Alex Van Aken

1 week ago | gameinformer.com | Matthew Miller |Alex Van Aken

Today, we’re happy to share that Game Informer has been awarded a Gold Viddy award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The Viddy Awards (originally Videographer Awards) have been around since 1995, and exist to honor excellence in all aspects of video production.

1 week ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken |Charles Harte |Marcus Stewart

In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, returning guest Eric Van Allen (Axe of the Blood God, IGN, Normandy FM) joins us for a Nintendo Switch 2 review discussion, a cloning survival management game called The Alters, and the cooperative first-person shooter Control spin-off, FBC Firebreak. Beforehand, we share even more of our favorite upcoming games we recently played at Summer Game Fest. The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry.

2 weeks ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken

We recently interviewed Hideo Kojima by way of Kojima Productions' Aki Saito at the Death Stranding 2 red carpet premiere in Los Angeles. The famed creator describes his worry after hearing early praise for the upcoming sequel and how he wants to avoid appealing to blockbuster tastes with his projects. Additionally, Kojima says he wants to reach the next level by using new technology when developing his future video games. Watch Our Red Carpet Interview with Hideo Kojima:Thanks for watching.

2 weeks ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken

Earlier today Game Informer visited an invite-only press event to play with the ROG Xbox Ally X, one of two gaming handhelds Microsoft is bringing to market this holiday. The handheld is weighty and ergonomically satisfying, but my favorite discovery is that players can launch Steam games natively from the Xbox dashboard. The game library, which players may access at any time by pressing its dedicated button on the handheld, features all your titles regardless of which platform you own them on.

2 weeks ago | gameinformer.com | Alex Van Aken |Marcus Stewart

Summer Game Fest Play Days is in full swing, and a few of us are on-site in Los Angeles playing a ton of games. From highly anticipated triple-A titles to indie hidden gems and everything between, we're spending three days getting our hands on the coolest-looking upcoming games to share with our readers. Check out our evolving list of the most promising titles we've played – and that you should keep an eye on – which will be updated as the event progresses.