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Click to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show<\/em>, the crew discusses\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus\u00a0news, Twelve Minutes review impressions, the new island in\u00a0Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, and Sega’s new 4X civilization builder\u00a0game, Humankind.<\/a>\u00a0We also share our hands-on impressions of Madden NFL 22 and how easy it is to sink hundreds of hours into the series’ Franchise Mode; and later, we compare\u00a0Dead Space 2’s onslaught of scares to the first game’s quieter, more cerebral\u00a0approach to horror.<\/p>\n Additionally, Ben Reeves passes the torch onto a new set of podcast hosts, Alex Stadnik <\/a>and Alex Van Aken<\/a>, as The Game Informer Show<\/em> enters a new era<\/a>. With new hosts comes a few changes, including updates to the show’s format which now features a news section, weekly roundtable\u00a0chats about industry topics, and an improved audio listening experience. If you’re a fan of our past segments, The Playlist and Listener Questions, then don’t worry because those are still part of the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n Follow the crew on Twitter:\u00a0Alex Stadnik<\/a> (@Studnik76),\u00a0Alex Van Aken<\/a> (@itsVanAken), Ben Reeves<\/a> (@BenjaminReeves), Blake Hester<\/a> (@MetallicaIsRad), and\u00a0Jay Guisao<\/a>\u00a0(@Jason_Guisao).<\/p>\n The Game Informer Show<\/em> is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts Alex Stadnik<\/a> and Alex Van Aken<\/a> every Thursday to chat about your favorite games \u2013 past and present \u2013 with Game Informer<\/em> staff, developers, and special guests from all around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, or your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n Twelve Minutes is Annapurna Interactive’s latest narrative-driven experience. Starring Willem Dafoe, Daisy Ridley, and James McAvoy, this point-and-click adventure game takes place in a three-bedroom apartment. Stuck in a time loop, the game’s protagonist\u00a0must uncover his wife’s dark past in order to save themselves from a vengeful police officer before he ties them up and kills them. Blake Hester and Alex Van Aken lead\u00a0the crew through a spoiler-free Twelve Minutes review discussion and share more about one of the best indie games of 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n See our Twelve Minutes review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut launches this week, so Alex Stadnik clues the team in on necessary details surrounding the game’s new content, the Iki Island expansion, and <\/span><\/span>we’ve enjoyed our time with it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0Regarding new releases, Van Aken has enjoyed playing Humankind, the recently released 4X strategy game that lets you start and build a civilization from the Neolithic Era all the way to the Contemporary Era. Jay is dominating in Madden NFL 22, and if his history of the series is meant to repeat itself, the game promises to sap away hundreds of hours from his life.<\/p>\n Lastly, Blake talks about how Dead Space’s style of horror contrasts the rest of the series and then shares how Dead Space 2’s Ishimura level might have turned around his thoughts on the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n This week the Game Informer<\/em> community asks about\u00a0positivity in gaming, whether or not\u00a0streaming\u00a0affects the way we play video games, and if good escort missions actually exist.<\/p>\n Read their questions below, or submit your own via the Official Game Informer<\/em> Community Discord<\/a>\u00a0or by emailing us at Podcast@GameInformer.com<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n 00:00:00 \u2013 Introduction<\/p>\n 00:00:34 \u2013 Big Game Informer Show Announcement<\/p>\n 00:11:39 \u2013 Pok\u00e9mon Presents Recap<\/p>\n 00:13:15 \u2013 Diamond and Pearl Remakes<\/p>\n 00:18:25 \u2013 Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus<\/p>\n 00:26:13 \u2013 12 Minutes<\/p>\n 00:41:34 \u2013 Housekeeping<\/p>\n 00:47:57 \u2013 Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut<\/p>\n 00:56:41 \u2013 Humankind<\/p>\n 01:03:53 \u2013 Madden 22<\/p>\n 01:09:13 \u2013 Dead Space 2<\/p>\n 01:20:13 \u2013 Community Emails<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This episode is sponsored by GeForce NOW, NVIDIA\u2019s cloud gaming service that lets you play PC games you own across nearly all your devices by transforming nearly any laptop, desktop, tablet, and smartphone into a powerful PC gaming rig you\u2019ve always dreamed of. Check out new games joining the service every GFN Thursday on their https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/geforce-now\/blog\/"<\/a>; target=”_blank”>blog<\/a>, and register for a Priority Membership at https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/geforce-now\/"<\/a>; target=”_blank”>GeForceNow.com<\/a> for the best cloud gaming experience.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pokemon-legends-arceus-12-minutes-and-ghost-of-tsushima-directors-cut-gi-show-1.jpg\"){kind=spacer}
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Listener Questions:<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nThe Game Informer crew answers your burning questions.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\u201cOne of my favorite things about GI is the positivity that seems to be at the core of everything you do. My questions are: do you find it a struggle to stay positive? Do you think positivity is important to you all as people individually as well as an organization? Shout outs to Studnik for being the best human and I’m loving the new Discord.\u201d \u2013 Tommy from the Internet<\/div>\n\u201cFor the Listener Questions segment, I’d love to know how streaming live affects the way you play. After watching Marcus\u00a0playing Sekiro I feel like there are moments where he feels rushed because of the stream versus if he had been playing normally.\u201d \u2013 GhstofMtchHdbrg<\/div>\n\u201cFor decades now I’ve heard fellow gamers complain about escort missions and yet they still seem commonplace in videogames. Do you all have any examples of good escort missions? Do you have any ideas on how to make escort missions more enjoyable?\u201d \u2013 Chris Calvert<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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