The Game Informer Show

Game Informer's Ben Hanson, Suriel Vazquez, Jeff Cork, and Kyle Hilliard talk about Cork's trip to Mojang to learn about and play Minecraft Earth and Minecraft Dungeons. Then Joe Juba and Javy Gwaltney join the show to talk about Outer Wilds and Observation before diving deep into the history of the Nintendo 3DS by talking about our favorite games like Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. In the back half of the show, we're joined by the vice president and creative director of Marvel Games Bill Rosemann to talk about Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order on the Nintendo Switch. After the credits on this episode, we cut together highlights from the podcast's long history of talking about the Nintendo 3DS. 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 by clicking here. 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. 2:35 - Minecraft/Mojang studio impressions 5:55 - Minecraft Earth hands-on impressions 12:15 - Minecraft Dungeons impressions 23:00 - Outer Wilds 26:00 - Observation 32:30 - Oddest tidbits from the life of the Nintendo 3DS 1:02:30 - Our top 3 most underappreciated games on the 3DS 1:14:50 - Our 3 favorites games on the Nintendo 3DS 1:39:55 - Marvel Games' vice president & creative director Bill Rosemann interview 2:04:04 - History of Nintendo 3DS discussions on The GI Show

Game Informer's Ben Hanson, Andrew Reiner, and Dan Tack talk about Tack's review for Rage 2 from id and Avalanche Studios, then Kyle Hilliard joins the podcast to talk about playing the new Darth Vader-focused game on Oculus called Vader Immortal. Kimberley Wallace and Joe Juba also share new, exclusive impressions of Supermassive Games' Man of Medan and debate the remake of Final Fantasy VII. After some great community emails, we're joined by David Brevik to talk about designing Diablo at Blizzard North, his new game It Lurks Below, and the history of creating Marvel Heroes. 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 by clicking here. 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. 3:45 - Rage 2 20:50 - Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark 22:13 - Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series - Episode 1 37:10 - Man of Medan 50:00 - Final Fantasy VII's remake 1:19:10 - Community emails 2:18:00 - David Brevik interview on It Lurks Below and Diablo 2:49:50 - David Brevik on creating Marvel Heroes

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this week's show, we share new impressions of playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order based on our new cover story! We also talk about the exciting reveal of Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Breakpoint and review the new high-end PS4 and PC controller from Astro. After some great community emails, we're joined by Keith Fuller, Aaron San Fillippo, and Allison Salmon to talk about designing the original Marvel: Ultimate Alliance game at Raven Software. 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 by clicking here. 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. 4:15 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order 43:56 - Ghost Recon Breakpoint 57:26 - Shakedown Hawaii 59:00 - Astro C40 and high-end controller reviews 1:11:55 - Community emails 2:08:30 - Interview on developing Raven's Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 1

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this episode, Imran Khan unpacks his time playing Gearbox's Borderlands 3 and Ben Reeves explains why now is such a great time to check out Nintendo's new BoxBoy game. Then Andrew Reiner and Kyle Hilliard try to wrap their minds around the new Sonic the Hedgehog trailer and the new wave of VR competition heating up. After some great community emails, we're joined by Wan Hazmer to talk about his time as lead game designer for Final Fantasy XV and his team's upcoming game No Straight Roads. 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 by clicking here. 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. 3:05 - Borderlands 3 16:50 - BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! 21:35 - Earthworm Jim on Intellivision Amico 24:30 - Sonic the Hedgehog trailer reaction 35:25 - Oculus Quest 42:00 - Valve Index 48:00 - Labo VR for Super Mario Odyssey/Breath of the Wild 52:00 - Community emails 1:31:50 - Final Fantasy XV's lead designer Wan Hazmer on No Straight Roads

Game Informer's Suriel Vazquez takes over hosting duties for the week and hits the ground running with a deep dive on the good and bad of Mortal Kombat 11's launch with Andrew Reiner and Imran Khan. After a quick chat about the latest in the world of Anthem, Matts both Kato and Bertz join the show to talk about their time playing Days Gone. Then, Javy Gwaltney and Jeff Marchiafava tag in to give their continuing thoughts on Dreams after a week in early access. After some fun community emails, we finish off the show with a twist on Back Of The Box Trivia that's much harder to put together and ends up being much shorter. Enjoy, and look forward to Ben Hanson's return next week! 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 by clicking here. 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. 2:28 - Mortal Kombat 11 35:16 - Anthem 42:24 - Days Gone 58:53 - Dreams 1:18:55 - Community Emails 2:14:37 - Steam Review Trivia

