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This week, Ryan’s back from a long-needed vacation! We catch up on a new Lord of the Rings game coming from Weta Workshop and Private Division as well as talk about games we’re looking forward to hearing about at Gamescom next week! We also anticipate Marvel and Disney rolling out a brand new Games Showcase next month! Tons of fun stuff today, so join us in the comments! TIMECODES: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:50 - Private Division Working on a LOTR Game. Here's what we want. 00:18:39 - Xbox’s gamescom Showcase News 00:37:10 - Disney & Marvel’s Games Showcase Coming Sept. 9th 00:46:30 - Even More Game Delays! 00:50:16 - Outro

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 Stray, Live a Live, The Diofield Chronicle, Super Punch Out!!, Prey, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

It's been a big week for streaming: Netflix has the long-awaited TV show adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, and Disney+/Hulu has Prey, the innovative new entry in the Predator series. Matt, Jesse, and Cardy are here to discuss both, and dream up their own weird Predator films. Want to get in touch to talk about Predator, pets, or game music tracks that bring a tear to your eye? Feel free to send us an email at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

It's another episode of the greatest Nintendo podcast ever, Nintendo Voice Chat! This week Kat and Seth are joined once again by Reb Valentine as well as Steve Bowling making his NVC debut. We had thirty minutes of Splatoon 3 goodness to go over, but that's not all that happened this week in the wonderful world of Nintendo. So ink up, friends, and get ready to splatter.

On this week’s episode of IGN’s PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Jada Griffin and Mitchell Saltzman to talk about the latest news in the world of PlayStation, and the excitement of EVO and why it’s the best time to get into fighting games. First, the cast runs down some of the big news in the world of PlayStation, including the new PlayStation Plus extra lineup, including Yakuza games, Monopoly, and more; the casting of new and familiar characters in The Last of Us HBO TV show, Marvel Midnight Suns’ delay out of October, and the Call of Duty Modern Warfare II beta. Then, we dig into some thoughts on fighting games. With EVO having recently concluded, the first time since PlayStation acquired a stake in the tournament. Mitchell offers some of his thoughts from actually competing in and attending EVO, Jada offers her thoughts on watching as a fighting game fan, and Jonathon discusses his experience watching as someone who has never really been into fighting games. The cast

With the news that the Xbox Series S Performance Boost benefiting developers after direct feedback, the Podcast Unlocked crew discusses the success of the Series S console and why they like it. In addition Activision Blizzard not only covered off on an upcoming Modern Warfare stream in the coming months, but there were also a few news bits about the merger with Microsoft that we missed last week. There was a hefty bit of news to discuss this week so join us as we discuss each story together this week on IGN's Podcast Unlocked.

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Jared Petty -- are discussing Tactics Ogre Reborn, great games on sale right now, the August 2005 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

Game music is good, innit? To mark the first ever Gaming Prom this week Cardy, Joe, and Dale are here to build their ultimate game soundtracks. Expect sweeping orchestral pieces, chunky metal battle themes, and Flo Rida. All the good stuff. Want to get in touch to talk about cats? Custard? Feel free to send us an email at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

On this week's NVC we're diving into the latest Pokemon Presents reveals and asking, "When Will Pokemon Get its Breath of the Wild Moment?" Also, how cute is Fidough? Should Lechonk worry? And what would happen if the Nintendo Switch didn't change for another two years? Find out in our latest Kat Take! Of course, we can't forget squeezing in even more Xenoblade Chronicles 3 chat in our latest Question Block. Have at it, Super Ninfriendos!

On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation podcast, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Mark Medina and Jada Griffin to dive into a question we've faced when playing many a game: when is a game too long, when does a game last for just the right amount of time, and are there any games that are too short and we wished lasted longer? The trio dives in and discusses some of the games they've found were just the right length, from What Remains to Edith Finch to Titanfall 2 to Jonathon's impassioned plea for Persona 5, to games we enjoyed but that we felt were too long, like Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Mark's thoughts on Final Fantasy XIV. (We'll let him explain.) We also briefly jump into the PlayStation update that PS5 accolades are going away, whether you used them or not, and Jada follows up on some questions from last week's episode about where to get into the Yakuza franchise.Write in with your thoughts on PS5 UI and features you like and don't, or write in with a Memory Card story to beyo

With an official Discord chat integration on the way, the Podcast Unlocked crew discusses other features they'd like to see get an update or overhaul along with Xbox's Summer Spotlight program that's been a little underwhelming, though it did introduce the team to a particularly cool giraffe. Plus, the team discusses some awesome community creations for Halo Infinite and The Simpsons: Hit and Run.

