The Computer Game Show is a weekly podcast about computer games, hosted by David Turner, Sean Bell, Mat Murray and James Farley. Listen every Wednesday on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Email podcast@tcgs.co or visit tcgs.co to stream every episode, watch our Twitch streams, contact the show and more. Get exclusive content and more by supporting TCGS on Patreon at patreon.com/tcgs
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This week: Microsoft accidently leaks Xbox UI mockup that includes Steam games label, a new God of War ‘side-story project’ set in Greece is coming this year, and Phil Spencer says more movies and TV shows based on Xbox games are on the way.
Also: Fortnite skins, paying extra to play GTA 6 early, Bully, hunting monsters, HD remasters and so much more.
Games discussed: Wanderstop, Split Fiction, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Fortnite.
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Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
This week: Microsoft is introducing an Xbox AI that helps players finish games, Horizon Forbidden West actress Ashly Burch responds to Sony's controversial AI Aloy, Disco Elysium is being "reimagined" for mobile devices to "captivate the TikTok user", Life Is Strange: Double Exposure sales were a "large loss" for Square Enix, PowerWash Simulator 2 is coming this year to PS5, Xbox Series and PC.
Also: Mat getting into the modding scene, fake fans, post-game depression, and more.
Games discussed: PowerWash Simulator, Split Fiction, Expelled!, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Monster Hunter Wilds.
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Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
This week: Former Xbox boss admits the company once "encouraged" the console wars which he believes "were healthy for the industry", Xbox handheld reportedly coming in 2025, layoffs at PlayStation following live-service cancellations, a UK PS5 rental scheme is happening, and you'll need a Microsoft account to play Forza Horizon 5 on PS5.
Also: Body swapping for work, what’s going on the Switch 2 box, best Americans, a question for Maria, navigating European roads, and more!
Games discussed: Split Fiction, Monster Hunter Wilds, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
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Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
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Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
This week: PS VR2 gets an official price-cut (but is it too late?), Warner Bros. is closing three game studios and canceling Wonder Woman, Fable is delayed to 2026 (and David’s having a mare), more than 40% of all US PS5 and Xbox play time last month was spent on 10 live service games, and Monster Hunter Wilds is locking character editing behind microtransactions.
Also: Genuinely falling in love with games, surviving existential terror, video game appearances, and more.
Games discussed: Monster Hunter Wilds, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, KCD2, It Takes Two, Steam Next Fest bits: HASTE: Broken Worlds, Deliver At All Costs, Wheel World.
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Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Welcome to our penultimate Life is Strange: Double Exposure spoilercast!
Every Friday we'll be discussing one of the episodes from the game, the decisions we've made and our thoughts on what the heck is going on.
In case it needs saying: this was recorded on the understanding that anyone listening has played the episode in question, and we'll be throwing spoilers around all over the shop.
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Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Everything announced at Annapurna Interactive Showcase and the ID@Xbox indie showcase, also Xbox generative AI games, Marvel Rivals game director and others laid off, NetEase studios are at risk, and Nintendo is discontinuing Gold Points on the Switch eShop.
Also: Hardest challenges in games, obsessions, game ghosts, crap games from our youth, and more.
Games discussed: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Avowed.
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Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Welcome to the third of our Life is Strange: Double Exposure spoilercasts!
Every Friday we'll be discussing one of the episodes from the game, the decisions we've made and our thoughts on what the heck is going on.
In case it needs saying: this was recorded on the understanding that anyone listening has played the episode in question, and we'll be throwing spoilers around all over the shop.
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Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Everything announced at PlayStation State of Play, Viktor Antonov passes away at 52, Alan Wake 2 finally makes a profit, and GTA 6 might be like Roblox.
Also: sports we wouldn’t want to be good at, luxury kitchen appliances, favourite desserts, medieval-themed games, unsold merch, and more.
Games discussed: Avowed, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Warriors Abyss, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.
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Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Welcome to the second of our Life is Strange: Double Exposure spoilercasts!
Every Friday we'll be discussing one of the episodes from the game, the decisions we've made and our thoughts on what the heck is going on.
In case it needs saying: this was recorded on the understanding that anyone listening has played the episode in question, and we'll be throwing spoilers around all over the shop.
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