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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Van Aken, Kyle Hilliard, Marcus Stewart,...
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Van Aken, Kyle Hilliard, Marcus Stewart, and Charles Harte every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry.
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15 JUL 2025 · In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss our https://www.gameinformer.com/review/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-4/skating-it-safe and Activision's controversial decision to change THPS 4's long-standing structure. Later in the show, special guest https://bsky.app/profile/adashtra.bsky.social video game reporter at The Verge, joins us to discuss last week's https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/07/02/microsoft-lays-off-thousands-of-employees-cancels-perfect-dark-everwild-and-more-xbox and studio closures, https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/07/14/summer-games-done-quick-raises-more-than-24-million-for-charity-during-annual-speedrun and Missile Command Delta.
The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Thursday for chats about your favorite titles – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry.
Follow our hosts on social media:
- Alex Van Aken (https://bsky.app/profile/itsvanaken.games)
- Marcus Stewart (https://bsky.app/profile/marcusstewart7.bsky.social)
- Kyle Hilliard (https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.bsky.social)
- Wesley LeBlanc (https://bsky.app/profile/wesleyleblanc.bsky.social)
- Ash Parrish (https://bsky.app/profile/adashtra.bsky.social)
Jump to a specific discussion using these timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
05:57 - Showing Off The Print Magazine
10:01 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Review
36:12 - Introducing Ash Parrish
38:35 - Xbox Layoffs and Studio Closures
01:02:33 - Summer Game's Done Quick (SGDQ)
01:11:04 - Peak
01:18:03 - Missile Command Delta
01:28:53 - Outro
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4 JUL 2025 · In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, former editor https://bsky.app/profile/johncarson.bsky.social joins us to share what we think are the best games of 2025 to date. Heavy hitters like Mario Kart World, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Monster Hunter Wilds all make the list, but there are several smaller or indie titles mentioned that we love, like Peak, Blade Chimera, and Promise Mascot Agency. We hope you enjoy the podcast and find your next favorite video game!
The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Thursday for chats about your favorite titles – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry.
Subscribe to Game Informer Magazine: https://www.gameinformer.com/subscribe
Follow our hosts on social media:
- Alex Van Aken (https://bsky.app/profile/itsvanaken.games)
- Marcus Stewart (https://bsky.app/profile/marcusstewart7.bsky.social)
- Kyle Hilliard (https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.bsky.social)
- John Carson (https://bsky.app/profile/johncarson.bsky.social)
Jump to a specific discussion using these timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
05:35 - Promise Mascot Agency
08:44 - Blade Chimera
11:15 - The Roottrees Are Dead
17:30 - Peak
24:36 - Mario Kart World
31:50 - Avowed
37:48 - Split Fiction
43:16 - Picnic Penguin
47:40 - Pirate Yakuza
50:19 - Monster Hunter Wilds
55:55 - DOOM: The Dark Ages
01:01:00 - Elden Ring Nightreign
01:09:25 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
01:16:20 - Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
01:23:06 - Shotgun Cop Man
01:27:05 - The Bazaar
01:33:00 - Kyle’s Lightning Round
01:34:28 - The First Bezerker Khazan
01:36:24 - Marcus’ Lightning Round
01:42:19 - Alex’s Lightning Round
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26 JUN 2025 · In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we celebrate the first return issue of Game Informer Magazine! Borderlands 4 is on the cover, and Brian Shea details traveling to Texas to get extended hands-on with the game and his experience in cryotherapy. After that, we dive into Kyle Hilliard's Death Stranding 2: On the Beach review, https://www.gameinformer.com/review/death-stranding-2-on-the-beach/boundless-sincerity-aside-flaws. We also discuss our continuing Switch 2 adventures and check in with Marcus Stewart's time with Lost in Random: The Eternal Die.
The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Thursday for chats about your favorite titles – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry.
