of Sennaar
00:11:22 - Holiday Video Game Plans
00:19:17 - Assassin's Creed Nexus VR
00:22:03 - Thanksgiving Segment
00:53:51 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our predictions for The Game Awards' category winners and game reveals, Alex's unofficial Modern Warfare III multiplayer review, Kyle's Super Mario RPG remake review, and what it's like starting the Like A Dragon series with The Man Who Erased His Name. Before diving into this week's listener questions, which spark discussions about gaming room must-haves and the secret to long-lasting game franchises, Marcus tells us about The Last Faith, another Castlevania-inspired action game worth trying if you have time.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:52 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
00:20:27 - Super Mario RPG Review
00:31:56 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
00:38:53 - The Last Faith
00:51:16 - The Game Awards 2023 Predictions
01:33:44 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex and Marcus break down our latest cover story featuring Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and chat about their multiple play sessions thus far. However, prior to our cover story discussion, we call out this week's layoffs at Ubisoft, during which the company laid off over a hundred employees. Later in the show, we chat with Charles about his positive Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 review before diving into a new puzzle game, The Talos Principle 2, and Fortnite OG, the popular battle royale's latest season that's smashing records.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:10 - Ubisoft Layoffs
00:06:12 - Cover Story: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
00:43:23 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Review
01:00:30 - The Talos Principle 2
01:21:18 - Fortnite OG
01:31:16 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew explores two extremes: RoboCop: Rogue City — which is somehow the best RoboCop game — and Jusant, the meditative rock-climbing adventure that's developer Don't Nod's best work since the original Life Is Strange. Later in the show, Kyle pantomimes WarioWare: Move It's energetic mechanics before Alex dives into his most recent session of The Finals, which is currently the number one wishlisted game on Steam.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:51 - Jusant Review
00:22:23 - RoboCop: Rogue City Review
00:43:03 - WarioWare: Move It!
00:54:40 - The Finals
01:07:17 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, I've assembled a panel of experts – including Blake Hester and Charles Harte – to discuss Alan Wake 2, the 13-year follow-up to Remedy Entertainment's cult classic thriller. After Charles gives the rest of us a refresher on all things Alan Wake, Blake regales us with his favorite non-spoiler moments from many hours into the newly-released sequel. Later, we talk about the written and physical comedy of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and how web gliding is a game changer in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
Stick around 'til the end of the show for a series of listener questions about soulmates, the afterlife, and the best years in gaming.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:04 - The Exorcist: Believer
00:06:36 - Alan Wake II
00:31:43 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
00:44:29 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
00:59:09 - Party Animals
01:07:50 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
This year has been incredible for video games, October is a particularly good month, and this week alone is impressively stacked. Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Sonic Superstars all release this week – and we've played them. Brian Shea kicks of the show with his Super Mario Bros. Wonder review impressions, Marcus Stewart talks about his Sonic Superstars review, and the whole crew talks about their time with Marvel's Spider-Man 2 before we finish out with a handful of questions.
Follow us on social media: Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), and Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:53 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder Review
00:22:06 - Sonic Superstars Review
00:47:07 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
01:20:13 - Housekeeping & Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew breaks down our Lords of the Fallen review and subsequently rips into publishers for naming video game sequels the same name as the original game, like "Lords of the Fallen" instead of "Lords of the Fallen 2." After, Alex talks about why action puzzler Cocoon nails player feedback, and then we dive into the anals of our 2023 gaming backlog, highlighting releases we want to revisit or play for the first time before Game Informer's Game of the Year discussions in December.
Finally, our Listener Questions segment returns, discussing treating carpal tunnel and answering specific questions like, "What happened to the promised 120FPS console releases?"
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:54 - The Lords of the Fallen Review
00:32:34 - Cocoon
00:38:52 - 2023 Gaming Backlog
01:08:49 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss our latest cover story for Super Mario Bros. Wonder! Brian Shea has spent more time with the game than anyone outside of Nintendo and spoke with members of Nintendo about creating the big step for 2D Mario. Then we kick Brian out of the show to welcome Wesley LeBlanc to tell us about his experience with Assassin's Creed Mirage. Wesley has finished the game (and it took him less than 20 hours) and has thoughts on the game's strange place in the pantheon of Assassin's Creed games. Lastly, Alex shares his latest Pokémon card escapades and decides who in history he can successfully fight.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. ###### The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:42 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder Preview
00:26:52 - Forza Motorsport
00:36:06 - Assassin's Creed Mirage
00:48:02 - Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—151
00:58:19 - Odds & Ends - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Baldur's Gate 3, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
01:01:17 - Roman Empire Chat
01:05:14 - Housekeeping
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, Marcus discusses his recent hands-on Alan Wake 2 preview session, in which he played both as returning protagonist Alan and newcomer Saga Anderson, an FBI agent looking into a mysterious case. Kyle breaks down his review of Resident Evil 4's Separate Ways DLC, and then Charles shares the bad news that Super Bomberman R 2 is flawed. Lastly, the guys chat about Cocoon, a must-play puzzle game from developer Geometric Interactive and publisher Annapurna Interactive.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast.
The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:09 - Alan Wake II Preview
00:32:15 - Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways DLC
00:43:30 - Super Bomberman R 2 Review
00:51:00 - Super Bomberman R 2 Spoilers Start
00:54:42 - Super Bomberman R 2 Spoilers End
01:04:29 - Cocoon
01:13:01 - F-Zero 99
01:22:33 - Mortal Kombat 1
01:28:03 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we gather for a long conversation about this week's Microsoft leaks and details of leaked Xbox consoles and discuss our hands-on time with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Later in the show, we dive into Wesley's Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review before highlighting how game technology company Unity betrayed thousands of game developers' trust.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast.
The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:25 - Microsoft Leaks
00:55:41 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Hands On Preview
01:15:35 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Review
01:27:25 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Hands-On Preview
01:37:07 - Unity Introduces Controversial Per-Install Fee
01:46:14 - Mortal Kombat 1
01:55:38 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew breaks down our Lies of P review and discusses why the game is much more than a Bloodborne clone. Afterward, Blake talks about why he likes Armored Core VI and also why the hesitations from our cover story still ring true. Lastly, we chat about the games that continue to bring us joy: Fortnite and Nour: Play With Your Food.
Watch The Podcast Here:Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast.
The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:17 - Lies of P Review
00:24:58 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
00:38:02 - Croc Talk
00:42:44 - Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4
00:51:50 - Nour: Play With Your Food
01:03:27 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses how Baldur's Gate 3 outshines Starfield as a role-playing game and why it's completely okay if you disagree. Later in the show, Alex breaks down the changes introduced in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 and shares why the battle royale's meta is in a great place. Afterward, Marcus talks about the many ways in which Armored Core VI makes him feel cool.
Starfield Vs. Baldur's Gate 3 And Why It's Okay To Disagree | GI Show: Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast.
The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:54 - Halloween Horror Night - The Last Of Us 00:21:38 - Starfield 00:43:22 - Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 00:55:42 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon 01:05:34 - Starfield vs. Baldur's Gate 3 01:25:04 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 01:35:29 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex Van Aken and Wesley LeBlanc share stories from their recent trip to Ubisoft in Bordeaux, France, as part of our new Assassin's Creed Mirage cover story. During the discussion, the two disclose exclusive gameplay-specific details and share their early thoughts after going hands-on with the upcoming stealth game. Later in the show, Kyle, Marcus, and Wesley give listeners their early Starfield review reactions; and chat about our Sea of Stars review and how developer Sabotage nailed the pixel art role-playing game experience.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:31 - Cover Story: Assassin's Creed Mirage
00:30:40 - Early Starfield Review
01:15:00 - Skull & Bones Closed Beta
01:25:23 - Sea of Stars Review
01:30:48 - Baldur's Gate 3 Act 3 (Spoiler-Free)
01:37:11 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our Immortals of Aveum review, as well as visiting New York City to play Persona 5 Tactica – a turn-based tactical spinoff of Atlus' popular JRPG – Persona 3 Reload, and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. Additionally, we run through the highlights from Gamescom Opening Night Live, which premiered a slate of new games and featured updates of previously announced titles.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast.
The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:28 - Gamescom Opening Night Live
00:30:19 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
00:40:53 - Endless Dungeon
00:45:10 - Persona 3 Reload
00:50:59 - Persona 5 Tactica
00:58:41 - Mortal Kombat 1
01:05:01 - Immortals of Aveum
01:18:38 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex Van Aken returns from a mysterious work trip to France to explain to Kyle and Marcus why everyone is obsessed with Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios' new computer role-playing game that continues to top the Steam charts. Later in the show, we discuss: Atlas Fallen, Deck13's action RPG that empowers players with sand-based abilities; Vampire survivors co-op on Switch; and why Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem competes with Barbie and Oppenheimer as one of the best movies of 2023.
Before all of that, however, Marcus dives into his recent visit to Universal Studios's Minion Land and his sampling of the park's The Last Of Us-themed menu featuring a delicious pasta dish titled "Left Behind Ravioli."
Why Everyone Is Obsessed With Baldur's Gate 3 | GI Show – Video Podcast: Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast.
The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:00 - Marcus' Universal Studios Adventure
00:33:18 - Baldur's Gate 3
00:56:28 - Vampire Survivors on Nintendo Switch
01:03:05 - Atlas Fallen
01:13:37 - TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
01:23:22 - Housekeeping
Check out a few photos above that Marcus snapped from his trip to Minion Land, featuring the delectable dishes from The Last Of Us.
Oooh yeah! In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Marcus Stewart shares his first impressions of pro-wrestling RPG WrestleQuest. Stewart also interviews the game's creative leads at Mega Cat Studios and legendary wrestler Jeff Jarrett, who helped bring WrestleQuest to life. Charles Harte elaborates on his review of Stray Gods: The Role-Playing Musical while also musing about his ongoing journey in Baldur's Gate 3. Blake Hester gushes about his recent trip to virtual reality in VR Skater and Rez Infinite while recommending an oldie but goodie, Killer7.
Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Charles Harte (@Chuckduck365), Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:49 - Talent Show Update
00:12:17 - WrestleQuest
00:34:24 - Baldur's Gate 3
00:46:41 - VR Skater
00:57:34 - Rez Infinite
01:11:12 - Killer 7
01:17:11 - Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
01:33:42 - Housekeeping
01:41:44 - WrestleQuest Interview*
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guest Kenneth Shepard (Kotaku, Normandy FM) joins us to discuss why Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the best RPGs of 2023, despite the fact we're still working our way through the massive game. Additionally, Marcus clues the crew in on his time spent solving puzzles in Viewfinder and his preview impressions of Palia, an MMO-like life sim currently in closed beta.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Charles Harte (@Chuckduck365), Kenneth Shepard (@ShepardCDR)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:39 - Talent Show Update
00:06:36 - Kenneth Shepard Re-Introduction
00:12:55 - Baldur's Gate III
00:58:32 - Palia
01:11:47 - Viewfinder
01:16:09 - Housekeeping
Sonic Superstars is speeding onto the cover of our latest issue of Game Informer, and we're talking all about the Blue Blur's retro-modern throwback. Join Marcus Stewart, Kyle Hilliard, and Brian Shea as we break down our exclusive cover story. We'll also unpack Kyle's review of Remnant II while Marcus gives updated thoughts on his ongoing dinosaur-slaying crusade in Exoprimal. And finally, Marcus gives his review thoughts on Peacock's Twisted Metal series.
Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Brian Shea (@brianpshea.bsky.social)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:44 - Cover Story: Sonic Superstars
00:27:35 - Remnant II
00:38:38 - Exoprimal
00:49:40 - Twisted Metal TV Show
01:06:33 - Housekeeping*
Dinosaurs are pouring into this week's episode of The Game Informer Show as editor Marcus Stewart unpacks his evolving thoughts on Capcom's new dino-flavored shooter, Exoprimal. Kyle Hilliard discusses his Pikmin 4 and Viewfinder reviews while also dishing out his early impressions of Gunbrella. Charles Harte chats about playing the re-release of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective for the first time, but not before Kyle serenades listeners with his soulful rendition of a lunch-themed Sonic the Hedgehog cover song.
Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Charles Harte (@chuckduck365)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:51 - Bet Explanation
00:05:55 - Marcus' PC Update
00:13:35 - Kyle's Musical Performance
00:21:44 - Exoprimal
00:40:55 - Pikmin 4
00:54:21 - Viewfinder
01:01:44 - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
01:14:22 - Gunbrella Preview
01:20:44 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions*
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew opens our video game release schedule again to look ahead at our most anticipated upcoming game releases. Of course, massive projects like Starfield and Baldur's Gate 3 line our list, but we also hope to highlight lesser-known titles that are promising. Towards the start of the podcast, we also share our early Everybody 1-2 Switch review impressions.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:51 - Intro
00:02:57 - Marcus' New Gaming PC Plans
00:08:05 - Most Anticipated Upcoming Game Releases
00:09:04 - Everybody 1-2-Switch!
00:17:23 - The Rest Of 2023: Games We Are Excited For
01:42:21 - Housekeeping
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In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, hosts Alex Van Aken and Marcus Stewart determine the best games of 2023 (their favorites, actually, but "best games" is better SEO) by looking back through Game Informer's 2023 video game release schedule. Obvious picks are The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and Resident Evil 4 (Remake), however we also highlight lesser-known standouts like Friends Vs Friends, A Space for the Unbound, and Terra Nil.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:42 - Discussion Introduction: 2023 Six Months in Review
00:05:17 - 2023 So Far: Games We Have and Haven't Played
01:43:22 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest Eric Van Allen (Destructoid, Axe of the Blood God) joins us to discuss: Pikmin 4 with Kyle Hilliard, who finally admits he's a fan of the series; Marcus' AEW Fight Forever review; role-playing in the 258-player BattleBit Remastered, an impressive throwback to the glory days of Battlefield; Final Fantasy XVI; and finally, a deck-building first-person shooter called Friends vs Friends.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Eric Van Allen (@Seamoosi)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:51 - Eric Van Allen Introduction
00:06:24 - Pikmin 4
00:24:52 - AEW Fight Forever
00:42:46 - BattleBit Remastered
01:02:51 - Final Fantasy XVI
01:16:51 - Friends vs Friends
01:24:44 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex returns from Tokyo to share everything he's learned about Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, what it was like co-writing his first cover story with Senior Associate Editor Blake Hester, and how Armored Core differs from recent FromSoftware releases. After, the crew dives into Game Informer's Final Fantasy XVI review, during which Wesley says the game contains his favorite moment in the long-running series. Finally, Marcus and Charles talk about Dordogne, a great water-colored narrative adventure, and Stray Gods, a neat roleplaying musical game.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:10:14 - Cover Story: ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON
00:44:36 - Final Fantasy XVI Review
01:13:03 - Stray Gods Demo
01:20:45 - Dordogne Review
01:27:21 - Housekeeping
With Summer Game Fest largely in the rearview mirror, The Game Informer Show sees editors Marcus Stewart, Kyle Hilliard, Charles Harte, and Blake Hester share their overall thoughts on the packed weekend of gaming showcases, settle our predictions contest, and take turns discussing the announcements that excited us most.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:34 - Showcase Discussion
00:16:38 - GI Show Wager Results
00:26:27 - Favorite Showcase Announcements
01:20:31 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, hosts Marcus Stewart and Kyle Hilliard are joined by special guest Scott White to discuss our thoughts and experiences with Diablo IV! After that, we'll be running down all of the major announcements from Summer Game Fest and sharing our thoughts on the event as a whole.
Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Scott White (@ProfessorRPG)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:55 - Scott White Introduction
00:05:01 - Diablo IV
00:40:53 - Summer Game Fest
01:44:43 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode, we're unpacking Street Fighter 6 with the expert who reviewed the game for us, special guest Elijah Gonzalez. For the rest of the show, we go around the horn to make our wild predictions for Summer Game Fest and all of the adjacent showcases with some humorous (and harmonious) stakes on the line before diving into a couple of listener questions.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:31 - Street Fighter 6
00:30:55 - Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
00:34:12 - Showcase Discussion
00:38:21 - Showcase Predictions
01:15:15 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew reacts to the recent Mortal Kombat 1 reveal and talks about why Mortal Kombat 11's story is significant, shares details behind Game Informer's Planet of Lana review, Marcus' hands-on preview of Exoprimal, and more discussion about The Legend Of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. At the end of the show, Marcus interviews WWE tag team Pretty Deadly about their history with games and their inclusion in WWE 2K23.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:57 - Mortal Kombat 1 Reveal
00:11:33 - Mortal Kombat 11 Spoilers Begin
00:15:47 - Mortal Kombat 11 Spoilers End
00:21:41 - Street Fighter 6 Open Beta
00:29:33 - Planet of Lana Review
00:45:54 - Exoprimal
01:01:15 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
01:13:25 - PlayStation Showcase Predictions
01:15:15 - House Keeping and Listener Questions
01:19:09 - Interview with Pretty Deadly
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew reveals our next magazine cover story, featuring Final Fantasy XVI, which sent Wesley across the ocean to Square Enix Japan. Afterward, we dive into a 30-minute spoiler-free discussion about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and share our thoughts on the game. Of course, Hyrule wasn't the only world we explored this week, as Lego 2K Drive and Humanity, created in part by Tetris Effect creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi, were released on May 16.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:32 - Cover Story: Final Fantasy XVI
00:09:24 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
00:43:59 - Lego 2K Drive
00:53:30 - Humanity
01:05:42 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses their time playing the biggest game of 2023, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Join Kyle Hilliard and Brian Shea, alongside hosts Alex Van Aken and Marcus Stewart, for a deep dive into our latest Zelda review. We are returning to the world we fell in love with in 2017's Breath of the Wild, but nothing is the same, resulting in a fresh and unique experience that rewards imagination.
For folks interested in other games, later in the show we discuss Darkest Dungeon II, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and a disaster involving The Last Case of Benedict Fox.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:27 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
00:32:38 - Darkest Dungeon II
00:41:29 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
00:50:53 - The Last Case of Benedict Fox
00:59:41 - House Keeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew dives deep into our Redfall review, tries to pinpoint where Bethesda and Arkane Austin went wrong, and discusses the game's strengths and shortcomings. Later in the show, Charles shares his thoughts about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor after beating it, and then Marcus talks about a new 2D Metroidvania called The Last Case of Benedict Fox.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:12 - Video Game Collectables and Collecting
00:22:09 - Redfall
00:56:56 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
01:07:49 - The Last Case of Benedict Fox
01:17:50 - House Keeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we chat about our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom preview and ask Brian Shea as many questions as we can think about the game. Editor-In-Chief Matt Miller joins us in the latter half of the podcast to talk about his Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review and Marcus' thoughts on Horizon Forbidden West's Burning Shores DLC.
Watch the video version of our weekly gaming podcast right here:
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:37 - Hands-On: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
00:37:26 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
01:04:38 - Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
01:19:35 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, your favorite motley crew of video game podcasters discusses Game Informer's Dead Island 2 review, Cliff Bleszinski's new comic book series and hints of a LawBreakers revival, rotoscoped pixel-art sidescroller Lunark, Overwatch 2's new support, and getting into Final Fantasy XIV again. Also, due to popular demand, we bring video feeds back to The Game Informer Show's video version on YouTube.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:17 - Video Is Back!
00:04:40 - Dead Island 2
00:24:48 - Lawbreakers and Cliffy B
00:32:51 - Lunark
00:37:50 - Lifeweaver in Overwatch 2
00:40:40 - Pokémon Violet
00:45:40 - Vampire Survivors Tides of Foscari DLC
00:53:35 - The Wreck
00:57:39 - Final Fantasy XIV
01:08:55 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest and freelance writer Sarah Thwaites joins us to discuss our Diablo IV cover reveal and Minecraft Legends review, the latter of which Thwaites wrote for Game Informer. Kyle Hilliard returns from California with hands-on impressions of the magic-wielding first-person shooter, Immortals of Aveum. Meanwhile, Marcus Stewart returns from vacation to discuss Meet Your Maker and The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:49 - Sarah Thwaites Aussie Indie Game Dev Feature
00:10:08 - Cover Story: Diablo IV
00:25:21 - Minecraft Legends
00:43:55 - Immortals of Aveum
00:54:23 - Disney Illusion Island
01:03:09 - Meet Your Maker
01:12:59 - The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
01:20:15 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Brian Shea and Charles Harte join host Alex Van Aken to discuss our Star Wars Jedi: Survivor preview, watching the Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean entertain his kids at The Super Mario Bros. Movie premiere, why a horror fishing game called Dredge is really good, and what MLB: The Show is doing to stand out. Oh, and they killed Sonic the Hedgehog.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:20 – The Super Mario Bros. Movie Premiere
00:14:02 – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
00:32:31 – Dredge
00:42:21 – The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
00:49:23 – MLB The Show 23
01:00:45 – Housekeeping
01:02:22 – Tekken 8
01:10:05 – Listener Email
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our favorite games from PAX East 2023, relaxing reverse-city-builder Terra Nil, and why Crime Boss: Rockay City earned our lowest review score in years. It's a great episode featuring plenty of shenanigans and hijinks from Alex, Marcus, and Wesley. Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify if you enjoy the episode!
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:45 - PAX East 2023
00:21:45 - Crime Boss: Rockay City
00:41:54 - Terra Nil
00:56:16 - Dordogne
01:04:10 - Housekeeping
Arkane Studios, best known for creating the acclaimed stealth series Dishonored, has made a name for itself by realizing game worlds with rich lore, environmental storytelling, and curious, interweaving levels. Its specialty is developing immersive sims, a niche it’s helped cultivate since 1999. On May 2, Arkane releases its next project, Redfall, an open-world first-person shooter.
I’ve been a fan of Arkane Studios’ rich single-player worlds for years. Naturally, I had questions about Redfall’s position in the developer’s portfolio. However, after interviewing Studio Head Harvey Smith and playing the game for 90 minutes, I have the answers I was looking for – and I’m excited to share it all in this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show.
In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex returns from New York City to share his thoughts on Redfall after a lengthy hands-on session. Blake breaks down his Resident Evil 4 Remake review, and Marcus shares his thoughts on the Diablo IV closed beta. Then the conversation switches to lighter subjects when Kyle talks about what makes Tchia an open-world game worth exploring. Lastly, the podcast closes with a short interview between Arkane Studios’ Harvey Smith and Game Informer’s Alex Van Aken, who talk about creativity, serialization, and how Redfall morphs into a different experience when playing with friends.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:08:32 – Resident Evil 4 Remake
00:24:19 – Redfall Hands-On Preview
00:54:41 – Diablo IV
01:11:24 – Listener Emails
01:24:40 – Harvey Smith Interview
Thanks to various illnesses, this week The Game Informer Show is a two-person affair – The Marcus and Kyle show, if you will. We discuss the fantastic Resident Evil 4 remake and enlist the help of the community to make a list of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games we want to play on Switch. We also talk about our time with the Exoprimal beta, check in on Wo Long potentially one last time, and Marcus talks WWE 2K23 and Bayonetta Origins: Whatever the Subtitle Is.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join your normal host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:27 - Resident Evil 4 Remake Review
00:16:06 - The Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games we want on Switch
00:42:59 - Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty potential final check in
00:48:01 - Exoprimal
00:59:27 - WWE 2K23 review
01:14:16 - Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon review
01:26:53 - Outro
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Suriel Vazquez makes his triumphant return, and we celebrate our latest issue, The Indie Issue featuring Sea of Stars. Kyle played eight hours of Sea of Stars and spoke with the developers so he shares that experience, the crew tries to figure out what it means to be an indie game in 2023, and then we run down some of our personal favorite indie games of all time before answering a few community questions.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join your normal host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:19 - Cover Story/Sea of Stars
00:13:11 - Indie Games Discussion
01:08:32 - The Playlist/Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
01:10:43 - Birth
01:14:09 - Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
01:18:57 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
01:22:50 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
01:33:26 - Questions and Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses Team Ninja's latest Soulslike, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and why it might be a sleeper hit. Wesley comes back from New York City to discuss his hands-on time with Final Fantasy XVI; and then we chat about Atomic Heart's very weird open world.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:12 - Final Fantasy XVI Preview
00:15:46 - The Playlist/Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
00:31:49 - Atomic Heart
00:52:08 - Double Fine's PsychOdyssey
01:04:46 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses why Atomic Heart is a game of many extremes, including jaw-dropping environments and some of the worst writing in recent memory. Alex, Kyle, and Blake also discuss Game Informer's Like A Dragon: Ishin! review and answer listener questions about which game is best for players looking to explore the Yakuza series. Lastly, Kyle tells us why Resident Evil Village VR is the best game on PSVR 2.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:13 - Like a Dragon: Ishin
00:18:43 - Atomic Heart
00:34:11 - Resident Evil Village VR
00:44:47 - Runner
00:47:07 - The Darkness II
00:53:20 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guest Jesse Vitelli (Staff Writer, Prima Games) joins Alex and Kyle to chat about Game Informer's PlayStation VR2 review and why Horizon Call of The Mountain is a disappointing launch title for the new virtual reality headset. During The Playlist, the crew shares their early impressions of EA's take on the monster-hunting genre in the new release Wild Hearts, and then Alex shares a positive review of The Pokémon TCG's latest Crown Zenith expansion. Before the podcast wraps up, we answer listener questions about whether PSVR2 is worth its large price tag.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:03 - PSVR2 Review
00:07:56 - Horizon Call of the Mountain Review
00:19:18 - The Playlist/ Wild Hearts Release Impressions
00:30:35 - Pokémon TCG: Crown Zenith
00:41:06 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew excitedly outlines a few big reveals from yesterday's Nintendo Direct, including flying machines in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and a collection of Game Boy games being released on Nintendo Switch yesterday alongside a surprise launch of Metroid Prime Remastered. Following news of a canceled single-player Titanfall game set in its shared universe with Apex Legends, the guys speculate about what happened to the project and share their ideas for what the game could've looked like.
During The Playlist, we discuss the first hour of Octopath Traveller II, Goldeneye 007, Metroid Prime Remastered, and The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:45 - Single-Player Game Set In Titanfall, Apex Legends Universe Cancellation
00:16:05 - February 8th Nintendo Direct Reactions
00:40:51 - The Playlist/Octopath Traveler II
00:50:21 - Game Boy and GBA Games On Switch
01:02:37 - Goldeneye 007
01:11:33 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew shares exclusive details about the Resident Evil 4 remake while breaking down this month's cover story. During The Playlist, Blake shares notes from his Hi-Fi Rush review before discussing the changes in the Dead Space remake. At the show's end, we answer our listeners' burning questions about Resident Evil 4.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:09 - Cover Story: Resident Evil 4 Remake
00:31:03 - The Playlist: Hi-Fi Rush Review
00:42:00 - Dead Space Remake
00:51:04 - House Keeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we break down our Forspoken review and chat about why the open-world game is weird enough to develop a devoted fanbase despite conflicting reviews. Additionally, returning guest Kahlief Adams joins us to promote Spawn On Me's upcoming game awards show, The Spawnies, and also chat with Marcus and Kyle about the newly-released Dead Space remake.
Lastly, Alex and Kyle share very early impressions from Hi-Fi Rush, the stylish action game from the creators of The Evil Within that shadow-dropped yesterday.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:16 - Spawn On Me Promo
00:09:59 - Dead Space Review Discussion
00:29:55 - Forspoken Review
00:41:54 - Hi-Fi Rush
00:51:33 - House Keeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, host Alex Van Aken returns from a secret trip to Japan with Marcus Stewart. The pair chat with Kyle Hilliard about the first two episodes of HBO's The Last Of Us series and share their initial reactions to the show. Unfortunately, the video game industry was subject to massive layoffs this week, with reports of large companies like Microsoft, 343 Industries, and Bethesda reducing their workforce by over 10,000 employees. At the same time, on the media side, our talented peers at Giant Bomb, GameSpot, and Fandom were also affected.
During The Playlist, the crew chats about recent games they've been playing, including Tchia, PlateUp!, Pentiment, and The Case Of The Golden Idol.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:12 - Fandom + Microsoft Layoffs
00:21:42 - The Last Of Us HBO Show
00:32:07 - The Playlist/Tchia
00:37:01 - PlateUp!
00:46:07 - Pentiment
00:50:02 - The Case of the Golden Idol
00:56:03 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
Your regular host, Alex Van Aken, is out on a mysterious project this week so guest host Kyle Hilliard is back to throw out the format and talk entirely too much about anime. The discussion is timely, though, as the big release of the week is One Piece Odyssey, Bandai Namco's impressive RPG based on the popular anime. John Carson, who is reviewing the game for Game Informer, returns to talk about his experience and share his favorite games of 2022. We are also joined by former Game Informer editor and former host of this very podcast, Benjamin Reeves! Reeves makes his triumphant return to The Game Informer Show to also share his favorite games of 2022 and, alongside Wesley LeBlanc, reveal just how little they know about One Piece with our Devil Fruit quiz.
Follow us on social media: Follow us on social media: Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Benjamin Reeves (@BenjaminReeves), and John Carson (@John_Carson).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:54 - One Piece Odyssey
00:21:12 - Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
00:23:14 - John's Top 10 Games of 2022
00:37:19 - Ben's Top 10 Games of 2022
00:52:40 - Kyle's Quiz
01:08:22 - Listener Questions and Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex Van Aken and Wesley LeBlanc break down our Dead Island 2 cover story and recap their recent trip to Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, England. The pair played roughly eight hours of the upcoming sequel, set in zombie-infested Los Angeles, and came away reasonably surprised. Lastly, Alex and Wes answer your questions about Dead Island 2 from Twitter and Discord.
