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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 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 Playlist segment, 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

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

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. Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:16 – Kate Sánchez 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 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. Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion: 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. Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion: 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, 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! 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 00:02:34 - 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! 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 00:01:22 - 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 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! 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 00:01:24 - 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

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! 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 00:00:50 - 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

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! 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 00:10:54 - 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 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 Maquette, Outriders, Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos, Aliens: Fireteam, and It Takes Two. Then we reflect on the recent Elden Ring trailer leaks as we dream about what we'd like to see from From Software's next title, and what possible contribution author George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones) brings to the table. It's a full show, but we make time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Dan Tack (@dantack), Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy), Jeff Cork, 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 at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:25 - It Takes Two 00:07:24 - Aliens: Fireteam 00:09:52 - Outriders 00:20:35 - Destiny 2 00:22:42 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Mario Update 00:25:39 - Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos 00:30:49 - Maquette 00:34:08 - StarCraft II 00:35:25 - What We Want From Elden Ring 00:47:50 - Community Emails

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we've been playing recently, including Little Nightmares II, Valheim, Nioh 2 Remastered - The Complete Edition, Rocksmith 2014. Then we spend some time breaking down Nintendo's recent Direct and reflect on the Splatoon 3 reveal and other announcements. 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 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 at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:22 – Valheim 00:08:08 – Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition 00:10:51 – Little Nightmares II 00:20:24 – Final Fantasy X 00:21:32 – Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 00:23:17 – Rocksmith 2014 00:27:04 – Nintendo Direct Impressions 00:29:47 – Mario Golf Super Rush 00:30:48 – The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD 00:34:43 – Splatoon 3 00:35:41 – Project Triangle Strategy 00:41:01 – Still Hope For Zelda 35th Anniversary? 00:42:01 – Where is Metroid? 00:44:49 – Recapping the Rest of the Direct 00:53:51 – Community Emails

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we talk about some of the game's we played over the holiday break, including: Super Meat Boy Forever, Slay The Spire, and Airborne Kingdom. Then we run down the current release calendar for the year, and spend some time talking about the big, upcoming games we're excited to play, including: Resident Evil Village, Back 4 Blood, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Finally, we take some time for another fantastic round of community emails. So please join Kimberly Wallace, Marcus Stewart, Alex Van Aken, and myself for another wild and ever-entertaining episode! Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @benjaminreeves to let me know what you think. 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 at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:57 - Super Meatboy Forever 00:09:15 – Airborne Kingdom 00:12:40 – Slay the Spire 00:16:55 - Games of 2021 To Look Forward To 01:04:00 - Community Emails

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On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we share our early impressions on the recent Avengers war table, Grounded's early access, and Superhot expansion Mind Control Delete. Then we try a new segment call Game Informer's Meaningless Character Rankings. As the name implies, it's meaningless, but it's going to catch on. Finally, we close out the show with a round of community emails. So please join Jeff Cork, Brian Shea, Alex Stadnik, and myself for another wild and ever-entertaining episode! Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @benjaminreeves to let me know what you think. 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 at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 00:00:00: Intro 00:01:33: SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE 00:08:29: Marvel's Avengers War Table 00:19:43: Grounded Early Access 00:24:22: Ghost of Tsushima 00:28:51: Huntdown 00:30:17: Creaks 00:32:48: Psychonauts 00:36:02: Halo Series 00:37:50: New Segment: Video Game Character Rankings 01:19:06: Community Emails

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we start to shake things up, but never forget that we still love you. We're experiencing a bit of a lull between the releases of The Last of Us: Part II and Ghost of Tsushima, but that hasn't stopped many of us from planning a bunch of interesting games. Need proof? How about Paper Mario: The Origami King, Hyper Scape, and Mortal Shell. If none of those catch your interest, be sure to stick around for community emails. So please join me, Dan Tack, Jeff Cork, Brian Shea, and Alex Stadnik for another wild and ever-entertaining episode!  Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @benjaminreeves to let me know what you think. 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 at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. New Segment: GI Playlist: 3:22 What Brian's Playing: 3:57 The Last of Us Part II: 4:05 Iron Man VR: 6:56 What Dan's Playing: 12:09 Hyper Scape: 13:05 Mortal Shell: 20:14 What Ben's Playing: 24:06 Paper Mario: The Origami King: 24:18 What Jeff's Playing: 32:40 Call of Duty Warzone: 32:45 What Alex's Playing: 36:11 Pokémon Sword & Shield: Isle of Armor DLC: 36:23 What the Golf: 37:11 What Dan's Playing Part 2: 41:02 Diablo 1: 41:18 Artifact 2.0 Beta: 48:10 Community Emails: 51:13 New Segment: GI Recommends: 1:36:01

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we take our closest look yet at Cyberpunk 2077 and discuss what we thought of our time actually playing CD Projekt Red's long-awaited RPG. Later, we give our impressions of what we saw from both Pokémon Unite and Marvel's Avengers and wrap it all up with another round of community emails. So please join me, Kim Wallace, Matt Miller, Dan "The Jacket" Tack, Brian Shea, and Alex Stadnik for another wild and entertaining episode!  We continue to do this show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Cyberpunk 2077: 5:45 Pokémon Unite: 1:26:34 Marvel's Avengers: 1:33:49 Community Emails: 1:59:37

