The Game Informer Show

This week on The Game Informer Show, special guest Brian Altano joins us to talk about his new venture with two former colleagues, X Button! 

Then, we discuss Switch Sports Resort's thumb wrestling prowess, the best new horror games to dip into this fall, and mourn the closure of BioWare by Electronic Arts. Grab a cold, or even warm, beverage and settle in.

The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry. Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine!

Jump around using these timestamps:

• 00:00 - Intro 
• 10:05 - Switch Sports Resort 
• 27:40 - Horror Games 
• 1:15:36 - BioWare Is No More

It's a new week on The Game Informer Show, and we've got a ton of games to get into! First, Brian is here to report back on his hands-on impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake.

After the break, Charles and Wes hop on to discuss their reviews of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and Valor Mortis, and we also briefly get into Dressmaker and the new Lego Batman DLC before answering some listener questions.

The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry. Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine!

Use these timestamps to jump around:

• 00:00- Intro 
• 3:03 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026) 
• 31:20 - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse 
• 56:19 - Valor Mortis 
• 1:08:15 - Dressmaker 
• 1:18:25 - Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight 
• 1:30:24 - Listener Questions

This week on The Game Informer Show, Giant Bomb's Will Crosby joins us to discuss the recent launch of Gears of War: E-Day. Does a return to the past for Gears mean good things for it? Spoilers: yes, it  does.

And after the break, we dip into the latest entry in another long-running series, as Eric shares his review impressions of Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. Plus, Charles shares where he's at in his Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave journey. Grab a cold beverage and stay awhile, it's The Game Informer Show!

The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry. Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine!

Use these timestamps to jump around:
00:00 - Intro
03:45 - Gears of War: E-Day
28:14 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
56:10 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we dive deep into our Grand Theft Auto VI cover story and extract the coolest details for your enjoyment. Marcus, Alex, Charles, and Kyle discuss how Leonida compares to Florida, the game's updated weather system and how it may compare to Red Dead Redemption 2, and speculate on what may happen to players who prey on endangered species.

Later in the podcast, we discuss our time playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer and End of Abyss, the latter being a new survival horror game that reminds us of Metroid: Other M (complimentary).

The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry. Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine!

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Jump ahead using these timestamps:

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 03:25 - Grand Theft Auto VI Cover Story
• 41:06 - Star Wars: Galactic Racer
• 57:26 - End Of Abyss

This week on The Game Informer Show, Marcus joins the Video Vans to discuss his review of Control Resonant. Did it resonate with us, and does he think the day-one patch will affect early impressions of the game for its incoming players?

After that, Alex and Eric dig into their impressions of the latest breakout hit on Steam, Wardogs. The new FPS on the block has some surprising lineage, and also some surprisingly refreshing ideas, all of which are capturing our attention so far. Then, for the card game aficionados at the end, we crack a few Collector's Boosters of Magic: The Gathering's latest set, Reality Fracture. Find out what a Fblthp is, together with us, on The Game Informer Show.

The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry. Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine! Submit a question or topic you'd like to hear us discuss: [email protected].

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:32 - Control Resonant
34:18 - Wardogs
1:01:38 - Magic: The Gathering - Reality Fracture

A lot of hours went into this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, as Eric joins up with Alex, Kyle, and Charles to talk about the literal full days he spent working his way through Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. Intelligent Systems' latest strategy-RPG is a big one, but thankfully, it's also a good one.

After the break, we briefly touch on some early impressions of Control Resonant, ahead of our review impressions arriving another time. And Alex reports back from Blizzcon 2026, where he got to see the all the big news and reveals, as well as go hands-on with the new World of Warcraft: Forever beta. It's a big new episode of The Game Informer Show, so grab a cold beverage and settle in for some pod.

The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry. Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine! Submit a question or topic you'd like to hear us discuss: [email protected].

Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 09:03 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
• 53:13 - Control Resonant
• 1:16:56 - Blizzcon 2026

It's a new week of The Game Informer Show, and we've got reactions to two entire Nintendo Directs that took place on back-to-back days this week, showing off both a new look for Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake and some new Nintendo first-party games in the general Direct, including Metroid: Ravenous and Kirby and the World Beyond.