During The Playlist, the crew chats about recent games they've been playing, including Fire Emblem Engage, Signalis, Norco, and Neon White.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:22 - Cover Story: Dead Island 2
00:40:29 - Fire Emblem Engage
00:46:47 - Housekeeping
00:51:36 - Signalis
00:56:34 - Neon White
00:58:44 - Norco
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, we share our favorite holiday traditions, plan the games we want to beat over the break and answer questions from our community.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:32 - What Are You Playing During The Holiday Break
00:32:33 - Listener Questions and Housekeeping
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew is joined by our podcast editor, Matt Storm, to look ahead and discuss our most anticipated games of 2023. We highlight twenty upcoming games we can't wait to play next year, including blockbuster titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and indie games like Hyper Light Breaker and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk.
Want to create your list? View our extensive 2023 video game release calendar.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365), Matt Storm (@DJ_Stormageddon)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:16 - Housekeeping
00:07:34 - Dead Island 2 Cover Story
00:09:20 - Most Anticipated Video Games of 2023
01:11:10 - Listener Questions
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew chats about our High On Life Review, why we're loving Fortnite Chapter 4, and all of the games we're playing in the final gauntlet to Game Informer's Game of the Year, including Vampire Survivors, Immortality, and The Callisto Protocol.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:39 - High On Life
00:28:16 - The Playlist
00:30:09 - Fortnite Chapter 4
00:45:44 - The Callisto Protocol
00:51:48 - Vampire Survivors
01:00:52 - Immortality
01:11:04 - Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew reacts to the big reveals from The Game Awards, including such hits as Death Stranding 2, Hades II, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, and of course, Crime Boss: Rockay City. We hope you enjoy this episode featuring our favorite Diablo IV correspondent, John Carson.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), John Carson (@John_Carson)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This week on The Game Informer Show, Kyle Hilliard steps in as guest host while Alex Van Aken is busy working on secret projects. Brian Shea joins to share his experience with Marvel's Midnight Suns and we force him to choose between it and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. We also check in again on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Call of Duty and the new Warzone 2.0 update, and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. And Finally, Blake Hester shares his controversial opinions about Limb Bizkit with Kyle Hilliard and Charles Harte in a new weekly segment.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Blake Hester (@MetallicaisRad), Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode was edited by Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:09 - Marvel's Midnight Suns
00:13:03 - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
00:24:29 - Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion
00:27:21 - The Playlist
00:27:54 - Immortality
00:30:41 - Call Of Duty
00:38:38 - More Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
00:40:00 - God Of War Ragnarok
00:41:07 - Fortnite
00:43:23 - Sonic Frontiers
00:55:09 - Blake Hester Has Bad Opinions
01:03:36 - Listener Questions and House Keeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew shares its Pokémon Violet launch impressions, breaks down the list of The Game Awards nominees, and discusses our latest game reviews, including Somerville and Pentiment. Before diving into a round of listener emails, Marcus chats about the role-playing farming-sim hybrid, Harvestella.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode was edited by Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:31 - The Game Awards Nominees
00:42:05 - Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet
01:01:31 - Harvestella
01:15:43 - Somerville Review
01:25:04 - Pentiment Review
01:34:09 - Listener Questions and Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew gathers to talk about our Street Fighter 6 cover story and our trip to visit Capcom in Osaka, Japan. Additionally, we discuss our Sonic Frontiers review, Resident Evil Village's Shadows of Rose DLC, and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode was edited by Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:20 - Street Fighter 6 Cover Story
00:25:15 - Sonic Frontiers Review
00:37:41 - Resident Evil Village Shadows of Rose DLC
00:44:54 - Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope & House Keeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, our new Associate Editor Charles Harte joins the crew to talk through our God Of War Ragnarök review, PSVR 2 launch and pricing details, Modern Warfare II multiplayer impressions, and finally, why FMV game Immortality is one of the coolest titles of the year.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:12 – Meet New Hire Charles Harte
00:09:05 – PSVR Price and Launch Details
00:23:47 – God of War Ragnarök Review
00:36:20 – The Playlist
00:36:36 – Modern Warfare II Multiplayer
00:47:38 – Immortality
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, our new Magazine Content Director, Kyle Hilliard, joins the crew to share impressions from the first five hours of God of War Ragnarök. Additionally, Blake and Marcus share their thoughts about Bayonetta 3; later in the show, Alex talks about why Marvel Snap is excellent despite him becoming tired of the franchise lately. Lastly, Blake talks about the Modern Warfare 2 campaign's unfortunate shortcomings, especially as someone who traditionally enjoys Call Of Duty.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode was edited by Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:51 - Kyle Hilliard Returns
00:08:09 - Silent Hill News
00:26:01 - Bayonetta 3 Review
00:42:23 - God of War Ragnarök Preview
00:56:51 - Marvel Snap
01:07:33 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Campaign
01:14:07 - House Keeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew chats about Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, our A Plague Tale: Requiem review, and why we've still been enjoying Overwatch 2 despite the rocky launch.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode was edited by Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:25 - A Plague Tale: Requiem
00:20:07 - Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
00:36:22 - Overwatch 2
00:47:31 - Listener Questions and Housekeeping
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest and former Game Informer editor Jill Grodt joins us to talk about the best indie games of 2022 (so far) and a retro-inspired survival horror game, Signalis, that is blowing Alex away. Also, Wesley explains why he isn't enjoying Scorn, the slippery and wet puzzle game we all thought was a first-person shooter. Lastly, Jill talks about her new indie game website, The Indie Informer, and shares what she's been up to since departing Game Informer earlier this year.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Jill Grodt (@Finruin)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode was edited by Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:05 - Jill On Launching The Indie Informer
00:15:50 - Best Indie Games of 2022 (So Far)
00:52:57 - Scorn
00:59:07 - SIGNALIS
01:06:45 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew shares exclusive details from our latest magazine cover story on Bayonetta 3, including Marcus Stewart's hands-on impressions, a focus on the sequel's larger-than-life villains, and newcomer protagonist, Viola. During The Playlist, we break down our Overwatch 2 review and chat about our hands-on Gotham Knights preview.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode was edited by Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:38 - News
00:03:49 - Cover Story - Bayonetta 3
00:26:20 - Gotham Knights
00:43:20 - Overwatch 2
01:05:14 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest Brenden Groom from the Pass The Controller Podcast joins us to chat about our Shovel Knight Dig review impressions, E3 returning next June as a segmented business and consumer show, and finally, whether or not HBO's The Last Of Us needs to differentiate itself from the games.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Brenden Groom (@BeGroom)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode was edited by Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:49 - E3 is back!
00:15:09 - The Last Of Us HBO Teaser
00:25:01 - Shovel Knight Dig
00:39:44 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions*
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest Matt Storm joins Alex Van Aken and Brian Shea to break down the unprecedented Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks that happened over the weekend. In what is one of the largest video game leaks of all time, over 90 videos showcasing secret in-development footage of the open-world crime sequel were leaked on GTAForums and quickly spread via fans on YouTube and social media.
Additionally, we chat about this week's news of a collaboration between Marvel Games and EA Motive to develop a single-player Iron Man game. During The Playlist, we dive into our time playing Splatoon 3, TemTem, and Metal: Hellsinger.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Matt Storm (@dj_stormageddon)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode was edited by Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:55 - Motive Studio Iron Man Game Announcement
00:22:46 - Grand Theft Auto 6 Leaks
00:45:03 - Splatoon 3
00:57:08 - Temtem
01:06:40 - Metal: Hellsinger
01:11:59 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Editor-In-Chief Andrew Reiner says goodbye to Game Informer after nearly 30 years and passes the torch to Magazine Content Director Matt Miller. We chat about how Reiner got a job at Game Informer in 1991 and some fantastic memories he made along the way. Matt shares his vision for our company and how his 18-year tenure has prepared him for becoming our new Editor-In-Chief. At the end of the episode, Reiner says thank you to every person he's worked closely with since he first joined the company.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Matt Miller (@MatthewRMiller)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
After a two-week break, The Game Informer Show returns full force after host Alex Van Aken traveled throughout Europe for Gamescom 2022.Special guest Kenneth Shepard, staff writer at Fanbyte, joins the crew to discuss our God Of War Ragnarök cover story and The Last Of Us Part 1 review impressions.
Sadly, this episode also marks Jay Guisao's last week as a Game Informer editor. We talk about his creative process from writing his first cover story and how his studies in game development are preparing him for his next journey. While his departure is bittersweet, Jay is moving on to an incredible new job you'll learn more about soon if you follow him on Twitter.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Jay Guisao (@Jason_Guisao), Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad), Ken Shepard (@Shepardcdr)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Editor's Note: Please welcome Matt Storm, our new freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host, editor, and producer who's been podcasting for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Jump to the timestamps to get to a particular point of discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:34 - Gamescom
00:10:22 - Jay's Big News
00:13:43 - Cover Story - God of War Ragnarök
00:43:51 - The Last of Us Part I
01:11:43 - Endless Dungeon
01:21:52 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
01:35:56 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Spoilers
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guests Jesse Vitelli and Shawn Thomas – two of my favorite battle royale squadmates – join us to talk about Fortnite. We review the Dragon Ball Super update, chat about why the Goku and Vegeta skins look a little off, and discuss how we'd like to see Fortnite change. We also reminisce about the game's early years and explain why we love it.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Jesse Vitelli (@JesseVitelli), Shawn Thomas (@XShawnThomas)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Editor's Note: Please welcome Matt Storm, our new freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host, editor, and producer who's been podcasting for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:17 - Pokémon World Championships 2022
00:04:29 - Fortnite x Dragon Ball
00:41:23 - Housekeeping
00:44:43 - Embracer Group
00:54:31 - Listener Mail
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we return from Las Vegas to talk about our time at EVO 2022 and the event's fighting game announcements alongside special guests Michael Higham (Fanbyte) and John Carson (Former Associate Editor). Of course, that's not all. The Newshound himself, Wesley LeBlanc, shares his Cult Of The Lamb review impressions before the larger group chats about Soul Hackers 2 and Digimon Survive.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), John Carson (@John_Carson), Michael Higham (@MichaelPHigham)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Editor's Note: Please welcome Matt Storm, our new freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host, editor, and producer who's been podcasting for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:49 - EVO 2022 Recap
00:33:42 - Cult of the Lamb
00:44:12 - Digimon Survive
00:55:39 - Soul Hackers 2
01:06:57 - House Keeping and Listener Mail
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guest Jesse Vitelli (Prima Games) joins us to discuss our Two Point Campus review, why Ghostrunner is an underrated cyberpunk game, and finally, whatever the heck "Nier Church" is. At the show's end, the crew talks about Stray's ending and why the game about being a cat is oddly poignant. Don't worry – we give plenty of spoiler warnings!
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Jesse Vitelli (@JesseVitelli)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Editor's Note: Please welcome Matt Storm, our new freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host, editor, and producer who's been podcasting for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:01 - Nier: Automata Church
00:16:13 - Two Point Campus
00:37:23 - Ghostrunner
00:47:51 - Housekeeping and Listener Mail
01:06:18 - Stray Ending Spoilers
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew shares exclusive details from our Skull And Bones cover story and discusses our Xenoblade Chronicle 3 review. During The Playlist, Van Aken raves about Rollerdrome and shares why it's one of his most anticipated games after playing it. To round out the show, we answer a few listener questions about how the Steam Deck compares to the Nintendo Switch and which portable games we'd like to re-release onto home consoles.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Jay Guisao (@Jason_Guisao), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Editor's Note: Please welcome Matt Storm, our new freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show. Matt is an experienced podcast host, editor, and producer who's been podcasting for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast, and Reignite, a Mass Effect podcast.
Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:22 - News
00:04:33 - Cover Story - Skull And Bones
00:21:44 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3
00:34:48 - Rollerdrome
00:52:14 - Stray
01:06:12 - Housekeeping and Listener Mail
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex Van Aken takes over as host following Alex Stadnik's departure last week, and Jill Grodt leaves Game Informer of her own will following the recent layoffs of our staff. In a surprising turn, Wesley LeBlanc announces his return to Game Informer as Associate Editor. After these updates, the crew dives into the week's video game releases and discusses our Stray review with Blake Hester and why cats are a novel subject in video games. Rounding out the show, we chat about Live A Live and Saints Row with Andrew Reiner.
Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
We are making production changes to accommodate a lower staff size following recent layoffs at Game Informer. Therefore, new episodes of The Game Informer Show will be audio only for the foreseeable future. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:00 – Podcast Updates
00:05:55 – Jill Grodt Leaves Game Informer
00:16:24 – Wesley LeBlanc Returns to Game Informer
00:19:25 – Stray Review Discussion
00:39:03 – Saints Row
00:46:52 – Live A Live
00:53:52 – Listener Emails
Three beloved members of Game Informer were laid off last week – as you might've read on social media last week. The affected employees were John Carson, Wesley LeBlanc, and our Creative Director of 14 years, Jeff Akervik. In this episode of The Game Informer Show, we lament the loss of John, Wes, and Jeff and share what we love about them and why they're great hiring candidates. Afterward, host Alex Stadnik shares he's leaving Game Informer for a new adventure in the video game industry and talks with Alex Van Aken about the future of the podcast and his vision for our outlet's video content.
This episode is a rollercoaster, so if you only want to hear our thoughts on Bayonetta 3's October release date, use the timestamps below to jump to the various segments of the podcast.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Blake Hester (@Radmure), Jill Grodt (@Finruin)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Timestamps:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:30 - Game Informer Layoffs
00:36:10 - Alex Stadnik Says Goodbye
00:56:14 - Bayonetta 3
01:11:00 - Listener Questions
02:09:25 - Future of the Podcast and Video*
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our Sonic Frontiers cover story and divulges new details about the game's open zones, combat, and a few returning characters, including Big The Cat. During The Playlist, we chat about our time playing Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, Overwatch 2's new tank Junker Queen, and several promising games from Steam Next Fest.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:31 - Sonic Frontiers Cover
00:30:49 - The Playlist
00:32:00 - Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
00:42:04 - Overwatch 2 Beta
00:53:54 - Steam Next Fest
00:57:24 - Nine Sols
01:03:19 - Blocky Dungeon
01:05:13 - Metal Hellsinger
01:09:22 - Terra Nil
01:15:24 - Steam Next Fest Lightning Round
01:21:46 - Housekeeping
01:25:06 - Listener Emails*
Welcome back to a new episode of The Game Informer Show! We know what you're thinking, and yes, we are aware that Nintendo just put on a Xenoblade 3 digital showcase, but that won't stop us from hoping for more. Just like with Sony and Microsoft, we're brushing off our crystal balls and predicting what Nintendo will have at its big summer Direct...whenever that may be.
Will The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel make an appearance with a more concrete gameplay section and a name reveal? Will Nintendo continue to roll out its iconic characters on Switch with a new Donkey Kong game? Can we expect to see Samus in the form of the rumored Metroid Prime Trilogy port or the much-anticipated Metroid Prime 4? Only time will tell, but we hope today's podcast will be a fun distraction while we wait for the next big Nintendo Direct!