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we dissect the entirety of EA Play and let you know what we think of Star Wars: Squadrons, Lost in Random, and whether or not the publishing giant nailed its digital event. Later, we briefly touch upon the Cyberpunk 2077 delay, predict what we think next week's Pokémon event will reveal, and wrap the show with the return of Community Emails. Observant fans will note that I am in fact not Andy McNamara. Due to the EA event being past his bedtime, Andy wasn't able to make this week's episode work. Instead, I had the absolute pleasure of hosting with the help of the amazing Andrew Reiner, Matthew Kato, Ben Reeves, Joe Juba, and Jeff Cork. We continue to do this show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Hosting The GI Show was an amazing experience, but also my first time. Please send me any and all constructive feedback for the show on Twitter, and be sure to share the show if you enjoyed it! We really want to continue to better the podcast, and your comments are instrumental in that, so thank you to everyone who's already done so. 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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Apex Legends: 2:20 It Takes Two: 8:04 Lost in Random: 10:55 Rocket Arena: 13:53 Star Wars: Squadrons: 18:33 EA Sports Trailers: 33:07 EA's Next-Gen Tease: 37:52 Skate: 42:37 Our Final Thoughts On EA Play 2020: 49:31 Cyberpunk 2077's Delay: 53:10 Pokémon Presents Reactions and Predictions: 55:02 Community Emails: 59:07

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss The Last of Us Part II's recent State of Play where we finally see some uninterrupted gameplay, and we cover the recent reviews of Minecraft Dungeons and Monster Train. Of course, we end this week's show with a fun community segment full of emails and games. So please join me, Alex Stadnik, Jeff Cork, and Dan "The Jacket" Tack for another great show. We continue to do this show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. The Last of Us Part II State of Play Reactions: 6:32 Minecraft Dungeons Review Discussion: 21:39 Monster Train: 39:11 Community Emails: 51:23

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss The Last of Us Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, Mafia Trilogy, Deep Rock Galactic, and Crucible. And of course, we end this week's show with a fun community segment with emails and games. So please join me, Alex Stadnik, Ben Reeves, and Dan "The Jacket" Tack for another great show. We continue to do this show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. The Last of Us Part II: 2:27 Ghost of Tsushima: 29:44 Deep Rock Galactic: 37:19 Mafia Trilogy: 41:38 Crucible: 49:45 Community Emails: 1:03:30

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we talk E3, the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2 remaster coming this fall, the Mafia Trilogy news, and lots of other fun subjects including the rumored return of the original Mass Effect games. The big talker of the week is the unveiling of a new Unreal Engine V demo that, according to Epic, is running on a PlayStation 5 development kit. It is a graphically impressive demo, to say the least, and we have a lot to say about it. As always, we end this week's show with a fun community segment with emails and games. So please join me, Alex Stadnik, Joe Juba, and Dan Tack for another great show. We do this week's show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. E3’s Future: 8:04 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2: 21:17 Mass Effect Remaster: 27:28 Mafia Trilogy: 33:02 Industry Response to the Inside Xbox Reveal: 38:27 Unreal Engine 5 Demo: 44:04 Community Emails: 1:10:09

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we create a monster for the 500th episode.  Host Andy McNamara and producer Alex Stadnik are joined by the show's hosts from throughout the years. Matt Helgeson, Tim Turi, and Ben Hanson all make appearances to catch up and reminisce about the show. Next up, we have a murderer's row of GI editors join us to talk about the show and what games are filling their backlog. Here is a giant list to get you excited: Leo Vader, Dan "The Jacket" Tack, Andy Reiner, Matt Kato, Ben Reeves, Matt Miller, Joe Juba, and Jeff Cork (Kim Wallace and Brian Shea couldn't join us, but they are here in spirit). Joe Juba and Jeff Cork go the extra mile and stay to answer the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails (in which I confuse my PSP and Vita references in some of my AndyMc story moments, so please know I was wrong and you are free to mock me openly and often). It is important to note that this episode doesn't happen without your support, all the amazing talent in the game industry that has appeared on the show, and of course, all the Game Informer family over the decades. This episode is dedicated to you. We do this week's show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. The Game Informer Show Reunion with Tim Turi, Matt Helgeson, and Ben Hanson: 00:11 Leo Vader, Alex Stadnik and Dan Tack's GI Show Memories and Backlogs: 38:53 Matthew Kato and Andrew Reiner's GI Show Memories and Backlogs: 1:05:33 Ben Reeves and Matt Miller's GI Show Memories and Backlogs: 1:22:41 Jeff Cork and Joe Juba's GI Show Memories and Backlogs: 1:46:35 Community Emails: 2:12:04

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we have a massive crew in the house. Host Andy McNamara and producer Alex Stadnik are joined by Joe Juba and Matt Miller to talk Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Streets of Rage 4, and Gears Tactics in our first segment. Next up, Jeff Cork and Andy Reiner talk about their experience with Predator: Hunting Grounds, and finally Kim Wallace and Dan "The Jacket" Tack hop on the show to talk Trails of Mana and answer the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails. Ducks. We do this week's show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: 3:35 Streets of Rage 4: 37:59 Gears Tactics: 46:24 The Last of Us Part II & Ghost of Tsushima’s New Release Dates: 1:01:29 Predator: Hunting Grounds: 1:03:13 Trials of Mana: 1:28:39 Community Emails: 1:48:40

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Leo Vader, Jeff Cork, and Ben Reeves join me to discuss Grounded, X-Com: Chimera Squad, and Xbox Series X rumors. We finish with the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails. Ducks. We do this week's show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Grounded: 4:30 XCOM: Chimera Squad: 25:00 Xbox Conference Rumors and Predictions: 39:17 Community Emails: 50:06

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Andy Reiner, Alex Stadnik, and Dan "The Jacket" Tack join me to discuss Fallout 76: Wastelanders, the Resident Evil 4 Remake rumors, and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Alpha. We finish with the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails. We do this week's show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Fallout 76: 4:53 Resident Evil 4 Remake Rumors: 18:14 World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Alpha: 29:48 Community Emails: 42:35

