Author: Alex Van Aken

[ad_1] In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, the crew shares exclusive details about the Resident Evil 4 remake while breaking down this month’s cover story. During The Playlist, Blake shares notes from his Hi-Fi Rush review before discussing the changes in the Dead Space remake. At the show’s end, we answer our listeners’ burning questions…

[ad_1] As part of this month’s cover story, we sat with Art Director Hirofumi Nakaoka to learn how Capcom designs old and new enemies in Resident Evil 4 (Remake). You’ll learn about scrapped redesigns for the iconic chainsaw villager, how normalcy breeds horror, and how Nakaoka and the team created a new cow-headed, hammer-wielding villager referred…

[ad_1] As part of our monthly cover story, we interviewed Dambuster Studios’ senior render programmer Aaron Ridge and technical art director Dan Evans-Lawes about designing Dead Island 2’s procedural FLESH system that allows players to tear zombies from limb from limb. The pair happily simplify the tool’s purpose as transforming zombie character models into “meat pinatas,” with layers of…

[ad_1] In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we break down our Forspoken review and chat about why the open-world game is weird enough to develop a devoted fanbase despite conflicting reviews. Additionally, returning guest Kahlief Adams joins us to promote Spawn On Me’s upcoming game awards show, The Spawnies, and also chat with Marcus…

[ad_1] As part of this month’s cover story, we ask Dead Island 2’s creative director and lead narrative designer 86 rapid-fire questions about the sequel’s protracted development, Goat Simulator 3 riffing on Dead Island’s iconic trailer, why Dambuster Studios considers Los Angeles an island, and whether the first game’s door-breaking mini-game will return.  Subscribe to Game Informer’s…

[ad_1] In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, host Alex Van Aken returns from a secret trip to Japan with Marcus Stewart. The pair chat with Kyle Hilliard about the first two episodes of HBO’s The Last Of Us series and share their initial reactions to the show. Unfortunately, the video game industry was subject…

[ad_1] In this exclusive Game Informer interview, we learn how Dead Island 2’s audio team uses horror sound design to transform everyday groceries like watermelon, pasta, and grapefruit into the sounds of zombie’s blood and guts. Filmed at Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, England, this feature is part of our ongoing cover story content. To learn more about…

[ad_1] In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex Van Aken and Wesley LeBlanc break down our Dead Island 2 cover story and recap their recent trip to Dambuster Studios in Nottingham, England. The pair played roughly eight hours of the upcoming sequel, set in zombie-infested Los Angeles, and came away reasonably surprised. Lastly, Alex…

[ad_1] Following the full reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, we had the opportunity to sit down with Cal Kestis himself, Cameron Monaghan. In this video interview, we discuss everything from how Cal Kestis has grown as a Jedi between Fallen Order and Survivor, what it means to be a part of Star Wars canon,…

[ad_1] In this episode of The Game Informer Show, we share our favorite holiday traditions, plan the games we want to beat over the break and answer questions from our community. Follow us on social media: Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken), Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7), Wesley LeBlanc (@LeBlancWes), Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming…