The Game Informer Show

Game Informer

The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Van Aken, Kyle Hilliard, Marcus Stewart, and Charles Harte every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry.

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The Best Indie Games of 2026 (So Far)
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew highlights the best indie games of 2026 so far. No, this isn't an exhaustive list, but after listening, you'll likely have several new video game recommendations to play. Highlights include...
Today · 1 hr 35 min
Onimusha: Way of the Sword Cover Story, Plus Halo and Splatoon
It's a new week on The Game Informer Show, and we've got a new cover story! Eric and Wesley are back from Japan, where they played Capcom's impending revival, Onimusha: Way of the Sword. They chat about the game itself, the insights they got from the...
July 24 · 1 hr 21 min
Castlevania Returns With Belmont's Curse + Denshattack! Review
It's a hot one on The Game Informer Show this week, as Charles, Marcus, and Kyle gather to discuss the sheer smorgasbord of new games they've been playing to beat the summer heat. We lead off with the return of Castlevania from the makers of Dead...
July 17 · 1 hr 51 min
Is Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced A Good Remake?
Ahoy! It's the dawn of a new day on The Game Informer Show, and we've got a salty crew of sea-dogs ready to tackle the biggest news and games out right now. First up, the video boys Alex and Eric discuss their experiences seeing Summer Games Done...
July 10 · 1 hr 42 min
PlayStation Ending Physical Discs + Our 2026 Favs So Far w/ Ben Reeves
Special guest (and former host) Ben Reeves joins The Game Informer Show to discuss the big PlayStation shake-up, our favorite games of 2026, and Kyle's Rhythm Heaven Groove review. Finally, we close the show with listener questions! Grab a cold...
July 3 · 1 hr 46 min
Star Fox Remake, Steam Next Fest, And The Adventures Of Elliot
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, special guest Patrick Susmilch joins the crew to discuss https://www.spreaker.com/node/126990, https://www.spreaker.com/node/126967 like Penguin Colony and Duskfade,...
June 26 · 1 hr 43 min
Halo: Campaign Evolved Exclusive Details + Xbox Studios Reportedly In Trouble
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew dives into https://gameinformer.com/2026/06/15/compulsion-games-and-other-xbox-studios-reportedly-at-risk-of-being-shut-down from Microsoft, including (but not limited to) Compulsion Games,...
June 19 · 1 hr 2 min
Summer Game Fest Special Episode w/ Jason Schreier, Janet Garcia, + More
Summer Game Fest 2026 has come and gone. But while the GI crew was out in Los Angeles, we took the opportunity to invite a few of our games media pals up to our studio to chat about everything: the state of the industry, how SGF has grown and changed,...
June 15 · 2 hr 15 min
God Of War Laufey & PlayStation State of Play Reactions | The Game Informer Show
It's a huge week for games, so Sony kicked it off with a fittingly huge State of Play on June 2. From Wolverine to God of War Laufey, join hosts Alex Van Aken, Eric Van Allen, and Charles Harte as they break it down game by game and discuss the best...
June 6 · 1 hr 32 min
Summer Game Fest Predictions, 007 Review, Mina The Hollower
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest https://bsky.app/profile/imluisgutierrez.bsky.social (IGN, GameSpot, Polygon) joins us to share Summer Game Fest predictions (https://www.youtube.com/live/61um0FT4X_M?si=OEEqj-2ECUs5hsx5)...
May 30 · 1 hr 58 min
Lego Batman Voice Actor Interview + Yoshi Review
It's unofficially Batman day on the The Game Informer Show, as we've got a double-header: our review reactions from Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, plus an interview with Lego Batman voice actor Shai Matheson! Stay tuned for the back-half for...
May 22 · 1 hr 34 min
The Blood of Dawnwalker Exclusive Details & Forza Horizon 6 Review
In this week's episode, we dive into the exclusive details of our Blood of Dawnwalker cover story, including an early look at romance options in the vampiric role-playing game from The Witcher 3's former game director. The crew also discusses Forza...
May 16 · 1 hr 58 min
Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight + Mixtape Review
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex returns from MagicCon: Las Vegas to share his experience spending the weekend playing and learning about upcoming Magic: The Gathering card sets, Charles dives into his Lego Batman: Legacy of the...
May 9 · 1 hr 3 min
Vampire Crawlers & Double Fine's New Game Kiln Are Great
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guest Brenden Groom (https://passthecontroller.io) joins us to discuss why Poncle's Vampire Crawlers and Double Fine's new sculpture battle game, Kiln, are both great. Additionally, we dive...
May 1 · 1 hr 5 min
Saros Review And More w/ Jesse Vitelli
It's a big week on The Game Informer Show, as Saros reviews are live! Marcus and Eric are joined by our own reviewer Kyle and Restart.run's Jesse Vitelli, to break down the reaction to PlayStation Studios' latest release. After the break, three of...
April 24 · 1 hr 29 min
Pragmata Review, Windrose, And Bloodborne Movie News
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, the fellas discuss Pragmata, https://gameinformer.com/review/pragmata/hack-and-blast blending third-person shooting with a simultaneous hacking mechanic. Next, Alex chats about a new survival crafting...
April 18 · 1 hr
Pokemon Champions And 40 Years Of Zelda
This week on The Game Informer Show, the crew gets together to discuss their favorite games from the long-running The Legend of Zelda series, as it celebrates its 40th anniversary! Be sure to check out our upcoming magazine feature on reactions from...
April 10 · 1 hr 4 min
Life is Strange: Reunion, Super Meat Boy 3D, Raccoin (New Balatro-Like)
Alex returns from vacation to chat with Marcus and Charles about Life is Strange: Reunion, Super Meat Boy 3D, and several indie games: Damon and Baby, a twin-stick shooter from Arc System Works; Parseword, a new daily word game from the Wordle...
April 3 · 1 hr 51 min
Marathon Thoughts w/ Jesse Vitelli
Marathon has been running laps around our minds these last few weeks, so this week on The Game Informer Show, we brought on our good pal https://www.restart.run/authors/jesse-vitelli from Restart.run to discuss Bungie's extraction shooter, and how...
March 27 · 1 hr 11 min
Crimson Desert Review And More w/ Hayes Madsen
One of the biggest releases of early 2026 is out now, and The Game Informer Show crew is here to dig into all of it. Contributor Hayes Madsen, the writer of our Crimson Desert review, joins Marcus and Eric to talk about Pearl Abyss' plunge into...
March 20 · 1 hr 32 min

