Welcome back to Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast. This week your Co-op Mages -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are wondering if Marvel's Avengers will ever make its money back. They'll also discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the best time to launch a console, and flip through the December 1988 issue of Video Games & Computer Entertainment. The music this episode is from Blades of Steel. Scoop!

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