The Game Informer Show

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show podcast! In this week's episode, guest host Andy McNamara along with Suriel Vasquez breaks down the biggest releases of the biggest week in games this year. First, Andrew Reiner joins the duo to talk Super Mario Odyssey and why it's the best Mario game since Galaxy. Then, Matt Miller debates with Suriel about Assassin's Creed Origins, Dan Tack weighs in on the minor launch issues and major launch joys of Destiny 2 on PC, and Javy Gwaltney talks about everything that makes Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus stand among his favorite games of all times. Finally we have some great community emails, including the thrilling conclusion to the Game Informer GOTY bracket battle. Pay special attention to the claps in the video version this week, because I don't think we got a single one right and I was laughing hysterically putting them together. Ben Hanson will be back next week, we promise. You can watch the video below, or subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! 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... 1:52 Super Mario Odyssey 30:28 Assassin's Creed Origins 1:05:25 Destiny 2 PC 1:37:26 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 2:03:56 Community emails 

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show podcast! In this week's episode, guest host Andy McNamara along with Suriel Vasquez breaks down the biggest releases of the biggest week in games this year. First, Andrew Reiner joins the duo to talk Super Mario Odyssey and why it's the best Mario game since Galaxy. Then, Matt Miller debates with Suriel about Assassin's Creed Origins, Dan Tack weighs in on the minor launch issues and major launch joys of Destiny 2 on PC, and Javy Gwaltney talks about everything that makes Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus stand among his favorite games of all times. Finally we have some great community emails, including the thrilling conclusion to the Game Informer GOTY bracket battle. Pay special attention to the claps in the video version this week, because I don't think we got a single one right and I was laughing hysterically putting them together. Ben Hanson will be back next week, we promise. You can watch the video below, or subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! (Please visit the site to view this media) 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... 1:52 Super Mario Odyssey 30:28 Assassin's Creed Origins 1:05:25 Destiny 2 PC 1:37:26 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 2:03:56 Community emails 

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! In this episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, Game Informer's Editor-In-Chief and guest host Andy McNamara is joined by Matt Miller, Andrew Reiner, and Ben Reeves to talk this week's controversial Activision patent and the future of microtransactions in games. Then, Kyle Hilliard joins the crew to talk about his experience with the new South Park game and how it compares to the first. After that we talk Evil Within 2 with Suriel Vasquez, and close it out with some great community emails, including a bracket battle of GI's previous GOTY picks. You can watch the video below, or subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! 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... 1:10 - Discussing the grim future of anti-consumer gaming 1:03:38 - South Park: The Fractured But Whole 1:22:10 - The Evil Within 2 1:40:19 - Community emails

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! In this episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, Game Informer's Editor-In-Chief and guest host Andy McNamara is joined by Matt Miller, Andrew Reiner, and Ben Reeves to talk this week's controversial Activision patent and the future of microtransactions in games. Then, Kyle Hilliard joins the crew to talk about his experience with the new South Park game and how it compares to the first. After that we talk Evil Within 2 with Suriel Vasquez, and close it out with some great community emails, including a bracket battle of GI's previous GOTY picks. You can watch the video below, or subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! (Please visit the site to view this media) 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... 1:10 - Discussing the grim future of anti-consumer gaming 1:03:38 - South Park: The Fractured But Whole 1:22:10 - The Evil Within 2 1:40:19 - Community emails

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this very fun episode, we dive deep into all things Dragon Ball in conjunction with our cover story on Dragon Ball FighterZ. If you've never watched the show or played a Dragon Ball game, we hope you'll still check out this episode as we explain what makes the gigantic Dragon Ball series so unique as a work of fiction. I'm joined by Kyle Hilliard, Suriel Vazquez, and Javy Gwaltney as we talk about Akira Toriyama's process of creating Dragon Ball, his work on games like Chrono Trigger, and what the ingredients are for the best Dragon Ball games. We're also joined by actors Kyle Hebert (the voice of Gohan, Ox King, the narrator) and Christopher R. Sabat (Vegeta, Yamcha, Piccolo) about the process of adding English voices to the games and the show. After all of that, we finally have a thorough conversation about the first three-ish seasons of Dragon Ball Super and how the show compares to Dragon Ball Z. We'll be back next week with a regular, new-game focused episode but we hope you enjoy this fun detour! You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to episode 368 on SoundCloud. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below... 3:35 - Why we love Dragon Ball 33:35 - Akira Toriyama's work on Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, and Blue Dragon 39:37 - Our favorite Dragon Ball games 55:25 - Kyle Hebert on voicing adult Gohan, Ryu, and Dragon Ball Z's narrator 1:14:18 - Christopher R. Sabat on voicing Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, and producing the VO 1:42:30 - Dragon Ball Super discussion