All month long we've been rolling out exclusive features covering Mortal Kombat 11. Earlier this week we opened things up to the community and received hundreds and hundreds of burning questions, and on this special episode of The Game Informer Show we've Skyped in NetherRealm designer Derek Kirtzic to answer as many of those questions as he can. Check out the interview to learn more about the Nintendo Switch version, how the team chooses characters, NPCs, stage transformations, and much more. 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 by clicking here.  Click on the banner below to check out all of Game Informer's exclusive content for Mortal Kombat 11.

Game Informer's Ben Hanson, Andrew Reiner, and Kyle Hilliard talk about the week's biggest gaming news, including a lot of new details about Sony's next PlayStation console. We also share everything we know about Respawn's upcoming Star Wars game and break down the Rise of Skywalker trailer. Joe Juba and Javy Gwaltney also join the show to talk about the fun action of Katana Zero and we talk about some of the recent interesting ports to the Nintendo Switch. After some great community emails, we say goodbye to Game Informer interns Hunter Wolfe, Jason Guisao, and Nathan Anstadt. 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 by clicking here. 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. 1:35 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update 3:17 - Dreams 11:20 - PlayStation 5 details 24:05 - Xbox One S All-Digital Edition 26:45 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 40:25 - Vader Immortal 44:07 - Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker trailer impressions 55:00 - Supraland 57:35 - World War Z 1:02:35 - Katana Zero 1:10:45 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy 1:14:55 - Final Fantasy VII on Switch 1:17:24 - Final Fantasy X/X-2 on Switch 1:23:00 - Dragon's Dogma on Switch 1:28:38 - Community emails 2:17:50 - Interns Hunter Wolfe, Jason Guisao, and Nathan Anstadt pitch their dream game

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! This week we're doing some spring cleaning with an episode packed full of quick discussions of the weeks releases, including Labo VR, Operencia, EDF: Iron Rain, Vacation Simulator, Hypnospace Outlaw, and Elder Scrolls Blades. Then, just in time for Star Wars Celebration, strap in for a huge roundtable discussion ranking the best games from Star Wars' long history in the medium. After that, Oddworld Inhabitants' Lorne Lanning and Bennie Terry join us in-studio to talk about the ups and downs in the development of Soulstorm. 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 by clicking here. 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. 3:30 Labo VR 11:18 Operencia 17:26 Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain 20:03 Vacation Simulator 21:58 Hypnospace Outlaw 23:35 Elder Scrolls Blades 27:24 Ranking The Best Star Wars Games 1:00:05 Community Emails 1:44:15 Oddworld: Soulstorm Interview

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! We have an exciting episode for you all this week, fueled by our recent trip to NetherRealm Studios to learn all about Mortal Kombat 11. We also walk through why we all can't stop thinking about the strange reveal of Borderlands 3 and talk about some of our favorite indie games from PAX and GDC. After some great community emails, Andrew Reiner and Suriel Vazquez explain how the team at Game Informer created a list ranking the 30 greatest fighting games of all time. 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 by clicking here. 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. 2:00 - Mortal Kombat 11 28:55 - Borderlands 3 46:30 - The best indies from PAX/GDC 47:35 - Young Souls 48:35 - Streets of Rage 4 49:48 - Divinity: Fallen Heroes 51:10 - Mistover 5125 - Star Renegades 52:00 - The Sojourn 53:03 - Marvel's Iron Man VR 55:40 - No Man's Sky in VR 1:01:25 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's new Alcatraz Blackout map 1:05:20 - Photographs 1:12:40 - Community emails 2:14:00 - The Top 30 Fighting Games of All Time

We've spent all of March rolling out exclusive features on Control, and as we approach the end it's time to gather questions from the community to help us get the important details we may have missed. For this special episode of The Game Informer Show, we Skype in game director Mikael Kasurinen, narrative director Brooke Maggs, and communications director Thomas Puha to find out about the length of the game, why they went exclusive to Epic on PC, and much more. 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 by clicking here.  Click on the banner below to enter our (now complete) hub of exclusive video and written features on Control, and stay tuned to Game Informer as we reveal our next cover in the coming days!

