Welcome back to The Game Informer Show! On this episode, Ben Hanson, Joe Juba, and Matt Miller share exclusive, new impressions of Obsidian's upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds. Then Javy Gwaltney, Dan Tack, and Matt Bertz join the show to break down all of the smart design choices in Respawn's surprising battle royale Apex Legends. After some great community emails where we talk about the future of Xbox, Nintendo, and PlayStation, we're joined by the series producer for Earth Defense Force Nobuyuki Okajima to talk about his history in the game industry and Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain.

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