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Joe Juba, Alex Stadnik, and Dan Tack join me to discuss Final Fantasy VII Remake, Valorant, and the reveal of the PlayStation 5 controller. We finish with the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails. We do this week's show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Final Fantasy VII Remake: 4:16 Valorant: 31:18 PlayStation 5 Controller Reactions: 57:33 E3 2021: 1:09:06 Game Delays: 1:12:10 Meme of the Week: 1:19:04 Community Emails: 1:28:35

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Ben Reeves, Leo Vader, Brian Shea, and Dan Tack join me to chat about a ton of games, including Persona 5 Royal, Resident Evil 3, Sea of Stars, Gears Tactics, and Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord. The big talker for the show is skill-based matchmaking (SBMM),  and we try to explain how it works and discuss how it affects your game for better or worse. We finish with the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails. We do this week's show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Persona 5 Royal: 6:20 Resident Evil 3 Remake: 13:05 Gears Tactics: 22:18 Sea of Stars: 26:05 Games to Play During Quarantine: 31:32 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord: 41:00 Skill-Based Matchmaking: 46:54 Community Emails: 1:25:18

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, I am joined by Ben Reeves, Alex Stadnik, and Leo Vader to chat about recent VR games Half-LIfe: Alyx and The Room VR: A Dark Matter. The big talker for the show, however, is discussing the battle between PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and what we think all the hardware stats really mean. We finish with the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails. We do this week's show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Left 4 Dead's Future: 6:03 Half-Life: Alyx Review Discussion: 7:14 The Room VR: A Dark Matter: 24:58 PS5 Vs. Series X: 37:47 Community Emails: 59:03

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, I am joined by Jeff Cork, Alex Stadnik, and Leo Vader to analyze the PlayStation 5 tech news, and talk a lot of games, including Call of Duty: Warzone, Doom Eternal, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Roundguard. We finish with the always-entertaining and enlightening community emails. We do this week's show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Call of Duty: Warzone: 5:25 PlayStation 5 Tech Event: 14:32 Doom Eternal: 29:48 Animal Crossing: New Horizons: 40:36 Roundguard: 46:17 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: 50:17 Community Emails: 54:04

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Andy McNamara is joined by Andrew Reiner, Dan "The Jacket" Tack, and I to discuss the bad news of E3's cancellation and what it means for the future of the show.  But it's not all gloom and doom as we also get to chat about how great Nioh 2, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Ori and the Will of the Wisps are! As always, we then finish the show with an amazing community email section, including two brand-new games brought to us by some awesome fans. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow @therealandymc or me at @Studnik76 to let us know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. E3's Cancelation And The Future Of The Show 3:38 Horizon: Zero Dawn Launching for PC: 16:51 2K's New NFL Partnership: 24:30 Call Of Duty: Warzone: 29:27 Nioh 2: 43:56 Ori And The Will Of The Wisps: 52:01 Community Emails: 1:04:14

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, I am joined by Dan "The Jacket" Tack, Jeff Cork, and Leo Vader to discuss Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Valorant, and whether we think the coronavirus will cancel E3. We finish with the always entertaining and enlightening community emails. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Animal Crossing: 3:00 Valorant: 20:14 Coronavirus & GDC: 36:55 Community Emails: 48:19

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, I am joined by Dan "The Jacket" Tack, Ben Reeves, and Leo Vader to discuss Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Baldur's Gate III, and the latest next gen news on Xbox and PlayStation. After we handle some hot topics, we jump into the always entertaining and enlightening community emails. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Resident Evil 3: 1:07 The Sonic Movie: 19:46 Baldur's Gate III: 22:19 Xbox Series X News & Next Gen Talk: 46:22 Community Emails: 1:16:58

Diese Woche reden wir erneut über Wolcen Lords of Mayhem. Nachdem Michi letzte Woche schon vom holprigen Launch und seinen ersten Eindrücken berichtet hat, gehen er und Jens diese Woche weiter ins Detail. Was für Charaktere haben die beiden durch das Spiel begleitet und auf welche Bugs sind die beiden so gestoßen. Außerdem werden kurz die ersten Erfahrungen mit den Endgame angeschnitten und offensichtliche Vergleiche zu den beiden Platzhirschen des Genres Path of Exile und Diablo 3 gestellt. Lars hat erneut das Teamfight Tactics Fieber gepackt und die Gruppe spricht über die ersten Informationen zum dritten Set des Auto-Battlers, das bereits im März erscheinen soll. Zusätzlich kämpft Lars sich gerade durch den ersten Teil der Uncharted Spiele, die vor kurzem bei PS Plus dabei waren und beobachtet dabei einige Parallelen zum ersten Assassins Creed. In den News geht es um einen Kotaku-Bericht über ein weiteres Star Wars Spiel, das niemals das Licht der Welt erblicken wird. Außerdem sprechen wir über die Probleme vom Nvidia Streaming-Dienst GeForce Now, bei dem nun mit Bethesda und Activision Blizzard gleich zwei große Publisher abgesprungen sind. Angesichts des Coronavirus sagt Sony gleich zwei Veranstaltungen, PAX East und GDC, ab. Zum Schluss sprechen wir noch über einige der neuen Infos zu Animal Crossing New Horizon, die auf der Nintendo Direct der letzten Woche bekanntgegeben wurden. Nach den Community-Emails reden wir noch über unsere persönlichen 5 Spiele, die uns als Gamer so geprägt haben. Emails bitte an podcast@bytesized.de

