Game Scoop!
IGN
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.
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Networks:
IGN
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Email:
GameScoop@IGN.com
Episodes
Game Scoop! : Donkey Kong: Bananaza: Killer App or Filler Snack?
7/3/2025
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
Duration:01:12:02
Game Scoop! Gaiden: Death Stranding 2, DK Bananza, & More
6/27/2025
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
Duration:00:53:00
Game Scoop! 815: Let's Check In With the Listeners
6/19/2025
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
Duration:01:15:56
Game Scoop! 814: So Is Mario Kart World Worth $80?
6/13/2025
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
Duration:01:20:07
Game Scoop! 814: Game of the Year Watch 2025 Continues
6/8/2025
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 stacked 2025 release calendar. Plus, we play a chaotic round of “Video Game: Who Am I?” live on stage! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:51:05
Game Scoop! 813: The Witcher 3 & Cyberpunk Hit Important Milestones
5/30/2025
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are 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
Duration:01:12:16
Game Scoop! 812: Real Fans, Uh, Find a Way
5/21/2025
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
Duration:01:08:05
Doom Scoop!: Rippin' & Tearin'
5/16/2025
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
Duration:01:08:56
Game Scoop! 810: The Most Excited I’ve Been for GTA Since Vice City
5/9/2025
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
Duration:01:15:38
Game Scoop! 809: A Tale of Two RPGs
4/30/2025
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
Duration:01:10:16
Game Scoop! Presents: The 20 Questions 10th Anniversary Special
4/24/2025
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
Duration:01:07:06
Game Scoop! 808: With Elder Scrolls 6 Nowhere in Sight, Oblivion Is the Hero We Need
4/23/2025
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are 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
Duration:01:10:22
Game Scoop! 807: I Played Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
4/16/2025
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Duration:01:26:17
Game Scoop! 806: Nintendo’s Nightmare Scenario
4/9/2025
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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:09:39
Game Scoop! 805: Nintendo Switch 2 & Mario Kart Causing Sticker Shock
4/3/2025
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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:10:55
Game Scoop! 804: Game of the Year Watch 2025 Begins!
3/28/2025
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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:26:08
Game Scoop! 803: The Spoiler-Free Assassin’s Creed Shadows Episode
3/21/2025
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
Duration:01:11:35
Game Scoop! 803: The Spoiler-Free Assassin’s Creed Shadows Episode
3/21/2025
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. The outro song is by Daemon and is called "Better Luck Next Time." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:14:20
Game Scoop! 802: Next-Gen Xbox - Too Soon?
3/14/2025
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:10:11
Game Scoop! 801: No Genre Is Safe from Split Fiction
3/7/2025
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:20:38