In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we’re doing our best not to rethink and stick to the topic. Most likely, we fail in these tasks. The show starts with Brian Shea and Ben Reeves as we discuss Stadia and Microsoft’s recent X019 event. Leo Vader accompanies us throughout the episode as he tries his best to excel us from his command post in the box.
Andy Reiner and Ben Reeves come to me to share their impressions of Shenmue III before we begin the endless chats. Speaking of which .
In the community email segment this week, Joe Juba, Alex Stadnik, and Dan “The Jacket” Tack answer questions about what constitutes an independent game, talking about technical issues with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and how it looks at its chance As a game of the year and finally we talk too long about a top 5 list that you do not want to miss. (There is also some exciting news to pamper you here.)
And finally, I sit down with Kim Wallace, Brian Shea, Joe Juba, and Leo Vader to see which games they think are eligible for the Game of the Year. This segment will run the rest of the year as new editors come in every week to talk about games that have influenced their year ahead of 2019’s Top 50 Game Informer.
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Take a look at the following timestamps to jump to a specific point in the discussion.
6:28 – Stadiums and X019
28:25 – X019
29:46 – Everwild
33:33 – Grounded
44:19 – Bleeding Edge
48:46 – Age of the Realms
59:23 – Shenmue III
1:15:38 – Community emails
2:17:44 – Game of the Year Chats Pt. 2 – With Kim Wallace, Joe Juba and Brian Shea