Ninja Gaiden 4 Cover Story, Voidbreaker, And Metal Gear 3DS (Feat. Mike Drucker)

The Game Informer Show

Game Informer

Hobbies, Video Games, Games, Leisure

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🗓️ 30 August 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, and former Nintendo developer Mike Drucker (The Tonight Show, Bill Nye Saves the World) joins us to discuss our Ninja Gaiden 4 cover story, roguelite first-person shooter Voidbreaker, UFO 50, and his time working on Kid Icarus: Uprising — a formative handheld title for co-host Charles Harte. Later in the show, we laugh about the absurd controls of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, Lumines Arise, and The Rogue Prince of Persia.

We connected Drucker with legendary game designer Roberta Williams (King's Quest, Mystery House) to discuss her legacy and its impact on his life in a new feature in Game Informer Magazine Issue 371. Drucker's latest book, Good Game, No Rematch, is available now.

The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Thursday for chats about your favorite titles – past and present – alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry.

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Jump to a specific discussion using these timestamps:
00:00 -- Introduction
06:04 -- Ninja Gaiden 4
25:40 -- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
31:34 -- UFO 50
41:06 -- Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D
46:30 -- Kid Icarus: Uprising
55:05 -- The Rogue Prince of Persia
01:00:32 -- Lumines Arise
01:08:55 -- Voidbreaker

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0:57.5	This week on the game informer show, Brian Che takes a deep dive into his Ninja Guideon 4 cover story.
1:05.7	Ninja Guideon 3 came out in 2012 and it just seemed like this franchise was dead for all intents and purposes.
1:12.3	If you haven't familiarized yourself with Ninja Guidon 4, it's just this super intense action
1:16.9	game, the original Ninja Guideon on Xbox, at least the original 3D Ninja Guideon,
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