Game Scoop! 853: Daemon Reflects On 20 Years at IGN

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Sam Claiborn, Greg Miller, and Justin Davis -- are discussing Daemon's 20 years at IGN, Pragmata, Mouse P.I. for Hire, Replaced, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up everybody? Welcome to a very special IGN Game Scoop. I'm your host, Damon Hadfield, and joining me this week are Sam Claiborne.
0:11.0	You know, he says it's special every week, but this one really is special.
0:14.0	This one really is. It's extra special. Justin Davis is here.
0:17.0	Scoop.
0:18.0	And very special guest, returning to Game Scooup after I think 12 years is the one
0:23.1	and only Greg Miller. Scoop! What's up, Damon? Greg, how the hell are you? I am excellent. It's
0:30.0	so nice to be back on Game Scoop with all y'all. Well, there's a very good reason for Greg.
0:33.5	He did the math, 12 years. Yeah, I think, I think so. It would have been December 2015.
0:39.4	No, 2014, right? Yeah, December 2014 would have been my final episode. Yeah. Okay. There's a very good reason for Greg to be here. We'll get to in just a moment. We've got a great show for you this week. Lots of new games to talk about Pragmatta replaced and mouse PI for hire. but first
0:52.9	Ladies and gentlemen
0:54.7	Scoop Nation
0:55.5	Today April 17th
0:57.8	is my 20th anniversary
0:59.4	here at IGN.
1:01.0	Wow.
1:02.0	Congratulations, David.
1:03.3	Gilbert the confetti's not working.
1:07.5	Yeah, April 17th, 2006 was my first day here.
1:12.8	And here I remain.
1:14.5	Here I remain.
1:15.2	Did you fly out for an interview?
1:17.0	Well, that's funny that you asked, Sam.
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