Game Informer's Ben Hanson, Brian Shea,  Andrew Reiner, and Kyle Hilliard talk about PlayStation's State of Play announcements including Iron Man VR, Yoshi's Crafted World on the Nintendo Switch, and MLB 19. Then Kimberley Wallace and Elise Favis join the show to talk about the final episode ever of The Walking Dead. Matt Bertz and Javy Gwaltney have a lot to say about Avalanche Software's Generation Zero, Battlefield V's firestorm mode, and the surprising sequel Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. After some great (Google Stadia-centric) emails we're joined by Alex Ward to talk about Dangerous Driving and his past working on the Burnout and Need for Speed series at Criterion Games. 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 by clicking here. 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... 3:25 - PlayStation's State of Play announcements 5:10 - Iron Man VR 9:40 - No Man's Sky VR 11:15 - Yoshi's Crafted World 15:55 - MLB 19 25:00 - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid 30:00 - The Walking Dead Finale 41:30 - Generation Zero 44:35 - Battlefield V's Firestorm battle royale 51:35 - Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 58:00 - Wolfenstein: Youngblood 1:01:40 - Community emails 1:54:15 - Alex Ward Burnout/Dangerous Driving interview 2:39:15 - The Walking Dead Finale spoilers

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this week's massive episode, Suriel Vazquez and Kyle Hilliard grill Dan Tack on his review of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Then, special guest Ben Hanson joins the show to dance around talking about what makes Baba Is You so special. After that, Andrew Reiner talks about the developments happening at GDC, including Google's game streaming service Stadia and some surprising Nindies. Then, Ben Reeves joins to talk about Kyle's visit to the set of Detective Pikachu he took last year. Wow, this description is still going. After some great community emails, Matt Miller joins a roundtable discussion of what makes The Division 2 so special two weeks into its life, and what could still use some improvement. 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 by clicking here. 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... 2:08 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 24:55 - Baba Is You 31:34 - GDC/Google Stadia 55:17 - Nindies 1:04:55 - Detective Pikachu 1:26:38 - Community Emails 2:43:32 - The Division 2

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this week's episode, Matt Bertz, Andrew Reiner, and Jeff Marchiafava check in on their progress so far with Ubisoft's The Division 2. The Kyle Hilliard and Imran Khan talk about the new open-world game One Piece: World Seeker, the upcoming Harry Potter Pokémon Go-style game Wizards Unite, and more. After some great community emails, in the back half of the show we're joined by Astro Bot: Rescue Mission's director Nicolas Doucet to share the story behind the PlayStation 4 game's development. 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 by clicking here. 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... 2:33 - The Division 2 16:40 - One Piece: World Seeker 24:10 - Harry Potter: Wizards Unite 29:45 - Imran's favorite news story of the week 32:30 - Community emails 1:29:30 - Astro Bot: Rescue Mission's director Nicolas Doucet

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show podcast! On this week's episode, we have a mountain of games to discuss. First up, we're sharing exclusive details from our new cover story on Remedy's Control. Then we gather together our stylish-action experts to share their final verdict on Devil May Cry 5 and more. After that, Jeff Cork talks about playing Days Gone on the PlayStation 4 for five hours and we gush about Ape Out. After some great community emails, we're joined by Glen Schofield to talk about his life after leaving Sledgehammer Games and Activision, and what he'd like to see from a sequel to Dead Space. 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 by clicking here. 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... 3:33 - Exclusive Control impressions 21:16 - Devil May Cry 5 43:30 - Left Alive 45:40 - Dead or Alive 6 49:20 - Mortal Kombat 11 51:30 - Days Gone 1:03:45 - Trials Rising 1:06:40 - Ape Out 1:16:16 - Community emails 2:15:25 - Glen Schofield interview

All month long we've been rolling out exclusive features covering Obsidian's upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds and (hopefully) answering your biggest questions about the game. Just in case we missed something, for this special episode of The Game Informer Show we Skyped in the game's co-directors Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky to answer more than 70 great questions from the community. 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 by clicking here.  Click on the banner below to enter our complete hub of exclusive features on The Outer Worlds.