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GI Show – Pokémon Sword, Anthem's Verdict, Command & Conquer Interview

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On this week's episode, we talk about the exciting reveal of the next generation of Pokémon games on the Nintendo Switch with Pokémon Sword And Shield. Andrew Reiner also talks about his final review score for BioWare's Anthem. Then Jeff Cork and Suriel Vazquez talk about their fond feelings toward ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove and Sega's upcoming Yakuza spin-off called Judgment. After some great community emails, we interview the co-founder of Westwood Studios Lewis Castle about the early days of the RTS genre with Command & Conquer, why the hell their The Lion King video game was so hard, and what life was like as an EA executive.

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Our thanks to the talented Super Marcato Bros. for The Game Informer Show's intro song. You can hear more of their original tunes and awesome video game music podcast at their website.

To jump to a particular point in the discussion, check out the time stamps below...

4:05 - Pokémon Sword and Shield
15:35 - Detective Pikachu
17:40 - The Lego Movie 2 Videogame
20:30 - Anthem
44:10 - ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove
49:50 - Trials Rising
54:20 - Judgment
1:02:30 - Community emails
1:53:30 - Lewis Castle interview on Command & Conquer and The Lion King



source https://www.gameinformer.com/video-podcast/the-game-informer-show/2019/02/28/gi-show-pokemon-sword-anthems-verdict-command

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