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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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Game Scoop! 822: Discouraging Nintendo Switch 2 News 29.08.2025 1:12:43

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Nintendo Switch 2, Lego Batman, Resident Evil Requiem, Hollow Knight: Silkson, Metal Gear Solid Delta, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 821: Are Video Games Still Recession Proof? 15.08.2025 1:15:57

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Peer Schneider, Sam Claiborn, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Donkey Kong Bananza, Atari 50, Mafia: The Old Country, Predator: Killer of Killers, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 820: Our Most-Anticipated Fall 2025 Games 06.08.2025 1:15:14

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Justin Davis, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Donkey Kong Bananza, Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, Battlefield 6, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, The Outer Worlds 2, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 819: This Scoop Is Bananas 31.07.2025 1:14:42

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Donkey Kong Bananza, Death Stranding 2, Shadow Labyrinth, Tales of the Shire, Sony suing Tencent, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 818: Nintendo Switch 2's First 10/10 17.07.2025 1:25:38

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Nick Limon -- are discussing Donkey Kong Bananza, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2, Tony Hawk 3 + 4, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 817: Well, That Sucks 11.07.2025 1:12:48

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Perfect Dark, Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! : Donkey Kong Bananza: Killer App or Filler Snack? 03.07.2025 1:10:32

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Samuel Claiborn, Justin Davis, Nick Limon, and Mitchell Saltzman -- are talking about hands-on time with Donkey Kong Bananza, Death Stranding 2, and Capcom haps. And of course, there's Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! Gaiden: Death Stranding 2, DK Bananza, & More 27.06.2025 51:30

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Mark Medina -- are talking Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (we've played it!) and Donkey Kong Bananza. And of course, there's Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 815: Let's Check In With the Listeners 19.06.2025 1:14:26

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Nick Limon, and Justin Davis -- are discussing the next Xbox, E3, Death Stranding, pre-2010 games, GTA 4, Ballerina, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 814: So Is Mario Kart World Worth $80? 13.06.2025 1:24:07

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Logan Plant, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World, Resident Evil 9, the ROG Xbox Ally, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop!: Game of the Year Watch 2025 Continues 09.06.2025 49:35

Welcome to a special IGN Live edition of Game Scoop! Daemon Hatfield is joined by Justin Davis, Sam Claiborn, and Mark Medina in front of a lively audience to talk through the biggest announcements of the week, and to check in on Game of the Year Watch. From breakout hits like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Doom: The Dark Ages to Split Fiction and Blue Prince, we’re tracking the frontrunners in a...

Game Scoop! 813: The Witcher 3 & Cyberpunk Hit Important Milestones 30.05.2025 1:10:46

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2, Black Panther, The Last of Us, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 812: Real Fans, Uh, Find a Way 21.05.2025 1:06:35

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Borderlands 4, Doom: The Dark Ages, Stellar Blade 2, Monster Train 2, Perfect Dark, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doom Scoop!: Rippin' & Tearin' 16.05.2025 1:07:26

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Nick Limon, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Doom: The Dark Ages, Nintendo, Andor, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 810: The Most Excited I’ve Been for GTA Since Vice City 09.05.2025 1:14:08

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Grand Theft Auto 6, Xbox raising prices, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Gears of War, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 809: A Tale of Two RPGs 30.04.2025 1:08:46

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Nick Limon -- are discussing Nintendo Switch 2, Oblivion Remastered, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Thunderbolts*, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! Presents: The 20 Questions 10th Anniversary Special 24.04.2025 1:05:36

Ten years ago today, on April 24th, 2015, we played our first round of Video Game 20 Questions on Game Scoop! To celebrate we're playing a special round of 100 Questions. Remember NES Remix? It's like that, 20 Questions Remix. Play along at home! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 808: With Elder Scrolls 6 Nowhere in Sight, Oblivion Is the Hero We Need 23.04.2025 1:08:52

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World, the Zelda movie, The Last of Us, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 807: I Played Ninja Gaiden Ragebound 16.04.2025 1:24:47

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Game Scoop! 806: Nintendo’s Nightmare Scenario 09.04.2025 1:12:09

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Mark Medina -- are discussing more Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Metroid, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices...

Game Scoop! 805: Nintendo Switch 2 & Mario Kart Causing Sticker Shock 03.04.2025 1:08:25

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Nick Limon -- are discussing all things Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. The outro song is by Daemon and is called "Better Luck Next Time." Learn more about your ad choices....

Game Scoop! 804: Game of the Year Watch 2025 Begins! 28.03.2025 1:23:38

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Tom Marks -- are discussing Game of the Year Watch 2025, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Game Scoop! 803: The Spoiler-Free Assassin’s Creed Shadows Episode 22.03.2025 1:09:10

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Assassin's Creed Shadows and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Game Scoop! 802: Next-Gen Xbox - Too Soon? 14.03.2025 1:07:45

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Nick Limon -- are discussing the leaks on the next Xbox, Split Fiction, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Eat smart with Factor. Get started at factormeals.com/FACTORPODCAST and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box pl...

Game Scoop! 801: No Genre Is Safe from Split Fiction 07.03.2025 1:18:08

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Split Fiction, Acclaim, Wolverine, KOTOR remake, Beyond Good & Evil 2, The Wolf Among Us 2, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. The outro song is "Modified" from Daemon's Black Cloud album. Eat smart with...