After that, we dig into our impressions of Marvel's Wolverine from those who have been playing it. How does it stand up as a superhero game, Insomniac game, and general Marvel property? Plus, we share some thoughts on the enormity of Gamescom, and shout out some of our preview coverage that's been rolling out on the site. It's a packed week, so grab a cold drink and settle in for a new episode of The Game Informer Show.

The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry.

Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine!

Submit a question or topic you'd like to hear us discuss: [email protected].

Follow our hosts online:

• Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)
• Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
• Eric Van Allen (@Seamoosi)
• Wesley LeBlanc (@WesleyLeBlanc)

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction
04:46 – What We Want From Ocarina of Time Remake
37:56 – Nintendo Direct Reactions (Metroid Ravenous, Kirby and the World Beyond, etc.)
01:06:45 – Marvel's Wolverine Review
01:32:50 – Gamescom 2026 Highlights

Game Informer traveled to Archetype Entertainment in Austin, TX, to play Exodus, an upcoming sci-fi role-playing game from the creators of Mass Effect, Halo, and more. Eric and Charles return from their trip to share exclusive details about the game, including one of its "awakened" characters, Salt, an octopus inside a railgun-toting mech. You'll also learn more about the lore, backstory, and combat of this promising time-twisting epic. Later in the podcast, Alex shares his impressions of Star Wars: Zero Company, Kyle compares Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy to the Uncharted series, and the group finally discusses a great bullet-heaven platformer you should play, Blood Dungeon.

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The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry.

Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine!

Follow our hosts online:

• Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken)
• Kyle Hilliard (@KyleHilliard)
• Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
• Eric Van Allen (@Seamoosi)

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
04:37 – Exodus Cover Story Breakdown
32:34 – Sponsored: Get 25% Off Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike
34:04 – Star Wars: Zero Company Impressions
01:06:48 – Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
01:15:00 – Blood Dungeon

Submit a question or topic you'd like to hear us discuss: [email protected]

It's a packed week of The Game Informer Show. Marcus, Charles, and Eric discuss last week's Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Look, and talk about where their personal hype levels for GTA VI stand. Then, we break down the double-header Sony State of Play showcase, and talk about our favorite announcements from AAA and smaller studios alike.

After the break, we get into a trio of big game reviews that dropped over the last week: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Orbitals. The fall season is in full swing, and the crew talks about which of these three games are already standing out.

The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry.

Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine!

Submit a question or topic you'd like to hear us discuss: [email protected].

Follow our hosts online:

• Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)
• Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
• Eric Van Allen (@Seamoosi)

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction
06:08 – Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Look Reactions
38:38 – Sony State of Play Highlights
01:08:49 – Ad Break
01:08:52 – The Blood of Dawnwalker Review
01:32:07 – Onimusha: Way of the Sword Review
01:50:35 – The Dan Ryckert Tangent
01:54:15 – Orbitals Review

Game Informer traveled to Archetype Entertainment in Austin, TX, to play Exodus, an upcoming sci-fi role-playing game from the creators of Mass Effect, Halo, and more. Eric and Charles return from their trip to share exclusive details about the game, including one of its "awakened" characters, Salt, an octopus inside a railgun-toting mech. You'll also learn more about the lore, backstory, and combat of this promising time-twisting epic. Later in the podcast, Alex shares his impressions of Star Wars: Zero Company, Kyle compares Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy to the Uncharted series, and the group finally discusses a great bullet-heaven platformer you should play, Blood Dungeon.

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The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry. Support the show by subscribing to our physical video game magazine! Submit a question or topic you'd like to hear us discuss: [email protected]

Follow the crew on social media:

• Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken)
• Kyle Hilliard (@KyleHilliard)
• Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)
• Eric Van Allen (@Seamoosi)

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction
04:37 – Exodus Cover Story Breakdown
32:34 – Sponsored: Get 25% Off Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike
34:04 – Star Wars: Zero Company Impressions
01:06:48 – Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
01:15:00 – Blood Dungeon