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this very fun episode, we dive deep into all things Dragon Ball in conjunction with our cover story on Dragon Ball FighterZ. If you've never watched the show or played a Dragon Ball game, we hope you'll still check out this episode as we explain what makes the gigantic Dragon Ball series so unique as a work of fiction. I'm joined by Kyle Hilliard, Suriel Vazquez, and Javy Gwaltney as we talk about Akira Toriyama's process of creating Dragon Ball, his work on games like Chrono Trigger, and what the ingredients are for the best Dragon Ball games. We're also joined by actors Kyle Hebert (the voice of Gohan, Ox King, the narrator) and Christopher R. Sabat (Vegeta, Yamcha, Piccolo) about the process of adding English voices to the games and the show. After all of that, we finally have a thorough conversation about the first three-ish seasons of Dragon Ball Super and how the show compares to Dragon Ball Z. We'll be back next week with a regular, new-game focused episode but we hope you enjoy this fun detour! You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to episode 368 on SoundCloud. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! (Please visit the site to view this media) To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below... 3:35 - Why we love Dragon Ball 33:35 - Akira Toriyama's work on Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, and Blue Dragon 39:37 - Our favorite Dragon Ball games 55:25 - Kyle Hebert on voicing adult Gohan, Ryu, and Dragon Ball Z's narrator 1:14:18 - Christopher R. Sabat on voicing Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, and producing the VO 1:42:30 - Dragon Ball Super discussion

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show podcast! In this episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Jeff Cork, Suriel Vazquez, and Kyle Hilliard share exclusive impressions of Dragon Ball FighterZ after visiting Bandai Namco and developer Arc System Works. Then Matt Miller joins the show to talk about his review for Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Matt Kato discusses the sketchy new microtransaction-friendly structure for Forza 7, and Andrew Reiner explains why he fell in love with Golf Story. After some great community emails, we're joined by Nick Suttner for an interview about his time at 1up, working for Sony during the launch of the PlayStation 4, and Team Ico. You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to episode 367 on SoundCloud. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! 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... 3:50 - Dragon Ball FighterZ cover story impressions 23:45 - Cuphead 33:03 - Picross S 34:00 - Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen 36:12 - Gundam Versus 42:50 - October's insane release calendar 45:00 - Middle-earth: Shadow of War 1:01:16 - Forza 7 1:08:12 - Golf Story 1:17:30 - Community emails 1:43:50 - Nick Suttner interview

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show podcast! In this episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson, Jeff Cork, Suriel Vazquez, and Kyle Hilliard share exclusive impressions of Dragon Ball FighterZ after visiting Bandai Namco and developer Arc System Works. Then Matt Miller joins the show to talk about his review for Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Matt Kato discusses the sketchy new microtransaction-friendly structure for Forza 7, and Andrew Reiner explains why he fell in love with Golf Story. After some great community emails, we're joined by Nick Suttner for an interview about his time at 1up, working for Sony during the launch of the PlayStation 4, and Team Ico. You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to episode 367 on SoundCloud. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! (Please visit the site to view this media) 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... 3:50 - Dragon Ball FighterZ cover story impressions 23:45 - Cuphead 33:03 - Picross S 34:00 - Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen 36:12 - Gundam Versus 42:50 - October's insane release calendar 45:00 - Middle-earth: Shadow of War 1:01:16 - Forza 7 1:08:12 - Golf Story 1:17:30 - Community emails 1:43:50 - Nick Suttner interview

We've reached the end of our month of coverage on Middle-earth: Shadow of War from Monolith Productions. To close things off, we've pulled dozens and dozens of questions from the community and in this podcast volley them toward VP of creative Michael de Plater. He answers questions about microtransactions in the game, how the story fits in with Tolkien's lore, and how the nemesis system has evolved for this sequel. You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to this episode on SoundCloud. (Please visit the site to view this media) Click on the banner below to enter our hub of exclusive features covering Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! We have a mountain of games to cover on this episode. Ben Hanson is joined by Joe Juba, Kimberley Wallace, and Andrew Reiner share their final thoughts on the SNES Classic and what it's like to finally play Star Fox 2. We're then joined by Matt Miller and Matt Kato to talk about our reviews for FIFA 18, Project Cars 2, and the curious music toy from Harmonix called DropMix. After some great community emails, Cuphead's producer and artist Marija Moldenhauer Skypes in to explain why the game's beautiful art style was such a pain to make. You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to episode 366 on SoundCloud. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! (Please visit the site to view this media) 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... 1:53 - The Super Nintendo Classic 9:32 - Star Fox 2 17:25 - Tokyo Game Show 2017, Monster Hunter World, Code Vein, Fortune Street 30:00 - FIFA 18 36:15 - Project Cars 2 38:45 - Harmonix's DropMix 55:15 - Heat Signature 57:22 - SteamWorld Dig 2 1:00:05 - Community emails 1:37:40 - StudioMDHR's Marija Moldenhauer on creating Cuphead