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Justin Davis, Mark Medina, and Colin Stevens -- are discussing GTA 6, the KOTOR remake, Meta Quest 2, Stray, Live a Live, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

Cardy, Joe, and Matt are ready to rank every MCU property that has a release date in the order they are most excited to see them in. If you aren't into your Marvel though, there's still plenty on some of the other news to come out of Comic-Con last week including Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, and The Sandman. All after too much chat about egg custard tarts - the sweetest of all the quiches. Want to get in touch to talk about cats? Custard? Feel free to send us an email at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is here at last and we’re joined by Digital Foundry producer John Linneman, IGN contributor Travis Northup, and Axe of the Blood God co-host Nadia Oxford to break down the Nintendo Switch’s massive new RPG! Plus, we discuss Nintendo Switch’s tech in Year 5, ponder what happened to Digimon Survive, and discuss the release of Wave 2 of Mario Kart’s Booster Courses! 00:00:00 - Intro  00:02:57 - Mario Kart 8 Booster Pass Wave 2 is Here! 00:08:02 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Review Roundtable 00:37:19 - Nintendo Switch’s Tech After 5 Years 00:56:25 - Question Block! 01:06:32 - What We’ve Been Playing & Outro

On this week’s episode of Beyond! The crew discusses all the new Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks(?). We also dive into whether or not we’ll actually ever see the now on-hold KotoR remake. Oh, and Dornbush is gone, which means there are no rules! We just want to say sorry in advance…   Also, we got some new details on the hotly anticipated PS VR2, and we got a chance to interview the developers for everyone's new favorite cat game: Stray.

As two more big games get pushed into 2023 (Lord of the Rings: Gollum and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora), we take a look at the crush of major releases coming to Xbox next year and discuss what we're most looking forward to. Plus: a discussion on Ubisoft's latest Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell project cancellations and why we've been a bit disappointed in the major publisher in recent times. TIMECODES: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:08 - Our Thoughts on Ask Dusk Falls & FH5 Hot Wheels DLC 00:08:45 - More Games Delayed to 2023! 00:31:25 - What’s Up with Ubisoft? 00:50:53 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

Cool cats Cardy, Dale, and Matt are feline good and ready to talk about new cat puzzle-adventure game, Stray. Alongside that, we have hands-on impressions of the upcoming Saints Row reboot, the new Resident Evil Netflix series, belated Nier: Automata thoughts and game of the year - PowerWash Simulator. There’s also the return of the 1-star movie game where we channel more unhinged film opinions and of course, your feedback. Want to get in touch to talk about cats? Power washing? Feel free to send us an email at ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

Five mystery games, and 100 questions to guess them all. Can your Game Scoop! panel -- Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Colin Stevens -- name all the games selected by host Daemon Hatfield? Play along while you listen!

Live A Live makes its way to us for the first time in glorious HD2D this week and Nintendo is at San Diego Comic Con (sort of). Plus, Super Mario Strikers gets a content update, but will it be enough to pull fans back to the stadium? Finally, a ton of retro game praise and discussion. Join Rebekah Valentine, Peer Schneider, Samuel Claiborn, and Casey DeFreitas this week on Nintendo Voice Chat for hands-on impressions of Live-a-Live and a deep-dive into the now especially robust Nintendo Switch Online library.

On this week’s episode of IGN’s PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Jada Griffin, Tom Marks, and Mark Medina to discuss all the latest and greatest in the world of PlayStation, including our thoughts on why Stray is the adorable cat game we hoped for. But first, we jump into some of the PlayStation news of the last week, including the announcement of the new PlayStation Stars loyalty program, whether we hope it means the return of PlayStation Home thanks to its assortment of digital collectible, and how we hope these new features are implemented. Then, we talk a bit about God of War Ragnarok’s new story synopsis (skip ahead if you don’t want to hear any details), as well as PlayStation deepening its investment in the esports space. Then, we dive into our thoughts on Stray, the new PlayStation-console exclusive from Annapurna and BlueTwelve Studio. Tom reviewed Stray for IGN, so he offers some thoughts from his review about why he thought Stray was great, Jonathon and Mark of