Welcome to the newest episode of The Game Informer Show aka the Leocast! This week, Leo Vader takes the reins and is joined by Jeff Cork, Joe Juba, and I to chat about why the new third-person shooter Outriders had them buzzing after visiting People Can Fly's studio in Poland. After dissecting Outrider's gaming goodness, we examine the latest Anthem news out of Bioware and discuss if it can become the game we were all hoping it would with the studio going dark to create a clearer vision of the sci-fi shooter. Wrapping up the show, we rope Dan Tack into the madness and tackle a huge community email section that had us in stitches and questioning our sanity all the way through. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow @therealandymc, @leovader, or me at @Studnik76 to let us know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Outriders: 2:02 Anthem: 25:30 Community Emails: 35:17

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, I am joined by Dan Tack, Matt Miller, and Leo Vader to discuss the latest game releases, including Apex Legends Season 4, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, Zombie Army 4: Dead War, and Warcraft III: Reforged. After we handle some hot topics, we jump into the always entertaining and enlightening community emails. Alex Stadnik is this week's super producer. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Apex Legends Season 4: 2:17 Zombie Army 4: Dead War: 11:30 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics: 16:36 Warcraft III: Reforged 25:49 World of Warcraft Race To World First: 43:16 Dan Houser Leaving Rockstar: 52:59 Who Is Xbox's Competition?: 57:45 Community Emails: 1:07:54

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, I am joined by Joe Juba, Brian Shea, and Dan Tack to discuss a plethora of games, including Kentucky Route Zero, Disintegration, Journey to the Savage Planet, Legends of Runeterra, and Warcraft III: Reforged. We follow it up with an always entertaining and enlightening round of community emails. Alex Stadnik is this week's super producer. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Kentucky Route Zero (Minor Spoilers): 05:52 Legends of Runeterra: 24:33 Disintegration: 37:03 Warcraft III: Reforged: 51:12 Journey to the Savage Planet: 01:02:22 Community Emails: 1:12:39

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, I am joined by Andrew Reiner and Ben Reeves to discuss Doom Eternal and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Alex Stadnik is this week's super producer. Then Jeff Cork, Leo Vader, and Ben Reeves join me to discuss some news of the day and answer your burning questions in our community email segment. Good times were had by all. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Doom Eternal: 1:46 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot: 12:55 Minnesota Røkkr Call of Duty Launch Weekend: 24:23 Game Delays Round 2: 35:09 YouTube TV on PS4: 40:39 What Half-Life Means In 2020: 45:12 Community Emails: 55:44

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we are joined by Dan Tack, Kimberley Wallace, and Leo Vader to discuss our newest cover story Magic: Legends. Alex Stadnik is this week's super producer. After our chat about the cover story, we move on to the community email segment. That's where we tackle the questions you sent in on a variety of topics including the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and our favorite open worlds.  Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. Magic: Legends 4:26 Community Emails: 34:30

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we go around the video game world and back again. The show starts with Matt Miller and Leo Vader as we discuss our time spent in Apple Arcade. From new gems to old favorites, we put perspective on the service now that we have been using it a few months. Alex Stadnik is this week's super producer. Next,  Joe Juba, Brian Shea, Ben Reeves, and Alex Stadnik all join me to discuss the results of our competition to predict who will take home the win at The Game Awards that happened last week. Let's just say there is a lot to discuss. And victory here might make you the smartest person in the world. In the next segment, Ben Reeves, Joe Juba, and Dan Tack join me for community emails where we do the unthinkable: We rate the Mona Lisa.  Then we have the sixth and final installment of our Game of the Year chats, where I ask guests what games are defining their year. I am joined by Ben Reeves, Matt Miller, and Dan Tack as we try to get in some last-minute discussions. Check the list below for all the games we covered over the last few weeks. Find those podcasts on your favorite service! And finally, Joe Juba interviews Michel Koch, Jean-Luc Cano, and Raoul Barbet from Dontnod Entertainment. They are some of the minds behind Life is Strange 2, which recently saw its successful conclusion. Joe has a spoiler-filled chat with the team about the process of making the game, so fans who have already finished Life is Strange 2 should definitely tune in.  Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 1:02 State of Apple Arcade 34:20 Announcing the Winner of the GI Game Awards Bets 56:39 Community Emails 2:29:26 GOTY PT 6 3:23:15 Joe Juba Discusses Life Is Strange 2 with the Creative Heads of Dontnod Games Covered:   Game of the Year Chat Game List Week One Resident Evil 2 Remake Slay the Spire Days Gone Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Dr. Mario World Sunless Skies Dragon Quest Builders 2 Control Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Untitled Goose Game Tetris 99   Week Two Fire Emblem: Three Houses Super Mario Maker 2 Disco Elysium Card of Darkness Kingdom Hearts III Far Cry New Dawn The Outer Worlds Streets of Rogue   Week Three Farm Together Assassin's Creed: Fate of Atlantis Lonely Mountains: Downhill Nowhere Prophet Observation Pokemon Sword and Shield Ape Out Destiny 2 : Shadowkeep   Week Four Astral Chain Apex Legends Division 2 Revisited: Pokemon, Untitled Goose Game, Fire Emblem: Three Houses Zelda: Link’s Awakening   Week Five Death Stranding Crackdown 3 Luigi’s Mansion 3 Rage 2 Judgment (Yakuza) Gears of War 5 Transport Tycoon  