Subscribe to Game Informer's print magazine before the launch discount ends: https://www.gameinformer.com/subscribe
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the video version, game reviews, and exclusive details on upcoming games: https://www.youtube.com/gameinformer
Follow our hosts on social media:
- Marcus Stewart (https://bsky.app/profile/marcusstewart7.bsky.social)
- Kyle Hilliard (https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.bsky.social)
- Brian Shea (https://bsky.app/profile/brianpshea.bsky.social)
Follow Game Informer on social media:
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- https://www.tiktok.com/@game_informer
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20 JUN 2025 · In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guest https://bsky.app/profile/seamoosi.bsky.social (Axe of the Blood God, IGN, Normandy FM) joins us for a Nintendo Switch 2 review discussion, a wild survival management game called The Alters, and the cooperative first-person shooter Control spin-off, https://www.gameinformer.com/ngt/2025/05/14/fbc-firebreak-remedys-control-spin-off-impresses-new-gameplay-today. Beforehand, we share https://www.gameinformer.com/podcast/2025/06/16/summer-game-fest-and-mario-kart-world-reactions-feat-rogersbase-gi-show of our favorite upcoming games we recently played at Summer Game Fest.
The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Thursday for chats about your favorite titles – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry.
Subscribe to Game Informer's print magazine before the launch discount ends: https://www.gameinformer.com/subscribe
Follow our hosts on social media:
- Alex Van Aken (https://www.instagram.com/itsvanaken/?hl=en)
- Marcus Stewart (https://bsky.app/profile/marcusstewart7.bsky.social)
- Charles Harte (https://bsky.app/profile/chuckduck365.bsky.social)
- Eric Van Allen (https://bsky.app/profile/seamoosi.bsky.social)
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the video version, game reviews, and exclusive details on upcoming games: https://www.youtube.com/gameinformer
Follow Game Informer on Social Media:
- https://www.instagram.com/gameinformermagazine
- https://bsky.app/profile/gameinformer.com
- https://x.com/gameinformer
- https://www.facebook.com/officialgameinformer/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@game_informer
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17 JUN 2025 · In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we tackle 2025's biggest week yet. Not only did the https://www.gameinformer.com/tech/2025/06/09/switch-2-review-a-safe-but-effective-bet and Summer Game Fest happen on the same week, but we relaunched our Game Informer magazine subscriptions, and can confirm our first issue will be out later this month! Hosts Alex Van Aken, Charles Harte, and Marcus Stewart also discuss their favorite games they played at https://www.gameinformer.com/sgf-2025/2025/06/06/every-game-shown-during-the-2025-summer-game-fest-day-of-the-devs-digital (including Resident Evil Requiem, Ninja Gaiden 4, Pragmata, and Mixtape), and their hands-on impressions with Xbox's new handheld device.
The trio is also thrilled to be joined by https://rogersbase.com/to discuss the Switch 2 launch, including his thoughts on the console, his favorite parts of Mario Kart World, his theories for Nintendo's 2025 plans, and his passion for Donkey Kong. Thanks for joining us, Roger! You can find him on https://www.youtube.com/rogersbaseand https://www.twitch.tv/rogersbase.
Follow our hosts on social media: Alex Van Aken (https://bsky.app/profile/itsvanaken.games), Marcus Stewart (https://bsky.app/profile/marcusstewart7.bsky.social), and Charles Harte (https://bsky.app/profile/chuckduck365.bsky.social).
Thanks for resubscribing (or never unsubscribing)! We look forward to your feedback and to coming back. Click https://www.spreaker.com/show/6639255/episodes/feedto view our RSS feed.
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7 JUN 2025 · Today is an important day. https://www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-the-editor/2025/06/06/you-can-now-subscribe-to-game-informer-magazine-again! And so is the Game Informer Show podcast! We recorded our first episode earlier this week before all the Summer Game Fest announcements and before we had Switch 2s in our hands. Apologies for not talking about the absolute latest in video game news, but this first episode back was always meant to be a catch-up and a rundown of what to expect.
Join Alex Van Aken, Marcus Stewart, Charles Harte, and me as we talk about bringing the magazine back, share what we did during our "time off", and share just a few of the games we've been enjoying recently.
Moving forward, you can expect to hear The Game Informer Show podcast every Thursday, and next week we will have a special on-location SGF episode.
Thanks for resubscribing (or never unsubscribing)! We look forward to coming back and to all your feedback.
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5 JUN 2025 · https://www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-the-editor/2025/03/25/game-informer-is-back, The Game Informer Show podcast took an unexpected hiatus last year. We've been hard at work getting our feet back under us, making lots of behind-the-scenes efforts on the website, and working toward bringing back the physical magazine. It's kept us busy!
