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! 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
Game Scoop! 800: Wonder Woman's Amazonian Adventure Axed
2/27/2025
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 Wonder Woman, Monolith, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Avowed, Zelda: A Link to the Past, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. This episode features music from Mega Man 2 and one other little surprise game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:20:22
Game Scoop! 799: The First Games We Ever Played
2/21/2025
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 Elden Ring: Nightreign, Avowed, the first games they ever played, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. This episode features music from Bloody Wolf, Bionic Commando, Arkanoid, and Batman. The outro song is by Daemon and is called "Cave Stories." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:29:27
Game Scoop! 798: Ghosted By Yotei
2/14/2025
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Justin Davis, and Mark Medina -- are discussing the recent PlayStation State of Play, Onimusha, Konami, Saros, Elden Ring: Nightreign, Avowed, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:27:47
Game Scoop! 797: Well, Disc Drives Had a Good Run
2/7/2025
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 long, slow death of physical games, A Short Hike, Civilization 7, Apple Arcade, extreme sports games, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:19:35
Game Scoop! 796: Gaming's Most Pivotal Years
1/31/2025
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing the most pivotal years in gaming, A Short Hike, Lil Gator Game, Spyro the Dragon, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:21:05
Game Scoop! 795: Please EnJoy-Con This Episode
1/23/2025
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 Nintendo Switch 2, arcade anniversaries, yellow paint, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:17:57
Game Scoop! 794: The Not Nintendo Switch 2 Episode
1/17/2025
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 The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Marvel Rivals, Tetris, Indiana Jones, Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:13:49
Game Scoop! 793: Game of the Decade Watch Begins!
1/10/2025
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 best games of the decade so far, Indiana Jones, Final Fantasy, Nintendo Switch 2, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:16:06
Game Scoop! 792: The 2024 Daemie Awards
12/26/2024
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 Indiana Jones, Astro Bot, Unicorn Overlord, Balatro, Shogun Showdown, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:19:16
Game Scoop! Game of the Year Watch 2024
12/20/2024
As 2024 comes to a close, one question is on everyone’s mind—what is the Game of the Year? At IGN, we take this award very seriously, and this year, you’re invited to join the debate. Don’t miss a special episode of IGN’s Game Scoop!, where we’ll deliberate, bicker, and crown each console’s Game of the Year before revealing IGN’s overall Game of the Year. Log on and tune in as we celebrate the best in gaming from this incredible year. Presented by EX Program: your go-to guide on your journey to quit nicotine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:41:03
Game Scoop! 791: Elden Ring Goes Rogue
12/14/2024
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 Elden Ring: Nightreign, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, The Witcher 4, Borderlands 4, Okami 2, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Infinity Nikki, Indiana Jones & the Great Circle, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:26:31
Game Scoop! 790: Indiana Jones & the Great Video Game
12/6/2024
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 Indiana Jones & the Great Circle, Shogun Showdown, Vampire Survivors, Alien Romulus, Wicked, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:20:38
Game Scoop! Presents: The 100 Questions Challenge (2024)
11/28/2024
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 taking the 100 questions challenge! They have 100 yes or no questions to guess five games. Play along at home! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:57:41