Programming note: This week is a little funky with scheduling, so we'll return to our regular format with all the normal segments you love next week. Thanks for your understanding.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), and Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
*Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:18 - Nintendo Direct Predictions
00:04:40 - Marcus Prediction 1
00:08:18 - Alex Prediction 1
00:12:12 - Marcus Prediction 2
00:18:08 - Alex Prediction 2
00:22:48 - Marcus Prediction 3
00:27:47 - Alex Prediction 3
00:34:40 - Marcus Prediction 4
00:38:29 - Alex Prediction 4
00:45:15 - Marcus Prediction 5
00:49:08 - Alex Prediction 5*
This week's new episode of The Game Informer Show is here, and it's a massive one. We're breaking down our thoughts on Starfield, Redfall, and more from the Capcom and Xbox and Bethesda Showcases, along with our discussions of the Neon White and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge reviews. We also send off the one and only Kim "KStar" Wallace the right way and talk about her favorite cover stories, memories, and what's coming next in her wonderful career.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kim Wallace (@kstar1785), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), and Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
*Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:12 - Kim Wallace Says Goodbye
00:28:57 - Summer Game Fest Impressions
00:46:05 - Xbox And Bethesda Showcase Impressions
00:46:40 - Redfall
01:00:28 - Starfield
01:13:18 - Kojima/Xbox Partnership
01:21:04 - Capcom Showcase Impressions
01:21:23 - Resident Evil 4 Remake
01:30:15 - Resident Evil Village DLC
01:35:02 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Review
01:47:35 - Neon White Review
02:04:27 - Housekeeping
02:08:45 - Community Emails*
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew recaps everything they played at Summer Game Fest Day 2, including Street Fighter 6, Outriders Worldslayer, A Little To The Left, Birth, and Glitch Busters. We're also joined by special guests Lucy James and Tamoor Hussain, two members of Giant Bomb's new core team, to talk about the legacy and future of the iconic gaming website.
Follow us on Twitter: Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcustStewart7), Lucy James (@LucyJamesGames), Tamoor Hussain (@TamoorH)
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
01:07 – Introduction
03:08 – The Future of Giant Bomb
20:25 – Street Fighter 6
33:58 – Day of the Devs Games (A Little To The Left, Time Flies, Birth, Glitch Busters)
41:50 – Outriders Worldslayer
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode is sponsored by Saints Row. To enter the "Self-Made" Saints Row Photo Contest, click here.
We're back with another Game Informer Show straight from Summer Game Fest! Today, we're breaking down our hands-on impressions of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, Star Trek: Resurgence, and a lot of promising indie titles you won't want to miss. We're also joined by special guests Jurge Cruz-Alvarez, public relations manager at popagenda, and Manny Pérez, former community manager at Bethesda Game Studios to round out the excellent crew.
Follow us on Twitter: Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcustStewart7), Jurge Cruz-Alvarez (@jcruzalvarez26), and Manny Perez (@IAmJitsu)
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:14:14 - Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
00:30:28 - Star Trek: Resurgence
00:34:16 - Time Flies
00:38:29 - SCHiM*
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew is joined by Fanbyte's News Editor, Imran Khan, to react to Summer Game Fest news like the Last Of Us Part I remake, Callisto Protocol's gruesome death animations, a Doom-inspired magic game called Witchfire, Modern Warfare II gameplay, and a release date for Marvel's Midnight Suns. Better yet, we recorded the conversation live in Los Angeles!
Time stamps and video coming later today.
Follow us on Twitter: Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcustStewart7), Imran Khan (@ImranZomg)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
We're back with another loaded episode of The Game Informer Show! This week we're diving deep into our exclusive cover story of The Callisto Protocol and discussing the game's promising combat, story, and scares. We're also going around the panel and predicting what's going to make an appearance at next week's Summer Game Fest. Finally, we round out the show with one of the weirder editions of Listener Questions to end another great podcast.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:19 - The Callisto Protocol
00:27:17 - Summer Game Fest Predictions
01:13:45 - Housekeeping
01:23:02 - Summer Game Fest Content Plans
01:28:24 - Listener Questions*
Follow us on Twitter: Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), and John Carson (@John_Carson).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew gathers to share their PlayStation State of Play Predictions. Which game announcements or big reveals do Sony have planned for Summer 2022? Will God of War: Ragnarok release this year? Where the heck is Last of Us Part II multiplayer? This week it's anybody's game as your hosts heat the kitchen with bold PlayStation predictions.
Follow us on Twitter: Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), and Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:10 – PlayStation State of Play Summer Predictions
01:05:05 – Housekeeping
01:11:20 – Listener Emails
The conclusion to the first season of Master Chief's TV adventures is finally here, but did it stick the landing or continue to frustrate us? Join us for another special episode of The GI Show, where we're reviewing both episode nine of Halo and season one as a whole.
The regular team is back to wrap up the season, but we couldn't do a Halo review without a familiar friend. Alex Stadnik, Brian Shea, and Andrew Reiner are joined by Kate Sánchez, founder of But Why Tho? to break down the highs and lows of this episode and the season in this spoiler-filled discussion.
In episode nine, we find John and company reeling from the fallout of Makee's decision, setting the stage for the final battle. The good news is that "Transcendence" has plenty of satisfying action that genuinely feels like what we love about Halo as a video game. The bad news is those questionable story choices continue to bring down our enjoyment of the series.
When looking at the first season as a whole, it's clear that plenty of things could have been better. In that spirit, we finish out this episode of The GI Show and our Halo review with our thoughts on the state of Master Chief, Halsey, and Co.'s tale and whether or not we're excited about a second season. We also grade the show on the GI review scale for those dying to know what we thought numerically.
Thank you so much for joining us on this journey. While the show had its ups and downs, it was so fun to get to chat with the community on a weekly basis. We hope you enjoyed these videos, and we're so excited to continue our review series in the not too distant future.
What do you think about Halo? Be sure to let us know in the comments below. We'd also love your feedback on the extra GI Show episodes. Do you like them? Do you want to see us focus on games or the Marvel shows in the future? Please email us at podcast@gameinformer.com or reach out on Discord as we want to know what you think.
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew shares their Xbox & Bethesda Showcase predictions and impressions from a recent hands-on session with the Saints Row reboot. During The Playlist, we talk about a cool new mascot brawler called MultiVersus and how it differentiates itself from the Super Smash Bros. formula, our Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong review impressions, and how many hours we've lost to Rogue Legacy 2.
Follow us on Twitter: Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kimberley Wallace (@KStar1785), and John Carson (@John_Carson)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:00 - Xbox/Bethesda Showcase Predictions
00:50:41 - Saints Row Preview
01:04:20 - MultiVersus
01:29:24 - The Centennial Case
01:39:04 - Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong
01:48:54 - Rogue Legacy 2
01:54:36 - Listener Questions*
Stop me if you've heard this before, but the Halo series has continuously been a roller coaster ride of good and bad, and few episodes encapsulate that as well as this week's tale in "Allegiance." Join us on The Game Informer Show as we discuss the eighth episode of the series, break down the most significant moments, and discuss the scene everyone is talking about.
Your regular hosts of Alex Stadnik, Andrew Reiner, and Brian Shea are back again and definitely have thoughts on the return of Master Chief, Makee, and Dr. Halsey. After a week away on Madrigal with Kwan and Soren, the focus shifts back to Reach and what the UNSC is doing about finding The Covenant and Halo. While the militaristic arm of humanity panics over other planets getting glassed by their alien foes, John and Makee are spending time getting to know each other after their shared vision of the show's namesake.
While the universe's greatest Spartan and the Covenant spy fraternize in the park (and other places), Dr. Halsey continues to meddle in order to advance humanity in her image, threatening the people she's trying to save in the process. Will the good doctor's interference and the union between the main characters result in unity between the two warring factions or make the upcoming battle that much harder? You'll just have to listen to this week's show to find out.
What do you think about Halo thus far? Be sure to let us know in the comments below. We'd also love your feedback on the extra GI Show episodes. Do you like them? Do you want to see us focus on games or the Marvel shows in the future? Please email us at podcast@gameinformer.com or reach out on Discord as we want to know what you think.
Welcome back to another packed week on The Game Informer Show! We're breaking down our thoughts on the latest Gotham Knights trailer, discussing what we think EA's mystery games are, and giving you our hands-on impressions of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Overwatch 2, and so much more!
Follow us on Twitter: Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), and Wes LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
After two weeks of great episodes, the Halo series takes a huge step back during "Inheritance," the seventh episode of the Paramount Plus episodic adventure. Join us on The Game Informer Show as we break down and spoil the highs and lows of Kwan and Soren's journey and quickly touch on our thoughts on last week's episode, as well.
The regular crew of Alex Stadnik, Brian Shea, and Andrew Reiner are all back and, unfortunately, have bad news to deliver to fans of Master Chief, Cortana, and Dr. Halsey. "Inheritance" features none of those characters or the exciting storyline on Reach with the discovery of the actual Halo ring. Instead, we head back to Madrigal and the ongoing adventures of the reformed Spartan and his rebellious counterpart.
After questionably getting out of her car and walking straight into a sand storm, Kwan meets the mysterious desert mystics that lead her to a revelation about what her family's legacy entails. While Kwan is making her discoveries, Soren is back home, gloating about past glories while kind of answering how he got off the planet in the first place. Eventually, our heroes reunite and face off against Vinsher in a fight for control of the planet.
Unfortunately, Halo's pacing problem rears its ugly head yet again, and most of the action and plot development feel like filler instead of meaningful moments. The series hasn't been able to justify the inclusion of these characters, and even when the story finally reconnects with the search for the Halo ring, it feels as though they could have covered everything that happened in 50 minutes in a show intro instead. It will be interesting to see how the series rebounds from this now with only two episodes left in the season. Here's hoping we don't have to go back to Halo Tatooine for a long, long time.
What do you think about Halo thus far? Be sure to let us know in the comments below. We'd also love your feedback on the extra GI Show episodes. Do you like them? Do you want to see us focus on games or the Marvel shows in the future? Please email us at podcast@gameinformer.com or reach out on Discord as we want to know what you think.
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses the new maps and modes in Halo Infinite Season 2, Square Enix selling their western studios for an ostensibly modest price, and the dichotomy of Trek To Yomi's disappointing graphics and stellar art direction. Jill highlights Loot River during The Playlistsegment, an innovative roguelike dungeon crawler with Tetris-like puzzle elements.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Jill Grodt (@Finruin)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:03 - Square Enix Sells Western Studios
00:23:33 - Loot River
00:36:34 - Trek To Yomi
00:55:45 - Spelunky
01:00:49 - Halo Infinite Season 2
01:16:52 - Housekeeping
01:21:28 - Community Emails
01:24:14 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Spoilers
01:24:48 - Community Emails
01:31:06 - Star Wars Movie Spoilers
01:39:47 - Community Emails*
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest Joe Juba joins the podcast crew to compete in a video game fantasy draft comprised of the incredible games released in 2017. Heavy hitters like Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Persona 5, and Nier Automata are quickly scooped up, but surprises await as your hosts attempt to craft the best possible roster of game releases. Expect many shenanigans and some twists in this pre-recorded special episode!
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), John Carson (@John_Carson), Joe Juba (@JoeJuba)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
It's no secret that the Halo series has seen its fair share of ups and downs. Episode one saw an exciting introduction to both the iconic Spartans and the brutal Covenant forces that seek to tear humanity apart.
But then we got weeks of melodrama and ill-paced storylines that made us question if we wanted to continue with the show. Episode five, titled "Reckoning," is a stark reminder of why this series has so much potential, and we're breaking it all down on this special edition of The Game Informer Show!
Join Alex Stadnik and Andrew Reiner as they bring on Kate Sanchéz, EIC and entertainment critic for But Why Tho?, to discuss and spoil the fantastic battle and more from this week's entry in the Paramount Plus series. We start the proceedings off by gauging Kate's level of enjoyment for the show and blow through some of the other less exciting plot points to get to the good stuff.
We also touch on the thankfully brief encounters with Soren and Kwan as they trek through the desert, en route to Madrigal. While that storyline continues to suffer, it wasn't much of a deterrent, as the panel all walked away from this week's show excited for what's to come.
Programming Note: Our Episode six review will premiere on Monday, May 1, instead of the regular Friday timeslot. This is due to a particular video editor and his need to take a vacation. We appreciate your patience and look forward to continuing the series review!
What do you think about Halo thus far? Be sure to let us know in the comments below. We'd also love your feedback on the extra GI Show episodes. Do you like them? Do you want to see us focus on games or the Marvel shows in the future? Please email us at podcast@gameinformer.com or reach out on Discord as we want to know what you think.
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew celebrates 600 podcast episodes, answers a ton of listener emails, and says farewell to our dear friend and co-worker, Dan Tack. On behalf of past and current hosts of The GI Show – thank you for listening for so long!
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Dan Tack (@dantack), Kimberly Wallace (@kstar1785), and Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:05 - Dan Tack Says Goodbye
00:25:29 - Housekeeping
00:28:19 - Listener Questions
00:54:12 - Max Payne 3 Spoilers
00:54:30 - Listener Questions*
Last week on the Halo series, we saw Master Chief and Kwan headed off to their respective homes to seek some sort of resolution to both their problems. But were our heroes victorious in their respective paths? Join us on The Game Informer Show as we review "Homecoming," the fourth episode in the Paramount Plus show, and let you know if it continues to build on the success of the previous episode.
Your regular hosts are back for another round of hilarity and analysis that you've come to expect from GI's review of the Halo series. Alex Stadnik, Andrew Reiner, and Brian Shea are breaking down this week's episode and have a lot to say about another step back for a series that includes some of the most iconic characters in video games.
We start the episode with the promise of answers to what's going on with John's memories and the artifact that somehow connects to what we can presume is one of the Halo rings. Those answers come at the end of the episode, but "Homecoming" spends far too much time drawing out those scenes, continuing the series' trend of poor pacing. On top of that, we finally find ourselves on Madrigal with Soren and Kwan, which continues to feel like a distraction from the main story we care about.
There are some positive aspects of episode four, though. Kai has followed John's lead and gone rogue by removing her emotions-blocking pellet and starts to see the world a bit differently. Her interactions with Miranda Keyes and the rest of the Spartans provide some levity and clarity and prove there is hope for the series yet.
What do you think about Halo thus far? Be sure to let us know in the comments below. We'd also love your feedback on the extra GI Show episodes. Do you like them? Do you want to see us focus on games or the Marvel shows in the future? Please email us at podcast@gameinformer.com or reach out on Discord as we want to know what you think.
We're back with another special episode of The Game Informer Show! This week, we're joined by Andrew Shouldice, lead creator of Tunic, to discuss how one of the best recent indie games came to be. We're also breaking down our hands-on impressions of Evil Dead: The Game and letting fans of the series know why they should get excited for Saber Interactive's next title.
If that wasn't enough, the show's second half has as many games, goofs, and community emails as your heart could desire!