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we do a lot of discussing. In fact, we should discuss this. The show starts with Joe Juba and Andy Reiner as we discuss the recent release of the final episode of Life is Strange 2. Bonus discussion about what we think about episodic gaming.   Next, we do something stupid. Joe Juba, Brian Shea, Ben Reeves, and Alex Stadnik all throw in a dollar to take part in a competition to predict who will take home the win at The Game Awards that happens tonight (meaning, most of you will listen to this segment already knowing what wins what, which means you can mock our absurd reasoning – and what could be more fun than that?) I'll do the math for you and tell you who won on next week's show (though I'm guessing some intrepid listener will be eager to let us know who was victorious). For part five of our Game of the Year chats, where I ask guests what games are defining their year, I am joined by Joe Juba and the fall intern class members, Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76) and Nick Straub (@Ncstraub). Also this is the moment I get a busy Leo Vader to join the show. This segment will run the rest of this year, as we bring in editors (and guests) every week to talk about games that have impacted their year in the lead-up to Game Informer's Top 50 of 2019. Next week, will be the final installment, so make sure you come back for the finale! Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 02:24 Life is Strange 2 25:41 The Game Awards Predictions and Bets 1:29:51 Community Emails 2:29:14 Game of the Year Chats Pt. 5 - Featuring The GI Interns

And all of the sudden it is December. You should give the gift of telling all your friends how much you love The Game Informer Show and sharing it with high praise on all your social media networks ... or at least that is what I think. On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we explore a wide variety of subjects, so every segment has a surprise. The show starts with Ben Reeves, Jeff Cork, and Matt Miller as we discuss our PlayStation 25th Anniversary cover story, Darksiders Genesis, and Arise: A Simple Story. The entire show is produced by the man in the box, Alex Stadnik (someone asked for his Twitter handle too so you can find it here).  Next, we dive head first into community emails. Joined by Matt Miller, Joe Juba, and Andy Reiner for this week's discussion, which is highlighted by the theme of us becoming the "Lords of Gaming" and making proclamations as to how we would rule. Good times. For part four of our Game of the Year chats, where I ask guests what games are defining their year, I am joined by Andy Reiner and special guests from The Video Game History Foundation, Frank Cifaldi, and Kelsey Lewin. This segment will run the rest of this year, as we bring in editors (and guests) every week to talk about games that have impacted their year in the lead-up to Game Informer's Top 50 of 2019.  And finally, we chat with Alex Hutchinson, co-founder and creative director at Typhoon Studios. We talk about his history (spoiler alert: he was creative director for Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 4 among many others) and their upcoming release Journey to the Savage Planet. Always entertaining to chat with Alex. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 00:11 History of PlayStation, Arise: A Simple Story, and Darksiders Genesis 37:18 Community Emails 1:59:28 Game of the Year Chats Pt. 4 - Featuring Frank Cifaldi and Kelsey Lewin from The Video Game History Foundation 2:51:51 Interview with the co-founder and creative director of Typhoon Studios Alex Hutchinson

If you are in the U.S., Happy Thanksgiving! If not...well, Happy Day. On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we keep things simple...almost. The show starts with Leo Vader and Ben Reeves as we discuss Half-Life: Alyx and what it means for fans of Half-Life and VR. And that discussion is just the beginning. In this week's community email segment, I'm joined by Matt Miller, Ben Reeves, and Leo Vader as we answer your questions and generally wander off topic. Then, Andrew Reiner, Brian Shea, and Matt Miller join me for part three of our Game of the Year chats, where I ask them what games are defining their year. This segment will run the rest of this year, as we bring in editors every week to talk about games that have impacted their year in the lead-up to Game Informer's Top 50 of 2019.  And finally, we chat with an old Game Informer team member, Justin Leeper. He had the opportunity to work with the legendary Hideo Kojima and did performance capture for Death Stranding. We interview him to learn about the process and what the experience was like. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 3:53 - Half-Life: Alyx 26:20 - Community Emails 1:50:28 - Game of the Year Chats Pt. 3 - Featuring Matt Miller, Brian Shea and Andrew Reiner 2:42:02 - Interview With Death Stranding Performance Artist Justin Leeper

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we do our best not to overthink things and stick to the topic. In all likelihood, we fail at these tasks. The show starts with Brian Shea and Ben Reeves as we discuss Stadia and Microsoft's recent X019 event. Leo Vader joins us throughout the entire episode as he tries his best to outdo us from his command station in the box. Andy Reiner and Ben Reeves join me to give their impressions on Shenmue III, before we start the endless chats. Speaking of... In this week's community email segment Joe Juba, Alex Stadnik, and Dan "The Jacket" Tack answer questions about what defines an independent game, talk Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order technical issues and how those will affect its chance as a Game of the Year, and finally we talk too long about a top 5 list, which you won't want to miss. (There is also some exciting news that you can spoil here.) And finally, I sit down with Kim Wallace, Brian Shea, Joe Juba, and Leo Vader to hear their thoughts on what games they think are in the running for game of the year. This segment will run the rest of the year as we bring in new editors every week to talk about games that have impacted their year in the lead-up to Game Informer's Top 50 of 2019.  Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 6:28 - Stadia and X019 28:25 - X019 29:46 - Everwild 33:33 - Grounded 44:19 - Bleeding Edge 48:46 - Age Of Empires 59:23 - Shenmue III 1:15:38 - Community Emails 2:17:44 - Game of the Year Chats Pt. 2 - Featuring Kim Wallace, Joe Juba, and Brian Shea

