Switch 2 Review, The Alters, and FBC Firebreak (Feat. Eric Van Allen)

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. 

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• Alex Van Aken (@itsVanAken)

• Marcus Stewart (@MarcusStewart7)

• Charles Harte (@ChuckDuck365)

• Eric Van Allen (@Seamoosi)

Jump to a specific discussion using these timestamps: 

00:00 - Introduction

06:00 - SGF Previews - Lightning Round

06:27 - End of Abyss

07:24 - Out of Words

09:43 - Sword of the Sea

12:19 - Marvel Cosmic Invasion

14:33 - Blighted

19:02 - Adventure of Samsara

23:04 - Spine

26:57 - Digimon Story: Time Stranger

31:35 - Lumines Arise

36:14 - Crimson Desert

48:49 - Nintendo Switch 2 Review Discussion

01:20:40 - The Alters

01:32:31 - Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy

01:54:47 - FBC Firebreak

02:12:19 - Outro