# Game Scoop! 839: This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Games

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Podcast: [Game Scoop!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-scoop-160746)
Published: 2026-01-09T23:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3845

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Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Mark Medina, and Nicholas Limon -- are looking at the most-played PlayStation games of 2025, which happen to be the exact same most-played PlayStation games of 2024. Plus there's actual reader mail -- as in from the post office -- and, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Find previous episodes here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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