This week, John and Niki are joined by former Video Lead at Game Informer Alex Van Aken to talk about the abrupt, ghoulish closure of the storied publication. It's a great chat that illuminates what the past few months has been like at the magazine as well as a bit of a dive into some history and memories of the brand. Alex also pulls the curtain back on his new supporter-funded project Viewport.

Also discussed:

• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• The Borderlands film
• Wolfeye's Dishonored/Prey-like new RPG
• College Football 25

With Hive questions like:

• When you do consider a game completed?
• What ancient game do you want to see a Balatro for?
• Does a LEGO minifig have fingers or thumbs?

As always, you can join The Hive and ask us questions we'll tackle every single week!