On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we shuffle the deck - literally - as we record the episode out of order and confuse the host (cause that's the level of production we aim for here at GI). But one thing is certain, the show starts with Andy Reiner and Matt Miller talking Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Next up, Jeff Cork and I sit down to hear stories from Leo Vader and Ben Reeves about some recent travels to see Rainbow Six Siege and a new game Obsidian Entertainment called Grounded. While we have Leo on the show, we also talk a little about the recent release of Red Dead Redemption II to PC.  You have heard of Pokémon right? A wild Ben Reeves, Alex Stadnik, and Brian Shea appear to talk about the upcoming Switch releases, Sword and Shield. In this week's community email segment Kim Wallace, Jeff Cork, and Ben Reeves answer questions about co-op, help build a video game Mount Rushmore, and we help a reader through a tough time. And finally, I sit down with Jeff Cork, Dan "The Jacket" Tack, and Ben Reeves to hear their thoughts on what games they think are in the running for their games of the year. This segment will run the rest of the year as we bring in new editors every week to talk about games that have impacted their year as we lead up to Game Informer's Top 50 in the new year.  Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 2:12 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 34:33 - Rainbow Six Siege: Shifting Tides 40:22 - Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC 51:52 - Grounded, Obsidian's new game 1:02:50 - Pokémon Sword & Shield 1:29:11 - Community Emails 2:15:16 - Game of the Year Chats Pt. 1 - Featuring Jeff Cork, Ben Reeves, and Dan "The Jacket" Tack

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this week's episode, we unleash all of our thoughts on Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 on the Nintendo Switch. Then Kimberley Wallace swings by to share her impressions so far after playing a lot of Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Brian Shea talks about playing Gears 5's multiplayer modes. After some great community emails, we're joined by Thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen to talk about his life after the release of Journey and why the team's new game Sky took so long to develop. You can watch the archive of the stream 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 talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website. To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below. 2:39 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order 18:18 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses 35:05 - Super Mario Maker 2 36:40 - Super Metroid 42:06 - Gears 5 53:22 - Griftlands 1:02:50 - Nowhere Prophet 1:06:42 - Sky: Children Of The Light 1:22:19 - Community Emails 1:57:26 - Jenova Chen Interview

