Raven Software cofounder Brian discusses starting Raven with his brother in Wisconsin, partnering with Doom creators id Software early on, and subsequently working with giant pop culture brands like Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, and Call of Duty. Raven is the lead developer on the single-player campaign in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which will be rele ... Show More
Nov 2022
Episode 64: Gears of War Creator Cliff Bleszinski
Cliff Bleszinski, renowned designer of Gears of War, Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Jazz Jackrabbit, and more, returns for his first IGN Unfiltered interview since 2016 to discuss his life and career as detailed in his new memoir, Control Freak. Cliff talks about the making of Gears ... Show More
57m 54s
Sep 2018
Press Start: How Gaming Shapes Development
Before the terms 'open source' and 'internet' were even coined—there were gamers. They created proto-open source communities, sharing and building upon each other’s work. For many programmers, gaming led them to their careers.
In this episode, we explore the creative free-for-all ... Show More
27m 31s
Nov 2022
God Of War Ragnarok Inspired By The Mask
Host TJ Del Reno is joined by his partner Caroline for a special "on the road" episode. They talk about God of War:Ragnarok sort of inspired by Jim Carrey's The Mask, a Call of Duty: Warzone player starts a taxi service in game, a Streets of Rage movie in the works, John Leguizam ... Show More
37m 44s
Jul 2016
Love Me Like Your Sim Loves My Sim
Special guest Pat Baer (404ingit.com) joins us this week! Pat plays Doom and Hearthstone with his badass C’thun deck, Crystal is finishing up Alien Isolation, TJ plays Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, JR is still playing NBA2K16, Wendy plays Stardew Valley, #MinecraftMonday, Hoot News: W ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2021
Game Scoop Episode 628
Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Justin Davis, Sam Claiborn, and Mark Medina -- are discussing topics like God of War 2, the big games of 2022, the big games of 1998, and more. And, of course, they play Vi ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 2020
Game Scoop Episode 596
This week the Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- discuss Microsoft buying Bethesda, Xbox Series pre-orders, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Hades, and more. The music in this episode is from the Sega Genesis classic Dynamite Headdy. Learn more ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 2023
How Mortal Kombat Konquered Gaming
When the video game Mortal Kombat released in 1992, it took arcades — and later the American home — by storm. Thirty years on, the franchise is still going strong. NPR's Scott Detrow faces off against co-host Juana Summers in the latest version of the game, Mortal Kombat 1, and s ... Show More
14m 8s
Oct 2022
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Review - Kinda Funny Xcast Ep. 113
Mike, Gary and Parris are joined by Roger to review the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 campaign, talk scary games, AND the future of Fallout.
Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start00:05:07 - HousekeepingCheck The Dashboard -00:06:53 - Our Favorite Horror Games00:18:30 - Call of Duty Mode ... Show More
1h 1m
Aug 2022
#309 – John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets
John Carmack is a legendary programmer, co-founder of id Software, and lead programmer of many revolutionary video games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and the Commander Keen series. He is also the founder of Armadillo Aerospace, and for many years the CTO of Oculus VR. P ... Show More
5h 22m