



In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew celebrates 600 podcast episodes, answers a ton of listener emails, and says farewell to our dear friend and co-worker, Dan Tack. On behalf of past and current hosts of The GI Show – thank you for listening for so long!



Follow us on Twitter: Alex Stadnik (@Studnik76), Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Dan Tack (@dantack), Kimberly Wallace (@kstar1785), and Blake Hester (@MetallicaIsRad)

The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik and Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.


Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:05 - Dan Tack Says Goodbye
00:25:29 - Housekeeping
00:28:19 - Listener Questions
00:54:12 - Max Payne 3 Spoilers
00:54:30 - Listener Questions

Episode 600 Special & Dan Tack Says Farewell | GI Show

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In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we played the "build your own Zelda" dungeon maker Quest Master, dived into Fortnite's new season of content (including Fallout), and revisited this year's remake of Mario vs. Donkey Kong. We also chatted about our love of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and reminisced about the 2015 Mad Max game, kicking off a discussion about the future of movie tie-in titles.

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Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Charles Harte (@chuckduck365)

The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. 

The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:50 - Quest Master Early Access
00:22:12 - Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3
00:36:41 - Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024)
00:44:29 - Mad Max
01:01:16 - Movie Tie-in Video Games
01:18:08 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
01:42:23 - The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title)

Quest Master And The Future Of Movie Game Adaptations | GI Show





In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we unpack our reviews of Senua's Saga: Hellblade II and the "more than a remaster but not quite a remake" of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. We also share our first foray into the hit early access city-builder, Manor Lords, and give our impressions of exciting new indies such as Hauntii, Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, Baladins, and 1000xResist. 

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Follow us on social media: Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard), Charles Harte (@chuckduck365)

The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. 

The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:17 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Review
00:30:44 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review
00:44:45 - Manor Lords
01:06:03 - Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
01:10:34 - Baladins
01:14:40 - 1000xResist
01:16:51 - Hauntii
01:21:01 - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
01:25:37 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
 01:48:21 - The Lunch Break: Like A Dance Break but with Lunch (Working Title)

Hellblade II, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Reviews, Exploring Manor Lords | GI Show





In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss several of the best indie games you might've missed amidst this month's releases. Specifically, we discuss Animal Well's mysteries, revisiting Hades I, Lorelai and the Laser Eyes, Paper Trail, With My Past, Indika, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space. 

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Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Charlie Wacholz (@chas_mke)

The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. 

The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:05 - Animal Well

00:18:16 - Hades

00:29:33 - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

00:38:32 - Paper Trail

00:50:12 - Endless Ocean Luminous

01:01:29 - With My Past Review

01:11:14 - Indika Review

01:24:44 - Killer Klowns from Outer Space

01:31:52 - Housekeeping

The Best Games You Missed In May (So Far) | GI Show





In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss our Hades II cover story trip to Supergiant Games in San Francisco and Xbox shutting down four game studios, including Prey, Dishonored, and Redfall developer Arkane Austin, alongside Tango Gameworks, the team behind The Evil Within series and last year's critically-acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush. Afterward, we chat about Shuntaro Furukawa, President of Nintendo, revealing the company will reveal details about the Nintendo Switch's successor within this fiscal year via a post on X. Before diving into our positive reviews of '90s-survival-horror Crow Country and Little Kitty, Big City, special guest Charlie Wacholz joins us to chat about his Animal Well review, in which he calls Bigmode's first published title "a masterclass in environmental design."

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Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Charlie Wacholz (@chas_mke)

The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. 

The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:08:02 - Cover Story: Hades II

00:34:49 - Xbox Shutters Four Studios

00:53:49 - Nintendo Switch Successor Announcement

01:03:12 - Animal Well Review

01:28:21 - Little Kitty, Big City Review

01:35:00 - Crow Country

01:41:45 - Housekeeping

Hades II Cover Story, Xbox Studio Closures, And Animal Well Review | GI Show





In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest Niki Grayson (Giant Bomb, If You're Driving Close Your Eyes) joins Alex and Charles to discuss the wild mix of intellectual property featured in Funko Fusion, the best LEGO games, our time playing the Hades II Technical Test, and Game Informer's Tales of Kenzara: Zau review. Lastly, we've been catching up on new releases and ongoing games, including Fortnite's collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender, Halo Infinite, whimsical rock-climbing in Surmount, and No Rest For The Wicked.

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Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365), Niki Grayson (@Godsewa)

The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday to chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

Matt Storm, the freelance audio editor for The Game Informer Show, edited this episode. Matt is an experienced podcast host and producer who's been speaking into a microphone for over a decade. You should listen to Matt's shows like the "Fun" And Games Podcast and Reignite, a BioWare-focused podcast. 

The Game Informer Show – Podcast Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

10:40 - Hades II Technical Test

17:55 - Funko Fusion

33:50 - Fortnite and LEGO Fortnite

45:40 - Halo Infinite

49:10 - Tales of Kenzara: Zau Review and 2024 Metroidvanias

01:03:30 - Dabbling in Surmount and No Rest For The Wicked

Episode 600 Special & Dan Tack Says Farewell | GI Show

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