Become a Patron!   Read today’s show notes on https://www.evnewsdaily.com Well good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are in the world, hello and welcome to the Monday 6th August edition of EV News Daily. It’s Martyn Lee here with the news you need to know about electric cars and the move towards sustainable transport. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, there’s an interview from two days ago on Saturday from CleanCar who log your journeys and then using fancy pants data, tell you which is the optimal EV for you. Please go back and download it if that would be of interest. Thank you SO MUCH to the first 11 Patreon Producers of this show. I really had no idea if anyone help be a part of the show. I’ll tell you more and thank them at the end. If you get any value at all out of this show, whether you learn something or it entertains you, I’ll give you those details at the end. I love free stuff, you love free stuff, this show will always be free, it’s totally optional and not something I want you to think about. But let’s start with the news…   EV CHARGERS FOR BIRMIGNHAM Alabama’s busiest airport is adding a new convenience for travellers with electric cars: free vehicle chargers. Officials say nine new chargers are being added in the parking deck at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Three of the chargers are in the hourly section, and six are in an area used for long-term parking" according to YellowHammerNews: "The new units resulted from a partnership between the Birmingham Airport Authority and Alabama Power Co.  A statement says Birmingham becomes the first passenger airport in the state with chargers for electric vehicles. The airport has more than 120 daily departures on five airlines."   EV FAST CHARGER RIBBON CUTTING August 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm. "America’s Car Museum are proud to kick-off this first new electric vehicle fast charger at a car museum along the I-5 corridor as part of the West Coast Electric Highway. With historic vehicles dating back to early electric powered cars, today America’s Car Museum is bringing in a new generation of electric vehicles as it unveils the newest fast-charging station at the city’s entrance."   https://pluginamerica.org/event/ev-fast-charger-ribbon-cutting/   TOP 5 EV'S COMING BY 2020 Fred at Electrek has been making a list, and we all love a good Top 5. This time it's the Top 5 cars coming by 2020: "Electric cars that will either be affordable and/or that will disrupt entire segments or even the industry as a whole." "5: VW I.D. Concept - For now, the vehicle is only known as the VW I.D. Concept, but it might end up being called ‘Neo’. VW is planning to release a production version in 2020 based on the concept that they revealed in 2016." "4: Mercedes-Benz EQC - By the time the EQC comes out next year, there will be 3 or 4 all-electric options in its segment, which doesn’t make it very unique, but I think it will result in electric vehicles taking over a lot (maybe even most) market shares of premium SUVs." "3: Volvo all-electric XC40 - Not much is known about the vehicle just yet, but Volvo’s latest CUV platform was built from the ground up to support several types of powertrains – including an all-electric on." "2: Porsche Taycan - I especially like the Taycan, formerly known as the Mission E, for its potential to convince hardcore petrolheads, like many Porsche fanatics, of the advantages of going electric." "1: Tesla Roadster - Tesla is bringing back the Roadster with a new generation of the vehicle that launched the company over 10 years ago. The first production car to get a 0-60 mph time under 2 seconds, quarter-mile under9 seconds, and a top speed of over 250 mph."   https://electrek.co/2018/08/04/5-most-exciting-electric-cars-2-years/     NISSAN THINKS MILD HYBRIDS WILL SOON BE OBSOLETE "Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi all have experience building hybrids and electric vehicles, so the alliance is well-positioned to introduce new models. Renault-Nissan advanced product planning manager Warwick Daly expects 35% of Nissan’s European sales to be electrified by 2025 with the goal for 20% of sales coming from plug-in hybrids by 2020." according to CarBuzz.com: "We want to stay ahead of the curve,” said Daly, adding his opinion that “the mild hybrid will start to become obsolete. Our electrification offer will change over time." Clearly, plug-ins and EVs will play a more significant role moving forward for Nissan. “The Leaf will play a bigger role,” Daly said, pointing out that the new car is selling at a 40% higher volume than the previous model. As SUVs grow in popularity, it only makes sense to give the Leaf an SUV sibling.   https://carbuzz.com/news/nissan-thinks-mild-hybrids-will-soon-be-obsolete     CENTRICA PLUGS INTO ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING SECTOR TO FUEL RECOVERY "Britain's biggest energy provider is taking its smart electricity drive on the road with the company’s first major investment in electric vehicle charging." says Jillian Ambrose, www.telegraph.co.uk: "In the coming days, the FTSE 100 owner of British Gas, is expected to ­unveil a multimillion-pound investment in a software company that ­already helps to power more than 200,000 drivers in the US and Europe. Sources close to Centrica said the investment in Israeli start-up Driivz will accelerate its “smart” energy system ambitions, from the home into the burgeoning market for electric vehicles."   https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/08/04/centrica-plugs-electric-car-charging-sector-fuel-recovery/     TESLA MODEL 3 OUTSOLD ALL MERCEDES-BENZ CARS COMBINED "Model 3 not only outsold particular models (all passenger cars except for maybe seven), but for example, it outsold all Mercedes-Benz passenger cars – ≈8,500 (SUVs excluded). Mercedes-Benz sold in total just 20,034 vehicles in July (down 22.7%)."   https://insideevs.com/tesla-model-3-outsold-all-mercedes-benz-cars-combined/     TESLA, THE MODEL 3... AND THE MARKET Enrique Dans from Forbes.com says: "The Tesla 3 may not be a car for the masses, but there are major savings to be made: tax breaks, fuel, maintenance and resale, along with advantages such as free parking and access to lanes for high occupancy vehicles. In short, households that cover more than 20,000 kilometers per year should think seriously about buying a Tesla Model 3. But if you’re considering buying an electric vehicle, any electric vehicle, and you find that the sales person is trying to put you off doing so and convincing you to buy a petrol car instead, ask yourself: why might that be?  If Tesla succeeds in holding onto the top spot this month in the hypercompetitive luxury car middle segment then we could be witnessing a tipping point: an extremely traditional market deeply attached to fossil fuel vehicles that’s beginning to realize that electric is not only cool but also makes a lot of sense. "   https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2018/08/04/tesla-the-model-3-and-the-market/#6f0cb4e77edf   MORE MODEL 3 VINS "Correction: This batch (78580-81204) is ~100% dual motor, not ~88% as previously estimated. It appears that 12% of the VINs were skipped (invalid response for dual motor AND single motor), however, they have since been updated by Tesla."   "#Tesla registered 7,903 new #Model3 VINs. ~100% estimated to be dual motor. Highest VIN is 89107. https://t.co/OZqpp8nPjs   — Model 3 VINs (@Model3VINs) August 5, 2018   JAGUAR I-PACE TARGETING MERCEDES TAXIS IN GERMANY "Jaguar's I-Pace electric car has Germany's famous Mercedes-Benz taxis in its sights" writes Dominik Wilde for Motor1.com: "The British firm's debut battery-powered effort has delivered 10 of the crossovers to Munich's biggest taxi operator recently. Mercedes-Benz has much of the German Taxi market covered, with around 60 percent of the country's taxis being Mercedes, many of which are E-Classes that are roughly half the price of the Jaguar. A comparable Mercedes, the EQ C crossover, won't be launched until next year." "Jaguar's taxis are part of a plan by the city of Munich – which is the hometown of rival brand BMW –to reduce area pollution. Rides in the new cars will be subsidized by the city council too, with it paying 20 cents per kilometre travelled. Munich has one of the highest levels of pollution from diesel vehicles among German cities and could introduce bans on older cars."   https://www.motor1.com/news/261217/jaguar-i-pace-targeting-mercedes-taxis/     HYUNDAI REALISING AN ELECTRIC DREAM "Early demand for this Kona Electric is the highest of any new Hyundai ever introduced. Already the Korean firm is worried it might not even be able to keep up with that demand." an article by Nat Barnes in the Express Newspaper said today: "Very few Kona sales are expected to be the lesser 39kWh model though, and the monthly price difference of the 64kWh model will be minimal on a finance plan. "There is a smart regeneration mode, strangely found deep within the trip computer settings which uses the road gradient and traffic levels to automatically choose and adapt a setting for you. This latter mode sounds ideal but the reality is that on the road its constant second-guessing quickly becomes frustrating. The manual settings are a far more preferable option."   