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show podcast! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson is joined by Suriel Vazquez, Dan Tack, and Ben Reeves talk about the highs and lows of Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, discuss the upcoming Planet of the Apes game, and gush over Divinity: Original Sin 2 before Matt Bertz joins the show to talk about his review for NBA 2K18 and NHL 18. After some great community emails, we're joined by Leo Vader to break down the eight game franchises most likely to try and cash in on the massive success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to episode 365 on SoundCloud. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! (Please visit the site to view this media) 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... 1:45 - Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite 21:45 - Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier 26:50 - Divinity: Original Sin 2 46:08 - Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony 50:25 - NBA 2K18 58:05 - NHL 18 59:53 - Heat Signature 1:01:05 - Community emails 1:46:40 - The eight series most likely to make a battle royale mode

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! This week, we're talking about the miraculous release of Metroid: Samus Returns on Nintendo 3DS with Ben Reeves. Then Javy Gwaltney talks about the standalone expansion Dishonored: Death of the Outsider from Arkane Studios and Kyle Hilliard and Andrew Reiner help break down the most exciting news from Nintendo's revealing Direct presentation. After some great community emails, Ben Reeves, Andy McNamara, and Matt Miller take over the show to gush and vent about their ongoing adventures in Destiny 2 and how the new raid compares to previous ones from the first game. You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to episode 364 on SoundCloud. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! (Please visit the site to view this media) 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... 1:30 - Metroid: Samus Returns 16:27 - Tooth and Tail 18:30 - Dishonored: Death of the Outsider 28:22 - Nintendo Direct, Bethesda on Switch, Mario Odyssey 41:15 - Community emails 1:14:00 - Destiny 2's raid and beyond

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show podcast! This week, we share our initial impressions of Destiny 2 with Matt Miller, Suriel Vazquez, and Andrew Reiner. Then we talk about our new cover story on Middle-earth: Shadow of War and what we learned about the game while visiting the studio out in Seattle. We also cover some of the most exciting games from PAX, Dan Tack's thoughts on Monster Hunter Stories, and Andrew Reiner's review of Knack II. After some great community emails, we're joined by Molly Carroll from Chucklefish Games to talk about the Starbound developer's push into publishing games like Stardew Valley and beyond. You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to episode 363 on SoundCloud. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! (Please visit the site to view this media) 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... 2:05 - Destiny 2 31:00 - Middle-earth: Shadow of War cover story impressions 55:00 - PAX's most exciting games 1:05:40 - Monster Hunter Stories 1:09:40 - Knack II 1:15:40 - Community emails 1:48:10 - Chucklefish Games' Molly Carroll

After a full month of exclusive features covering Call of Duty: WWII to coincide with our September cover story, this is our grand finale. We Skyped in Sledgehammer Games' studio heads Michael Condrey and Glen Schofield to answer community questions about the beta, the campaign, and much more. You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen on SoundCloud. (Please visit the site to view this media) To learn even more about Call of Duty: WWII, click on the banner below to enter our now complete hub of exclusive features.

Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this week's episode, we gush over the bizarre hybrid of Super Mario, Ubisoft's Rabbids, and Firaxis' XCOM, Dan Tack weighs in on Absolver, and we discuss Nintendo's indie push with Kyle Hilliard. After some great community emails, we go around the table and share our top 3 most exciting stories from Gamescom 2017 with Jeff Cork and Elise Favis. You can watch the video below, subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play, or listen to episode 362 on SoundCloud. Also, be sure to send your questions to podcast@gameinformer.com for a chance to have them answered on the show and win a prize by becoming Email of the Week! (Please visit the site to view this media) 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... 2:45 - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 20:45 - Absolver 24:25 - Warriors All-Stars 29:30 - Nintendo's Nindie-indie push 37:35 - Yakuza Kiwami 42:55 - Community emails 1:07:10 - Spoiler-free Game of Thrones discussion 1:22:05 - The 9 most exciting things from Gamescom 2017