James Gunn’s Superman nails a lot of elements — its earnest take on the Man of Steel, a scene-stealing Jimmy Olsen as an unexpected heartthrob, and a fiercely driven Lois Lane. But just as worthy of praise is Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor, who captures the character’s signature pettiness with pitch-perfect precision. Luthor sees himself as […]

While I spend more time than I’d like to admit watching Dropout’s stable of excellent, improv-heavy comedy shows, last year’s Gastronauts is one of the few Dropout programs I haven’t yet checked out. After the new trailer for Gastronauts season 2 made my gut bust with laughter (and rumble with hunger), I think that’s going […]

In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, we rave about Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2, which shines on the new Nintendo console, and the complicated Pac-Man Metroidvania called Shadow Labyrinth. We also recommend a great new stealth game, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, praising it for its gorgeous art direction and brilliant final act. Finally, Charles rounds out the podcast episode, briefly chatting about the Bravely Default HD remaster and a house-decorating Picross-like puzzler called Squeakross. 

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Listen to "Donkey Kong Bananza And The Complicated Pac-Man Metroidvania" on Spreaker. Jump to a specific discussion using these timestamps:00:00 - Introduction06:53 - Donkey Kong Bananza36:33 - Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (New Stealth Game)50:55 - Shadow Labyrinth (Pac-Man Metroidvania)01:02:57 - Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster01:08:16 - Squeakross

Dave Filoni’s Disney Plus series Star Wars: The Bad Batch followed a group of clone troopers enhanced with specialized genetic mutations as they resist their orders to kill the Jedi and flee the army. At first they try to just lay low and get by doing mercenary work, but The Bad Batch winds up getting […]

Nostalgia Country is an Ancient Ruin in Donkey Kong Bananza that takes you back to the world of Donkey Kong Country. This Ancient Ruin switches your perspective from a 3D world to a sidescrolling platformer, but as it’s still Donkey Kong Bananza, there are three Banandium Gems for you to collect. One of the Banandium […]