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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7 days ago
7 days ago
Sean returns!
This week: Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an Assassin’s Creed game partly due to ‘political concerns’, MindsEye developers sign damning open letter against studio execs over "longstanding disrespect and mistreatment" following game's disastrous launch, A Minecraft Movie gets inevitable sequel after grossing almost $1bn, and Battlefield 6 players face extensive queues this weekend as servers immediately reach capacity.
Also: crisp sandwiches, game delays, complex button combos, trainers, and more!
GAMES DISCUSSED: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yōtei, Hades II, Baby Steps.
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Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Sean's away, so this week we're joined by Iain Lee!
This week: Microsoft increases price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass reportedly led to $300 million in lost sales of Black Ops 6, Xbox's next gen console hardware plans aren't cancelled (yet), a ‘deep dive’ on the future of Halo will be held next month, and FIFA lives on in a mascot-focused five-a-side football game. Also: first completed games, what ARE Microsoft doing, elephants, and more.
GAMES DISCUSSED: Ghost of Yōtei, Baby Steps, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Death Stranding 2, Borderlands 4, Chess
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Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
This week: PlayStation State of Play, Xbox at Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft "ceases and disables" some of its services to Israel Ministry of Defence, investors including Saudi 's PIF are reportedly in "advanced talks" for a $50bn leveraged buyout of EA, ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X prices have been confirmed, and Doug Bowser is retiring.
Also: Pikmin abilities, electronic brain chips, stag do’s and more.
GAMES DISCUSSED: Hades II, Baby Steps, FC26, Blippo+, Lego Voyagers, Fortnite
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Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
This week: US Xbox fans hit with another hardware price hike just four months after the last increase, Sucker Punch studio head comments on firing a developer who joked about Charlie Kirk’s death, Tencent responds to Sony lawsuit against Horizon clone, and scientists have worked out why some people invert video game controls.
Also: TV adverts, serious games, funeral music, Mario sports crossovers, the dark web, being cool, and more.
GAMES DISCUSSED: LEGO Voyagers, Not Sure About That, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Fortnite
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Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
This week: Everything announced in last week’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo’s patenting stuff again, Sony launches new PlayStation parental control app, and Randy Pitchford doing Randy Pitchford things.
Also: Cyberpunk mods, airplane seats, going back in time, couples gaming habits, plants, new dads, and more.
GAMES DISCUSSED: Hollow Knight: Silksong, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, Is This Seat Taken?, Fortnite, Not Sure About That
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Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
James Farley returns!
This week: Hollow Knight: Silksong is here (and it took down global game storefronts), Take-Two was reportedly in talks to fund and publish Perfect Dark reboot, PS5 Digital Edition consoles are reportedly getting a quiet storage downgrade, and a Call of Duty movie and a Life is Strange TV show are both happening.
Also: Shepherd’s pie, Games Master, stinky games, and uninterrupted gaming.
Games discussed: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Donkey Kong Bananza, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance.
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Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
Steam begins age verification for UK customers, Hermen Hulst wants first-party PlayStation studios to fail “cheaply and early”, and King layoffs sound bad.
Also: perfect games, vinegar pills, gigs, Sunday best, and more.
Games discussed: SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, Destiny: Rising, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Mina the Hollower, Skate., Helldivers 2.
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Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
Everything announced at Opening Night Live, ex-Deck Nine developer claims a Life is Strange: Double Exposure sequel is still in the works, Hollow Knight Silksong finally gets a release date, Elden Ring runs like shit on Switch 2, and Sony raises the price of the PS5 again.
Also: Dad behaviours, musical memories, Lamborghini’s, game spellings, and more.
Games discussed: Sword of the Sea, Herdling, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
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Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
This week we’re joined by Imogen Mellor!
We’re talking about Remedy being unsatisfied with FBC: Firebreak’s launch sales, Helldivers teasing a HALO OSDT crossover, PETA calling for Nintendo to remove Cow's "cruel" nose ring, Black Ops 7 might not make it to Switch, and more Shenmue is on the way.
Also: teaching, KSI, a new news segment, and more!
Games discussed: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring Nightreign, Balatro, Pokemon Pocket TCG, Death Stranding 2, Earthworm Jim 2, UFO 50, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
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Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Our James fallow period (Farlow?) has begun, but with it, comes special guests.
And this week we’re joined by Inel Tomlinson!
We're talking Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Digital Foundry goes independent, Contraband gets Contrabinned, and there’s a beautiful new range of baby and toddler toys from Nintendo.
Also: Gamescom predictions, losing limbs, soup, voice acting, old VHS tapes and more.
Games discussed: Death Stranding 2, and Roger, Time Flies, Battlefield 6, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Picross 2, Micro Museum Ramsgate.
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