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Dan Tack (@dantack), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), and Andrew Shouldice (@dicey).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:40 - Andrew Shouldice On Creating Tunic
00:47:37 - Tunic Spoilers
00:50:19 - Andrew Shouldice On Creating Tunic
00:56:02 - Evil Dead: The Game Cover Reveal
01:13:15 - The Playlist
01:14:33 - MythForce
01:29:30 - MLB The Show 22
01:38:52 - Norco
01:49:15 - Hunt: Showdown
01:51:49 - Housekeeping
02:00:10 - Community Emails*
The Halo series has been a wild ride through the first two episodes. We've seen a maskless Chief, beautiful Reach and High Charity recreations, and everything in between. But after last week's rough episode, the show could only get better, right? Join us on a special episode of The Game Informer Show as we review "Emergence," the third entry of the new Paramount Plus show starring Master Chief and company.
Alex Stadnik, Andrew Reiner, and Brian Shea are all back and ready to break down all the highs and lows of this week's episode. As a reminder, these reviews contain a complete discussion of what we saw, so we spoil everything from this episode and the previous ones. If you're not caught up, be sure to bookmark this page and come back when you've watched the show!
Let's start with the good. "Emergence" finally gives us the show's version of Cortana, and we're happy to report she doesn't disappoint in her first live-action appearance. Jen Taylor returns to voice her iconic character, which may be the best decision the showrunners have made at this point. Jen's vocals are synonymous with the Halo feel and ground the series more in what we know, making us feel more at home in this version of the legendary game series. Building off that, Chief and Cortana's banter is already a highlight, producing the line of the show thus far when Dr. Halsey wants to introduce the two characters.
It wasn't all perfect, though. The writing still struggles to recreate the feeling of Halo and produced a plethora of eye-rolling moments in this week's episode. The humanization of Chief continues but feels like a Disney Channel Original Movie more than something you'd find on prestige television. Also, the side characters have become even more of a frustration. The show works better when it focuses on what's presumably to come with the Halo rings in the (hopefully) near future, but instead, Soren and Kwan feel like portals to the past in a storyline we're not gelling with. To be clear, this episode is a sizable step up from last week's, but it still feels like there's a long way to go to reach the heights of the games that started it all.
What do you think about Halo thus far? Be sure to let us know in the comments below. We'd also love your feedback on the extra GI Show episodes. Do you like them? Do you want to see us focus on games or the Marvel shows in the future? Please email us at podcast@gameinformer.com or reach out on Discord as we want to know what you think.
We're back with another packed episode of The Game Informer Show. We're discussing our hands-on time with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and MLB The Show 22, and our reactions to the Tomb Raider and Unreal Engine 5 news. We're also chatting about our preview impressions of Two Point Campus, Cult of the Lamb, and rounding out the show with another fun round of Listener Questions.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Kimberly Wallace (@kstar1785), and Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:15 - Unreal Engine 5 Release And Tomb Raider Announcement
00:17:58 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
00:28:24 - MLB The Show 22
00:34:57 - Two Point Campus
00:48:36 - Cult of the Lamb
00:59:46 - Midnight Ghost Hunt
01:04:11 - Chrono Cross The Radiant Dreams Edition
01:15:34 - Housekeeping
01:21:58 - Listener Questions*
There's only room to go up, right? The Halo series has been a rollercoaster thus far, and episode two proved to be one of the lower parts of the ride. Join us on this bonus episode of The Game Informer Show as we break down what we liked and hated from this week's adventure.
Alex Stadnik, Andrew Reiner, and Brian Shea are back for another week of analysis and are SPOILING the entirety of Chief's adventure. If you're interested in our thoughts on the first show, be sure to check out our review discussion of last week's episode, Contact.
Chief and new friend Kwan have escaped the clutches of the UNSC and are on a quest to figure out what the mysterious artifact is that John-117 stole from The Covenant on Madrigal. Back on Reach, the military arm of the human population finally agrees to let Dr. Halsey go forward with her plans for Cortana in light of the Chief's shocking act of disobedience. We're also introduced to Soren-066 and learn of his history with everyone's favorite giant green Spartan. Does any of this week's episode land? Disappointingly (and resoundingly) no, but you'll have to listen to get our full thoughts.
As stated last week, the Halo review marks a new series for The GI Show, one we're hoping you'll give your feedback on. This is an experiment for us, and we'd love to know what you like and what you think could go better. We'd also love to see what you want us to cover after the Halo series, whether that would be more spoilercasts, gaming book clubs, or whatever else you can think of. Thanks for watching, and we hope you enjoy the show!
For those looking for the regular GI Show, head over to YouTube or your favorite podcast services to learn more about our time at GDC 2022, our Weird West impressions, and our thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 getting delayed.
We're back with another fantastic episode of The Game Informer Show! Join us this week for a news-heavy pod, where we dive into The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel being delayed and the PlayStation Plus changes coming in June. That's not all, though, as we're also breaking down our time at the Game Developers Conference and our review impressions of Weird West, publisher Devolver Digital's exciting new immersive sim. As always, we end all the fun with another round of Listener Questions that Muppet fans won't want to miss!
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:25 - Breath of the Wild Sequel Delay
00:21:12 - PlayStation Plus Changes
00:55:07 - Weird West
01:13:52 - GDC 2022 Impressions
01:34:11 - Housekeeping
01:40:02 - Listener Questions*
For the last decade-plus, the failure to launch a Halo show or movie has been as synonymous with the series as Needlers and energy swords. That all changes this year as Paramount Plus has finally released the first episode of the long-awaited series but does it live up to the hype? Join the Alexes, Reiner, and Shea on this bonus episode of The Game Informer Show, where they SPOIL and recap everything from episode one of the new Paramount Plus show.
Today's bonus podcast episode marks the first in a new series for The GI Show. Stadnik, Van Aken, and a rotating crew of your favorite editors will be watching the Halo series every week and breaking down what they liked and didn't like for the week's new entry. This bonus show is an experiment for us, so we welcome all constructive feedback for the latest addition to the pod. If you like the bonus content, we're open to the return of spoilercasts, game clubs, and more long-form discussions, so please reach out and let us know what you want to see in the future!
If you missed this week's show, be sure to check out our review discussions of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land! We also discuss the big news of the return of the Witcher series and what the switch to Unreal Engine could mean for the future of one of gaming's most popular RPGs.
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew shares their review impressions from the month's biggest releases, including Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and the Nintendo Switch's newest 3D platformer, Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad), and John Carson (@John_Carson)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:25 - Witcher News Discussion
00:15:41 - Tiny Tina's Wonderland
00:35:36 - The Playlist
00:36:03 - Ghostwire: Tokyo
00:36:36 - Elden Ring Spoiler
00:37:01 - Ghostwire: Tokyo Continued
00:48:23 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land
01:02:16 - Housekeeping
01:06:10 - Listener Questions*
Welcome to the most chaotic episode of The Game Informer Show in 2022. Join us on today's show, where we're breaking down our glowing review thoughts on Tunic, trying to make sense of Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, and gauging our hype levels on Overwatch 2. If that's not enough, we finish off the pod with another fun edition of Listener Questions, where we finally go over our favorite (or least favorite) nightmares.
It is important to keep in mind what is going on within Activision Blizzard at this time regarding ongoing allegations about the work culture. The ongoing lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) against the company is over reported toxic workplace culture. The bulk of the suit focuses on "violations of the state's civil rights and equal pay laws," specifically regarding the treatment of women and other marginalized groups. To learn more about the proceedings thus far, including details listed in the lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, please check out our previous coverage here. Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), and Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:04:49 – Overwatch 2 Beta
00:19:40 – Tunic Review
00:45:00 – Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
00:58:51 – Elden Ring
01:04:04 – Horizon Forbidden West
01:09:15 – Housekeeping/Listener Questions*
In this episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our Forspoken cover reveal, sharing exclusive details on Square Enix's upcoming action RPG. During The Playlist, we share stories from our time playing Elden Ring and Assassin's Creed Valhalla's latest DLC called Dawn of Ragnarok. This is a really fun episode with lots of jokes and great energy. You're in for a treat!
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kimberley Wallace (@Kstar1785), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:43 - Quick State of Play Highlights
00:02:53 - Forspoken
00:43:20 - The Playlist
00:45:45 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC
00:53:51 - Elden Ring
01:26:44 - Housekeeping
01:29:57 - Listener Questions
01:40:18 - Nier Automata Spoilers*
Welcome back to another colossal episode of The Game Informer Show! Join us for a fun discussion on our Steam Deck review impressions, our breakdown of the newly announced Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and our early thoughts on Triangle Strategy and Tiny Tina's Wonderland!
We're also joined by special guest Fines Dabbs, winner of the Extra Life 2021 auction, to join us on the show! He's here to chat about his YouTube channel Our View Gaming, how he fell in love with the industry, and his time playing Horizon Forbidden West. As always, we wrap up the show with another entertaining Listener Question segment. I hope you came hydrated because this one's a monster.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), John Carson (@John_Carson), Fines Dabbs (@OurViewGaming)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:03:02 – Extra Life Winner Fines Dabbs
00:11:00 – Pokémon Scarlet and Violet News
00:35:15 – Steam Deck Review
01:09:37 – Triangle Strategy
01:30:27 – Tiny Tina's Wonderland
01:38:30 – Horizon Forbidden West
01:43:59 – Housekeeping & Listener Emails
Today's new episode of The Game Informer Show is bursting with everything you need to know about Elden Ring as we discuss why we think developer FromSoftware's latest adventure lives up to the hype. That's not all though, as we're also wishing longtime GI vet Ben Reeves a fond farewell as he sails off to great things at his new position, along with another great round of Listener Questions.
Production Note: Our recording software cut out during the episode, so we apologize for any audio hitches you may encounter. We'll have everything taken care of next week. We appreciate your understanding.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Dan Tack (@dantack), Ben Reeves (@BenjaminReeves), and Jay Guisao (@Jason_Guisao)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:04:16 – Ben Reeves Says Goodbye
00:13:58 – Elden Ring Review Discussion
00:52:27 – Far: Changing Tides
00:57:03 – Neon White Demo
01:01:17 – Earthbound on Switch
01:06:28 – Housekeeping
01:10:48 – Listener Questions*
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew is joined by Kinda Funny's Greg Miller to discuss Horizon Forbidden West review impressions and the upcoming Nintendo eShop closures on 3DS and Wii U systems. We also briefly discuss our time playing Lost Ark, Rune Factory 5, and OlliOlli World. Lastly, a listener question sparks a conversation about which video game characters we would draft as the new Suicide Squad – and my controversial pick might surprise you!
Spoiler: I chose Tingle because I hate that creepy video game toddler man and hope we finally bury him.
Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kim Wallace (@kstar1785), and Greg Miller (@gameovergreggy)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
*00:03:01 – Greg Miller Intro
00:12:52 – Nintendo eShop Closure
00:27:05 – Horizon Forbidden West Review
00:51:05 – Horizon Zero Dawn Spoiler
00:51:20 – Horizon Forbidden West Review
00:55:56 – The Playlist
00:56:15 – League of Legends
00:58:15 – Lost Ark
01:02:19 – Rune Factory 5
01:06:59 – OlliOlli World
01:10:58 – Housekeeping
01:15:12 – Listener Questions*
You better be in full Mouthful Mode because this week's Game Informer Show is huge. We're diving into our Sifu review impressions, discussing the hot new MMO Lost Ark and its Diablo-style combat, and breaking down the highs and lows of the first Nintendo Direct of 2022 – including a new Super Mario Strikers game!
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Ben Reeves (@), and John Carson (@John_Carson)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:59 – Nintendo Direct News Recap
00:32:45 – Sifu Review Discussion
00:46:43 – Lost Ark Impressions
01:08:23 – Housekeeping
01:14:46 – Listener Questions
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses our Elden Ring cover story and how the game will likely be From Software's best game yet. We also dive into our Dying Light 2 review and offer varying perspectives on which aspects resonated with us (and those that didn't). Lastly, in the Listener Questions segment, we share tips for folks jumping into an MMO for the first time – specifically Lost Ark, which releases in less than two weeks.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Dan Tack (@DanTack), and Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:38 – Elden Ring Cover Story
00:31:03 – Dying Light 2 Review
00:37:29 – Dying Light 2 Side Quest Spoiler
00:37:55 – Dying Light 2 Review
00:57:57 – OlliOlli World
01:00:04 – Housekeeping
01:04:05 – Game Informer Update With Reiner
01:07:16 – Listener Questions*
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we break down our Pokémon Legends: Arceus review and tell you whether or not Game Freak nailed the series' most significant departure to date. We also discuss Blizzard's new survival game and the title's weird announcement via a public job listing. Lastly, Alex Van Aken shares his impressions of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, which sparks a discussion on the series' prestige in PlayStation's line-up of video games.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), and Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:50 – Blizzard Announces Survival Game
00:16:29 – Pokémon Legends: Arceus Review
00:41:29 – Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
00:52:30 – Housekeeping
00:58:23 – Listener Questions
On this week's monumental episode of The Game Informer Show, we're breaking down the latest news from Xbox's acquisition of Activision. We're also diving into our hands-on time with Rainbow Six Extraction, Nobody Saves The World, Windjammers 2, and so much more. As always, we wrap up the show with another serving of Listener Questions and reveal who won last week's inaugural fantasy video game draft. Strap in folks, this one is wild.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), John Carson, (@John_Carson), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), and Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:03:25 – Xbox Buys Activision Reaction
00:53:00 – The Playlist
00:55:37 – Rainbow Six Extraction
01:15:03 – Pupperazzi
01:24:43 – Nobody Saves The World
01:42:35 – Windjammers 2
01:48:46 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
01:56:30 – Horizon Frozen Wilds
02:03:23 – Housekeeping
02:11:38 – Listener Questions*
In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses Kirby And The Forgotten Land’s unexpected March release date and Dying Light 2 Stay Human’s recently-announced hour count. Lastly, Alex Stadnik introduces a new segment wherein the hosts must compete in a fantasy draft featuring the best games released in 2018.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Ben Reeves (@BenjaminReeves), Kimberly Wallace (@KStar1785), and John Carson (@John_Carson)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:04:03 – Kirby and the Forgotten Land
00:17:05 – The Spectacular Video Game Draft of 2018
01:09:07 – Housekeeping
01:14:01 – Listener Questions
01:15:24 – Dying Light 2 Game Length Discussion
01:31:24 – Listener Questions*
We're back with 2022's first episode of The Game Informer Show! This week, we're breaking down our thoughts on the PlayStation VR 2 and Horizon Call of the Mountain, along with catching you up with all the games we've been playing over the holidays! Also, Inquisitor of Indie Games Jill Grodt and Marcus Stewart join the Alexes this week and add to another stellar round of Listener Questions to round out the show. If you missed our chaotic energy, it's back in full force and won't be going anywhere in 2022, so we hope you enjoy the episode.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), and Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:46 – Introduction
00:04:27 – PlayStation VR 2 Reactions
00:25:48 – Holiday Break Games
01:15:49 – Housekeeping
01:19:12 – Listener Emails
Join us on this bursting episode of The Game Informer Show as we celebrate making it to 2022 and look ahead to our most anticipated games of the new year. The Alexes are joined by Dan Tack and Jay Guisao to break down all the big hitters from Elden Ring, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, and so much more in one of our longest and zaniest episodes yet.