Finally a massive thank you again to those early Patreon supporters. Let me say this upfront, this podcast will always be free and if you listen to it and get any sort of value from it, the archive will always be online and on YouTube for free. I don’t want you to think about having a look to see what Patreon is all about. If you’re wondering, it’s a website where you can safely support creators in a few clicks, your card details are secure and never come to me because they do all the processing, for $5 a month you can ensure I’m able to continue making the show. 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Read today’s show notes on https://www.evnewsdaily.com   Well good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are in the world, hello and welcome to the Sunday 5th August edition of EV News Daily. It’s Martyn Lee here with the news you need to know about electric cars and the move towards sustainable transport.   'SAFE' LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION MAY CAUSE SERIOUS CHANGES LINKED TO HEART FAILURE "Even low levels of air pollution may cause heart abnormalities similar to those seen during the early stages of heart failure, a study has warned." writes Alex Matthews-king in the Independent newspaper: "UK research, published as the government consults on proposals for its Clean Air Strategy, tested 4,000 people and found those who lived near busy roads had larger hearts on average than those living in less polluted areas. This comes despite the fact that the participants came from areas where pollution levels were below the UK guidelines. Blood tests showed a clear association between people living on busier roads and increased levels or harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and small air particle pollution (PM2.5) in their bodies."   https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/air-pollution-heart-failure-attack-stroke-environment-government-nitrogen-dioxide-a8474231.html     TESLA SAYS ITS NEW SELF-DRIVING CHIP IS FINALLY BAKED "Tesla’s biggest claim is that one day, all the cars it’s currently building will be capable of full-self driving. So when Elon Musk announced after the company's second-quarter earnings report that Tesla is developing its own computer chips, it was a momentous claim by the car company. “According to a story on Wired.co.uk: "Musk's grand reveal led him to boast the company has “the world's most advanced computer designed specifically for autonomous operation. Musk says the new silicon is an order of magnitude faster than the chips in their cars now, a product developed by NVIDIA, an industry leader and supplier to at least 20 other robo-car developers. The NVIDIA chips, Musk says, can deal with 200 frames of video per second, from the cameras around the car. Tesla’s chip can handle 2,000 frames per second, with some spare capacity left for redundancy and safety.   https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-self-driving-car-computer-chip-nvidia/     FIRST TESLA MODEL 3 PERFORMANCE VBOX TEST YIELDS 0-60 MPH IN 3.32 SECONDS Simon Alvarez at Teslarati.com has been keeping an eye on those YouTube videos of Tesla Model 3 Performance runs and this is a good one. "Tesla enthusiast Eli of My Tesla Adventure was able to get behind the wheel of a fully stock Model 3 Performance earlier this week. Eli noted that he was able to use his VBOX, a device that measures a vehicle’s acceleration, speed, and overall stats during a specific run, when he took the Model 3 Performance for a spin. While a video is unavailable as per the electric car owner’s request, the YouTube host was able to share the data gathered by his VBOX in social media. Following are screenshots from the My Tesla Adventure host’s VBOX app on his smartphone. As could be seen in the Model 3 Performance’s VBOX data, the electric car was able to hit the 60 mph mark in 3.32 seconds."   https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-performance-vbox-data-0-60-mph-stats/     TESLA HITS THE STREETS WITH NEW POP-UP EVENT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA "Tesla recently came out to The Collection in Oxnard, California, for a very quick and dirty pop-up. The event involved a handful of Tesla employees, the two larger Tesla vehicles, and some very basic flags rolling into town." reports Kyle Field at CleanTechnica: "Tesla chose not to bring its Model 3 to the two-day event, even though the company had blocked out plenty of room to host one. The representatives at the event shared that they had enough orders for Model 3 and were simply exploring the concept of a pop-up event in Oxnard to gauge interest."   https://cleantechnica.com/2018/08/03/tesla-hits-the-streets-with-new-pop-up-event-in-southern-california/     SECOND-LIFE EV BATTERY MARKET TO GROW TO $4.2 BILLION BY 2025 "According to a recent report by research group Circular Energy Storage, the global market for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries is expected to be worth $1.3 billion this year." according to Marian Willuhn, www.pv-magazine.com: " While recycling batteries is common for portable devices, it can be postponed through ‘second-life’ applications in the case of EV batteries, with applications such as the use in energy storage systems. The report states EV batteries have optimal properties to be reused for energy storage, with regards to their capacity and remaining life-cycles. For this type of end-of-life use, EV batteries are placed in static energy storage systems on a residential and utility scale."   https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/08/03/second-life-ev-battery-market-to-grow-to-4-2-billion-by-2025/     VOLKSWAGEN R DIVISION WILL LIVE ON ONCE EVS TAKE OVER "Way back in the day, many people thought that electrification would be a death knell for performance cars, but oh, how our tunes have changed since then." says Andrew Krok for CNET.com: "Volkswagen's first foray into performance electric vehicles came by way of the I.D. R Pikes Peak, an all-electric racecar built solely for the purpose of smashing the Pikes Peak hill climb record, a feat it accomplished in late June. With 671 horsepower coming from its electric motors, the I.D. R didn't just capture the hill climb record for electric vehicles -- it broke the overall record. Volkswagen's R performance division is currently investigating the idea of performance-oriented electric vehicles, Autocar reports, citing a conversation with Jost Capito, the head of Volkswagen R. "If we do an R electric car, then it will be a proper R, or else it wouldn't make sense," Capito told Autocar." "The division head claims it has an idea of when such a car would arrive, but with the rapid pace of development, that figure could change, so there won't be any official announcements just yet. The first two EV Volkswagens on its new MEB electric platform will be the I.D. hatchback and the I.D. Crozz crossover, the latter of which should be the first to arrive in the US."   https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/volkswagen-r-division-electric-cars/     BRITISH TOURING CARS TO GO HYBRID IN 2022 "British Touring Car Championship organizer TOCA has announced that the series will use hybrid engines from the 2022 season onward, confirming a move mooted by PMW in the March 2018 issue." says Andrew Charman, www.pmw-magazine.com: "It was confirmed at the TWG that for 2022 a specified hybrid unit would be fitted to all cars as an addition to their current drivetrain. This will allow each car to have a reserve of supplementary hybrid power available during each race, which can then be used by drivers as part of their overall race strategy. The TWG will now work with specialists to finalize the detailed engineering aspects of the hybrid system, technical decisions expected to be finalized over the coming 12 to 18 months."   COMMUNITY Emails   You can listen to all previous 201 episodes of this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, TuneIn, Stitcher, and the blog https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ – remember to subscribe, which means you don’t have to think about downloading the show each day, plus you get it first and free and automatically. It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. And if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing. 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