The Game Informer Show

The Best Indie Games of 2026 (So Far)

Onimusha: Way of the Sword Cover Story, Plus Halo and Splatoon

Castlevania Returns With Belmont's Curse + Denshattack! Review

Is Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced A Good Remake?

PlayStation Ending Physical Discs + Our 2026 Favs So Far w/ Ben Reeves

Star Fox Remake, Steam Next Fest, And The Adventures Of Elliot

Halo: Campaign Evolved Exclusive Details + Xbox Studios Reportedly In Trouble

Summer Game Fest Special Episode w/ Jason Schreier, Janet Garcia, + More

God Of War Laufey & PlayStation State of Play Reactions | The Game Informer Show

Summer Game Fest Predictions, 007 Review, Mina The Hollower

Lego Batman Voice Actor Interview + Yoshi Review

The Blood of Dawnwalker Exclusive Details & Forza Horizon 6 Review

Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight + Mixtape Review

Vampire Crawlers & Double Fine's New Game Kiln Are Great

Saros Review And More w/ Jesse Vitelli

Pragmata Review, Windrose, And Bloodborne Movie News

Pokemon Champions And 40 Years Of Zelda

Life is Strange: Reunion, Super Meat Boy 3D, Raccoin (New Balatro-Like)

Marathon Thoughts w/ Jesse Vitelli

Crimson Desert Review And More w/ Hayes Madsen