Programming note: Due to the massive volume of titles next year, we're giving the News, Playlist, and Listener Questions segment a well-deserved rest this week. All your favorites will be back in 2022!
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Dan Tack (@dantack), and Jay Guisao (@Jason_Guisao)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:46 - Jay Guisao's 2021 Top 10
00:12:32 - Final GI 2021 Top 10 Lists
00:14:36 - Most Anticipated Games 2022
00:16:14 - January
00:21:44 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus
00:28:53 - February
00:29:53 - Dying Light 2
00:41:31 - Horizon Forbidden West
00:48:54 - Elden Ring
00:54:12 - March
01:08:09 - April
01:08:55 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
01:12:23 - May
01:21:00 - August
01:21:20 - Saints Row
01:23:42 - September
01:24:03 - November
01:24:13 - Starfield
01:30:33 - Most Anticipated Games Without Release Dates
01:56:13 - God of War Ragnarok
02:00:21 - Gotham Knights
02:26:25 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2*
Happy holidays from The Game Informer Show! We're bringing the holiday cheer and taking a deep dive into everything we learned about Horizon Forbidden West as part of our latest cover trip. After that, we bring on a huge rotating crew of GI editors to talk about their favorite games of the year, including Halo Infinite, Metroid Dread, and so much more! As always, we finish another bumping show with a fun round of Listener Questions, this time with a festive theme.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Dan Tack (@dantack), Ben Reeves (@BenjaminReeves), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), and Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:58 - Horizon Forbidden West Cover
00:25:23 - GI Editor Top 10 Lists
00:25:57 - Marcus Stewart's Top 10
00:39:55 - Kim Wallace's Top 10
00:53:41 - Ben Reeves' Top 10
01:09:53 - Blake Hester's Top 10
01:26:16 - Dan Tack's Top 10
01:41:38 - Wes LeBlanc's Top 10
01:52:23 - Housekeeping
01:56:12 - Listener Questions*
What's a Thursday without another exciting episode of The Game Informer Show? We're back to our regular scheduled release and today we're diving into our impressions of Forspoken, Sifu, and our Game of the Year pick for 2021. That's not all though. Jill, John, Stadnik, and Van Aken are here to go over their personal top ten lists and discuss what games made a huge impact on them in a stacked year. Later in the show, Marcus, Dan, and Kim join the madness to recap who won The Game Awards predictions from a few weeks ago and wrap the proceedings with another fun section of Listener Questions!
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), and John Carson (@John_Carson), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), and Dan Tack (@dantack)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:30 - Game Informer's Top 10 Games of 2021
00:06:34 - Editor Top 10 Picks of 2021 (Part 1)
00:54:31 - The Playlist
00:55:00 - Forspoken Impressions
01:08:47 - Sifu Hands-On Preview
01:19:32 - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
01:34:09 - Housekeeping
01:38:46 - The Game Awards Predictions Winner
01:50:45 - Listener Emails
We're back with another loaded episode of The Game Informer Show! Join some of your favorite GI editors as they discuss the best and worst parts of The Game Awards 2021! We're chopping it up about some of the biggest announcements, including Star Wars Eclipse and Wonder Woman, while also giving our takes on the night's big winners. As always, we cap off our lovely show with another introspective and fun edition of Listener Questions!
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), and John Carson (@John_Carson)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:39 - The Game Awards 2021 General Impressions
00:10:02 - Recapping The Game Awards' Biggest Reveals
00:10:47 - Tunic Release Date
00:14:07 - Star Wars Eclipse
00:21:59 - Alan Wake 2
00:27:31 - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
00:36:58 - Monolith's Wonder Woman
00:43:04 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
00:50:01 - Cuphead DLC Release Date
00:51:34 - Halo TV Show Trailer
00:52:04 - Sonic Frontiers
00:57:53 - The Game Awards 2021 Quick Hitters
01:02:10 - The Game Awards 2021 Award Winners
01:02:24 - Best Performance
01:05:13 - Best Narrative
01:08:11 - Best RPG Rant
01:09:40 - Best Game Direction
01:14:03 - Game of the Year
01:22:08 - Housekeeping
01:28:20 - Listener Questions
01:39:08 - Spoilers For Marvel's Spider-Man*
The hot streak continues as we have another banger on this week's episode of The Game Informer Show! Join the crew as they take out their crystal balls and predict not only what games will win awards at The Game Awards, but what reveals we have in store for us as well. While the News and Playlist sections will return on another day, be sure to stick around for a heartfelt and hilarious listener questions section to wrap up the show!
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), and Dan Tack (@dantack).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:48 - The Game Awards 2021 Primer
00:07:25 - Best Racing Game
00:09:44 - Best Sim/Strategy Game
00:12:55 - Best Family Game
00:16:57 - Best Fighting Game
00:19:39 - Most Anticipated Game
00:23:30 - Best RPG
00:27:12 - Best Action/Adventure Game
00:31:34 - Best Action Game
00:36:20 - Content Creator Of The Year
00:37:55 - Best AR/VR Game
00:40:11 - Best Debut Indie Game
00:43:28 - Best Community Support
00:47:01 - Best Mobile Game
00:49:29 - Best Indie Game
00:52:14 - Games For Impact Award
00:55:26 - Innovation in Accessibility Award
00:58:06 - Best Audio Design
01:00:36 - Best Score & Music
01:03:30 - Best Art Direction
01:06:21 - Best Ongoing Game
01:10:57 - Best Multiplayer
01:15:56 - Best Performance
01:20:34 - Best Narrative
01:23:06 - Best Game Direction
01:25:54 - Game Of The Year
01:36:33 - Game Announcement Predictions
01:50:54 - Housekeeping
01:53:24 - Listener Questions*
The Game Informer Show is back, and we're discussing some of the best games of the year that may have not gotten the spotlight they deserve. We chat about Inscryption, Before Your Eyes, and so much more with special guest Ty Galiz-Rowe, editor-in-chief at Uppercut, a video game site focused on insightful features, articles, and reviews from people that come from marginalized groups. As always, we end the show with another fun round of listener questions as we wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving!
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode is sponsored by GeForce NOW, NVIDIA's cloud gaming service that transforms nearly any laptop, desktop, tablet, and smartphone into a powerful PC gaming rig. With the new GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership, you can upgrade nearly any device to a GeForce RTX 3080 powered gaming machine, unlocking up to 1440p, 120FPS, and 4K HDR. Pre-order a GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership for the best cloud gaming experience at GeForceNOW.com.
Every Thursday, GeForce NOW adds support for more games! Check out the GFN Thursday blog to learn more.
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00:01:05 – Introduction
00:01:05 – Special Guest Ty Galiz-Rowe (Uppercut, Upcomer)
00:12:00 – Most Underrated Games of 2021
02:01:15 – Housekeeping
02:07:46 – Listener Emails
Another week, another packed episode of The Game Informer Show! This time around, we're giving you our hands-on impressions of Halo Infinite's surprise multiplayer release, Dying Light 2 Stay Human, and John Carson is here to give his review of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl! That's not at all, as we're also recapping Xbox's huge 20th Anniversary stream and getting playful in this edition of listener questions!
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), John Carson (@John_Carson), and Ben Reeves (@BenjaminReeves)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode is sponsored by GeForce NOW, NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service that transforms nearly any laptop, desktop, tablet, and smartphone into a powerful PC gaming rig. With the new GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership you can upgrade nearly any device to a GeForce RTX 3080 powered gaming machine, unlocking up to 1440p, 120FPS, and 4K HDR. Pre-order a GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership for the best cloud gaming experience at GeForceNOW.com.
Every Thursday, GeForce NOW adds support for more games! Check out the GFN Thursday blog to learn more.
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*00:01:05 – Introduction
00:03:09 – Xbox 20th Anniversary Stream Recap
00:16:53 – Halo Infinite Multiplayer
00:41:47 – Dying Light 2 Stay Human Preview Impressions
00:53:48 – Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Review
01:13:53 – Housekeeping
01:18:21 – Listener Questions*
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew unveils the latest game to grace the cover of our magazine, Halo Infinite and details our time spent seeing Xbox's flagship title in action. During The Playlist, Dan Tack raves about his nearly 15 hours playing Elden Ring ahead of this weekend's network test, Marcus shares his Bright Memory: Infinite review impressions and Van Aken shares his initial impressions of Battlefield 2042 fresh out of a three-day review event. Fair warning, we talk about the opening moments of the Halo Infinite campaign, so spoiler warning ahead of the section.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Dan Tack (@dantack), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode is sponsored by GeForce NOW, NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service that transforms nearly any laptop, desktop, tablet, and smartphone into a powerful PC gaming rig. With the new GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership you can upgrade nearly any device to a GeForce RTX 3080 powered gaming machine, unlocking up to 1440p, 120FPS, and 4K HDR. Pre-order a GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership for the best cloud gaming experience at GeForceNOW.com.
Every Thursday, GeForce NOW adds support for more games! Check out the GFN Thursday blog to learn more.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:45 - New Mass Effect Teaser Image
00:15:02 - Halo Infinite Cover Story
01:01:11 - Elden Ring Hands-On
01:28:50 - Battlefield 2042 Review Impressions
02:02:25 - Bright Memory Infinite
02:17:28 - Housekeeping
02:22:26 - Listener Emails
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses the three pillars of Call Of Duty: Vanguard: multiplayer, zombies, and, unfortunately, a lackluster campaign. In a positive turn, we share our Forza Horizon 5 review impressions and talk about how the series continues to shine. Wesley and Jill join the Alexes to discuss the news of Uncharted's former Creative Director, Amy Hennig, working on a narrative-driven game in the Marvel universe.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), Dan Tack (@dantack), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode is sponsored by GeForce NOW, NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service that transforms nearly any laptop, desktop, tablet, and smartphone into a powerful PC gaming rig. With the new GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership you can upgrade nearly any device to a GeForce RTX 3080 powered gaming machine, unlocking up to 1440p, 120FPS, and 4K HDR. Pre-order a GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership for the best cloud gaming experience at GeForceNOW.com.
Every Thursday, GeForce NOW adds support for more games! Check out the GFN Thursday blog to learn more.
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:36 - Amy Hennig's New Marvel Game
00:24:37 - Call of Duty: Vanguard
00:46:28 - Forza Horizon 5
01:02:57 - Special Announcement
01:07:07 - Shin Megami Tensei V Review Impressions
01:32:57 - Riders Republic
01:49:35 - Housekeeping
01:53:45 - Listener Emails*
We're back with another exciting episode of The Game Informer Show! In a game-heavy episode, we're talking about our impressions of Darkest Dungeon 2, Shin Megami Tensei V, and our review of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy! On top of that, we also quickly discuss the highlights from Sony's latest State of Play, and end the show with a buck-wild entry of community questions.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), and Dan Tack (@dantack)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode is sponsored by GeForce NOW, NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service that transforms nearly any laptop, desktop, tablet, and smartphone into a powerful PC gaming rig. With the new GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership you can upgrade nearly any device to a GeForce RTX 3080 powered gaming machine, unlocking up to 1440p, 120FPS and 4K HDR. Pre-order a GeForce NOW RTX 3080 Membership for the best cloud gaming experience at GeForceNOW.com.
Every Thursday, GeForce NOW adds support for more games! Check out the GFN Thursday blog to learn more.
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00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:38 – Sony State of Play Highlights
00:26:28 – Darkest Dungeon 2 Impressions
00:41:24 – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Review
00:53:49 – Shin Megami Tensei V
01:12:30 – Ad Break
01:14:00 – Housekeeping
01:18:14 – Listener Emails
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, our latest hire, Wesley LeBlanc, joins the crew to discuss the announcement of Animal Crossing: New Horizon's upcoming Happy Home Paradise paid DLC, House of Ashes review impressions, as well as game announcements from the recent DC Fandome event. Specifically, we talk about what we want from Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:41 – Wesley LeBlanc Intro
00:10:33 – Animal Crossing DLC News
00:23:36 – Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
00:40:55 – Gotham Knights
00:50:37 – Sora In Smash Bros. Ultimate
01:01:54 – Poké**mon Unite
01:03:17 – Dead By Daylight
01:04:14 – Tetris Effect: Connected
01:07:30 – House of Ashes Review Impressions
01:23:33 – Housekeeping
01:29:22 – Listener Questions*
We're back with another exciting episode of The Game Informer Show! Join us on another busy week in the industry where we break down our review thoughts on Back 4 Blood, discuss the news that Pokémon Legends: Arceus isn't exactly open world, and preview Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl! We also chat about our time in the Halo Infinite test flight and Battlefield 2042 Open Beta with special guest Kahlief Adams from Spawn On Me and Riot Games! As always, we round out the show with another fun round of community emails in one of the sillier episodes we've had in a while.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), John Carson (@John_Carson), and Kahlief Adams (@KahliefAdams)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:55 – Reintroducing Special Guest Kahlief Adams
00:14:05 – Pokémon Legends: Arceus Is Not Open World
00:31:35 – Back 4 Blood Review Discussion
00:57:18 – The Playlist
00:57:52 – Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl
01:07:35 – Battlefield 2042
01:16:46 – Halo Infinite
01:33:45 – Listener Emails
Welcome back to a massive episode of The Game Informer Show! This week, we have so much to discuss, including Sora coming to Smash Bros. Ultimate, our latest cover story featuring Saints Row, and our reviews of Metroid Dread and Far Cry 6. On top of that, we're discussing our review of the Nintendo Switch OLED and have some fun with community emails, all while joined by special guest Kate Sánchez from the pop culture website But Why Tho to break it all down.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), John Carson (@John_Carson), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Ben Reeves (@BenjaminReeves), and Kate Sánchez (@OhMyMithrandir)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:16 – Kate Sá**nchez Intro
00:09:46 – Sora In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
00:24:33 – Saints Row Cover Impressions
00:39:14 – Metroid Dread Review
01:01:57 – Far Cry 6 Review
01:32:31 – Nintendo Switch OLED Review
01:47:38 – Housekeeping
01:51:22 – New Podcast Announcement
01:53:36 – Community Emails*
We're back with another scorching episode of The Game Informer Show! This week, we're breaking down our launch impressions of Amazon's exciting new MMORPG New World and discussing what we think of Netflix purchasing Night School Studio, the developers behind Oxenfree and Afterparty. That's not all though, as our amazing crew of Dan Tack, Kimberley Wallace, and Jill Grodt are here to chat about Sable, NBA 2K22, and get a little wild during another fun round of community emails!
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Dan Tack (@DanTack), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Jill Grodt (@Finruin)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:04:12 – Netflix Purchases Night School Studio
00:17:10 – New World Launch Impressions
00:35:08 – Sable
00:48:29 – NBA 2K22
01:04:55 – TOEM
01:10:11 – Housekeeping
01:14:58 – Listener Emails*
We're back with another exciting episode of The Game Informer Show!This week, we're discussing our hands-on time with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and the official review for Kena: Bridge of Spirits! Today's episode is also a special one as we bring on the one and only Liana Ruppert for her last episode before she sails off to work at a little studio called Bungie. Thought we were done? We also bring on the illustrious Ben Hanson to talk MinnMax, Age of Empires IV, and so much more!