But ahead of the magazine officially returning, Summer Game Fest activities, and the launch of Switch 2, we wanted to make sure we had an outlet to share our conversations and have you listen in. Alex Van Aken, Marcus Stewart, Charles Harte, and I have the first episode in the can where we talk about the shutdown and how it affected us, what we've been playing, and lots more.
That episode isn't available quite yet, but we wanted to make sure you know where to subscribe to the show when the first episode drops on Friday, June 6.
You can find some direct links below or https://www.youtube.com/c/gameinformer. You can also search for The Game Informer Show wherever you listen to podcasts.
We're looking forward to your feedback!
Follow the hosts:
https://www.instagram.com/itsvanaken
https://bsky.app/profile/kylehilliard.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/marcusstewart7.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/chuckduck365.bsky.social
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1 AUG 2024 · In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, our editor-in-chief, Matt Miller, joins Alex and Marcus to discuss why Marvel Rivals has grown on us and how it's shaking up the Overwatch formula. Next, the crew dives into some of July's best indie games, including Dungeons of Hinterberg, Arranger, and Thank Goodness You're Here — okay, that last one technically releases today, August 1st, but I played and beat it during July via a pre-release copy. Finally, Marcus dives into Silent Hill 2 (2001) and Forestrike, the follow-up to 2021's pixel art action title, Olija. Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (https://x.com/marcusstewart7), Kyle Hilliard (https://x.com/KyleMHilliard), Charles Harte (https://x.com/chuckduck365)The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join us every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen onhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-game-informer-show/id335246945, https://open.spotify.com/show/2EWTEHrbZpNRAboYLimAhu, or your favorite podcast app.The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:29 - Marvel Rivals Closed Beta
00:31:27 - Thank Goodness You're Here!
00:41:00 - Dungeons Of Hinterberg
00:48:37 - Forestrike Preview
00:59:31 - Silent Hill 2 (2001)
01:14:27 - Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
01:21:37 - Housekeeping
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25 JUL 2024 · In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we unpack our latest https://www.gameinformer.com/cover-reveal/2024/07/23/cover-reveal-the-casting-of-frank-stone on The Casting of Frank Stone! After that, Marcus Stewart dives into his time playing the cyberpunk noir detective game Nobody Wants to Die. Charles Harte discusses his early impression of Arranger, and Kyle breaks down his review of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Marcus also chats about his recent trip to Blizzard to play Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred's new Spiritborn class, and we round out the discussion with listener questions and a surprisingly long reflection on the 1995 film Powder. Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (https://x.com/marcusstewart7), Kyle Hilliard (https://x.com/KyleMHilliard), Charles Harte (https://x.com/chuckduck365) The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join us every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen onhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-game-informer-show/id335246945, https://open.spotify.com/show/2EWTEHrbZpNRAboYLimAhu, or your favorite podcast app. https://www.djstormageddon.com/ the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the https://funandgames.libsyn.com/ and https://reignitepod.libsyn.com/, a BioWare-focused podcast. The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:02 - Cover Story: The Casting of Frank Stone
00:24:52 - Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
00:33:44 - Nobody Wants to Die
00:51:03 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Review
01:01:30 - Charles' Retro Console Corner
01:05:54 - Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred - Spiritborn Class Preview
01:14:56 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
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17 JUL 2024 · In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, we're sharing our review-in-progress thoughts on two intriguing releases this week. First up, Wesley LeBlanc shares his initial impressions of Capcom's action/strategy/tower-defense hybrid Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Marcus Stewart then dishes out his time slaying gods in the action souls-like Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. Kyle Hilliard unpacks his review of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, and we also discuss playing the Concord beta and Zenless Zone Zero before answering some listener questions. Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (https://x.com/marcusstewart7), Kyle Hilliard (https://x.com/KyleMHilliard), Wesley LeBlanc (https://x.com/LeBlancWes) The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join us every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen onhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-game-informer-show/id335246945, https://open.spotify.com/show/2EWTEHrbZpNRAboYLimAhu, or your favorite podcast app. https://www.djstormageddon.com/ the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the https://funandgames.libsyn.com/ and https://reignitepod.libsyn.com/, a BioWare-focused podcast. The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:39 - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
00:22:19 - Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
00:38:25 - Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Review
00:47:09 - Concord Beta Test
00:59:05 - Zenless Zone Zero
01:10:33 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Van Aken, Kyle Hilliard, Marcus Stewart,...
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Van Aken, Kyle Hilliard, Marcus Stewart, and Charles Harte every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry.
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