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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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Daemon Reflects On 20 Years at IGN

2026/04/17

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

Mario Is Missing

2026/04/11

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

Sony's Surprising Slump

2026/04/03

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

Game Scoop!: The Ultimate Mario Trivia Challenge

2026/03/27

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

Konami's Own Antiques Roadshow

2026/03/24

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

Look How They Massacred My Girl

2026/03/20

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

A Marathon and a Sprint

2026/03/13

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

PlayStation Takes Its Toys & Goes Home

2026/03/06

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

Requiem Is a Dream

2026/02/27

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

What Was the Point?

2026/02/20

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

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

2026/02/14

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

Did an Extra $10 Kill a Franchise?

2026/02/06

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. Go to https://surfshark.com/gamescoop or use code GAMESCOOP at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Resident Evil: Is It Still Fun Today?

2026/02/02

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

Nintendo Is Censoring One of Last Year's Best Games

2026/01/30

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

Game Scoop! 841: Xbox Invites PlayStation to its Playground

2026/01/23

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

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4089 reviews

★★★★★

Salamander Spinach 2026/04/19

LET DAEMON SPEAK!

OMG SAM LET DAEMON TELL HIS 20-YEAR STORY AND STOP INTERRUPTING YOU ARE DRIVING ME INSANE! TELL YOUR STORY WHEN ***YOU*** MAKE IT TO 20 YEARS!

★★★★★

Lou1148 2026/03/28

The GOAT

Gaming podcasts can tend to be really cringey at times or just bad. Game Scoop! has been a consistently informative and fun podcast for YEARS. The hos...

★★★★★

Jude Chandler 2026/02/10

Amazing except one thing

This is the best gaming podcast hands down. This show is perfect for those who love video games. I have followed IGN forever and this is right up ever...

★☆☆☆☆

N7 UT 2026/03/23

Anyone but Medina

I literally can’t stop cringing at Mark

★☆☆☆☆

Whitesox7 2026/02/24

Great hosts, terrible ads

The show is great, but the amount of ads, their length and frequency are really becoming too much to where I’m skipping large chunks or episodes all t...

★☆☆☆☆

CinephilicCynic 2026/02/11

The Ad Problem

I'm a 15-year strong listener and have loved the show throughout that time. Unfortunately, the last few episodes have compelled me to submit this nega...

★★★★★

NipsyPickles 2026/01/25

Podcast for gamers

The industry is falling apart but listening to you guys talk about gives me literal hope.

★★★★★

JT_3778 2025/12/22

Albuquerque!

I’ve been listening for 5 or 6 years. Who can say. Love the show. I look forward to it every week. I live in Albuquerque, NM and Daemon finally gave a...

★★★★★

tommisfit 2025/12/17

Scoop!

The best and only video game podcast!

★★★★★

Maulzeit 2025/12/14

Thank you

This is a great show for game lovers

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