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), and Ben Hanson (@yozetty).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:00 – Liana Is Going to Bungie
00:07:55 – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
00:36:21 – Kena: Bridge of Spirits
00:52:22 – Life is Strange: True Colors
01:01:20 – Age of Empires IV
00:08:58 – Deathloop
01:18:13 – Housekeeping
01:23:09 – Heat Map
01:48:40 – Community Emails*
Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! This week, we're breaking down Blake Hester's Deathloop review impressions and why Arkane Studios has a Game of the Year contender on its hands. We also discuss Dying Light 2 delay news and Eastward, a charming pixel art game. On top of that, we're joined by the one and only James Willems, Co-Founder of Funhaus, to talk about his journey through the video game industry and hear more about his recent voice acting role in Psychonauts 2 and what it was like working with Double Fine.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Dan Tack (@DanTack), and special guest James Willems (@JamesWillems).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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*00:00:00 – Introduction
00:03:19 – James Willems Intro
00:19:56 – Dying Light 2 Delay
00:29:23 – Deathloop
00:52:40 – Eastward
01:00:58 – Psychonauts 2
01:03:17 – Gloomhaven Video Game
01:10:03 – The Artful Escape
01:13:57 – Housekeeping
01:18:43 – Community Emails*
We're back with another hugely exciting episode of The Game Informer Show! This week, we're breaking down our review impressions of Tales of Arise, Life is Strange: True Colors, and WarioWare: Get It Together. On top of that, we're joined by the illustrious Riana Manuel from G4TV and What's Good Games to regale of us with her journey through the industry, talk about why Psychonauts 2 is her current game of the year, and tell us if she's hyped for the fastly-approaching Alan Wake Remastered!
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Jay Guisao (@Jason_Guisao), and Riana Manuel (@RianaTweetsNow).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:08:44 – Alan Wake Remastered News
00:17:33 – Tales of Arise Review Discussion
00:39:43 – Life is Strange: True Colors
01:05:33 – WarioWare: Get It Together!
01:12:18 – Psychonauts 2
01:18:06 – Housekeeping
01:24:17 – Community Emails
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the podcast crew discusses their Marvel's Midnight Suns hands-on reactions, Far Cry 6 preview impressions, news surrounding the upcoming Dead Space remake, and returning to Destiny 2: Season of the Lost after last week's announcements about The Witch Queen expansion. Later in the show, we react to the community's hot takes about games like Metal Gear Solid 5 and Uncharted 4.
This month's cover story revealed that Marvel's Midnight Suns is the upcoming card-based strategy RPG from Firaxis, the studio behind the beloved XCOM series. The game's necromantic themes and dark narrative separate it from Marvel Games' other offerings, and after playing it ourselves, the game feels very promising.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Ben Reeves (@BenjaminReeves), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Matt Miller (@MatthewRMiller), Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), John Carson (@John_Carson)
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:03:38 – Dead Space Remake
00:25:49 – Marvel's Midnight Suns
00:50:57 – Far Cry 6
01:03:48 – Destiny 2
01:23:15 – Housekeeping
01:27:48 – New Community Segment: Heat Map
01:52:24 – Community Emails
Welcome back to another exciting edition of The Game Informer Show, where we're breaking down a huge slate of announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live, including looks at Saints Row, Halo Infinite, and so much more! We even got a February release date for Horizon Forbidden West. We're also discussing our Psychonauts 2 review and our hands-on time with Riders Republic!
If that wasn't enough, The Council of Alexes is joined by GI's own EIC Andrew Reiner and special guest Jesse Vitelli, editor at Prima Games, for all the fun.
On top of another excellent section of Community Emails, we also maybe join a cult? You'll just have to tune in to find out.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), and Jesse Vitelli (@jessevitelli).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:03:37 - Opening Night Live Recap
00:6:40 - Saints Row Reboot
00:11:05 - Marvel Midnight Suns
00:12:59 - Cover Reveal: Midnight Suns
00:14:50 - Call of Duty: Vanguard
00:19:00 - Halo Infinite
00:26:39 - Cult of the Lamb
00:29:59 - Horizon Forbidden West
00:35:36 - Psychonauts 2 review
00:46:29. - riders republic
00:55:36 - housekeeping
01:00:44 - Community Emails
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew discusses Pokémon Legends: Arceus news, Twelve Minutes review impressions, the new island in Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, and Sega's new 4X civilization builder game, Humankind. We also share our hands-on impressions of Madden NFL 22 and how easy it is to sink hundreds of hours into the series' Franchise Mode; and later, we compare Dead Space 2's onslaught of scares to the first game's quieter, more cerebral approach to horror.
Additionally, Ben Reeves passes the torch onto a new set of podcast hosts, Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken, as The Game Informer Show enters a new era. With new hosts comes a few changes, including updates to the show's format which now features a news section, weekly roundtable chats about industry topics, and an improved audio listening experience. If you're a fan of our past segments, The Playlist and Listener Questions, then don't worry because those are still part of the show.
Follow the crew on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Ben Reeves (@BenjaminReeves), Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad), and Jay Guisao (@Jason_Guisao).
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
This episode is sponsored by Nvidia GeForce Now. Register for a Priority Membership at GeForceNow.com for the best cloud gaming experience!
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00:00:00 – Introduction
00:00:34 – Big Game Informer Show Announcement
00:11:39 – Pokémon Presents Recap
00:26:13 – 12 Minutes
00:41:34 – Housekeeping
00:47:57 – Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
00:56:41 – Humankind
01:03:53 – Madden 22
01:09:13 – Dead Space 2
01:20:13 – Community Emails
Welcome to The Game Informer Show, a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. If you're new to this show, we're glad you're here! If you've been listening to it for years, then you might notice a few changes coming to the podcast feed.
In short, The Game Informer Show has new hosts, an updated format, and now offers a better audio experience. If you don't care about any of the specifics and want to listen to this week's show, then you can pass go, collect your fictional $200, and listen to Episode 565 right here. If you'd like to know more, then listen to this mini-episode to hear about the show's upcoming changes.
With his new responsibilities as Online Content Director, former host Ben Reeves is passing the torch onto a different pair of hosts, Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken, who are taking the show in a new direction. The format is changing and now features a news section, weekly roundtable chats about industry topics, and more. If you're a fan of our past segments, The Playlist and Listener Questions, then don't worry because those are still a fundamental part of the show!
We'd really love to hear your feedback after listening to this week's podcast. If you have suggestions about how we can improve the show moving forward, please email us: Podcast@GameInformer.com.
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of games we've been digging recently, including Axiom Verge 2, Back 4 Blood, Eldest Souls, Dodgeball Academia, Golf Club Wasteland.
We also have an interview with actor James McAvoy who is in the upcoming indie game 12 Minutes about a man caught in a timeloop, trying to prevent the death of his wife. McAvoy talks about the recording process as well has his history playing video games – in fact, he shares one story about how he had to melt a disc copy of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, because he was staying up late playing the game instead of preparing for work. For more on 12 Minutes, be sure to read our interview with Willem Dafoe.
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join John Carson (@John_Carson), Matthew Miller (@MatthewRMiller), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:45 - Eldest Souls
00:08:41 - Dodgeball Academia
00:15:47 - Hades Next-Gen
00:18:37 - Axiom Verge 2
00:32:00 - Back 4 Blood Beta
00:41:50 - Death’s Door
00:44:08 - SplitGate
00:51:08 - Community Email
01:35:47 - James McAvoy Interview | 12 Minutes
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of games we've been digging recently, including Halo Infinite, The Ascent, Last Stop, Nier Reincarnation, and Microsoft Flight Simulator.
At the end of the show we talk to Thunder Lotus’ Nic Guérin who was the creative director on last year's charming indie management sim Spiritfarer. Guérin talks about his time at Ubisoft working on the Assassin's Creed franchise, and then we talk about Thunder Lotus’ obsession with death and how hard it is to make a game without combat. Coincidentally, Thunder Lotus and iam8bit just released physical editions of Spiritfarerfor PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch consoles, which you can learn more about here.
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Jason Guisao (@Jason_Guisao) Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:43 - Halo Infinite Technical Preview
00:13:14 - The Ascent
00:19:52 - Boyfriend Dungeon
00:24:56 - Last Stop
00:31:01 - Microsoft Flight Simulator On Xbox
00:33:26 - Nier Reincarnation
00:38:45 - Community Emails
01:08:21 - Thunder Lotus Interview*
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of games we've been digging recently, including Pokémon Unite, Wildermyth, Genshin Impact 2.0, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Neo: The World Ends with You, and Tribes of Midgard. We also talk about our newest Game Informer cover story: Tales of Arise. Then Dan describes his time talking to Red Hook Studios about Darkest Dungeon II.
Pokémon Unite has been one of the bigger surprises and might be a good breakout MOBA for a lot of people. Alex says he "can't put this damn game down. It's a genuinely fun MOBA with a pocket monster twist, and it's probably better than you think." Wildermyth is an indie strategy game that shouldn't be overlooked. We were a little late to the review party, but in his review, Dan said, "If you’ve always wanted a fantasy Dungeons & Dragons stylized XCOM game, Wildermyth might be exactly what you’re looking for." Meanwhile, Neo: The World Ends With You is the long-awaited sequel to the beloved JRPG The World End With You. Kim said, "It captures the magic of what made the first game so special, but it also retains some of its bigger issues and frustrations with difficulty balancing and the repetition of tedious tasks."
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Dan Tack (@dantack), Jill Grodt (@Finruin), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:34 - Neo: The World Ends With You
00:14:56 - Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
00:22:49 - Wildermyth
00:27:50: Genshin Impact 2.0
00:31:51: Pokémon Unite
00:41:45: Tribes of Midgard
00:50:18: Tales of Arise Cover Reveal Discussion
01:02:43: Darkest Dungeon II
01:09:36: Community Emails
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of games we've been digging recently, including New World, Psychonauts 2, Death’s Door, Cris Tales, and Overboard!
Death’s Door is the big highlight. In his review, Marcus called it "an entertaining and engrossing action-adventure romp that you’d do well to enjoy before your time is up." Cris Tales is also a delightful little surprise. This inventive RPG lets you explore a world through multiple timelines. Brian is still working on a review, but in his early impressions he said, "the game is undeniably gorgeous, possessing one of the most consistently beautiful art styles I've seen in a long time." Sadly, New World isn't clicking with us as much. Amazon Games’ MMORPG comes out August 31, but we’re exploring the beta right now and should have more impressions soon.
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Dan Tack (@dantack), Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:22 - Death's Door
00:12:24 - New World Beta
00:24:42 - Cris Tales
00:35:15 - Psychonauts 2
00:52:05 - Overboard!
00:54:55 - Community Emails*
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we talk all the big releases of the week, including The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and ... well that's about it actually. But, it's still a full show! This week, we dedicated the entire episode towards celebrating one of our favorite gaming franchises. In addition to talking about the recent Skyward Sword review, we reminisce about our favorite Zelda moments, pitch our ideas for our dream Zelda title, and then answer a whole round of Zelda-themed community questions. Did I say Zelda yet? It's a great time, so please join us even if you don't know The Legend of Zelda inside and out.
So please join Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:06 - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
00:22:39 - Zelda Trivia
00:32:07 - Building Our Perfect Zelda Game
00:52:37 - Zelda Community Questions
01:08:50 - Zelda Character Rankings*
Black Widow is now available in theaters and not only does it explore Natasha Romanoff's origins and offer fans a fresh look at her past, but it also sets the stage for what the future of the MCU looks like. How does Taskmasker stack up against how we know that character in the comics, where does Yelena go from here, when are we getting a Brady Bunch-esque spinoff of Alexis and the rest of the family? These are the real questions and questions we dive into with Game Informer's latest episode of Spoiled!
The latest Marvel movie has been long in the making, and though it did see some delays, it is finally here! Black Widow has been a character that fans have been clamoring to see in a standalone film. Now that it has arrived, we are digging deep to see if it delivers. From exploring her past pre-Red Room to seeing exactly how far the corruption of this organization goes, Black Widow deals in heavy themes such as trauma, abuse, and loss of free will. But, it's not all stern storylines and life or death situations; The Black Widow movie has more than enough moments of levity and also explores a relationship between two sisters that feels organic and natural. It also gave us a chance to see Natasha find her long-awaited redemption and shows off the power of family, whether they are blood or not.
Join Ben Reeves, Marcus Stewart, and Liana Ruppert as they dive deep into the latest Marvel flick. We discuss what we loved about the movie, what we didn't like, how it stood the test of expectations, and where we think the MCU will go next. And our undying love for Yelena, Natasha's younger sister, who truly stole the film in our humble opinion.
You can also check out our Spoiled on our YouTube channel as well, in addition to a plethora of other video choices there for your amusement. So sit back, crack open a cold water (because it's hot and Black Widow would want you to be hydrated), and come share with us your thoughts on how the Black Widow movie fits into the bigger picture of the MCU.
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of games we've been digging recently, including Griftlands, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Shape of the World, Oxenfree, and more. After talking about what we've been enjoying, we then spend a good part of the show talking about the games we're most excited to play for the rest of the year, including Metroid Dread, Battlefield 2042, Back 4 Blood, and Halo Infinite.
It's a full show, but we make time for another round of fantastic community emails. So please join John Carson (@John_Carson), Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:00 - Monster Hunter Stories 2 Review Impressions
00:11:35 - Griftlands
00:24:45 - Shape of the World
00:28:26 - Destiny 2
00:32:56 - Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7
00:35:34 - Oxenfree
00:36:45 - 2021 Games We're Excited to Play
01:00:06 - Listener Emails
Please note that due to technical complications there will be no video version of The Game Informer Show this week, but you can resume your normal podcast routine next week.
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of games we've been digging recently, including Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Wildermyth, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, and Lego Builder's Journey. Then we spend a good part of the show talking about the best games we've played so far this year and speculate about what could end up being our Game Of The Year for 2021. Will it be Resident Evil: Village, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal, or could it be a game we haven't even played yet like Metroid Dread or Halo Infinite?
It's a full show, but we make time for another round of fantastic community emails. So please join Dan Tack (@dantack), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:24 - Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
00:13:19 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale
00:23:44 - Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life
00:30:17 - Wildermyth
00:34:24 - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
00:40:03 - Legend of Mana
00:43:38 - Lego Builder's Journey
00:45:38 - Game of the Year (So Far)
01:16:52 - 2021's Big Upcoming Titles
01:19:55 - Community Emails*
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including Mario Golf: Super Rush, Scarlet Nexus, Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Dead by Daylight, Storybook Brawl, and Mighty Goose. We close the show by interviewing Squad's head of production Nestor Gomez and Intercept Game's creative director Nate Simpson about their work on on the Kerbal Space Program franchise, what fans can expect from the sequel, and how the company found out that NASA was a big fan of the series.
