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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...

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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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English


Episodes
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Game Scoop! 853: Daemon Reflects On 20 Years at IGN

4/17/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Greg Miller, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Daemon's 20 years at IGN, Pragmata, Mouse P.I. for Hire, Replaced, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:38:58

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Game Scoop! 852: Mario Is Missing

4/10/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops squad is Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, Miranda Sanchez, and Peer Schneider (yes, NO DAEMON). It's a fun 'n' games edition of Scoop with the return of Real Mature, IGN. Of course there's Video Game 20 Questions, and a new Peer-centric game: introducing "What Is Peer Eating?" (sorry, audio-only listeners, this one's way more fun if you're watching the video). But first they take a look at the biggest news of the week surrounding a Zelda remaster leak, a new Star Fox game, and more. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Find previous episodes here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:31:33

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Game Scoop! 851: Sony's Surprising Slump

4/3/2026
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 PlayStation, Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:34:00

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Game Scoop!: The Ultimate Mario Trivia Challenge | Live at PAX East 2026

3/27/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Miranda Sanchez, and Nick Limon -- are discussing Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert, and more. Plus, we play a chaotic round of "Who Am I?" live from Pax East, and go head-to-head in the Ultimate Super Mario Trivia Challenge to celebrate Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch 2! Terms & Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the 50 US & DC, 18+ yrs of age. Ends 4/26/26. Void where prohibited. See Official Rules at https://www.ign.com/rewards/enter-to-win-a-rog-xbox-ally-handheld-gaming-device for full details. Trolli.com/xbox #PAXEast2026 #GamingPodcast #IGN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:04:55

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Game Scoop! 850: Konami's Own Antiques Roadshow

3/24/2026
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 Final Fantasy, Resident Evil Requiem, Picross S Konami Antiques Edition, Crimson Desert, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:22:24

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Game Scoop! 849: Look How They Massacred My Girl

3/20/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Peer Schneider, and Mark Medina -- are discussing DLSS 5, Resident Evil Requiem, Slay the Spire 2, Crimson Desert, metroidvanias, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:35:40

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Game Scoop! 848: A Marathon and a Sprint

3/13/2026
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 Marathon, Slay the Spire 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Pokemon Pokopia, Xbox Project Helix, Valve's Steam Machine, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:25:32

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Game Scoop! 847: PlayStation Takes Its Toys & Goes Home

3/6/2026
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 PlayStation's shifting PC strategy, the new Xbox, Resident Evil Requiem, Pokemon Pokopia, Highguard, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:23:49

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Game Scoop! 846: Requiem Is a Dream

2/27/2026
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 Resident Evil: Requiem, the huge Xbox shakeup, Wolverine, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:45:00

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Game Scoop! 845: What Was the Point?

2/20/2026
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 PlayStation closing Bluepoint, search action and metroidvania games, Huntdown, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:03:07

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Game Scoop! 844: God of War Goes Back to the Beginning

2/14/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Peer Schneider -- are discussing that huge PlayStation State of Play. God of War Trilogy Remake, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Resident Evil Requiem, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:35:52

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Game Scoop! 843: Did an Extra $10 Kill a Franchise?

2/6/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Peer Schneider -- are discussing Dispatch on Nintendo Switch 2, The Outer Worlds 2, Metroid Prime 4, Cairn, Resident Evil Requiem, The Adventures of Elliot, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:19:55

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Resident Evil: Is It Still Fun Today?

2/2/2026
Welcome back to Is It Still Fun Today?, our show where we revisit classic games to see how they hold up. With Resident Evil Requiem approaching (and with IGN turning 30), we thought it would be a good time to replay the original Resident Evil from 1996. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:47:35

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Game Scoop 842: Nintendo Is Censoring One of Last Year's Best Games

1/30/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Nicholas Limon -- are discussing Dispatch on Nintendo Switch 2, Baldur's Game 3, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Forza Horizon 6, Castlevania, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:08:21

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Game Scoop! 841: Xbox Invites PlayStation to its Playground

1/23/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Nicholas Limon -- are discussing the Xbox Developer Direct, Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Baldur's Gate 3, Ubisoft, Prince of Persia, arcade anniversaries, and more. Plus there's actual reader mail -- as in from the post office -- and, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:29:34

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Game Scoop! 840: New Nintendo E-slop Games

1/16/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Mark Medina, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Dispatch, Hytale, new Nintendo eShop games, puzzle games, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:14:57

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Game Scoop! 839: This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Games

1/9/2026
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Mark Medina, and Nicholas Limon -- are looking at the most-played PlayStation games of 2025, which happen to be the exact same most-played PlayStation games of 2024. Plus there's actual reader mail -- as in from the post office -- and, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Find previous episodes here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:03:35

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Game Scoop! 838: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2026

12/31/2025
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are revealing their most-anticipated games of 2026. Wolverine, Slay the Spire 2, 007 First Light, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:27:14

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Game Scoop! 837: The 2025 Daemie Awards

12/19/2025
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Nick Limon, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are revealing the 2025 Daemie Awards! All the best games, movies, and shows Daemon enjoyed this year. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:15:39

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Game Scoop! 836: No Fate of the Old Republic

12/13/2025
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Nick Limon, Sam Claiborn, and Mark Medina -- are discussing Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, Galactic Racers, Terminator 2D, Divinity, Resident Evil Requiem, Jaws, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:01:23:38