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Click to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n Happy holidays from The Game Informer Show<\/em>! We’re bringing the holiday cheer and taking a deep dive into everything we learned about Horizon Forbidden West as part of our latest cover trip. After that, we bring on a huge rotating crew of GI editors to talk about their favorite games of the year, including Halo Infinite, Metroid Dread, and so much more! As always, we finish another bumping show with a fun round of Listener Questions, this time with a festive theme.<\/p>\n Follow the crew on Twitter:\u00a0Alex Stadnik<\/a>\u00a0(@Studnik76),\u00a0Alex Van Aken<\/a>\u00a0(@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart<\/a> (@MarcusStewart7), Kimberley Wallace<\/a> (@kstar1785),\u00a0Dan Tack<\/a> (@dantack), Ben Reeves<\/a> (@BenjaminReeves), Wesley LeBlanc<\/a> (@LeBlancWes), and Blake Hester<\/a> (@metallicaisrad)<\/p>\n The Game Informer Show<\/em>\u00a0is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join hosts\u00a0Alex Stadnik<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Alex Van Aken<\/a>\u00a0every 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\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>, or your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n Check out the timestamps below to jump to a particular point in the discussion:<\/em><\/p>\n 00:00:00 –\u00a0Introduction Horizon Forbidden West is this month’s cover story and we’re going big on today’s episode of the podcast. Join the Alexes as they bring on Kimberely “Kstar” Wallace and Marcus Stewart to regale us about the time they spent with developer Guerrilla Games! The two go over all the new features they saw, including discussions of the new mechanical monstrosities Aloy will be fighting, what’s going on since the original game, and so much more. We also go over the game’s new crafting system and how it weaves more heavily into the different armor Aloy will dawn in Forbidden West. If you’re excited about Guerrilla’s next game, this is one you won’t want to miss!<\/p>\n Check out our Horizon cover reveal here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The year is finally coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean we’re done talking about how many amazing games there are! We’re bringing a huge rotating cast of GI characters, including Marcus, Kim, Reeves, Tack, and Blake, to talk about how they ranked tremendous titles such as Resident Evil Village, Metroid Dread, and a ton more. Did we all agree on Halo Infinite as Game of the Year 2021? Does Tack have some games on his list that no one has heard of? You’ll just have to tune in to find out!<\/p>\n Check out our official Game Informer<\/em> Top 10 here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n We’ve got a festive round of Listener Questions for your enjoyment, and this week we’re chopping it up about what games we’d give loved ones for Christmas and what our favorite holiday memory entails.<\/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>:<\/p>\n For more Game Informer podcasts, be sure to check out <\/i>https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/podcast\/2021\/10\/12\/introducing-video-gameo\u2026<\/a>; delay=”150″ href=”https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/podcast\/2021\/10\/12\/introducing-video-gameo\u2026<\/a>; rel=”noopener noreferrer” tabindex=”-1″ target=”_blank”>Video Gameography<\/a><\/em>, our video game history podcast, and <\/i>https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/podcast\/2021\/10\/06\/introducing-all-things-\u2026<\/a>; delay=”150″ href=”https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/podcast\/2021\/10\/06\/introducing-all-things-\u2026<\/a>; rel=”noopener noreferrer” tabindex=”-1″ target=”_blank”>All Things Nintendo<\/a><\/i> with host Brian Shea which deep dives into Nintendo’s library of games every week.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\n00:02:58 – Horizon Forbidden West Cover
\n00:25:23 – GI Editor Top 10 Lists
\n00:25:57 – Marcus Stewart’s Top 10
\n00:39:55 – Kim Wallace’s Top 10
\n00:53:41 – Ben Reeves’ Top 10
\n01:09:53 – Blake Hester’s Top 10
\n01:26:16 – Dan Tack’s Top 10
\n01:41:38 – Wes LeBlanc’s Top 10
\n01:52:23 – Housekeeping
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Editor Top 10 Lists:<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nWe’re breaking down our favorite games of 2021!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Listener Questions:<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nThe Game Informer crew answers your burning questions.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\nHey GI crew! With Christmas almost here, what game from this year would you gift, and why? Was it your favorite game of the year, or a more meaningful\/ emotional game, or one you think everyone should play and experience? – AFireOutside (Discord)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nWhat was your favorite video game-related Christmas\/holiday gift? I was a wee lad when I got a Game Informer with X-Men Legends inside it. I played that game for years and still have some of my favorite co-op game memories. – Derek (discord)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n