It's a full show, but we make time for another round of fantastic community emails. So please join Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Dan Tack (@dantack), Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below and share the episode if you enjoyed it. You can watch the video above, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, listen on SoundCloud, stream it on Spotify, or download the MP3 at the bottom of the page. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show!
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:43 - Mario Golf: Super Rush
00:13:41 - Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
00:14:51 - Dead by Daylight
00:15:44 - Storybook Brawl
00:16:40 - Scarlet Nexus
00:28:59 - Mighty Goose
00:32:11 - Guardians of the Galaxy
00:45:22 - Community Emails
01:14:35 - Kerbal Space Program Interview*
We interrupt your normally scheduled podcast to talk about anything and everything that happened during days three and four of E3 2021, which includes Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, Mario Party Superstars, Metroid Dread, WarioWare: Get It Together, Shin Megami Tensei V, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel, and much, much more.
Join John Carson, Alex Van Aken, Blake Hester, Marcus Stewart, and Ben Reeves for another wet and wild episode.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:12 - E3 2021 Day 3 Recap
00:02:00 - Capcom E3 Recap
00:09:18 - Nintendo Direct E3 2021 Recap
00:55:00 - Favorite Games of E3 2021
We interrupt your normally scheduled podcast to talk about anything and everything that happened during day two of E3 2021, which includes Starfield, Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl, Back 4 Blood, Battlefield 2042, The Outer Worlds 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origins, and much much more.
Join Alex Stadnik, Blake Hester, Marcus Stewart, Liana Ruppert, and Ben Reeves for another wet and wild episode. Sure, we talked in detail about Battlefield 2024, but there is so much more to talk about. And now that we know what else Gearbox has been working on with Tiny Tina back into the spotlight? This week's podcast is one you're not going to want to miss.
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:37 - Starfield
00:07:30 - Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl
00:10:19 - Back 4 Blood
00:10:38 - Contraband
00:10:47 - Sea of Thieves
00:14:43 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon
00:15:13 - Battlefield 2042
00:18:45 - Psychonauts 2
00:19:14 - Party Animals
00:20:25 - Hades
00:20:46 - Somerville
00:22:57 - Halo Infinite
00:31:54 - A Plague Tale: Requiem
00:35:03 - Far Cry 6
00:36:25 - Slime Rancher 2
00:36:41 - Shredders
00:36:54 - Atomic Heart
00:38:20 - Replaced
00:43:39 - Grounded
00:44:00 - Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
00:45:20 - The Ascent
00:45:40 - Age of Empires IV
00:46:00 - The Outer Worlds 2
00:49:37 - Flight Simulator
00:51:41 - Forza Horizon 5
00:53:47 - Redfall
00:58:56 - Square Enix Presentation
00:59:06 - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
01:02:49 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
01:03:20 - Marvel's Avengers Updates
01:05:30 - Babylon's Fall
01:10:16 - Life Is Strange: True Colors
01:14:34 - Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin*
We interrupt your normally scheduled podcast to talk about anything and everything that is happening during day one of E3 2021, which includes Rainbow 6 Extraction, Rocksmith+, Rider’s Republic, Rainbox Six Siege, Far Cry 6, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, and Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora.
We also sneak a little talk about Elden Ring, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and Battlefield 2042, so join John Carson, Alex Van Aken, Brian Shea, and Ben Reeves for another wet and wild episode. Sure, we talked in detail about Battlefield 2024, but there is so much more to talk about. And now that we know what else Gearbox has been working on with Tiny Tina back into the spotlight? This week's podcast is one you're not going to want to miss.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:29 - Battlefield 2042
00:03:12 - Elden Ring
00:07:36 - Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
00:10:57 - Ubisoft Forward Recap (Rainbow Six Extraction, Riders Republic, Far Cry 6, Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Avatar Frontiers of Pandora)
00:35:51 - E3 Day 1 Staff Highlights
Welcome to one of the biggest GI Shows of the entire year! Nefarious ne'er do well Alex Stadnik has captured Ben Reeves and taken over as host for the week and is bringing the hype! First up, we introduce you to new hire John Carson to discuss his love of games and how he made his way to Game Informer. From there Liana Ruppert and Jay Guisao lose their collective minds over the explosive Battlefield 2042 reveal and discuss their hands-on time with DICE's bombastic shooter.
But the hype doesn't die there. Ben Reeves escapes Stadnik's grasp long enough to chat about all things Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart with the EIC himself Andrew Reiner. And stop me if you've heard this before, but we end this week's show with another amazing round of community emails and GI's Ultimate Character Rankings!
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:50 - John Carson Intro
00:06:44 - Battlefield 2042
00:29:14 - Trails Rising
00:31:56 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
00:50:33 - Community Emails*
It's finally that special time of year again. E3 2021 is in the air and we can't wait to see what some of the biggest names in the video game industry have in store for their legions of fans. But one does not celebrate such an occasion with a casual 15-minute chat.
We dedicated a whole special edition of The GI Show to give our clairvoyant predictions about what the likes of Microsoft, Nintendo, and more have to surprise us when E3 (and Geoff Keighley) open their digital doors to the masses. Will we see anything from huge tentpoles such as The Elder Scrolls VI or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2? What will PlayStation's presence entail? How are we going to contain ourselves when Halo Infinite comes on screen? Only time will tell.
The wait for E3 week (weekend? Month? How do we quantify this anymore?) can be excruciating, but we have just the remedy to tide you over. Join Alex Stadnik, Liana Ruppert, Marcus Stewart, and new-hire John Carson as they dish on what they think will go down during gaming's biggest events!
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:04:20 - Mother 3 on Switch
00:06:30 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
00:11:05 - New PS5 Look
00:13:39 - The Last of Us Part II Multiplayer
00:16:18 - Xbox Sega Partnership
00:19:53 - Sunset Overdrive News
00:22:57 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
00:24:41 - Playdead's New Game
00:28:51 - NetherRealm Studios New Game
00:34:52 - The Elder Scrolls VI
00:40:15 - Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake
00:46:15 - New Smash Bros. Ultimate Character
00:51:06 - Project Triangle Strategy
00:51:59 - Advance Wars
00:53:17 - Final Fantasy VII Remake 2
00:54:06 - New Fable Gameplay
00:55:22 - Kojima Takes The Xbox Stage
00:57:40 - Avowed Full Reveal
00:59:04 - Back 4 Blood Beta/Alpha Announcement
00:59:56 - Bioshock Reveal*
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including Mario Golf: Super Rush, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Biomutant, Resident Evil Village, and Knockout City. We're also joined by Fanbyte Media features editor Elise Favis (@elisefavis) and The Washington Post games reporter Gene Park (@GenePark) who talk about their time covering games together for newspapers and how that's different than working online.
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Dan Tack (@dantack), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:10:54 - Mario Golf
00:18:57 - Fortnite
00:24:41 - Resident Evil Village
00:31:49 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition
00:39:33 - Biomutant
00:48:10 - Knockout City
00:54:44 - Community Emails
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including Biomutant, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Knockout City, and Portal Reloaded. We close the show by interviewing Arkane Studios' game director Dinga Bakaba (@DBakaba) and art director Sébastien Mitton (@mitmitman) about their newest project Deathloop and why they didn't just make another Dishonored.
It's a full show, but we make time for another round of fantastic community emails. So please join Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:46 -* Biomutant
00:20:12 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
00:21:58 - Knockout City
00:34:17 - Portal Reloaded
*00:37:43 - Community Emails
01:19:18- Dinga Bakaba and Sébastien Mitton Interview*
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including Mass Effect Legendary Edition, The Ascent, Returnal, Aerial_Knight's Never Yield, and Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. We also recently announced that Psychonauts 2 is the latest game to grace the cover of Game Informer Magazine, so we spend a good deal of time talking about Double Fine's upcoming platformer and what we learned during our interviews with the studio.
It's a full show, but we make time for another round of fantastic community emails. So please join Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad), Dan Tack (@dantack), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
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Our thanks to The Rapture Twins for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their music on their website.
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*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:28 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition
00:30:46 - The Ascent
00:35:21 - Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis
00:39:21 - Returnal
00:43:35 - Aerial_Knight's Never Yield
00:49:07 - Psychonauts 2
01:03:48 - Community Emails
01:29:07 - Jennifer Hale and Courtenay Taylor Interview*
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including Subnautica: Below Zero, Hundred Days, Yakuza 0, Resident Evil Village, Scarlet Nexus, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. At the end of the show we have an interview with Justin Roiland (@JustinRoiland), the co-creator of shows like Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites. Roiland is also currently the CEO of Squanch Games, the developer behind Trover Saves the Universe. We talk to Roiland about his experience making games, how Trover’s recording sessions were basically long improv sessions, and why he changed the name of his company to avoid getting sued by Nintendo.
It's a full show, but we make time for another round of fantastic community emails. So please join Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad), Dan Tack (@dantack), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for a new wild and ever-entertaining episode!
Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below and share the episode if you enjoyed it. You can watch the video above, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, listen on SoundCloud, stream it on Spotify, or download the MP3 at the bottom of the page. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show!
Our thanks to The Rapture Twins for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their music on their website.
To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:24 - Subnautica: Below Zero
00:13:13 - Resident Evil Village
00:15:15 - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
00:16:41 - Yakuza 0
00:18:10 - Hundred Days: Wine Making Simulator
00:24:30 - Scarlet Nexus
00:28:20 - Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart
00:34:59 - Community Emails
01:07:46 - Justin Roiland
Resident Evil Village is one of the biggest games of the year, and in many ways it doesn't disappoint, but it's not without its flaws either. Several Game Informer editors, including Dan Tack (@dantack), Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad), Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) all sit down to talk about those highs, lows, and all the surprising twists in-between. On this show, we're also joined by freelancer Suriel Vazquez (@SurielVazquez), who offers some valuable insights.
We want to emphasize that we SPOIL everything about this game including the boss fights, Chris' role, and the post credit scene. If you haven't beat Resident Evil Village, we highly recommend you do that before you watch this video. Bookmark this page and come back when you're ready as we'd love to hear what everyone thought about the game! Also there are a number of uncensored curse words in this episode.
If you enjoyed the video and want more coverage of Resident Evil Village, be sure to check our spoiler-free tips, the written review, and the video review!
Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below and share the episode if you enjoyed it. You can watch the video above, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, listen on SoundCloud, stream it on Spotify, or download the MP3 at the bottom of the page. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show!
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including Resident Evil Village, the Famicom Detective Club games, Returnal, and Biomutant. Alex also squeezes in his book report on Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Legendary CEO.
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails and the epic return of Character Rankings. So please join Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for another wild and ever-entertaining episode!
Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below and share the episode if you enjoyed it. You can watch the video above, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, listen on SoundCloud, stream it on Spotify, or download the MP3 at the bottom of the page. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show!
Our thanks to The Rapture Twins for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their music on their website.
To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below.
*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:33 - Resident Evill Village
00:21:23 - Famicom Detective Club
00:27:38 - Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Legendary CEO
00:32:52 - Returnal
00:38:47 - Biomutant
00:44:08 - Community Emails*
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including New Pokémon Snap, Returnal, and Judgment. Sure that's not a long list of games, but they are pretty great games. Next, we take some time to reflect on the new Mortal Kombat film. Is it worth a watch? Listen and find out.
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Brian Shea (@BrianPShea), Dan Tack (@dantack), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for another wild and ever-entertaining episode!
Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below and share the episode if you enjoyed it. You can watch the video above, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, listen on SoundCloud, stream it on Spotify, or download the MP3 at the bottom of the page. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show!
Our thanks to The Rapture Twins for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their music on their website.
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including Resident Evil Village, Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., Oddworld: Soulstorm, MLB The Show 21, Before Your Eyes, and There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension. At the end of the show, we interview Greg Russo (@WriterRusso), the screenwriter for the new Mortal Kombat film. We talk to him about why Kano is fun to write and how he's adapting Space Invaders onto the big screen.
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Jason Guisao (@Jason_Guisao), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner), Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for another wild and ever-entertaining episode!
Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below and share the episode if you enjoyed it. You can watch the video above, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, listen on SoundCloud, stream it on Spotify, or download the MP3 at the bottom of the page. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show!
Our thanks to The Rapture Twins for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their music on their website.
To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below.
*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:01 - Resident Evil Village
00:09:11 - Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139
00:16:28 - MLB The Show 21
00:28:42 - Fortnite Comic
00:31:52 - Oddworld: Soulstorm
00:40:03 - Before Your Eyes
00:44:14 - There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
00:48:17 - Community Emails
01:22:07 - Greg Russo Mortal Kombat Interview*
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Supergiant Games' Greg Kasavin (@kasavin) joins us to talk about his work on games like Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and Hades. Kasavin also shares his insight into how games are written and why making them is harder than it seems.
Then we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including Outriders, Pac-Man 99, Hades, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Monster Hunter Rise, and The House in Fata Morgana. Of course, we also discuss our recent Resident Evil Village cover story, talk about the game's crafting mechanics, and how Capcom designed the new werewolf-inspired Lycan enemies. Finally, Matthew Haag, A.K.A. Nadeshot (@Nadeshot), joins us to talk about his time playing Call of Duty professionally, his work at 100 Thieves, and his recent partnership with Excedrin helping gamers maintain good head health.
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Blake Hester (@metallicaisrad), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for another wild and ever-entertaining episode!
Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below and share the episode if you enjoyed it. You can watch the video above, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, listen on SoundCloud, stream it on Spotify, or download the MP3 at the bottom of the page. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show!
Our thanks to The Rapture Twins for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their music on their website.
To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below.
*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:49 - Greg Kasavin Introduction
00:23:13 - Pac-Man 99
00:33:19 - The House In Fata Morgana
00:38:19 - Outriders
00:49:28 - Oddworld: Soulstorm
00:51:33 - Monster Hunter Rise
00:59:24 - Resident Evil Village
01:23:01 - Community Emails
01:54:51 - March Mayhem Finale
02:09:53 - Nadeshot Interview*
On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been digging recently, including Outriders, Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139…, Lost Words: Beyond the Page, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Sea of Thieves, and Cozy Grove. We're also joined by Andrew Borman (@Borman18) from the Strong Museum of Play who talks about the institution's efforts to preserve gaming history and how he became a video game historian.
It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Kimberley Wallace (@kstar1785), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Jason Guisao (@Jason_Guisao), and Ben Reeves (@Benjaminreeves) for another wild and ever-entertaining episode!
Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below and share the episode if you enjoyed it. You can watch the video above, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, listen on SoundCloud, stream it on Spotify, or download the MP3 at the bottom of the page. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show!
Our thanks to The Rapture Twins for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their music on their website.
To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below.
*00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:05 - Andrew Borman Intro
00:14:11 - Outriders
00:24:28 - Oddworld: Soulstorm
00:29:10 - Lost Words: Beyond the Page
00:39:13 - Sea of Thieves
00:46:50 - Cozy Grove
00:51:29 - Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139
01:10:04 - Community Emails*