Click to watch embedded media Welcome back to another exciting edition of The Game Informer Show, where we're breaking down a huge slate of announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live, including looks at Saints Row, Halo Infinite, and so much more! We even got a February release date for Horizon Forbidden West. We're also discussing our Psychonauts 2 review and our hands-on time with Riders Republic!
If that wasn't enough, The Council of Alexes is joined by GI's own EIC Andrew Reiner and special guest Jesse Vitelli, editor at Prima Games, for all the fun.
On top of another excellent section of Community Emails, we also maybe join a cult? You'll just have to tune in to find out.
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Topic of the Show:
Psychonauts fans have waited 16 long years for another mainline entry in the series but now the pain is over. Psychonauts 2 is here and with it comes a joyful return to what developer Double Fine does best. Join protagonist Raz as he attempts to rise through the ranks of the intern program while trying to solve the mysteries of who kidnapped the head of the psychic spy organization and why someone is trying to bring back one of the world's most dangerous psychic minds back from the dead. Wrap all that in amazing dream-like worlds and a wonderfully creative and thoughtful story and you've got a sequel that was well worth the wait.
Check out our Psychonauts 2 review here.
The Playlist:
The Playlist this week is only a single course, but the entree is one we think you'll like. Join Alex Van Aken as he dives into his hands-on time with Ubisoft's new extreme sports title and tells you why it may be one of his most anticipated games of 2021!
Listener Questions:
This week the Game Informer community asks about The Last of Us TV Show, what spiritual successors we want in the vein of Back 4 Blood, and whether or not a community member should buy a Switch or a Wii U for his nieces and nephew!