Game Scoop!

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Veteran games industry host Daemon Hatfield and the IGN crew break down the biggest gaming news of the week, dive into retro gaming nostalgia, and challenge each other—and the audience—with trivia that puts even hardcore gamers to the test. Whether you're a longtime fan or a new listener, Game Scoop! is one of the longest-running and most beloved video game podcasts, delivering expert insights, lively debates, and endless gaming fun. Game Scoop is a part of Geek Media podcast network, an IGN Entertainment Brand. Visit Geek.com for more information.

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Another Amazing PlayStation Exclusive

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are finally discussing Horizon Forbidden West, Lost Ark, next-gen Cyberpunk 2077, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 663

That Nintendo Direct Was a Real Mouthful

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Colin Stevens, and Justin Davis -- are discussing that Nintendo Direct, Kirby, Mario Kart, Nintendo Switch Sports, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 662

Destiny Turns On the PlayStation

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Sony buying Bungie, live service games, and big milestones for both the PS5 and Nintendo Switch. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 661

Our New Hopes for Respawn's Star Wars Games

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Respawn's three new Star Wars games, movie games in general, and a good first-person shooter entry point. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 660

This Changes Everything

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing what will likely end up being the biggest story of the year: Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard. They also look at the best-selling games of 2021. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 659

Xbox's Incredible Comeback

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing the Xbox vs. PlayStation console race, flipping through the January 2001 issue of GamePro, and observing some important gaming anniversaries. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 658

The Big 2022 Gaming Preview

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are looking ahead to all the big games coming this year -- Breath of the Wild 2, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 657

PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo -- Who Had the Best Year?

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop! (and Unlocked and Beyond and NVC), IGN's podcast series! This week Daemon Hatfield is joined by Ryan McCaffrey, Jonathon Dornbush, and Seth Macy to discuss Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, and everything that went down in 2021. Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, Deathloop, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal, Metroid Dread -- all will be discussed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 21, 2021•59 min•Ep. 656

The 2021 Daemie Awards

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing IGN's Game of the Year AND the Daemie Awards. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 655

Game Awards 2021 Reactions

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Mark Medina, and a Very Special Guest! -- are discussing Star Wars Eclipse, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, and all the big announcements from the Game Awards. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 654

Let Go of Your Backlog

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing backlog management, Christmas gaming memories, flipping through the December 2003 issue of Nintendo Power, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 653

The 100 Questions Challenge (2021 Edition)

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are taking the 100 Questions challenge. 100 questions to guess five mystery games. Can they do it? Play along and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 24, 2021•53 min•Ep. 523

The GTA Trilogy Deserves So Much Better

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition, Halo Infinite, Saints Row, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 19, 2021•59 min•Ep. 652

Forced to Play Forza

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Forza Horizon 5, Guardians of the Galaxy, Steam Deck, Ocarina of Time, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 651

PS3 & Wii Turn 15: Remembering the Launches

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Mark "I Don't Know What a Sequel Is" Medina -- are looking back on the launches of the PS3 and Nintendo Wii. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 650

Game Spook: Real Mature, Video Games

Welcome back to IGN Game Spook!, the ONLY Halloween video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing new M-rated games, Guardians of the Galaxy, PS5 sales, N64 games on Nintendo Switch, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 649

Game Scoop Episode 648

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing the best video game sequels, God of War, Cyberpunk, games that break the fourth wall, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 23, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 648

Game Scoop Episode 647

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Mark Medina, and Justin Davis -- are discussing more Far Cry 6, our favorite games that aren't sequels, the GTA Definitive Trilogy, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 647

Game Scoop Episode 646

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Far Cry 6, Metroid Dread, Konami, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 646

Game Scoop Episode 645

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Game of the Year contenders like Deathloop, Resident Evil Village, Hot Wheels Unleashed, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 645

Game Scoop Episode 644

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing that big Nintendo Direct, Kirby, Metroid Dread, Castlevania Advance, Zookeeper World, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 25, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 644

Game Scoop Episode 643

On this episode of Game Scoop! we discuss our impressions of Arkane's Deathloop and go over the week's hardware update news around the Nintendo Switch and the PS5. We also muse over a hypothetical world in which one console could rule them all, and brainstorm ideas around what game developers we think could take on games around various Pixar or Disney properties. Plus video game 20 questions! Scoop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 513

Game Scoop Episode 642

On this episode of Game Scoop! we discuss some of the biggest announcements and surprises from Sony's Playstation Showcase. We also take a stroll down memory lane with some viewer questions about our favorite years in gaming and a few split-screen titles that really made an impact on us. Plus video game 20 questions! Scoop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 642

Game Scoop! 641: Tech Demos Are Cool

On this episode of Game Scoop! the Omega Cops chat Welcome to Raccoon City, Game Informer’s enlightening interview about crunch at Naughty Dog, that REALLY COOL Dead Space Remake Tech demo that has us all saying “nicely job”, and the latest gameplay showing from the Marvel/2K game that everyone is talking about, Midnight Suns. Plus video game 20 questions if we get around to it. Scoop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 511

Game Scoop Episode 640

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Tina Amini, and Kat Bailey -- are discussing Halo Infinite and Horizon Forbidden West release dates, Marvel Midnight Suns, Saints Row, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 2021•49 min•Ep. 640

Game Scoop Episode 639

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Seth Macy, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Outriders' sales (or lack thereof), pixel art, memories of old game stores, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 639

Game Scoop Episode 638

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Seth Macy, and Justin Davis -- are discussing how they determine their favorite games, Axiom Verge 2, Picross Genesis Edition, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 638

Game Scoop Episode 637

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing whether or not to watch game credits, Nintendo Switch's impressive milestone, Blaster Master Zero 3, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 637

Game Scoop Episode 636

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Seth Macy, and Justin Davis -- are discussing the pros and cons of both the PS5 and Xbox Series X, their huge success, Picross S Genesis Edition, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 636

Game Scoop Episode 635

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing the Dead Space remake, Metroid Dread, and everyone's most-wanted games. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 635

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